Jerry Denny Stats

Jerry Denny was born on Wednesday, March 16, 1859, in New York, New York. Denny was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 2, 1881, with the Providence Grays. 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 Jerry Denny baseball stats page.

"Wide-ranging Jerry Denny snared batted balls equally well with both hands, although he seldom used a fielder's glove, he ranks among baseball's most sure-handed third baseman." - Historian Frederick Ivor-Campbell in Nineteenth Century Stars (1989)

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Jerry Denny
 
 
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Birth Name:   Jeremiah Dennis Eldridge
Nickname:   Jerry
Born On:   03-16-1859
Place of Birth Data Born In:   New York, New York
Zodiac:   Pisces
Year of Death Data Died On:   08-16-1927
Place of Death Data Died In:   Houston, Texas
Cemetery:   Holy Cross Cemetery, Houston, Texas
College:   Saint Mary's College of California
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11½
Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   05-02-1881 (Age 22)
Last Game:   07-10-1894
Draft:   Not Applicable
Jerry Denny

Jerry Denny 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
1888 Hoosiers 1 0 1 0 0 .000 9.00 0 0 0 4.0 22 5 4 5 1 4 - 1 3 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1 Year 1 0 1 0 0 .000 9.00 0 0 0 4.0 22 5 4 5 1 4 - 1 3 0 0 -
Jerry Denny

Jerry Denny Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1881 Grays 85 320 38 77 16 2 1 0 24 5 - 44 - - 0 - .241 .252 .313
1882 Grays 84 329 54 81 10 9 2 0 42 4 - - - - 0 - .246 .255 .350
1883 Grays 98 393 73 108 26 8 8 0 55 9 - - - - 0 - .275 .291 .443
1884 Grays 110 439 57 109 22 9 6 0 59 14 - - - - 0 - .248 .272 .380
1885 Grays 83 318 40 71 14 4 3 0 24 12 - 53 - - 0 - .223 .252 .321
1886 Maroons 119 475 58 122 24 6 9 0 62 14 - - - - 0 - .257 .278 .389
1887 Hoosiers 122 510 86 165 34 12 11 0 97 13 - 22 - - 3 - .324 .344 .476
1888 Hoosiers 126 524 92 137 27 7 12 0 63 9 - 79 - - 2 - .261 .277 .408
1889 Hoosiers 133 578 96 163 24 0 18 1 112 27 - 63 - - 0 - .282 .314 .417
1890 Giants 114 437 50 93 18 7 3 0 42 28 - 62 - - 6 - .213 .270 .307
1891 Giants 4 16 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 - - 0 - .250 .250 .313
1891 Spiders 36 138 17 31 5 0 0 0 21 12 - 23 - - 1 - .225 .291 .261
1891 Phillies 19 73 5 21 1 1 0 0 11 4 - 6 - - 0 - .288 .325 .329
1893 Colonels 44 175 22 43 5 4 1 0 22 9 - 15 - - 0 - .246 .283 .337
1894 Colonels 60 221 26 61 11 7 0 0 32 13 - 12 6 - 3 - .276 .325 .389
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
13 Years 1,237 4,946 714 1,286 238 76 74 1 667 173 - 382 6 - 15 - .260 .287 .384
Jerry Denny

