Chief Yellow Horse Stats

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.

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"(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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Birth Name:   Moses James Yellow Horse
Nickname:   Chief
Born On:   03-28-1898  (Aries)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Pawnee, Oklahoma
Year of Death Data Died On:   04-10-1964 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Pawnee, Oklahoma
Cemetery:   North Indian Cemetery, Pawnee, Oklahoma
High School:   Chilocco Indian School (Chilocoo, OK)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10   Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   04-15-1921 (Age 23)
Last Game:   10-01-1922
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Chief Yellow Horse Pitching Stats

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 -
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 -

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Chief Yellow Horse Hitting Stats

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
2 Years 38 36 3 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 2 0 1 - .167 .189 .167

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Chief Yellow Horse Fielding Stats

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
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

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Chief Yellow Horse Miscellaneous Stats

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
2 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.1 36.0 1.30 3.07 2.36

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Chief Yellow Horse Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1921 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a -
1922 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a -

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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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