Pud Galvin

Positions: Pitcher and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-8, 190lb (173cm, 86kg)

Born: December 25, 1856 in St. Louis, MO us

Died: March 7, 1902 in Pittsburgh, PA

Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA

Debut: May 22, 1875 (Age 18-148d, 294th in major league history)

Last Game: August 2, 1892 (Age 35-221d)

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1965. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View Pud Galvin's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1875 season

Full Name: James Francis Galvin

Nicknames: Pud, Gentle Jeems or The Little Steam Engine

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

73.4

365

310

ERA

2.85

705

688

6003.1

1807

WHIP

1.191

Summary of 121 Home Runs Allowed

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

6 leading off, 1 walk-off, 0 tying, 1 go ahead, 119 lacking some details

4 Tms
BUF	59
PIT	54
STL	4
PBB	3

Platoon
vs RHB	70
vs LHB	42
vs ?HB	8

Home/Road
Away	91
Home	29

Outs
Unk	114
0	6

20 Opps
CHC	30
BSN	23
PHI	13
DTN	11
IND	10
NYG	8
CLV	5
CIN	3
TRO	3
LOU	2
CIN	2
CHI	2
PRO	1
NYI	1
WHS	1
BLN	1
NYP	1
BRO	1
WHS	1
WOR	1

64 Batters
Fred Pfeffer	7
Sam Wise	5
George Wood	5
King Kelly	4
Buck Ewing	4
John Morrill	3
Sam Thompson	3
Ed Williamson	3
Cap Anson	3
Ed Delahanty	3
Jerry Denny	3
Dick Buckley	3
Charlie Bennett	3
Mike Tiernan	3
Ned Hanlon	2
Roger Connor	2
Tom Burns	2
Jim Manning	2
Paul Hines	2
Jack Clements	2
Tom Brown	2
Silver Flint	2
George Gore	2
Orator Shafer	2
Patrick Gillespie	2
Harry Stovey	2
Charley Jones	2
Pete Browning	2
Jimmy Ryan	2
Hugh Duffy	2
Abner Dalrymple	2
Joe Hornung	2
Jack Manning	1
Spider Clark	1
Bill Phillips	1
Pat Luby	1
Dick Johnston	1
John Clarkson	1
Tip O'Neill	1
Billy Sunday	1
Dave Orr	1
Buttercup Dickerson	1
Marty Sullivan	1
Billy Nash	1
Milt Scott	1
Fred Dunlap	1
Tom York	1
Sid Farrar	1
Andy Leonard	1
Cub Stricker	1
Lon Knight	1
George Bradley	1
Emmett Seery	1
Joe Start	1
Bug Holliday	1
Bob Casey	1
Joe Mulvey	1
John Ward	1
Ezra Sutton	1
Kid Madden	1
Otto Schomberg	1
Jimmy Peoples	1
Henry Larkin	1
Bill McClellan	1

28 Parks
Olympic Pk I (BUF)	16
WestSide Pk (CHI)	14
LakeFrontPk2 (CHI)	13
RecreationPk (DET)	10
7th St Pk 3 (IND)	9
SouthEnd Grd (BOS)	9
Phil BB Grnd (PHI)	8
SouthEndGrd2 (BOS)	6
RiversideGrd (BUF)	6
Expo Pk (PIT)	3
League Pk I (CIN)	2
SportsmanPk1 (STL)	2
BankSt Grnd (CIN)	2
Polo Grnds 4 (NYC)	2
SouthSidePk2 (CHI)	2
HaymakersGrd (TRO)	2
RecreationPk (PIT)	2
Eclipse Pk (LOU)	2
PoloGrnds1SE (NYC)	1
MesserSt Grd (PRO)	1
7th St Pk 2 (IND)	1
N.L. Pk I (CLE)	1
Avenue Grnds (CIN)	1
AgCountyFG (WOR)	1
StGeorgeCrkG (SAI)	1
Swampoodle G (WAS)	1
LakeFrontPk1 (CHI)	1
Oriole Pk 3 (BAL)	1

Where Hit

20 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	73
2·HR gms	9
3·HR gms	7
4·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases

192 Runs

Inning
1	12
2	9
3	22
4	7
5	12
6	12
7	12
8	20
9	11

1-3	43
4-6	31
7-end	43

RelScore
-1	1
Unk	119

Behind	1
Unk	119

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
RF	24
LF	19
1B	18
CF	14
3B	13
2B	12
SS	9
C	8
P	3

