Joe Mulvey Notable

b. October 27, 1858 · Providence Grays 1883, Philadelphia Quakers 1883–1889, Philadelphia Athletics 1890–1891, Philadelphia Phillies 1892, Washington Senators 1893, Brooklyn Grooms 1895

Joe Mulvey played for six clubs across 13 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Providence Grays in 1883 and closing with the Brooklyn Grooms in 1895. His longest stay was with the Philadelphia Quakers, from 1883 to 1889.

Across 987 games he batted .261, with 1,059 hits and 598 runs. He finished with 28 home runs, 157 doubles, 71 triples and 147 stolen bases.

He played 983 games at third base, with 1,962 assists and 475 errors. He turned 131 double plays.

He was born in Providence, RI, USA on October 27, 1858, and died on August 21, 1928. 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
1883	PHI/PRO	7	28	3	8	2	0	0	5	0	2	0	.286
1884	PHI	100	401	47	92	11	2	2	32	4	49	0	.229
1885	PHI	107	443	74	119	25	6	6	64	3	18	0	.269
1886	PHI	107	430	71	115	16	10	2	53	15	31	27	.267
1887	PHI	111	474	93	136	21	6	2	78	21	14	43	.287
1888	PHI	100	398	37	86	12	3	0	39	9	33	18	.216
1889	PHI	129	544	77	157	21	9	6	77	23	25	23	.289
1890	PHQ	120	519	96	149	26	16	5	87	27	36	20	.287
1891	PHA	113	453	62	115	9	13	5	66	17	32	11	.254
1892	PHI	25	98	9	14	1	1	0	4	6	9	2	.143
1893	WHS	55	226	21	53	9	4	0	19	7	8	2	.235
1895	BRO	13	49	8	15	4	1	0	8	2	0	1	.306
Career	—	987	4063	598	1059	157	71	28	532	134	257	147	.261

On this day & linked events

1858

Born October 27, 1858

Providence, RI, USA

1928

Died August 21, 1928

1883

Major-league debut: Joe Mulvey

Joe Mulvey made a major-league debut on May 31, 1883.

1895

Final major-league game: Joe Mulvey

Joe Mulvey played a final major-league game on May 14, 1895.

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