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Abner Dalrymple

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)

Born: September 9, 1857 in Gratiot, WI us

Died: January 25, 1939 in Warren, IL

Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Warren, IL

Debut: May 1, 1878 (Age 20-234d, 374th in major league history)

Last Game: October 2, 1891 (Age 34-023d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1878 season

Full Name: Abner Frank Dalrymple

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Batting Title

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.5

4172

1202

.288

813

RBI

407

OBP

.323

SLG

.410

OPS

.732

OPS+

122

Summary of 43 Home Runs

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

8 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 0 go ahead, 43 lacking some details

3 Tms
CHC	40
PIT	2
MIL	1

Platoon
vs RHP	37
vs ?HP	4
vs LHP	2

Home/Road
Home	32
Away	11

Outs
Unk	35
0	8

12 Opps
BSN	9
BUF	8
DTN	6
CLV	5
PRO	4
NYG	3
PHI	2
CHC	2
TRO	1
SLM	1
WAS	1
WHS	1

24 Pitchers
Jim Whitney	6
George Weidman	4
Billy Serad	3
Jim McCormick	2
Sam Moffet	2
Pete Wood	2
Old Hoss Radbourn	2
Dupee Shaw	2
Pud Galvin	2
Charlie Ferguson	2
Ed Conley	2
John Clarkson	2
Joe Murphy	1
Frank Brill	1
Mickey Welch	1
Tim Keefe	1
Pete Conway	1
Ed Cassian	1
Daisy Davis	1
John Ward	1
Frank Gilmore	1
Charlie Buffinton	1
Jack Glasscock	1
Tip O'Neill	1

10 Parks
LakeFrontPk2 (CHI)	19
WestSide Pk (CHI)	12
SouthEnd Grd (BOS)	2
Olympic Pk I (BUF)	2
RecreationPk (DET)	2
LakeFrontPk1 (CHI)	2
PoloGrnds1SE (NYC)	1
Swampoodle G (WAS)	1
WrightSt Grd (MIL)	1
Borchert Fld (MIL)	1

Where Hit

3 Inside the Park

1 Bounced

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	39
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases

59 RBI

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

1-3	20
4-6	8
7-end	11

RelScore
Unk	43

Unk	43

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
LF	43

OrderPos
Unk	27
1st	16

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1881	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
1	1	1	1	1881-07-02	CHC		TRO	Tim Keefe		t 4		2		7		IPHR
1882	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
2	2	1	1	1882-07-25	CHC		CLV	Jim McCormick		b 4		1		7		IPHR
1883	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
3	3	1	1	1883-05-16	CHC		NYG	Tip O'Neill		b 3		1		7
4	4	2	1	1883-08-09	CHC	@	DTN	George Weidman		t 3		1		7
1884	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
5	5	1	1	1884-05-29	CHC		DTN	George Weidman		b 1	0	1	1	7		Lead-Off
6	6	2	1	1884-05-30 (1)	CHC		DTN	Dupee Shaw		b 5		1		7
7	7	3	1	1884-06-06	CHC		CLV	Jack Glasscock		b 7		1		7
8	8	4	1	1884-06-12	CHC	@	DTN	George Weidman		t 3		1		7		IPHR
9	9	5	1	1884-06-16	CHC	@	BUF	Pud Galvin		t 3		3		7
10	10	6	1	1884-06-21	CHC		BSN	Jim Whitney		b 6		2		7
11	11	7	1	1884-06-24	CHC		BSN	Jim Whitney		b 2		3		7
12	12	8	1	1884-06-28	CHC		PRO	Old Hoss Radbourn		b 1	0	1	1	7		Lead-Off
13	13	9	1	1884-07-01	CHC		PHI	Charlie Ferguson		b 9		2		7
14	14	10	1	1884-07-29	CHC		DTN	Frank Brill		b 1	0	1	1	7		Lead-Off
15	15	11	1	1884-08-02	CHC		CLV	Jim McCormick		b 7		2		7
16	16	12	1	1884-08-04	CHC		CLV	Sam Moffet		b 6		1		7
17	17	13	1	1884-08-06	CHC		CLV	Sam Moffet						7
18	18	14	1	1884-08-11 (2)	CHC		BUF	Pud Galvin		b 3		2		7
19	19	15	1	1884-08-14	CHC		BUF	Billy Serad		b 6		3		7
20	20	16	2	1884-08-14	CHC		BUF	Billy Serad		b 7		3		7
21	21	17	1	1884-09-01	CHC	@	BSN	Jim Whitney		t 1	0	1	1	7		Lead-Off
22	22	18	1	1884-09-04	CHC	@	NYG	John Ward		t 9		2		7
23	23	19	1	1884-09-17	CHC		BSN	Jim Whitney						7
24	24	20	1	1884-09-20	CHC		BSN	Charlie Buffinton		b 3		2		7
25	25	21	1	1884-09-25	CHC		PRO	Ed Conley		b 4		2		7
26	26	22	1	1884-09-27	CHC		PRO	Ed Conley						7
1885	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
27	27	1	1	1885-06-17	CHC		BUF	Billy Serad		b 2		2	1	7
28	28	2	1	1885-06-27	CHC		BSN	Daisy Davis		b 1	0	1	1	7		Lead-Off
29	29	3	1	1885-06-29	CHC		BSN	Jim Whitney		b 1	0	1	1	7		Lead-Off
30	30	4	1	1885-07-01	CHC		BSN	Jim Whitney		b 9		1	1	7
31	31	5	1	1885-07-06	CHC		NYG	Mickey Welch		b 2		1	1	7
32	32	6	1	1885-07-08	CHC		PRO	Dupee Shaw		b 7		1	1	7
33	33	7	1	1885-07-15	CHC	@	BUF	Pete Wood		t 9		1	1	7
34	34	8	1	1885-08-31	CHC		DTN	George Weidman		b 5		1	1	7
35	35	9	1	1885-09-03	CHC		BUF	Pete Conway		b 2		2	1	7
36	36	10	1	1885-09-04	CHC	@	BUF	Pete Wood		t 7		2	1	7
37	37	11	1	1885-10-10	CHC		PHI	Charlie Ferguson		b 1	0	1	1	7		Lead-Off
1886	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
38	38	1	1	1886-06-02	CHC	@	BSN	Old Hoss Radbourn		t 3		1		7
39	39	2	1	1886-07-20	CHC		SLM	Joe Murphy		b 1	0	1	1	7		Lead-Off
40	40	3	1	1886-10-02	CHC	@	WHS	Frank Gilmore		t 2		2		7		Bounced
1887	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
41	41	1	1	1887-09-28 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	John Clarkson		t 8		1		7
42	42	2	2	1887-09-28 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	John Clarkson		t 10		1		7
1891	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
43	43	1	1	1891-09-12	MIL		WAS	Ed Cassian						7		Cycle