Billy Shindle Notable

b. December 5, 1860 · Detroit Wolverines 1886–1887, Baltimore Orioles 1888–1889, 1892–1893, Philadelphia Athletics 1890, Philadelphia Phillies 1891, Brooklyn Grooms 1894–1895, Brooklyn Bridegrooms 1896–1898

Billy Shindle played for six clubs across 13 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Detroit Wolverines in 1886 and closing with the Brooklyn Bridegrooms in 1898.

He stole 318 bases and scored 993 runs, with 1,564 hits and a .269 average. He finished with 31 home runs, 226 doubles and 97 triples.

He played 1,274 games at third base, with 2,891 assists and 570 errors. He turned 215 double plays. He also played 149 games at shortstop.

He was born in Gloucester, NJ, USA on December 5, 1860, and died on June 3, 1936. 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
1886	DTN	7	26	4	7	0	0	0	4	0	5	2	.269
1887	DTN	22	84	17	24	3	2	0	12	7	10	13	.286
1888	BAL	135	514	61	107	14	8	1	53	20	47	52	.208
1889	BAL	138	567	122	178	24	7	3	64	42	37	56	.314
1890	PHQ	132	584	127	189	21	21	10	90	40	30	51	.324
1891	PHI	103	415	68	87	13	1	0	38	33	39	17	.210
1892	BLN	143	619	100	156	20	18	3	50	35	34	24	.252
1893	BLN	125	521	100	136	22	11	1	75	66	17	17	.261
1894	BRO	117	480	94	142	22	9	4	96	29	21	19	.296
1895	BRO	117	481	92	135	21	2	3	70	47	28	17	.281
1896	BRO	131	516	75	144	24	9	1	61	24	20	24	.279
1897	BRO	134	542	83	154	32	6	4	105	35	21	23	.284
1898	BRO	120	466	50	105	10	3	1	41	10	25	3	.225
Career	—	1424	5815	993	1564	226	97	31	759	388	334	318	.269

On this day & linked events

1860

Born December 5, 1860

Gloucester, NJ, USA

1936

Died June 3, 1936

1886

Major-league debut: Billy Shindle

Billy Shindle made a major-league debut on October 5, 1886.

1898

Final major-league game: Billy Shindle

Billy Shindle played a final major-league game on September 17, 1898.

Image: Issued by Goodwin & Company, public domain