Ed Summers Stats

Ed Summers was born on Friday, December 5, 1884, in Ladoga, Indiana. Summers was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 16, 1908, with the Detroit Tigers. 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 Ed Summers baseball stats page.
"(Ed) Summers saw (Eddie) Cicotte throwing the pitch (knuckleball) and, using his influence, invented the fingertip version that is still common today." - Kirk Robinson in Steve Sparks to the Rescue (September 1, 2000)

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Ed Summers
 
 
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Birth Name:   Oron Edgar Summers
Nickname:   Kickapoo Ed
Born On:   12-05-1884
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Ladoga, Indiana
Zodiac:   Sagittarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   05-12-1953
Place of Death Data Died In:   Indianapolis, Indiana
Cemetery:   Ladoga Cemetery, Ladoga, Indiana
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02
Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   04-16-1908 (Age 23)
Last Game:   06-01-1912
Draft:   Not Applicable
Ed Summers

Ed Summers 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
1908 Tigers 40 32 8 24 12 .667 1.64 23 5 1 301.0 1,195 271 55 112 3 55 - 103 5 20 1 -
1909 Tigers 35 32 3 19 9 .679 2.24 24 3 1 281.2 1,132 243 70 91 4 52 - 107 5 10 1 -
1910 Tigers 30 25 2 13 12 .520 2.53 18 1 0 220.1 895 211 62 83 8 60 - 82 2 5 0 -
1911 Tigers 30 20 9 11 11 .500 3.66 13 0 1 179.1 751 189 73 108 3 51 - 65 3 11 0 -
1912 Tigers 3 3 0 1 1 .500 4.86 1 0 0 16.2 67 16 9 10 1 3 - 5 0 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
5 Years 138 112 22 68 45 .602 2.42 79 9 3 999.0 4,040 930 269 404 19 221 - 362 15 46 2 -
Ed Summers

Ed Summers Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1908 Tigers 40 113 6 14 2 0 0 0 5 0 - - 4 - 0 - .124 .124 .142
1909 Tigers 35 94 4 10 1 0 0 0 3 4 - - 3 - 0 - .106 .143 .117
1910 Tigers 30 76 4 14 1 0 2 0 7 1 - - 4 - 0 - .184 .195 .276
1911 Tigers 30 63 4 16 2 0 0 0 3 3 - - 3 - 0 - .254 .288 .286
1912 Tigers 3 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 - 0 - .500 .500 .500
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
5 Years 138 352 19 57 6 0 2 0 18 8 - - 14 - 0 - .162 .181 .196
Ed Summers

Ed Summers Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1908 Tigers P 40 32 903 117 2.9 110 20 90 7 2 n/a n/a n/a .940 3.29 -
1909 Tigers P 35 32 845 106 3.0 103 14 89 3 8 n/a n/a n/a .972 3.29 -
1910 Tigers P 30 25 661 91 3.0 88 14 74 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .967 3.59 -
1911 Tigers P 30 20 538 52 1.7 51 5 46 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .981 2.56 -
1912 Tigers P 3 3 50 6 2.0 6 1 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.24 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 138 112 2,997 372 2.7 358 54 304 14 12 n/a n/a n/a .962 3.23 --
5 Years 138 112 2,997 372 2.7 358 54 304 14 12 n/a n/a n/a .962 3.23 --
Ed Summers

Ed Summers Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1908 Tigers 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 22.6 1.87 3.08 1.64
1909 Tigers 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 31.3 2.06 3.42 1.66
1910 Tigers 1 - - - - n/a 38.0 0.0 10.9 1.37 3.35 2.45
1911 Tigers 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 21.0 1.27 3.26 2.56
1912 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.67 2.70 1.62
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
5 Years 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 176.0 0.0 19.6 1.64 3.26 1.99
Ed Summers

Ed Summers Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1908 Detroit Tigers n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1909 Detroit Tigers n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1910 Detroit Tigers n/a Undetermined n/a -
1911 Detroit Tigers n/a Undetermined n/a -
1912 Detroit Tigers n/a Undetermined n/a -




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