#81 Jake "Guesses" Virtue, First Base, 34 yrs, Cleveland Spiders
Wednesday, 10/25/1899
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Jake Virtue
Guesses
3/2/1865
34
USA,PA,PHILADELPHIA
5"10
175

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3.0 Stars
 

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Big League Contract
$ 1,756,000
1899
9 Year(s), 78 Days (1626 total Days)
78 Day(s)
9 Year(s), 78 Days (1626 total Days)
9 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
  

Ratings

BattingContactGapPowerDiscipline/EyeAvoid K's
Overall58389
Versus LHP47378
Versus RHP68399
Talent47378
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7
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3
1
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Fielding Ratings
1B : 4 (Range), .980 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 3
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

DateOpp. ResultABRH2B3BHRRBIBBKSpot  
9/22WASW 5-4111000000#9  
9/24@INDL 5-6100000000#9  
9/25PHAL 1-3000000010#9  
9/26PHAL 1-6400000003#3  
9/30BOSW 3-2100000000#7  
10/8BALW 4-3100000000#9  
10/12@BALL 4-5100000001#9  
10/14BALW 3-2100000000#1  
10/19BSNL 1-4101000000#5  
10/24@BSNW 10-1111100200#9PoG 

Batting Stats 1899

BattingGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKAVGOBPSLGOPSTAVGISO
Overall243883305346.211.286.447.733.656.237
Projected243883305346.211.286.447.733.656.237
BattingGSPAHPIWCIGDPSHSFTBEBHSBCSSB%RCRC/27
Overall64200000017602.06.05.1
 ABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSFSHHPAVGOBPSLGOPS
vs. LHP1031101100000.300.300.600.900
vs. RHP2852204246000.179.281.393.674
Close/Late1563102221000.400.471.7331.204
Scoring Position1320203003000.154.154.462.615
Pinch Hitting1652203122000.313.389.6881.076
 GABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKAVGOBPSLGOPS
Home142331103235.130.231.261.492
Road101552202111.333.375.7331.108
This Week11110021001.0001.0002.0003.000
Last Week11100000001.0001.0001.0002.000
July4411000000.250.250.500.750
August102041202121.200.273.450.723
Sept/Oct101431103225.214.313.429.741
Postseason5521002101.400.400.6001.000

Career Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBHPSFKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPSTeams
189012039610420658058530450225.263.347.381.728 BAL
1891922025711402723201123187.282.348.376.724BAL
1892142516164387693989509573910.318.418.453.871BAL,AL
1893155571154348454929503774313.270.372.378.750BAL
189416259113226896976890496328.223.323.340.663BAL
18951506111775893511128621793914.290.379.429.807BAL
189615253213838758172750380447.259.349.385.735 PHI
18971465001333812466718712751616.266.375.414.789PHI
18981555591603514984878425793421.286.378.447.826PHI,NL
18992438833053400602.211.286.447.733 CLE
Total1298451612273017845610692688632622287103.272.366.403.769 

Career Minor League Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS
1890, AAA15481110021426562.229.500.250.750

Career Postseason Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS
1899552100210100.400.400.6001.000
Total552100210100.400.400.6001.000

Fielding Stats 1899

PositionGGSPOADPTCEPCTINNRANGEPBRSTARTORTO%
First Base7648525301.00053.28.89    

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 8th overall pick, by Baltimore in 1890...
Had first career hit on 4/20/1890, off John Healy (WAS)...
Hit first career homerun on 5/22/1890, off Ed Dugan (COL)...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Columbus on 5/30/1892...
Was selected to the 1892 Allstar game...
Drove in 6 runs against Washington on 7/25/1892...
Injured on 9/19/1892 with a Inflamed Posterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 3-4 weeks...
1/31/1893: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,650,000 through salary arbitration...
1/31/1894: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,650,000 through salary arbitration...
1/31/1895: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,650,000 through salary arbitration...
Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia (N) on 2/1/1896 to a 3-year deal worth $5,000,000 per year...
Injured on 9/13/1897 with a Strained Hamstring Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1898, hitting .352 with 3 HR, 21 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/3/1898, hitting .684 with 1 HR, 3 RBI...
Was selected to the 1898 Allstar game...
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland on 7/13/1899 to a 1-year deal worth $1,756,000 per year...
Won World Series with Cleveland in 1899...
Batting Leader Boards Appearances
AVG
1892 - .318 - 7th
OBP
1892 - .418 - 2nd
1895 - .379 - 10th
1897 - .375 - 5th
1898 - .378 - 3rd
SLG
1892 - .453 - 10th
1898 - .447 - 3rd
OPS
1892 - .871 - 5th
1897 - .789 - 8th
1898 - .826 - 2nd
Hits
1895 - 177 - 10th
Doubles
1895 - 58 - 2nd
1897 - 38 - 8th
Triples
1898 - 14 - 9th
Homeruns
1898 - 9 - 4th
RBI
1892 - 93 - 8th
1896 - 81 - 10th
1898 - 84 - 5th
Runs
1895 - 112 - 3rd
1898 - 87 - 9th
BB
1892 - 95 - 2nd
1893 - 95 - 3rd
1894 - 89 - 2nd
1895 - 86 - 5th
1896 - 75 - 2nd
1897 - 87 - 1st
1898 - 84 - 1st
    

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