Tim Keefe

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 185lb (178cm, 83kg)

Born: January 1, 1857 in Cambridge, MA us

Died: April 23, 1933 in Cambridge, MA

Buried: Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge, MA

Debut: August 6, 1880 (Age 23-218d, 481st in major league history)

Last Game: August 15, 1893 (Age 36-226d)

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1964. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View Tim Keefe's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1880 season

Full Name: Timothy John Keefe

Nicknames: Smiling Tim or Sir Timothy

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

86.9

342

225

ERA

2.63

600

594

5049.2

2564

WHIP

1.123

Summary of 75 Home Runs Allowed

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

3 leading off, 2 walk-off, 0 tying, 3 go ahead, 72 lacking some details

5 Tms
NYG	41
NYP	11
PHI	9
TRO	8
NYI	6

Platoon
vs RHB	52
vs LHB	20
vs ?HB	3

Home/Road
Away	43
Home	32

Outs
Unk	72
0	3

25 Opps
CHC	17
BSN	8
DTN	5
PHA	4
PHI	4
WHS	4
IND	4
CIN	3
KCN	3
PRO	2
STL	2
CLV	2
PIT	2
BLN/BAL	2
BOS	2
PBB	2
LOU	1
SLM	1
NYG	1
CLE	1
CHI	1
TOL	1
BUF	1
CLV	1
COL	1

56 Batters
Harry Stovey	4
King Kelly	3
Jimmy Ryan	3
Hugh Duffy	3
Perry Werden	2
Jack Manning	2
George Gore	2
Sam Thompson	2
Ed Williamson	2
Cap Anson	2
Pete Conway	2
Dan Brouthers	2
Paul Hines	2
Fred Pfeffer	2
Guy Hecker	1
Jackie Hayes	1
Sam Wise	1
Mox McQuery	1
Egyptian Healy	1
George Wood	1
Dave Rowe	1
Mert Hackett	1
George Davis	1
Jack Glasscock	1
Jack Farrell	1
Frank Mountain	1
Tim Manning	1
Jake Beckley	1
Cupid Childs	1
Joe Quinn	1
Tom Burns	1
Jim McCormick	1
Pete Sweeney	1
Bill Kuehne	1
Jerry Denny	1
Charles Zimmer	1
Walt Wilmot	1
Gus Krock	1
Hardy Richardson	1
Duke Farrell	1
Charlie Bennett	1
Wilbert Robinson	1
Abner Dalrymple	1
Billy Nash	1
Frank Fennelly	1
Charles Fulmer	1
Fred Dunlap	1
Tom York	1
Jocko Halligan	1
Deacon McGuire	1
Henry Larkin	1
John Corkhill	1
Joe Hornung	1
Ed Swartwood	1
Tony Mullane	1
Tommy Tucker	1

29 Parks
PoloGrnds1SE (NYC)	15
WestSide Pk (CHI)	10
Phil BB Grnd (PHI)	5
Polo Grnds 4 (NYC)	5
HaymakersGrd (TRO)	3
SouthEndGrd2 (BOS)	3
SouthEnd Grd (BOS)	3
Polo Grnds 3 (NYC)	3
Swampoodle G (WAS)	3
League Pk I (CIN)	2
JefferStGrnd (PHI)	2
Assoc. Pk (KAN)	2
StGeorgeCrkG (SAI)	2
LakeFrontPk1 (CHI)	2
Metrop. Pk (NYC)	1
7th St Pk 3 (IND)	1
Oriole Pk 1 (BAL)	1
SportsmanPk1 (STL)	1
RecreationPk (DET)	1
BankSt Grnd (CIN)	1
SouthSidePk2 (CHI)	1
N.L. Pk I (CLE)	1
PoloGrnds2SW (NYC)	1
RiversideGrd (BUF)	1
CongressSt G (BOS)	1
Expos. Pk 2 (PIT)	1
Expo Pk (PIT)	1
Union Grnds (STL)	1
Oriole Pk 3 (BAL)	1

Where Hit

16 Inside the Park

1 Bounced

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	69
2·HR gms	3

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
123	1

134 Runs
RISP	1
3 on	1
Any on	1

Inning
1	10
2	8
3	8
4	10
5	4
6	11
7	8
8	7
9	5
Extra	4

1-3	26
4-6	25
7-end	24

RelScore
Tied	2
-2	1
Unk	72

Tied	2
Behind	1
Unk	72

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
1B	15
CF	11
RF	8
LF	8
P	7
2B	7
C	7
3B	7
SS	5

