Buck Ewing was born on Monday, October 17, 1859, in Hoagland, Ohio. Ewing was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 9, 1880, with the Troy Trojans. 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 Buck Ewing baseball stats page.
"It is a difficult, not to say ungrateful, task to select any one player as superior to all the rest, though we have always been inclined to consider Catcher-Manager William (Buck) Ewing in his prime, from 1884 to 1890, as the greatest player of the game. From the standpoint of supreme excellence in all departments-batting, catching fielding, base running, throwing and base ball brains-a player without a weakness of any kind, physical, mental, or temperamental." - Sportswriter Francis C. Richter in Reach Baseball Official Guide (1919, American League Version, Page 14)
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Buck EwingBuck Ewing Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1882 | 23 | Trojans | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1884 | 25 | Gothams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1885 | 26 | Giants | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1888 | 29 | Giants | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 51 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 4 | - | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1889 | 30 | Giants | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.05 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 83 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 8 | - | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1890 | 31 | Giants | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 6 Years | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.45 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 47.0 | 224 | 55 | 18 | 36 | 2 | 23 | - | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Buck EwingBuck Ewing Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1880 | 21 | Trojans | 13 | 45 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | 0 | - | .178 | .196 | .200 |
| 1881 | 22 | Trojans | 67 | 272 | 40 | 68 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7 | - | 8 | - | - | 0 | - | .250 | .269 | .353 |
| 1882 | 23 | Trojans | 74 | 328 | 67 | 89 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | .271 | .293 | .405 |
| 1883 | 24 | Gothams | 88 | 376 | 90 | 114 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 41 | 20 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | .303 | .338 | .481 |
| 1884 | 25 | Gothams | 94 | 382 | 90 | 106 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 28 | - | 22 | - | - | 0 | - | .277 | .327 | .445 |
| 1885 | 26 | Giants | 81 | 342 | 81 | 104 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 63 | 13 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | .304 | .330 | .471 |
| 1886 | 27 | Giants | 73 | 275 | 59 | 85 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 16 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | .309 | .347 | .444 |
| 1887 | 28 | Giants | 77 | 288 | 83 | 67 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 30 | - | 33 | - | - | 3 | - | .233 | .312 | .340 |
| 1888 | 29 | Giants | 103 | 415 | 83 | 127 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 58 | 24 | - | 28 | - | - | 3 | - | .306 | .348 | .465 |
| 1889 | 30 | Giants | 99 | 407 | 91 | 133 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 87 | 37 | - | 32 | - | - | 0 | - | .327 | .383 | .477 |
| 1890 | 31 | Giants | 83 | 352 | 98 | 119 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 72 | 39 | - | 12 | - | - | 1 | - | .338 | .406 | .545 |
| 1891 | 32 | Giants | 14 | 49 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | 0 | - | .347 | .407 | .429 |
| 1892 | 33 | Giants | 105 | 393 | 58 | 122 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 76 | 38 | - | 26 | - | - | 0 | - | .310 | .371 | .473 |
| 1893 | 34 | Spiders | 116 | 500 | 117 | 172 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 122 | 41 | - | 18 | - | - | 0 | - | .344 | .394 | .496 |
| 1894 | 35 | Spiders | 53 | 211 | 32 | 53 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 24 | - | 9 | 2 | - | 0 | - | .251 | .328 | .374 |
| 1895 | 36 | Reds | 105 | 434 | 90 | 138 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 94 | 30 | - | 22 | 2 | - | 1 | - | .318 | .363 | .468 |
| 1896 | 37 | Reds | 69 | 263 | 41 | 73 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 29 | - | 13 | 4 | - | 0 | - | .278 | .349 | .373 |
| 1897 | 38 | Reds | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | .000 | .500 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 18 Years | 1,315 | 5,333 | 1,129 | 1,595 | 250 | 178 | 71 | 1 | 883 | 392 | 0 | 231 | 8 | 0 | 9 | - | .299 | .348 | .453 | ||
Buck EwingBuck Ewing Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1880 Trojans | C | 10 | - | - | 59 | 5.9 | 51 | 44 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 5 | - | - | .864 | 0.00 |
| 1880 Trojans | RF | 4 | - | - | 7 | 1.8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .571 | 0.00 |
| 1881 Trojans | 3B | 1 | - | - | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1881 Trojans | C | 44 | - | - | 328 | 7.5 | 300 | 211 | 89 | 28 | 9 | 31 | - | - | .915 | 0.00 |
