Bert Abbey

Full Name: Bert Wood Abbey Primary Position: P Height/Weight: 5' 11"/175 First Game: June 14, 1892 Birthdate: November 11, 1869 Final Game: September 23, 1896 Birthplace: Essex, Vermont MLB Experience: 5 years Died: June 11, 1962 Deathplace: Essex Junction, Vermont Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Biography

Born on November 11, 1869 in Essex, Vermont, Bert Abbey (Bert Wood Abbey) played for the Washington Senators, Chicago Colts and Brooklyn Bridegrooms over the course of his 5 year career. Abbey broke into the bigs on June 14, 1892 with the Washington Senators, and put up a 3.45 ERA in 195.2 innings pitched in 1892, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Bert Abbey's best season was 1892, when he posted a 3.45 ERA and struck out 77 batters.

Statistics

Pitching Stats

Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1892	WAS	N	27	22	5	18	3.45	77	139	75	19	0	1	195.2	207	7	76	0	11	0
1893	CHI	N	7	7	2	4	5.46	6	52	34	5	0	0	56	74	1	20	0	2	0
1894	CHI	N	11	11	2	7	5.18	24	74	53	10	0	0	92	119	3	37	0	0	0
1895	CHI	N	1	1	0	1	4.50	3	8	4	1	0	0	8	10	0	2	0	0	0
1895	BRO	N	8	6	5	2	4.33	14	34	25	5	0	0	52	66	0	9	0	2	0
1895	TOT	N	9	7	5	3	4.35	17	42	29	6	0	0	60	76	0	11	0	2	0
1896	BRO	N	25	18	8	8	5.15	37	135	94	12	0	0	164.1	210	7	48	0	3	0
Total			79	65	22	40	4.52	161	442	285	52	0	1	568	686	18	192	0	18	0

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1892	WAS	N	P	27	0	0	6	55	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	.847
1893	CHI	N	P	7	0	0	3	14	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.810
1894	CHI	N	P	11	0	0	2	13	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.833
1895	CHI	N	P	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1895	BRO	N	P	8	0	0	1	15	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1895	TOT	N	P	9	0	0	1	18	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1896	BRO	N	P	25	0	0	5	34	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.907
Total			P	79	0	0	17	134	22	4	0	0	0	0	0	.873

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1892	WAS	N	27	75	5	9	0	3	.120	.214	.133	1	0	9	27	0	0	2	0	0
1893	CHI	N	7	26	2	6	0	2	.231	.286	.269	1	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0
1894	CHI	N	11	39	3	5	0	4	.128	.171	.128	0	0	2	7	0	2	1	0	0
1895	CHI	N	1	3	0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.333	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1895	BRO	N	8	19	4	5	0	1	.263	.333	.368	0	1	2	4	0	0	0	0	0
1895	TOT	N	9	22	4	6	0	1	.273	.333	.364	0	1	2	4	0	0	0	0	0
1896	BRO	N	25	63	7	12	0	7	.190	.261	.270	1	2	6	13	0	4	0	0	0
Total			79	225	21	38	0	17	.169	.240	.209	3	3	21	54	0	6	3	0	0

Transactions

• Released by Washington Senators (October, 1892).
• Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Chicago Colts in exchange for Ad Gumbert (June 26, 1893).