Jim Snyder (shortstop) explained

Jim Snyder
Position:Shortstop
Bats:Unknown
Throws:Unknown
Birth Date:15 September 1847
Birth Place:Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
Death Place:Rockaway Beach, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:May 7
Debutyear:1872
Debutteam:Brooklyn Eckfords
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:October 5
Finalyear:1872
Finalteam:Brooklyn Eckfords
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Games played
Stat1value:26
Stat2label:Runs scored
Stat2value:16
Stat3label:Hits
Stat3value:28
Stat4label:Batting average
Stat4value:.262
Teams:
  National Association of Base Ball Players
  • Brooklyn Eckfords (1870)
      National Association of Professional BBP
  • Brooklyn Eckfords
  • James C. A. Snyder (September 15, 1847 – December 1, 1922) was an American professional baseball player. In the National Association he was the regular shortstop of the 1872 Brooklyn Eckfords.

    Snyder previously played for the Eckfords in the second of their four professional seasons, 1870. While the team won 2, tied 1, and lost 12 pro matches, he was a catcher and shortstop. Overall, he appeared in 19 games on record, two fewer than the team leaders, and he was a weak batter in the company of his teammates.[1]

    Notes and References

    1. Wright, Marshall D. The National Association of Base Ball Players, 1857 - 1870. Jefferson NC: McFarland & Co. 2000. Page 304.
      Coverage of NABBP play, even the list of a player's teams, is generally limited to the record that Wright has published, which is compiled from various sources and commonly limited to regular and important substitute players.