Cap Anson

Positions: First Baseman, Third Baseman and Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 227lb (183cm, 102kg)

Born: April 17, 1852 in Marshalltown, IA us

Died: April 14, 1922 in Chicago, IL

Buried: Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, IL

High School: Marshalltown HS (Marshalltown, IA)

Schools: University of Notre Dame (South Bend, IN), University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA)

Debut: May 6, 1871 (Age 19-019d, 38th in major league history)

Last Game: October 3, 1897 (Age 45-169d)

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1939. (Voted by Old Timers Committee)
View Cap Anson's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1871 season

Full Name: Adrian Constantine Anson

Nicknames: Cap, Pop or The Marshalltown Infant

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

94.3

10281

3435

.334

1999

RBI

2075

277

OBP

.394

SLG

.447

OPS

.841

OPS+

142

Summary of 97 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 0 go ahead, 97 lacking some details

1 Tm
CHC	97

Platoon
vs RHP	85
vs LHP	6
vs ?HP	6

Home/Road
Home	66
Away	31

Outs
Unk	94
0	2
2	1

23 Opps
BSN	13
NYG	12
DTN	9
BUF	7
PHI	7
PIT	6
CLV	6
CIN	5
BRO	5
STL	4
IND	4
SLM	3
WHS	3
PRO	2
CLV	2
WHS	2
LOU	1
CIN	1
BLN	1
KCN	1
NYU	1
STL	1
WOR	1

57 Pitchers
Old Hoss Radbourn	8
Mickey Welch	5
Charlie Buffinton	4
Bob Caruthers	4
Pete Conway	3
Jim McCormick	3
Sam Moffet	3
Pud Galvin	3
Jim Whitney	3
Billy Serad	3
Kid Nichols	2
Henry Gruber	2
Pretzels Getzien	2
George Bradley	2
Willie Sudhoff	2
John Clarkson	2
Pete Wood	2
Bill Burdick	2
Kid Gleason	2
Tim Keefe	2
Ed Bagley	2
Doc Leitner	1
Cy Young	1
Mike Dorgan	1
Hank O'Day	1
John Kirby	1
Bill Vinton	1
Will White	1
Bill Sowders	1
Dupee Shaw	1
Joe Corbett	1
Lem Cross	1
The Only Nolan	1
Billy Rhines	1
Frank Foreman	1
Clarence Stephens	1
John Ward	1
Larry Twitchell	1
Fred Corey	1
Lady Baldwin	1
Tom Lovett	1
Frank Meinke	1
George Weidman	1
Jack Wadsworth	1
Dick Conway	1
Wild Bill Widner	1
Cyclone Miller	1
Bobby Mathews	1
Frank Brill	1
Joe Murphy	1
Bill Hoffer	1
Ernie Mason	1
Charlie Ferguson	1
Harry Staley	1
Duke Esper	1
Crazy Schmit	1
Henry Boyle	1

28 Parks
WestSide Pk (CHI)	39
LakeFrontPk2 (CHI)	20
WestSide Grd (CHI)	6
7th St Pk 3 (IND)	2
Phil BB Grnd (PHI)	2
Robison Fld (STL)	2
WrightSt Grd (MIL)	2
RecreationPk (DET)	2
Boundary Fld (WAS)	2
Swampoodle G (WAS)	2
League Pk I (CIN)	1
PoloGrnds1SE (NYC)	1
South End (BOS)	1
Eastern Pk (NYC)	1
SportsmanPk1 (STL)	1
Olympic Pk I (BUF)	1
BankSt Grnd (CIN)	1
Polo Grnds 4 (NYC)	1
N.L. Pk I (CLE)	1
23rdStreet Pk (CHI)	1
SouthEndGrd2 (BOS)	1
CongressSt G (BOS)	1
SouthEnd Grd (BOS)	1
Union Grnds (NYC)	1
AgCountyFG (WOR)	1
Polo Grnds 3 (NYC)	1
RecreationPk (PHI)	1
WashingtnPk2 (NYC)	1

Where Hit

8 Inside the Park

1 Bounced

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	82
2·HR gms	6
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases

