James Stafford

Name Note: Name presented as General Stafford in some sources

Positions: Outfielder, Second Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-8, 165lb (173cm, 74kg)

Born: January 30, 1868 in Thompson, CT us

Died: September 18, 1923 in Worcester, MA

Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Dudley, MA

Debut: August 27, 1890 (Age 22-209d, 1,542nd in major league history)

Last Game: October 12, 1899 (Age 31-255d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1890 season

Full Name: James Joseph Stafford

Nicknames: General or Jamsey

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Relatives: Brother of John Stafford

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.6

2137

585

.274

341

RBI

291

118

OBP

.331

SLG

.349

OPS

.680

OPS+

Summary of 21 Home Runs

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

1 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 0 go ahead, 21 lacking some details

4 Tms
LOU	8
NYG	8
BSN	4
WHS	1

Platoon
vs RHP	15
vs LHP	6

Home/Road
Home	18
Away	3

Outs
Unk	20
0	1

9 Opps
CIN	4
NYG	3
BRO	3
PIT	2
WHS	2
STL	2
CLV	2
CHC	2
BSN	1

19 Pitchers
Frank Killen	2
Jouett Meekin	2
Walt Woods	1
George Sharrott	1
Emil Frisk	1
Danny Friend	1
Al Maul	1
Theodore Breitenstein	1
Kid Gleason	1
Jim Sullivan	1
Harley Payne	1
Dad Clarke	1
Pink Hawley	1
Henry Clarke	1
Frank Dwyer	1
Jay Hughes	1
Jim Hughey	1
Tom Parrott	1
Win Mercer	1

6 Parks
Polo Grnds 4 (NYC)	7
Eclipse Pk 2 (LOU)	7
South End (BOS)	4
Boundary Fld (WAS)	1
Expo Pk (PIT)	1
Eastern Pk (NYC)	1

Where Hit

2 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	21

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases

32 RBI

Inning
1	3
3	3
4	2
5	2
6	5
7	5
8	1

1-3	6
4-6	9
7-end	6

RelScore
Unk	21

Unk	21

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
CF	7
SS	7
2B	5
RF	1
LF	1

OrderPos
1st	4
6th	4
Unk	3
7th	3
4th	3
2nd	2
3rd	1
5th	1

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1893	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
1	1	1	1	1893-07-10	NYG	@	PIT	Frank Killen		t 1	0	1	1	8		Lead-Off,IPHR
2	2	2	1	1893-08-07	NYG	@	BRO	George Sharrott		t 6		2	1	8
3	3	3	1	1893-08-28	NYG		PIT	Frank Killen		b 3		1		8
4	4	4	1	1893-08-29	NYG		STL	Theodore Breitenstein		b 7		1		8
5	5	5	1	1893-08-30	NYG		STL	Kid Gleason		b 5		1	1	8
1895	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
6	6	1	1	1895-06-15	NYG		CIN	Tom Parrott		b 6		2	6	4
7	7	2	1	1895-06-19	NYG		WHS	Al Maul		b 7		1	6	4
8	8	3	1	1895-09-10 (1)	NYG		CHC	Danny Friend		b 5		1	7	4
1897	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
9	9	1	1	1897-05-21	LOU		BRO	Harley Payne		b 7		2	6	6
10	10	2	1	1897-05-26	LOU		BSN	Jim Sullivan		b 8		1	1	7
11	11	3	1	1897-06-02	LOU	@	NYG	Jouett Meekin		t 4		1	4	6
12	12	4	1	1897-07-17 (1)	LOU		NYG	Jouett Meekin		b 3		2	4	6		IPHR
13	13	5	1	1897-07-17 (2)	LOU		NYG	Dad Clarke		b 7		1	4	6
14	14	6	1	1897-08-02	LOU		CLV	Henry Clarke		b 3		2	2	6
15	15	7	1	1897-10-02	LOU		CIN	Frank Dwyer		b 1		2	2	6
1898	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
16	16	1	1	1898-06-21	LOU		WHS	Win Mercer		b 4		2	5	4
17	17	2	1	1898-08-18	BSN		CHC	Walt Woods		b 7		1		9
1899	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
18	18	1	1	1899-05-05	BSN		BRO	Jay Hughes		b 6		1	7	8
19	19	2	1	1899-06-03	BSN		CIN	Pink Hawley		b 6		3	7	8
20	20	3	1	1899-08-08	BSN		CLV	Jim Hughey		b 1		3	3	6
21	21	4	1	1899-09-13 (2)	WHS		CIN	Emil Frisk		b 6		1	6	4