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Dave Orr

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 250lb (180cm, 113kg)

Born: September 29, 1859 in New York, NY us

Died: June 2, 1915 in Richmond Hill, NY

Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, NY

Debut: May 17, 1883 (Age 23-230d, 635th in major league history)

Last Game: October 2, 1890 (Age 31-003d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1884 season

Full Name: David L. Orr

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Batting Title

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

27.3

3289

1125

.342

536

RBI

627

OBP

.366

SLG

.502

OPS

.867

OPS+

162

Summary of 37 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 0 tying, 1 go ahead, 36 lacking some details

4 Tms
NYP	26
BWW	6
COL	4
BRO	1

Platoon
vs RHP	27
vs ?HP	6
vs LHP	4

Home/Road
Home	19
Away	18

Outs
Unk	37

16 Opps
STL	7
CIN	6
BAL	4
PHA	3
BRO	3
BUF	2
BOS	2
COL	2
LOU	1
CLE	1
PHQ	1
CHI	1
PIT	1
IND	1
KCC	1
WAS	1

29 Pitchers
Jumbo McGinnis	3
Will White	2
Ice Box Chamberlain	2
Bobby Mathews	2
Ed Dundon	2
Matt Kilroy	2
Tony Mullane	2
John Buckley	1
Billy Crowell	1
Lewis	1
Bob Caruthers	1
Silver King	1
Nat Hudson	1
Phenomenal Smith	1
Bob Barr	1
Al Atkinson	1
John Harkins	1
Hardie Henderson	1
Phil Knell	1
Billy Taylor	1
Pud Galvin	1
Park Swartzel	1
Adonis Terry	1
Gus Shallix	1
Jim Conway	1
Mark Baldwin	1
Bill Mountjoy	1
Norm Baker	1
Larry McKeon	1

16 Parks
PoloGrnds1SE (NYC)	6
League Pk I (CIN)	5
StGeorgeCrkG (SAI)	5
Eastern Pk (NYC)	3
SportsmanPk1 (STL)	3
RecreationPk (COL)	3
Oriole Pk 1 (BAL)	2
Recreat. Pk2 (COL)	2
Metrop. Pk (NYC)	1
7th St Pk I (IND)	1
JefferStGrnd (PHI)	1
Forepaugh Pk (PHI)	1
CongressSt G (BOS)	1
Eclipse Pk (LOU)	1
Olympic Pk 2 (BUF)	1
RidgewoodPk2 (NYC)	1

Where Hit

8 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	33
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases

73 RBI

Inning
1	11
3	4
4	2
6	4
7	4
8	8
9	3
Extra	1

1-3	15
4-6	6
7-end	16

RelScore
Tied	1
Unk	36

Tied	1
Unk	36

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
1B	36
P	1

OrderPos
Unk	19
5th	11
3rd	6
4th	1

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1883	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
1	1	1	1	1883-09-22	NYP	@	COL	Ed Dundon		t 1		3	5	3		IPHR
2	2	2	2	1883-09-22	NYP	@	COL	Ed Dundon		t 7		1	5	3		IPHR
1884	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
3	3	1	1	1884-05-22	NYP		WAS	Bob Barr		b 8		2	5	3
4	4	2	1	1884-07-04 (1)	NYP	@	STL	Jumbo McGinnis		t 1		3	5	3
5	5	3	2	1884-07-04 (1)	NYP	@	STL	Jumbo McGinnis		t 7		2	5	3
6	6	4	1	1884-07-12	NYP	@	IND	Larry McKeon		t 1		3	5	3
7	7	5	1	1884-07-19	NYP		PHA	Bobby Mathews		b 3		1	5	3
8	8	6	1	1884-07-24	NYP	@	PHA	Bobby Mathews		t 8		2	5	3
9	9	7	1	1884-09-05	NYP	@	CIN	Bill Mountjoy		t 7		1	5	3
10	10	8	1	1884-09-26	NYP		BRO	Jim Conway		b 1		3		1
11	11	9	1	1884-10-11	NYP		CIN	Gus Shallix		b 8		2	5	3
1885	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
12	12	1	1	1885-05-16	NYP	@	CIN	Will White		t 8		1	5	3
13	13	2	1	1885-06-12	NYP		STL	Bob Caruthers		b 6		2	4	3		Cycle
14	14	3	1	1885-06-27	NYP		BRO	Adonis Terry		b 4		4	3	3		IPHR
15	15	4	1	1885-07-05	NYP	@	LOU	Norm Baker		t 6		1	3	3		IPHR
16	16	5	1	1885-07-16	NYP	@	CIN	Will White		t 7		1	3	3		IPHR
17	17	6	1	1885-08-14	NYP		BAL	Hardie Henderson		b 8		1	3	3
1886	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
18	18	1	1	1886-05-22	NYP		PIT	Pud Galvin		b 8		2		3
19	19	2	1	1886-06-07	NYP	@	BAL	Billy Taylor		t 1		1		3
20	20	3	1	1886-08-11	NYP	@	CIN	Tony Mullane		t 4		2		3		IPHR
21	21	4	1	1886-08-27	NYP		PHA	Al Atkinson		b 9		1		3		IPHR
22	22	5	1	1886-09-06	NYP		BAL	Jumbo McGinnis		b 1		2		3
23	23	6	1	1886-09-16	NYP		STL	Nat Hudson		b 9		1		3
24	24	7	1	1886-10-05	NYP	@	CIN	Tony Mullane		t 6		1		3
1887	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
25	25	1	1	1887-06-24	NYP		BRO	John Harkins		b 3		3	3	3
26	26	2	1	1887-08-10	NYP	@	BAL	Phenomenal Smith		t 1		2	3	3		Cycle
1888	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
27	27	1	1	1888-04-22	BRO		CLE	Billy Crowell		b 1		2		3		IPHR
1889	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
28	28	1	1	1889-07-23	COL		STL	Silver King		b 9		1		3
29	29	2	1	1889-08-14	COL	@	STL	Ice Box Chamberlain		t 1		4		3
30	30	3	1	1889-09-01	COL		STL	Ice Box Chamberlain	tied 5-5	b 10		1		3		Walk-Off
31	31	4	1	1889-09-09	COL		KCC	Park Swartzel		b 6		3		3
1890	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
32	32	1	1	1890-04-22	BWW	@	BOS	Matt Kilroy		t 1		2		3
33	33	2	1	1890-06-11	BWW		BOS	Matt Kilroy		b 8		1		3
34	34	3	1	1890-07-07	BWW		CHI	Mark Baldwin		b 3		3		3
35	35	4	1	1890-07-12	BWW		BUF	Lewis		b 1		2		3
36	36	5	1	1890-07-25	BWW	@	BUF	John Buckley		t 3		3		3
37	37	6	1	1890-08-18	BWW	@	PHQ	Phil Knell		t 8		3		3