Willard Mains

Willard Eben Mains "Grasshopper"
Born: July 7, 1868
North Windham, ME US
Deceased: May 23, 1923
Bridgton, ME US
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, CF, OF, RF, SS
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 190
Career: 1887-1906
Major League Statistics

Willard Mains compiled a career record of 212 wins and 118 losses and a 1.00 ERA in his 377-game pitching career with the Portland, Davenport, St. Paul Apostles, Portland Webfeet, Lewiston, Bangor Millionaires, Toronto Maple Leafs, Springfield Ponies, Taunton Herrings, Buffalo Bisons, Rome Romans, Syracuse Stars and Binghamton Bingos. He began playing during the 1887 season and last took the field during the 1906 campaign.

Toronto Maple Leafs

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Pitching:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	W	L	W%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF
1887		NENL	Portland	4	2	.667	3.15	7	7		7	0		60.0	87	48	21		20		14	1		8
1889		WL1	St. Paul Apostles	32	13	.711	3.36	50	46		40	1		402.0	403	340	150		243		228	33		33
1892	B	PNWE	Portland Webfeet	11	9	.550	1.57	29	22		15	1		189.7	177	135	33		27		76	8		9
1893		NENL	Portland	10	5	.667	3.82	18	15		12	1		117.7	131	87	50		32		68	7		3
1896	B	NENL	Bangor Millionaires	14	4	.778	1.72	20	19		17	0		162.0	155	81	31		37		81	11		8
1897	A	IL	Toronto Maple Leafs	0	0		6.75	1	1		0	0		4.0	8	7	3		1		2	0		0
1897	A	IL	Springfield Ponies	20	15	.571	1.36	41	34		28	2		303.3	313	166	46		78		93	38		7
1898	B	NENL	Taunton Herrings	2	3	.400	0.00	6	5		5	0		48.0	47	36			9		25
1898	A	IL	Buffalo Bisons	1	2	.333	0.00	3	3		3	0		25.0	29	19			7		8	2		1
1899	C	NYSL	Rome Romans	20	8	.714	0.00	30	30		29	3		258.0	256	130			48		77	24		1
1901	C	NYSL	Rome Romans	19	10	.655	0.00	36						274.0	278	108			52
1902	B	NYSL	Syracuse Stars	17	14	.548	0.00	34						292.0	283	140			82
1903	B	NYSL	Syracuse Stars	23	11	.676	0.00	35						304.0	226	96			56
1904	B	NYSL	Syracuse Stars	21	11	.656	0.00	37						287.0	252	86			63
1905	B	NYSL	Syracuse Stars	18	11	.621	0.00	30						270.0	256	102			67
Totals				212	118	.642	1.00	377	182	0	156	8	0	2996.7	2901	1581	334	0	822	0	672	124	0	70	0

Batting:

Year	Level	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
1887		NENL	Portland	7	28	27	6	6	1	1	0				1		.222	.250	.333	.583	9
1889		WL1	St. Paul Apostles	54	193	193	35	62	7	1	4		5				.321	.321	.430	.751	83
1892	B	PNWE	Portland Webfeet	53	188	188	26	51	12	5	0		7				.271	.271	.388	.660	73
1893		NENL	Portland	83	358	358	76	135	34	5	9		8				.377	.377	.575	.953	206
1896	B	NENL	Bangor Millionaires	28	97	97	16	32	3	4	1		3				.330	.330	.474	.804	46
1897	A	IL	(+) Springfield Ponies	43	133	133	19	40	6	0	1		0				.301	.301	.368	.669	49
1897	A	IL	(+) Toronto Maple Leafs	43	133	133	19	40	6	0	1		0				.301	.301	.368	.669	49
1898	A	IL	Buffalo Bisons	4	12	12	1	2	0	1	0		0				.167	.167	.333	.500	4
1898	B	NENL	Taunton Herrings	6	23	23	2	6	1	0	0		0				.261	.261	.304	.565	7
1899	C	NYSL	Rome Romans	49	198	195	32	66	10	5	0		2				.338	.338	.441	.779	86			3
1901	C	NYSL	Rome Romans	37	118	118		29									.246	.246	.246	.492	29
1902	B	NYSL	Syracuse Stars	34	112	112		25									.223	.223	.223	.446	25
1903	B	NYSL	Syracuse Stars	35	112	112		35									.312	.312	.312	.625	35
1904	B	NYSL	Syracuse Stars	37	126	126		29									.230	.230	.230	.460	29
1905	B	NYSL	Syracuse Stars	31	106	106		29									.274	.274	.274	.547	29
Totals				458	1671	1667	194	507	68	22	14	0	25	0	1	0	.304	.305	.397	.701	661	0	0	3	0	0

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
1887		NENL	Portland	P	7					.000
1889		WL1	St. Paul Apostles	P	50					.000
1889		WL1	St. Paul Apostles	RF	4					.000
1889		WL1	St. Paul Apostles	CF	1					.000
1889		WL1	St. Paul Apostles	SS	1					.000
1892	B	PNWE	Portland Webfeet	1B	31					.000
1892	B	PNWE	Portland Webfeet	P	29					.000
1893		NENL	Portland	1B	7					.000
1893		NENL	Portland	OF	65					.000
1893		NENL	Portland	P	18					.000
1896	B	NENL	Bangor Millionaires	1B	6					.000
1896	B	NENL	Bangor Millionaires	P	20					.000
1898	B	NENL	Taunton Herrings	P	6					.000
1898	A	IL	Buffalo Bisons	P	3					.000
1899	C	NYSL	Rome Romans	P	30					.000
1899	C	NYSL	Rome Romans	1B	21					.000
Totals					299	0	0	0	0	.000

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team	First Appearance	Final Appearance
1887		New England League	Portland
1888	Ind	Central Inter-State League	Davenport
1889		Western Association	St. Paul Apostles
1890	Ind	Western Association	St. Paul Apostles
1892	B	Pacific Northwest League	Portland Webfeet
1893		New England League	Portland
1894		New England League	Lewiston
1895	B	New England League	Lewiston
1896	B	New England League	Bangor Millionaires
1897	A	Eastern League	Springfield Ponies
1897	A	Eastern League	Toronto Maple Leafs
1898	A	Eastern League	Buffalo Bisons	May 1, 1898	May 18, 1898
1898	B	New England League	Taunton Herrings	June 16, 1898	July 4, 1898
1899	C	New York State League	Rome Romans	June 9, 1899	September 9, 1899
1900	C	New York State League	Rome Romans	May 11, 1900
1901	C	New York State League	Rome Romans
1902	B	New York State League	Syracuse Stars
1903	B	New York State League	Syracuse Stars
1904	B	New York State League	Syracuse Stars
1905	B	New York State League	Syracuse Stars
1906	B	New York State League	Syracuse Stars
1906	B	New York State League	Binghamton Bingos

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