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Joe Hornung
Michael Joseph Hornung (Ubbo Ubbo)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Weight 164 lb.

Debut May 1, 1879
Final Game October 3, 1890
Born June 12, 1857 in Carthage, NY
Died October 30, 1931 in Howard Beach, NY

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Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1879 22 BUF NL  78  319   46   85  18  7   0   38          2  27  .266  .271  .367  106  117                    
 1880 23 BUF NL  85  342   47   91   8 11   1   42          8  29  .266  .283  .363  115  124                    
 1881 24 BSN NL  83  324   40   78  12  8   2   25          5  25  .241  .252  .346   88  112                    
 1882 25 BSN NL  85  388   67  117  14 11   1   50          2  25  .302  .305  .402  125  156                    
 1883 26 BSN NL  98  446  107  124  25 13   8   66          8  54  .278  .291  .446  117  199                    
 1884 27 BSN NL 115  518  119  139  27 10   7   51         17  80  .268  .292  .400  116  207                    
 1885 28 BSN NL  25  109   14   22   4  1   1    7          1  20  .202  .209  .284   61   31                    
 1886 29 BSN NL  94  424   67  109  12  2   2   40  16     10  62  .257  .274  .309   79  131                    
 1887 30 BSN NL  98  437   85  118  10  6   5   49  41     17  28  .270  .302  .355   83  155               3    
 1888 31 BSN NL 107  431   61  103  11  7   3   53  29     16  39  .239  .269  .318   83  137               2    
 1889 32 BAL AA 135  533   73  122  13  9   1   78  34     22  72  .229  .269  .293   61  156               7    
 1890 33 NYG NL 120  513   62  122  18  5   0   65  39     12  37  .238  .258  .292   64  150               2    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons    1123 4784  788 1230 172 90  31  564 159  0 120 498  .257  .277  .350   91 1675   0   0   0  14   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        690  114  177  25 13   4   81  23  0  17  72  .257  .277  .350   91  242   0   0   0   2   0
 Career High    135  533  119  139  27 13   8   78  41  0  22  80  .302  .305  .446  125  207   0   0   0   7   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1879 22 BUF NL  321  234   32   3.7    68| .266  .262| .271  .278| .367  .339| .638  .617| 106  .525   1.8   0.2     
 1880 23 BUF NL  350  251   35   3.7    63| .266  .249| .283  .272| .363  .328| .646  .600| 115  .573   4.1   0.5     
 1881 24 BSN NL  329  246   28   3.0    72| .241  .260| .252  .290| .346  .341| .598  .631|  88  .413  -5.2  -0.6     
 1882 25 BSN NL  390  271   48   4.8    70| .302  .254| .305  .282| .402  .346| .707  .627| 125  .618   9.0   1.0     
 1883 26 BSN NL  454  322   58   4.8    82| .278  .270| .291  .298| .446  .372| .737  .670| 117  .582   8.0   0.8     
 1884 27 BSN NL  535  379   60   4.2    73| .268  .249| .292  .290| .400  .345| .692  .635| 116  .560   8.8   1.0     
 1885 28 BSN NL  110   87    6   1.8    66| .202  .242| .209  .285| .284  .324| .493  .610|  61  .244  -4.8  -0.6     
 1886 29 BSN NL  434  315   36   3.0    78| .257  .254| .274  .303| .309  .348| .583  .651|  79  .399 -11.2  -1.2     
 1887 30 BSN NL  457  319   46   3.8    95| .270  .272| .302  .330| .355  .387| .657  .718|  83  .427 -11.0  -1.1     
 1888 31 BSN NL  449  328   36   2.9    75| .239  .250| .269  .298| .318  .343| .587  .641|  83  .446  -9.1  -1.1     
 1889 32 BAL AA  562  411   40   2.5    91| .229  .265| .269  .337| .293  .360| .562  .697|  61  .291 -29.5  -3.1     
 1890 33 NYG NL  527  391   38   2.6    84| .238  .253| .258  .329| .292  .343| .550  .672|  64  .313 -25.8  -2.8     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 12 Seasons     4918 3554  463   3.4    78| .257  .258| .277  .303| .350  .351| .627  .654|  91  .459 -65.2  -7.0     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Pitching  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1880 23 BUF NL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    3.0    2    2    2   0    1    0       1    13       0  6.00  2.44   41 1.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  1 Yr WL undef   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    3.0    2    2    2   0    1    0       1    13       0  6.00  2.44   41 1.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     0   0  68   0   0   0  68  0  204.0  136  136  136   0   68    0   0  68   884   0   0  6.00  2.44   41 1.000

