LF Theo Black #59
Age: 65 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1915
LF THEO BLACK #59 - AGE: 65 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/01/1850
Born in:Bridgeport, CT
Nationality:American
Height:5' 8"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:2 Years, 54 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
BORDER ASSOCIATION 1891 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 137 534 147 20 20 8 81 81 58 45 .275 .367 .433 .800 .354 .157 125
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 134 617 20 23 0 12 4 1 231 48 18 8 69.2 85.5 5.60 4.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   94 21 1 4 3 16 15 12 7 0 0 2 .223 .324 .415 .739
Versus Right   440 126 19 16 5 65 66 46 38 1 4 18 .286 .376 .436 .813
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Career   534 147 20 20 8 81 81 58 45 1 4 20 .275 .367 .433 .800
PEERLESS LEAGUE 1890 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 135 525 181 32 4 9 96 91 46 20 .345 .402 .472 .874 .387 .128 141
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 135 592 4 16 0 10 17 0 248 45 29 15 65.9 97.7 6.83 4.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   154 57 14 1 2 33 30 8 3 0 7 1 .370 .405 .513 .918
Versus Right   371 124 18 3 7 63 61 38 17 0 10 3 .334 .400 .456 .856
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Career   525 181 32 4 9 96 91 46 20 0 17 4 .345 .402 .472 .874
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1876 Chicago - FABL 25 65 279 82 13 2 4 40 48 14 0 3 11 18 12 .294 .324 .398 .722 144 129 2.2
1877 Chicago - FABL 26 60 261 83 10 2 0 35 44 10 1 2 3 19 9 .318 .343 .372 .715 118 114 1.5
1878 Chicago - FABL 27 61 256 72 12 6 0 24 36 4 2 1 4 13 3 .281 .297 .375 .672 124 117 2.4
1879 Boston - FABL 28 80 322 98 15 3 0 34 51 5 2 3 4 11 9 .304 .316 .370 .686 121 113 1.3
1880 Chicago - FABL 29 83 371 91 10 4 0 26 61 4 2 1 10 20 5 .245 .257 .294 .550 84 91 1.1
1881 Brooklyn - FABL 30 84 341 84 15 7 0 40 54 23 4 1 8 19 14 .246 .301 .331 .632 99 94 0.6
1882 Brooklyn - FABL 31 84 380 111 15 2 1 30 67 5 4 2 10 24 11 .292 .307 .350 .657 102 107 1.1
1883 Brooklyn - FABL 32 98 436 135 18 10 1 62 92 14 7 3 16 19 6 .310 .339 .404 .743 124 123 3.1
1884 Brooklyn - FABL 33 108 473 147 21 7 5 94 88 23 2 2 40 12 4 .311 .344 .416 .760 137 134 3.7
1885 New York - FABL 34 108 482 143 17 23 4 76 99 17 4 1 18 13 7 .297 .325 .452 .778 146 142 4.8
1886 New York - FABL 35 126 558 171 28 8 1 59 103 34 2 3 15 30 22 .306 .347 .391 .737 127 126 4.3
1887 New York - FABL 36 127 480 141 26 16 4 92 75 44 0 8 12 54 23 .294 .348 .440 .787 122 110 2.3
1888 New York - FABL 37 136 551 155 20 12 5 93 72 24 5 5 60 51 25 .281 .315 .388 .703 127 127 3.9
1889 New York - FABL 38 135 530 168 38 10 4 90 101 42 6 6 38 32 19 .317 .370 .449 .819 131 123 3.0
1890 New York - PL 39 135 525 181 32 4 9 96 91 46 4 0 20 29 15 .345 .402 .472 .874 155 141 4.5
1891 New York - BA 40 137 534 147 20 20 8 81 81 58 20 1 45 18 8 .275 .367 .433 .800 118 125 4.7
1893 St. Louis - FABL 42 123 485 144 26 7 6 66 93 34 8 2 35 11 13 .297 .352 .416 .768 110 101 2.4
1894 St. Louis - FABL 43 130 493 163 18 11 9 81 87 28 13 8 26 7 7 .331 .376 .467 .843 109 106 2.4
Total FABL 1608 6698 1988 302 130 44 942 1171 325 62 51 310 353 189 .297 .333 .400 .733 121 117 40.1
