Arlie Latham

Position: Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-8, 150lb (173cm, 68kg)

Born: March 15, 1860 in West Lebanon, NH us

Died: November 29, 1952 in Garden City, NY

Buried: Greenfield Cemetery, Uniondale, NY

Debut: July 5, 1880 (Age 20-112d, 474th in MLB history)

Last Game: September 30, 1909 (Age 49-199d)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1883 season

Full Name: Walter Arlington Latham

Nicknames: The Freshest Man On Earth

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1886 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

30.6

AB

6832

H

1836

HR

BA

.269

R

1481

RBI

563

SB

742

OBP

.334

SLG

.341

OPS

.676

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1880	20	BUF	NL	22	80	79	9	10	3	1	0	3			1	8	.127	.138	.190	.327	9	15						6O/2

1883	23	STL	AA	98	424	406	86	96	12	7	0				18		.236	.269	.300	.569	79	122						*5/2
1884	24	STL	AA	110	498	474	115	130	17	12	1				18		.274	.309	.367	.676	115	174		6				*5/2
1885	25	STL	AA	110	508	485	84	100	15	3	1	35			18		.206	.242	.256	.498	53	124		5				*5/2
1886	26	STL	AA	134	639	578	152	174	23	8	1	47	60		55		.301	.368	.374	.741	129	216		6				*5/4
1887	27	STL	AA	136	*677*	*627*	163	198	35	10	2	83	129		45	29	.316	.366	.413	.779	108	259		5				*5/42
1888	28	STL	AA	133	621	570	119	151	19	5	2	31	*109*		43	35	.265	.325	.326	.652	101	186		8				*5/6
1889	29	STL	AA	118	565	512	110	126	13	3	4	49	69		42	30	.246	.317	.307	.623	69	157		11				*5/4
1890	30	TOT	MLB	93	427	378	82	90	13	4	1	35	52		45	40	.238	.326	.302	.627	72	114		4				*5/O
1890	30	CHI	PL	52	239	214	47	49	7	2	1	20	32		22	22	.229	.310	.294	.604	59	63		3				5
1890	30	CIN	NL	41	188	164	35	41	6	2	0	15	20		23	18	.250	.346	.311	.657	90	51		1				5/O
1891	31	CIN	NL	135	618	533	119	145	20	10	7	53	87		74	35	.272	.372	.386	.759	122	206		11				*5/2
1892	32	CIN	NL	152	687	622	111	148	20	4	0	44	66		60	55	.238	.310	.283	.593	80	176		5				*5/4O
1893	33	CIN	NL	127	603	531	101	150	18	6	2	49	57		62	20	.282	.368	.350	.718	90	186		10				*5
1894	34	CIN	NL	131	615	534	132	167	23	6	4	60	62		61	24	.313	.392	.401	.793	89	214		9	11			*5/4
1895	35	CIN	NL	112	514	460	93	143	14	6	2	69	48		42	25	.311	.375	.380	.755	92	175		5	7			*5/34
1896	36	STL	NL	8	39	35	3	7	0	0	0	5	2		4	3	.200	.282	.200	.482	30	7		0	0			/5

1899	39	WHS	NL	6	7	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	1	.167	.286	.167	.452	26	1		0	0			/4O

1909	49	NYG	NL	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0		0	0			/4
17 Yrs				1629	7524	6832	1481	1836	245	85	27	563	742		589	305	.269	.334	.341	.676	92	2332		85	18
162 Game Avg.				162	748	679	147	183	24	8	3	56			59		.269	.334	.341	.676	92	232
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
STL (8 yrs)				847	3971	3687	832	982	134	48	11	250	369		243	97	.266	.319	.338	.656	95	1245		41	0
CIN (6 yrs)				698	3225	2844	591	794	101	34	15	290	340		322	177	.279	.361	.354	.715	94	1008		41	18
BUF (1 yr)				22	80	79	9	10	3	1	0	3			1	8	.127	.138	.190	.327	9	15
NYG (1 yr)				4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0		0	0
WHS (1 yr)				6	7	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	1	.167	.286	.167	.452	26	1		0	0
CHI (1 yr)				52	239	214	47	49	7	2	1	20	32		22	22	.229	.310	.294	.604	59	63		3

NL (10 yrs)				738	3353	2966	605	812	104	35	15	298	343		328	189	.274	.354	.348	.702	91	1031		41	18
AA (7 yrs)				839	3932	3652	829	975	134	48	11	245	367		239	94	.267	.319	.339	.658	95	1238		41
PL (1 yr)				52	239	214	47	49	7	2	1	20	32		22	22	.229	.310	.294	.604	59	63		3

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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