Michael Joseph Sullivan
[edit] Biography
Born on October 23, 1866 in Boston, Massachusetts, Mike Sullivan (Michael Joseph Sullivan) played for the Washington Senators, Chicago Colts, Philadelphia Athletics, New York Giants, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Spiders and Boston Beaneaters over the course of his 10 year career. Sullivan broke into the bigs on June 17, 1889 with the Washington Senators, and put up a 4.59 ERA in 96 innings pitched in 1890, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Mike Sullivan's best season was 1892, when he posted a 3.08 ERA, won 12 games and struck out 56 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1889
| WAS
| N
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 7.24
| 15
| 47
| 33
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 41
| 47
| 2
| 32
| 0
| 7
| 3
|
| 1890
| CHI
| N
| 12
| 12
| 5
| 6
| 4.59
| 33
| 77
| 49
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 96
| 108
| 3
| 58
| 0
| 6
| 0
|
| 1891
| PHI
| a
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 3.50
| 7
| 13
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 17
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| NY
| N
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 3.38
| 11
| 19
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 24
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 5
| 0
|
| 1891
| Total
|
| 5
| 5
| 1
| 4
| 3.43
| 18
| 32
| 16
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 42
| 41
| 2
| 18
| 0
| 5
| 0
|
| 1892
| CIN
| N
| 21
| 16
| 12
| 4
| 3.08
| 56
| 90
| 57
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 166.1
| 179
| 8
| 74
| 0
| 10
| 0
|
| 1893
| CIN
| N
| 27
| 18
| 8
| 11
| 5.05
| 40
| 146
| 103
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 183.2
| 200
| 5
| 103
| 0
| 6
| 0
|
| 1894
| WAS
| N
| 20
| 12
| 2
| 10
| 6.58
| 21
| 134
| 86
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 117.2
| 166
| 10
| 74
| 0
| 8
| 0
|
| 1894
| CLE
| N
| 13
| 11
| 6
| 5
| 6.35
| 19
| 82
| 64
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 90.2
| 128
| 4
| 47
| 0
| 7
| 0
|
| 1894
| TOT
| N
| 33
| 23
| 8
| 15
| 6.48
| 40
| 216
| 150
| 20
| 0
| 1
| 208.1
| 294
| 14
| 121
| 0
| 15
| 0
|
| 1895
| CLE
| N
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 8.42
| 5
| 34
| 29
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 31
| 42
| 1
| 16
| 0
| 3
| 0
|
| 1896
| NY
| N
| 25
| 22
| 10
| 13
| 4.66
| 42
| 131
| 96
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 185.1
| 188
| 3
| 71
| 0
| 11
| 0
|
| 1897
| NY
| N
| 23
| 16
| 8
| 7
| 5.09
| 35
| 113
| 84
| 11
| 1
| 2
| 148.2
| 183
| 6
| 71
| 0
| 13
| 14
|
| 1899
| BOS
| N
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 5.00
| 1
| 6
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 10
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 158
| 117
| 54
| 63
| 5.06
| 278
| 879
| 615
| 97
| 1
| 4
| 1093.1
| 1275
| 43
| 558
| 0
| 76
| 18
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 3.50
| 7
| 13
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 17
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 160
| 119
| 54
| 65
| 5.04
| 285
| 892
| 622
| 99
| 1
| 4
| 1111.1
| 1292
| 45
| 568
| 0
| 76
| 18
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1889
| WAS
| N
| P
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .714
|
| 1890
| CHI
| N
| P
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 16
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1891
| PHI
| a
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1891
| NY
| N
| P
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1891
| Total
|
| P
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .818
|
| 1892
| CIN
| N
| P
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 31
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .850
|
| 1893
| CIN
| N
| P
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 40
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .836
|
| 1894
| WAS
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1894
| WAS
| N
| P
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 21
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .867
|
| 1894
| CLE
| N
| P
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1894
| TOT
| N
| P
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 35
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .896
|
| 1895
| CLE
| N
| P
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1896
| NY
| N
| P
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 45
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .898
|
| 1897
| NY
| N
| P
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 39
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .878
|
| 1899
| BOS
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 160
| 0
| 0
| 48
| 226
| 42
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .867
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1889
| WAS
| N
| 9
| 19
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .053
| .143
| .053
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| CHI
| N
| 12
| 40
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 7
| .125
| .167
| .150
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| PHI
| a
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| NY
| N
| 3
| 10
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| Total
|
| 5
| 17
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .118
| .118
| .118
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| CIN
| N
| 21
| 74
| 5
| 13
| 0
| 5
| .176
| .187
| .216
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1893
| CIN
| N
| 27
| 79
| 7
| 16
| 1
| 7
| .203
| .222
| .266
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1894
| WAS
| N
| 20
| 57
| 4
| 9
| 1
| 7
| .158
| .186
| .263
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1894
| CLE
| N
| 13
| 44
| 6
| 13
| 0
| 8
| .295
| .326
| .364
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1894
| TOT
| N
| 33
| 101
| 10
| 22
| 1
| 15
| .218
| .248
| .307
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 20
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1895
| CLE
| N
| 4
| 15
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .133
| .133
| .200
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1896
| NY
| N
| 25
| 77
| 10
| 16
| 0
| 5
| .208
| .228
| .221
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 14
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1897
| NY
| N
| 23
| 66
| 6
| 18
| 0
| 8
| .273
| .294
| .288
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1899
| BOS
| N
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .500
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 158
| 484
| 46
| 96
| 2
| 48
| .198
| .224
| .242
| 9
| 3
| 13
| 77
| 3
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 160
| 491
| 46
| 96
| 2
| 48
| .196
| .221
| .238
| 9
| 3
| 13
| 82
| 3
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Washington Senators in exchange for Dummy Hoy (November 17, 1893).
- Released by Washington Senators (August 15, 1894).
- Signed by Cleveland Spiders (August 17, 1894).
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