Jim Keenan
[edit] Biography
Jim Keenan (James W. Keenan) was born on February 10, 1858 in New Haven, Connecticut. He made his Major League debut on May 17, 1875 for the New Haven Elm Citys. In 1884, his rookie year, he hit .293 with 3 home runs and 0 RBI. Keenan played for the New Haven Elm Citys, Buffalo Bisons, Pittsburgh Pirates, Indianapolis Blues and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 11 year career.
Most people believe that Jim Keenan's best season was 1889, when he hit for a .287 average and knocked in 60 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1875
| NH
| n
| 4
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .077
| .077
| .077
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1880
| BUF
| N
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .250
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1882
| PIT
| a
| 25
| 96
| 10
| 21
| 1
| 0
| .219
| .227
| .323
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| IND
| a
| 68
| 249
| 36
| 73
| 3
| 0
| .293
| .343
| .418
| 14
| 4
| 16
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| CIN
| a
| 36
| 132
| 16
| 35
| 1
| 15
| .265
| .307
| .333
| 2
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1886
| CIN
| a
| 44
| 148
| 31
| 40
| 3
| 24
| .270
| .357
| .399
| 4
| 3
| 18
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1887
| CIN
| a
| 47
| 174
| 19
| 44
| 0
| 17
| .253
| .301
| .287
| 4
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| 1888
| CIN
| a
| 85
| 313
| 38
| 73
| 1
| 40
| .233
| .294
| .323
| 9
| 8
| 22
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| CIN
| a
| 87
| 300
| 52
| 86
| 6
| 60
| .287
| .395
| .453
| 10
| 11
| 48
| 35
| 6
| 0
| 18
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| CIN
| N
| 54
| 202
| 21
| 28
| 3
| 19
| .139
| .216
| .223
| 4
| 2
| 19
| 36
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| CIN
| N
| 75
| 252
| 30
| 51
| 4
| 33
| .202
| .302
| .317
| 7
| 5
| 33
| 39
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 131
| 461
| 52
| 80
| 7
| 52
| .174
| .264
| .273
| 11
| 7
| 53
| 76
| 4
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NA
|
| 4
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .077
| .077
| .077
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 392
| 1412
| 202
| 372
| 15
| 156
| .263
| .330
| .372
| 50
| 29
| 124
| 35
| 17
| 0
| 34
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 527
| 1886
| 255
| 453
| 22
| 208
| .240
| .312
| .346
| 61
| 36
| 177
| 111
| 21
| 0
| 41
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1875
| NH
| n
| C
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1875
| NH
| n
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .182
|
| 1875
| NH
| n
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1880
| BUF
| N
| C
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1882
| PIT
| a
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .333
|
| 1882
| PIT
| a
| C
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 142
| 21
| 17
| 3
| 0
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .906
|
| 1882
| PIT
| a
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1884
| IND
| a
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1884
| IND
| a
| C
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 399
| 71
| 39
| 5
| 0
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1884
| IND
| a
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1884
| IND
| a
| 1B
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 62
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1884
| IND
| a
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1885
| CIN
| a
| C
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 164
| 37
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .926
|
| 1885
| CIN
| a
| 1B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .897
|
| 1885
| CIN
| a
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1886
| CIN
| a
| C
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 170
| 45
| 20
| 2
| 0
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .915
|
| 1886
| CIN
| a
| 1B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 38
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1886
| CIN
| a
| OF
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1886
| CIN
| a
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1886
| CIN
| a
| 3B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .846
|
| 1887
| CIN
| a
| C
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 161
| 67
| 16
| 8
| 0
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .934
|
| 1887
| CIN
| a
| 1B
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 91
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1888
| CIN
| a
| 1B
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 150
| 6
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1888
| CIN
| a
| C
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 356
| 114
| 27
| 7
| 0
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| 1889
| CIN
| a
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1889
| CIN
| a
| C
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 319
| 91
| 16
| 11
| 0
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1889
| CIN
| a
| 1B
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 183
| 7
| 4
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1890
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1890
| CIN
| N
| C
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 244
| 63
| 16
| 5
| 0
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1890
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1890
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1891
| CIN
| N
| C
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 131
| 27
| 17
| 3
| 0
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .903
|
| 1891
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1891
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 456
| 24
| 13
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 8
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .600
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 406
| 0
| 0
| 2103
| 545
| 187
| 45
| 0
| 275
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .934
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .556
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 105
| 0
| 0
| 1032
| 44
| 25
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1884
| IND
| a
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.00
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| CIN
| a
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.12
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1886
| CIN
| a
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3.38
| 2
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2.37
| 2
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 17
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Indianapolis (Western) to Detroit Wolverines with Chub Collins, Jim Donnelly, Larry McKeon, Gene Moriarity, Dan Casey, Sam Crane, Deacon McGuire and Sam Thompson for $4000 (only $2000 paid due to dispute) (June 15, 1885).
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