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| Full name Robert Daniel Emslie |
| Born January 27, 1859, Guelph, Ontario (Canada) |
| Died April 26, 1943, St. Thomas, Ontario (Canada) |
| Buried at St. Thomas West Avenue Cemetery, St. Thomas, Ontario (Canada) |
| First Game: July 25, 1883; Final Game: July 16, 1885 |
| Umpired First Game: April 17, 1890; Umpired Final Game: September 28, 1924 |
| Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 11" Weight: 180 |
| Ejections as umpire: 1892 (1), 1895 (4), 1896 (4), 1897 (8), 1898 (3), 1899 (1), 1900 (5), 1901 (2), 1902 (8), 1903 (16), 1904 (21), 1905 (20), 1906 (7), 1907 (7), 1908 (11), 1909 (7), 1910 (4), 1911 (5), 1913 (3), 1914 (5), 1915 (4), 1916 (1), 1917 (1), 1918 (2), 1919 (6), 1920 (4), 1921 (2), 1922 (1). Total: 163 |
| SABR Biography |
Batting Record Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team 1883 BAL a 27 97 14 16 1 2 0 0 6 .165 .214 .216 -0.1 1883 BAL a 1884 BAL a 51 195 21 37 6 3 0 0 2 0 .190 .198 .251 0.0 1884 BAL a 1885 BAL a 13 51 6 12 1 1 0 4 0 0 .235 .235 .294 -0.1 1885 BAL a 1885 PHI a 4 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 .083 .083 0.0 1885 PHI a 1885 TOT a 17 63 7 13 1 1 0 4 0 0 .206 .206 .254 -0.1 1885 TOT a Total ( 3 Years) 95 355 42 66 8 6 0 4 8 0i .186 .204 .242 -0.2 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
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Pitching Record Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB SO WP HBP BK W L ERA RS PW Year Team 1883 BAL a 24 23 21 1 1 0 201.1 188 3 149 71 41 62 13 9 13 3.17 5.65 0.1 1883 BAL a 1884 BAL a 50 50 50 4 0 0 455.1 419 1971 5 241 139 88 264 35 14 0 32 17 2.75 5.78 2.8 1884 BAL a 1885 BAL a 13 13 11 0 0 0 107 131 474 0 87 51 30 27 20 5 1 3 10 4.29 5.38 -1.3 1885 BAL a 1885 PHI a 4 4 3 0 0 0 28.2 37 133 1 30 20 6 9 3 0 0 0 4 6.28 5.25 -0.7 1885 PHI a 1885 TOT a 17 17 14 0 0 0 135.2 168 607 1 117 71 36 36 23 5 1 3 14 4.71 5.35 -2.0 1885 TOT a Total ( 3 Years) 91 90 85 5 1 0 792.1 775 2578 9 507 281 165 362 71 19 1 44 44 3.19 5.67 0.9 Total Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB SO WP HBP BK W L ERA RS PW Year Team
Fielding Record Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1883 BAL a P 24 10 50 12 1 .833 1883 BAL a OF 5 7 0 2 0 .778 0 2 3 1884 BAL a P 50 27 83 22 0 .833 1884 BAL a OF 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 1 1885 BAL a P 13 5 14 6 0 .760 1885 BAL a OF 2 0 0 1 0 0 .000 1 0 1 1885 PHI a P 4 1 9 2 0 .833 1885 PHI a OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 1885 TOT a P 17 6 23 8 0 .784 1885 TOT a RF - 1885 TOT a OF 3 0 0 1 0 0 .000 1 0 2 Total ( 3 Years) Splits P 91 43 156 42 1 .826 Total ( 3 Years) OF 9 8 1 3 0 0i .750 1 2 6 Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Umpiring Record Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF 1890 AA Daily 137 135 2 0 0 0 0 1891 NL Daily 43 43 0 0 0 0 0 1892 NL Daily 148 148 0 0 0 0 0 1893 NL Daily 121 120 1 0 0 0 0 1894 NL Daily 132 124 8 0 0 0 0 1895 NL Daily 130 130 0 0 0 0 0 1896 NL Daily 123 