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Major League Baseball Stats
 
Batting Stats
GamesAt BatsHitsAverageSlugging %
2,52410,2813,4350.3340.447
 
Pitching Stats
GamesInningsWinsLosesTiesW/L%ERA
34.000110.0004.500
 
Managing Stats
GamesWinsLosesTiesW/L%
2,2881,295947460.578
 
Notable Accomplishments
Batting Title: 1879, 1881, 1887, 1888
Cap Anson
(Adrian  Constantine  Anson)
"Pop"
Born: April 17, 1852        Died: April 14, 1922 (70 yrs.)
 
Year of Induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame
1939
 
Induction Position/Capacity
1st Base
 
 
 
 
 
Bats
Right
Throws
Right
Seasons1st GameLast Game
27May 6, 1871October 3, 1897
 
Positions Played/Held
1st Base
Pitcher
Catcher
2nd Base
3rd Base
Shortstop
Left Field
Center Field
Right Field
Manager
 
Teams as Player
Rockford Forest Citys (1871)
Philadelphia Athletics (1872-1875)
Chicago White Stockings (1876-1897)
 
Teams as Manager
Philadelphia Athletics (1875)
Chicago White Stockings (1879-1889)
Chicago Colts (1890-1897)
New York Giants (1898)
 
 
Cards and Other Memorabilia
Cap Anson - Estimated Sets: 201
 
Complete List of Cap Anson Cards (TCDb)
 
1874  Suddards & Fennemore
Baseball Cabinet Cards
Adrian Anson 

(Earliest Career Card)

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 1898 - 1899  National Copper Plate Co.
Portfolio of Prominent Baseball Players
A.C. Anson, Chicago  (#2)

(Last Card as Player)

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Note: many MLB HoF members have more than one ‘rookie’ card and/or more than one ‘last active’ card. In those instances, I’ve randomly selected a single example of each.