Gil Hatfield Notable

b. January 27, 1855 · Buffalo Bisons 1885, New York Giants 1887–1890, Boston Reds 1890, Washington Statesmen 1891, Brooklyn Grooms 1893, Louisville Colonels 1895

Gil Hatfield played for six clubs across 11 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Buffalo Bisons in 1885 and closing with the Louisville Colonels in 1895.

Across 320 games he batted .247, with 297 hits and 179 runs. He finished with 6 home runs, 31 doubles and 83 stolen bases. He went 3 and 5 with a 5.56 earned run average, pitching 77.7 innings in 13 games. He struck out 34.

He played 174 games at shortstop, with 520 assists and 143 errors. He turned 57 double plays. He also played 132 games at third base.

He was born in Hoboken, NJ, USA on January 27, 1855, and died on May 26, 1921. 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
1885	BUF	11	30	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	11	0	.133
1887	NYG	2	7	2	3	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	.429
1888	NYG	28	105	7	19	1	0	0	9	2	18	8	.181
1889	NYG	32	125	21	23	2	0	1	12	9	15	9	.184
1890	BOS/NYI	74	301	38	82	13	6	2	38	18	22	14	.272
1891	WAS	134	500	83	128	11	8	1	48	50	39	43	.256
1893	BRO	34	120	24	35	3	3	2	19	17	5	9	.292
1895	LOU	5	16	3	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	.188
Career	—	320	1204	179	297	31	18	6	130	97	112	83	.247

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1889	NYG	2	4	6	5	0	52.0	53	23	25	28	3.98
1890	NYI	1	1	3	0	1	7.2	8	3	4	3	3.52
1891	WAS	0	0	4	0	0	18.0	29	22	14	3	11.00
Career	—	3	5	13	5	1	77.2	90	48	43	34	5.56

On this day & linked events

1855

Born January 27, 1855

Hoboken, NJ, USA

1921

Died May 26, 1921

1885

Major-league debut: Gil Hatfield

Gil Hatfield made a major-league debut on September 24, 1885.

1895

Final major-league game: Gil Hatfield

Gil Hatfield played a final major-league game on May 8, 1895.

Image: Goodwin & Company, public domain