1866
Born November 3, 1866
Jacksonville, IL, USA
Harry Staley Notable
b. November 3, 1866 · Pittsburg Alleghenys 1888–1889, Pittsburgh Burghers 1890, Pittsburgh Pirates 1891, Boston Beaneaters 1891–1894, St. Louis Browns 1895
Harry Staley played for five clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Pittsburg Alleghenys in 1888 and closing with the St. Louis Browns in 1895.
He went 136 and 119 with a 3.81 earned run average, pitching 2,278 innings in 284 games. He struck out 751, completed 232 of his 258 starts and threw 10 shutouts. Across 289 games he batted .182, with 175 hits and 91 runs. He finished with 7 home runs, 20 doubles and 7 stolen bases.
He was born in Jacksonville, IL, USA on November 3, 1866, and died on January 12, 1910. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | PIT | 25 | 85 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 2 | .129 |
| 1889 | PIT | 51 | 186 | 11 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 1 | .161 |
| 1890 | PBB | 48 | 168 | 25 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 16 | 0 | .208 |
| 1891 | BSN/PIT | 40 | 133 | 11 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 21 | 0 | .180 |
| 1892 | BSN | 38 | 122 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 2 | .131 |
| 1893 | BSN | 36 | 113 | 13 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 17 | 1 | .265 |
| 1894 | BSN | 28 | 85 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 0 | .235 |
| 1895 | STL | 23 | 67 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .134 |
| Career | — | 289 | 959 | 91 | 175 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 109 | 65 | 160 | 7 | .182 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | PIT | 12 | 12 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 207.1 | 185 | 62 | 53 | 89 | 2.69 |
| 1889 | PIT | 21 | 26 | 49 | 47 | 1 | 420.0 | 433 | 164 | 116 | 159 | 3.51 |
| 1890 | PBB | 21 | 25 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 396.2 | 404 | 145 | 77 | 150 | 3.29 |
| 1891 | BSN/PIT | 24 | 13 | 40 | 37 | 0 | 324.0 | 313 | 93 | 80 | 139 | 2.58 |
| 1892 | BSN | 22 | 10 | 37 | 35 | 0 | 299.2 | 273 | 101 | 97 | 93 | 3.03 |
| 1893 | BSN | 18 | 10 | 36 | 31 | 0 | 263.0 | 344 | 150 | 81 | 61 | 5.13 |
| 1894 | BSN | 12 | 10 | 27 | 21 | 1 | 208.2 | 305 | 158 | 61 | 32 | 6.81 |
| 1895 | STL | 6 | 13 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 158.2 | 223 | 92 | 39 | 28 | 5.22 |
| Career | — | 136 | 119 | 284 | 258 | 2 | 2278.0 | 2480 | 965 | 604 | 751 | 3.81 |
On this day & linked events
1910
Died January 12, 1910
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