OrderPos
Unk	37
1st	17
2nd	13
3rd	12
5th	11
4th	10
6th	9
9th	5
7th	3
8th	3

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1879	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
1	1	1	1	1879-05-28	Joe Start	PRO		BUF		b 4		3	1	3
2	2	2	1	1879-06-06	Charley Jones	BSN		BUF		b 1	0	1	1	7	Lead-Off
3	3	3	1	1879-07-30	Buttercup Dickerson	CIN		BUF		b 9		2		7
1880	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
4	4	1	1	1880-05-24	Jack Manning	CIN		BUF		b 6		1	3	9
5	5	2	2	1880-05-24	Andy Leonard	CIN		BUF		b 7		1	5	6
6	6	3	1	1880-05-29	Patrick Gillespie	TRO		BUF		b 3		3		7
7	7	4	1	1880-05-31	Patrick Gillespie	TRO		BUF		b 5		1		7
8	8	5	1	1880-08-07	Harry Stovey	WOR		BUF		b 6		2	1	3	IPHR
1881	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
9	9	1	1	1881-07-28	Charlie Bennett	DTN		BUF		t 7		3	5	5
10	10	2	1	1881-07-30	Lon Knight	DTN		BUF		b 1		2	2	9
11	11	3	2	1881-07-30	Ned Hanlon	DTN		BUF		b 3		1	3	8
12	12	4	1	1881-08-20	George Bradley	CLV		BUF		t 9		1	9	4
1882	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
13	13	1	1	1882-05-06	George Wood	DTN	@	BUF		b 3		1		7
14	14	2	1	1882-06-02	Sam Wise	BSN		BUF		b 4		1	9	6
15	15	3	1	1882-07-25	Bob Casey	DTN		BUF		t 6		2	8	5
16	16	4	1	1882-07-28	Orator Shafer	CLV	@	BUF		b 3		3	4	9
17	17	5	1	1882-07-29	Orator Shafer	CLV	@	BUF		t 5		2	4	9	IPHR
18	18	6	1	1882-09-12	Roger Connor	TRO	@	BUF		b 3		2	2	3
19	19	7	1	1882-09-28	Silver Flint	CHC		BUF		b 8		2	9	2
1883	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
20	20	1	1	1883-05-05	Tom York	CLV	@	BUF		t 2		1		7
21	21	2	1	1883-07-02	Fred Pfeffer	CHC		BUF		b 3		3	9	4
22	22	3	1	1883-07-25	Joe Hornung	BSN	@	BUF		t 8		2	1	7
23	23	4	1	1883-08-25	Tom Burns	CHC		BUF		b 3		2	6	6
24	24	5	1	1883-08-29	Ned Hanlon	DTN		BUF		b 9		2	4	8
25	25	6	1	1883-08-30	George Wood	DTN		BUF		b 1	0	1	1	7	Lead-Off
26	26	7	1	1883-09-01	George Wood	DTN		BUF		b 2		3	1	7	IPHR
27	27	8	2	1883-09-01	Charlie Bennett	DTN		BUF		b 8		3	5	4
28	28	9	1	1883-09-22	Joe Hornung	BSN		BUF		b 1	0	1	1	7	Lead-Off
1884	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
29	29	1	1	1884-06-03	Cap Anson	CHC		BUF		b 8		1	4	3
30	30	2	2	1884-06-03	King Kelly	CHC		BUF		b 8		1	3	9
31	31	3	3	1884-06-03	Silver Flint	CHC		BUF	behind 2-3	b 9		2		2	Walk-Off
32	32	4	1	1884-06-09	Milt Scott	DTN		BUF		b 1		3		3
33	33	5	1	1884-06-16	Abner Dalrymple	CHC	@	BUF		t 3		3		7
34	34	6	1	1884-06-23	Buck Ewing	NYG	@	BUF		t 4		2	1	2
35	35	7	2	1884-06-23	John Ward	NYG	@	BUF		t 7		1	2	8	IPHR
36	36	8	1	1884-07-02	Ezra Sutton	BSN	@	BUF		t 3		1		5
37	37	9	1	1884-07-19	Ed Williamson	CHC	@	BUF		t 6		1	3	5
