Bill Joyce

Positions: Third Baseman, First Baseman and Second Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 185lb (180cm, 83kg)

Born: September 22, 1867 in St. Louis, MO us

Died: May 8, 1941 in St. Louis, MO

Buried: Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, MO

Debut: April 19, 1890 (Age 22-209d, 1,411th in major league history)

Last Game: October 12, 1898 (Age 31-020d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1890 season

Full Name: William Michael Joyce

Nicknames: Scrappy Bill

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

31.0

3310

971

.293

822

RBI

609

266

OBP

.435

SLG

.467

OPS

.902

OPS+

143

Summary of 70 Home Runs

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

1 leading off, 1 walk-off, 0 tying, 1 go ahead, 69 lacking some details

5 Tms
WHS	42
NYG	18
BRO	6
BOS	3
BWW	1

Platoon
vs RHP	57
vs LHP	12
vs ?HP	1

Home/Road
Home	39
Away	31

Outs
Unk	67
0	3

14 Opps
LOU	9
PIT	8
BSN	8
BLN/BAL	7
CLV	7
BRO	6
PHI	5
NYG	4
WHS	4
STL	4
CIN	4
CHC	2
CLE	1
PHA	1

47 Pitchers
Frank Killen	4
Phil Knell	4
Gus Weyhing	4
Jack Stivetts	3
Sadie McMahon	3
Les German	2
Cy Young	2
Ad Gumbert	2
Dad Clarkson	2
Red Ehret	2
Jack Dunn	2
Amos Rusie	2
Jim Sullivan	2
Harry Staley	2
Frank Dwyer	2
Hank Gastright	1
Kid Nichols	1
Brickyard Kennedy	1
Danny Friend	1
Henry Gruber	1
George Cuppy	1
Zeke Wilson	1
Bert Cunningham	1
Chick Fraser	1
John Menefee	1
Kit McKenna	1
Bill Hawke	1
Matt Kilroy	1
Pink Hawley	1
Jack Taylor	1
Sport McAllister	1
Arlie Pond	1
Jouett Meekin	1
Mike Sullivan	1
Chauncey Fisher	1
Kid Carsey	1
Bill Hart	1
Theodore Breitenstein	1
Jack Wadsworth	1
Bill Hoffer	1
Ted Lewis	1
Mike McDermott	1
John Foreman	1
Bill Duggleby	1
Jimmy Callahan	1
Mark Baldwin	1
Red Donahue	1

19 Parks
Boundary Fld (WAS)	22
Polo Grnds 4 (NYC)	13
South End (BOS)	5
League Pk I (CLE)	4
CongressSt G (BOS)	3
Oriole Pk 3 (BAL)	3
Eastern Pk (NYC)	2
Robison Fld (STL)	2
League Pk (CIN)	2
Eclipse Pk 2 (LOU)	2
WashingtonPk (NYC)	2
Expo Pk (PIT)	2
WestSide Grd (CHI)	2
Brhood Pk (CLE)	1
UPennAth Fld (PHI)	1
League Pk I (CIN)	1
Phil BB Grnd (PHI)	1
SouthEndGrd2 (BOS)	1
Baker Bowl (PHI)	1

Where Hit

5 Inside the Park

1 Bounced

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	57
2·HR gms	5
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases

