Bill Farmer Stats

Bill Farmer was born on Saturday, February 13, 1864, in Dublin, Ireland. Farmer was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 1, 1888, with the Pittsburgh Alleghenys. 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 Bill Farmer baseball stats page.

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Birth Name:   William Charles Farmer
Nickname:   Bill
Born On:   02-13-1864  (Aquarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Dublin, Ireland
Year of Death Data Died On:   Unknown (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Unknown
Cemetery:   Undetermined
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11½   Player Weight Chart Weight:   187
First Game:   05-01-1888 (Age 24)
Last Game:   08-24-1888
Draft:   Not Applicable

Bill Farmer

Bill Farmer Pitching Stats

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Bill Farmer

Bill Farmer Hitting Stats

1888 24 Alleghenys 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 0 0 - .000 .000 .000
1888 24 Athletics 3 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - - - 0 - .167 .167 .167
1 Year 5 16 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 0 0 - .125 .125 .125

Bill Farmer

Bill Farmer Fielding Stats

1888 Alleghenys C 1 - - 6 6.0 4 4 0 2 0 0 - - .667 0.00
1888 Alleghenys OF 1 - - 4 4.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1888 Athletics C 3 - - 25 8.3 24 20 4 1 0 3 - - .960 0.00
C Totals 4 0 0 31 7.8 28 24 4 3 0 3 n/a n/a .903 0.00
OF Totals 1 0 0 4 4.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1 Year 5 - - 35 7.0 32 28 4 3 0 3 n/a n/a .914 0.00

Bill Farmer

Bill Farmer Miscellaneous Stats

1888 Alleghenys 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.0 0.0 - - -
1888 Athletics 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 12.0 - - -
1 Year 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 16.0 16.0 - - -

Bill Farmer

Bill Farmer Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1888 Pittsburgh Alleghenys n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1888 Philadelphia Athletics n/a Undetermined n/a n/a

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