Roger Connor

Positions: First Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Left

6-3, 220lb (190cm, 99kg)

Born: July 1, 1857 in Waterbury, CT us

Died: January 4, 1931 in Waterbury, CT

Buried: Old St. Joseph Cemetery, Waterbury, CT

Debut: May 1, 1880 (Age 22-305d, 451st in major league history)

Last Game: May 18, 1897 (Age 39-321d)

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1976. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View Roger Connor's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1880 season

Full Name: Roger Connor

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Relatives: Brother of Joe Connor

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

84.3

7797

2467

138

.316

1620

RBI

1323

244

OBP

.397

SLG

.486

OPS

.883

OPS+

153

Summary of 138 Home Runs

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

0 leading off, 2 walk-off, 1 tying, 2 go ahead, 135 lacking some details

5 Tms
NYG	76
STL	27
NYI	14
PHI	12
TRO	9

Platoon
vs RHP	110
vs LHP	22
vs ?HP	6

Home/Road
Home	74
Away	64

Outs
Unk	136
0	1
2	1

25 Opps
CHC	19
IND	18
PHI	16
BSN	13
DTN	8
CIN	7
BRO	7
CLV	6
PIT	5
BOS	5
LOU	4
CLE	4
WHS	4
BLN	4
WHS	3
NYG	2
STL	2
BUF	2
PBB	2
WOR	2
SLM	1
CHI	1
BUF	1
CLV	1
KCN	1

79 Pitchers
Egyptian Healy	6
Old Hoss Radbourn	5
Gus Weyhing	5
Pretzels Getzien	5
Charlie Buffinton	5
Larry Corcoran	5
Frank Dwyer	5
Henry Gruber	4
Gus Krock	4
Henry Boyle	4
Jack Taylor	3
Lev Shreve	3
Tony Mullane	3
George Sharrott	2
Hank O'Day	2
Ad Gumbert	2
Matt Kilroy	2
John Tener	2
Jim Sullivan	2
Ed Stein	2
Frank Killen	2
George Cuppy	2
Bill Hutchison	2
Amos Rusie	2
Pud Galvin	2
George Haddock	2
George Van Haltren	2
Harry Staley	2
George Davies	1
Doc Leitner	1
Dave Anderson	1
Brickyard Kennedy	1
Jack Stivetts	1
Joe Corbett	1
Zeke Wilson	1
Billy Rhines	1
Bill Garfield	1
Lady Baldwin	1
Jersey Bakley	1
John Clarkson	1
Jim McCormick	1
George Weidman	1
Sam Moffet	1
Otis Stocksdale	1
Bill Daley	1
George Cobb	1
Jake Evans	1
Duke Esper	1
George Radbourn	1
Tom Parrott	1
Lou Johnson	1
Jack McGeachey	1
Dan Casey	1
Cy Young	1
Kid Nichols	1
Ben Sanders	1
Con Lucid	1
Tommy Bond	1
Dupee Shaw	1
Chick Fraser	1
Billy Palmer	1
Ed Morris	1
Jocko Flynn	1
Red Ehret	1
John Buckley	1
Cinders O'Brien	1
Bill Hart	1
Lee Richmond	1
Kid Madden	1
Frank Brill	1
Bill Burdick	1
Kid Gleason	1
George Hemming	1
John Cahill	1
Jack Easton	1
Al Orth	1
Lee Viau	1
Mark Baldwin	1
Scott Stratton	1