120 3 0 0 0 0 1897 NL Daily 129 121 8 0 0 0 0 1898 NL Daily 146 133 13 0 0 0 0 1899 NL Daily 143 139 4 0 0 0 0 1900 NL Daily 129 129 0 0 0 0 0 1901 NL Daily 128 128 0 0 0 0 0 1902 NL Daily 144 142 2 0 0 0 0 1903 NL Daily 131 121 10 0 0 0 0 1904 NL Daily 142 117 25 0 0 0 0 1905 NL Daily 147 117 30 0 0 0 0 1906 NL Daily 137 97 40 0 0 0 0 1907 NL Daily 141 99 42 0 0 0 0 1908 NL Daily 156 112 44 0 0 0 0 1909 NL Daily 146 70 76 0 0 0 0 1910 NL Daily 145 2 143 0 0 0 0 1911 NL Daily 103 1 102 0 0 0 0 1912 NL Daily 48 0 48 0 0 0 0 1913 NL Daily 131 3 128 0 0 0 0 1914 NL Daily 149 0 149 0 0 0 0 1915 NL Daily 145 0 145 0 0 0 0 1916 NL Daily 156 0 156 0 0 0 0 1917 NL Daily 121 1 112 0 8 0 0 1918 NL Daily 128 3 125 0 0 0 0 1919 NL Daily 139 0 139 0 0 0 0 1920 NL Daily 156 0 156 0 0 0 0 1921 NL Daily 107 1 105 0 1 0 0 1922 NL Daily 38 1 21 0 16 0 0 1923 NL Daily 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 1924 NL Daily 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 Total (35 Years) 4229 2357 1847 0 25 0 0 Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
Ejection Information Date Team Ejected Reason 7-21-1892 STL N Jack Crooks Unknown reason 5-30-1895(1) CIN N Arlie Latham Unknown reason 6-22-1895 BAL N John McGraw Call at 1B 6-25-1895 BAL N Joe Kelley Interference non-call 9-10-1895 CLE N Patsy Tebeau Unknown reason 6- 3-1896 CLE N Patsy Tebeau Call at 1B 8- 1-1896 LOU N Bill McGunnigle Bench jockeying 9- 4-1896(1) CHI N Cap Anson Delaying game 9- 8-1896 PIT N Denny Lyons Call at 3B 5-15-1897 NY N Bill Joyce Call at 2B 6-19-1897 WAS N Charlie Reilly Call at 2B 6-28-1897 PHI N Jack Boyle Call at 1B 7-30-1897 BAL N Boileryard Clarke Unknown reason 7-30-1897 BAL N Jake Stenzel Unknown reason 8-28-1897 CHI N Bill Dahlen Call at 3B 8-28-1897 NY N Jack Warner Fighting 8-30-1897 CHI N Cap Anson Condition of field (Darkness) 6- 1-1898 CLE N Patsy Tebeau Unknown reason 8-12-1898 CHI N Bill Dahlen Called third strike 9-29-1898 CIN N Bill Hill Balls and strikes Date Team Ejected Reason 7-12-1899 STL N Lou Criger Balls and strikes 6- 2-1900 STL N John McGraw Call at 1B 7- 4-1900(2) NY N Jack Doyle Call at 2B (Fought umpire 7- 8-1900 BRO N Joe Kelley Call at 1B 8- 7-1900 NY N Kid Gleason Call at 2B 8-17-1900 CIN N Bill Phillips Fighting 7-13-1901 BOX PIT N Honus Wagner Call at 2B (Threw glove) 8-27-1901(1) BOX BOS N Jimmy Slagle Call at HP 4-19-1902 BOX CHI N Frank Chance Balls and strikes 5- 6-1902 BOX PIT N Tommy Leach Call at 2B 5-14-1902 BOX BRO N Bill Dahlen Called third strike 5-21-1902 BOX NY N Dummy Taylor Balls and strikes (Threw glove) 6-25-1902 BOX PHI N George Browne Balls and strikes 8- 5-1902 BOX PIT N Tommy Leach Call at 1B 8- 6-1902 BOX NY N Jim Jones Balls and strikes (Struck umpire) 9-11-1902(1) BOX BOS N Fred Tenney Called third strike 4-19-1903 BOX CIN N Joe Kelley Obscene language 5-11-1903 BOX CIN N Jake Beckley Call at 1B 5-14-1903 BOX BRO N Jack Doyle Call at 1B 5-14-1903 BOX CHI N Frank Chance Call at HP Date Team Ejected Reason 5-19-1903 BOX PIT N Tommy Leach Call at HP 5-19-1903 