1876
Born February 13, 1876
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Fritz Buelow Notable
b. February 13, 1876 · St. Louis Perfectos 1899, St. Louis Cardinals 1900, Detroit Tigers 1901–1904, Cleveland Naps 1904–1906, St. Louis Browns 1907
Fritz Buelow played for five clubs across nine seasons as a catcher, opening with the St. Louis Perfectos in 1899 and closing with the St. Louis Browns in 1907.
Across 431 games he batted .192, with 256 hits and 125 runs. He finished with 6 home runs, 25 doubles and 20 stolen bases.
He played 402 games behind the plate, with 1,495 putouts and 83 errors. He turned 33 double plays.
He was born in Berlin, Berlin, Germany on February 13, 1876, and died on December 27, 1933. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | STL | 7 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .467 |
| 1900 | STL | 6 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .235 |
| 1901 | DET | 70 | 231 | 28 | 52 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 19 | 2 | .225 |
| 1902 | DET | 66 | 224 | 23 | 50 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 12 | 3 | .223 |
| 1903 | DET | 63 | 192 | 24 | 41 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 28 | 4 | .214 |
| 1904 | CLE/DET | 84 | 255 | 17 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 47 | 4 | .141 |
| 1905 | CLE | 75 | 239 | 11 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 47 | 7 | .172 |
| 1906 | CLE | 34 | 86 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 0 | .163 |
| 1907 | SLB | 26 | 75 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 0 | .147 |
| Career | — | 431 | 1334 | 125 | 256 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 112 | 69 | 183 | 20 | .192 |
On this day & linked events
1933
Died December 27, 1933
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