Blondie Purcell
[edit] Biography
Blondie Purcell (William Aloysius Purcell) was born on March 16, 1854 in Paterson, New Jersey. He made his Major League debut on May 1, 1879 for the Syracuse Stars. In 1879, his rookie year, he hit .254 with 0 home runs and 29 RBI. Purcell played for the Syracuse Stars, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Spiders, Buffalo Bisons, Philadelphia Quakers, Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Beaneaters and Baltimore Orioles over the course of his 12 year career.
Most people believe that Blondie Purcell's best season was 1887, when he stole 88 bases and knocked in 96 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1879
| SYR
| N
| 63
| 277
| 32
| 72
| 0
| 25
| .260
| .268
| .303
| 6
| 3
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1879
| CIN
| N
| 12
| 50
| 10
| 11
| 0
| 4
| .220
| .220
| .220
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1879
| TOT
| N
| 75
| 327
| 42
| 83
| 0
| 29
| .254
| .261
| .291
| 6
| 3
| 3
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1880
| CIN
| N
| 77
| 325
| 48
| 95
| 1
| 24
| .292
| .303
| .378
| 13
| 6
| 5
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1881
| CLE
| N
| 20
| 80
| 3
| 14
| 0
| 4
| .175
| .224
| .225
| 2
| 1
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1881
| BUF
| N
| 30
| 113
| 15
| 33
| 0
| 17
| .292
| .339
| .389
| 7
| 2
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1881
| TOT
| N
| 50
| 193
| 18
| 47
| 0
| 21
| .244
| .291
| .321
| 9
| 3
| 13
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1882
| BUF
| N
| 84
| 380
| 79
| 105
| 2
| 40
| .276
| .302
| .371
| 18
| 6
| 14
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1883
| PHI
| N
| 97
| 425
| 70
| 114
| 1
| 32
| .268
| .290
| .346
| 20
| 5
| 13
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| PHI
| N
| 103
| 428
| 67
| 108
| 1
| 31
| .252
| .300
| .318
| 11
| 7
| 29
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| PHI
| a
| 66
| 304
| 71
| 90
| 0
| 22
| .296
| .337
| .378
| 15
| 5
| 16
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| BOS
| N
| 21
| 87
| 9
| 19
| 0
| 3
| .218
| .244
| .253
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| Total
|
| 87
| 391
| 80
| 109
| 0
| 25
| .279
| .317
| .350
| 16
| 6
| 19
| 15
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1886
| BAL
| a
| 26
| 85
| 17
| 19
| 0
| 8
| .224
| .365
| .247
| 0
| 1
| 17
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 0
|
| 1887
| BAL
| a
| 140
| 567
| 101
| 142
| 4
| 96
| .250
| .318
| .344
| 25
| 8
| 46
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 88
| 0
| 0
|
| 1888
| PHI
| a
| 18
| 66
| 10
| 11
| 0
| 6
| .167
| .236
| .242
| 3
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| 1888
| BAL
| a
| 101
| 406
| 53
| 96
| 2
| 39
| .236
| .289
| .293
| 9
| 4
| 27
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 16
| 0
| 0
|
| 1888
| TOT
| a
| 119
| 472
| 63
| 107
| 2
| 45
| .227
| .281
| .286
| 12
| 5
| 32
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 26
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| PHI
| a
| 129
| 507
| 72
| 160
| 0
| 85
| .316
| .383
| .381
| 19
| 7
| 50
| 27
| 5
| 0
| 22
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| PHI
| a
| 110
| 463
| 110
| 128
| 2
| 59
| .276
| .343
| .363
| 28
| 3
| 43
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 48
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 507
| 2165
| 333
| 571
| 5
| 180
| .264
| .290
| .335
| 78
| 31
| 80
| 143
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 590
| 2398
| 434
| 646
| 8
| 315
| .269
| .334
| .345
| 99
| 29
| 204
| 27
| 28
| 0
| 197
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1097
| 4563
| 767
| 1217
| 13
| 495
| .267
| .314
| .340
| 177
| 60
| 284
| 170
| 28
| 0
| 197
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1879
| SYR
| N
| P
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 28
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .860
|
| 1879
| SYR
| N
| C
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1879
| SYR
| N
| OF
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 64
| 4
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .773
|
| 1879
| CIN
| N
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1879
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1879
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 82
| 7
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .767
|
| 1879
| TOT
| N
| P
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 33
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .880
|
| 1879
| TOT
| N
| CF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1879
| TOT
| N
| RF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1880
| CIN
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1880
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 78
| 14
| 21
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .814
|
| 1880
| CIN
| N
| P
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 37
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .940
|
| 1881
| CLE
| N
| OF
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 40
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .786
|
| 1881
| BUF
| N
| P
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1881
| BUF
| N
| OF
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 32
| 4
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .706
|
| 1881
| TOT
| N
| LF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1881
