Bob Caruthers
Robert Lee Caruthers
Born: January 5, 1864
Memphis, TN USA
Deceased: 1911
Peoria, IL USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, 1B, 2B, RF, CF, LF, OF
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 138
Career: 1884-1893
Minor League Statistics
Bob Caruthers compiled a career batting average of .282 with 29 home runs and 359 RBI in his 705-game career with the St. Louis Browns, Brooklyn Bridegrooms, Brooklyn Grooms, Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Colts. He began playing during the 1884 season and last took the field during the 1893 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884 | AA | St. Louis Browns | 7 | 2 | .778 | 2.61 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 82.7 | 61 | 34 | 24 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 341 |
| 1885 | AA | St. Louis Browns | 40 | 13 | .755 | 2.07 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 53 | 6 | 0 | 482.3 | 430 | 196 | 111 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 190 | 19 | 0 | 25 | 1948 |
| 1886 | AA | St. Louis Browns | 30 | 14 | .682 | 2.32 | 44 | 43 | 1 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 387.3 | 323 | 164 | 100 | 3 | 86 | 0 | 166 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 1581 |
| 1887 | AA | St. Louis Browns | 29 | 9 | .763 | 3.30 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 341.0 | 337 | 185 | 125 | 6 | 61 | 0 | 74 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 1442 |
| 1888 | AA | Brooklyn Bridegrooms | 29 | 15 | .659 | 2.39 | 44 | 43 | 1 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 391.7 | 337 | 176 | 104 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 140 | 10 | 0 | 23 | 1569 |
| 1889 | AA | Brooklyn Bridegrooms | 40 | 11 | .784 | 3.13 | 56 | 50 | 6 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 445.0 | 444 | 215 | 155 | 16 | 104 | 0 | 118 | 13 | 0 | 22 | 1880 |
| 1890 | NL | Brooklyn Bridegrooms | 23 | 11 | .676 | 3.09 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 300.0 | 292 | 163 | 103 | 9 | 87 | 0 | 64 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 1281 |
| 1891 | NL | Brooklyn Grooms | 18 | 14 | .563 | 3.12 | 38 | 32 | 6 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 297.0 | 323 | 185 | 103 | 7 | 107 | 0 | 69 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 1331 |
| 1892 | NL | St. Louis Browns | 2 | 10 | .167 | 5.84 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 101.7 | 131 | 75 | 66 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 469 |
| Totals | 218 | 99 | .688 | 2.83 | 340 | 310 | 29 | 298 | 24 | 3 | 2828.7 | 2678 | 1393 | 891 | 59 | 597 | 0 | 900 | 99 | 0 | 129 | 11842 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884 | AA | St. Louis Browns | 23 | 86 | 82 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .268 | .302 | .366 | .668 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1885 | AA | St. Louis Browns | 60 | 242 | 222 | 37 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | .225 | .289 | .302 | .591 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1886 | AA | St. Louis Browns | 87 | 382 | 317 | 91 | 106 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 61 | 26 | 0 | 64 | 0 | .334 | .448 | .527 | .974 | 167 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1887 | AA | St. Louis Browns | 98 | 436 | 364 | 102 | 130 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 73 | 49 | 0 | 66 | 21 | .357 | .463 | .547 | 1.010 | 199 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1888 | AA | Brooklyn Bridegrooms | 94 | 384 | 335 | 58 | 77 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 53 | 23 | 0 | 45 | 40 | .230 | .328 | .334 | .662 | 112 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1889 | AA | Brooklyn Bridegrooms | 59 | 218 | 172 | 45 | 43 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 44 | 17 | .250 | .408 | .366 | .775 | 63 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1890 | NL | Brooklyn Bridegrooms | 71 | 290 | 238 | 46 | 63 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 0 | 47 | 18 | .265 | .397 | .340 | .737 | 81 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1891 | NL | Brooklyn Grooms | 56 | 196 | 171 | 24 | 48 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 13 | .281 | .372 | .380 | .753 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1892 | NL | St. Louis Browns | 143 | 604 | 513 | 76 | 142 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 69 | 24 | 0 | 86 | 29 | .277 | .386 | .357 | .742 | 183 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1893 | NL | Chicago Colts | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1893 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 13 | 64 | 48 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 2 | .292 | .469 | .396 | .865 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 705 | 2906 | 2465 | 508 | 695 | 104 | 50 | 29 | 359 | 152 | 0 | 417 | 140 | .282 | .391 | .400 | .791 | 986 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884 | AA | St. Louis Browns | OF | 16 | 0 | 96.0 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 1.125 | .750 |
