Roger Connor was born on Wednesday, July 1, 1857, in Waterbury, Connecticut. Connor was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 1, 1880, with the Troy Trojans. 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 Roger Connor baseball stats page.
"To New Yorkers, he was a superstar, and so much so that in 1915 a cub reporter, covering a Connecticut school game, came to understand just how much of an idol he was. Still a hero eighteen years after hanging up his cleats, Connor, a tall man with a handle-bar moustache could make kids stop in the streets and stand at respectful attention as he drove by in his horse-drawn buggy, making his daily rounds of the public schools." - Author David Quentin Voigt in American Baseball. Vol. 1: From Gentleman's Sport to the Commissioner System (Penn State Press, 1983, Page 116)
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Roger ConnorRoger Connor 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 |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Roger ConnorRoger Connor 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 |
| 1880 | 23 | Trojans | 83 | 340 | 53 | 113 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 13 | - | 21 | - | - | 0 | - | .332 | .357 | .459 |
| 1881 | 24 | Trojans | 85 | 367 | 55 | 107 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 15 | - | 20 | - | - | 0 | - | .292 | .319 | .387 |
| 1882 | 25 | Trojans | 81 | 349 | 65 | 115 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 13 | - | 20 | - | - | 0 | - | .330 | .354 | .530 |
| 1883 | 26 | Gothams | 98 | 409 | 80 | 146 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 25 | - | 16 | - | - | 0 | - | .357 | .394 | .506 |
| 1884 | 27 | Gothams | 116 | 477 | 98 | 151 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 82 | 38 | - | 32 | - | - | 0 | - | .317 | .367 | .417 |
| 1885 | 28 | Giants | 110 | 455 | 102 | 169 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 51 | - | 8 | - | - | 0 | - | .371 | .435 | .495 |
| 1886 | 29 | Giants | 118 | 485 | 105 | 172 | 29 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 71 | 41 | - | 15 | - | - | 0 | - | .355 | .405 | .540 |
| 1887 | 30 | Giants | 127 | 471 | 113 | 134 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 104 | 75 | - | 50 | - | - | 8 | - | .285 | .392 | .382 |
| 1888 | 31 | Giants | 134 | 481 | 98 | 140 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 71 | 73 | - | 44 | - | - | 4 | - | .291 | .389 | .480 |
| 1889 | 32 | Giants | 131 | 496 | 117 | 157 | 32 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 130 | 93 | - | 46 | - | - | 2 | - | .317 | .426 | .528 |
| 1890 | 33 | Giants | 123 | 484 | 133 | 169 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 103 | 88 | - | 32 | - | - | 1 | - | .349 | .450 | .548 |
| 1891 | 34 | Giants | 129 | 479 | 112 | 139 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 94 | 83 | - | 39 | - | - | 4 | - | .290 | .399 | .449 |
| 1892 | 35 | Phillies | 155 | 564 | 123 | 166 | 37 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 73 | 116 | - | 39 | - | - | 6 | - | .294 | .420 | .463 |
| 1893 | 36 | Giants | 135 | 511 | 111 | 156 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 105 | 91 | - | 26 | - | - | 3 | - | .305 | .413 | .450 |
| 1894 | 37 | Giants | 22 | 82 | 10 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | - | 0 | 4 | - | 0 | - | .293 | .356 | .415 |
| 1894 | 37 | Browns | 99 | 380 | 83 | 122 | 28 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 79 | 51 | - | 17 | 2 | - | 6 | - | .321 | .410 | .582 |
| 1895 | 38 | Browns | 103 | 398 | 78 | 131 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 77 | 63 | - | 10 | 2 | - | 2 | - | .329 | .423 | .508 |
| 1896 | 39 | Browns | 126 | 483 | 71 | 137 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 72 | 52 | - | 14 | 0 | - | 2 | - | .284 | .356 | .433 |
| 1897 | 40 | Browns | 22 | 83 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 13 | - | - | 1 | - | 0 | - | .229 | .333 | .325 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 18 Years | 1,997 | 7,794 | 1,620 | 2,467 | 441 | 233 | 138 | 2 | 1,322 | 1,002 | - | 449 | 9 | - | 38 | - | .317 | .397 | .486 | ||
Roger ConnorRoger Connor Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1880 Trojans | 3B | 83 | - | - | 335 | 4.0 | 275 | 116 | 159 | 60 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .821 | 0.00 |
| 1881 Trojans | 1B | 85 | - | - | 922 | 10.8 | 876 | 836 | 40 | 46 | 51 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 0.00 |
| 1882 Trojans | 1B | 43 | - | - | 489 | 11.4 | 465 | 443 | 22 | 24 | 31 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .951 | 0.00 |
| 1882 Trojans | 3B | 14 | - | - | 65 | 4.6 | 56 | 23 | 33 | 9 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .862 | 0.00 |
| 1882 Trojans | OF | 24 | - | - | 65 | 2.7 | 54 | 52 | 2 | 11 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .831 | 0.00 |
