Ezra Sutton

Positions: Third Baseman, Shortstop and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-8, 153lb (173cm, 69kg)

Born: September 17, 1849 in Seneca Falls, NY us

Died: June 20, 1907 in Braintree, MA

Buried: Palmyra Village Cemetery, Palmyra, NY

Debut: May 4, 1871 (Age 21-229d, 1st in major league history)

Last Game: June 20, 1888 (Age 38-277d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1871 season

Full Name: Ezra Ballou Sutton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

32.4

5360

1574

.294

994

RBI

672

OBP

.316

SLG

.386

OPS

.702

OPS+

120

Summary of 25 Home Runs

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

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

4 Tms
BSN	20
CLE	3
ATH	1
ATH	1

Platoon
vs RHP	24
vs LHP	1

Home/Road
Away	18
Home	7

Outs
Unk	21
1	2
2	2

14 Opps
CHC	7
CLV	3
BUF	2
CHI	2
WHS	2
PHI	1
PRO	1
PIT	1
NYG	1
PHI	1
TRO	1
DTN	1
KCN	1
LOU	1

17 Pitchers
Jim McCormick	4
Jim Whitney	3
John Clarkson	3
George Zettlein	2
Blondie Purcell	1
Jim Devlin	1
Old Hoss Radbourn	1
John Coleman	1
Fred Goldsmith	1
Pud Galvin	1
Mickey Welch	1
Pete Conway	1
John McMullin	1
Jocko Flynn	1
Cherokee Fisher	1
Hugh Daily	1
Terry Larkin	1

13 Parks
SouthEnd Grd (BOS)	6
WestSide Pk (CHI)	5
Swampoodle G (WAS)	2
N.L. Pk I (CLE)	2
UnionBsbl Gd (CHI)	2
RiversideGrd (BUF)	1
LakeFrontPk2 (CHI)	1
Olympic Pk I (BUF)	1
L'villeBB Pk (LOU)	1
RecreationPk (DET)	1
JefferStGrnd (PHI)	1
LakeFrontPk1 (CHI)	1
HaymakersGrd (TRO)	1

Where Hit

9 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	21
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases

46 RBI

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

1-3	7
4-6	8
7-end	10

RelScore
+4..	1
+1	1
-4..	2
Unk	21

Ahead	2
Behind	2
Unk	21

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
3B	17
SS	4
1B	1
RF	1
LF	1
2B	1

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

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1871	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
1	1	1	1	1871-05-08	CLE	@	CHI	George Zettlein	behind 2-14	t 4	1	2	7	5		IPHR
2	2	2	2	1871-05-08	CLE	@	CHI	George Zettlein	behind 8-14	t 7	2	1	7	5		IPHR
3	3	3	1	1871-06-12	CLE	@	TRO	John McMullin	ahead 9-8	b 6	2	3	7	5		IPHR
1875	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
4	4	1	1	1875-05-31	ATH		PHI	Cherokee Fisher	ahead 13-8	b 10	1	2	5	5		IPHR
1876	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
5	5	1	1	1876-07-15	ATH	@	LOU	Jim Devlin		t 8		2		3		IPHR
1878	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
6	6	1	1	1878-08-29	BSN	@	CHC	Terry Larkin		t 10		1	7	5		IPHR
1882	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
7	7	1	1	1882-06-20	BSN	@	CLV	Jim McCormick		b 6		1	4	5
8	8	2	1	1882-09-19	BSN	@	BUF	Blondie Purcell		t 5		3	4	5
1883	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
9	9	1	1	1883-05-23	BSN	@	CHC	Fred Goldsmith		t 9		2	4	5
10	10	2	1	1883-06-23	BSN		PHI	John Coleman		b 8		2	2	5		IPHR
11	11	3	1	1883-08-01	BSN	@	CLV	Hugh Daily		t 2		3	2	5
1884	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
12	12	1	1	1884-05-03	BSN		CLV	Jim McCormick		b 4		3		5
13	13	2	1	1884-05-31	BSN		NYG	Mickey Welch		b 7		1		5
14	14	3	1	1884-07-02	BSN	@	BUF	Pud Galvin		t 3		1		5
1885	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
15	15	1	1	1885-06-27	BSN	@	CHC	John Clarkson		t 1		1	2	5
16	16	2	2	1885-06-27	BSN	@	CHC	John Clarkson		t 9		1	2	5
17	17	3	1	1885-09-07	BSN		PRO	Old Hoss Radbourn		b 11		2	1	6
18	18	4	1	1885-09-17	BSN	@	CHC	John Clarkson		t 8		1	1	5
1886	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
19	19	1	1	1886-07-05 (1)	BSN	@	CHC	Jocko Flynn		t 5		2	1	7
20	20	2	1	1886-08-25	BSN	@	CHC	Jim McCormick		t 3		1	2	6
21	21	3	1	1886-09-30	BSN		KCN	Jim Whitney		b 3		1	2	9
1887	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
22	22	1	1	1887-07-07	BSN		PIT	Jim McCormick		b 6		3	9	4		IPHR
23	23	2	1	1887-10-05	BSN	@	WHS	Jim Whitney		t 1		2	4	6
24	24	3	1	1887-10-08	BSN	@	WHS	Jim Whitney		t 4		2	4	6		IPHR
1888	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
25	25	1	1	1888-05-09	BSN	@	DTN	Pete Conway		t 2		3	3	5