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.
Statistics[]
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).