32 Parks
Polo Grnds 4 (NYC)	20
Robison Fld (STL)	18
Phil BB Grnd (PHI)	17
PoloGrnds1SE (NYC)	16
7th St Pk 3 (IND)	10
WestSide Pk (CHI)	10
RecreationPk (DET)	5
7th St Pk 2 (IND)	4
Eastern Pk (NYC)	3
HaymakersGrd (TRO)	3
CongressSt G (BOS)	3
Polo Grnds 3 (NYC)	3
Brhood Pk (CLE)	2
Troy BlClGnd (WAT)	2
Boundary Fld (WAS)	2
Baker Bowl (PHI)	2
LakeFrontPk2 (CHI)	2
Olympic Pk 2 (BUF)	2
South End (BOS)	1
SportsmanPk1 (STL)	1
SouthSidePk2 (CHI)	1
Riverside Pk (ALB)	1
SouthEndGrd2 (BOS)	1
RiversideGrd (BUF)	1
AgCountyFG (WOR)	1
Expo Pk (PIT)	1
League Pk I (CLE)	1
League Pk (CIN)	1
SouthEnd Grd (BOS)	1
StGeorgeCrkG (SAI)	1
Swampoodle G (WAS)	1
LakeFrontPk1 (CHI)	1

Where Hit

17 Inside the Park

1 Bounced

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	117
2·HR gms	9
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases

