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Cupid Childs
Cupid Childs
| Full name Clarence Lemuel Childs |
| Born August 8, 1867, Calvert County, Maryland |
| Died November 8, 1912, Baltimore, Maryland |
| Buried at Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland |
| First Game: April 23, 1888; Final Game: July 8, 1901 |
| Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 5' 8" Weight: 185 |
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| Ejections: 1890 (1), 1894 (1), 1898 (1), 1899 (1). Total: 4 |
| 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
1888 PHI N 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 1888 PHI N
1890 SYR a 126 493 109 170 33 14 2 89 72 6 56 .345 .434 .481 6.8 1890 SYR a
1891 CLE N 141 551 120 155 21 12 2 83 97 32 7 39 .281 .395 .374 1.0 1891 CLE N
1892 CLE N 145 558 136 177 14 11 3 53 117 20 9 26 .317 .443 .398 3.9 1892 CLE N
1893 CLE N 124 485 145 158 19 10 3 65 120 12 4 23 .326 .463 .425 3.4 1893 CLE N
1894 CLE N 118 479 143 169 21 12 2 52 107 11 5 4 17 .353 .475 .459 2.2 1894 CLE N
1895 CLE N 120 466 96 134 15 4 4 90 74 24 6 8 20 .288 .392 .363 0.9 1895 CLE N
1896 CLE N 132 498 106 177 24 9 1 106 100 18 4 13 25 .355 .467 .446 6.3 1896 CLE N
1897 CLE N 114 444 105 150 15 9 1 61 74 19 2 17 25 .338 .435 .419 3.3 1897 CLE N
1898 CLE N 110 413 90 119 9 4 1 31 69 29 4 14 9 .288 .395 .337 2.5 1898 CLE N
1899 STL N 125 464 73 123 11 11 1 48 74 19 2 13 11 .265 .369 .343 -0.9 1899 STL N
1900 CHI N 137 531 67 128 14 5 0 44 57 23 7 20 15 .241 .323 .286 0.2 1900 CHI N
1901 CHI N Daily Splits 63 236 24 61 9 0 0 21 30 21 7 1 0 3 .258 .359 .297 1.0 1901 CHI N
Total NL (12 Years) 1331 5129 1105 1551 172 87 18 654 919 228 57 90i 0i 213 .302 .414 .380 23.7 Total NL
Total AA ( 1 Year ) 126 493 109 170 33 14 2 89 72 6 56 .345 .434 .481 6.8 Total AA
Total (13 Years) Splits 1457 5622 1214 1721 205 101 20 743 991 228i 63 90i 0i 269 .306 .416 .389 30.5 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH XI SB AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
i - incomplete
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1888 PHI N 2B 2 2 4 1 1 0 .857
1890 SYR a 2B 125 372 367 57 59 1 .928
1890 SYR a SS 1 3 2 1 0 0 .833
1891 CLE N 2B 141 371 455 82 54 0 .910
1892 CLE N 2B 145 357 441 53 51 .938
1893 CLE N 2B 123 348 424 62 56 0 .926
1894 CLE N 2B 118 313 374 63 51 0 .916
1895 CLE N 2B 120 340 395 63 42 0 .921
1896 CLE N 2B 132 375 487 53 73 0 .942
1897 CLE N 2B 114 319 384 42 42 0 .944
1898 CLE N 2B 110 273 370 48 37 0 .931
1899 STL N 2B 125 323 355 48 45 0 .934
1900 CHI N 2B 137 323 431 52 57 0 .935
1901 CHI N Daily Splits 2B 63 63 62 548.1i 149 192 22 34 1 .939
Total (13 Years) Splits 2B 1455 63i 62i 548.1i 3865 4679 646 602 2i .930
Total ( 1 Year ) SS 1 3 2 1 0 0 .833
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
i - incomplete
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
6-14-1890(1) SYR a Herm Doscher Unknown reason
6-28-1894 CLE N Billy Stage Unknown reason
7-30-1898(2) CLE N Ed Andrews Unknown reason
8- 4-1899 STL N Billy Smith Call at 2B
Transaction Information
Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with cash to Washington Nationals in exchange for
Gid Gardner (@May 1, 1888); Cupid Childs refused to report to Washington Nationals;
Gid Gardner returned to Washington Nationals (@May 6, 1888).
Sold by Syracuse Stars to Boston Reds for $2000 (January 30, 1891).
Traded by Boston Reds to Cleveland Spiders in exchange for Paul Radford and Cub
Stricker (@February 10, 1891).
Assigned to St. Louis Perfectos by Cleveland Spiders with Frank Bates, Harry Blake,
Jesse Burkett, Jimmy Burke, Lou Criger, Nig Cuppy, Emmet Heidrick, Cowboy Jones,
Pete McBride, Ed McKean, Jack O'Connor, Jack Powell, Osee Schrecongost, Patsy
Tebeau, Bobby Wallace and Zeke Wilson (March 29, 1899).
Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to Chicago Orphans (March, 1900).
Released by Chicago Orphans (July 8, 1901).
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