Billy Hamilton
William Robert Hamilton
Born: February 15, 1866
Newark, NJ USA
Deceased: 1940
Worcester, MA USA
Primary Position: RF
All Position(s) Played: RF, CF, LF, OF
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 165
Career: 1888-1901
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1961.
Minor League Statistics
Billy Hamilton compiled a career batting average of .344 with 40 home runs and 742 RBI in his 1594-game career with the Kansas City Cowboys, Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Beaneaters. He began playing during the 1888 season and last took the field during the 1901 campaign. Hamilton was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1961.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | AA | Kansas City Cowboys | 35 | 137 | 129 | 21 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 13 | .264 | .307 | .357 | .663 | 46 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1889 | AA | Kansas City Cowboys | 137 | 635 | 534 | 144 | 161 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 77 | 111 | 0 | 87 | 41 | .301 | .413 | .395 | .808 | 211 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1890 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 123 | 588 | 496 | 133 | 161 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 49 | 102 | 0 | 83 | 37 | .325 | .430 | .399 | .829 | 198 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1891 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 133 | 636 | 527 | 141 | 179 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 60 | 111 | 0 | 102 | 28 | .340 | .453 | .421 | .874 | 222 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1892 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 139 | 643 | 554 | 132 | 183 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 53 | 57 | 0 | 81 | 29 | .330 | .423 | .410 | .833 | 227 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1893 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 82 | 431 | 355 | 110 | 135 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 43 | 0 | 63 | 7 | .380 | .490 | .524 | 1.014 | 186 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1894 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 132 | 702 | 558 | 198 | 225 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 90 | 100 | 0 | 128 | 19 | .403 | .521 | .523 | 1.044 | 292 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1895 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 123 | 629 | 517 | 166 | 201 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 74 | 97 | 0 | 96 | 30 | .389 | .490 | .495 | .985 | 256 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1896 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 131 | 642 | 524 | 153 | 192 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 55 | 83 | 0 | 110 | 29 | .366 | .478 | .468 | .946 | 245 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1897 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 127 | 622 | 507 | 152 | 174 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 61 | 66 | 0 | 105 | 30 | .343 | .461 | .414 | .875 | 210 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1898 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 110 | 508 | 417 | 110 | 154 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 54 | 0 | 87 | 30 | .369 | .480 | .453 | .933 | 189 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1899 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 84 | 375 | 297 | 63 | 92 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 19 | 0 | 72 | 16 | .310 | .446 | .350 | .796 | 104 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1900 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 136 | 635 | 520 | 103 | 173 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 47 | 32 | 0 | 107 | 22 | .333 | .449 | .396 | .845 | 206 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1901 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 102 | 425 | 348 | 71 | 100 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 20 | 0 | 64 | 31 | .287 | .404 | .356 | .760 | 124 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1594 | 7608 | 6283 | 1697 | 2164 | 242 | 95 | 40 | 742 | 914 | 0 | 1189 | 362 | .344 | .455 | .432 | .888 | 2716 | 0 | 89 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | AA | Kansas City Cowboys | OF | 35 | 0 | 261.0 | 45 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .961 | 1.690 | 1.400 |
| 1889 | AA | Kansas City Cowboys | OF | 137 | 0 | 1203.0 | 202 | 20 | 37 | 6 | .857 | 1.661 | 1.620 |
| 1890 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 123 | 0 | 1110.0 | 232 | 23 | 34 | 4 | .882 | 2.068 | 2.073 |
| 1891 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 133 | 0 | 1186.0 | 287 | 17 | 31 | 7 | .907 | 2.307 | 2.286 |
| 1892 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 139 | 0 | 1254.0 | 291 | 26 | 28 | 7 | .919 | 2.275 | 2.281 |
| 1893 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 82 | 0 | 751.0 | 228 | 8 | 16 | 6 | .937 | 2.828 | 2.878 |
| 1894 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 132 | 0 | 1149.0 | 370 | 15 | 15 | 4 | .963 | 3.016 | 2.917 |
| 1895 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 123 | 0 | 1059.0 | 313 | 11 | 31 | 5 | .913 | 2.754 | 2.634 |
| 1896 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | OF | 131 | 0 | 1113.0 | 276 | 8 | 20 | 2 | .934 | 2.296 | 2.168 |
| 1897 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | OF | 126 | 0 | 1099.0 | 296 | 10 | 12 | 0 | .962 | 2.506 | 2.429 |
| 1898 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | OF | 110 | 0 | 939.0 | 189 | 8 | 21 | 2 | .904 | 1.888 | 1.791 |
| 1899 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | OF | 81 | 0 | 698.0 | 166 | 11 | 9 | 2 | .952 | 2.282 | 2.185 |
| 1900 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | OF | 136 | 0 | 1168.0 | 326 | 14 | 19 | 6 | .947 | 2.620 | 2.500 |
| 1901 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | OF | 99 | 0 | 874.0 | 232 | 7 | 14 | 4 | .945 | 2.461 | 2.414 |
| Totals | 1587 | 0 | 13864.0 | 3453 | 182 | 289 | 55 | .926 | 2.360 | 2.290 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
