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Marty Sullivan

Birthdate:

10/20/1862

Died:

1/6/1894

Height / Weight:

' " / lbs.

Place of Birth:

Lowell, MA, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

A pioneering professional MLB star player and an all-around athlete, Martin Sullivan was one of the fastest outfielders during this era. Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, he broke into the National League at age 25 in 1887 with the Chicago White Stockings (later nicknamed the Cubs) and lined 13 doubles, 16 triples, 7 homers, and scored 98 runs with 77 RBIs and stole 35 bases in just 115 games. Sullivan played one more season in Chicago - hitting .236 in 75 games before signing with the Indianapolis Hoosiers in 1889... and after the Hoosiers folded from the National League, he signed with the Boston Red Stockings (a franchise that continues to this day as the Atlanta Braves). In 1890 with the Boston franchise, Marty Sullivan put up some solid numbers - hitting .285 in 121 games, with 19Ds, 7Ts, 61 Hrs, 33 stolen bases, 82 runs and 56 RBIs. Marty Sullivan career stats: .273 BA, 56Ds, 32Ts, 26 Hrs, 280 Runs, 220 RBIs, 99 stolen bases, a .341 on-base-pct, and lined 441 hits in 1,618 at-bats spanning 398 games... baseballhistorian.com - Late 1880s-1890s Major League Baseball History.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1887	CHC (NL)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.1	6	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	7.71
6 years		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.1	6	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	8.57

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1887	CHC (NL)	115	472	98	134	13	16	7	77	36	53	35	0	0	4	0	0	.284	.340	SLG
1888	CHC (NL)	75	314	40	74	12	6	7	39	15	32	9	0	0	1	0	0	.236	.273	SLG
1889	IND (NL)	69	256	45	73	11	3	4	35	50	31	15	0	0	1	0	0	.285	.404	SLG
1890	BSN (NL)	121	505	82	144	19	7	6	61	56	48	33	0	0	0	0	0	.285	.357	SLG
1891	BSN (NL)	17	67	15	15	1	0	2	7	5	3	7	0	0	1	0	0	.224	.288	SLG
1891	CLV (NL)	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	SLG
6 years		398	1618	280	441	56	32	26	220	162	168	99	0	0	7	0	0	.273	.341	.SLG

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