| 19th Century | John Clapp | ||
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Full Name: John Edgar Clapp Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 5'7" Weight: 194 lbs. Born: Jul 17, 1851 in Ithaca, NY Major League Debut: Apr 26, 1872 Died: Dec 18, 1904 in Ithaca, NY |
| 19th Century | John Clapp | ||
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Full Name: John Edgar Clapp Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 5'7" Weight: 194 lbs. Born: Jul 17, 1851 in Ithaca, NY Major League Debut: Apr 26, 1872 Died: Dec 18, 1904 in Ithaca, NY |
CAREER STATISTICS - BATTING
TOTALS
| BATTING | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YR 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1883 |
TM Mid Ath Ath Ath StL StL Ind Buf Cin Cle NY |
LG NA NA NA NA NL NL NL NL NL NL NL |
POS C C C C C C OF C C C C |
G 19 45 39 60 64 60 63 70 80 68 20 |
AB 97 204 165 292 298 255 263 292 323 261 73 |
R 28 36 46 65 60 47 42 47 33 47 6 |
H 28 62 48 77 91 81 80 77 91 66 13 |
2B 6 10 7 8 4 6 10 12 16 12 0 |
3B 1 2 4 7 2 6 2 5 4 2 0 |
HR 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 |
RBI 10 28 20 39 29 34 29 36 20 25 5 |
TB 39 79 72 99 99 99 94 102 118 82 13 |
BB 1 2 1 7 8 8 13 11 21 35 5 |
IBB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Totals | G 588 |
AB 2523 |
R 457 |
H 714 |
2B 91 |
3B 35 |
HR 7 |
RBI 275 |
TB 896 |
BB 112 |
IBB 0 |
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| BATTING | BASERUNNING | PERCENTAGES | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YR 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1883 |
TM Mid Ath Ath Ath StL StL Ind Buf Cin Cle NY |
LG NA NA NA NA NL NL NL NL NL NL NL |
K 0 2 1 1 2 6 8 11 10 6 4 |
HBP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
SH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
SF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
GDP 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
SB 2 4 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
CS 1 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
SB% .667 .444 1.000 .643 -.--- -.--- -.--- -.--- -.--- -.--- -.--- |
AVG .289 .304 .291 .264 .305 .318 .304 .264 .282 .253 .178 |
OBP .296 .311 .295 .281 .324 .338 .337 .290 .326 .341 .231 |
SLG .402 .387 .436 .339 .332 .388 .357 .349 .365 .314 .178 |
AB/HR 97.0 204.0 55.0 --.- --.- --.- --.- 292.0 323.0 --.- --.- |
AB/K --.- 102.0 165.0 292.0 149.0 42.5 32.9 26.5 32.3 43.5 18.3 |
| Totals | K 51 |
HBP 0 |
SH 0 |
SF 0 |
GDP 5 |
SB 17 |
CS 11 |
SB% .607 |
BAVG .283 |
OBP .313 |
SLG .355 |
AB/HR 360.4 |
AB/K 49.5 |
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| TEAM ABBREVIATION KEY | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEARS 1872 1873-1875 1876-1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1883 |
TM Mid Ath StL Ind Buf Cin Cle NY |
LG NA NA NL NL NL NL NL NL |
TEAM NAME Middletown Mansfields Philadelphia Athletics St. Louis Brown Stockings Indianapolis Browns Buffalo Bisons Cincinnati Reds Cleveland Blues New York Giants |
LEAGUE NAME National Assoc. National Assoc. National League National League National League National League National League National League |
[From the New York Clipper September 10, 1881.]
John E. Clapp commenced playing ball in 1870
when he caught for the Atletics of Mansfield, Ohio. The following season he filled the same position for the Clipper Club
of Ilion, N.Y. His first regular professional engagement, however, was with the Mansfield Club of Middleton, Ct., in 1872,
when he proved himself to be a first-class catcher and a fine batsman. Several clubs were anxious to secure his services
in 1873, and held out flattering inducements; but he accepted an engagement with the Athletics of Philadelphia, Pa.,
remaining three consecutive seasons with that organization. Clapp played in over two hundred games during the three
years he was connected with the Athletics, and his catching could scarcely be improved on, while his coolness and courage
also won him many favorable encomiums. Although he accompanied the Athletics on their European trip in 1874, he took part
in but one of the cricket games played there. Clapp caught for the St. Louis Club in 1876 and 1877, handling with remarkable
success Bradley's swift delivery during the former year. In 1878 Clapp played with the Indianapolis Club, filling the
position of left-field in a majority of its championship contests, and occasionally guarding first base. He resumed the
catcher's position in 1879, when he captained and managed the Buffalos, and he caught for the Cincinnatis in 1880. This
season he has played with the Cleveland Club, and has alternated in the positions of left field and catcher, generally
going behind the bat when Nolan relieved McCormick as pitcher. For several seasons he has acted as manager and captain
of the various clubs with which he has been connected, and has displayed the possession of the requisite tact and ability.
Clapp has always had an excellent batting average, and ranks equal to any in wielding the bat, his drives to right-centre
having helped to win many closely-contested games. As he is also an excellent base-runner, his record each year as a
run-getter has been high. During the lengthy professional career, Clapp has maintained an unblemished reputation.