| 1884 | AA | St. Louis Browns | P | 13 | 0 | 83.0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 1.301 | .923 |
| 1885 | AA | St. Louis Browns | P | 53 | 0 | 482.0 | 24 | 77 | 11 | 4 | .902 | 1.886 | 1.906 |
| 1885 | AA | St. Louis Browns | OF | 7 | 0 | 66.0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .733 | 1.500 | 1.571 |
| 1886 | AA | St. Louis Browns | P | 44 | 0 | 387.0 | 25 | 53 | 9 | 2 | .897 | 1.814 | 1.773 |
| 1886 | AA | St. Louis Browns | OF | 43 | 0 | 329.0 | 42 | 10 | 9 | 3 | .852 | 1.422 | 1.209 |
| 1886 | AA | St. Louis Browns | 2B | 2 | 0 | 10.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 5.400 | 3.000 |
| 1887 | AA | St. Louis Browns | OF | 54 | 0 | 475.0 | 91 | 11 | 11 | 1 | .903 | 1.933 | 1.889 |
| 1887 | AA | St. Louis Browns | P | 39 | 0 | 341.0 | 40 | 92 | 4 | 0 | .971 | 3.484 | 3.385 |
| 1887 | AA | St. Louis Browns | 1B | 7 | 0 | 46.0 | 51 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .946 | 1.370 | 7.571 |
| 1888 | AA | Brooklyn Bridegrooms | OF | 51 | 0 | 465.0 | 93 | 5 | 11 | 3 | .899 | 1.897 | 1.922 |
| 1888 | AA | Brooklyn Bridegrooms | P | 44 | 0 | 392.0 | 34 | 89 | 15 | 2 | .891 | 2.824 | 2.795 |
| 1889 | AA | Brooklyn Bridegrooms | P | 56 | 0 | 445.0 | 29 | 91 | 4 | 4 | .968 | 2.427 | 2.143 |
| 1889 | AA | Brooklyn Bridegrooms | 1B | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 7.200 | 2.000 |
| 1889 | AA | Brooklyn Bridegrooms | OF | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1890 | NL | Brooklyn Bridegrooms | P | 37 | 0 | 300.0 | 20 | 79 | 12 | 1 | .892 | 2.970 | 2.676 |
| 1890 | NL | Brooklyn Bridegrooms | OF | 39 | 0 | 280.0 | 45 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .860 | 1.575 | 1.256 |
| 1891 | NL | Brooklyn Grooms | P | 38 | 0 | 297.0 | 13 | 66 | 5 | 2 | .940 | 2.394 | 2.079 |
| 1891 | NL | Brooklyn Grooms | OF | 17 | 0 | 104.0 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .783 | 1.558 | 1.059 |
| 1891 | NL | Brooklyn Grooms | 2B | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 2.250 | 1.000 |
| 1892 | NL | St. Louis Browns | OF | 122 | 0 | 1015.0 | 159 | 14 | 21 | 2 | .892 | 1.534 | 1.418 |
| 1892 | NL | St. Louis Browns | P | 16 | 0 | 102.0 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.471 | 1.750 |
| 1892 | NL | St. Louis Browns | 2B | 6 | 0 | 57.0 | 11 | 22 | 5 | 4 | .868 | 5.211 | 5.500 |
| 1892 | NL | St. Louis Browns | 1B | 4 | 0 | 32.0 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .923 | 1.125 | 9.000 |
| 1893 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 13 | 0 | 115.0 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .857 | 1.878 | 1.846 |
| 1893 | NL | Chicago Colts | OF | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 728 | 0 | 5936.0 | 788 | 657 | 153 | 35 | .904 | 2.191 | 1.985 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | AA | St. Louis Browns | WS | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.42 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1886 | AA | St. Louis Browns | WS | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2.42 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 26.0 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1887 | AA | St. Louis Browns | WS | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2.15 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 71.0 | 64 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1889 | AA | Brooklyn Bridegrooms | WS | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3.75 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24.0 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 8 | .467 | 2.51 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 147.0 | 135 | 80 | 41 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | AA | St. Louis Browns | WS | 5 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .250 | .333 | .583 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1886 | AA | St. Louis Browns | WS | 6 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .250 | .280 | .458 | .738 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1887 | AA | St. Louis Browns | WS | 10 | 47 | 46 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .239 | .255 | .239 | .494 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1889 | AA | Brooklyn Bridegrooms | WS | 4 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .250 | .455 | .250 | .705 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1890 | NL | Brooklyn Bridegrooms | WS | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 27 | 107 | 99 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | .222 | .280 | .293 | .573 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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