Bill Traffley Stats

Bill Traffley was born on Wednesday, December 21, 1859, in Staten Island, New York. Traffley was 18 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 27, 1878, with the Chicago White Stockings. 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 Bill Traffley baseball stats page.

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Bill Traffley



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Birth Name:   William Franklin Traffley
Nickname:   Bill
Born On:   12-21-1859  (Sagittarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Staten Island, New York
Year of Death Data Died On:   06-23-1908 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Des Moines, Iowa
Cemetery:   Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11½   Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   07-27-1878 (Age 18)
Last Game:   07-29-1886
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Bill Traffley Pitching Stats

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Bill Traffley Hitting Stats

1878 19 White Stockings 2 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - - 0 - .111 .111 .111
1883 24 Red Stockings 30 105 17 21 5 0 0 0 8 4 - - - - 0 - .200 .229 .248
1884 25 Orioles 53 210 25 37 4 6 0 0 0 3 - - - 0 1 - .176 .192 .252
1885 26 Orioles 69 254 27 39 4 5 1 0 20 17 - - - - 3 - .154 .215 .220
1886 27 Orioles 25 85 15 18 0 1 0 0 7 10 - - - - 0 - .212 .295 .235
5 Years 179 663 85 116 13 12 1 0 36 34 0 1 - 0 4 - .175 .220 .235

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Bill Traffley Fielding Stats

1878 White Stockings C 2 - - 10 5.0 10 7 3 0 0 10 - - 1.000 0.00
1883 Red Stockings C 29 - - 181 6.2 154 121 33 27 2 36 - - .851 0.00
1883 Red Stockings SS 2 - - 2 1.0 1 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .500 0.00
1884 Orioles 1B 1 - - 9 9.0 9 9 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1884 Orioles C 47 - - 408 8.7 378 321 57 30 6 65 - - .926 0.00
1884 Orioles RF 6 - - 6 1.0 6 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1885 Orioles 2B 3 - - 15 5.0 12 6 6 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .800 0.00
1885 Orioles C 61 - - 490 8.0 462 357 105 28 6 104 - - .943 0.00
1885 Orioles OF 10 - - 4 0.4 3 2 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .750 0.00
1886 Orioles C 25 - - 208 8.3 198 163 35 10 4 42 - - .952 0.00
C Totals 164 0 0 1,297 7.9 1,202 969 233 95 18 257 n/a n/a .927 0.00
OF Totals 10 0 0 4 0.4 3 2 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .750 0.00
RF Totals 6 0 0 6 1.0 6 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
2B Totals 3 0 0 15 5.0 12 6 6 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .800 0.00
SS Totals 2 0 0 2 1.0 1 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .500 0.00
1B Totals 1 0 0 9 9.0 9 9 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
5 Years 186 - - 1,333 7.2 1,233 992 241 100 19 257 n/a n/a .925 0.00

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Bill Traffley Miscellaneous Stats

1878 White Stockings - - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 9.0 9.0 - - -
1883 Red Stockings - - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 13.1 - - -
1884 Orioles - - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1885 Orioles - - - 0 0 n/a 254.0 0.0 12.7 - - -
1886 Orioles 8 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 12.1 - - -
5 Years 8 - - 0 0 n/a 663.0 663.0 18.4 - - -

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Bill Traffley Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1878 Chicago White Stockings n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1883 Cincinnati Red Stockings n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1884 Baltimore Orioles n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1885 Baltimore Orioles n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1886 Baltimore Orioles n/a Undetermined n/a n/a

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