Player
Deacon White HOF 2013
Player Info
- Full Name
- James Laurie
- Born
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December 2, 1847
Caton, NY, USA - Died
- July 7, 1939
- Size
- 5'11" / 175 lbs
- B/T
- L / R
- Debut
- May 4, 1871
- Final Game
- October 4, 1890
- Career
- 20 years
Teams
- Cleveland Forest Citys 1871-1872
- Boston Red Stockings 1873-1875
- Chicago Cubs 1876-1876
- Boston Braves 1877-1877
- Cincinnati Reds 1878-1880
- Buffalo Bisons 1881-1885
- Detroit Wolverines 1886-1888
- Pittsburgh Pirates 1889-1889
- Buffalo Bisons 1890-1890
Career Batting
1,560
G
.312
AVG
2,067
H
24
HR
988
RBI
.736
OPS
132
OPS vs Lg
Qualified for career rate leaderboards
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Career Pitching
0-0
W-L
7.20
ERA
2
G
3
SO
1
SV
2.10
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | Buffalo Bisons | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1876 | Chicago White Stockings | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
Advanced Pitching
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| Year | Lg | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | WHIP | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | PL | 8.0 | 0.00 | 2.25 | 2.500 | |
| 1876 | NL | 2.0 | 13.50 | 0.00 | 0.500 |
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | Buffalo Bisons | 122 | 439 | 114 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 62 | .260 |
| 1889 | Pittsburg Alleghenys | 55 | 225 | 57 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 35 | .253 |
| 1888 | Detroit Wolverines | 125 | 527 | 157 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 75 | .298 |
| 1887 | Detroit Wolverines | 111 | 449 | 136 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 71 | .303 |
| 1886 | Detroit Wolverines | 124 | 491 | 142 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 65 | .289 |
| 1885 | Buffalo Bisons | 98 | 404 | 118 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 54 | .292 |
| 1884 | Buffalo Bisons | 110 | 452 | 147 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 82 | .325 |
| 1883 | Buffalo Bisons | 94 | 391 | 114 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 62 | .292 |
| 1882 | Buffalo Bisons | 83 | 337 | 95 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 51 | .282 |
| 1881 | Buffalo Bisons | 78 | 319 | 99 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 58 | .310 |
| 1880 | Cincinnati Reds | 35 | 141 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 21 | .298 |
| 1879 | Cincinnati Reds | 78 | 333 | 110 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 55 | .330 |
| 1878 | Cincinnati Reds | 61 | 258 | 81 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 41 | .314 |
| 1877 | Boston Red Caps | 59 | 266 | 103 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 51 | .387 |
| 1876 | Chicago White Stockings | 66 | 303 | 104 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 66 | .343 |
| 1875 | Boston Red Stockings | 80 | 371 | 136 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 76 | .367 |
| 1874 | Boston Red Stockings | 70 | 352 | 106 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 75 | .301 |
| 1873 | Boston Red Stockings | 60 | 311 | 122 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 79 | .392 |
| 1872 | Cleveland Forest Citys | 22 | 109 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21 | .339 |
| 1871 | Cleveland Forest Citys | 29 | 146 | 47 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 40 | .322 |
Advanced Batting
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| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | PL | 525 | .048 | .279 | 12.8 | 5.7 | 90 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 1889 | NL | 245 | .053 | .275 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 79 | 0.0 | |
| 1888 | NL | 557 | .084 | .307 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 135 | 4.8 | ✓ |
| 1887 | NL | 484 | .114 | .309 | 5.4 | 3.1 | 117 | 3.8 | ✓ |
| 1886 | NL | 522 | .065 | .310 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 114 | 1.3 | ✓ |
| 1885 | NL | 416 | .045 | .300 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 113 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 1884 | NL | 484 | .117 | .327 | 6.6 | 2.7 | 155 | 7.1 | ✓ |
| 1883 | NL | 414 | .061 | .306 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 111 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 1882 | NL | 352 | .059 | .294 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 111 | 1.9 | ✓ |
| 1881 | NL | 328 | .100 | .318 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 135 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 1880 | NL | 150 | .057 | .313 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 138 | 0.0 | |
| 1879 | NL | 339 | .093 | .338 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 155 | 2.0 | ✓ |
| 1878 | NL | 268 | .023 | .320 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 128 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 1877 | NL | 274 | .158 | .387 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 202 | 5.3 | ✓ |
| 1876 | NL | 310 | .076 | .345 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 160 | 2.5 | ✓ |
| 1875 | NA | 374 | .086 | .367 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 189 | 2.0 | ✓ |
| 1874 | NA | 357 | .080 | .295 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 124 | 6.8 | ✓ |
| 1873 | NA | 311 | .116 | .393 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 171 | 2.7 | ✓ |
