Chief Yellow Horse was born on Monday, March 28, 1898, in Pawnee, Oklahoma. Yellow Horse was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 15, 1921, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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 Chief Yellow Horse baseball stats page.
"(Chief) Yellow Horse counseled many young Pawnee men to carry out their lives in a responsible manner, to be true to their Pawnee heritage first, and to pursue personal achievements second." - Author Todd Fuller in The (Baseball) Life of Moses Yellow Horse (2002)
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Chief Yellow HorseChief Yellow Horse Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1921 | 23 | Pirates | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2.98 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 48.1 | 195 | 45 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 13 | - | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
1922 | 24 | Pirates | 28 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 4.52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 77.2 | 337 | 92 | 39 | 48 | 0 | 20 | - | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
2 Years | 38 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 3.93 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 126.0 | 532 | 137 | 55 | 65 | 1 | 33 | - | 43 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
Chief Yellow HorseChief Yellow Horse Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1921 | 23 | Pirates | 10 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | .000 | .056 | .000 |
1922 | 24 | Pirates | 28 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | 0 | - | .316 | .316 | .316 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
2 Years | 38 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | .167 | .189 | .167 |
Chief Yellow HorseChief Yellow Horse Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1921 Pirates | P | 10 | 4 | 145 | 5 | 0.5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 0.74 |
1922 Pirates | P | 28 | 5 | 233 | 20 | 0.7 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 2.20 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 38 | 9 | 378 | 25 | 0.7 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .920 | 1.64 | |
2 Years | 38 | 9 | 378 | 25 | 0.7 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .920 | 1.64 |
Chief Yellow HorseChief Yellow Horse Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1921 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 1.46 | 3.54 | 2.42 |
1922 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.3 | 19.0 | 1.20 | 2.78 | 2.32 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
2 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.1 | 36.0 | 1.30 | 3.07 | 2.36 |
Chief Yellow HorseChief Yellow Horse Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1921 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1922 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
Chief Yellow Horse Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Moses James Yellow Horse (also Yellowhorse) was a Major League Baseball player with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1921-1922). Chief, his nickname, was a Native American who made his big league debut on April 15, 1921, and became the first full-blooded American Indian from the Pawnee tribe to play in the majors!
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