Paul Radford
[edit] Biography
Paul Radford (Paul Revere Radford) was born on October 14, 1861 in Roxbury, Massachusetts. He made his Major League debut on May 1, 1883 for the Boston Beaneaters. In 1883, his rookie year, he hit .205 with 0 home runs and 14 RBI. Radford played for the Boston Beaneaters, Providence Grays, Kansas City Cowboys, New York Metropolitans, Brooklyn Bridegrooms, Cleveland Spiders, Cleveland Infants, Boston Reds and Washington Senators over the course of his 12 year career.
Most people believe that Paul Radford's best season was 1887, when he stole 73 bases.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1883
| BOS
| N
| 72
| 258
| 46
| 53
| 0
| 14
| .205
| .232
| .252
| 6
| 3
| 9
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| PRO
| N
| 97
| 355
| 56
| 70
| 1
| 29
| .197
| .250
| .248
| 11
| 2
| 25
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| PRO
| N
| 105
| 371
| 55
| 90
| 0
| 32
| .243
| .304
| .302
| 12
| 5
| 33
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1886
| KC
| N
| 122
| 493
| 78
| 113
| 0
| 20
| .229
| .310
| .284
| 17
| 5
| 58
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 39
| 0
| 0
|
| 1887
| NY
| a
| 128
| 486
| 127
| 129
| 4
| 45
| .265
| .403
| .342
| 15
| 5
| 106
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 73
| 0
| 0
|
| 1888
| BRO
| a
| 90
| 308
| 48
| 67
| 2
| 29
| .218
| .305
| .286
| 9
| 3
| 35
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 33
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| CLE
| N
| 136
| 487
| 94
| 116
| 1
| 46
| .238
| .365
| .308
| 21
| 5
| 91
| 37
| 6
| 0
| 30
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| CLE
| P
| 122
| 466
| 98
| 136
| 2
| 62
| .292
| .406
| .408
| 24
| 12
| 82
| 28
| 8
| 0
| 25
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| BOS
| a
| 133
| 456
| 102
| 118
| 0
| 65
| .259
| .393
| .305
| 11
| 5
| 96
| 36
| 5
| 0
| 55
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| WAS
| N
| 137
| 510
| 93
| 130
| 1
| 37
| .255
| .366
| .314
| 19
| 4
| 86
| 47
| 3
| 0
| 35
| 0
| 0
|
| 1893
| WAS
| N
| 124
| 464
| 87
| 106
| 2
| 34
| .228
| .378
| .293
| 18
| 3
| 104
| 42
| 8
| 0
| 32
| 0
| 0
|
| 1894
| WAS
| N
| 95
| 325
| 61
| 78
| 0
| 49
| .240
| .378
| .311
| 13
| 5
| 65
| 23
| 7
| 6
| 24
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| PL
|
| 122
| 466
| 98
| 136
| 2
| 62
| .292
| .406
| .408
| 24
| 12
| 82
| 28
| 8
| 0
| 25
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 888
| 3263
| 570
| 756
| 5
| 261
| .232
| .333
| .292
| 117
| 32
| 471
| 309
| 24
| 6
| 160
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 351
| 1250
| 277
| 314
| 6
| 139
| .251
| .377
| .314
| 35
| 13
| 237
| 36
| 15
| 0
| 161
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1361
| 4979
| 945
| 1206
| 13
| 462
| .242
| .351
| .308
| 176
| 57
| 790
| 373
| 47
| 6
| 346
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1883
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 72
| 0
| 0
| 86
| 16
| 20
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .836
|
| 1884
| PRO
| N
| OF
| 96
| 0
| 0
| 146
| 26
| 23
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .882
|
| 1884
| PRO
| N
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1885
| PRO
| N
| SS
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 43
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .848
|
| 1885
| PRO
| N
| P
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1885
| PRO
| N
| OF
| 88
| 0
| 0
| 141
| 26
| 29
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .852
|
| 1885
| PRO
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1886
| KC
| N
| OF
| 92
| 0
| 0
| 125
| 29
| 19
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .890
|
| 1886
| KC
| N
| SS
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 52
| 107
| 26
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .859
|
| 1886
| KC
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1887
| NY
| a
| 2B
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 46
| 57
| 11
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .904
|
| 1887
| NY
| a
| SS
| 76
| 0
| 0
| 121
| 229
| 70
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1887
| NY
| a
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1887
| NY
| a
| OF
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 59
| 8
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .893
|
| 1888
| BRO
| a
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1888
| BRO
| a
| OF
| 88
| 0
| 0
| 180
| 22
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1889
| CLE
| N
| OF
| 136
| 0
| 0
| 205
| 24
| 14
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .942
|
| 1889
| CLE
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1890
| CLE
| P
| OF
| 80
| 0
| 0
| 137
| 16
| 18
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .895
|
| 1890
| CLE
| P
| 2B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1890