38	38	10	1	1884-07-30	Bill Phillips	CLV	@	BUF		t 8		2		3
39	39	11	1	1884-08-11 (2)	Fred Pfeffer	CHC		BUF		b 2		1		4
40	40	12	2	1884-08-11 (2)	Abner Dalrymple	CHC		BUF		b 3		2		7
41	41	13	3	1884-08-11 (2)	Ed Williamson	CHC		BUF		b 4		1	6	5
42	42	14	1	1884-08-12	King Kelly	CHC		BUF					3	9
43	43	15	2	1884-08-12	Fred Pfeffer	CHC		BUF						4
44	44	16	3	1884-08-12	Fred Pfeffer	CHC		BUF						4
45	45	17	1	1884-08-13	George Gore	CHC		BUF		b 6		2	2	8
46	46	18	2	1884-08-13	Ed Williamson	CHC		BUF		b 6		2	6	5
47	47	19	1	1884-09-16	Sid Farrar	PHI	@	BUF		t 8		1		3	IPHR
48	48	20	1	1884-09-20	Bill McClellan	PHI	@	BUF		t 4		1	3	6
49	49	21	1	1884-10-11	Jim Manning	BSN	@	BUF		t 2		1	7	8	IPHR
50	50	22	2	1884-10-11	Sam Wise	BSN	@	BUF		t 2		1	6	6	IPHR
51	51	23	3	1884-10-11	John Morrill	BSN	@	BUF		t 5		1	4	4
1885	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
52	52	1	1	1885-05-19	Sam Wise	BSN		BUF		b 5		2	8	6
53	53	2	1	1885-06-18	George Gore	CHC		BUF		b 5		1	2	8
54	54	3	1	1885-06-19	Billy Sunday	CHC		BUF		b 3		1	9	9
55	55	4	1	1885-06-24	Buck Ewing	NYG	@	BUF		t 1		2	3	9
56	56	5	1	1885-06-26	Buck Ewing	NYG	@	BUF		t 4		2	3	9
57	57	6	1	1885-07-03	Joe Mulvey	PHI	@	BUF		t 9		1		5
58	58	7	1	1885-07-04 (2)	Jack Clements	PHI	@	BUF		t 6		1	8	8
59	59	8	1	1885-07-08	Jim Manning	BSN	@	BUF		t 8		3	6	8
60	60	9	1	1885-08-01	Pete Browning	LOU		PIT		b 6		2		8	IPHR
61	61	10	1	1885-08-16	Pete Browning	LOU		PIT		b 1	0	1	1	8	Lead-Off,IPHR
1886	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
62	62	1	1	1886-04-24	Charley Jones	CIN		PIT		b 9		1		7
63	63	2	1	1886-05-22	Dave Orr	NYP		PIT		b 8		2		3
64	64	3	1	1886-08-05	Jimmy Peoples	BRO	@	PIT		t 8		3	7	9
1887	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
65	65	1	1	1887-05-07	Jimmy Ryan	CHC		PIT		b 3		1	2	9
66	66	2	2	1887-05-07	John Clarkson	CHC		PIT		b 8		2		1
67	67	3	3	1887-05-07	Fred Pfeffer	CHC		PIT		b 8		1	5	4
68	68	4	1	1887-05-10	Fred Dunlap	DTN		PIT		b 1	0	1	1	4	Lead-Off
69	69	5	1	1887-05-17	John Morrill	BSN		PIT		b 7		4		3
70	70	6	1	1887-05-19	Sam Wise	BSN		PIT		b 6		1	3	6
71	71	7	1	1887-06-17	Otto Schomberg	IND		PIT		b 8		1	1	3
72	72	8	1	1887-07-01	John Morrill	BSN	@	PIT		t 5		1		3
73	73	9	1	1887-08-27	Kid Madden	BSN		PIT		b 2		1		1
74	74	10	2	1887-08-27	Billy Nash	BSN		PIT		b 3		3	2	5
75	75	11	3	1887-08-27	King Kelly	BSN		PIT		b 4		1	1	9
76	76	12	1	1887-09-28 (1)	Fred Pfeffer	CHC		PIT		b 7		2	5	4
1888	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
77	77	1	1	1888-05-30 (1)	Roger Connor	NYG		PIT		b 8		2	5	3	IPHR
78	78	2	1	1888-06-05	Sam Wise	BSN		PIT		b 5		1	1	6
79	79	3	2	1888-06-05	Tom Brown	BSN		PIT		b 6		2	7	9	IPHR
