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Bill Stearns Notable

b. March 20, 1853 · Washington Olympics 1871, Washington Nationals 1872, Washington Blue Legs 1873, Hartford Dark Blues 1874, Washington Nationals 1875

Bill Stearns played for four clubs across five seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Washington Olympics in 1871 and closing with the Washington Nationals in 1875.

He went 13 and 64 with a 4.28 earned run average, pitching 699.7 innings in 84 games. He struck out 24 and completed 73 of his 79 starts. Across 99 games he batted .191, with 76 hits and 56 runs. He finished with 2 doubles and 1 stolen base.

He was born in Washington, DC, USA on March 20, 1853, and died on December 30, 1898.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1871* OLY 2910 000 1220 .000
1872* NAT 1145811 100 4000 .244
1873* WAS 321332224 000 8491 .180
1874* HAR 331321621 100 117100 .159
1875* WAS 2178920 000 7140 .256
Major leagues— 0000 000 0000 —
All seasons— 993975676 200 3114251 .191

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1871* OLY 2022 018.010 5802.50
1872* NAT 0111111 099.0193 68326.18
1873* WAS 7253232 0283.0481 1451654.61
1874* HAR 3142218 0158.2237 5215142.95
1875* WAS 1141716 0141.0246 63434.02
Major leagues— 0000 00.00 000 —
All seasons— 13648479 0699.21167 3334624 4.28

Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Bill Stearns, that is 1871–1875. Why totals can differ.

On this day & linked events

1853

Born March 20, 1853

Washington, DC, USA

1898

Died December 30, 1898