158 RBI

Inning
1	12
2	9
3	12
4	11
5	11
6	8
7	15
8	14
9	3
Extra	1

1-3	33
4-6	30
7-end	33

RelScore
Unk	97

Unk	97

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
1B	91
C	3
3B	2
P	1

OrderPos
4th	68
Unk	23
3rd	4
2nd	2

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1876	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
1	1	1	1	1876-08-26	CHC		STL	George Bradley		b 7	2	1	2	5		IPHR
2	2	2	1	1876-09-09	CHC	@	NYU	Bobby Mathews		t 3		3	2	5
1880	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
3	3	1	1	1880-05-05	CHC	@	CIN	Will White		t 1		2	4	3
1881	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
4	4	1	1	1881-09-28	CHC	@	WOR	Fred Corey		t 1		1	3	3		IPHR
1882	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
5	5	1	1	1882-05-05	CHC	@	CLV	George Bradley		b 1		2	4	3
1884	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
6	6	1	1	1884-06-03	CHC		BUF	Pud Galvin		b 8		1	4	3
7	7	2	1	1884-06-24	CHC		BSN	Jim Whitney		b 7		1	4	3
8	8	3	1	1884-06-26	CHC		PRO	Old Hoss Radbourn		b 5		2	4	3
9	9	4	1	1884-06-28	CHC		PRO	Old Hoss Radbourn		b 8		2	4	3
10	10	5	1	1884-07-03	CHC		PHI	Bill Vinton		b 7		2	4	3
11	11	6	1	1884-07-08	CHC		NYG	Mickey Welch		b 4		1	4	3
12	12	7	1	1884-07-09	CHC		NYG	Ed Bagley		b 4		1	4	3
13	13	8	2	1884-07-09	CHC		NYG	Ed Bagley		b 8		2	4	3
14	14	9	1	1884-07-12	CHC	@	DTN	Frank Brill		t 3		2	4	3
15	15	10	1	1884-07-28	CHC		DTN	Frank Meinke		b 8		1	4	3
16	16	11	1	1884-08-05	CHC		CLV	Jim McCormick		b 4		1		3
17	17	12	2	1884-08-05	CHC		CLV	Jim McCormick		b 8		1		1
18	18	13	1	1884-08-06	CHC		CLV	Sam Moffet		b 2		1	4	3
19	19	14	2	1884-08-06	CHC		CLV	Sam Moffet		b 5			4	3
20	20	15	3	1884-08-06	CHC		CLV	Sam Moffet		b 7			4	3
21	21	16	1	1884-08-09	CHC		BUF	Billy Serad					4	3
22	22	17	1	1884-08-14	CHC		BUF	Billy Serad		b 6		2	4	3
23	23	18	1	1884-09-30	CHC		NYG	Mike Dorgan		b 4		3	4	3
24	24	19	1	1884-10-02	CHC		NYG	Mickey Welch		b 6	0	1	4	3
25	25	20	1	1884-10-03	CHC		NYG	John Ward		b 4		2	4	3
26	26	21	1	1884-10-09	CHC		PHI	Cyclone Miller		b 6		2	4	3
1885	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
27	27	1	1	1885-07-14	CHC	@	BUF	Billy Serad		t 1		3	4	3
28	28	2	1	1885-07-28	CHC	@	BSN	Charlie Buffinton		t 1		3	4	3
29	29	3	1	1885-09-03	CHC		BUF	Pete Conway		b 5		1	4	3
30	30	4	1	1885-09-04	CHC	@	BUF	Pete Wood		t 6		3	4	3
31	31	5	2	1885-09-04	CHC	@	BUF	Pete Wood		t 7		2	4	3
32	32	6	1	1885-09-17	CHC		BSN	Charlie Buffinton		b 2		3	4	3
33	33	7	1	1885-10-09	CHC		PHI	The Only Nolan		b 8		1	4	3
1886	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
34	34	1	1	1886-06-05	CHC	@	NYG	Tim Keefe		t 1		3	4	3
35	35	2	1	1886-06-17	CHC		SLM	Henry Boyle		b 9		1	4	3
36	36	3	1	1886-07-07	CHC		NYG	Mickey Welch		b 8		2	4	2
37	37	4	1	1886-07-10	CHC		DTN	Pretzels Getzien		b 4		1	4	3
38	38	5	1	1886-07-20	CHC		SLM	Joe Murphy		b 2		2	4	3
39	39	6	1	1886-08-13	CHC		SLM	John Kirby		b 3		2	4	3
40	40	7	1	1886-08-17	CHC		KCN	Jim Whitney		b 8		2	4	2
41	41	8	1	1886-08-24	CHC		BSN	Old Hoss Radbourn		b 5		2	3	3
42	42	9	2	1886-08-24	CHC		BSN	Old Hoss Radbourn		b 7		2	3	2
43	43	10	1	1886-09-29	CHC	@	PHI	Charlie Ferguson		t 5		2	3	3
1887	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
44	44	1	1	1887-06-16	CHC		DTN	George Weidman		b 7		1	4	3
45	45	2	1	1887-06-25	CHC		BSN	Dick Conway		b 7		3	4	3
46	46	3	1	1887-07-01	CHC		WHS	Dupee Shaw		b 7		1	4	3
47	47	4	1	1887-09-10 (2)	CHC		IND	Doc Leitner		b 5		2	4	3
