George Townsend Stats

George Townsend was born on Tuesday, June 4, 1867, in Hartsdale, New York. Townsend was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 25, 1887, with the Philadelphia Athletics. 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 George Townsend baseball stats page.
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George Townsend
 
 
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Birth Name:   George Hodgson Townsend
Nickname:   Sleepy
Born On:   06-04-1867  (Gemini)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Hartsdale, New York
Year of Death Data Died On:   03-15-1930 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   New Haven, Connecticut
Cemetery:   Alderbrook Cemetery, Guilford, Connecticut
High School:   Undetermined
College:   New York University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-07½   Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   06-25-1887 (Age 20)
Last Game:   10-06-1891
Draft:   Not Applicable
George Townsend

George Townsend 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
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
George Townsend

George Townsend Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1887 20 Athletics 31 112 12 24 3 0 0 0 14 3 - - - - 0 - .214 .235 .214
1888 21 Athletics 42 161 13 25 6 0 0 0 12 4 - - - - 1 - .155 .181 .193
1890 23 Orioles 18 67 6 16 4 1 0 0 9 4 - - - - 0 - .239 .282 .328
1891 24 Orioles 61 204 29 39 5 4 0 0 18 20 - 21 - - 5 - .191 .279 .255
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
4 Years 152 544 60 104 18 5 0 0 53 31 - 21 - - 6 - .191 .243 .243
George Townsend

George Townsend Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1887 Athletics C 28 - - 163 5.8 141 99 42 22 1 26 - - .865 0.00
1887 Athletics OF 3 - - 3 1.0 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1888 Athletics C 42 - - 330 7.9 301 225 76 29 2 46 - - .912 0.00
1890 Orioles C 18 - - 114 6.3 106 72 34 8 2 7 - - .930 0.00
1891 Orioles C 58 - - 285 4.9 259 191 68 26 5 23 - - .909 0.00
1891 Orioles OF 3 - - 1 0.3 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
C Totals 146 0 0 892 6.1 807 587 220 85 10 102 n/a n/a .905 0.00
OF Totals 6 0 0 4 0.7 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
4 Years 152 - - 896 5.9 811 591 220 85 10 102 n/a n/a .905 0.00
George Townsend

George Townsend Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1887 Athletics 8 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 8.0 - - -
1888 Athletics 2 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 13.4 - - -
1890 Orioles 3 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 7.4 - - -
1891 Orioles 3 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 9.7 11.3 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
4 Years 16 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 25.9 10.3 - - -
George Townsend

George Townsend Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1887 Philadelphia Athletics n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1888 Philadelphia Athletics n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1890 Baltimore Orioles n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1891 Baltimore Orioles n/a Undetermined n/a n/a




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