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John Peter Gochnaur (September 12, 1875 – September 27, 1929) was an American professional baseball player. He played three seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1901 to 1903, for the Brooklyn Superbas and Cleveland Broncos/Naps. He appeared in 264 major league games, all as a shortstop.
The list of career leaders is dominated by players from the 19th century, when fielding equipment was very rudimentary; baseball gloves only began to gain acceptance in the 1880s steadily, and were not uniformly worn until the mid-1890s, resulting in a much lower frequency of defensive miscues. The top 19 players in career errors all began ...
The 1899 Cleveland Spiders own the worst single-season record of all time (minimum 120 games) and for all eras, finishing at 20–134 (.130 percentage) in the final year of the National League's 12-team era in the 1890s; for comparison, this projects to 21–141 under the current 162-game schedule, and Pythagorean expectation based on the Spiders' results and the current 162-game schedule ...
Player Team(s) Errors 1901 Bill Keister: Baltimore Orioles: 97 1902 Billy Gilbert: Baltimore Orioles: 78 1903 John Gochnaur: Cleveland Naps: 98 1904 Freddy Parent: Boston Americans: 63 1905 Joe Cassidy Freddy Parent: Washington Senators Boston Americans: 66 1906 Freddy Parent: Boston Americans: 59 1907 George Rohe: Chicago White Sox: 55 1908 ...
However, a traded player isn't the most important part of a team's core. Drafting and developing good prospects to build a team's identity then trading for an established player is usually a ...
Raymond Johnson Chapman (January 15, 1891 – August 17, 1920) was an American baseball player. He spent his entire career as a shortstop for the Cleveland Indians of the American League . Chapman was hit in the head by a pitch thrown by pitcher Carl Mays and died 12 hours later.
In Major League Baseball (MLB), records play an integral part in evaluating a player's impact on the sport. Holding a career record almost guarantees a player eventual entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame because it represents both longevity and consistency over a long period of time. (For Japanese baseball records see Nippon Professional Baseball)
The absolute worst team in baseball history The one team the White Sox will not surpass is the 1899 Cleveland Spiders , who posted a record of 20-134, for a "winning" percentage of .130.