Bones Ely
William Frederick Ely
Born: June 7, 1863
North Girard, PA USA
Deceased: 1952
Imola, CA USA
Primary Position: SS
All Position(s) Played: P, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, RF, CF, LF, OF
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 155
Career: 1884-1902
Minor League Statistics
Bones Ely compiled a career batting average of .258 with 24 home runs and 657 RBI in his 1343-game career with the Buffalo Bisons, Louisville Colonels, Syracuse Stars, Brooklyn Grooms, St. Louis Browns, Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Athletics and Washington Senators. He began playing during the 1884 season and last took the field during the 1902 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884 | NL | Buffalo Bisons | 0 | 1 | .000 | 14.40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 |
| 1886 | AA | Louisville Colonels | 0 | 4 | .000 | 5.32 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 44.0 | 53 | 47 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 215 |
| 1890 | AA | Syracuse Stars | 0 | 0 | 22.50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
| 1894 | NL | St. Louis Browns | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Totals | 0 | 5 | .000 | 6.75 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 52.0 | 77 | 67 | 39 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 273 |
Batting:
| Year | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884 | NL | Buffalo Bisons | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1886 | AA | Louisville Colonels | 10 | 34 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .156 | .206 | .156 | .362 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1890 | AA | Syracuse Stars | 119 | 529 | 496 | 72 | 130 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 64 | 44 | 0 | 31 | 0 | .262 | .308 | .319 | .627 | 158 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1891 | NL | Brooklyn Grooms | 31 | 118 | 111 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 9 | .153 | .203 | .171 | .375 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1893 | NL | St. Louis Browns | 44 | 195 | 178 | 25 | 45 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 13 | .253 | .318 | .326 | .644 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1894 | NL | St. Louis Browns | 127 | 553 | 510 | 85 | 156 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 89 | 23 | 0 | 30 | 34 | .306 | .344 | .463 | .807 | 236 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1895 | NL | St. Louis Browns | 118 | 503 | 471 | 68 | 122 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 29 | 0 | 19 | 18 | .259 | .288 | .308 | .596 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1896 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 128 | 598 | 537 | 85 | 153 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 77 | 18 | 0 | 33 | 33 | .285 | .326 | .363 | .689 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 1897 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 133 | 557 | 516 | 63 | 146 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 74 | 10 | 0 | 25 | 24 | .283 | .317 | .364 | .682 | 188 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1898 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 148 | 556 | 519 | 49 | 110 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 34 | .212 | .247 | .270 | .517 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1899 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 139 | 582 | 526 | 67 | 146 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 72 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 31 | .278 | .313 | .352 | .665 | 185 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 1900 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 130 | 503 | 475 | 60 | 116 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 29 | .244 | .272 | .282 | .554 | 134 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1901 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 65 | 253 | 240 | 18 | 50 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 28 | .208 | .234 | .258 | .492 | 62 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1901 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 45 | 182 | 171 | 11 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .216 | .230 | .275 | .505 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1902 | AL | Washington Senators | 105 | 417 | 381 | 39 | 100 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 23 | .262 | .301 | .310 | .611 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1343 | 5584 | 5167 | 656 | 1333 | 149 | 68 | 24 | 657 | 165 | 0 | 257 | 292 | .258 | .295 | .327 | .622 | 1690 | 0 | 11 | 149 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884 | NL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 1.000 |
| 1884 | NL | Buffalo Bisons | OF | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1886 | AA | Louisville Colonels | P | 6 | 0 | 44.0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.045 | 1.667 |
| 1886 | AA | Louisville Colonels | OF | 5 | 0 | 36.0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 1.750 | 1.400 |
| 1890 | AA | Syracuse Stars | OF | 78 | 0 | 754.0 | 179 | 13 | 18 | 1 | .914 | 2.292 | 2.462 |
| 1890 | AA | Syracuse Stars | SS | 36 | 0 | 333.0 | 81 | 123 | 12 | 14 | .944 | 5.514 | 5.667 |
| 1890 | AA | Syracuse Stars | 1B | 4 | 0 | 31.0 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .944 | 9.871 | 8.500 |
| 1890 | AA | Syracuse Stars | 3B | 1 | 0 | 13.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.154 | 6.000 |
| 1890 | AA | Syracuse Stars | 2B | 2 | 0 | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 5.143 | 2.000 |
| 1890 | AA | Syracuse Stars | P | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 |
| 1891 | NL | Brooklyn Grooms | SS | 28 | 0 | 243.0 | 54 | 106 | 24 | 9 | .870 | 5.926 | 5.714 |
| 1891 | NL | Brooklyn Grooms | 3B | 2 | 0 | 24.0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 3.750 | 5.000 |
| 1891 | NL | Brooklyn Grooms | 2B | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.429 | 5.000 |
| 1893 | NL | St. Louis Browns | SS | 44 | 0 | 392.0 | 98 | 139 | 25 | 16 | .905 | 5.441 | 5.386 |
| 1894 | NL | St. Louis Browns | SS | 126 | 0 | 1088.0 | 273 | 442 | 79 | 51 | .901 | 5.915 | 5.675 |
| 1894 | NL | St. Louis Browns | 2B | 1 | 0 | 13.0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 4.846 | 7.000 |
| 1894 | NL | St. Louis Browns | P | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1895 | NL | St. Louis Browns | SS | 118 | 0 | 1015.0 | 248 | 408 | 53 | 52 | .925 | 5.817 | 5.559 |
| 1896 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 128 | 0 | 1132.0 | 258 | 432 | 62 | 52 | .918 | 5.486 | 5.391 |
| 1897 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 133 | 0 | 1145.0 | 308 | 451 | 60 | 41 | .927 | 5.966 | 5.707 |
| 1898 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 148 | 0 | 1284.0 | 311 | 527 | 51 | 58 | .943 | 5.874 | 5.662 |
| 1899 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 133 | 0 | 1182.0 | 277 | 476 | 58 | 46 | .928 | 5.734 | 5.662 |
| 1899 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2B | 6 | 0 | 58.0 | 15 | 28 | 1 | 2 | .977 | 6.672 | 7.167 |
| 1900 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 130 | 0 | 1134.0 | 242 | 503 | 52 | 62 | .935 | 5.913 | 5.731 |
| 1901 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 64 | 0 | 534.0 | 112 | 215 | 30 | 23 | .916 | 5.511 | 5.109 |
| 1901 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | SS | 45 | 0 | 400.0 | 85 | 156 | 23 | 19 | .913 | 5.423 | 5.356 |
| 1901 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 |
| 1902 | AL | Washington Senators | SS | 105 | 0 | 909.0 | 238 | 350 | 49 | 31 | .923 | 5.822 | 5.600 |
| Totals | 1349 | 0 | 11792.0 | 2833 | 4401 | 606 | 482 | .923 | 5.521 | 5.362 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
