Buttons Briggs Stats

Buttons Briggs was born on Thursday, July 8, 1875, in Poughkeepsie, New York. Briggs was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 23, 1896, with the Chicago Colts. 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 Buttons Briggs baseball stats page.
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Buttons Briggs
 
 
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Birth Name:   Herbert Theodore Briggs
Nickname:   None
Born On:   07-08-1875  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Poughkeepsie, New York
Year of Death Data Died On:   02-18-1911 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Cleveland, Ohio
Cemetery:   Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   04-23-1896 (Age 20)
Last Game:   09-25-1905
Draft:   Not Applicable
Buttons Briggs

Buttons Briggs Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1896 21 Colts 26 21 4 12 8 .600 4.31 19 0 1 194.0 0 202 93 129 6 108 - 84 6 0 0 -
1897 22 Colts 22 22 0 4 17 .190 5.26 21 0 0 186.2 0 246 109 166 6 85 - 60 6 9 0 -
1898 23 Orphans 4 4 0 1 3 .250 5.70 3 0 0 30.0 0 38 19 22 0 10 - 14 1 1 0 -
1904 29 Cubs 34 30 4 19 11 .633 2.05 28 3 3 277.0 1,109 252 63 101 3 77 - 112 3 8 0 -
1905 30 Cubs 20 20 0 8 8 .500 2.14 13 5 0 168.0 634 141 40 58 1 52 - 68 1 6 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
5 Years 106 97 8 44 47 .484 3.41 84 8 4 855.2 1,743 879 324 476 16 332 - 338 17 24 0 -
Buttons Briggs

Buttons Briggs Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1896 21 Colts 26 78 5 10 0 2 0 0 6 7 - 14 0 - 0 - .128 .200 .179
1897 22 Colts 22 81 5 13 0 1 0 0 5 3 - - 2 - 0 - .160 .190 .185
1898 23 Orphans 4 14 2 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 - - 0 - 0 - .429 .429 .500
1904 29 Cubs 34 94 6 16 1 0 1 0 4 5 - - 2 - 0 - .170 .212 .213
1905 30 Cubs 20 57 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 - - 3 - 0 - .053 .115 .053
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
5 Years 106 324 19 48 2 3 1 0 17 19 - 14 7 - 0 - .148 .195 .182
Buttons Briggs

Buttons Briggs Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1896 Colts P 26 21 582 39 1.5 35 6 29 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .897 1.62
1897 Colts P 22 22 560 44 2.0 43 8 35 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .977 2.07
1898 Orphans P 4 4 90 9 2.3 7 1 6 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .778 2.10
1904 Cubs P 34 30 831 70 2.1 70 16 54 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.27
1905 Cubs P 20 20 504 49 2.5 47 11 36 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .959 2.52
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 106 97 2,567 211 2.0 202 42 160 9 2 n/a n/a n/a .957 2.12
5 Years 106 97 2,567 211 2.0 202 42 160 9 2 n/a n/a n/a .957 2.12
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Buttons Briggs Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1896 Colts 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.6 13.0 0.78 3.90 5.01
1897 Colts 1 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 16.2 0.71 2.89 4.10
1898 Orphans 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 14.0 1.40 4.20 3.00
1904 Cubs 0 - - 0 0 n/a 94.0 0.0 23.5 1.45 3.64 2.50
1905 Cubs 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 57.0 1.31 3.64 2.79
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
5 Years 1 - - 0 0 n/a 324.0 23.1 19.1 1.02 3.56 3.49
Buttons Briggs

Buttons Briggs Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1896 Chicago Colts n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1897 Chicago Colts n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1898 Chicago Orphans n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1904 Chicago Cubs n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1905 Chicago Cubs n/a Undetermined n/a -




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