1856
Born September 7, 1856
Carroll County, MD, USA
Dave Foutz Notable
b. September 7, 1856 · St. Louis Browns 1884–1887, Brooklyn Bridegrooms 1888–1890, 1896, Brooklyn Grooms 1891–1895
Dave Foutz played for three clubs across 13 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1884 and closing with the Brooklyn Bridegrooms in 1896. His longest stay was with the Brooklyn Grooms, from 1891 to 1895.
Across 1,136 games he batted .276, with 1,253 hits and 784 runs. He finished with 31 home runs, 186 doubles, 91 triples and 280 stolen bases. He went 147 and 66 with a 2.84 earned run average, pitching 1,997 innings in 251 games. He struck out 790, completed 202 of his 216 starts and threw 16 shutouts.
He led the league in saves two times between 1886 and 1890, topping out at 2. He led the league in wins once, in 1886, with 41. He played 596 games at first base, with 6,054 putouts and 147 errors. He turned 289 double plays. He also played 320 games in the outfield and 251 games as pitcher.
He was born in Carroll County, MD, USA on September 7, 1856, and died on March 5, 1897. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884 | STL | 33 | 119 | 17 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .227 |
| 1885 | STL | 65 | 238 | 42 | 59 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .248 |
| 1886 | STL | 102 | 414 | 66 | 116 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 59 | 9 | 0 | 17 | .280 |
| 1887 | STL | 102 | 423 | 79 | 151 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 108 | 23 | 20 | 22 | .357 |
| 1888 | BRO | 140 | 563 | 91 | 156 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 99 | 28 | 27 | 35 | .277 |
| 1889 | BRO | 138 | 553 | 118 | 152 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 113 | 64 | 23 | 43 | .275 |
| 1890 | BRO | 129 | 509 | 106 | 154 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 98 | 52 | 25 | 42 | .303 |
| 1891 | BRO | 130 | 521 | 87 | 134 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 73 | 40 | 25 | 48 | .257 |
| 1892 | BRO | 61 | 220 | 33 | 41 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 19 | .186 |
| 1893 | BRO | 130 | 557 | 91 | 137 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 67 | 32 | 34 | 39 | .246 |
| 1894 | BRO | 73 | 297 | 40 | 90 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 52 | 14 | 13 | 14 | .303 |
| 1895 | BRO | 31 | 115 | 14 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .296 |
| 1896 | BRO | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Career | — | 1136 | 4537 | 784 | 1253 | 186 | 91 | 31 | 750 | 300 | 183 | 280 | .276 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884 | STL | 15 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 206.2 | 167 | 50 | 36 | 95 | 2.18 |
| 1885 | STL | 33 | 14 | 47 | 46 | 0 | 407.2 | 351 | 119 | 92 | 147 | 2.63 |
| 1886 | STL | 41 | 16 | 59 | 57 | 1 | 504.0 | 418 | 118 | 144 | 283 | 2.11 |
| 1887 | STL | 25 | 12 | 40 | 38 | 0 | 339.1 | 369 | 146 | 90 | 94 | 3.87 |
| 1888 | BRO | 12 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 176.0 | 146 | 49 | 35 | 73 | 2.51 |
| 1889 | BRO | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 59.2 | 70 | 29 | 19 | 21 | 4.37 |
| 1890 | BRO | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 29.0 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1.86 |
| 1891 | BRO | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 52.0 | 51 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 3.29 |
| 1892 | BRO | 13 | 8 | 27 | 20 | 1 | 203.0 | 210 | 77 | 63 | 56 | 3.41 |
| 1893 | BRO | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 7.50 |
| 1894 | BRO | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13.50 |
| Career | — | 147 | 66 | 251 | 216 | 4 | 1997.1 | 1843 | 631 | 510 | 790 | 2.84 |
On this day & linked events
1897
Died March 5, 1897
1884
Major-league debut: Dave Foutz
Dave Foutz made a major-league debut on July 29, 1884.
1896
Final major-league game: Dave Foutz
Dave Foutz played a final major-league game on May 14, 1896.
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