1864
Born August 8, 1864
Indianapolis, IN, USA
Toad Ramsey Notable
Toad Ramsey divided six seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Louisville Colonels from 1885, then the St. Louis Browns through 1890.
He went 113 and 124 with a 3.29 earned run average, pitching 2,100 innings in 248 games. He struck out 1,515, completed 225 of his 241 starts and threw 5 shutouts. Across 250 games he batted .204, with 175 hits and 84 runs. He finished with 26 doubles and 4 stolen bases.
He led the league in strikeouts once, in 1887, with 355.
He was born in Indianapolis, IN, USA on August 8, 1864, and died on March 27, 1906. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | LOU | 9 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .129 |
| 1886 | LOU | 67 | 241 | 29 | 58 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .241 |
| 1887 | LOU | 65 | 225 | 19 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 2 | .191 |
| 1888 | LOU | 42 | 142 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 0 | .120 |
| 1889 | LOU/STL | 23 | 74 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 1 | .270 |
| 1890 | STL | 44 | 145 | 17 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .228 |
| Career | — | 250 | 858 | 84 | 175 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 82 | 41 | 38 | 4 | .204 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | LOU | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 79.0 | 44 | 17 | 28 | 83 | 1.94 |
| 1886 | LOU | 38 | 27 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 588.2 | 447 | 160 | 207 | 499 | 2.45 |
| 1887 | LOU | 37 | 27 | 65 | 64 | 0 | 561.0 | 544 | 214 | 167 | 355 | 3.43 |
| 1888 | LOU | 8 | 30 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 342.1 | 362 | 130 | 86 | 228 | 3.42 |
| 1889 | LOU/STL | 4 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 181.0 | 219 | 105 | 81 | 93 | 5.22 |
| 1890 | STL | 23 | 17 | 44 | 40 | 0 | 348.2 | 325 | 143 | 102 | 257 | 3.69 |
| Career | — | 113 | 124 | 248 | 241 | 0 | 2100.2 | 1941 | 769 | 671 | 1515 | 3.29 |
On this day & linked events
1906
Died March 27, 1906
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