239 RBI

Inning
1	25
2	9
3	19
4	11
5	23
6	18
7	8
8	14
9	11

1-3	53
4-6	52
7-end	33

RelScore
Tied	1
-1	1
-3	1
Unk	135

Tied	1
Behind	2
Unk	135

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
1B	129
3B	5
2B	3
CF	1

OrderPos
Unk	70
5th	24
4th	22
2nd	12
3rd	9
6th	1

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1880	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
1	1	1	1	1880-05-24	TRO		BSN	Tommy Bond		b 2		3		5
2	2	2	1	1880-07-19	TRO		CHC	Larry Corcoran		b 1		2		5
3	3	3	2	1880-07-19	TRO		CHC	Larry Corcoran		b 9		2		5
1881	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
4	4	1	1	1881-05-11	TRO	@	CHC	Larry Corcoran		b 8		1		3		IPHR
5	5	2	1	1881-09-10	TRO		WOR	Lee Richmond	behind 4-7	b 9	2	4	2	3		Walk-Off
1882	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
6	6	1	1	1882-05-20	TRO		BSN	Charlie Buffinton		t 4		2	2	5
7	7	2	1	1882-08-25	TRO		CLV	Jim McCormick		b 1		1	2	3
8	8	3	1	1882-09-12	TRO	@	BUF	Pud Galvin		b 3		2	2	3
9	9	4	1	1882-09-29	TRO	@	WOR	Jake Evans		b 6		3	2	3		IPHR
1883	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
10	10	1	1	1883-06-01	NYG		DTN	George Radbourn		b 6		1		3
1884	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
11	11	1	1	1884-07-01	NYG	@	DTN	Frank Brill		t 3		2	3	4
12	12	2	1	1884-07-05	NYG	@	CHC	Larry Corcoran		t 1		1	3	4
13	13	3	2	1884-07-05	NYG	@	CHC	Larry Corcoran		t 6		1	3	4
14	14	4	1	1884-10-07	NYG	@	DTN	Pretzels Getzien		t 1		1	3	8		IPHR
1885	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
15	15	1	1	1885-05-30 (1)	NYG		SLM	Billy Palmer		b 3		3		3
1886	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
16	16	1	1	1886-07-02	NYG	@	CHC	John Clarkson		t 5		3	2	3
17	17	2	1	1886-07-05 (2)	NYG	@	DTN	Pretzels Getzien		t 5		2	2	3
18	18	3	1	1886-09-01	NYG	@	DTN	Lady Baldwin		t 9		2	2	3
19	19	4	1	1886-09-11	NYG		BSN	Old Hoss Radbourn		b 1		1	2	3
20	20	5	2	1886-09-11	NYG		BSN	Old Hoss Radbourn		b 8		2	2	3
21	21	6	1	1886-09-29	NYG		KCN	George Weidman		b 1		2	2	3
22	22	7	1	1886-10-05	NYG		CHC	Jocko Flynn		b 5		2	2	3
1887	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
23	23	1	1	1887-05-04	NYG	@	WHS	Dupee Shaw		t 6		3		3
24	24	2	1	1887-05-11	NYG		WHS	Hank O'Day		b 6		2		3
25	25	3	1	1887-05-14	NYG		PHI	Charlie Buffinton		b 9		1		3
26	26	4	1	1887-05-16	NYG		IND	Egyptian Healy		b 5		1		3
27	27	5	1	1887-05-17	NYG		IND	John Cahill		b 8		3		3
28	28	6	1	1887-05-19	NYG		IND	Egyptian Healy		b 6		3		3
29	29	7	1	1887-06-15	NYG		PHI	Dan Casey		b 5		2	3	3		IPHR
30	30	8	1	1887-06-16	NYG	@	BSN	Kid Madden		t 1		3		3
31	31	9	1	1887-06-30	NYG	@	IND	Henry Boyle		t 5		1		3
32	32	10	1	1887-07-28	NYG	@	DTN	Henry Gruber		t 1		1		3		IPHR
33	33	11	1	1887-08-10	NYG	@	IND	Doc Leitner		t 3		1		3
34	34	12	1	1887-08-19	NYG	@	PHI	Charlie Buffinton		t 6		2		3
35	35	13	2	1887-08-19	NYG	@	PHI	Charlie Buffinton		t 7		4		3
36	36	14	1	1887-08-29	NYG		IND	Lev Shreve		b 8		1		3
37	37	15	1	1887-09-12	NYG	@	IND	Egyptian Healy		t 3		1		3
38	38	16	1	1887-09-13	NYG	@	IND	Lev Shreve		t 5		1		3
39	39	17	1	1887-09-15	NYG	@	CHC	George Van Haltren		t 2		1		3
1888	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
