1861
Born June 14, 1861
Fall River, MA, USA
Charlie Buffinton Notable
b. June 14, 1861 · Boston Red Caps 1882, Boston Beaneaters 1883–1886, Philadelphia Quakers 1887–1889, Philadelphia Athletics 1890, Boston Reds 1891, Baltimore Orioles 1892
Charlie Buffinton's 233 wins are the 63rd most in the game's history.
He played for six clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Boston Red Caps in 1882 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 1892.
He won 233 games against 152 losses, with a 2.96 earned run average over 3,404 innings. He struck out 1,700, completed 351 of his 396 starts and threw 30 shutouts. Across 586 games he batted .245, with 543 hits and 245 runs. He finished with 7 home runs, 67 doubles and 14 stolen bases.
He was born in Fall River, MA, USA on June 14, 1861, and died on September 23, 1907. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 | BSN | 15 | 50 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .260 |
| 1883 | BSN | 86 | 341 | 28 | 81 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 24 | 0 | .238 |
| 1884 | BSN | 87 | 352 | 48 | 94 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 16 | 12 | 0 | .267 |
| 1885 | BSN | 82 | 338 | 26 | 81 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 26 | 0 | .240 |
| 1886 | BSN | 44 | 176 | 27 | 51 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 12 | 3 | .290 |
| 1887 | PHI | 66 | 269 | 34 | 72 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 11 | 3 | 8 | .268 |
| 1888 | PHI | 46 | 160 | 14 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | .181 |
| 1889 | PHI | 47 | 154 | 16 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 0 | .208 |
| 1890 | PHQ | 42 | 150 | 24 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 1 | .273 |
| 1891 | BOS | 58 | 181 | 16 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 0 | .188 |
| 1892 | BLN | 13 | 43 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .349 |
| Career | — | 586 | 2214 | 245 | 543 | 67 | 16 | 7 | 255 | 91 | 114 | 14 | .245 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 | BSN | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 42.0 | 53 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 4.07 |
| 1883 | BSN | 25 | 14 | 43 | 41 | 1 | 333.0 | 346 | 112 | 51 | 188 | 3.03 |
| 1884 | BSN | 48 | 16 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 587.0 | 506 | 140 | 76 | 417 | 2.15 |
| 1885 | BSN | 22 | 27 | 51 | 50 | 0 | 434.1 | 425 | 139 | 112 | 242 | 2.88 |
| 1886 | BSN | 7 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 151.0 | 203 | 77 | 39 | 47 | 4.59 |
| 1887 | PHI | 21 | 17 | 40 | 38 | 0 | 332.1 | 352 | 135 | 92 | 160 | 3.66 |
| 1888 | PHI | 28 | 17 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 400.1 | 324 | 85 | 59 | 199 | 1.91 |
| 1889 | PHI | 28 | 16 | 47 | 43 | 0 | 380.0 | 390 | 137 | 121 | 153 | 3.24 |
| 1890 | PHQ | 19 | 15 | 36 | 33 | 1 | 283.1 | 312 | 120 | 126 | 89 | 3.81 |
| 1891 | BOS | 29 | 9 | 48 | 43 | 1 | 363.2 | 303 | 103 | 120 | 158 | 2.55 |
| 1892 | BLN | 4 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 97.0 | 130 | 53 | 46 | 30 | 4.92 |
| Career | — | 233 | 152 | 414 | 396 | 3 | 3404.0 | 3344 | 1120 | 856 | 1700 | 2.96 |
On this day & linked events
1907
Died September 23, 1907
1882
Major-league debut: Charlie Buffinton
Charlie Buffinton made a major-league debut on May 17, 1882.
1892
Final major-league game: Charlie Buffinton
Charlie Buffinton played a final major-league game on June 28, 1892.
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