1848
Born September 4, 1848
Lebanon, OH, USA
Amos Booth Notable
b. September 4, 1848 · Cincinnati Reds 1876–1877, 1880, Baltimore Orioles 1882, Louisville Eclipse 1882
Amos Booth played for three clubs across seven seasons as a catcher, opening with the Cincinnati Reds in 1876 and closing with the Louisville Eclipse in 1882.
Across 110 games he batted .224, with 98 hits and 47 runs. He finished with 5 doubles. He went 1 and 8 with a 4.14 earned run average, pitching 95.7 innings in 15 games. He struck out 18.
He played 36 games behind the plate, with 102 putouts and 50 errors. He turned 5 double plays.
He was born in Lebanon, OH, USA on September 4, 1848, and died on July 1, 1921. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1876 | CIN | 63 | 272 | 31 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 0 | .261 |
| 1877 | CIN | 44 | 157 | 16 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 0 | .172 |
| 1880 | CIN | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1882 | BAL/LOU | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 110 | 438 | 47 | 98 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 0 | .224 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1876 | CIN | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9.2 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9.31 |
| 1877 | CIN | 1 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 86.0 | 114 | 34 | 13 | 18 | 3.56 |
| Career | — | 1 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 95.2 | 136 | 44 | 13 | 18 | 4.14 |
On this day & linked events
1921
Died July 1, 1921
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