| 1883 Gothams | 1B | 98 | - | - | 1,042 | 10.6 | 998 | 958 | 40 | 44 | 37 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 0.00 |
| 1884 Gothams | 2B | 67 | - | - | 506 | 7.6 | 435 | 230 | 205 | 71 | 30 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .860 | 0.00 |
| 1884 Gothams | 3B | 12 | - | - | 45 | 3.8 | 33 | 11 | 22 | 12 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .733 | 0.00 |
| 1884 Gothams | OF | 37 | - | - | 78 | 2.1 | 65 | 58 | 7 | 13 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 0.00 |
| 1885 Giants | 1B | 110 | - | - | 1,251 | 11.4 | 1,220 | 1,178 | 42 | 31 | 66 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 0.00 |
| 1886 Giants | 1B | 118 | - | - | 1,263 | 10.7 | 1,229 | 1,164 | 65 | 34 | 55 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 0.00 |
| 1887 Giants | 1B | 127 | - | - | 1,379 | 10.9 | 1,369 | 1,325 | 44 | 10 | 67 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 0.00 |
| 1888 Giants | 1B | 133 | - | - | 1,406 | 10.6 | 1,380 | 1,337 | 43 | 26 | 57 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 0.00 |
| 1888 Giants | 2B | 1 | - | - | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1889 Giants | 1B | 131 | - | - | 1,327 | 10.1 | 1,297 | 1,265 | 32 | 30 | 68 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 0.00 |
| 1889 Giants | 3B | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1890 Giants | 1B | 123 | - | - | 1,436 | 11.7 | 1,415 | 1,335 | 80 | 21 | 79 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 0.00 |
| 1891 Giants | 1B | 129 | - | - | 1,443 | 11.2 | 1,418 | 1,362 | 56 | 25 | 77 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 0.00 |
| 1892 Phillies | 1B | 155 | - | - | 1,565 | 10.1 | 1,542 | 1,483 | 59 | 23 | 99 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 0.00 |
| 1893 Giants | 1B | 135 | - | - | 1,546 | 11.5 | 1,506 | 1,423 | 83 | 40 | 70 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 0.00 |
| 1893 Giants | 3B | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1894 Giants | 1B | 21 | - | - | 211 | 10.0 | 206 | 192 | 14 | 5 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 0.00 |
| 1894 Giants | RF | 1 | - | - | 5 | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 0.00 |
| 1894 Browns | 1B | 99 | - | - | 991 | 10.0 | 965 | 897 | 68 | 26 | 72 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 0.00 |
| 1895 Browns | 1B | 103 | - | - | 1,029 | 10.0 | 1,015 | 953 | 62 | 14 | 60 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 0.00 |
| 1896 Browns | 1B | 126 | - | - | 1,327 | 10.5 | 1,311 | 1,217 | 94 | 16 | 48 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 0.00 |
| 1897 Browns | 1B | 22 | - | - | 253 | 11.5 | 249 | 237 | 12 | 4 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 0.00 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1B Totals | 1,758 | 0 | 0 | 18,880 | 10.7 | 18,461 | 17,605 | 856 | 419 | 955 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 0.00 | |
| 3B Totals | 111 | 0 | 0 | 447 | 4.0 | 366 | 151 | 215 | 81 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .819 | 0.00 | |
| 2B Totals | 68 | 0 | 0 | 517 | 7.6 | 446 | 239 | 207 | 71 | 32 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .863 | 0.00 | |
| OF Totals | 61 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 2.3 | 119 | 110 | 9 | 24 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .832 | 0.00 | |
| RF Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 0.00 | |
| 18 Years | 1,999 | - | - | 19,992 | 10.0 | 19,396 | 18,108 | 1,288 | 596 | 999 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 0.00 | |
Roger ConnorRoger Connor 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 |
| 1880 Trojans | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 113.3 | 16.2 | 7.2 | - | - | - |
| 1881 Trojans | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 183.5 | 18.4 | 11.8 | - | - | - |
| 1882 Trojans | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 87.3 | 17.5 | 8.3 | - | - | - |
| 1883 Gothams | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 409.0 | 25.6 | 8.2 | - | - | - |
| 1884 Gothams | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 119.3 | 14.9 | 5.8 | - | - | - |
| 1885 Giants | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 455.0 | 56.9 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
| 1886 Giants | 17 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 69.3 | 32.3 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
| 1887 Giants | 43 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 27.7 | 9.4 | 4.5 | - | - | - |
| 1888 Giants | 27 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 34.4 | 10.9 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
| 1889 Giants | 21 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 38.2 | 10.8 | 3.8 | - | - | - |
| 1890 Giants | 22 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 34.6 | 15.1 | 4.7 | - | - | - |
| 1891 Giants | 27 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 68.4 | 12.3 | 5.1 | - | - | - |
