Bobby Wallace was born on Tuesday, November 4, 1873, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Wallace was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 15, 1894, with the Cleveland Spiders. 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 Bobby Wallace baseball stats page.
"The best player in the American League, the only man I would get if I could, plays on a tail-end team, and few people pay any attention to him. I mean Bobby Wallace of St. Louis. There's a boy who can play any position and hit. I wish I had him." - Pirates Owner Barney Dreyfuss (1902)
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Bobby WallaceBobby Wallace 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 |
| 1894 | 21 | Spiders | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 5.19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 | 0 | 28 | 15 | 25 | 1 | 20 | - | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1895 | 22 | Spiders | 30 | 28 | 2 | 12 | 14 | .462 | 4.09 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 228.2 | 0 | 271 | 104 | 166 | 3 | 87 | - | 63 | 9 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1896 | 23 | Spiders | 22 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 7 | .588 | 3.34 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 145.1 | 0 | 167 | 54 | 75 | 2 | 49 | - | 46 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1902 | 29 | Browns | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 4 Years | 57 | 48 | 9 | 24 | 22 | .522 | 3.87 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 402.0 | 0 | 469 | 173 | 268 | 6 | 156 | 0 | 120 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Bobby WallaceBobby Wallace 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 |
| 1894 | 21 | Spiders | 4 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | .154 | .154 | .231 |
| 1895 | 22 | Spiders | 30 | 98 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | - | 17 | 6 | - | 2 | - | .214 | .274 | .296 |
| 1896 | 23 | Spiders | 45 | 149 | 19 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 11 | - | 21 | 4 | - | 0 | - | .235 | .288 | .336 |
| 1897 | 24 | Spiders | 130 | 516 | 99 | 173 | 33 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 112 | 48 | - | - | 14 | - | 2 | - | .335 | .394 | .504 |
| 1898 | 25 | Spiders | 154 | 593 | 81 | 160 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 99 | 63 | - | - | 11 | - | 4 | - | .270 | .344 | .371 |
| 1899 | 26 | Perfectos | 151 | 577 | 91 | 170 | 28 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 108 | 54 | - | - | 5 | - | 2 | - | .295 | .357 | .454 |
| 1900 | 27 | Cardinals | 126 | 485 | 70 | 130 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 70 | 40 | - | - | 4 | - | 3 | - | .268 | .328 | .381 |
| 1901 | 28 | Cardinals | 134 | 550 | 69 | 178 | 34 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 91 | 20 | - | - | 10 | - | 3 | - | .324 | .351 | .451 |
| 1902 | 29 | Browns | 133 | 494 | 71 | 141 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 45 | - | - | 6 | - | 4 | - | .285 | .350 | .393 |
| 1903 | 30 | Browns | 135 | 511 | 63 | 136 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 28 | - | - | 9 | - | 4 | - | .266 | .309 | .341 |
| 1904 | 31 | Browns | 139 | 541 | 57 | 149 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 42 | - | - | 8 | - | 2 | - | .275 | .330 | .355 |
| 1905 | 32 | Browns | 156 | 587 | 67 | 159 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 45 | - | - | 8 | - | 1 | - | .271 | .324 | .349 |
| 1906 | 33 | Browns | 139 | 476 | 64 | 123 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 58 | - | - | 13 | - | 4 | - | .258 | .344 | .345 |
| 1907 | 34 | Browns | 147 | 538 | 56 | 138 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 54 | - | - | 9 | - | 3 | - | .257 | .328 | .320 |
| 1908 | 35 | Browns | 137 | 487 | 59 | 123 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 52 | - | - | 19 | - | 2 | - | .253 | .327 | .324 |
| 1909 | 36 | Browns | 116 | 403 | 36 | 96 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 38 | - | - | 6 | - | 4 | - | .238 | .310 | .278 |
| 1910 | 37 | Browns | 138 | 508 | 47 | 131 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 49 | - | - | 10 | - | 1 | - | .258 | .324 | .323 |
| 1911 | 38 | Browns | 125 | 410 | 35 | 95 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 46 | - | - | 6 | - | 2 | - | .232 | .312 | .271 |
| 1912 | 39 | Browns | 100 | 323 | 39 | 78 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 43 | - | - | 5 | - | 1 | - | .241 | .332 | .316 |
| 1913 | 40 | Browns | 55 | 147 | 11 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | - | 16 | 8 | - | 3 | - | .211 | .293 | .245 |
| 1914 | 41 | Browns | 26 | 73 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - | 13 | 4 | - | 0 | - | .219 | .269 | .274 |
| 1915 | 42 | Browns | 9 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | .231 | .444 | .385 |
| 1916 | 43 | Browns | 14 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | - | .278 | .350 | .278 |
| 1917 | 44 | Cardinals | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | - | .100 | .100 | .100 |
| 1918 | 45 | Cardinals | 32 | 98 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - | 9 | 4 | - | 0 | - | .153 | .202 | .163 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 25 Years | 2,383 | 8,618 | 1,057 | 2,309 | 391 | 143 | 34 | 1 | 1,121 | 774 | 0 | 79 | 173 | - | 47 | - | .268 | .332 | .358 | ||
Bobby WallaceBobby Wallace Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1894 Spiders | P | 4 | 3 | 78 | 11 | 2.8 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.81 |
