1857
Born October 24, 1857
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Ed Williamson Notable
b. October 24, 1857 · Indianapolis Blues 1878, Chicago White Stockings 1879–1889, Chicago Pirates 1890
Ed Williamson played for three clubs across 13 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Indianapolis Blues in 1878 and closing with the Chicago Pirates in 1890. His longest stay was with the Chicago White Stockings, from 1879 to 1889.
Across 1,201 games he batted .255, with 1,159 hits and 809 runs. He finished with 64 home runs, 228 doubles, 85 triples, 506 walks and 88 stolen bases. He went 1 and 1 with a 3.34 earned run average, pitching 35 innings in 12 games. He struck out 7.
He led the league in doubles once, in 1883, with 49. He led the league in home runs once, in 1884, with 27. He also led it in saves and walks. He played 716 games at third base, with 1,719 assists and 401 errors. He turned 119 double plays. He also played 450 games at shortstop.
He was born in Philadelphia, PA, USA on October 24, 1857, and died on March 3, 1894. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878 | IND | 63 | 250 | 31 | 58 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 15 | 0 | .232 |
| 1879 | CHC | 80 | 320 | 66 | 94 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 36 | 24 | 31 | 0 | .294 |
| 1880 | CHC | 75 | 311 | 65 | 78 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 15 | 26 | 0 | .251 |
| 1881 | CHC | 82 | 343 | 56 | 92 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 48 | 19 | 19 | 0 | .268 |
| 1882 | CHC | 83 | 348 | 66 | 98 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 60 | 27 | 21 | 0 | .282 |
| 1883 | CHC | 98 | 402 | 83 | 111 | 49 | 5 | 2 | 59 | 22 | 48 | 0 | .276 |
| 1884 | CHC | 107 | 417 | 84 | 116 | 18 | 8 | 27 | 84 | 42 | 56 | 0 | .278 |
| 1885 | CHC | 113 | 407 | 87 | 97 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 65 | 75 | 60 | 0 | .238 |
| 1886 | CHC | 121 | 430 | 69 | 93 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 58 | 80 | 71 | 13 | .216 |
| 1887 | CHC | 127 | 439 | 77 | 117 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 78 | 73 | 57 | 45 | .267 |
| 1888 | CHC | 132 | 452 | 75 | 113 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 73 | 65 | 71 | 25 | .250 |
| 1889 | CHC | 47 | 173 | 16 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 23 | 22 | 2 | .237 |
| 1890 | CHI | 73 | 261 | 34 | 51 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 36 | 35 | 3 | .195 |
| Career | — | 1201 | 4553 | 809 | 1159 | 228 | 85 | 64 | 667 | 506 | 532 | 88 | .255 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1881 | CHC | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18.0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 1882 | CHC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 |
| 1883 | CHC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 |
| 1884 | CHC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18.00 |
| 1885 | CHC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
| 1886 | CHC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 1887 | CHC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Career | — | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 35.0 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 3.34 |
On this day & linked events
1894
Died March 3, 1894
1878
Major-league debut: Ed Williamson
Ed Williamson made a major-league debut on May 1, 1878.
1890
Final major-league game: Ed Williamson
Ed Williamson played a final major-league game on September 27, 1890.
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