1869
Born July 3, 1869
Washington Township Preble County, OH, USA
George Cuppy Notable
b. July 3, 1869 · Cleveland Spiders 1892–1898, St. Louis Perfectos 1899, Boston Beaneaters 1900, Boston Americans 1901
George Cuppy played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cleveland Spiders in 1892 and closing with the Boston Americans in 1901.
He went 163 and 98 with a 3.48 earned run average, pitching 2,283 innings in 302 games. He struck out 504, completed 224 of his 262 starts and threw 9 shutouts. Across 314 games he batted .233, with 223 hits and 146 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 43 doubles and 10 stolen bases.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1894, with 3.
He was born in Washington Township Preble County, OH, USA on July 3, 1869, and died on July 26, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | CLV | 50 | 168 | 15 | 36 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 40 | 2 | .214 |
| 1893 | CLV | 32 | 109 | 14 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 1 | .248 |
| 1894 | CLV | 44 | 135 | 28 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 27 | 3 | .259 |
| 1895 | CLV | 47 | 140 | 36 | 40 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 2 | .286 |
| 1896 | CLV | 47 | 141 | 29 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 1 | .270 |
| 1897 | CLV | 21 | 55 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .145 |
| 1898 | CLV | 18 | 48 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | .104 |
| 1899 | STL | 21 | 70 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .186 |
| 1900 | BSN | 17 | 42 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .262 |
| 1901 | BOS | 17 | 49 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .204 |
| Career | — | 314 | 957 | 146 | 223 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 120 | 89 | 142 | 10 | .233 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | CLV | 28 | 13 | 47 | 42 | 1 | 376.0 | 333 | 105 | 121 | 103 | 2.51 |
| 1893 | CLV | 18 | 10 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 243.2 | 316 | 121 | 75 | 39 | 4.47 |
| 1894 | CLV | 24 | 15 | 43 | 33 | 0 | 316.0 | 381 | 160 | 128 | 65 | 4.56 |
| 1895 | CLV | 26 | 14 | 47 | 40 | 2 | 353.0 | 384 | 139 | 95 | 91 | 3.54 |
| 1896 | CLV | 25 | 14 | 46 | 40 | 1 | 358.0 | 388 | 124 | 75 | 86 | 3.12 |
| 1897 | CLV | 10 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 138.0 | 150 | 49 | 26 | 23 | 3.20 |
| 1898 | CLV | 9 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 128.0 | 147 | 47 | 25 | 27 | 3.30 |
| 1899 | STL | 11 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 171.2 | 203 | 60 | 26 | 25 | 3.15 |
| 1900 | BSN | 8 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 105.1 | 107 | 36 | 24 | 23 | 3.08 |
| 1901 | BOS | 4 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 93.1 | 111 | 43 | 14 | 22 | 4.15 |
| Career | — | 163 | 98 | 302 | 262 | 5 | 2283.0 | 2520 | 884 | 609 | 504 | 3.48 |
On this day & linked events
1922
Died July 26, 1922
1892
Major-league debut: George Cuppy
George Cuppy made a major-league debut on April 16, 1892.
1901
Final major-league game: George Cuppy
George Cuppy played a final major-league game on August 7, 1901.
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