1863
Born April 13, 1863
San Francisco, CA, USA
Charlie Sweeney Notable
Charlie Sweeney played for three clubs across six seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Providence Grays in 1882 and closing with the Cleveland Blues in 1887.
He went 64 and 52 with a 2.87 earned run average, pitching 1,030.7 innings in 129 games. He struck out 505, completed 113 of his 123 starts and threw 8 shutouts. Across 233 games he batted .251, with 224 hits and 117 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 39 doubles and 11 stolen bases.
He was born in San Francisco, CA, USA on April 13, 1863, and died on April 3, 1902. 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 | PRO | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1883 | PRO | 22 | 87 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .218 |
| 1884 | PRO/SLM | 86 | 339 | 55 | 104 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 0 | .307 |
| 1885 | SLM | 71 | 267 | 27 | 55 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 33 | 0 | .206 |
| 1886 | SLM | 17 | 64 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .250 |
| 1887 | CLE | 36 | 133 | 22 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 11 | .226 |
| Career | — | 233 | 894 | 117 | 224 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 84 | 59 | 87 | 11 | .251 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1883 | PRO | 7 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 146.2 | 142 | 51 | 28 | 48 | 3.13 |
| 1884 | PRO/SLM | 41 | 15 | 60 | 56 | 1 | 492.0 | 360 | 93 | 42 | 337 | 1.70 |
| 1885 | SLM | 11 | 21 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 275.0 | 276 | 120 | 50 | 84 | 3.93 |
| 1886 | SLM | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 93.0 | 108 | 43 | 39 | 28 | 4.16 |
| 1887 | CLE | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 24.0 | 42 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 8.25 |
| Career | — | 64 | 52 | 129 | 123 | 1 | 1030.2 | 928 | 329 | 172 | 505 | 2.87 |
On this day & linked events
1902
Died April 3, 1902
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