Jerry Denny Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1881 Grays 3B 85 - - 387 4.6 325 144 181 62 12 n/a n/a n/a .840 0.00 -
1882 Grays 3B 84 - - 397 4.7 342 136 206 55 7 n/a n/a n/a .861 0.00 -
1883 Grays 3B 98 - - 418 4.3 366 178 188 52 13 n/a n/a n/a .876 0.00 -
1884 Grays 1B 9 - - 96 10.7 94 90 4 2 6 n/a n/a n/a .979 0.00 -
1884 Grays 2B 3 - - 17 5.7 16 3 13 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .941 0.00 -
1884 Grays 3B 99 - - 357 3.6 312 144 168 45 5 n/a n/a n/a .874 0.00 -
1884 Grays C 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - - .000 0.00 -
1885 Grays 3B 83 - - 328 4.0 285 128 157 43 10 n/a n/a n/a .869 0.00 -
1886 Maroons 3B 117 - - 505 4.3 452 182 270 53 22 n/a n/a n/a .895 0.00 -
1886 Maroons SS 3 - - 18 6.0 16 4 12 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .889 0.00 -
1887 Hoosiers 2B 1 - - 10 10.0 10 5 5 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1887 Hoosiers 3B 116 - - 521 4.5 463 201 262 58 21 n/a n/a n/a .889 0.00 -
1887 Hoosiers RF 1 - - 2 2.0 1 1 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .500 0.00 -
1887 Hoosiers SS 4 - - 33 8.3 33 12 21 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1888 Hoosiers 2B 5 - - 27 5.4 21 12 9 6 0 n/a n/a n/a .778 0.00 -
1888 Hoosiers 3B 96 - - 416 4.3 372 158 214 44 14 n/a n/a n/a .894 0.00 -
1888 Hoosiers CF 1 - - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1888 Hoosiers P 1 0 12 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25 -
1888 Hoosiers SS 25 - - 167 6.7 153 65 88 14 9 n/a n/a n/a .916 0.00 -
1889 Hoosiers 2B 7 - - 45 6.4 41 22 19 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .911 0.00 -
1889 Hoosiers 3B 123 - - 520 4.2 475 199 276 45 12 n/a n/a n/a .913 0.00 -
1889 Hoosiers SS 5 - - 30 6.0 30 16 14 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1890 Giants 2B 1 - - 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1890 Giants 3B 106 - - 422 4.0 375 165 210 47 16 n/a n/a n/a .889 0.00 -
1890 Giants SS 7 - - 47 6.7 45 19 26 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .957 0.00 -
1891 Giants 3B 4 - - 10 2.5 7 5 2 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .700 0.00 -
1891 Spiders 3B 29 - - 112 3.9 99 39 60 13 1 n/a n/a n/a .884 0.00 -
1891 Spiders OF 7 - - 13 1.9 11 10 1 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .846 0.00 -
1891 Phillies 1B 12 - - 128 10.7 125 123 2 3 5 n/a n/a n/a .977 0.00 -
1891 Phillies 3B 7 - - 23 3.3 21 7 14 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .913 0.00 -
1893 Colonels 3B 2 - - 12 6.0 12 6 6 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1893 Colonels SS 42 - - 250 6.0 230 91 139 20 16 n/a n/a n/a .920 0.00 -
1894 Colonels 3B 60 - - 239 4.0 209 85 124 30 12 n/a n/a n/a .874 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
3B Totals 1,109 0 0 4,667 4.2 4,115 1,777 2,338 552 147 n/a n/a n/a .882 0.00 --
SS Totals 86 0 0 545 6.3 507 207 300 38 35 n/a n/a n/a .930 0.00 --
1B Totals 21 0 0 224 10.7 219 213 6 5 11 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 --
2B Totals 17 0 0 100 5.9 89 42 47 11 3 n/a n/a n/a .890 0.00 --
OF Totals 7 0 0 13 1.9 11 10 1 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .846 0.00 --
P Totals 1 0 12 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25 --
RF Totals 1 0 0 2 2.0 1 1 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .500 0.00 --
C Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 n/a n/a .000 0.00 --
CF Totals 1 0 0 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
13 Years 1,244 0 12 5,553 4.5 4,944 2,251 2,693 609 196 1 n/a n/a .890 11,124.00 --
Jerry Denny

Jerry Denny Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1881 Grays - - - - - n/a 320.0 7.3 13.3 - - -
1882 Grays - - - - - n/a 164.5 0.0 7.8 - - -
1883 Grays - - - - - n/a 49.1 0.0 7.1 - - -
1884 Grays - - - - - n/a 73.2 0.0 7.4 - - -
1885 Grays - - - - - n/a 106.0 6.0 13.3 - - -
1886 Maroons 16 - - - - n/a 52.8 0.0 7.7 - - -
1887 Hoosiers 29 - - - - n/a 46.4 23.2 5.3 - - -
1888 Hoosiers 32 - - - - n/a 43.7 6.6 8.3 0.25 2.25 9.00
1889 Hoosiers 22 - - - - n/a 32.1 9.2 5.2 - - -
1890 Giants 11 - - - - n/a 145.7 7.0 10.4 - - -
1891 Giants 2 - - - - n/a 0.0 5.3 16.0 - - -
1891 Spiders 3 - - - - n/a 0.0 6.0 6.6 - - -
1891 Phillies 1 - - - - n/a 0.0 12.2 6.6 - - -
1893 Colonels 4 - - - - n/a 175.0 11.7 8.0 - - -
1894 Colonels 10 - - - - n/a 0.0 18.4 6.9 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
13 Years 130 - - - - n/a 66.8 12.9 7.4 0.25 2.25 9.00
Jerry Denny

Jerry Denny Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1881 Providence Grays n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1882 Providence Grays n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1883 Providence Grays n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1884 Providence Grays n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1885 Providence Grays n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1886 St. Louis Maroons n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1888 Indianapolis Hoosiers n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1889 Indianapolis Hoosiers n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1890 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1891 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1891 Cleveland Spiders n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1891 Philadelphia Phillies n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1893 Louisville Colonels n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1894 Louisville Colonels n/a Undetermined n/a n/a


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