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Lou Bierbauer

Position: Second Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-8, 140lb (173cm, 63kg)

Born: September 28, 1865 in Erie, PA us

Died: January 31, 1926 in Erie, PA

Buried: Erie Cemetery, Erie, PA

Debut: April 17, 1886 (Age 20-201d, 1,097th in major league history)

Last Game: April 30, 1898 (Age 32-214d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1886 season

Full Name: Louis W. Bierbauer

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

14.0

5713

1524

.267

821

RBI

839

206

OBP

.301

SLG

.355

OPS

.656

OPS+

Summary of 34 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, 33 lacking some details

3 Tms
PIT	16
PHA	10
BWW	7

Platoon
vs RHP	23
vs LHP	5
vs ?HP	5

Home/Road
Away	18
Home	15

Outs
Unk	33

15 Opps
CIN	5
LOU	4
BLN	3
STL	3
CHC	3
BUF	3
BSN	2
BRO	2
PHQ	2
NYG	1
NYP	1
CLV	1
COL	1
CLE	1
PBB	1

26 Pitchers
Silver King	3
Lewis	2
Phil Knell	2
Pat Luby	2
George Haddock	2
Tony Mullane	2
Hank Gastright	1
Guy Hecker	1
Cy Young	1
Amos Rusie	1
Wild Bill Widner	1
Lem Cross	1
Egyptian Healy	1
Henry Lampe	1
Al Mays	1
Frank Foreman	1
Harry Staley	1
Bill Rotes	1
Bill Hutchison	1
Bill Kling	1
Frank Dwyer	1
Larry Twitchell	1
Tom Smith	1
Jersey Bakley	1
Bill Anderson	1
Toad Ramsey	1

14 Parks
Eastern Pk (NYC)	8
Expo Pk (PIT)	7
SportsmanPk1 (STL)	3
Eclipse Pk (LOU)	3
CongressSt G (BOS)	2
JefferStGrnd (PHI)	2
League Pk I (CLE)	1
League Pk I (CIN)	1
StGeorgeCrkG (SAI)	1
Olympic Pk 2 (BUF)	1
League Pk (CIN)	1
RecreationPk (COL)	1
WestSide Pk (CHI)	1
Eclipse Pk 2 (LOU)	1

Where Hit

9 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	25
2·HR gms	4

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases

63 RBI

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

1-3	13
4-6	11
7-end	9

RelScore
Unk	33

Unk	33

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
2B	33

OrderPos
Unk	20
5th	7
2nd	3
7th	1
8th	1
6th	1

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1886	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
1	1	1	1	1886-06-11	PHA	@	NYP	Al Mays		t 4		2	7	4
2	2	2	1	1886-07-20	PHA		CIN	Tony Mullane		b 4		2	8	4		IPHR
1887	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
3	3	1	1	1887-06-08 (2)	PHA		CIN	Wild Bill Widner		b 4		2	6	4
1889	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
4	4	1	1	1889-05-21	PHA	@	STL	Silver King		t 2		1	5	4
5	5	2	1	1889-05-23	PHA	@	STL	Silver King		t 1		4	5	4
6	6	3	2	1889-05-23	PHA	@	STL	Silver King		t 7		2	5	4
7	7	4	1	1889-07-05	PHA	@	LOU	Toad Ramsey		t 4		1	5	4
8	8	5	1	1889-08-10	PHA	@	LOU	Guy Hecker		t 7		2	5	4
9	9	6	1	1889-08-12 (2)	PHA	@	LOU	Bill Anderson		t 3		1	5	4
10	10	7	1	1889-08-27	PHA	@	COL	Hank Gastright		t 7		3	5	4
1890	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
11	11	1	1	1890-07-12	BWW		BUF	Lewis		b 3		3		4
12	12	2	2	1890-07-12	BWW		BUF	Lewis		b 3		3		4
13	13	3	1	1890-07-15	BWW		PBB	Harry Staley		b 4		1		4
14	14	4	1	1890-07-19	BWW		CLE	Jersey Bakley		b 1		2		4
15	15	5	1	1890-08-07	BWW		PHQ	Phil Knell		b 3		1		4
16	16	6	2	1890-08-07	BWW		PHQ	Phil Knell		b 8		1		4
17	17	7	1	1890-10-04	BWW	@	BUF	Larry Twitchell		t 5		1		4
1891	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
18	18	1	1	1891-05-01	PIT	@	CHC	Pat Luby		t 4		3		4
1892	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
19	19	1	1	1892-04-29	PIT		BLN	Egyptian Healy		b 6		1	2	4		IPHR
20	20	2	1	1892-06-15 (1)	PIT		CHC	Bill Hutchison		b 6		1		4		IPHR
21	21	3	1	1892-06-15 (2)	PIT		CHC	Pat Luby		b 7		2		4		IPHR
22	22	4	1	1892-06-25	PIT		CIN	Tony Mullane		b 9		3	2	4		IPHR
23	23	5	1	1892-06-29	PIT	@	CLV	Cy Young		t 3		2		4
24	24	6	1	1892-07-04 (2)	PIT		BLN	Frank Foreman		b 1		1	2	4		IPHR
25	25	7	1	1892-09-01	PIT		BLN	Bill Kling		b 4		1		4		IPHR
26	26	8	1	1892-09-10	PIT	@	BRO	George Haddock		t 4		1		4		IPHR
1893	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
27	27	1	1	1893-06-01	PIT	@	BRO	George Haddock		t 3		3		4
28	28	2	1	1893-07-10	PIT		NYG	Amos Rusie		b 7		2		4		IPHR
29	29	3	1	1893-07-25	PIT	@	LOU	Bill Rotes		t 7		3		4
30	30	4	1	1893-07-29	PIT	@	CIN	Frank Dwyer		t 1		2		4
1894	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
31	31	1	1	1894-06-06	PIT	@	BSN	Henry Lampe		b 3		2		4
32	32	2	2	1894-06-06	PIT	@	BSN	Tom Smith		b 7		2		4
33	33	3	1	1894-07-21	PIT	@	CIN	Lem Cross		t 1		2		4