| 1895 Spiders | P | 30 | 28 | 686 | 89 | 3.0 | 81 | 15 | 66 | 8 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .910 | 3.19 |
| 1896 Spiders | 1B | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1896 Spiders | OF | 23 | - | - | 40 | 1.7 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 0.00 |
| 1896 Spiders | P | 22 | 16 | 436 | 42 | 1.9 | 39 | 7 | 32 | 3 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .929 | 2.42 |
| 1897 Spiders | 3B | 130 | - | - | 473 | 3.6 | 439 | 190 | 249 | 34 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .928 | 0.00 |
| 1897 Spiders | LF | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .667 | 0.00 |
| 1898 Spiders | 2B | 13 | - | - | 86 | 6.6 | 83 | 47 | 36 | 3 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 0.00 |
| 1898 Spiders | 3B | 141 | - | - | 566 | 4.0 | 530 | 201 | 329 | 36 | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .936 | 0.00 |
| 1899 Perfectos | 3B | 52 | - | - | 252 | 4.8 | 234 | 84 | 150 | 18 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .929 | 0.00 |
| 1899 Perfectos | SS | 100 | - | - | 679 | 6.8 | 624 | 238 | 386 | 55 | 40 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .919 | 0.00 |
| 1900 Cardinals | 3B | 1 | - | - | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1900 Cardinals | SS | 126 | - | - | 829 | 6.6 | 774 | 327 | 447 | 55 | 31 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .934 | 0.00 |
| 1901 Cardinals | SS | 134 | - | - | 934 | 7.0 | 868 | 326 | 542 | 66 | 67 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .929 | 0.00 |
| 1902 Browns | P | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
| 1902 Browns | RF | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1902 Browns | SS | 131 | - | - | 815 | 6.2 | 773 | 299 | 474 | 42 | 64 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .948 | 0.00 |
| 1903 Browns | SS | 135 | - | - | 812 | 6.0 | 750 | 282 | 468 | 62 | 53 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .924 | 0.00 |
| 1904 Browns | SS | 139 | - | - | 829 | 6.0 | 785 | 303 | 482 | 44 | 37 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 0.00 |
| 1905 Browns | SS | 156 | - | - | 953 | 6.1 | 891 | 385 | 506 | 62 | 40 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .935 | 0.00 |
| 1906 Browns | SS | 138 | - | - | 811 | 5.9 | 770 | 309 | 461 | 41 | 47 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .949 | 0.00 |
| 1907 Browns | SS | 147 | - | - | 909 | 6.2 | 855 | 338 | 517 | 54 | 52 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 0.00 |
| 1908 Browns | SS | 137 | - | - | 837 | 6.1 | 796 | 286 | 510 | 41 | 45 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .951 | 0.00 |
| 1909 Browns | 3B | 29 | - | - | 111 | 3.8 | 106 | 49 | 57 | 5 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 0.00 |
| 1909 Browns | SS | 87 | - | - | 499 | 5.7 | 472 | 193 | 279 | 27 | 34 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .946 | 0.00 |
| 1910 Browns | 3B | 39 | - | - | 168 | 4.3 | 158 | 58 | 100 | 10 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .940 | 0.00 |
| 1910 Browns | SS | 99 | - | - | 635 | 6.4 | 602 | 258 | 344 | 33 | 37 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .948 | 0.00 |
| 1911 Browns | 2B | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1911 Browns | SS | 124 | - | - | 739 | 6.0 | 697 | 280 | 417 | 42 | 47 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .943 | 0.00 |
| 1912 Browns | 2B | 2 | - | - | 15 | 7.5 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 0.00 |
| 1912 Browns | 3B | 10 | - | - | 38 | 3.8 | 36 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 0.00 |
| 1912 Browns | SS | 87 | - | - | 484 | 5.6 | 456 | 185 | 271 | 28 | 29 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .942 | 0.00 |
| 1913 Browns | 3B | 7 | - | - | 31 | 4.4 | 31 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1913 Browns | SS | 39 | - | - | 175 | 4.5 | 163 | 67 | 96 | 12 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .931 | 0.00 |
| 1914 Browns | 3B | 2 | - | - | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1914 Browns | SS | 19 | - | - | 81 | 4.3 | 72 | 26 | 46 | 9 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 0.00 |
| 1915 Browns | SS | 9 | 5 | 54 | 33 | 3.7 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .848 | 14.00 |
| 1916 Browns | 3B | 9 | 4 | 105 | 24 | 2.7 | 23 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 5.91 |
| 1916 Browns | SS | 5 | 0 | - | 13 | 2.6 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 0.00 |
| 1917 Cardinals | 3B | 5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1917 Cardinals | SS | 2 | 1 | - | 11 | 5.5 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 0.00 |
| 1918 Cardinals | 2B | 17 | 15 | 381 | 98 | 5.8 | 94 | 40 | 54 | 4 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .959 | 6.66 |
| 1918 Cardinals | 3B | 1 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 2.45 |
| 1918 Cardinals | SS | 12 | 9 | 201 | 52 | 4.3 | 47 | 20 | 27 | 5 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .904 | 6.31 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| SS Totals | 1,826 | 15 | 255 | 11,130 | 6.1 | 10,445 | 4,142 | 6,303 | 685 | 642 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 1.00 | |
| 3B Totals | 426 | 5 | 138 | 1,676 | 3.9 | 1,569 | 613 | 956 | 107 | 60 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .936 | 306.98 | |
| P Totals | 57 | 48 | 1,206 | 143 | 2.5 | 132 | 24 | 108 | 11 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 2.96 | |
