1862
Born April 15, 1862
Wheaton, IL, USA
Elmer Sutcliffe Notable
b. April 15, 1862 · Chicago White Stockings 1884–1885, St. Louis Maroons 1885, Detroit Wolverines 1888, Cleveland Spiders 1889, Cleveland Infants 1890, Washington Statesmen 1891, Baltimore Orioles 1892
Elmer Sutcliffe played for seven clubs across nine seasons as a catcher, opening with the Chicago White Stockings in 1884 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 1892.
Across 344 games he batted .288, with 381 hits and 177 runs. He finished with 6 home runs, 43 doubles and 41 stolen bases.
He played 186 games behind the plate, with 722 putouts and 128 errors. He turned 21 double plays.
He was born in Wheaton, IL, USA on April 15, 1862, and died on February 13, 1893. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884 | CHC | 4 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .200 |
| 1885 | CHC/SLM | 27 | 92 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 0 | .152 |
| 1888 | DTN | 49 | 191 | 17 | 49 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 6 | .257 |
| 1889 | CLV | 46 | 161 | 17 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 5 | .248 |
| 1890 | CLE | 99 | 386 | 62 | 127 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 60 | 33 | 16 | 10 | .329 |
| 1891 | WAS | 53 | 201 | 29 | 71 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 8 | .353 |
| 1892 | BLN | 66 | 276 | 41 | 77 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 15 | 12 | .279 |
| Career | — | 344 | 1322 | 177 | 381 | 43 | 24 | 6 | 174 | 92 | 87 | 41 | .288 |
On this day & linked events
1893
Died February 13, 1893
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