- Bert Abbey
Infobox MLB retired
name=Bert Abbey
position=Pitcher
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=November 29 ,1869
city-state|Essex|Vermont
deathdate=death date and age|1962|6|11|1869|11|29
city-state|Essex Junction|Vermont
debutdate=June 14
debutyear=1892
debutteam=Washington Senators
finaldate=September 23
finalyear=1896
finalteam=Brooklyn Bridegrooms
stat1label=Record
stat1value=22-40
stat2label=ERA
stat2value=4.52
stat3label=K
stat3value=161
teams=
*Washington Senators (by|1892)
*Chicago Colts (by|1893-by|1895)
*Brooklyn Grooms/Bridegrooms (by|1895-by|1896)
highlights=Bert Wood Abbey (
June 14 ,1869 –June 11 ,1962 ), was a Major Leaguebaseball pitcher . He was born in Essex, VT.Baseball debut
Abbey first began playing baseball as a freshman in college when he recruited fellow students to form the
University of Vermont 'sCatamounts (UVM) team." [http://www.uvm.edu/~sportspr/?Page=hofinducteesbios.html&SM=achievementsmenu.html Catamount Accomplishments : Athletics : University of Vermont] ." "University of Vermont ."April 13 ,2006 .] At UVM, he made the baseball and training program progress fast with his presence as player, coach and captain. He graduated in 1891 from UVM and the year after, Abbey's team at the University won almost every game they played including games against professional teams. [Thomas, John D. (2005) "University of Vermont, VT". Arcadia Publishing. p.45. ISBN 0-7385-3777-2.]Major League career
After his graduation, Abbey was drafted by the Washington Senators where he pitched 14 games before being sold to the
Pittsburgh Pirates . He was then sent down to the farm team in Macon, Georgia. In by|1893, the Chicago Colts bought his services and he remained there until 1895 when he moved to theBrooklyn Grooms Career Stastistics:
Pitching
*record: 22-40
*ERA: 4.52
*games: 79
*starts: 65
*complete games: 52
*shutouts: 0
*saves: 1
*innings: 568
*hits: 686
*runs: 442
*earned runs: 285
*home runs: 18
*hit batters: 26
*walks: 192
*strikeouts: 161
*win%: .355
*balks: 0
*wild pitches: 18
*WHIP: 1.55
*opponent average : .292
*batters faced: 2,568
*games finished: 14
*K/BB: 0.98
*BB/9: 3.04
*K/9: 2.55
*H/9: 10.87Hitting
*games: 79
*at bats: 225
*runs: 21
*hits: 38
*doubles: 3
*triples: 3
*home runs: 0
*RBI: 17
*total bases: 47
*walks: 21
*strikeouts: 54
*stolen bases: 3
*SLG: .209
*batting average: .169
*hit by pitch: 0
*plate appearances: 250
*XBH: 6Fielding
*games: 79
*starts: 65
*innings: 568
*total chances: 173
*putouts : 17
*assists: 134
*errors: 22
*double plays: 4
*range factor: 2.39
*fielding% : .873" [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=abbeybe01 Bert Abbey Baseball Stats] ." "Baseball Almanac ."April 13 ,2006 .] . Abbey remained with the team (renamed the Bridegrooms) for one more season. His last game was played on September 23, 1896 inMontréal ,Québec .Abbey died at the age of 92 in
Essex Junction, Vermont less than a year after suffering a heart attack. [O'Connor, Pat." [http://bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&pid=7&bid=1432 Bert Abbey Biography] ." "SABR ." Retrieved October 25, 2006.] He is buried at the Mountain View Cemetery in Essex Junction.He was posthumously inducted into UVM's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1969.
Quotation
* "Baseball's okay in college, but no place for a man with brain!"
References
External links
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7377185 FindAGrave.com]
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