| 1892 Phillies | 22 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 47.0 | 14.5 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
| 1893 Giants | 24 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 46.5 | 19.7 | 4.9 | - | - | - |
| 1894 Giants | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 82.0 | 0.0 | 5.9 | - | - | - |
| 1894 Browns | 17 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 54.3 | 22.4 | 4.8 | - | - | - |
| 1895 Browns | 9 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 49.8 | 39.8 | 5.2 | - | - | - |
| 1896 Browns | 10 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 43.9 | 34.5 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
| 1897 Browns | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 83.0 | 0.0 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 18 Years | 244 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 56.5 | 17.4 | 5.9 | - | - | - |
Roger ConnorRoger Connor Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1880 Troy Trojans | n/a | $750.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 1881 Troy Trojans | n/a | $900.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 1882 Troy Trojans | n/a | $1,200.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 1883 New York Gothams | n/a | $2,000.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 1884 New York Gothams | n/a | $2,000.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 1885 New York Giants | n/a | $2,200.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 1886 New York Giants | n/a | $3,000.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 1887 New York Giants | n/a | $3,000.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 1888 New York Giants | n/a | $3,000.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 1889 New York Giants | n/a | $3,500.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 1890 New York Giants | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1891 New York Giants | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1892 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1893 New York Giants | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1894 New York Giants | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1894 St. Louis Browns | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1895 St. Louis Browns | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1896 St. Louis Browns | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1897 St. Louis Browns | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| Roger Connor Stats by Baseball Almanac | ||||

Did you know that Roger Connor, on September 9, 1881, hit the first ever walk-off super slam (a grand slam in the ninth inning that is hit when the team is down by three runs)?

Roger Connor | National Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque | Class of 1976 (HOF)
The Veteran's Committee inducted Roger Connor into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1976 (see article below), partly because of these notable accomplishments: eight 100 runs scored seasons (1885, 1886, 1887, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893), four 100 RBI Seasons (1887, 1889, 1890, 1893), two triples titles (1882, 1886), two slugging titles (1889, 1890), and he led his league in each of these stats once; bases on balls (1888), batting average (1885), doubles (1892), hits (1885), on base percentage (1885), RBIs (1889), singles (1885) and total bases (1885).
NEW YORK (AP): You're no kid if you saw Roger Connor play major league baseball. And you're forgiven if you've never heard of him, even if you are a baseball buff.
But the Baseball Hall of Fame Veterans Committee remembered him Monday after dusting off some old record books. They showed that Connor, who died 45 years ago in his native Waterbury, Conn. had a .325 major league batting mark through 18 seasons (with) four National League clubs from 1880 to 1897.
It also showed that when he broke in as a third baseman he threw left-handed, not uncommon in those dead ball days, but primarily was a first baseman. His best year was 1887 when he hit .383 with 17 home runs for New York. In that season bases on balls counted as base hits.
The veterans committee, which votes on players retired from the major leagues for at least 25 years and persons in the executive-manager-umpire category who have been retired five years, also elected Fred Lindstrom, a good fielding, .300-plus hitter for John McGraw's New York Giants.
Source: The Evening News (02/03/1976, 'Group Remember Roger Connor', Sports, Page 5B)

Roger Conner | 1888 Old Judge Roger Connor Cigarette Card
Roger Connor - a home run champion only once, in 1890 (14) - broke the record for most home runs in a career in 1895, when he passed Harry Stovey who finished his career with 122 home runs. Connor held (and continued to raise) the record from 1895 through his retirement in 1897, finishing with 138 home runs. A mark that stood until Babe Ruth passed him in 1921.