1868
Born January 11, 1868
St. Louis, MO, USA
Silver King Notable
b. January 11, 1868 · Kansas City Cowboys 1886, St. Louis Browns 1887–1889, Chicago Pirates 1890, Pittsburgh Pirates 1891, New York Giants 1892–1893, Cincinnati Reds 1893, Washington Senators 1896–1897
Silver King played for seven clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Kansas City Cowboys in 1886 and closing with the Washington Senators in 1897.
He won 203 games against 152 losses, with a 3.18 earned run average over 3,180 innings. He struck out 1,222, completed 328 of his 370 starts and threw 19 shutouts. Across 419 games he batted .198, with 259 hits and 182 runs. He finished with 4 home runs, 32 doubles and 24 stolen bases.
He led the league in shutouts two times between 1888 and 1890, topping out at 6. He led the league in wins once, in 1888, with 45.
He was born in St. Louis, MO, USA on January 11, 1868, and died on May 19, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886 | KCN | 7 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .045 |
| 1887 | STL | 62 | 222 | 28 | 46 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 24 | 42 | 10 | .207 |
| 1888 | STL | 66 | 207 | 25 | 43 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 40 | 64 | 6 | .208 |
| 1889 | STL | 56 | 189 | 37 | 43 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 22 | 40 | 3 | .228 |
| 1890 | CHI | 58 | 185 | 24 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 22 | 3 | .168 |
| 1891 | PIT | 49 | 148 | 12 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 0 | .169 |
| 1892 | NYG | 51 | 163 | 26 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 26 | 1 | .209 |
| 1893 | CIN/NYG | 24 | 54 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 0 | .167 |
| 1896 | WHS | 22 | 58 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 1 | .276 |
| 1897 | WHS | 24 | 57 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 0 | .193 |
| Career | — | 419 | 1305 | 182 | 259 | 32 | 23 | 4 | 135 | 166 | 279 | 24 | .198 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886 | KCN | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 39.0 | 43 | 21 | 9 | 23 | 4.85 |
| 1887 | STL | 32 | 12 | 46 | 44 | 1 | 390.0 | 401 | 164 | 109 | 128 | 3.78 |
| 1888 | STL | 45 | 20 | 66 | 64 | 0 | 584.2 | 435 | 106 | 76 | 258 | 1.63 |
| 1889 | STL | 35 | 16 | 56 | 53 | 1 | 458.0 | 462 | 160 | 125 | 188 | 3.14 |
| 1890 | CHI | 30 | 22 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 461.0 | 420 | 138 | 163 | 185 | 2.69 |
| 1891 | PIT | 14 | 29 | 48 | 44 | 1 | 384.1 | 382 | 133 | 144 | 160 | 3.11 |
| 1892 | NYG | 22 | 24 | 51 | 47 | 0 | 410.1 | 392 | 150 | 171 | 170 | 3.29 |
| 1893 | CIN/NYG | 8 | 10 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 154.0 | 188 | 104 | 82 | 43 | 6.08 |
| 1896 | WHS | 10 | 7 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 145.1 | 179 | 66 | 43 | 35 | 4.09 |
| 1897 | WHS | 6 | 9 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 154.0 | 196 | 82 | 45 | 32 | 4.79 |
| Career | — | 203 | 152 | 397 | 370 | 6 | 3180.2 | 3098 | 1124 | 967 | 1222 | 3.18 |
On this day & linked events
1938
Died May 19, 1938
1886
Major-league debut: Silver King
Silver King made a major-league debut on September 28, 1886.
1897
Final major-league game: Silver King
Silver King played a final major-league game on August 19, 1897.
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