BOX NY N John McGraw HBP non-call 5-22-1903 BOX CIN N Joe Kelley Called third strike 5-22-1903 BOX CIN N Heinie Peitz Called third strike 6- 6-1903 BOX NY N Dan McGann Balls and strikes 6- 6-1903 BOX NY N John McGraw Balls and strikes 7- 1-1903 BOX BRO N Lew Ritter Balls and strikes 7-22-1903 BOX PHI N Harry Wolverton Call at HP 7-28-1903 BOX PHI N Kid Gleason Call at 2B 8-17-1903(1) BOX NY N Roger Bresnahan Called third strike 9-21-1903(1) BOX BRO N Jimmy Sheckard Unknown reason 9-22-1903 BOX BRO N Jack Doyle Call at 2B 4-15-1904 BOX BRO N Sammy Strang Call at 2B 5- 6-1904 BOX PHI N Red Dooin Balls and strikes 5-12-1904 BOX NY N Bill Dahlen Called third strike 5-14-1904 BOX NY N John McGraw Call at 3B 5-15-1904 BOX CIN N Joe Kelley Call at 1B 5-15-1904 BOX NY N Sam Mertes Called third strike 5-28-1904 BOX STL N Danny Shay Call at 1B 6-25-1904 BOX PHI N Red Dooin Call at HP Date Team Ejected Reason 6-27-1904 BOX NY N Dan McGann Catch/trap call 7- 4-1904(1) BOX BRO N John Dobbs Call at HP 7- 6-1904 BOX BOS N Phil Geier Call at 2B 7-10-1904(2) BOX NY N Roger Bresnahan Balls and strikes 7-15-1904 BOX CIN N Joe Kelley Call at 1B 8-12-1904(1) BOX NY N Roger Bresnahan Balls and strikes 8-12-1904(2) BOX NY N Dan McGann Balls and strikes 8-12-1904(2) BOX CIN N Joe Kelley Call at 1B 8-12-1904(2) BOX NY N John McGraw Call at 2B 8-13-1904 BOX CIN N Jack Harper Balls and strikes 8-13-1904 BOX NY N Frank Bowerman Call at 3B 8-26-1904 BOX NY N John McGraw Fair/foul call 9-17-1904(1) BOX NY N Sam Mertes Call at HP 5- 1-1905 BOX CIN N Joe Kelley Unknown reason 5- 8-1905 BOX CIN N Cliff Blankenship Fighting 5- 8-1905 BOX PIT N Otis Clymer Fighting 5-28-1905 BOX PIT N Sam Leever Balls and strikes (Threw glove) 5-28-1905 BOX PIT N Honus Wagner Call at 2B 5-28-1905 BOX CIN N Miller Huggins Call at HP 7- 3-1905 BOX NY N Roger Bresnahan Bench jockeying Date Team Ejected Reason 7- 3-1905 BOX NY N John McGraw Bench jockeying 7- 3-1905 BOX NY N Bill Dahlen Unknown reason 7- 3-1905 BOX PHI N Hugh Duffy Unknown reason 8- 4-1905 BOX NY N Billy Gilbert Talking to opposing pitcher 8-31-1905(1) BOX STL N Buster Brown Balls and strikes 8-31-1905(2) BOX STL N Mike Grady Balls and strikes 8-31-1905(1) BOX STL N Jimmy Burke Fighting 8-31-1905(1) BOX PIT N Honus Wagner Fighting 9-15-1905 BOX CIN N Orval Overall Balls and strikes 9-22-1905 BOX CHI N Joe Tinker Call at 2B 9-22-1905 BOX NY N Roger Bresnahan Called third strike 9-22-1905 BOX NY N Sam Mertes Called third strike 9-27-1905 BOX NY N Dan McGann Call at 1B (Grabbed umpire) 4-18-1906 BOX BRO N Elmer Stricklett Balls and strikes (Threw glove) 4-18-1906 BOX NY N Bill Dahlen Call at 1B 4-25-1906 BOX NY N Roger Bresnahan Balls and strikes 5-17-1906 BOX NY N Billy Gilbert Call at 2B 6-21-1906 BOX NY N John McGraw Balls and strikes 7- 4-1906 BOX BRO N Phil Lewis Called third strike 8- 1-1906 BOX CIN N Jake Weimer Balls and strikes Date Team Ejected Reason 4-20-1907 BOX BOS N Fred Tenney Call at 2B 5-14-1907 BOX PIT N Fred Clarke Call at 2B 5-17-1907(1) BOX NY N Sammy Strang Balls and