Joe Hornung Stats

Joe Hornung was born on Friday, June 12, 1857, in Carthage, New York. Hornung was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 1, 1879, with the Buffalo Bisons. 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 Joe Hornung baseball stats page.
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Joe Hornung
 
 
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Birth Name:   Michael Joseph Hornung
Nickname:   Ubbo Ubbo
Born On:   06-12-1857
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Carthage, New York
Zodiac:   Gemini
Year of Death Data Died On:   10-30-1931
Place of Death Data Died In:   Howard Beach, New York
Cemetery:   Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-08½
Player Weight Chart Weight:   164
First Game:   05-01-1879 (Age 21)
Last Game:   10-03-1890
Draft:   Not Applicable
Joe Hornung

Joe Hornung 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
1880 Bisons 1 0 1 0 0 .000 6.00 0 0 0 3.0 13 2 2 2 0 1 - 0 1 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 6.00 0 0 0 3.0 13 2 2 2 0 1 - 0 1 0 0 -
Joe Hornung

Joe Hornung Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1879 Bisons 78 319 46 85 18 7 0 0 38 2 - 27 - - 0 - .266 .271 .367
1880 Bisons 85 342 47 91 8 11 1 0 42 8 - 29 - - 0 - .266 .283 .363
1881 Red Caps 83 324 40 78 12 8 2 0 25 5 - 25 - - 0 - .241 .252 .346
1882 Red Caps 85 388 67 117 14 11 1 0 50 2 - - - - 0 - .302 .305 .402
1883 Beaneaters 98 446 107 124 25 13 8 0 66 8 - - - - 0 - .278 .291 .446
1884 Beaneaters 115 518 119 139 27 10 7 0 51 17 - - - - 0 - .268 .292 .400
1885 Beaneaters 25 109 14 22 4 1 1 0 7 1 - - - - 0 - .202 .209 .284
1886 Beaneaters 94 424 67 109 12 2 2 0 40 10 - - - - 0 - .257 .274 .309
1887 Beaneaters 98 437 85 118 10 6 5 0 49 17 - 28 - - 3 - .270 .302 .316
1888 Beaneaters 107 431 61 103 11 7 3 0 53 16 - 39 - - 2 - .239 .269 .318
1889 Orioles 135 533 73 122 13 9 1 0 78 22 - 72 - - 7 - .229 .269 .293
1890 Giants 120 513 62 122 18 5 0 0 65 12 - 37 - - 2 - .238 .258 .292
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
12 Years 1,123 4,784 788 1,230 172 90 31 0 564 120 - 257 - - 14 - .257 .277 .350
Joe Hornung

Joe Hornung Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1879 Bisons 1B 1 - - 6 6.0 6 6 0 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1879 Bisons OF 77 - - 167 2.2 141 129 12 26 1 n/a n/a n/a .844 0.00 -
1880 Bisons 1B 18 - - 198 11.0 186 179 7 12 3 n/a n/a n/a .939 0.00 -
1880 Bisons 2B 5 - - 33 6.6 29 13 16 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .879 0.00 -
1880 Bisons LF 67 - - 159 2.4 139 127 12 20 2 n/a n/a n/a .874 0.00 -
1880 Bisons P 1 0 9 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00 -
1881 Red Caps OF 83 - - 229 2.8 217 198 19 12 5 n/a n/a n/a .948 0.00 -
1882 Red Caps 1B 1 - - 6 6.0 6 5 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1882 Red Caps LF 84 - - 220 2.6 205 191 14 15 4 n/a n/a n/a .932 0.00 -
1883 Beaneaters 3B 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1883 Beaneaters LF 98 - - 203 2.1 190 175 15 13 3 n/a n/a n/a .936 0.00 -
1884 Beaneaters 1B 6 - - 54 9.0 51 51 0 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .944 0.00 -
1884 Beaneaters LF 110 - - 214 1.9 196 182 14 18 1 n/a n/a n/a .916 0.00 -
1885 Beaneaters LF 25 - - 37 1.5 34 33 1 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .919 0.00 -
1886 Beaneaters LF 94 - - 210 2.2 199 187 12 11 1 n/a n/a n/a .948 0.00 -
1887 Beaneaters LF 98 - - 230 2.3 215 192 23 15 3 n/a n/a n/a .935 0.00 -
1888 Beaneaters OF 107 - - 170 1.6 161 151 10 9 0 n/a n/a n/a .947 0.00 -
1889 Orioles 3B 1 - - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1889 Orioles OF 134 - - 309 2.3 282 250 32 27 10 n/a n/a n/a .913 0.00 -
1890 Giants 1B 36 - - 386 10.7 377 363 14 9 23 n/a n/a n/a .977 0.00 -
1890 Giants 3B 5 - - 21 4.2 17 11 6 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .810 0.00 -
1890 Giants OF 77 - - 131 1.7 122 110 12 9 3 n/a n/a n/a .931 0.00 -
1890 Giants SS 2 - - 10 5.0 8 4 4 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .800 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
LF Totals 576 0 0 1,273 2.2 1,178 1,087 91 95 14 n/a n/a n/a .925 0.00 --
OF Totals 478 0 0 1,006 2.1 923 838 85 83 19 n/a n/a n/a .917 0.00 --
1B Totals 62 0 0 650 10.5 626 604 22 24 29 n/a n/a n/a .963 0.00 --
3B Totals 7 0 0 22 3.1 18 12 6 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .818 0.00 --
2B Totals 5 0 0 33 6.6 29 13 16 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .879 0.00 --
SS Totals 2 0 0 10 5.0 8 4 4 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .800 0.00 --
P Totals 1 0 9 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00 --
12 Years 1,131 0 9 2,995 2.6 2,783 2,558 225 212 66 n/a n/a n/a .929 8,349.00 --
Joe Hornung

Joe Hornung Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1879 Bisons - - - - - n/a 0.0 11.8 8.4 - - -
1880 Bisons - - - - - n/a 342.0 11.8 8.1 0.00 0.00 3.00
1881 Red Caps - - - - - n/a 162.0 13.0 13.0 - - -
1882 Red Caps - - - - - n/a 388.0 0.0 7.8 - - -
1883 Beaneaters - - - - - n/a 55.8 0.0 6.8 - - -
1884 Beaneaters - - - - - n/a 74.0 0.0 10.2 - - -
1885 Beaneaters - - - - - n/a 109.0 0.0 15.6 - - -
1886 Beaneaters 16 - - - - n/a 212.0 0.0 10.6 - - -
1887 Beaneaters 41 - - - - n/a 87.4 15.6 8.9 - - -
1888 Beaneaters 29 - - - - n/a 143.7 11.1 8.1 - - -
1889 Orioles 34 - - - - n/a 533.0 7.4 6.8 - - -
1890 Giants 39 - - - - n/a 0.0 13.9 7.9 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
12 Years 159 - - - - n/a 154.3 18.6 8.5 0.00 0.00 3.00
Joe Hornung

Joe Hornung Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1879 Buffalo Bisons n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1880 Buffalo Bisons n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1881 Boston Red Caps n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1882 Boston Red Caps n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1883 Boston Beaneaters n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1884 Boston Beaneaters n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1885 Boston Beaneaters n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1886 Boston Beaneaters n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1887 Boston Beaneaters n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1888 Boston Beaneaters n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1889 Baltimore Orioles n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1890 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a n/a




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