1889
Born September 5, 1889
Topeka, KS, USA
Bingo DeMoss Notable
b. September 5, 1889 · Kansas City Giants 1910, Oklahoma Monarchs 1910, West Baden Sprudels 1912, Chicago American Giants 1913–1914, 1917–1925, French Lick Plutos 1913, Chicago Giants 1913, Indianapolis ABCs 1915–1916, 1926, Detroit Stars 1927–1930
Bingo DeMoss played for eight clubs across 21 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Kansas City Giants in 1910 and closing with the Detroit Stars in 1930. His longest stay was with the Chicago American Giants, from 1917 to 1925.
Across 813 games he batted .236, with 685 hits and 538 runs. He finished with 4 home runs, 96 doubles and 167 stolen bases.
He played 764 games at second base, with 2,262 assists and 167 errors. He turned 268 double plays.
He was born in Topeka, KS, USA on September 5, 1889, and died on January 25, 1965. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910* | KCG/OKM | 4 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| 1912* | WBS | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 1913* | CAG/COG/FLP | 10 | 41 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .171 |
| 1914* | CAG | 3 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| 1915* | ABC | 59 | 201 | 47 | 43 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 41 | 0 | 26 | .214 |
| 1916* | ABC | 22 | 72 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | .250 |
| 1917* | CAG | 58 | 215 | 33 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 17 | .200 |
| 1918* | CAG | 26 | 98 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 7 | .194 |
| 1919* | CAG | 41 | 157 | 41 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 28 | 0 | 7 | .229 |
| 1920 | CAG | 58 | 209 | 58 | 64 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 29 | 1 | 11 | .306 |
| 1921 | CAG | 73 | 272 | 58 | 72 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 30 | 7 | 16 | .265 |
| 1922 | CAG | 64 | 211 | 46 | 49 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 37 | 5 | 18 | .232 |
| 1923 | CAG | 76 | 278 | 56 | 71 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 12 | .255 |
| 1924 | CAG | 67 | 226 | 43 | 50 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 26 | 4 | 12 | .221 |
| 1925 | CAG | 60 | 194 | 34 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 28 | 0 | 6 | .216 |
| 1926 | ABC | 81 | 314 | 37 | 81 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 22 | 0 | 24 | .258 |
| 1927 | DS | 40 | 144 | 23 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .229 |
| 1928 | DS | 41 | 124 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .161 |
| 1929 | DS | 13 | 51 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .314 |
| 1930 | DS | 15 | 54 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .278 |
| Major leagues | — | 588 | 2077 | 381 | 513 | 72 | 14 | 3 | 217 | 219 | 17 | 104 | .247 |
| All seasons | — | 813 | 2897 | 538 | 685 | 96 | 22 | 4 | 275 | 339 | 17 | 167 | .236 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Bingo DeMoss, that is 1910–1919. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1965