80	80	4	1	1888-06-22	Fred Pfeffer	CHC		PIT		b 6		3		4	IPHR
81	81	5	1	1888-08-01	Hugh Duffy	CHC		PIT		b 3		2	3	9	IPHR
82	82	6	2	1888-08-01	Marty Sullivan	CHC		PIT		b 5		1	2	7	IPHR
83	83	7	1	1888-08-27 (1)	Cap Anson	CHC		PIT		b 8		1		3
84	84	8	1	1888-08-29	Jimmy Ryan	CHC		PIT		b 8		1	1	8
85	85	9	1	1888-10-11 (1)	Tom Brown	BSN		PIT		b 9		2	5	9
1889	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
86	86	1	1	1889-06-12	Tom Burns	CHC		PIT		b 5		1		5
87	87	2	1	1889-06-14	Jerry Denny	IND		PIT		b 3		1	5	5
88	88	3	2	1889-06-14	Paul Hines	IND		PIT		b 3		2	4	3
89	89	4	3	1889-06-14	Jerry Denny	IND		PIT		b 7		1	5	5
90	90	5	4	1889-06-14	Paul Hines	IND		PIT		b 7		2	4	3
91	91	6	1	1889-06-17	Jerry Denny	IND		PIT		b 1		2	4	5
92	92	7	2	1889-06-17	Dick Buckley	IND		PIT		b 1		1	6	2
93	93	8	3	1889-06-17	Dick Buckley	IND		PIT		b 3		2	6	2
94	94	9	1	1889-07-12	Charlie Bennett	BSN		PIT		b 3		1		2
95	95	10	2	1889-07-12	Dick Johnston	BSN		PIT		b 3		2		8
96	96	11	1	1889-07-15	Spider Clark	WHS		PIT		b 7		1		6
97	97	12	1	1889-07-18	Sam Thompson	PHI		PIT		b 3		2		9
98	98	13	1	1889-07-20 (2)	George Wood	PHI		PIT		b 1	0	1	1	7	Lead-Off
99	99	14	2	1889-07-20 (2)	Sam Thompson	PHI		PIT		b 5		2		9
100	100	15	3	1889-07-20 (2)	George Wood	PHI		PIT		b 5		2	1	7
101	101	16	4	1889-07-20 (2)	Sam Thompson	PHI		PIT		b 8		1		9
102	102	17	1	1889-09-07	King Kelly	BSN		PIT		b 7		1	2	9
103	103	18	1	1889-09-20	Dick Buckley	IND		PIT		b 9		1	6	5
104	104	19	2	1889-09-20	Emmett Seery	IND		PIT		b 9		3		7
1890	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
105	105	1	1	1890-05-06	Hugh Duffy	CHI		PBB		b 5		2	2	9	IPHR
106	106	2	1	1890-06-07	Tip O'Neill	CHI		PBB		b 7		2		7	IPHR
107	107	3	1	1890-07-30 (2)	Buck Ewing	NYI	@	PBB		t 3		3	2	2	IPHR
1891	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
108	108	1	1	1891-05-01	Pat Luby	CHC		PIT		b 7		2		1
109	109	2	1	1891-05-08	Bug Holliday	CIN		PIT		b 2		1	5	7
110	110	3	1	1891-06-03	Jack Clements	PHI		PIT		b 3		3	6	2
111	111	4	1	1891-06-05	Ed Delahanty	PHI		PIT		b 1		1	2	3	IPHR
112	112	5	1	1891-06-10	Mike Tiernan	NYG		PIT		b 9		1	1	9
113	113	6	1	1891-08-25	Harry Stovey	BSN	@	PIT		t 2		1	2	9	IPHR
114	114	7	1	1891-08-29	Mike Tiernan	NYG	@	PIT		t 9		1	3	9
115	115	8	1	1891-09-14	Mike Tiernan	NYG		PIT		b 8		1	3	9
116	116	9	1	1891-09-25	Cap Anson	CHC		PIT		b 8		1	4	3
1892	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
117	117	1	1	1892-07-04 (1)	Ed Delahanty	PHI	@	STL		t 6		2	5	8
118	118	2	1	1892-07-09	Henry Larkin	WHS	@	STL		t 8		1	4	3
119	119	3	1	1892-07-21	Ed Delahanty	PHI		STL		b 2		1		8	IPHR
120	120	4	1	1892-07-27	Cub Stricker	BLN		STL		b 7		2		4