Buttons Briggs
Herbert Theodore Briggs
Born: July 8, 1875
Poughkeepsie, NY USA
Deceased: 1911
Cleveland, OH USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 180
Career: 1896-1905
Minor League Statistics
Buttons Briggs compiled a career record of 44 wins and 47 losses in his 106-game career with the Chicago Colts, Chicago Orphans and Chicago Cubs. He began playing during the 1896 season and last took the field during the 1905 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | NL | Chicago Colts | 12 | 8 | .600 | 4.31 | 26 | 21 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 194.0 | 202 | 129 | 93 | 6 | 108 | 0 | 84 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 882 |
| 1897 | NL | Chicago Colts | 4 | 17 | .190 | 5.26 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 186.7 | 246 | 166 | 109 | 6 | 85 | 0 | 60 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 876 |
| 1898 | NL | Chicago Orphans | 1 | 3 | .250 | 5.70 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 | 38 | 22 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 135 |
| 1904 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 19 | 11 | .633 | 2.05 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 277.0 | 252 | 102 | 63 | 3 | 77 | 0 | 112 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1109 |
| 1905 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 8 | 8 | .500 | 2.14 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 168.0 | 141 | 58 | 40 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 68 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 654 |
| Totals | 44 | 47 | .484 | 3.41 | 106 | 97 | 8 | 84 | 8 | 4 | 855.7 | 879 | 477 | 324 | 16 | 332 | 0 | 338 | 39 | 0 | 17 | 3656 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | NL | Chicago Colts | 26 | 85 | 78 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | .128 | .200 | .179 | .379 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1897 | NL | Chicago Colts | 22 | 86 | 81 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .160 | .190 | .185 | .376 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1898 | NL | Chicago Orphans | 4 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .429 | .429 | .500 | .929 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1904 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 34 | 101 | 94 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 26 | .170 | .212 | .213 | .425 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1905 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 20 | 64 | 57 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .053 | .115 | .053 | .167 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 106 | 350 | 324 | 19 | 48 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 66 | .148 | .195 | .182 | .377 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | NL | Chicago Colts | P | 26 | 0 | 194.0 | 6 | 29 | 4 | 0 | .897 | 1.624 | 1.346 |
| 1897 | NL | Chicago Colts | P | 22 | 0 | 187.0 | 8 | 35 | 1 | 0 | .977 | 2.070 | 1.955 |
| 1898 | NL | Chicago Orphans | P | 4 | 0 | 30.0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 2.100 | 1.750 |
| 1904 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 34 | 30 | 277.0 | 16 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.274 | 2.059 |
| 1905 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 20 | 20 | 168.0 | 11 | 36 | 2 | 0 | .959 | 2.518 | 2.350 |
| Totals | 106 | 50 | 856.0 | 42 | 160 | 9 | 2 | .957 | 2.124 | 1.906 |
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