#48 Joe Sommer, Third Base, 29 yrs, Brooklyn Bridegrooms Wednesday, 10/25/1889 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Joe Sommer
11/20/1859 29 COVINGTON KY USA 6"1 175
Third Base R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Loyal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Very inconsistent Suffers Normal 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 410,000 1891 9 Year(s), 13 Days (1561 total Days) 172 Day(s) 9 Year(s), 48 Days (1596 total Days) 10 Year(s) Not eligible 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
Versus RHP | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
Talent | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 7 9 8 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings P : 3 (Range), .958 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 2 (Range), .949 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 1 (Range), .852 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 2 (Range), .928 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 10 Outfield Arm : 3
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/5 | CIN | L 4-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #8 | | |
9/6 | CIN | W 10-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/7 | CIN | L 7-10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/9 | BSN | W 6-5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/10 | BSN | L 5-6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/11 | BSN | L 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/12 | BSN | W 4-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/13 | @CHN | L 10-12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/14 | @CHN | W 14-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/23 | @NYG | L 5-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 139 | 476 | 109 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 61 | 46 | 26 | 36 | .229 | .262 | .321 | .584 | .568 | .092 |
Projected | 139 | 476 | 109 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 61 | 46 | 26 | 36 | .229 | .262 | .321 | .584 | .568 | .092 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 136 | 530 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 153 | 32 | 39 | 8 | 83.0 | 46.9 | 3.1 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 60 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .267 | .303 | .333 | .636 |
vs. RHP | 416 | 93 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 55 | 41 | 22 | 33 | 12 | 14 | 0 | .224 | .256 | .320 | .575 |
Close/Late | 59 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .288 | .313 | .390 | .702 |
Scoring Position | 144 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 0 | .236 | .239 | .340 | .579 |
Pinch Hitting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 71 | 239 | 67 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 25 | 16 | 12 | .280 | .309 | .402 | .710 |
Road | 68 | 237 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 24 | .177 | .199 | .241 | .440 |
March/April | 27 | 93 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 6 | .215 | .233 | .355 | .588 |
May | 25 | 81 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 5 | .222 | .255 | .296 | .552 |
June | 25 | 84 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | .202 | .255 | .298 | .553 |
July | 24 | 85 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 8 | .271 | .290 | .329 | .620 |
August | 25 | 90 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 5 | .244 | .257 | .367 | .624 |
Sept/Oct | 13 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .209 | .222 | .233 | .455 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1884 | 140 | 523 | 120 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 54 | 62 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 35 | 15 | .229 | .265 | .315 | .581 | |
1885 | 157 | 648 | 153 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 43 | 88 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 44 | 17 | .236 | .272 | .310 | .582 | CIN |
1886 | 153 | 636 | 175 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 81 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 62 | 8 | .275 | .306 | .363 | .669 | CIN |
1887 | 153 | 583 | 140 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 87 | 82 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 51 | 44 | 7 | .240 | .304 | .304 | .608 | BRO |
1888 | 142 | 533 | 119 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 69 | 55 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 34 | 12 | .223 | .252 | .304 | .556 | BRO |
1889 | 139 | 476 | 109 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 61 | 46 | 26 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 39 | 8 | .229 | .262 | .321 | .584 | BRO |
Total | 884 | 3399 | 816 | 167 | 35 | 12 | 360 | 414 | 191 | 1 | 30 | 225 | 258 | 67 | .240 | .278 | .320 | .599 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1883 | 7 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .240 | .240 | .320 | .560 |
1884 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .357 | .357 | .357 | .714 |
1887 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .250 | .267 | .517 |
Total | 15 | 54 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .259 | .273 | .315 | .588 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Third Base | 137 | 136 | 81 | 328 | 16 | 430 | 21 | .951 | 1224.1 | 3.16 | | | | |
Centerfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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1/31/1886: Gets a new one-year contract worth $550,000 through salary arbitration... Won Player of the Week award on 4/17/1886, hitting .571 with 1 HR, 5 RBI... Signed as a free agent by Brooklyn on 2/3/1887 to a 2-year deal worth $2,750,500 per year... Injured on 9/16/1888 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks... 10/3/1888: Signed a contract extension with Brooklyn, $410,000 per year, for 3 years.
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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RBI 1887 - 87 - 10th
| SB 1886 - 62 - 4th
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