48	48	5	1	1887-09-22	CHC		BSN	Old Hoss Radbourn		b 4		1	4	3
49	49	6	1	1887-09-24 (1)	CHC		BSN	Old Hoss Radbourn		b 2	0	1	4	3
50	50	7	1	1887-09-29 (1)	CHC		PIT	Jim McCormick		b 8		2	4	3
1888	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
51	51	1	1	1888-05-18	CHC		BSN	Old Hoss Radbourn		b 5		2		3
52	52	2	1	1888-05-26	CHC		DTN	Henry Gruber		b 3		1		3
53	53	3	1	1888-06-15	CHC	@	BSN	John Clarkson		t 1		2		3
54	54	4	1	1888-07-27	CHC		DTN	Pete Conway		b 8		2		3
55	55	5	1	1888-07-28	CHC		DTN	Larry Twitchell		b 6		2		3
56	56	6	2	1888-07-28	CHC		DTN	Lady Baldwin		b 7		2		3
57	57	7	1	1888-08-10	CHC	@	WHS	Jim Whitney		t 6		1		3
58	58	8	1	1888-08-25	CHC	@	DTN	Pete Conway		t 4		1		3
59	59	9	1	1888-08-27 (1)	CHC		PIT	Pud Galvin		b 8		1		3
60	60	10	1	1888-09-15	CHC		PHI	Charlie Buffinton		b 2		1		3
61	61	11	1	1888-09-25	CHC		IND	Bill Burdick		b 3		1		3		IPHR
62	62	12	1	1888-10-09	CHC	@	WHS	Wild Bill Widner		t 1		1		3
1889	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
63	63	1	1	1889-04-29	CHC	@	IND	Pretzels Getzien		t 10		1		3
64	64	2	1	1889-05-02	CHC	@	IND	Bill Burdick		t 3		1		3
65	65	3	1	1889-05-10	CHC		PIT	Harry Staley		b 3		1	4	3
66	66	4	1	1889-05-15	CHC	@	PHI	Charlie Buffinton		t 8		1		3
67	67	5	1	1889-06-28	CHC		BSN	John Clarkson		b 5		2		3
68	68	6	1	1889-08-05	CHC		NYG	Hank O'Day		b 4		2		3
69	69	7	1	1889-09-14 (2)	CHC	@	NYG	Tim Keefe		t 7		1		3		IPHR
1890	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
70	70	1	1	1890-06-12	CHC		PIT	Crazy Schmit		b 5		3	4	3
71	71	2	1	1890-06-16 (1)	CHC		PIT	Bill Sowders		b 9		1	4	3
72	72	3	1	1890-06-23 (2)	CHC		NYG	Mickey Welch		b 2		1	4	3
73	73	4	1	1890-06-28	CHC		BRO	Bob Caruthers		b 2		1	4	3
74	74	5	1	1890-07-15	CHC	@	BRO	Bob Caruthers		t 3		1	4	3		IPHR
75	75	6	1	1890-07-24	CHC		BRO	Bob Caruthers		b 3		3	4	3
76	76	7	1	1890-08-28	CHC	@	PHI	Kid Gleason		t 1		3	4	3
1891	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
77	77	1	1	1891-06-13	CHC	@	NYG	Mickey Welch		t 2		1	4	3		IPHR
78	78	2	1	1891-06-24	CHC		CIN	Old Hoss Radbourn		b 4		1	4	3
79	79	3	1	1891-07-01	CHC		CLV	Henry Gruber		b 6		1	4	3		IPHR
80	80	4	1	1891-07-22	CHC		CIN	Billy Rhines		b 8		2	4	3
81	81	5	1	1891-08-24	CHC		BRO	Bob Caruthers		b 3		2	4	3
82	82	6	1	1891-09-07 (2)	CHC	@	BRO	Tom Lovett		t 1		3	4	3
83	83	7	1	1891-09-23	CHC	@	CIN	Clarence Stephens		t 4		2	4	3
84	84	8	1	1891-09-25	CHC		PIT	Pud Galvin		b 8		1	4	3
1892	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
85	85	1	1	1892-04-12	CHC	@	STL	Kid Gleason		t 7		1	4	3
1894	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
86	86	1	1	1894-06-12	CHC	@	BSN	Kid Nichols		t 9		2		3
87	87	2	1	1894-06-16	CHC	@	WHS	Duke Esper		b 5		2		3
88	88	3	1	1894-07-18	CHC		LOU	Jack Wadsworth		t 7		2	4	3		IPHR
89	89	4	1	1894-08-01	CHC		STL	Ernie Mason		t 5		4	4	3
90	90	5	1	1894-08-06	CHC		CIN	Lem Cross		t 1		2	4	3
1895	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
91	91	1	1	1895-07-04 (2)	CHC		CIN	Frank Foreman		b 3		1	4	3
92	92	2	1	1895-08-27 (2)	CHC	@	WHS	Joe Corbett		t 6		1		3		Bounced
1896	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
93	93	1	1	1896-06-29	CHC		CLV	Cy Young		b 1		2	4	3
94	94	2	1	1896-07-06	CHC		BLN	Bill Hoffer		b 7		2	4	3
1897	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
95	95	1	1	1897-06-19	CHC	@	BSN	Kid Nichols		t 3		2	4	3
96	96	2	1	1897-10-03 (1)	CHC	@	STL	Willie Sudhoff		t 2		1	4	3
97	97	3	2	1897-10-03 (1)	CHC	@	STL	Willie Sudhoff		t 7		1	4	3