1858
Born November 20, 1858
Covington, KY, USA
Joe Sommer Notable
b. November 20, 1858 · Cincinnati Reds 1880, Cincinnati Red Stockings 1882–1883, Baltimore Orioles 1884–1890, Cleveland Spiders 1890
Joe Sommer played for four clubs across 11 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Cincinnati Reds in 1880 and closing with the Cleveland Spiders in 1890. His longest stay was with the Baltimore Orioles, from 1884 to 1890.
Across 920 games he batted .248, with 911 hits and 617 runs. He finished with 11 home runs, 109 doubles and 101 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 9.64 earned run average, pitching 14 innings in 6 games. He struck out 3.
He played 713 games in the outfield, with 1,325 putouts and 157 errors. He also played 124 games at third base.
He was born in Covington, KY, USA on November 20, 1858, and died on January 16, 1938. 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 | CIN | 24 | 88 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .182 |
| 1882 | CIN | 80 | 354 | 82 | 102 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 0 | .288 |
| 1883 | CIN | 97 | 413 | 79 | 115 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 52 | 20 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| 1884 | BAL | 107 | 479 | 96 | 129 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| 1885 | BAL | 110 | 471 | 84 | 118 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 44 | 24 | 0 | 0 | .251 |
| 1886 | BAL | 139 | 560 | 79 | 117 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 52 | 24 | 0 | 31 | .209 |
| 1887 | BAL | 131 | 463 | 88 | 123 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 65 | 63 | 36 | 29 | .266 |
| 1888 | BAL | 79 | 297 | 31 | 65 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 18 | 29 | 13 | .219 |
| 1889 | BAL | 106 | 386 | 51 | 85 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 42 | 49 | 18 | .220 |
| 1890 | BAL/CLV | 47 | 164 | 17 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 10 | .250 |
| Career | — | 920 | 3675 | 617 | 911 | 109 | 42 | 11 | 342 | 238 | 118 | 101 | .248 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1883 | CIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5.40 |
| 1885 | BAL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
| 1886 | BAL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 18.00 |
| 1887 | BAL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 |
| 1890 | CLV | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Career | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14.0 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 9.64 |
On this day & linked events
1938
Died January 16, 1938
1880
Major-league debut: Joe Sommer
Joe Sommer made a major-league debut on July 8, 1880.
1890
Final major-league game: Joe Sommer
Joe Sommer played a final major-league game on October 15, 1890.