1854
Born March 16, 1854
Paterson, NJ, USA
Blondie Purcell Notable
b. March 16, 1854 · Syracuse Stars 1879, Cincinnati Reds 1879–1880, Cleveland Blues 1881, Buffalo Bisons 1881–1882, Philadelphia Quakers 1883–1884, Philadelphia Athletics 1885, 1888–1890, Boston Beaneaters 1885, Baltimore Orioles 1886–1888
Blondie Purcell played for eight clubs across 12 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Syracuse Stars in 1879 and closing with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1890.
Across 1,097 games he batted .267, with 1,217 hits and 767 runs. He finished with 13 home runs, 177 doubles, 60 triples and 197 stolen bases. He went 15 and 43 with a 3.73 earned run average, pitching 581 innings in 79 games. He struck out 138 and completed 52 of his 57 starts.
He played 995 games in the outfield, with 1,465 putouts and 241 errors.
He was born in Paterson, NJ, USA on March 16, 1854, and died on February 20, 1912. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1879 | CIN/SYR | 75 | 327 | 42 | 83 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 16 | 0 | .254 |
| 1880 | CIN | 77 | 325 | 48 | 95 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 0 | .292 |
| 1881 | BUF/CLV | 50 | 193 | 18 | 47 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 16 | 0 | .244 |
| 1882 | BUF | 84 | 380 | 79 | 105 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 27 | 0 | .276 |
| 1883 | PHI | 97 | 425 | 70 | 114 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 26 | 0 | .268 |
| 1884 | PHI | 103 | 428 | 67 | 108 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 0 | .252 |
| 1885 | BSN/PHA | 87 | 391 | 80 | 109 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 0 | .279 |
| 1886 | BAL | 26 | 85 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 13 | .224 |
| 1887 | BAL | 140 | 567 | 101 | 142 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 96 | 46 | 38 | 88 | .250 |
| 1888 | BAL/PHA | 119 | 472 | 63 | 107 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 32 | 40 | 26 | .227 |
| 1889 | PHA | 129 | 507 | 72 | 160 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 85 | 50 | 27 | 22 | .316 |
| 1890 | PHA | 110 | 463 | 110 | 128 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 43 | 0 | 48 | .276 |
| Career | — | 1097 | 4563 | 767 | 1217 | 177 | 60 | 13 | 495 | 284 | 248 | 197 | .267 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1879 | CIN/SYR | 4 | 17 | 24 | 19 | 0 | 197.2 | 272 | 83 | 21 | 31 | 3.78 |
| 1880 | CIN | 3 | 17 | 25 | 21 | 0 | 196.0 | 235 | 70 | 32 | 47 | 3.21 |
| 1881 | BUF | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 61.2 | 62 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 2.77 |
| 1882 | BUF | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 31.0 | 44 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4.94 |
| 1883 | PHI | 2 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 80.0 | 110 | 39 | 12 | 30 | 4.39 |
| 1884 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.25 |
| 1885 | PHA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6.00 |
| 1886 | BAL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
| 1887 | BAL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15.75 |
| Career | — | 15 | 43 | 79 | 57 | 0 | 581.1 | 746 | 241 | 84 | 138 | 3.73 |
On this day & linked events
1912
Died February 20, 1912
1879
Major-league debut: Blondie Purcell
Blondie Purcell made a major-league debut on May 1, 1879.
1890
Final major-league game: Blondie Purcell
Blondie Purcell played a final major-league game on September 16, 1890.
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