Billy Rhines Notable

b. March 14, 1869 · Cincinnati Reds 1890–1892, 1895–1897, Louisville Colonels 1893, Pittsburgh Pirates 1898–1899

Billy Rhines played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cincinnati Reds in 1890 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1899.

He went 113 and 103 with a 3.48 earned run average, pitching 1,891 innings in 248 games. He struck out 553, completed 187 of his 222 starts and threw 13 shutouts. Across 250 games he batted .177, with 130 hits and 65 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 10 doubles and 3 stolen bases.

He was born in Ridgway, PA, USA on March 14, 1869, and died on January 30, 1922. 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
1890	CIN	46	154	14	29	1	2	0	11	7	26	2	.188
1891	CIN	48	148	10	18	3	1	0	5	7	30	1	.122
1892	CIN	12	27	2	5	0	1	1	4	3	8	0	.185
1893	LOU	5	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091
1895	CIN	38	113	20	25	2	2	0	23	8	7	0	.221
1896	CIN	19	52	4	10	1	0	0	6	2	7	0	.192
1897	CIN	41	107	4	17	1	1	0	8	9	21	0	.159
1898	PIT	31	100	7	15	1	1	0	5	6	12	0	.150
1899	PIT	10	23	4	10	1	2	0	2	0	1	0	.435
Career	—	250	735	65	130	10	10	1	64	42	112	3	.177

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1890	CIN	28	17	46	45	0	401.1	337	87	113	182	1.95
1891	CIN	17	24	48	43	1	372.2	364	119	124	138	2.87
1892	CIN	3	7	11	9	0	74.2	102	45	36	10	5.42
1893	LOU	1	4	5	5	0	31.0	49	30	19	0	8.71
1895	CIN	19	10	38	33	0	267.2	322	143	76	72	4.81
1896	CIN	8	6	19	17	0	143.0	128	39	48	32	2.45
1897	CIN	21	15	41	32	0	288.2	311	131	86	65	4.08
1898	PIT	12	16	31	29	0	258.0	289	101	61	48	3.52
1899	PIT	4	4	9	9	0	54.0	59	36	13	6	6.00
Career	—	113	103	248	222	1	1891.0	1961	731	576	553	3.48

On this day & linked events

1869

Born March 14, 1869

Ridgway, PA, USA

1922

Died January 30, 1922

1890

Major-league debut: Billy Rhines

Billy Rhines made a major-league debut on April 22, 1890.

1899

Final major-league game: Billy Rhines

Billy Rhines played a final major-league game on June 22, 1899.