OrderPos
Unk	31
3rd	10
1st	8
2nd	7
4th	5
8th	5
5th	4
6th	3
7th	1
9th	1

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1881	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
1	1	1	1	1881-07-02	Abner Dalrymple	CHC		TRO		t 4		2		7	IPHR
2	2	2	1	1881-07-22	Jack Farrell	PRO	@	TRO		t 7		1	3	4
3	3	3	1	1881-07-25	Tom York	PRO	@	TRO		b 7		1		7
4	4	4	1	1881-09-23	Tom Burns	CHC	@	TRO		t 2		1	6	6
1882	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
5	5	1	1	1882-05-08	Sam Wise	BSN		TRO		t 1		2	3	5
6	6	2	1	1882-06-21	Dan Brouthers	BUF		TRO		b 6		1		3
7	7	3	1	1882-07-04 (2)	George Gore	CHC		TRO		t 11		2		8	IPHR
8	8	4	1	1882-09-18	Jim McCormick	CLV		TRO		b 7		1		1
1883	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
9	9	1	1	1883-05-07	Ed Swartwood	PIT		NYP		b 3		1	1	8
10	10	2	1	1883-05-11	Harry Stovey	PHA		NYP		b 1		2	2	3
11	11	3	1	1883-05-29	Frank Mountain	COL	@	NYP		t 5		1		1
12	12	4	1	1883-07-02	Charles Fulmer	CIN		NYP		b 10		2		6
13	13	5	1	1883-07-25	Harry Stovey	PHA		NYP		b 8		1	2	3
14	14	6	1	1883-08-09	Harry Stovey	PHA	@	NYP		t 7		1	2	3
1884	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
15	15	1	1	1884-05-03	Tim Manning	BAL		NYP		b 4		1		4
16	16	2	1	1884-06-12	Tony Mullane	TOL	@	NYP		t 8		2		1
17	17	3	1	1884-07-19	Harry Stovey	PHA	@	NYP		t 3		3		3
18	18	4	1	1884-09-05	Frank Fennelly	CIN		NYP		b 5		1	1	6
19	19	5	1	1884-09-27	Guy Hecker	LOU	@	NYP		t 2		1		1
1885	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
20	20	1	1	1885-06-20	Jack Manning	PHI	@	NYG		t 11		2		9
21	21	2	1	1885-07-28	Charlie Bennett	DTN	@	NYG		t 1		1	4	7
22	22	3	2	1885-07-28	Sam Thompson	DTN	@	NYG		t 1		2	3	9
23	23	4	1	1885-09-03	Jack Manning	PHI	@	NYG		t 1	0	1	1	9	Lead-Off
24	24	5	1	1885-09-30	Fred Pfeffer	CHC		NYG		b 7		1	5	4
25	25	6	1	1885-10-03	King Kelly	CHC		NYG		b 2		3	3	2
1886	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
26	26	1	1	1886-05-20	Dave Rowe	KCN		NYG		b 3		2	4	8	IPHR
27	27	2	1	1886-06-05	Cap Anson	CHC	@	NYG		t 1		3	4	3
28	28	3	1	1886-06-30	Pete Conway	KCN		NYG		b 4		2		8
29	29	4	1	1886-08-17	Jackie Hayes	WHS		NYG		b 3		2	8	2
30	30	5	1	1886-08-27	Jack Glasscock	SLM		NYG		b 9		1	1	6
31	31	6	1	1886-09-07	George Gore	CHC		NYG		b 1	0	1	1	8	Lead-Off
32	32	7	2	1886-09-07	Jimmy Ryan	CHC		NYG		b 4		3	9	7
33	33	8	1	1886-09-08 (2)	King Kelly	CHC		NYG		b 6		3	2	9
34	34	9	1	1886-09-25	Mox McQuery	KCN	@	NYG		t 4		2		3
1887	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
35	35	1	1	1887-04-30	George Wood	PHI		NYG		b 3		3	4	7
36	36	2	1	1887-05-16	Mert Hackett	IND	@	NYG		t 6		1	8	2	IPHR
37	37	3	1	1887-05-19	Egyptian Healy	IND	@	NYG		t 6		1		1
