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Chief Zimmer

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Full name Charles Louis Zimmer
Born November 23, 1860, Marietta, Ohio
Died August 22, 1949, Cleveland, Ohio
Buried at Crown Hill Cemetery, Twinsburg, Ohio
First Game: July 18, 1884; Final Game: September 27, 1903
Managed First Game: April 17, 1903; Managed Final Game: September 27, 1903
Umpired First Game: June 15, 1888; Umpired Final Game: October 9, 1904
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 190
Ejections as player: 1902 (1)
Ejections as umpire: 1904 (13)
SABR Biography

Top Performances

Pitcher Matchups

Discrepancies

                       Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH XI SB AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team 1884 DET N 8 29 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 14 .069 .100 .103 -0.5 1884 DET N 1886 NY a 6 19 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .158 .238 .158 0.1 1886 NY a 1887 CLE a 14 52 9 12 5 0 0 4 4 4 1 1 .231 .298 .327 -0.2 1887 CLE a 1888 CLE a 65 212 27 51 11 4 0 22 18 39 4 15 .241 .312 .330 1.5 1888 CLE a 1889 CLE N 84 259 47 67 9 9 1 21 44 35 1 14 .259 .368 .375 1.8 1889 CLE N 1890 CLE N 125 444 54 95 16 6 2 57 46 54 11 15 .214 .303 .291 1.6 1890 CLE N 1891 CLE N 116 440 55 112 21 4 3 69 33 49 4 15 .255 .312 .341 1.4 1891 CLE N 1892 CLE N 111 413 63 109 29 13 1 64 32 47 7 18 .264 .327 .404 3.4 1892 CLE N 1893 CLE N 57 227 27 70 13 7 2 41 16 15 1 4 .308 .357 .454 1.3 1893 CLE N 1894 CLE N 90 341 55 97 20 5 4 65 17 31 5 2 14 .284 .328 .408 1.4 1894 CLE N 1895 CLE N 88 315 60 107 21 2 5 56 33 30 9 0 14 .340 .417 .467 2.3 1895 CLE N 1896 CLE N 91 336 46 93 18 3 3 46 31 48 9 5 4 .277 .354 .375 1.6 1896 CLE N 1897 CLE N 80 294 50 93 22 3 0 40 25 29 4 5 8 .316 .378 .412 1.7 1897 CLE N 1898 CLE N 20 63 5 15 2 0 0 4 5 7 1 4 2 .238 .304 .270 0.3 1898 CLE N 1899 CLE N 20 73 9 25 2 1 2 14 5 5 3 0 1 .342 .407 .479 0.2 1899 CLE N 1899 LOU N 75 262 43 78 11 3 2 29 22 17 8 10 9 .298 .370 .385 1.2 1899 LOU N 1899 TOT N 95 335 52 103 13 4 4 43 27 22 11 10 10 .307 .378 .406 1.4 1899 TOT N 1900 PIT N 82 271 27 80 7 10 0 35 17 28 11 9 4 .295 .361 .395 1.4 1900 PIT N 1901 PIT N Daily Splits 69 236 17 52 7 3 0 21 20 31 4 7 0 6 .220 .292 .275 -0.4 1901 PIT N 1902 PIT N Daily Splits 42 142 13 38 4 2 0 17 11 14 4 6 0 4 .268 .338 .324 0.7 1902 PIT N 1903 PHI N Daily Splits 37 118 9 26 3 1 1 19 9 14 3 3 0 3 .220 .292 .288 -0.1 1903 PHI N Total NL (16 Years) 1195 4263 580 1159 206 72 26 598 367 468 85i 51i 0i 135i .272 .342 .372 19.3 Total NL Total AA ( 3 Years) 85 283 37 66 16 4 0 27 23 43i 6 16 .233 .304 .318 1.4 Total AA Total (19 Years) Splits 1280 4546 617 1225 222 76 26 625 390 511i 91i 51i 0i 151i .269 .339 .369 20.7 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH XI SB AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team

