Cap Anson

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                                        General Info

Born-Adrian Constantine Anson

Date-April 19, 1852

Died-April 14 1922

Postition-First Baseman

Height-6'0"

Weight-227LBS

                                        Batting Info


 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
 1871 19 ROK NA  25  120   29   39  11  3   0   16   6  2   2   1  .325  .336  .467   56                    
 1872 20 ATH NA  46  217   60   90  10  7   0   50   6  6  16   3  .415  .455  .525  114                    
 1873 21 ATH NA  52  254   53  101   9  2   0   36   0  2   5   1  .398  .409  .449  114                    
 1874 22 ATH NA  55  259   51   87   8  3   0   37   6  0   4   1  .336  .346  .390  101                    
 1875 23 ATH NA  69  326   84  106  15  3   0   58  11  6   4   2  .325  .333  .390  127                    
 1876 24 CHC NL  66  309   63  110   9  7   2   59         12   8  .356  .380  .450  139                    
 1877 25 CHC NL  59  255   52   86  19  1   0   32          9   3  .337  .360  .420  107                    
 1878 26 CHC NL  60  261   55   89  12  2   0   40         13   1  .341  .372  .402  105                    
 1879 27 CHC NL  51  227   40   72  20  1   0   34          2   2  .317  .323  .414   94                    
 1880 28 CHC NL  86  356   54  120  24  1   1   74         14  12  .337  .362  .419  149                    
 1881 29 CHC NL  84  343   67  137  21  7   1   82         26   4  .399  .442  .510  175                    
 1882 30 CHC NL  82  348   69  126  29  8   1   83         20   7  .362  .397  .500  174                    
 1883 31 CHC NL  98  413   70  127  36  5   0   68         18   9  .308  .336  .419  173                    
 1884 32 CHC NL 112  475  108  159  30  3  21  102         29  13  .335  .373  .543  258                    
 1885 33 CHC NL 112  464  100  144  35  7   7  108         34  13  .310  .357  .461  214                    
 1886 34 CHC NL 125  504  117  187  35 11  10  147  29     55  19  .371  .433  .544  274                    
 1887 35 CHC NL 122  472  107  164  33 13   7  102  27     60  18  .347  .422  .517  244               1    
 1888 36 CHC NL 134  515  101  177  20 12  12   84  28     47  24  .344  .400  .499  257               1    
 1889 37 CHC NL 134  518  100  161  32  7   7  117  27     86  19  .311  .414  .440  228               5    
 1890 38 CHC NL 139  504   95  157  14  5   7  107  29    113  23  .312  .443  .401  202               6    
 1891 39 CHC NL 136  540   81  157  24  8   8  120  17     75  29  .291  .378  .409  221               1    
 1892 40 CHC NL 146  559   62  152  25  9   1   74  13     67  30  .272  .354  .354  198               4    
 1893 41 CHC NL 103  398   70  125  24  2   0   91  13     68  12  .314  .415  .384  153               1    
 1894 42 CHC NL  83  340   82  132  28  4   5   99  17     40  15  .388  .457  .538  183               3    
 1895 43 CHC NL 122  474   87  159  23  6   2   91  12     55  23  .335  .408  .422  200  13           3    
 1896 44 CHC NL 108  402   72  133  18  2   2   90  24     49  10  .331  .407  .400  161   5           3    
 1897 45 CHC NL 114  424   67  121  17  3   3   75  11     60      .285  .379  .361  153   9           4    


 27 Seasons        10277      3418    142     2076     16     302  .333  .393  .445       27   0   0  32   0
               2523      1996      581     97      276    983                       4574


                                        Early Career

In 1886 Anson was sent to Notre Dame by his father to make him more disiplined. When he returned home, he was as wild as every, and was sent to the University of Iowa. He wanted to leave after just one semester. He started playing baseball in his youth, but when he was 19 he joined the National Association. His best years were in 1872 and 73. During the next two years, his numbers went down, but, ChicagoWhiteStockings President WilliamHulbert signed Anson before the 1876 season.

                                        White stockings and Colts

In the White stockings first season, they won the league title. They fell in the standings the next two seasons. With the help of Anson the White stockings won five titles in 6 years. Anson invented the HitandRun. Anson is also partly credited for SpringTraining. Anson won two batting titles in the 1880's: 1881 and 1888. He also lead the league 7 times in the ten year span. He also became the first player to hit three consecutive home runs, five homers in two games, and four doubles in a game, he was also the first to perform two unassisted double plays in a game. Anson was also a racist. He wouldn't play any games against dark-skinned players. He was a player manager for the White Stockings/Colts from 1888 to 1897. When Cap left, the Colts were named Orphans show that Anson was like a parent to the team.