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Full Name: William Henry Abstein Primary Position: 1B
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/185 First Game: September 25, 1906
Birthdate: February 2, 1883 Final Game: June 2, 1910
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri MLB Experience: 3 years
Died: April 8, 1940
Deathplace: St. Louis, Missouri
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Biography[]

Bill Abstein (William Henry Abstein) was born on February 2, 1883 in St. Louis, Missouri. He made his Major League debut on September 25, 1906 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1909, his rookie year, he hit .260 with 1 home run and 70 RBI. Abstein played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Browns over the course of his 3 year career.

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Batting Stats[]

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1906 PIT N 8 20 2 4 0 3 .200 .200 .200 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
1909 PIT N 137 512 51 133 1 70 .260 .302 .344 20 10 27 0 4 27 16 0 0
1910 STL A 25 87 1 13 0 3 .149 .169 .172 2 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 0
Total NL 145 532 53 137 1 73 .258 .298 .338 20 10 27 0 4 28 18 0 0
Total AL 25 87 1 13 0 3 .149 .169 .172 2 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 0
Total 170 619 54 150 1 76 .242 .281 .315 22 10 29 0 4 29 21 0 0

Fielding Stats[]

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1906 PIT N 2B 3 0 0 3 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .769
1906 PIT N OF 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1909 PIT N 1B 135 0 0 1412 65 27 70 0 0 0 0 0 .982
1910 STL A 1B 23 0 0 268 20 11 13 0 0 0 0 0 .963
Total 2B 3 0 0 3 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .769
Total OF 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total 1B 158 0 0 1680 85 38 83 0 0 0 0 0 .979

Transactions[]

  • Claimed on waivers by St. Louis Browns from Pittsburgh Pirates (January 6, 1910).

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