Buttons Briggs Notable

b. July 8, 1875 · Chicago Colts 1896–1897, Chicago Orphans 1898, Chicago Cubs 1904–1905

Buttons Briggs played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago Colts in 1896 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1905.

He went 44 and 47 with a 3.41 earned run average, pitching 855 innings in 106 games. He struck out 338, completed 84 of his 97 starts and threw 8 shutouts. Across 106 games he batted .148, with 48 hits and 19 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 2 doubles and 1 stolen base.

He was born in Poughkeepsie, NY, USA on July 8, 1875, and died on February 18, 1911. 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
1896	CHC	26	78	5	10	0	2	0	6	7	14	0	.128
1897	CHC	22	81	5	13	0	1	0	5	3	15	1	.160
1898	CHC	4	14	2	6	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	.429
1904	CHC	34	94	6	16	1	0	1	4	5	26	0	.170
1905	CHC	20	57	1	3	0	0	0	1	4	10	0	.053
Career	—	106	324	19	48	2	3	1	17	19	66	1	.148

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1896	CHC	12	8	26	21	1	194.0	202	93	108	84	4.31
1897	CHC	4	17	22	22	0	186.2	246	109	85	60	5.26
1898	CHC	1	3	4	4	0	30.0	38	19	10	14	5.70
1904	CHC	19	11	34	30	3	277.0	252	63	77	112	2.05
1905	CHC	8	8	20	20	0	168.0	141	40	52	68	2.14
Career	—	44	47	106	97	4	855.2	879	324	332	338	3.41

On this day & linked events

1875

Born July 8, 1875

Poughkeepsie, NY, USA

1911

Died February 18, 1911

1896

Major-league debut: Buttons Briggs

Buttons Briggs made a major-league debut on April 23, 1896.

1905

Final major-league game: Buttons Briggs

Buttons Briggs played a final major-league game on September 25, 1905.