Joe Sommer
Joseph John Sommer
Born: November 20, 1858
Covington, KY USA
Deceased: 1938
Cincinnati, OH USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, RF, CF, LF, OF
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 165
Career: 1880-1890
Minor League Statistics
Joe Sommer compiled a career record of 0 wins and 0 losses in his 920-game career with the Cincinnati Reds, Cincinnati Red Stockings, Baltimore Orioles and Cleveland Spiders. He began playing during the 1880 season and last took the field during the 1890 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1883 | AA | Cincinnati Red Stockings | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | |
| 1885 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | |
| 1886 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| 1887 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1890 | NL | Cleveland Spiders | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 9.64 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14.0 | 33 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 84 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 24 | 88 | 88 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .182 | .182 | .193 | .375 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1882 | AA | Cincinnati Red Stockings | 80 | 378 | 354 | 82 | 102 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | .288 | .333 | .364 | .698 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1883 | AA | Cincinnati Red Stockings | 97 | 433 | 413 | 79 | 115 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | .278 | .312 | .346 | .658 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1884 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | 107 | 495 | 479 | 96 | 129 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .269 | .293 | .359 | .652 | 172 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1885 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | 110 | 498 | 471 | 84 | 118 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | .251 | .291 | .331 | .622 | 156 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1886 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | 139 | 587 | 560 | 79 | 117 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 52 | 31 | 0 | 24 | 0 | .209 | .245 | .261 | .506 | 146 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1887 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | 131 | 530 | 463 | 88 | 123 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 65 | 29 | 0 | 63 | 36 | .266 | .358 | .311 | .670 | 144 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1888 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | 79 | 316 | 297 | 31 | 65 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 29 | .219 | .266 | .253 | .518 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1889 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | 106 | 429 | 386 | 51 | 85 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 18 | 0 | 42 | 49 | .220 | .298 | .272 | .570 | 105 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1890 | NL | Cleveland Spiders | 9 | 37 | 35 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .229 | .270 | .257 | .527 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1890 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | 38 | 142 | 129 | 13 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .256 | .324 | .318 | .642 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 920 | 3933 | 3675 | 617 | 911 | 109 | 42 | 11 | 342 | 101 | 0 | 238 | 118 | .248 | .297 | .309 | .607 | 1137 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 22 | 0 | 170.0 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .913 | 2.224 | 1.909 |
| 1880 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 2.571 | 2.000 |
| 1880 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | C | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 2.000 |
| 1880 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | SS | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1882 | AA | Cincinnati Red Stockings | OF | 80 | 0 | 720.0 | 188 | 9 | 16 | 2 | .925 | 2.462 | 2.463 |
| 1883 | AA | Cincinnati Red Stockings | OF | 94 | 0 | 854.0 | 171 | 11 | 31 | 1 | .854 | 1.918 | 1.936 |
| 1883 | AA | Cincinnati Red Stockings | 3B | 3 | 0 | 26.0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 3.462 | 3.333 |
| 1883 | AA | Cincinnati Red Stockings | P | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1884 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | 3B | 97 | 0 | 865.0 | 118 | 168 | 54 | 10 | .841 | 2.976 | 2.948 |
| 1884 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 9 | 0 | 115.0 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | .857 | 1.878 | 2.667 |
| 1884 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | 2B | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 4.000 |
| 1885 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 107 | 0 | 947.0 | 229 | 14 | 21 | 2 | .920 | 2.309 | 2.271 |
| 1885 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | 3B | 2 | 0 | 19.0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 1.895 | 2.000 |
| 1885 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.818 | 12.000 |
| 1885 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | SS | 2 | 0 | 11.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.909 | 3.000 |
| 1885 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | P | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | .500 |
| 1886 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 95 | 0 | 873.0 | 186 | 12 | 22 | 4 | .900 | 2.041 | 2.084 |
| 1886 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | 2B | 32 | 0 | 264.0 | 84 | 86 | 14 | 9 | .924 | 5.795 | 5.313 |
| 1886 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | 3B | 11 | 0 | 86.0 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 0 | .919 | 3.558 | 3.091 |
| 1886 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | SS | 3 | 0 | 29.0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | .688 | 3.414 | 3.667 |
| 1886 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | P | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 2.250 | 1.000 |
| 1887 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 110 | 0 | 976.0 | 187 | 15 | 22 | 4 | .902 | 1.863 | 1.836 |
| 1887 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | 2B | 13 | 0 | 116.0 | 35 | 48 | 11 | 4 | .883 | 6.440 | 6.385 |
| 1887 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | 3B | 10 | 0 | 87.0 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 2 | .762 | 3.310 | 3.200 |
| 1887 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | SS | 2 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 4.000 | 2.000 |
| 1887 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | P | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1888 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 44 | 0 | 356.0 | 54 | 7 | 9 | 1 | .871 | 1.542 | 1.386 |
| 1888 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | SS | 34 | 0 | 296.0 | 53 | 98 | 20 | 12 | .883 | 4.591 | 4.441 |
| 1888 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | 2B | 2 | 0 | 11.0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 4.909 | 3.000 |
| 1888 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 6.000 |
| 1889 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 105 | 0 | 916.0 | 172 | 24 | 15 | 7 | .929 | 1.926 | 1.867 |
| 1889 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | SS | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.400 | 3.000 |
| 1890 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 38 | 0 | 315.0 | 69 | 5 | 9 | 3 | .892 | 2.114 | 1.947 |
| 1890 | NL | Cleveland Spiders | OF | 9 | 0 | 74.0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .789 | 1.824 | 1.667 |
| 1890 | NL | Cleveland Spiders | P | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 937 | 0 | 8187.0 | 1687 | 575 | 283 | 64 | .889 | 2.487 | 2.414 |
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