1870
Born September 17, 1870
Wheeling, WV, USA
Dick Padden Notable
b. September 17, 1870 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1896–1898, Washington Senators 1899, St. Louis Cardinals 1901, St. Louis Browns 1902–1905
Dick Padden played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1896 and closing with the St. Louis Browns in 1905.
Across 874 games he batted .258, with 814 hits and 423 runs. He finished with 11 home runs, 113 doubles and 132 stolen bases.
He played 780 games at second base, with 2,291 assists and 224 errors. He turned 269 double plays.
He was born in Wheeling, WV, USA on September 17, 1870, and died on October 31, 1922. 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 | PIT | 61 | 219 | 33 | 53 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 8 | .242 |
| 1897 | PIT | 134 | 517 | 84 | 146 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 58 | 38 | 24 | 18 | .282 |
| 1898 | PIT | 128 | 463 | 61 | 119 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 35 | 17 | 11 | .257 |
| 1899 | WHS | 134 | 451 | 66 | 125 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 61 | 24 | 13 | 27 | .277 |
| 1901 | STL | 123 | 489 | 71 | 125 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 62 | 31 | 36 | 26 | .256 |
| 1902 | SLB | 117 | 413 | 54 | 109 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 11 | .264 |
| 1903 | SLB | 29 | 94 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 5 | .202 |
| 1904 | SLB | 132 | 453 | 42 | 108 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 23 | .238 |
| 1905 | SLB | 16 | 58 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .172 |
| Career | — | 874 | 3157 | 423 | 814 | 113 | 46 | 11 | 334 | 224 | 164 | 132 | .258 |
On this day & linked events
1922
Died October 31, 1922
1896
Major-league debut: Dick Padden
Dick Padden made a major-league debut on July 15, 1896.
1905
Final major-league game: Dick Padden
Dick Padden played a final major-league game on May 4, 1905.
Image: Published in Chicago Daily News, public domain