| 1881 Trojans | LF | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1881 Trojans | SS | 22 | - | - | 147 | 6.7 | 132 | 42 | 90 | 15 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .898 | 0.00 |
| 1882 Trojans | 1B | 1 | - | - | 7 | 7.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 0.00 |
| 1882 Trojans | 2B | 4 | - | - | 34 | 8.5 | 32 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 0.00 |
| 1882 Trojans | 3B | 44 | - | - | 212 | 4.8 | 188 | 76 | 112 | 24 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .887 | 0.00 |
| 1882 Trojans | C | 25 | - | - | 168 | 6.7 | 148 | 103 | 45 | 20 | 5 | 12 | - | - | .881 | 0.00 |
| 1882 Trojans | CF | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1882 Trojans | P | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
| 1883 Gothams | 2B | 11 | - | - | 70 | 6.4 | 63 | 22 | 41 | 7 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 0.00 |
| 1883 Gothams | 3B | 1 | - | - | 9 | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .667 | 0.00 |
| 1883 Gothams | C | 63 | - | - | 397 | 6.3 | 366 | 270 | 96 | 31 | 8 | 34 | - | - | .922 | 0.00 |
| 1883 Gothams | OF | 14 | - | - | 20 | 1.4 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 0.00 |
| 1883 Gothams | SS | 4 | - | - | 9 | 2.3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .556 | 0.00 |
| 1884 Gothams | 3B | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .333 | 0.00 |
| 1884 Gothams | C | 80 | - | - | 613 | 7.7 | 572 | 445 | 127 | 41 | 10 | 38 | - | - | .933 | 0.00 |
| 1884 Gothams | OF | 12 | - | - | 9 | 0.8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1884 Gothams | P | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.13 |
| 1884 Gothams | SS | 3 | - | - | 17 | 5.7 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .824 | 0.00 |
| 1885 Giants | 1B | 1 | - | - | 8 | 8.0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 0.00 |
| 1885 Giants | 3B | 8 | - | - | 28 | 3.5 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 0.00 |
| 1885 Giants | C | 63 | - | - | 478 | 7.6 | 439 | 337 | 102 | 39 | 8 | 40 | - | 0 | .918 | 0.00 |
| 1885 Giants | OF | 14 | - | - | 25 | 1.8 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 0.00 |
| 1885 Giants | P | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1885 Giants | SS | 1 | - | - | 4 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .500 | 0.00 |
| 1886 Giants | 1B | 2 | - | - | 19 | 9.5 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .842 | 0.00 |
| 1886 Giants | C | 50 | - | - | 392 | 7.8 | 361 | 270 | 91 | 31 | 4 | 31 | - | - | .921 | 0.00 |
| 1886 Giants | OF | 23 | - | - | 33 | 1.4 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .939 | 0.00 |
| 1887 Giants | 2B | 19 | - | - | 121 | 6.4 | 101 | 39 | 62 | 20 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .835 | 0.00 |
| 1887 Giants | 3B | 51 | - | - | 205 | 4.0 | 177 | 76 | 101 | 28 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .863 | 0.00 |
| 1887 Giants | C | 8 | - | - | 48 | 6.0 | 48 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 1 | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1888 Giants | 3B | 21 | - | - | 76 | 3.6 | 61 | 32 | 29 | 15 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .803 | 0.00 |
| 1888 Giants | C | 78 | - | - | 658 | 8.4 | 623 | 480 | 143 | 35 | 12 | 65 | - | 5 | .947 | 0.00 |
| 1888 Giants | P | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1888 Giants | SS | 4 | - | - | 19 | 4.8 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .842 | 0.00 |
| 1889 Giants | C | 97 | - | - | 718 | 7.4 | 673 | 524 | 149 | 45 | 10 | 35 | - | 3 | .937 | 0.00 |
| 1889 Giants | LF | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1889 Giants | P | 3 | 2 | 60 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .600 | 1.35 |
| 1890 Giants | 2B | 1 | - | - | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1890 Giants | C | 81 | - | - | 505 | 6.2 | 479 | 372 | 107 | 26 | 7 | 43 | - | - | .949 | 0.00 |
| 1890 Giants | P | 1 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .500 | 2.00 |
| 1891 Giants | 2B | 8 | - | - | 42 | 5.3 | 37 | 11 | 26 | 5 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .881 | 0.00 |
| 1891 Giants | C | 6 | - | - | 36 | 6.0 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | - | - | .861 | 0.00 |
| 1892 Giants | 1B | 73 | - | - | 737 | 10.1 | 718 | 669 | 49 | 19 | 35 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 0.00 |
| 1892 Giants | 2B | 2 | - | - | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 0.00 |
| 1892 Giants | C | 30 | - | - | 238 | 7.9 | 226 | 182 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 23 | - | - | .950 | 0.00 |
| 1893 Spiders | 1B | 1 | - | - | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1893 Spiders | 2B | 5 | - | - | 27 | 5.4 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 0.00 |
| 1893 Spiders | C | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | .500 | 0.00 |
| 1893 Spiders | OF | 112 | - | - | 232 | 2.1 | 215 | 201 | 14 | 17 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .927 | 0.00 |
| 1894 Spiders | 2B | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .667 | 0.00 |
| 1894 Spiders | RF | 52 | - | - | 102 | 2.0 | 93 | 86 | 7 | 9 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .912 | 0.00 |
| 1895 Reds | 1B | 105 | - | - | 1,062 | 10.1 | 1,036 | 957 | 79 | 26 | 69 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 0.00 |
