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General Stafford

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Full Name: James Joseph Stafford Primary Position: OF,SS,2B
Height/Weight: 5' 8"/165 First Game: August 27, 1890
Birthdate: January 30, 1868 Final Game: October 12, 1899
Birthplace: Thompson, Connecticut MLB Experience: 8 years
Died: September 18, 1923
Deathplace: Worcester, Massachusetts
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
    • 2.3 Pitching Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

General Stafford (James Joseph Stafford) was born on January 30, 1868 in Thompson, Connecticut. He made his Major League debut on August 27, 1890 for the Buffalo Bisons. In 1893, his rookie year, he hit .281 with 5 home runs and 27 RBI. Stafford played for the Buffalo Bisons, New York Giants, Louisville Colonels, Boston Beaneaters and Washington Senators over the course of his 8 year career.

Most people believe that General Stafford's best season was 1895, when he stole 42 bases, hit for a .279 average and knocked in 73 runs.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1890 BUF P 15 49 11 7 0 3 .143 .250 .163 1 0 7 8 0 0 2 0 0
1893 NY N 67 281 58 79 5 27 .281 .344 .388 7 4 25 31 2 0 19 0 0
1894 NY N 14 46 10 10 0 4 .217 .368 .283 1 1 10 7 1 0 2 0 0
1895 NY N 123 463 79 129 3 73 .279 .344 .346 12 5 40 32 6 1 42 0 0
1896 NY N 59 230 28 66 0 40 .287 .333 .335 9 1 13 18 3 2 15 0 0
1897 NY N 7 23 0 2 0 3 .087 .192 .087 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
1897 LOU N 111 432 68 120 7 53 .278 .330 .387 16 5 31 0 3 11 14 0 0
1897 TOT N 118 455 68 122 7 56 .268 .323 .371 16 5 34 0 3 11 14 0 0
1898 LOU N 49 181 26 54 1 25 .298 .368 .331 3 0 19 0 1 6 7 0 0
1898 BOS N 37 123 21 32 1 8 .260 .289 .301 2 0 4 0 1 4 3 0 0
1898 TOT N 86 304 47 86 2 33 .283 .337 .319 5 0 23 0 2 10 10 0 0
1899 WAS N 31 118 11 29 1 14 .246 .276 .331 5 1 5 0 0 2 4 0 0
1899 BOS N 55 182 29 55 3 40 .302 .328 .396 4 2 7 0 0 12 9 0 0
1899 TOT N 86 300 40 84 4 54 .280 .308 .370 9 3 12 0 0 14 13 0 0
Total PL 15 49 11 7 0 3 .143 .250 .163 1 0 7 8 0 0 2 0 0
Total NL 553 2079 330 576 21 287 .277 .333 .354 59 19 157 88 17 38 115 0 0
Total 568 2128 341 583 21 290 .274 .331 .350 60 19 164 96 17 38 117 0 0

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1890 BUF P P 12 0 0 4 21 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .893
1890 BUF P OF 4 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .714
1893 NY N OF 67 0 0 129 8 15 4 0 0 0 0 0 .901
1894 NY N 3B 6 0 0 8 10 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 .750
1894 NY N 2B 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1894 NY N OF 5 0 0 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .778
1894 NY N 1B 1 0 0 11 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .917
1895 NY N OF 12 0 0 20 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .846
1895 NY N 3B 2 0 0 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .889
1895 NY N 2B 109 0 0 242 329 56 44 0 0 0 0 0 .911
1896 NY N SS 6 0 0 15 17 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .941
1896 NY N OF 53 0 0 78 9 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 .897
1897 NY N OF 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1897 NY N SS 2 0 0 4 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .615
1897 LOU N SS 103 0 0 197 353 70 33 0 0 0 0 0 .887
1897 LOU N OF 7 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1897 LOU N 3B 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1897 TOT N OF 12 0 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1897 TOT N SS 105 0 0 201 357 75 34 0 0 0 0 0 .882
1897 TOT N LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1898 LOU N 2B 28 0 0 58 78 15 6 0 0 0 0 0 .901
1898 LOU N OF 22 0 0 33 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .949
1898 LOU N 3B 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1898 BOS N OF 35 0 0 59 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .909
1898 BOS N 1B 1 0 0 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1898 TOT N RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1898 TOT N LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1898 TOT N OF 57 0 0 92 5 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 .924
1898 TOT N CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1899 WAS N SS 13 0 0 35 43 14 8 0 0 0 0 0 .848
1899 WAS N 3B 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .800
1899 WAS N 2B 17 0 0 27 31 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .951
1899 BOS N 2B 5 0 0 8 13 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .840
1899 BOS N SS 5 0 0 9 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .826
1899 BOS N OF 41 0 0 86 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .956
1899 TOT N 2B 22 0 0 35 44 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 .919
1899 TOT N SS 18 0 0 44 53 18 8 0 0 0 0 0 .843
Total 2B 160 0 0 338 452 78 55 0 0 0 0 0 .910
Total P 12 0 0 4 21 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .893
Total 3B 12 0 0 17 23 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 .833
Total SS 129 0 0 260 427 95 45 0 0 0 0 0 .879
Total 1B 2 0 0 22 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .958
Total OF 251 0 0 436 24 45 9 0 0 0 0 0 .911

[edit] Pitching Stats

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1890 BUF P 12 12 3 9 5.14 21 89 56 11 0 0 98 123 8 43 0 3 1

[edit] Transactions

  • Traded by New York Giants to Louisville Colonels in exchange for Ducky Holmes (@May 13, 1897).
  • Released by Boston Beaneaters (August 12, 1899).
  • Signed by Washington Senators (August 22, 1899).

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