Jack Remsen Notable

b. April 1, 1850 · Brooklyn Atlantics 1872–1873, New York Mutuals 1874, Hartford Dark Blues 1875, Hartford Dark Blues 1876, St. Louis Brown Stockings 1877, Chicago White Stockings 1878–1879, Cleveland Blues 1881, Philadelphia Quakers 1884, Brooklyn Atlantics 1884

Jack Remsen played for seven clubs across 13 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Brooklyn Atlantics in 1872 and closing with the Brooklyn Atlantics in 1884.

Across 578 games he batted .244, with 573 hits and 366 runs. He finished with 9 home runs, 69 doubles and 14 stolen bases.

He led the league in walks once, in 1878, with 17. He played 566 games in the outfield, with 1,172 putouts and 178 errors.

He was born in Brooklyn, NY, USA on April 1, 1850. 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
1872*	BRA	37	165	25	39	3	5	1	14	2	6	1	.236
1873*	BRA	50	207	29	61	5	6	1	29	2	2	1	.295
1874*	NYU	64	284	52	65	9	3	2	38	0	5	6	.229
1875*	HAR	86	358	70	96	10	4	0	34	5	4	6	.268
1876	HAR	69	324	62	89	12	5	1	30	1	15	0	.275
1877	STL	33	123	14	32	3	4	0	13	4	3	0	.260
1878	CHC	56	224	32	52	11	1	1	19	17	33	0	.232
1879	CHC	42	152	14	33	4	2	0	8	2	23	0	.217
1881	CLV	48	172	14	30	4	3	0	13	9	31	0	.174
1884	BRO/PHI	93	344	54	76	8	6	3	3	29	9	0	.221
Major leagues	—	341	1339	190	312	42	21	5	86	62	114	0	.233
All seasons	—	578	2353	366	573	69	39	9	201	71	131	14	.244

Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Jack Remsen, that is 1872–1875. Why totals can differ.

On this day & linked events

1850

Born April 1, 1850

Brooklyn, NY, USA

1872

Major-league debut: Jack Remsen

Jack Remsen made a major-league debut on May 2, 1872.

1884

Final major-league game: Jack Remsen

Jack Remsen played a final major-league game on October 15, 1884.

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