Bill Holbert

William Henry Holbert
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Height: unknown
Weight: 197 lbs.
Born: March 14, 1855 in Baltimore, MD
Died: March 20, 1935 in Laurel, MD

 

Bill was reputed to be a fine defensive backstop, and judging from his batting statistics, it must have been true. Actually, he was recently named the all-time defensive catcher for the American Association; he spent more time behind the plate than any of the other original Mets. He also apparently holds the all-time record for most plate appearances without ever hitting a single home run. The picture at the right comes courtesy of Clifford Blau's fine Metropolitans website. The card shown below is courtesy of M. P. Farris' online Old Judge Museum.

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BATTING RECORD

YEAR CLUB     G   AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB SB CS SO BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
1876 Lou NL  12   43   3  11  0  0  0   5  11  -  -  3  0   -   -  - .256 .256 .256
1878 Mil NL  45  173  10  32  2  0  0  12  34  -  - 14  3   -   -  - .199 .197 .185
1879 2teams  63  244  12  50  0  0  0  23  50  -  - 21  1   -   -  - .208 .205 .205
1880 Tro NL  60  212  18  40  5  1  0   8  47  -  - 18  9   -   -  - .222 .222 .189
1881 Tro NL  46  180  16  49  3  0  0  14  52  -  - 13  3   -   -  - .284 .289 .272
1882 Tro NL  71  251  24  46  5  0  0  23  51  -  - 22 11   -   -  - .218 .203 .183
1883 *METS*  73  299  26  71  9  1  0   -  82  -  -  -  1   -   -  - .240 .274 .237
1884 *METS*  65  255  28  53  5  0  0   -  58  -  -  -  7   2   -  - .235 .227 .208
1885 *METS*  56  202  13  35  3  0  0  13  38  -  -  -  8   0   -  - .205 .188 .173
1886 *METS*  48  171   8  35  4  2  0  13  43  4  -  -  6   0   -  - .232 .251 .205
1887 *METS*  69  255  20  58  4  3  0  32  68 12  -  -  7   0   -  - .248 .267 .227
1888 Bro AA  15   50   4   6  1  0  0   1   7  0  -  -  2   1   -  - .170 .140 .120
METS TOTALS 311 1182  95 252 25  6  0  58 289 16  -  - 29   2   -  - .233 .245 .213
OTHER CLUBS 312 1153  87 234 16  1  0  86 252  -  - 91 29   -   -  - .223 .219 .203
CAREER TOTS 623 2335 182 486 41  7  0 144 541 16  - 91 58   3   -  - .228 .232 .208

 

SPLIT SEASONS

YEAR CLUB     G   AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB SB CS SO BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
1879 Syr NL  59  229  11  46  0  0  0  21  46  -  - 20  1   -   -  - .204 .201 .201
1879 Tro NL   4   15   1   4  0  0  0   2   4  -  -  1  0   -   -  - .267 .267 .267

 

MANAGERIAL RECORD

YEAR CLUB    G  W  L  PCT FINISH
1879 Syr NL  1  0  1 .000   7th 

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This is a list of the Bill Holbert cards that I already have in my collection; these cards are not for sale. If you have any cards that are not listed here, and you are willing to trade or donate them, contact me at Rounding Third.

 

1887 Old Judge reprint #10

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