John O'Rourke Stats

John O'Rourke was born on Thursday, August 23, 1849, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. O'Rourke was 29 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 1, 1879, with the Boston Red Caps. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive John O'Rourke baseball stats page.
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John O'Rourke
 
 
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Birth Name:   John W. O'Rourke
Nickname:   None
Born On:   08-23-1849
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Bridgeport, Connecticut
Zodiac:   Virgo
Year of Death Data Died On:   06-23-1911
Place of Death Data Died In:   Boston, Massachusetts
Cemetery:   St. Michael Cemetery, Stratford, Connecticut
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   05-01-1879 (Age 29)
Last Game:   09-10-1883
Draft:   Not Applicable
John O'Rourke

John O'Rourke Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
John O'Rourke

John O'Rourke Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1879 Red Caps 72 317 69 108 17 11 6 0 62 8 - 32 - - 0 - .341 .357 .521
1880 Red Caps 81 313 30 86 22 8 3 0 36 18 - 32 - - 0 - .275 .314 .425
1883 Metropolitans 77 315 49 85 19 5 2 0 0 21 - - - - 0 - .270 .315 .381
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
3 Years 230 945 148 279 58 24 11 0 98 47 - 64 - - 0 - .295 .329 .442
John O'Rourke

John O'Rourke Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1879 Red Caps OF 71 - - 178 2.5 157 147 10 21 2 n/a n/a n/a .882 0.00 -
1880 Red Caps OF 81 - - 201 2.5 175 156 19 26 0 n/a n/a n/a .871 0.00 -
1883 Metropolitans 1B 1 - - 12 12.0 9 9 0 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .750 0.00 -
1883 Metropolitans CF 76 - - 125 1.6 107 95 12 18 2 n/a n/a n/a .856 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 152 0 0 379 2.5 332 303 29 47 2 n/a n/a n/a .876 0.00 --
CF Totals 76 0 0 125 1.6 107 95 12 18 2 n/a n/a n/a .856 0.00 --
1B Totals 1 0 0 12 12.0 9 9 0 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .750 0.00 --
3 Years 229 - - 516 2.3 448 407 41 68 4 n/a n/a n/a .868 0.00 --
John O'Rourke

John O'Rourke Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1879 Red Caps - - - - - n/a 52.8 9.9 5.1 - - -
1880 Red Caps - - - - - n/a 104.3 9.8 8.7 - - -
1883 Metropolitans - - - - - n/a 157.5 0.0 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
3 Years - - - - - n/a 85.9 14.8 9.6 - - -
John O'Rourke

John O'Rourke Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1879 Boston Red Caps n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1880 Boston Red Caps n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1883 New York Metropolitans n/a Undetermined n/a n/a




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