| 1896 Reds | 1B | 69 | - | - | 733 | 10.6 | 718 | 669 | 49 | 15 | 41 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 0.00 |
| 1897 Reds | 1B | 1 | - | - | 5 | 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 0.00 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| C Totals | 636 | 0 | 0 | 4,640 | 7.3 | 4,318 | 3,301 | 1,017 | 322 | 78 | 360 | n/a | 9 | .931 | 0.00 | |
| 1B Totals | 253 | 0 | 0 | 2,577 | 10.2 | 2,511 | 2,331 | 180 | 66 | 145 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 0.00 | |
| OF Totals | 175 | 0 | 0 | 319 | 1.8 | 294 | 271 | 23 | 25 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .922 | 0.00 | |
| 3B Totals | 127 | 0 | 0 | 540 | 4.3 | 464 | 200 | 264 | 76 | 22 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .859 | 0.00 | |
| RF Totals | 56 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 1.9 | 97 | 90 | 7 | 12 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .890 | 0.00 | |
| 2B Totals | 51 | 0 | 0 | 313 | 6.1 | 273 | 107 | 166 | 40 | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .872 | 0.00 | |
| SS Totals | 34 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 5.8 | 169 | 52 | 117 | 27 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .862 | 0.00 | |
| P Totals | 9 | 4 | 141 | 11 | 1.2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .636 | 1.34 | |
| LF Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
| CF Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
| 18 Years | 1,345 | 4 | 141 | 8,709 | 6.5 | 8,137 | 6,355 | 1,782 | 572 | 283 | 360 | n/a | 9 | .934 | 1,558.15 | |
Buck EwingBuck Ewing Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1880 Trojans | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 15.0 | 9.0 | - | - | - |
| 1881 Trojans | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 34.0 | 10.9 | - | - | - |
| 1882 Trojans | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 164.0 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 |
| 1883 Gothams | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 37.6 | 0.0 | 9.2 | - | - | - |
| 1884 Gothams | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 127.3 | 17.4 | 9.3 | 0.75 | 3.38 | 4.50 |
| 1885 Giants | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 57.0 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.50 |
| 1886 Giants | 18 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 68.8 | 0.0 | 8.9 | - | - | - |
| 1887 Giants | 26 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 48.0 | 8.7 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
| 1888 Giants | 53 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 69.2 | 14.8 | 7.2 | 1.50 | 7.71 | 5.14 |
| 1889 Giants | 34 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 101.8 | 12.7 | 4.7 | 1.50 | 5.40 | 3.60 |
| 1890 Giants | 36 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 44.0 | 29.3 | 4.9 | 0.67 | 2.00 | 3.00 |
| 1891 Giants | 5 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.8 | 2.7 | - | - | - |
| 1892 Giants | 42 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 49.1 | 15.1 | 5.2 | - | - | - |
| 1893 Spiders | 47 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 83.3 | 27.8 | 4.1 | - | - | - |
| 1894 Spiders | 18 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 105.5 | 23.4 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
| 1895 Reds | 34 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 86.8 | 19.7 | 4.6 | - | - | - |
| 1896 Reds | 41 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 263.0 | 20.2 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
| 1897 Reds | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 18 Years | 354 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 75.1 | 23.1 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 4.40 | 4.40 |
Buck EwingBuck Ewing Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1880 Troy Trojans | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1881 Troy Trojans | n/a | $1,000.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 1882 Troy Trojans | n/a | $1,200.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 1883 New York Gothams | n/a | $3,100.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 1884 New York Gothams | n/a | $3,100.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 1885 New York Giants | n/a | $3,100.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 1886 New York Giants | n/a | $3,500.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 1887 New York Giants | n/a | $3,500.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 1888 New York Giants | n/a | $4,500.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 1889 New York Giants | n/a | $5,000.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 1890 New York Giants | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1891 New York Giants | n/a | $5,500.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 1892 New York Giants | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1893 Cleveland Spiders | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1894 Cleveland Spiders | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1895 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1896 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1897 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
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