Total BA 137 534 147 20 20 8 81 81 58 20 1 45 18 8 .275 .367 .433 .800 118 125 4.7
Total PL 135 525 181 32 4 9 96 91 46 4 0 20 29 15 .345 .402 .472 .874 155 141 4.5
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1876 Chicago - MLB CF 65 65 303 7 3 335 25 .925 582.1 4.79 +4.5 .995
1877 Chicago - MLB LF 55 55 169 2 1 178 7 .961 494.2 3.11 +6.3 1.093
1877 Chicago - MLB CF 5 5 31 0 0 31 0 1.000 45.1 6.15 +1.8 1.048
1878 Chicago - MLB CF 61 61 212 4 1 225 9 .960 542.2 3.58 +9.2 1.057
1879 Boston - MLB 1B 80 80 794 41 34 876 41 .953 685.1 10.97 -3.1 .941
1880 Chicago - MLB 1B 83 83 825 32 38 887 30 .966 699.0 11.03 -1.0 .972
1881 Brooklyn - MLB C 84 84 349 84 3 468 35 .925 761.1 5.12 -9.2 .913 115 178 52 29.2
1882 Brooklyn - MLB LF 25 0 21 0 0 22 1 .955 72.0 2.62 +1.6 1.084
1882 Brooklyn - MLB CF 58 58 155 6 1 170 9 .947 469.2 3.09 -1.1 .977
1882 Brooklyn - MLB RF 26 26 45 1 0 49 3 .939 207.1 2.00 +2.0 1.070
1883 Brooklyn - MLB LF 98 98 238 9 4 281 34 .879 878.0 2.53 +4.9 1.005
1884 Brooklyn - MLB C 106 106 399 87 3 588 102 .827 948.0 4.61 -18.4 .783 162 250 57 22.8
1885 New York - MLB LF 108 108 264 4 3 283 15 .947 988.0 2.44 +12.0 1.043
1886 New York - MLB CF 126 126 444 14 4 478 20 .958 1109.2 3.71 +16.5 1.047
1887 New York - MLB C 14 14 38 35 1 82 9 .890 122.1 5.37 +1.4 1.137 11 80 33 41.2
1887 New York - MLB 3B 113 113 64 172 17 327 91 .722 952.0 2.23 -28.5 .785
1887 New York - MLB LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1888 New York - MLB C 10 10 48 8 1 60 4 .933 87.0 5.79 -1.4 .889 8 25 4 16.0
1888 New York - MLB 3B 126 126 65 206 19 370 99 .732 1115.1 2.19 -27.3 .834
1889 New York - MLB LF 135 135 287 10 3 315 18 .943 1161.0 2.30 -5.1 .972
1889 New York - MLB RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1890 New York - MLB LF 135 135 304 7 3 337 26 .923 1197.1 2.34 +0.6 .999
1890 New York - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1891 New York - MLB 1B 16 15 198 19 15 224 7 .969 135.0 14.47 -1.8 .896
1891 New York - MLB LF 62 13 34 3 0 40 3 .925 200.0 1.67 -0.9 .978
1891 New York - MLB RF 107 106 144 7 0 169 18 .893 859.1 1.58 -9.9 .922
1893 St. Louis - MLB 1B 115 114 1027 115 51 1159 17 .985 976.0 10.53 -5.5 .942
1893 St. Louis - MLB LF 5 4 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 35.0 1.03 -0.8 .742
1893 St. Louis - MLB RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 -0.5 .685
1894 St. Louis - MLB 1B 125 125 1110 129 74 1270 31 .976 1066.1 10.46 -6.6 .945
1894 St. Louis - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1894 St. Louis - MLB RF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 -0.0 1.010
TOTAL C 214 214 834 214 8 1198 150 .875 1918.2 4.92 -27.6 .862 296 533 146 27.4
TOTAL 1B 419 417 3954 336 212 4416 126 .971 3561.2 10.84 -18.0 .946
TOTAL 3B 239 239 129 378 36 697 190 .727 2067.1 2.21 -55.9 .811
TOTAL LF 629 548 1320 36 14 1460 104 .929 5032.0 2.43 +18.7 1.014
TOTAL CF 315 315 1145 31 9 1239 63 .949 2749.2 3.85 +30.9 1.025
TOTAL RF 138 134 194 8 0 223 21 .906 1086.2 1.67 -8.6 .950
PLAYER HISTORY
04/22/1876 Named the #4 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1877 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
10/07/1877 Wins the 1877 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues Championship with the Chicago Chiefs.
