19th Century Rudy Kemmler
Full Name: Rudolph Kemmler (b: Rudolph Kemler)
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Height: ? Weight: ?
Born: ?, ?, 1860 in Chicago, IL
Major League Debut: July 26, 1879
Died: Jun 20, 1909 in Chicago, IL


CAREER BATTING STATISTICS
  BATTING
YEAR TEAM LG AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K OBP SLG
1879
1881
1882
1882
1883
1884
1885
1886
1889
 Prv
Cle
Cin
Pit
Col
Col
Pit
StL
CoC
 NL
NL
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
 .143
.000
.091
.253
.208
.199
.203
.138
.115
 2
1
3
24
84
61
18
35
8
 7
3
11
99
318
211
64
123
26
 0
0
0
7
27
28
2
13
2
 1
0
1
25
66
42
13
17
3
 0
0
1
4
6
3
2
2
0
 0
0
0
0
2
3
1
0
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
5
6
0
 0
0
0
1
13
15
2
8
3
 1
1
--
--
--
--
--
--
3
 -.---
-.---
-.---
-.---
-.---
.252
.239
.197
.207
 .143
.000
.182
.293
.239
.242
.266
.154
.115
Totals AVG
.195		 G
236		 AB
862		 R
79		 H
168		 2B
18		 3B
6		 HR
0		 RBI
11		 BB
42		 K
5		 OBP
.234		 SLG
.230


 BATTINGBASERUNNINGMISC
YEAR TEAM LG HBP GDP TB IBB SH SF SB CS SB% AB/HR AB/K
1879
1881
1882
1882
1883
1884
1885
1886
1889
 Prv
Cle
Cin
Pit
Col
Col
Pit
StL
CoC
 NL
NL
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
 --
--
--
--
--
0
1
1
0
 --
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
 1
0
2
29
76
51
17
19
3
 --
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
 --
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
 --
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 --
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
 -.---
-.---
-.---
-.---
-.---
-.---
-.---
-.---
-.---
 --.-
--.-
--.-
--.-
--.-
--.-
--.-
--.-
--.-
 7.0
3.0
--.-
--.-
--.-
--.-
--.-
--.-
8.7
Totals HBP
2		 GDP
--		 TB
198		 IBB
--		 SH
0		 SF
--		 SB
0		 CS
--		 SB%
-.---		 AB/HR
--.-		 AB/K
172.4


CAREER FIELDING STATISTICS
YEAR TEAM LG POS G Ch PO A E DP FPCT
1879
1881
1882
1882
1882
1882
1883
1883
1884
1884
1884
1885
1886
1886
1889
 Prv
Cle
Cin
Cin
Pit
Pit
Col
Col
Col
Col
Col
Pit
StL
StL
CoC
 NL
NL
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
 C
C
OF
C
OF
C
OF
C
OF
1B
C
C
1B
C
C
 2
1
1
3
1
23
2
82
1
2
58
18
3
32
8
 24
7
0
11
0
174
6
556
3
23
381
131
27
243
57
 13
5
0
8
0
123
2
388
3
22
268
86
23
159
35
 7
2
0
2
0
37
2
97
0
0
77
28
2
63
18
 4
0
0
1
0
14
2
71
0
1
36
17
2
21
4
 0
1
0
0
0
1
1
10
0
1
3
0
1
3
1
 0.833
1.000
-.---
0.909
-.---
0.920
0.667
0.872
1.000
0.957
0.906
0.870
0.926
0.914
0.930
Totals G
237		 Ch
1643		 PO
1135		 A
335		 E
173		 DP
22		 FPCT
0.895


[From The New York Clipper April 9, 1887.]
This well-known catcher hails from Chicago, Ill. and commenced his ball-playing career with local amateur clubs of his native city. In 1878 and 1879 he played centre-field and change-catcher for the professional club of Davenport, Ia., and in 1880 he caught for the Kansas City Club of the Northwestern League. Kemmler caught for the Akron (O.) Club in 1881, filling that position in its memorable game with the Eclipse team of Louisville, Ky., on June 26 when darkness caused a cessation of play after nineteen innings had been completed and each had scored two runs. Kemmler was connected with the Cincinnati and Allegheny Clubs of the American Association in 1882 - its first season - but caught in comparatively few games, owing to a long spell of typhoid fever. He played with the Columbus Club in 1883 and '84 filling the catcher's position in a majority of its games during those two seasons. In 1885 Kemmler again filled an engagement with the American Association club of Pittsburg, Pa., and on his release from that club he joined the St. Louis Browns, doing good service with that team last season as change-catcher in over forty championship games.


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