Steve Yerkes Stats

Steve Yerkes was born on Tuesday, May 15, 1888, in Hatboro, Pennsylvania. Yerkes was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 16, 1909, with the Boston Red Sox. 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 Steve Yerkes baseball stats page.

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Steve Yerkes
 
 
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Birth Name:   Stephen Douglas Yerkes
Nickname:   Steve
Born On:   05-15-1888  (Taurus)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Hatboro, Pennsylvania
Year of Death Data Died On:   01-31-1971 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Lansdale, Pennsylvania
Cemetery:   Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
High School:   Millville High School (Millville, NJ)
College:   University of Pennsylvania
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-09   Player Weight Chart Weight:   165
First Game:   09-16-1909 (Age 21)
Last Game:   10-01-1916
Draft:   Not Applicable
Steve Yerkes

Steve Yerkes 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
Steve Yerkes

Steve Yerkes Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1909 21 Red Sox 5 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 - 0 - .286 .286 .286
1911 23 Red Sox 142 502 70 140 24 3 1 0 57 52 - - 31 - 6 - .279 .354 .345
1912 24 Red Sox 131 523 73 132 22 6 0 0 42 41 - - 25 - 4 - .252 .312 .317
1913 25 Red Sox 137 483 67 129 29 6 1 0 48 50 - 32 25 - 2 - .267 .338 .358
1914 26 Red Sox 92 293 23 64 17 2 1 0 23 14 - 23 12 - 2 - .218 .259 .300
1914 26 Rebels 39 142 18 48 9 5 1 0 25 11 - 13 5 - 0 - .338 .386 .493
1915 27 Rebels 121 434 44 125 17 8 1 0 49 30 - 27 14 - 2 - .288 .337 .371
1916 28 Cubs 44 137 12 36 6 2 1 0 10 9 - 7 3 - 0 - .263 .308 .358
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
7 Years 711 2,521 307 676 124 32 6 0 254 207 - 102 115 - 16 - .268 .328 .350
Steve Yerkes

Steve Yerkes Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1909 Red Sox SS 2 - - 3 1.5 3 1 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1911 Red Sox 2B 14 - - 73 5.2 70 40 30 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .959 0.00
1911 Red Sox 3B 11 - - 41 3.7 37 16 21 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .902 0.00
1911 Red Sox SS 116 - - 614 5.3 569 232 337 45 37 n/a n/a n/a .927 0.00
1912 Red Sox 2B 131 - - 601 4.6 567 244 323 34 39 n/a n/a n/a .943 0.00
1913 Red Sox 2B 129 - - 586 4.5 561 220 341 25 31 n/a n/a n/a .957 0.00
1914 Red Sox 2B 91 - - 430 4.7 418 177 241 12 38 n/a n/a n/a .972 0.00
1914 Rebels SS 39 - - 234 6.0 228 89 139 6 13 n/a n/a n/a .974 0.00
1915 Rebels 2B 114 - - 583 5.1 564 242 322 19 38 n/a n/a n/a .967 0.00
1915 Rebels SS 8 - - 32 4.0 27 13 14 5 4 n/a n/a n/a .844 0.00
1916 Cubs 2B 41 41 921 210 5.1 193 79 114 17 14 n/a n/a n/a .919 5.66
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
2B Totals 520 41 921 2,483 4.8 2,373 1,002 1,371 110 162 n/a n/a n/a .956 69.57
SS Totals 165 0 0 883 5.4 827 335 492 56 54 n/a n/a n/a .937 0.00
3B Totals 11 0 0 41 3.7 37 16 21 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .902 0.00
7 Years 696 41 921 3,407 4.9 3,237 1,353 1,884 170 216 n/a n/a n/a .950 94.90
Steve Yerkes

Steve Yerkes Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1909 Red Sox 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1911 Red Sox 14 - - 0 0 n/a 502.0 0.0 8.8 - - -
1912 Red Sox 4 16 .200 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 12.5 - - -
1913 Red Sox 11 - - 0 0 n/a 483.0 15.1 10.1 - - -
1914 Red Sox 5 6 .455 0 0 n/a 293.0 12.7 12.7 - - -
1914 Rebels 2 - - 0 0 n/a 142.0 10.9 5.7 - - -
1915 Rebels 17 - - 0 0 n/a 434.0 16.1 8.9 - - -
1916 Cubs 1 0 1.000 0 0 n/a 137.0 19.6 13.7 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
7 Years 54 22 .711 0 0 n/a 420.2 24.7 9.9 - - -
Steve Yerkes

Steve Yerkes Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1909 Boston Red Sox n/a Undetermined n/a -
1911 Boston Red Sox n/a Undetermined n/a -
1912 Boston Red Sox n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1913 Boston Red Sox n/a Undetermined n/a -
1914 Boston Red Sox n/a Undetermined n/a -
1914 Pittsburgh Rebels n/a Undetermined n/a -
1915 Pittsburgh Rebels n/a Undetermined n/a -
1916 Chicago Cubs n/a Undetermined n/a -


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