121 RBI

Inning
1	19
2	3
3	4
4	11
5	7
6	7
7	6
8	3
9	9
Extra	1

1-3	26
4-6	25
7-end	19

RelScore
Tied	1
Unk	69

Tied	1
Unk	69

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
3B	58
1B	10
2B	2

OrderPos
Unk	39
3rd	12
2nd	8
4th	6
1st	3
8th	1
6th	1

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1890	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
1	1	1	1	1890-06-28	BWW	@	CLE	Henry Gruber		t 6		3		5
1891	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
2	2	1	1	1891-05-18	BOS		LOU	Red Ehret		b 5		2		5
3	3	2	1	1891-06-17 (1)	BOS		PHA	Gus Weyhing		b 9		3		5
4	4	3	1	1891-06-25	BOS		BAL	Sadie McMahon		b 1	0	1	2	5
1892	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
5	5	1	1	1892-04-16	BRO	@	PHI	Gus Weyhing		t 9		1		5
6	6	2	1	1892-05-16	BRO	@	BSN	Jack Stivetts		t 8		1	3	5
7	7	3	1	1892-06-08	BRO		PIT	Mark Baldwin		b 4		2	2	5		IPHR
8	8	4	1	1892-06-23	BRO	@	WHS	Frank Killen		t 6		2		5		IPHR
9	9	5	1	1892-07-12	BRO	@	CIN	Frank Dwyer		t 1		1	2	5
10	10	6	1	1892-10-11 (2)	BRO		BSN	Jack Stivetts		b 2		2	1	5
1894	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
11	11	1	1	1894-04-25	WHS		NYG	Les German		t 1		2		5
12	12	2	1	1894-04-30	WHS		BRO	Hank Gastright		t 9		3		5
13	13	3	1	1894-05-30 (2)	WHS		LOU	Matt Kilroy		b 1		2		5
14	14	4	1	1894-06-01	WHS		PIT	Ad Gumbert		t 4		2		5
15	15	5	1	1894-08-02	WHS	@	BLN	Bill Hawke		t 9		2	2	5
16	16	6	1	1894-08-04	WHS	@	BSN	Jack Stivetts		b 7		3		5
17	17	7	1	1894-08-06	WHS	@	BSN	Harry Staley		t 6		2	1	5
18	18	8	1	1894-08-07	WHS		NYG	Amos Rusie		t 1	0	1	1	5		Lead-Off
19	19	9	1	1894-08-11 (1)	WHS	@	PHI	Jack Taylor		t 4		1		5
20	20	10	1	1894-08-20	WHS		LOU	Phil Knell		t 3		1		5
21	21	11	2	1894-08-20	WHS		LOU	Phil Knell		t 5		2		5		IPHR
22	22	12	3	1894-08-20	WHS		LOU	Phil Knell		t 7		1		5
23	23	13	1	1894-09-05	WHS		STL	Dad Clarkson		t 9		2		5
24	24	14	1	1894-09-09 (2)	WHS	@	CIN	Chauncey Fisher		t 4		3		5
25	25	15	1	1894-09-13	WHS	@	PIT	John Menefee		t 1		2		5
26	26	16	1	1894-09-18	WHS	@	LOU	Jack Wadsworth		t 6		1		5
27	27	17	1	1894-09-22	WHS	@	CLV	Mike Sullivan		t 3		2		5
1895	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
28	28	1	1	1895-04-25	WHS		PHI	Kid Carsey		b 1		1		5
29	29	2	1	1895-05-18	WHS	@	CIN	Frank Dwyer		t 5		1		5
30	30	3	1	1895-05-28	WHS		PIT	Bill Hart		b 1		2		5
31	31	4	1	1895-05-30 (1)	WHS		PIT	Pink Hawley		b 4		3		5
32	32	5	1	1895-07-02	WHS	@	BLN	Dad Clarkson		t 9		1		5
33	33	6	1	1895-07-19	WHS	@	STL	Harry Staley		t 4		2		5
34	34	7	1	1895-07-21	WHS	@	STL	Red Ehret		t 4		3		5
35	35	8	1	1895-07-23 (2)	WHS	@	CLV	Zeke Wilson		t 1		1		5
36	36	9	2	1895-07-23 (2)	WHS	@	CLV	Cy Young		t 5		2		5
37	37	10	1	1895-07-24	WHS	@	CLV	Phil Knell		t 7		1		5
38	38	11	1	1895-07-30	WHS		NYG	Amos Rusie		b 9		3		5
39	39	12	1	1895-08-05	WHS		BLN	Bill Hoffer		b 8		1		5
40	40	13	1	1895-08-09	WHS	@	BSN	Kid Nichols		t 6		1		5
41	41	14	1	1895-08-21 (2)	WHS		CLV	Cy Young		b 6		1		5
42	42	15	1	1895-08-31 (1)	WHS		LOU	Mike McDermott		b 5		1		5
43	43	16	1	1895-09-02 (1)	WHS		LOU	Bert Cunningham		b 1		2		5
44	44	17	1	1895-09-18	WHS		BRO	Ad Gumbert		b 7		1		5
1896	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
45	45	1	1	1896-04-18	WHS		NYG	Jouett Meekin		b 1		1		5
46	46	2	1	1896-04-28	WHS	@	BLN	Arlie Pond		t 3		1	2	4
47	47	3	1	1896-05-30 (1)	WHS	@	PIT	Frank Killen		t 9		3	2	4		IPHR,Cycle
48	48	4	1	1896-06-22	WHS	@	BSN	Jim Sullivan		t 1		2	2	5
49	49	5	2	1896-06-22	WHS	@	BSN	Jim Sullivan		t 5		1	2	5
50	50	6	1	1896-06-26	WHS		BLN	Sadie McMahon		b 1		2		5
51	51	7	2	1896-06-26	WHS		BLN	Sadie McMahon		b 9		1		5
52	52	8	1	1896-07-25	WHS	@	LOU	Chick Fraser		t 2		1	4	5
53	53	9	1	1896-08-17	NYG		WHS	Les German		b 6		2	4	5
54	54	10	1	1896-08-28	NYG		STL	Theodore Breitenstein		b 1		2	4	5
55	55	11	1	1896-09-04	NYG		CIN	John Foreman		b 1		3	4	5		IPHR
56	56	12	1	1896-09-07 (1)	NYG		PIT	Frank Killen		b 1		2	4	5
57	57	13	2	1896-09-07 (1)	NYG		PIT	Frank Killen		b 5		2	4	5
1897	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
58	58	1	1	1897-05-25	NYG	@	CHC	Jimmy Callahan		t 4		1	3	5
59	59	2	1	1897-07-23	NYG	@	CHC	Danny Friend		t 1		1	3	5
60	60	3	1	1897-09-07 (1)	NYG		CLV	Sport McAllister		b 2		2	8	5
1898	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
61	61	1	1	1898-04-21	NYG	@	PHI	Bill Duggleby		b 1		3	3	3
62	62	2	1	1898-05-12	NYG	@	BRO	Jack Dunn		t 7		2	3	3
63	63	3	1	1898-05-14	NYG		WHS	Gus Weyhing		b 1		1	3	3
64	64	4	2	1898-05-14	NYG		WHS	Gus Weyhing		b 4		1	3	3
65	65	5	1	1898-06-13	NYG		BRO	Jack Dunn	tied 3-3	b 12	0	1	6	3		Walk-Off,Bounced
66	66	6	1	1898-06-17	NYG		PHI	Red Donahue		b 3		2	3	3
67	67	7	1	1898-07-07	NYG		BRO	Kit McKenna		b 4		1	3	3
68	68	8	1	1898-08-22	NYG		CLV	George Cuppy		b 4		1	3	3
69	69	9	1	1898-09-03	NYG		BSN	Ted Lewis		b 8		2	3	3
70	70	10	1	1898-09-05 (2)	NYG	@	BRO	Brickyard Kennedy		t 7		3	3	3