Bert Abbey Stats

Bert Abbey was born on Monday, November 29, 1869, in Essex, Vermont. Abbey was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 14, 1892, with the Washington Senators. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bert Abbey baseball stats page.

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Bert Abbey



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Birth Name:   Bert Wood Abbey
Nickname:   B.W. or Professor
Born On:   11-29-1869  (Sagittarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Essex, Vermont
Year of Death Data Died On:   06-11-1962 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Colchester, Vermont
Cemetery:   Mountain View Cemetery, Essex Junction, Vermont
High School:   Essex Classical Institute (Essex, VT)
College:   University of Vermont
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   06-14-1892 (Age 22)
Last Game:   09-23-1896
Draft:   Not Applicable

Bert Abbey

Bert Abbey Pitching Stats

1892 23 Senators 27 23 3 5 18 .217 3.45 19 0 1 195.2 0 207 75 139 7 76 - 77 11 0 0 -
1893 24 Colts 7 7 0 2 4 .333 5.46 5 0 0 56.0 0 74 34 52 1 20 - 6 2 0 0 0
1894 25 Colts 11 11 0 2 7 .222 5.18 10 0 0 92.0 0 119 53 74 3 37 - 24 0 0 0 0
1895 26 Colts 1 1 0 0 1 .000 4.50 1 0 0 8.0 0 10 4 8 0 2 - 3 0 0 0 0
1895 26 Bridegrooms 8 6 2 5 2 .714 4.33 5 0 0 52.0 0 66 25 34 0 9 - 14 2 0 0 -
1896 27 Bridegrooms 25 18 7 8 8 .500 5.15 12 0 0 164.1 0 210 94 135 7 48 - 37 3 0 0 -
5 Years 79 66 12 22 40 .355 4.52 52 0 1 568.0 0 686 285 442 18 192 - 161 18 0 0 0

Bert Abbey

Bert Abbey Hitting Stats

1892 23 Senators 27 75 5 9 1 0 0 0 3 9 - 27 - - 0 - .120 .214 .133
1893 24 Colts 7 26 2 6 1 0 0 0 2 2 - 3 - - 0 - .231 .286 .269
1894 25 Colts 11 39 3 5 0 0 0 0 4 2 - 7 2 - 0 - .128 .171 .128
1895 26 Colts 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - .333 .333 .333
1895 26 Bridegrooms 8 19 4 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 - 4 0 - 0 - .263 .333 .368
1896 27 Bridegrooms 25 63 7 12 1 2 0 0 7 6 - 13 4 - 0 - .190 .261 .270
5 Years 79 225 21 38 3 3 0 0 17 21 0 54 6 0 0 - .169 .240 .209

Bert Abbey

Bert Abbey Fielding Stats

1892 Senators P 27 23 587 72 2.7 61 6 55 11 2 n/a n/a n/a .847 2.81
1893 Colts P 7 7 168 21 3.0 17 3 14 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .810 2.73
1894 Colts P 11 11 276 18 1.6 15 2 13 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .833 1.47
1895 Colts P 1 1 24 3 3.0 3 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.38
1895 Bridegrooms P 8 6 156 16 2.0 16 1 15 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.77
1896 Bridegrooms P 25 18 493 43 1.7 39 5 34 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .907 2.14
P Totals 79 66 1,704 173 2.2 151 17 134 22 4 n/a n/a n/a .873 2.39
5 Years 79 66 1,704 173 2.2 151 17 134 22 4 n/a n/a n/a .873 2.39

Bert Abbey

Bert Abbey Miscellaneous Stats

1892 Senators 2 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.8 25.0 1.01 3.54 3.50
1893 Colts 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 8.7 13.0 0.30 0.96 3.21
1894 Colts 1 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.6 9.8 0.65 2.35 3.62
1895 Colts 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.50 3.38 2.25
1895 Bridegrooms 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.8 19.0 1.56 2.42 1.56
1896 Bridegrooms 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.8 9.0 0.77 2.03 2.63
5 Years 3 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.2 13.2 0.84 2.55 3.04

Bert Abbey

Bert Abbey Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1892 Washington Senators n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1893 Chicago Colts n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1894 Chicago Colts n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1895 Chicago Colts n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1895 Brooklyn Bridegrooms n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1896 Brooklyn Bridegrooms n/a Undetermined n/a n/a

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