strikes 7- 8-1907 BOX BRO N Lew Ritter Balls and strikes 7-30-1907 BOX BRO N Phil Lewis Call at 2B 9-20-1907 BOX NY N Bill Dahlen Interference call 9-22-1907(1) BOX NY N Roger Bresnahan Balls and strikes 4-21-1908 BOX NY N Fred Tenney Call at 1B 4-28-1908 BOX BOS N Joe Kelley HBP call 5- 2-1908 BOX NY N Mike Donlin Fair/foul call (Reversed) 5- 5-1908 BOX PHI N Red Dooin Unknown reason 5-21-1908 BOX PHI N Eddie Grant Call at 3B 5-25-1908 BOX NY N John McGraw Balls and strikes 6-18-1908 BOX PHI N Sherry Magee Call at 2B (Bumped umpire) 8-15-1908 BOX BOS N Cecil Ferguson Balls and strikes 8-15-1908 BOX BOS N Bill Dahlen Call at 1B 8-15-1908 BOX BOS N Joe Kelley Call at 1B 9-12-1908(1) BOX BOS N Joe Kelley Interference non-call 7- 8-1909 BOX NY N Larry Doyle Struck catcher with bat on swing 7-28-1909(1) BOX NY N Larry Doyle Struck catcher with bat on swing Date Team Ejected Reason 7-28-1909(2) BOX NY N Cy Seymour Struck catcher with bat on swing 8-28-1909 BOX BOS N Beals Becker Called third strike 9- 1-1909 BOX STL N Roger Bresnahan Call at 2B 9- 2-1909 BOX STL N Jap Barbeau Called third strike 9- 3-1909 BOX NY N John McGraw Call at 3B 6- 7-1910 BOX PHI N Mickey Doolin Call at 2B 7- 6-1910 BOX CHI N Johnny Evers Call at 1B 7-14-1910(1) BOX PHI N Sherry Magee Call at 1B 9- 7-1910(1) BOX STL N Arnold Hauser Call at 2B 6- 6-1911 BOX PHI N Otto Knabe Call at 1B 6-22-1911 BOX PHI N Bill Burns Call at 1B 6-23-1911 BOX BRO N Al Burch Call at 1B 7-14-1911 BOX CIN N Johnny Bates Call at 1B 8-28-1911 BOX CIN N Johnny Bates Call at 1B 6-17-1913 BOX BOS N Tex McDonald Call at 3B 6-29-1913 BOX CIN N Bob Bescher Call at 2B 8- 7-1913 BOX CHI N Johnny Evers Call at 2B 5-27-1914 BOX STL N Cozy Dolan Call at 1B 6- 1-1914 BOX CHI N Heinie Zimmerman Call at 2B 6-18-1914 BOX NY N John McGraw Call at 3B Date Team Ejected Reason 9- 7-1914(1) BOX NY N John McGraw Call at 3B 9-24-1914 BOX STL N Dots Miller Call at 1B (Threw ball) 6-15-1915 BOX CIN N Heinie Groh Fair/foul call 7-22-1915 BOX CHI N Heinie Zimmerman Call at 2B 8- 3-1915(2) BOX BOS N Johnny Evers Call at 1B 8- 3-1915(2) BOX PIT N Fred Clarke Fighting 7-18-1916 BOX NY N John McGraw Call at 3B 8-10-1917 BOX BOS N Joe Kelly Call at 1B 7-16-1918 BOX PIT N Fritz Mollwitz Catch/trap call 7-20-1918(2) BOX PHI N Pat Moran Call at 1B 6-12-1919 BOX STL N Verne Clemons Call at 2B 6-26-1919(1) BOX STL N Pickles Dillhoefer Balls and strikes 7-26-1919 BOX BOS N Buck Herzog Call at 2B 8-20-1919(2) BOX CHI N Charlie Hollocher Call at 1B 8-29-1919 BOX NY N Heinie Zimmerman Call at 2B 9-17-1919(1) BOX STL N Milt Stock Call at 2B 5- 8-1920 BOX CHI N Bill Killefer Call at 1B 5- 9-1920 BOX PIT N Max Carey Call at 1B 8-27-1920 BOX CHI N Max Flack Call at 2B 9-11-1920(2) BOX STL N Cliff Heathcote Call at 1B Date Team Ejected Reason 4-30-1921 BOX PHI N Johnny Rawlings Call at 2B 6-22-1921 BOX CIN N Pat Duncan Call at 1B 4-23-1922 BOX STL N Milt Stock Call at 3B (Threw ball)
Transaction Information Released by Baltimore Orioles (June 24, 1885).
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