Bob Caruthers Notable

b. January 5, 1864 · St. Louis Browns 1884–1887, 1892, Brooklyn Bridegrooms 1888–1890, Brooklyn Grooms 1891, Chicago Colts 1893, Cincinnati Reds 1893

Bob Caruthers's 218 wins are tied for the 82nd most anyone has.

He played for five clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1884 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 1893.

He won 218 games against 99 losses, with a 2.83 earned run average over 2,828 innings. He struck out 900, completed 298 of his 310 starts and threw 24 shutouts. Across 705 games he batted .282, with 695 hits and 508 runs. He finished with 29 home runs, 104 doubles, 50 triples and 152 stolen bases.

He led the league in wins two times between 1885 and 1889, topping out at 40. He led the league in shutouts once, in 1889, with 7. He played 366 games in the outfield, with 490 putouts and 77 errors. He also played 340 games as pitcher.

He was born in Memphis, TN, USA on January 5, 1864, and died on August 5, 1911. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1884	STL	23	82	15	22	2	0	2	0	4	0	0	.268
1885	STL	60	222	37	50	10	2	1	12	20	0	0	.225
1886	STL	87	317	91	106	21	14	4	61	64	0	26	.334
1887	STL	98	364	102	130	23	11	8	73	66	21	49	.357
1888	BRO	94	335	58	77	10	5	5	53	45	40	23	.230
1889	BRO	59	172	45	43	8	3	2	31	44	17	9	.250
1890	BRO	71	238	46	63	7	4	1	29	47	18	13	.265
1891	BRO	56	171	24	48	5	3	2	23	25	13	4	.281
1892	STL	143	513	76	142	16	8	3	69	86	29	24	.277
1893	CHC/CIN	14	51	14	14	2	0	1	8	16	2	4	.275
Career	—	705	2465	508	695	104	50	29	359	417	140	152	.282

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1884	STL	7	2	13	7	0	82.2	61	24	15	58	2.61
1885	STL	40	13	53	53	0	482.1	430	111	57	190	2.07
1886	STL	30	14	44	43	0	387.1	323	100	86	166	2.32
1887	STL	29	9	39	39	0	341.0	337	125	61	74	3.30
1888	BRO	29	15	44	43	0	391.2	337	104	53	140	2.39
1889	BRO	40	11	56	50	1	445.0	444	155	104	118	3.13
1890	BRO	23	11	37	33	0	300.0	292	103	87	64	3.09
1891	BRO	18	14	38	32	1	297.0	323	103	107	69	3.12
1892	STL	2	10	16	10	1	101.2	131	66	27	21	5.84
Career	—	218	99	340	310	3	2828.2	2678	891	597	900	2.83

On this day & linked events

1864

Born January 5, 1864

Memphis, TN, USA

1911

Died August 5, 1911

1884

Major-league debut: Bob Caruthers

Bob Caruthers made a major-league debut on September 7, 1884.

1893

Final major-league game: Bob Caruthers

Bob Caruthers played a final major-league game on May 19, 1893.

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