| 2B Totals | 33 | 15 | 381 | 201 | 6.1 | 193 | 99 | 94 | 8 | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 13.68 | |
| OF Totals | 23 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1.7 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 0.00 | |
| 1B Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
| LF Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .667 | 0.00 | |
| RF Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
| 25 Years | 2,368 | 83 | 1,980 | 13,197 | 5.6 | 12,383 | 4,918 | 7,465 | 814 | 722 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 168.86 | |
Bobby WallaceBobby Wallace 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 |
| 1894 Spiders | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.50 | 3.46 | 6.92 |
| 1895 Spiders | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.8 | 9.8 | 0.72 | 2.48 | 3.42 |
| 1896 Spiders | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 149.0 | 7.1 | 8.8 | 0.94 | 2.85 | 3.03 |
| 1897 Spiders | 14 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 129.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | - | - | - |
| 1898 Spiders | 7 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 197.7 | 0.0 | 6.0 | - | - | - |
| 1899 Perfectos | 17 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 48.1 | 0.0 | 5.3 | - | - | - |
| 1900 Cardinals | 7 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 121.3 | 0.0 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
| 1901 Cardinals | 15 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 275.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | - | - | - |
| 1902 Browns | 18 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 494.0 | 0.0 | 7.8 | 0.00 | 4.50 | 0.00 |
| 1903 Browns | 10 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 511.0 | 0.0 | 9.5 | - | - | - |
| 1904 Browns | 20 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 270.5 | 0.0 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
| 1905 Browns | 13 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 587.0 | 0.0 | 9.9 | - | - | - |
| 1906 Browns | 24 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 238.0 | 0.0 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
| 1907 Browns | 16 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
| 1908 Browns | 5 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 487.0 | 0.0 | 8.1 | - | - | - |
| 1909 Browns | 7 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.5 | - | - | - |
| 1910 Browns | 12 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.7 | - | - | - |
| 1911 Browns | 8 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.2 | - | - | - |
| 1912 Browns | 3 | 8 | .273 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.4 | - | - | - |
| 1913 Browns | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.2 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
| 1914 Browns | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.6 | 14.6 | - | - | - |
| 1915 Browns | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | - | - | - |
| 1916 Browns | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | - | - | - |
| 1917 Cardinals | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 10.0 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
| 1918 Cardinals | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 10.9 | 24.5 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 25 Years | 201 | 10 | .953 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 253.5 | 109.1 | 7.7 | 0.77 | 2.69 | 3.49 |
Bobby WallaceBobby Wallace Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1894 Cleveland Spiders | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1895 Cleveland Spiders | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1896 Cleveland Spiders | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1897 Cleveland Spiders | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1898 Cleveland Spiders | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1899 St. Louis Perfectos | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1900 St. Louis Cardinals | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1901 St. Louis Cardinals | n/a | $2,800.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 1902 St. Louis Browns | n/a | $6,500.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 1903 St. Louis Browns | n/a | $6,500.00 | n/a | - |
| 1904 St. Louis Browns | n/a | $6,500.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 1905 St. Louis Browns | n/a | $6,500.00 | n/a | - |
| 1906 St. Louis Browns | n/a | $6,500.00 | n/a | - |
| 1907 St. Louis Browns | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1908 St. Louis Browns | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1909 St. Louis Browns | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1910 St. Louis Browns | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1911 St. Louis Browns | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1912 St. Louis Browns | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1913 St. Louis Browns | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1914 St. Louis Browns | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1915 St. Louis Browns | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1916 St. Louis Browns | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1917 St. Louis Cardinals | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1918 St. Louis Cardinals | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
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