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 72
| 8
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .748
|
| 1882
| BUF
| N
| OF
| 82
| 0
| 0
| 144
| 11
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .820
|
| 1882
| BUF
| N
| P
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1883
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 60
| 111
| 49
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .777
|
| 1883
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 60
| 14
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .841
|
| 1883
| PHI
| N
| P
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 21
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .893
|
| 1884
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 103
| 0
| 0
| 182
| 12
| 28
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .874
|
| 1884
| PHI
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1885
| PHI
| a
| OF
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 78
| 13
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .858
|
| 1885
| PHI
| a
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1885
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .840
|
| 1885
| Total
|
| OF
| 87
| 0
| 0
| 97
| 15
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .855
|
| 1885
| Total
|
| LF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1886
| BAL
| a
| OF
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 35
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .867
|
| 1886
| BAL
| a
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1886
| BAL
| a
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1887
| BAL
| a
| OF
| 140
| 0
| 0
| 203
| 18
| 18
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .925
|
| 1887
| BAL
| a
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1888
| PHI
| a
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1888
| PHI
| a
| OF
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 25
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .903
|
| 1888
| BAL
| a
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1888
| BAL
| a
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1888
| BAL
| a
| OF
| 100
| 0
| 0
| 145
| 9
| 16
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .906
|
| 1888
| TOT
| a
| OF
| 117
| 0
| 0
| 170
| 12
| 19
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .905
|
| 1888
| TOT
| a
| RF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1889
| PHI
| a
| OF
| 129
| 0
| 0
| 172
| 15
| 20
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .903
|
| 1890
| PHI
| a
| OF
| 110
| 0
| 0
| 170
| 17
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 995
| 0
| 0
| 1465
| 147
| 243
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .869
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 61
| 112
| 50
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .776
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 79
| 0
| 0
| 27
| 118
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .906
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1879
| SYR
| N
| 22
| 17
| 4
| 15
| 3.76
| 28
| 165
| 75
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 179.2
| 245
| 1
| 19
| 0
| 31
| 0
|
| 1879
| CIN
| N
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 4.00
| 3
| 15
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 27
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
|
| 1879
| TOT
| N
| 24
| 19
| 4
| 17
| 3.78
| 31
| 180
| 83
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 197.2
| 272
| 1
| 21
| 0
| 34
| 0
|
| 1880
| CIN
| N
| 25
| 21
| 3
| 17
| 3.21
| 47
| 149
| 70
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 196
| 235
| 1
| 32
| 0
| 10
| 0
|
| 1881
| BUF
| N
| 9
| 5
| 4
| 1
| 2.77
| 15
| 37
| 19
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 61.2
| 62
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1882
| BUF
| N
| 6
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 4.94
| 9
| 30
| 17
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 31
| 44
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1883
| PHI
| N
| 11
| 9
| 2
| 6
| 4.39
| 30
| 71
| 39
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 80
| 110
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 7
| 0
|
| 1884
| PHI
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2.25
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1885
| PHI
| a
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6.00
| 3
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1886
| BAL
| a
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9.00
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1887
| BAL
| a
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 15.75
| 2
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 76
| 57
| 15
| 42
| 3.61
| 133
| 468
| 229
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 570.1
| 726
| 7
| 78
| 0
| 57
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 9.82
| 5
| 18
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 20
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 79
| 57
| 15
| 43
| 3.73
| 138
| 486
| 241
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 581.1
| 746
| 7
| 84
| 0
| 59
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Boston Beaneaters to Baltimore Orioles (1886).
- Sold by Baltimore Orioles to Philadelphia Athletics (September 24, 1888).
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