1861
Born February 17, 1861
Rochester, NY, USA
George Weidman Notable
b. February 17, 1861 · Buffalo Bisons 1880, Detroit Wolverines 1881–1885, 1887, Kansas City Cowboys 1886, New York Metropolitans 1887, New York Giants 1887–1888
George Weidman played for five clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Buffalo Bisons in 1880 and closing with the New York Giants in 1888. His longest stay was with the Detroit Wolverines, from 1881 to 1885.
He went 101 and 156 with a 3.61 earned run average, pitching 2,318.3 innings in 279 games. He struck out 910, completed 249 of his 269 starts and threw 13 shutouts. Across 379 games he batted .177, with 248 hits and 133 runs. He finished with 3 home runs, 28 doubles and 11 stolen bases.
He led the league in saves once, in 1883, with 2.
He was born in Rochester, NY, USA on February 17, 1861, and died on March 3, 1905. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | BUF | 23 | 78 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .103 |
| 1881 | DTN | 13 | 47 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .255 |
| 1882 | DTN | 50 | 193 | 20 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 19 | 0 | .218 |
| 1883 | DTN | 79 | 313 | 34 | 58 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 38 | 0 | .185 |
| 1884 | DTN | 81 | 300 | 24 | 49 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 41 | 0 | .163 |
| 1885 | DTN | 44 | 153 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 32 | 0 | .157 |
| 1886 | KCN | 51 | 179 | 13 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 46 | 3 | .168 |
| 1887 | DTN/NYG/NYP | 36 | 131 | 17 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 8 | .191 |
| 1888 | NYG | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 379 | 1401 | 133 | 248 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 112 | 45 | 195 | 11 | .177 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | BUF | 0 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 113.2 | 141 | 43 | 9 | 25 | 3.40 |
| 1881 | DTN | 8 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 115.0 | 108 | 23 | 12 | 26 | 1.80 |
| 1882 | DTN | 25 | 20 | 46 | 45 | 0 | 411.0 | 391 | 120 | 39 | 161 | 2.63 |
| 1883 | DTN | 20 | 24 | 52 | 47 | 2 | 402.1 | 435 | 158 | 72 | 183 | 3.53 |
| 1884 | DTN | 4 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 212.2 | 257 | 88 | 57 | 96 | 3.72 |
| 1885 | DTN | 14 | 24 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 330.0 | 343 | 115 | 63 | 149 | 3.14 |
| 1886 | KCN | 12 | 36 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 427.2 | 549 | 215 | 112 | 168 | 4.52 |
| 1887 | DTN/NYG/NYP | 17 | 16 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 288.0 | 353 | 160 | 87 | 97 | 5.00 |
| 1888 | NYG | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18.0 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3.50 |
| Career | — | 101 | 156 | 279 | 269 | 2 | 2318.1 | 2594 | 929 | 459 | 910 | 3.61 |
On this day & linked events
1905
Died March 3, 1905
Image: Goodwin & Company, public domain