| CLE
| P
| SS
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 74
| 123
| 20
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .908
|
| 1890
| CLE
| P
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1890
| CLE
| P
| 3B
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 20
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
| 1891
| BOS
| a
| OF
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1891
| BOS
| a
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1891
| BOS
| a
| SS
| 131
| 0
| 0
| 230
| 453
| 71
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .906
|
| 1892
| WAS
| N
| 3B
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 65
| 125
| 31
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .860
|
| 1892
| WAS
| N
| SS
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 28
| 51
| 26
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .752
|
| 1892
| WAS
| N
| OF
| 62
| 0
| 0
| 86
| 12
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1892
| WAS
| N
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 10
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .895
|
| 1893
| WAS
| N
| OF
| 123
| 0
| 0
| 198
| 29
| 25
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .901
|
| 1893
| WAS
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1893
| WAS
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1894
| WAS
| N
| SS
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 125
| 181
| 53
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .852
|
| 1894
| WAS
| N
| 2B
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 62
| 59
| 16
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .883
|
| 1894
| WAS
| N
| OF
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 32
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .907
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 129
| 148
| 32
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .896
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 62
| 0
| 0
| 76
| 145
| 33
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .870
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 356
| 0
| 0
| 643
| 1187
| 276
| 122
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .869
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 902
| 0
| 0
| 1404
| 217
| 179
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .901
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1884
| PRO
| N
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 7.62
| 2
| 19
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 27
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1885
| PRO
| N
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 7.85
| 3
| 27
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 18.1
| 34
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1887
| NY
| a
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 18.00
| 4
| 16
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 15
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| CLE
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.60
| 3
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| BOS
| a
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1893
| WAS
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 18.00
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| PL
|
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.60
| 3
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 8.07
| 6
| 48
| 29
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 32.1
| 63
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 15.00
| 4
| 16
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 15
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 8.52
| 13
| 69
| 41
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 43.1
| 85
| 5
| 17
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Granted to league by Providence Grays with Charley Bassett, Cliff Carroll, Con Daily, Jerry Denny, Jack Farrell, Barney Gilligan, Paul Hines, Old Hoss Radbourn, Dupee Shaw and Joe Start (November 30, 1885).
- Obtained from league by Kansas City Cowboys with Charley Bassett, Pete Conway, Jim Lillie, Mox McQuery and Stump Wiedman (March 3, 1886).
- Obtained from league by New York Metropolitans for $500 or $1000 (March 9, 1887).
- Granted to league by Kansas City Cowboys with Charley Bassett, Fatty Briody, Mert Hackett, Silver King, Al Myers, Jim Whitney, Stump Wiedman and Jim Donnelly (March 9, 1887).
- Sold by New York Metropolitans to Brooklyn Bridegrooms with Jim Donahue, Bill Fagan, Frank Hankinson, Bill Holbert, Al Mays, Darby O'Brien and Dave Orr for $25000 (perhap less) (October 20, 1887).
- Sold by Brooklyn Bridegrooms to Cleveland Spiders (1889).
- Traded by Cleveland Spiders with Cub Stricker to Boston Reds in exchange for Cupid Childs (@February 10, 1891).
- Released by Washington Senators (December 1, 1894).
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