Ducky Hemp Stats

Ducky Hemp was born on Saturday, December 27, 1862, in St. Louis, Missouri. Hemp was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on October 6, 1887, with the Louisville Colonels. 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 Ducky Hemp baseball stats page.

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Ducky Hemp



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Birth Name:   William H. Hemp
Nickname:   Ducky
Born On:   12-27-1862  (Capricorn)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   St. Louis, Missouri
Year of Death Data Died On:   03-03-1923 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   St. Louis, Missouri
Cemetery:   Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-07½   Player Weight Chart Weight:   136
First Game:   10-06-1887 (Age 24)
Last Game:   08-25-1890
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Ducky Hemp Pitching Stats

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Ducky Hemp Hitting Stats

1887 25 Colonels 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 - - - 0 0 - .333 .500 .333
1890 28 Alleghenys 21 81 9 19 0 2 0 0 4 8 - 12 - - 1 - .235 .311 .284
1890 28 Stars 9 33 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 - - - 1 - .152 .176 .182
2 Years 31 117 11 25 2 2 0 0 5 9 0 12 - 0 2 - .214 .281 .265

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Ducky Hemp Fielding Stats

1887 Colonels RF 1 - - 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1890 Alleghenys OF 21 - - 45 2.1 39 34 5 6 3 n/a n/a n/a .867 0.00
1890 Stars OF 9 - - 19 2.1 18 14 4 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .947 0.00
OF Totals 30 0 0 64 2.1 57 48 9 7 5 n/a n/a n/a .891 0.00
RF Totals 1 0 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
2 Years 31 - - 65 2.1 57 48 9 8 5 n/a n/a n/a .877 0.00

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Ducky Hemp Miscellaneous Stats

1887 Colonels 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1890 Alleghenys 3 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 6.8 20.3 - - -
1890 Stars 1 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 33.0 - - -
2 Years 4 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 9.8 23.4 - - -

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Ducky Hemp Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1887 Louisville Colonels n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1890 Pittsburgh Alleghenys n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1890 Syracuse Stars n/a Undetermined n/a n/a

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