40	40	1	1	1888-05-05	NYG	@	IND	Henry Boyle		t 1		1	5	5
41	41	2	2	1888-05-05	NYG	@	IND	Henry Boyle		t 5		1	5	3
42	42	3	1	1888-05-08	NYG	@	IND	Sam Moffet		t 5		1	5	3
43	43	4	1	1888-05-09	NYG	@	IND	Egyptian Healy		t 2		1	5	3
44	44	5	2	1888-05-09	NYG	@	IND	Egyptian Healy		t 3		3	5	3
45	45	6	3	1888-05-09	NYG	@	IND	Jack McGeachey		t 7		2	5	3
46	46	7	1	1888-05-14	NYG	@	CHC	Gus Krock		t 1		1	3	3
47	47	8	1	1888-05-30 (1)	NYG		PIT	Pud Galvin		b 8		2	5	3		IPHR
48	48	9	1	1888-06-14	NYG		DTN	Henry Gruber		b 6		2	4	3		IPHR
49	49	10	1	1888-07-16	NYG	@	CHC	George Van Haltren		t 6		1	4	3
50	50	11	1	1888-07-17	NYG	@	CHC	Gus Krock		t 8		1	4	3
51	51	12	1	1888-08-02	NYG	@	BSN	Old Hoss Radbourn		t 1		3	5	3
52	52	13	1	1888-08-16	NYG		DTN	Pretzels Getzien		b 8		1	5	3		IPHR
53	53	14	1	1888-08-23	NYG	@	PHI	Charlie Buffinton		t 8		1	5	3
1889	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
54	54	1	1	1889-05-02	NYG		WHS	Hank O'Day		b 7		1	4	3
55	55	2	1	1889-06-26	NYG	@	CHC	Gus Krock		t 3		1	4	3
56	56	3	2	1889-06-26	NYG	@	CHC	Gus Krock		t 6		1	4	3
57	57	4	1	1889-06-29	NYG	@	IND	Pretzels Getzien		t 6		2	4	3
58	58	5	1	1889-07-01	NYG	@	IND	Henry Boyle		t 6		1	3	3
59	59	6	1	1889-07-02	NYG	@	IND	Bill Burdick		t 8		2	3	3
60	60	7	1	1889-07-10	NYG		PIT	Bill Garfield		b 9		2	4	3
61	61	8	1	1889-07-17	NYG		CHC	Frank Dwyer		b 9		1	4	3		Bounced
62	62	9	1	1889-07-23	NYG	@	PHI	Ben Sanders		t 6		3	4	3
63	63	10	1	1889-08-06	NYG	@	CHC	Frank Dwyer		t 5		1	4	3
64	64	11	1	1889-08-24 (1)	NYG		PHI	Dave Anderson		b 4		1	4	3
65	65	12	1	1889-09-24	NYG	@	IND	Lev Shreve		t 2		1	5	3
66	66	13	1	1889-09-27	NYG	@	CHC	John Tener		t 9		1	5	3
1890	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
67	67	1	1	1890-04-26	NYI	@	BOS	Matt Kilroy		t 1		1		3
68	68	2	1	1890-04-29	NYI	@	BOS	Bill Daley		t 5		3		3
69	69	3	1	1890-05-31	NYI		PBB	John Tener		b 8		1	3	3
70	70	4	1	1890-06-02	NYI		BOS	Matt Kilroy		b 8	0	1		3		IPHR
71	71	5	1	1890-07-15	NYI		CLE	Jersey Bakley		b 1		2		3
72	72	6	1	1890-07-16	NYI		CLE	Henry Gruber		b 1		2		3
73	73	7	1	1890-07-19	NYI		PBB	Ed Morris		b 8		2		3
74	74	8	1	1890-07-21	NYI	@	BUF	George Haddock		t 4		1		3		Cycle
75	75	9	1	1890-07-22	NYI	@	BUF	John Buckley		t 3		2		3
76	76	10	1	1890-07-25	NYI	@	CLE	Cinders O'Brien		t 6		3		3
77	77	11	1	1890-07-26 (2)	NYI	@	CLE	Henry Gruber		t 1		2		3
78	78	12	1	1890-08-02	NYI	@	CHI	Mark Baldwin		t 1		2		3		IPHR
79	79	13	1	1890-08-16	NYI		BOS	Ad Gumbert		b 1		1		3
80	80	14	1	1890-09-09	NYI	@	BOS	Old Hoss Radbourn		t 5		2		3
1891	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
81	81	1	1	1891-04-24	NYG		BSN	Pretzels Getzien		b 3		2		3
82	82	2	1	1891-06-05	NYG		CIN	Old Hoss Radbourn		b 7		1		3
83	83	3	1	1891-06-12	NYG		CHC	Bill Hutchison	tied 6-6	b 9		3		3		Walk-Off
84	84	4	1	1891-06-13	NYG		CHC	Ed Stein		b 3		2	4	3		IPHR
85	85	5	1	1891-07-13	NYG	@	CHC	Bill Hutchison		t 7		2		3
86	86	6	1	1891-08-13	NYG		CIN	Billy Rhines		b 8		2		3
87	87	7	1	1891-09-07 (1)	NYG		CIN	Tony Mullane		b 5		2		3
1892	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
88	88	1	1	1892-04-16	PHI		BRO	Ed Stein		b 5		2		3
89	89	2	1	1892-04-20	PHI		BSN	Harry Staley		b 7		1		3