38	38	4	1	1887-05-28	Fred Dunlap	DTN	@	NYG		t 4		2	1	4	IPHR
39	39	5	1	1887-06-06	Deacon McGuire	PHI		NYG		b 2		3		2
40	40	6	1	1887-06-16	Joe Hornung	BSN		NYG		b 8		1		7
41	41	7	2	1887-06-16	King Kelly	BSN		NYG		b 8		1	2	9
42	42	8	1	1887-08-05	Ed Williamson	CHC		NYG		b 8		3	6	6
43	43	9	1	1887-08-08	Fred Pfeffer	CHC		NYG	behind 3-5	b 6		4	5	4
44	44	10	1	1887-09-01	Sam Thompson	DTN	@	NYG		t 7		3		9	IPHR
45	45	11	1	1887-10-03	Paul Hines	WHS		NYG		b 1		3	3	8
1888	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
46	46	1	1	1888-05-21	Pete Conway	DTN		NYG		b 6		2		1
47	47	2	1	1888-06-12	Jimmy Ryan	CHC	@	NYG		t 1	0	1	1	8	Lead-Off,IPHR
48	48	3	1	1888-08-29	Joe Quinn	BSN	@	NYG		t 9		1		4	IPHR
49	49	4	1	1888-08-31	Billy Nash	BSN		NYG		b 1		3	5	5
50	50	5	1	1888-09-14	Gus Krock	CHC		NYG		b 5		2		1
1889	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
51	51	1	1	1889-05-25	Jimmy Ryan	CHC	@	NYG		t 6		1	1	8	IPHR
52	52	2	1	1889-05-29	Paul Hines	IND	@	NYG		t 3		1	3	3
53	53	3	1	1889-06-04	Pete Sweeney	WHS		NYG	tied 3-3	b 9		2		5	Walk-Off
54	54	4	1	1889-07-01	Jerry Denny	IND		NYG	tied 5-5	b 10		1	3	5	Walk-Off
55	55	5	1	1889-07-26	Walt Wilmot	WHS	@	NYG		t 2		2	2	7
56	56	6	1	1889-08-06	Duke Farrell	CHC		NYG		b 9		2	6	2	IPHR
57	57	7	1	1889-09-09	Charles Zimmer	CLV	@	NYG		t 2		3	8	2	Bounced
58	58	8	1	1889-09-14 (2)	Cap Anson	CHC	@	NYG		t 7		1		3	IPHR
59	59	9	1	1889-09-27	Hugh Duffy	CHC		NYG		b 3		1	3	9
1890	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
60	60	1	1	1890-05-28	Henry Larkin	CLE	@	NYI		t 6		2	4	3
61	61	2	1	1890-06-26	Bill Kuehne	PBB		NYI		b 6		1		5	IPHR
62	62	3	1	1890-07-17	Jake Beckley	PBB	@	NYI		t 4		1		3
63	63	4	1	1890-08-02	Ed Williamson	CHI		NYI		b 4		2	7	5	IPHR
64	64	5	1	1890-08-06	Hardy Richardson	BOS		NYI		b 2		1		7
65	65	6	1	1890-08-16	Dan Brouthers	BOS	@	NYI		t 3		2		3	IPHR
1891	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
66	66	1	1	1891-04-23	Tommy Tucker	BSN	@	NYG		t 5		3	3	3	IPHR
67	67	2	1	1891-09-03	Jocko Halligan	CIN		PHI		b 8		1		9	IPHR
68	68	3	1	1891-09-07 (2)	John Corkhill	PIT	@	PHI		t 4		2	8	8
1892	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
69	69	1	1	1892-07-04 (1)	Perry Werden	STL		PHI		b 6		3		3
70	70	2	1	1892-07-30	Hugh Duffy	BSN		PHI		b 2		4	2	8
71	71	3	1	1892-09-05 (1)	Cupid Childs	CLV	@	PHI		t 9		2		4
72	72	4	1	1892-09-16	Perry Werden	STL	@	PHI		t 8		1		3
1893	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
73	73	1	1	1893-05-09	Wilbert Robinson	BLN		PHI		b 6		2	8	2
74	74	2	1	1893-05-25	George Davis	NYG		PHI		b 4		2	5	5
75	75	3	1	1893-07-31	Hugh Duffy	BSN		PHI		b 7		1	3	8