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                       Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1884 DET N C 6 28 11 8 3 0 11 .830 1884 DET N OF 2 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 2 1886 NY a C 6 33 17 6 0 0 9 .893 1887 CLE a C 12 47 13 5 1 0 9 .923 1887 CLE a 1B 2 17 0 2 1 0 .895 1888 CLE a C 59 311 111 38 6 0 47 .917 1888 CLE a 1B 3 31 2 0 0 0 1.000 1888 CLE a OF 3 3 1 2 1 .667 0 1 2 1888 CLE a SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1889 CLE N C 81 315 131 33 10 0 50 .931 1889 CLE N 1B 3 21 0 2 1 0 .913 1890 CLE N C 125 480 188 45 14 0 55 .937 1891 CLE N C 116 476 181 45 7 0 35 .936 1891 CLE N 3B 1 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1892 CLE N C 111 514 122 42 11 0 19 .938 1893 CLE N C 56 169 73 8 10 0 22 .968 1893 CLE N 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1894 CLE N C 89 289 100 15 16 0 9 .963 1895 CLE N C 84 318 77 10 2 0 22 .975 1895 CLE N 1B 3 21 2 1 3 0 .958 1896 CLE N C 91 338 81 12 9 0 22 .972 1896 CLE N 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1897 CLE N C 80 278 81 9 10 0 8 .976 1898 CLE N C 19 78 20 3 2 0 2 .970 1899 CLE N C 20 58 30 4 4 2 .957 1899 LOU N C 62 184 77 4 6 6 .985 1899 LOU N 1B 11 116 4 5 3 0 .960 1899 TOT N C 82 242 107 8 10 8 .978 1900 PIT N C 78 318 100 17 8 16 .961 1900 PIT N 1B 2 25 1 0 1 0 1.000 1901 PIT N Daily Splits C 68 65 64 579.2i 285 69 9 4 0 6 56i 0 .975 1902 PIT N Daily Splits C 41 40 39 351 i 202 48 8 8 0 3 25 0 .969 1902 PIT N 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1903 PHI N Daily Splits C 36 34 31 265 i 162 50 7 4 0 2 58i 0 .968 Total (19 Years) Splits C 1240 139i 134i 1195.2i 4883 1580 328 135 0i 355 139i 0i .952 Total ( 7 Years) 1B 25 0i 0i 231 9 10 9 0 .960 Total ( 2 Years) OF 5 6 1 2 1 0i .778 0 1 4 Total ( 3 Years) 3B 3 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 1 Year ) SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G

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                       Managerial Record

Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING 1903 PHI N 139 49 86 .363 617 738 7

                       Umpiring Record

Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF 1888 AA Daily 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1889 NL Daily 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1901 NL Daily 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1904 NL Daily 151 126 25 0 0 0 0 Total ( 4 Years) 154 127 27 0 0 0 0 Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF

Ejection Information

As player: Date Team Umpire Reason 5-14-1902 BOX PIT N Hank O'Day Unknown reason As umpire: Date Team Ejected Reason 5-29-1904 BOX STL N Jake Beckley Call at HP 6-10-1904 BOX NY N Sam Mertes Balls and strikes 6-10-1904 BOX NY N John McGraw Bench jockeying 6-10-1904 BOX NY N Dummy Taylor Bench jockeying 7- 9-1904 BOX CIN N Tommy Corcoran Call at 2B (Threw ball) 7-29-1904(2) BOX BRO N Pop Dillon Call at 2B 7-29-1904(2) BOX BRO N Sammy Strang Call at 2B 7-29-1904(2) BOX NY N Bill Dahlen Called third strike 8-20-1904 BOX BOS N Fred Tenney Call at HP 8-29-1904 BOX NY N John McGraw Bench jockeying 8-31-1904(1) BOX NY N Bill Dahlen Call at 2B 8-31-1904(1) BOX NY N Dan McGann Call at 2B 9-16-1904 BOX CHI N Joe Tinker Call at 1B

Transaction Information

Released by Cleveland Spiders (@June 8, 1899).

Signed by Louisville Colonels (June 9, 1899).

Traded by Louisville Colonels with Rube Waddell, Bert Cunningham, Deacon Phillippe, Jack Wadsworth, Tacks Latimer, Tom Messitt, Mike Kelley, Claude Ritchey, Tommy Leach, Fred Clarke, Honus Wagner and Patsy Flaherty to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Jack Chesbro, George Fox, John O'Brien, Art Madison and $25000 (December 8, 1899).

Claimed on waivers by Philadelphia Phillies from Pittsburgh Pirates (January, 1903).

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