1862
Born May 12, 1862
Louisville, KY, USA
Chicken Wolf Notable
b. May 12, 1862 · Louisville Eclipse 1882–1884, Louisville Colonels 1885–1891, St. Louis Browns 1892
Chicken Wolf played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Louisville Eclipse in 1882 and closing with the St. Louis Browns in 1892. His longest stay was with the Louisville Colonels, from 1885 to 1891.
Across 1,196 games he batted .290, with 1,439 hits and 779 runs. He finished with 18 home runs, 212 doubles, 109 triples and 186 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 10.80 earned run average, pitching 10 innings in 3 games. He struck out 2.
He led the league in hits once, in 1890, with 197. He played 1,040 games in the outfield, with 1,642 putouts and 167 errors.
He was born in Louisville, KY, USA on May 12, 1862, and died on May 16, 1903. 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 | LOU | 78 | 318 | 46 | 95 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .299 |
| 1883 | LOU | 98 | 389 | 59 | 102 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .262 |
| 1884 | LOU | 110 | 486 | 79 | 146 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| 1885 | LOU | 112 | 483 | 79 | 141 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 52 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .292 |
| 1886 | LOU | 130 | 545 | 93 | 148 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 61 | 27 | 0 | 23 | .272 |
| 1887 | LOU | 137 | 569 | 103 | 160 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 102 | 34 | 19 | 45 | .281 |
| 1888 | LOU | 128 | 538 | 80 | 154 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 67 | 25 | 30 | 41 | .286 |
| 1889 | LOU | 130 | 546 | 72 | 159 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 57 | 29 | 34 | 18 | .291 |
| 1890 | LOU | 134 | 543 | 100 | 197 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 98 | 43 | 0 | 46 | .363 |
| 1891 | LOU | 136 | 528 | 67 | 135 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 81 | 42 | 36 | 13 | .256 |
| 1892 | STL | 3 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 |
| Career | — | 1196 | 4959 | 779 | 1439 | 212 | 109 | 18 | 592 | 229 | 120 | 186 | .290 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 | LOU | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 9.00 |
| 1885 | LOU | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 |
| 1886 | LOU | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15.00 |
| Career | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 10.80 |
On this day & linked events
1903
Died May 16, 1903
1882
Major-league debut: Chicken Wolf
Chicken Wolf made a major-league debut on May 2, 1882.
1892
Final major-league game: Chicken Wolf
Chicken Wolf played a final major-league game on August 21, 1892.
Image: Goodwin & Company, public domain