Charlie Abbey
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Charles S. Abbey (October 14, 1866 – April 27, 1926) was an American
left-handed
.
Professional career
Early career
Abbey began his professional career with the
Portland Gladiators of the Pacific Northwest League
. Abbey played with the Columbus Reds, the Ishpeming-Nagaunee Unions and the Marinette Badgers in 1892.
Washington Senators
In 1893, Abbey began his tenure with the
at-bats (523), hits and triples.[2] Abbey also led all rookies in the majors in games played, at-bats, triples and walks (63).[3] Abbey played all of his 129 games in the outfield and committed 37 errors in 407 total chances. During the 1895 season, Abbey batted .275 with 102 runs, 142 hits, 14 doubles, 10 triples, eight home runs, 84 RBIs and 28 stolen bases in 133 games played. He led the National League in assists as an outfielder (34) and defensive games in the outfield (133).[4] In 1896, Abbey played 79 games with the Senators and batted .262 with 47 runs, 79 hits, 12 doubles, six doubles, one home run, 49 RBIs and 16 stolen bases. Abbey also pitched one game, giving-up three runs (one earned) in two innings pitched. As an outfielder, Abbey committed 16 errors 132 total chances. During his final season in professional baseball, 1897, Abbey batted .260 with 52 runs, 78 hits, 14 doubles, eight triples, three home runs, 34 RBIs and nine stolen bases in 80 games played. In all of his 80 games, Abbey played in the outfield and committed eight errors in 148 total chances. During the 1897 season, Abbey was used as a first base umpire in two National League games.[5]
Abbey also played for the Providence Clamdiggers that season in the minor leagues.
Personal
Abbey was born on October 14, 1866, in
San Francisco, California
.
References
General references
- "Charlie Abbey Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
- "Charlie Abbey Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
Inline citations
- ^ "Players by birthplace : Nebraska Baseball Stats and Info". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
- ^ "1894 Washington Senators Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
- ISBN 1-57488-670-3. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
- ^ "1895 National League Fielding Leaders". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
- ^ "Charlie Abbey". Retrosheet.org. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