| 1872 | NA | 113 | .055 | .343 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 136 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 1871 | NA | 150 | .130 | .319 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 127 | 5.6 | ✓ |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3B | 827 | 954 | 1,619 | 444 | 118 | .853 |
| C | 458 | 2,182 | 502 | 399 | 40 | .871 |
| OF | 165 | 149 | 31 | 66 | 1 | .732 |
| 1B | 133 | 1,283 | 67 | 60 | 65 | .957 |
| 2B | 34 | 81 | 110 | 45 | 17 | .809 |
| SS | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .600 |
| P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | Buffalo Bisons | 1B | 57 | 582 | 40 | 19 | 33 | .970 |
| 1890 | Buffalo Bisons | 3B | 64 | 86 | 161 | 26 | 18 | .905 |
| 1890 | Buffalo Bisons | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1890 | Buffalo Bisons | SS | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .600 |
| 1889 | Pittsburg Alleghenys | 1B | 3 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .941 |
| 1889 | Pittsburg Alleghenys | 3B | 52 | 68 | 95 | 24 | 7 | .872 |
| 1888 | Detroit Wolverines | 3B | 125 | 146 | 244 | 65 | 19 | .857 |
| 1887 | Detroit Wolverines | 1B | 2 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .950 |
| 1887 | Detroit Wolverines | 3B | 106 | 133 | 225 | 64 | 18 | .848 |
| 1887 | Detroit Wolverines | OF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1886 | Detroit Wolverines | 3B | 124 | 131 | 245 | 68 | 18 | .847 |
| 1885 | Buffalo Bisons | 3B | 98 | 118 | 198 | 40 | 12 | .888 |
| 1884 | Buffalo Bisons | 3B | 108 | 113 | 198 | 66 | 11 | .825 |
| 1884 | Buffalo Bisons | C | 3 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 |
| 1883 | Buffalo Bisons | 3B | 77 | 84 | 128 | 54 | 8 | .797 |
| 1883 | Buffalo Bisons | C | 22 | 99 | 37 | 13 | 3 | .913 |
| 1882 | Buffalo Bisons | 3B | 63 | 59 | 111 | 33 | 6 | .837 |
| 1882 | Buffalo Bisons | C | 20 | 114 | 39 | 22 | 2 | .874 |
| 1881 | Buffalo Bisons | 1B | 26 | 256 | 8 | 16 | 10 | .943 |
| 1881 | Buffalo Bisons | 2B | 25 | 63 | 88 | 36 | 13 | .807 |
| 1881 | Buffalo Bisons | 3B | 7 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | .875 |
| 1881 | Buffalo Bisons | C | 4 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .870 |
| 1881 | Buffalo Bisons | OF | 17 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 | .711 |
| 1880 | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 3 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .958 |
| 1880 | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1880 | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 33 | 36 | 9 | 16 | 1 | .738 |
| 1879 | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 2 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .955 |
| 1879 | Cincinnati Reds | C | 59 | 307 | 92 | 44 | 3 | .901 |
| 1879 | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 21 | 24 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .714 |
| 1878 | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1878 | Cincinnati Reds | C | 48 | 262 | 66 | 33 | 4 | .909 |
| 1878 | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 16 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .760 |
| 1877 | Boston Red Caps | 1B | 35 | 324 | 13 | 13 | 16 | .963 |
| 1877 | Boston Red Caps | C | 7 | 39 | 5 | 9 | 0 | .830 |
| 1877 | Boston Red Caps | OF | 19 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .926 |
| 1876 | Chicago White Stockings | 1B | 3 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .833 |
| 1876 | Chicago White Stockings | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1876 | Chicago White Stockings | C | 63 | 295 | 50 | 64 | 3 | .844 |
| 1876 | Chicago White Stockings | OF | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .800 |
| 1876 | Chicago White Stockings | P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1875 | Boston Red Stockings | 1B | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .900 |
| 1875 | Boston Red Stockings | C | 75 | 355 | 87 | 60 | 6 | .880 |
| 1875 | Boston Red Stockings | OF | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .714 |
| 1874 | Boston Red Stockings | 1B | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .727 |
| 1874 | Boston Red Stockings | C | 58 | 253 | 39 | 56 | 2 | .839 |
| 1874 | Boston Red Stockings | OF | 21 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .542 |
| 1873 | Boston Red Stockings | C | 56 | 227 | 45 | 51 | 7 | .842 |
| 1873 | Boston Red Stockings | OF | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .714 |
| 1872 | Cleveland Forest Citys | 2B | 7 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 4 | .809 |
| 1872 | Cleveland Forest Citys | C | 14 | 61 | 14 | 10 | 5 | .882 |
| 1872 | Cleveland Forest Citys | OF | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .600 |
| 1871 | Cleveland Forest Citys | 2B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1871 | Cleveland Forest Citys | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1871 | Cleveland Forest Citys | C | 29 | 136 | 20 | 34 | 3 | .821 |
| 1871 | Cleveland Forest Citys | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1871 | Cleveland Forest Citys | SS | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 |
Postseason Batting
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 15 | 58 | 12 | 0 | 3 | .207 | ||
| 1887 | World Series | Detroit Wolverines | 15 | 58 | 12 | 0 | 3 | .207 |
Managerial record: 9-11 (.450)
Full Managerial Record
| Year | Team | League | G | W | L | PCT | Finish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1879 | Cincinnati Reds | NL | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 5 | Player-Mgr |
| 1872 | Cleveland Forest Citys | NA | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 7 | Player-Mgr |