1865
Born September 28, 1865
Erie, PA, USA
Lou Bierbauer Notable
b. September 28, 1865 · Philadelphia Athletics 1886–1889, Brooklyn Ward's Wonders 1890, Pittsburgh Pirates 1891–1896, St. Louis Browns 1897–1898
Lou Bierbauer played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1886 and closing with the St. Louis Browns in 1898. His longest stay was with the Pittsburgh Pirates, from 1891 to 1896.
He collected 1,524 hits over 1,385 games, batting .267 with 839 runs batted in. He finished with 34 home runs, 209 doubles, 95 triples and 206 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 3.07 earned run average, pitching 14 innings in 4 games. He struck out 5.
He played 1,366 games at second base, with 4,563 assists and 574 errors. He turned 620 double plays.
He was born in Erie, PA, USA on September 28, 1865, and died on January 31, 1926. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886 | PHA | 137 | 522 | 56 | 118 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 21 | 0 | 19 | .226 |
| 1887 | PHA | 126 | 530 | 74 | 144 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 82 | 13 | 12 | 40 | .272 |
| 1888 | PHA | 134 | 535 | 83 | 143 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 80 | 25 | 13 | 34 | .267 |
| 1889 | PHA | 130 | 549 | 80 | 167 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 105 | 29 | 30 | 17 | .304 |
| 1890 | BWW | 133 | 589 | 128 | 180 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 99 | 40 | 15 | 16 | .306 |
| 1891 | PIT | 121 | 500 | 60 | 103 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 47 | 28 | 19 | 12 | .206 |
| 1892 | PIT | 152 | 649 | 81 | 153 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 65 | 25 | 29 | 11 | .236 |
| 1893 | PIT | 128 | 528 | 84 | 150 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 94 | 36 | 12 | 11 | .284 |
| 1894 | PIT | 131 | 528 | 87 | 160 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 109 | 26 | 10 | 19 | .303 |
| 1895 | PIT | 118 | 470 | 54 | 122 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 71 | 19 | 8 | 18 | .260 |
| 1896 | PIT | 59 | 258 | 33 | 74 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 5 | 7 | 7 | .287 |
| 1897 | STL | 12 | 46 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .217 |
| 1898 | STL | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 1385 | 5713 | 821 | 1524 | 209 | 95 | 34 | 839 | 268 | 160 | 206 | .267 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886 | PHA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4.22 |
| 1887 | PHA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 1888 | PHA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Career | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14.2 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3.07 |
On this day & linked events
1926
Died January 31, 1926
1886
Major-league debut: Lou Bierbauer
Lou Bierbauer made a major-league debut on April 17, 1886.
1898
Final major-league game: Lou Bierbauer
Lou Bierbauer played a final major-league game on April 30, 1898.
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