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1879 22 BUF NL OF 77 129 12 26 1 .844 .838 1.83 1.85 76 0 1 1B 1 6 0 0 1 1.000 .952 6.00 10.90 1880 23 BUF NL OF 67 127 12 20 2 .874 .855 2.07 1.76 67 0 0 1B 18 179 7 12 3 .939 .959 10.33 10.24 2B 5 13 16 4 2 .879 .898 5.80 6.32 P 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.00 3.00 2.40 0 3.0 1881 24 BSN NL OF 83 198 19 12 5 .948 .871 2.61 2.00 83 1 0 1882 25 BSN NL OF 84 191 14 15 4 .932 .855 2.44 1.88 84 0 0 1B 1 5 1 0 0 1.000 .952 6.00 10.30 1883 26 BSN NL OF 98 175 15 13 3 .936 .849 1.94 1.86 98 0 0 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.20 1884 27 BSN NL OF 110 182 14 18 1 .916 .867 1.78 1.76 110 0 0 1B 6 51 0 3 2 .944 .962 8.50 10.32 1885 28 BSN NL OF 25 33 1 3 0 .919 .881 1.36 1.82 25 0 0 1886 29 BSN NL OF 94 187 12 11 1 .948 .890 2.12 1.71 94 0 0 1887 30 BSN NL OF 98 192 23 15 3 .935 .883 2.19 1.92 98 0 0 1888 31 BSN NL OF 107 151 10 9 0 .947 .906 1.50 1.90 106 0 1 1889 32 BAL AA OF 134 250 32 27 10 .913 .903 2.10 1.96 134 0 1 3B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .833 1.00 3.50 1890 33 NYG NL OF 77 110 12 9 3 .931 .914 1.58 1.89 76 0 2 1B 36 363 14 9 23 .977 .976 10.47 10.26 3B 5 11 6 4 1 .810 .885 3.40 3.50 SS 2 4 4 2 1 .800 .899 4.00 5.30
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1879 22 BUF NL 1B 1 6 0 0 1 1.000 .952 6.00 10.90 1880 23 BUF NL 1B 18 179 7 12 3 .939 .959 10.33 10.24 1882 25 BSN NL 1B 1 5 1 0 0 1.000 .952 6.00 10.30 1884 27 BSN NL 1B 6 51 0 3 2 .944 .962 8.50 10.32 1890 33 NYG NL 1B 36 363 14 9 23 .977 .976 10.47 10.26 1880 23 BUF NL 2B 5 13 16 4 2 .879 .898 5.80 6.32 1883 26 BSN NL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.20 1889 32 BAL AA 3B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .833 1.00 3.50 1890 33 NYG NL 3B 5 11 6 4 1 .810 .885 3.40 3.50 1879 22 BUF NL OF 77 129 12 26 1 .844 .838 1.83 1.85 76 0 1 1880 23 BUF NL OF 67 127 12 20 2 .874 .855 2.07 1.76 67 0 0 1881 24 BSN NL OF 83 198 19 12 5 .948 .871 2.61 2.00 83 1 0 1882 25 BSN NL OF 84 191 14 15 4 .932 .855 2.44 1.88 84 0 0 1883 26 BSN NL OF 98 175 15 13 3 .936 .849 1.94 1.86 98 0 0 1884 27 BSN NL OF 110 182 14 18 1 .916 .867 1.78 1.76 110 0 0 1885 28 BSN NL OF 25 33 1 3 0 .919 .881 1.36 1.82 25 0 0 1886 29 BSN NL OF 94 187 12 11 1 .948 .890 2.12 1.71 94 0 0 1887 30 BSN NL OF 98 192 23 15 3 .935 .883 2.19 1.92 98 0 0 1888 31 BSN NL OF 107 151 10 9 0 .947 .906 1.50 1.90 106 0 1 1889 32 BAL AA OF 134 250 32 27 10 .913 .903 2.10 1.96 134 0 1 1890 33 NYG NL OF 77 110 12 9 3 .931 .914 1.58 1.89 76 0 2 1880 23 BUF NL P 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.00 3.00 2.40 0 3.0 1890 33 NYG NL SS 2 4 4 2 1 .800 .899 4.00 5.30
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Position Total OF 1054 1925 176 178 33 .922 .876 1.99 1.87 1051 1 5 1B 62 604 22 24 29 .963 .969 10.10 10.27 3B 7 12 6 4 1 .818 .882 2.57 3.46 2B 5 13 16 4 2 .879 .898 5.80 6.32 SS 2 4 4 2 1 .800 .899 4.00 5.30 P* 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.00 0 3.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Overall Total 1131 2558 225 212 66 .929 .896 2.46 2.36
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Batting Average
1882 NL-.302-10

Slugging %
1883 NL-.446-10

Games
1880 NL-85-9
1882 NL-85-2
1883 NL-98-9
1884 NL-115-3

At Bats
1882 NL-388-2
1883 NL-446-1
1884 NL-518-2

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1882 NL-390-5
1883 NL-454-3
1884 NL-535-1

Runs
1883 NL-107-1
1884 NL-119-2

Hits
1882 NL-117-3
1884 NL-139-9

Total Bases
1882 NL-156-9
1883 NL-199-5
1884 NL-207-10

Doubles
1884 NL-27-8

Triples
1880 NL-11-3
1881 NL-8-7
1882 NL-11-4
1883 NL-13-5
1884 NL-10-7

Home Runs
1881 NL-2-7
1883 NL-8-2
1884 NL-7-9

RBI
1880 NL-42-8
1882 NL-50-10
1883 NL-66-7

Strikeouts
1883 NL-54-8
1884 NL-80-4
1889 AA-72-4

Singles
1882 NL-91-3

Extra-Base Hits
1883 NL-46-4
1884 NL-44-9

At Bats per Home Run
1881 NL-162.0-9
1883 NL-55.8-4

Outs
1882 NL-271-7
1883 NL-322-2
1884 NL-379-1
1889 AA-411-5
1890 NL-391-9

Oldest Player
1889 AA-32-9

Black Ink: Batting - 4 (405) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 57 (430) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 9.9 (1711) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 9.0 (1160) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Name and misspellings: Michael micheal mike Ubbo Joe jose Joseph Ubbo Hornung

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