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Al Spalding Al Spalding

Full name: Albert Goodwill Spalding Born: September 2, 1850, Byron, Illinois Died September 9, 1915, San Diego, California Cremated First Game: May 5, 1871; Final Game: August 31, 1878 Managed First Game: April 25, 1876; Managed Final Game: October 6, 1877 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 1" Weight: 170 Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1939 Al Spalding Collectibles! Al Spalding Memorabilia! Al Spalding Cards! Al Spalding Autographs! Game Used Memorabilia! Register on eBay for free today and start buying & selling with millions each week! Find cards like this at eBay!

Batting RecordBatting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO   SB   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1871 BOS n                31   144   43   39  10   1   1   31    8    1    2  .271  .309  .375   0.0 1871 BOS n
1872 BOS n                48   237   60   84  12   5   0   47    3    1       .354  .363  .447   0.3 1872 BOS n
1873 BOS n                60   322   83  106  15   2   1   71    3    1       .329  .335  .398   0.3 1873 BOS n
1874 BOS n                71   362   80  119  13   1   0   54    3    0       .329  .334  .370   0.2 1874 BOS n
1875 BOS n                74   343   68  107  15   3   0   56    3    3    0  .312  .318  .373   0.2 1875 BOS n
1876 CHI N                66   292   54   91  14   2   0   44    6    3       .312  .326  .373   0.2 1876 CHI N
1877 CHI N                60   254   29   65   7   6   0   35    3   16       .256  .265  .331  -0.4 1877 CHI N
1878 CHI N                 1     4    0    2   0   0   0    0    0    0       .500  .500  .500  -0.2 1878 CHI N
Total NA                 284  1408  334  455  65  12   2  259   20    6    2i .323  .333  .391   1.0 Total NA        
Total NL                 127   550   83  158  21   8   0   79    9   19       .287  .299  .355  -0.4 Total NL        
Total                    411  1958  417  613  86  20   2  338   29   25    2i .313  .323  .380   0.6 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO   SB   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team

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Pitching RecordPitching Record

Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB   SO  WP   W   L    ERA    PW Year Team
1871 BOS n                31  31  22   1       0  257.1  333         2  272   96   38   23      19  10   3.36   1.6 1871 BOS n
1872 BOS n                48  48  41   3       0  404.2  412         0  224   89   27   27      38   8   1.98   7.5 1872 BOS n
1873 BOS n                60  55  46   1       2  497.2  643         5  413  136   28   31      41  14   2.46   3.4 1873 BOS n
1874 BOS n                71  69  65   4       0  616.1  753         1  402  161   23   11      52  16   2.35   2.8 1874 BOS n
1875 BOS n                72  63  52   7       8  575    571         1  241   97   14    9      55   5   1.52   4.4 1875 BOS n
1876 CHI N                61  60  53   8   1   0  528.2  542  2219   6  226  103   26   39   1  47  12   1.75   4.3 1876 CHI N
1877 CHI N                 4   1   0   0   2   1   11     17    53   0   12    4    0    2   0   1   0   3.27  -0.1 1877 CHI N
Total NA                 282 266 226  16      10 2351   2712         9 1552  579  130  101     205  53   2.22  19.7 Total NA        
Total NL                  65  61  53   8   3   1  539.2  559  2272   6  238  107   26   41   1  48  12   1.78   4.2 Total NL        
Total                    347 327 279  24   3i 11 2890.2 3271  2272i 15 1790  686  156  142   1i253  65   2.14  23.9 Total
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB   SO  WP   W   L    ERA    PW Year Team

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Fielding RecordFielding Record

Year Team        POS    G    PO    A  ERR   DP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1871 BOS n         P   31    11   48   17    2  .776
1871 BOS n        OF    9     3    0    0    0 1.000     0    9    0 
1872 BOS n         P   48    28  101   14    2  .902
1872 BOS n        OF    7     1    0    0    0 1.000     0    7    0 
1873 BOS n         P   60    40  131   29    2  .855
1873 BOS n        OF   13     1    0    1    0  .500     0   13    0 
1874 BOS n         P   71    38  143   31    3  .854
1874 BOS n        OF    6     5    0    1    0  .833     0    6    0 
1875 BOS n         P   72    51  133   19   10  .906
1875 BOS n        OF   18    11    0    6    0  .647     1    9    9 
1875 BOS n        1B    4    28    0    0    0 1.000
1876 CHI N         P   61    45   92    7    7  .951
1876 CHI N        OF   10     7    2    3    0  .750     9    1    0 
1876 CHI N        1B    3     6    0    0    0 1.000
1876 CHI N        SS    1     0    0    0    0     -
1877 CHI N        1B   45   472   21   21   23  .959
1877 CHI N        2B   13    37   50    8    6  .916
1877 CHI N         P    4     2    6    1    0  .889
1877 CHI N        3B    2     0    5    3    0  .625
1878 CHI N        2B    1     3    0    4    0  .429
Total              P  347   215  654  118   26  .880
Total             OF   63    28    2   11    0  .732    10   45    9 
Total             1B   52   506   21   21   23  .962
Total             2B   14    40   50   12    6  .882
Total             3B    2     0    5    3    0  .625
Total             SS    1     0    0    0    0     -
Year Team        POS    G    PO    A  ERR   DP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G

Managerial RecordManagerial Record

Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1876 CHI N   66   52   14  .788   624   257                  1
1877 CHI N   60   26   33  .441   366   375                  5
Total       126   78   47  .624   990   632
Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING

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