01/01/1878 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1879 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/09/1879 Goes 5-5 against the Philadelphia Centennials, with 1 RBI and 1 R.
01/01/1880 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1881 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1882 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1883 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/31/1883 Goes 5-6 against the Philadelphia Centennials, with 2 2B, 3 RBI and 1 R.
06/04/1883 Wins the FABL CL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1884 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1885 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
10/11/1885 Wins the 1885 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues Championship with the New York Gothams.
01/01/1886 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/02/1886 Goes 5-6 against the Quebec Frontenacs, with 0 RBI and 3 R.
01/01/1887 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1888 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1889 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1890 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/01/1890 Wins the PL PL Batter of the Month Award.
12/12/1890 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the New York Imperials development complex.
01/01/1891 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his outfield defense at the New York Imperials development complex.
01/17/1891 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,540 with the Milwaukee Cream Caps organization.
01/17/1891 Contract was purchased by the New York Stars organization.
02/06/1891 Detrimentally completed training to learn a new position at the New York Stars development complex.
02/26/1891 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his outfield defense at the New York Stars development complex.
08/01/1891 Wins the BA Rookie of the Month Award.
03/24/1892 Contract was purchased by the St. Louis Pioneers organization.
05/17/1893 Scores his 1000th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues run!
10/01/1893 Wins the 1893 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues Championship with the St. Louis Pioneers.
01/10/1894 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the St. Louis Pioneers development complex.
02/19/1894 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his outfield defense at the St. Louis Pioneers development complex.
04/20/1894 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the St. Louis Pioneers development complex.
05/10/1894 Goes 5-6 against the Cincinnati Monarchs, with 1 2B, 3 RBI and 1 R.
08/06/1894 Goes 5-6 against the Boston Minutemen, with 1 RBI and 3 R.
08/24/1894 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the New York Gothams, with 4 RBI and 2 runs scored.
10/12/1894 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1877 60 1
1886 126 1
Year PA Rank
1883 473 10
1886 605 4
Year AB Rank
1880 371 9
1885 482 8
1886 558 2
Year H Rank
1883 135 9
1884 147 8
1885 143 8
1886 171 7
1890 181 5
Year TB Rank
1885 218 7
1890 248 8
Year 2B Rank
1876 13 9
1886 28 10
1889 38 1
1890 32 7
Year 3B Rank
1878 6 6
1885 23 2
1887 16 7
1888 12 8
1891 20 4
Year HR Rank
1876 4 1
1890 9 4
1891 8 7
Year SB Rank
1876 18 9
1877 19 5
1880 20 10
1882 24 5
Year RBI Rank
1884 94 4
1885 76 6
1887 92 9
1888 93 1
1889 90 10
1890 96 2
1891 81 9
Year R Rank
1880 61 10
1883 92 7
1885 99 4
1886 103 9
Year BB Rank
1876 14 6
1877 10 8
1891 58 8
Year IBB Rank
1876 6 10
1881 13 8
1887 17 7
1890 16 5
1891 23 1
Year HP Rank
1894 13 7
Year SH Rank
1889 19 6
1893 25 5
Year SF Rank
1876 3 9
1877 2 9
1887 8 2
1888 5 3
1889 6 4
1894 8 7
Year EBH Rank
1876 19 10
1878 18 10
1885 44 9
1889 52 5
1890 45 10
1891 48 10
Year AVG Rank
1884 .311 8
1890 .345 3
Year OBP Rank
1884 .344 10
1890 .402 7
Year SLG Rank
1885 .452 8
1890 .472 5
Year RC Rank
1884 69.84 10
1890 97.70 8
Year RC/27 Rank
1884 5.48 10
1890 6.83 6
Year ISO Rank
1878 .094 10
1885 .156 6
1890 .128 10
1891 .157 8
Year wOBA Rank
1884 .338 8
1885 .346 9
1890 .387 9
Year OPS Rank
1885 .778 9
1890 .874 4
Year WAR Rank
1878 2.6 6
1885 4.9 9
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