90	90	3	1	1892-04-27 (1)	PHI		NYG	Amos Rusie		b 3		1		3
91	91	4	2	1892-04-27 (1)	PHI		NYG	Amos Rusie		b 5		3		3
92	92	5	1	1892-05-10 (2)	PHI	@	STL	Jack Easton		t 7		2		3
93	93	6	1	1892-05-20	PHI		BLN	Egyptian Healy		b 4		1		3
94	94	7	1	1892-05-31	PHI		LOU	Scott Stratton		b 1		1		3
95	95	8	1	1892-06-10	PHI		CLV	George Davies		b 6		2		3
96	96	9	1	1892-06-20	PHI		BRO	Bill Hart		b 4		2		3
97	97	10	1	1892-06-22 (2)	PHI		BLN	George Cobb		b 3		1		3
98	98	11	1	1892-07-15	PHI		LOU	Lee Viau		b 3		3		3
99	99	12	1	1892-08-27	PHI	@	PIT	Red Ehret		t 9		2		3		IPHR
1893	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
100	100	1	1	1893-05-06	NYG		WHS	Duke Esper		b 5		3	4	3
101	101	2	1	1893-05-26	NYG		PHI	Gus Weyhing		b 3		2	4	3
102	102	3	1	1893-06-07	NYG		PIT	Frank Killen		b 1		1	4	3
103	103	4	1	1893-06-23	NYG	@	PHI	Gus Weyhing		t 2		3		3
104	104	5	1	1893-07-19 (2)	NYG		BSN	Harry Staley		b 5		2	5	3
105	105	6	1	1893-07-26	NYG		BLN	Tony Mullane		b 1		2	5	3
106	106	7	1	1893-08-07	NYG	@	BRO	George Sharrott		t 5		3	5	3
107	107	8	2	1893-08-07	NYG	@	BRO	George Sharrott		t 9		1	5	3
108	108	9	1	1893-08-12	NYG		PHI	Gus Weyhing		b 4		2	5	3
109	109	10	1	1893-08-21	NYG		CLV	George Cuppy		b 4		1	5	3		IPHR
110	110	11	1	1893-08-30	NYG		STL	Kid Gleason		b 1		3	5	3
1894	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
111	111	1	1	1894-05-15	NYG	@	PHI	Jack Taylor		b 2		1	6	3
112	112	2	1	1894-06-04	STL	@	PHI	Jack Taylor		t 4		1	5	3
113	113	3	1	1894-07-11	STL		PHI	Gus Weyhing		b 3		2	5	3
114	114	4	1	1894-07-24 (1)	STL	@	CLV	Tony Mullane		b 1		3	5	3
115	115	5	1	1894-08-12	STL	@	CIN	Tom Parrott		t 6		1	4	3
116	116	6	1	1894-09-04	STL	@	WHS	George Haddock		b 3		2		3
117	117	7	1	1894-09-09 (2)	STL		BRO	Con Lucid		b 1		3	4	3		IPHR
118	118	8	1	1894-09-26	STL		PHI	Lou Johnson		b 5		3	5	3
1895	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
119	119	1	1	1895-05-06	STL		BSN	Kid Nichols		b 3		1		3		IPHR
120	120	2	1	1895-05-12	STL		BRO	Brickyard Kennedy		b 3		1	4	3
121	121	3	1	1895-05-26	STL		WHS	Otis Stocksdale		b 2		1	4	3
122	122	4	1	1895-06-03	STL	@	BRO	Ad Gumbert		t 6		2		3
123	123	5	1	1895-06-23	STL		CIN	Frank Dwyer		b 1		3	4	3		IPHR
124	124	6	2	1895-06-23	STL		CIN	Frank Dwyer		b 3		1	4	3
125	125	7	1	1895-08-30 (2)	STL	@	WHS	Joe Corbett		t 5		2		3
126	126	8	1	1895-09-07	STL	@	BSN	Jim Sullivan		t 5		2		3
1896	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
127	127	1	1	1896-04-17	STL		CLV	George Cuppy	behind 2-3	b 4		1	5	3
128	128	2	1	1896-04-25	STL		LOU	Gus Weyhing		b 4		1		3
129	129	3	1	1896-05-29	STL	@	PHI	Al Orth		t 7		1		3
130	130	4	1	1896-05-30 (2)	STL	@	PHI	Jack Taylor		t 6		1		3
131	131	5	1	1896-06-25	STL		CIN	Frank Dwyer		b 9		2		3
132	132	6	1	1896-06-30	STL		PIT	Frank Killen		b 2		1		3		IPHR
133	133	7	1	1896-07-09	STL		BSN	Jim Sullivan		b 5		1		3
134	134	8	1	1896-07-11 (2)	STL		BSN	Jack Stivetts		b 1		2		3
135	135	9	1	1896-07-26	STL		BLN	George Hemming		b 8		1		3
136	136	10	1	1896-07-27	STL		LOU	Chick Fraser		b 4		1		3
137	137	11	1	1896-08-01 (2)	STL		CLV	Zeke Wilson		b 2		1		3
1897	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
138	138	1	1	1897-04-29	STL		CLV	Cy Young		b 5		1		3