What years did Topsy Hartsel play?

Topsy Hartsel played in Major League Baseball from 1898 to 1911.

Was Topsy Hartsel a pitcher?

No. Topsy Hartsel was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Topsy Hartsel hit?

Topsy Hartsel hit 31 career home runs with 1,336 hits.

What teams did Topsy Hartsel play for?

Topsy Hartsel played for 4 teams: the Louisville Colonels (1898–1899), the Cincinnati Reds (1900), the Chicago Orphans (1901), and the Philadelphia Athletics (1902–1911).

What were Topsy Hartsel's career stats?

In 1,356 games, Topsy Hartsel had 1,336 hits, 31 home runs, 341 RBI, 826 runs, and 247 stolen bases, with a .276 batting average.

What position did Topsy Hartsel play?

Topsy Hartsel played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Topsy Hartsel and how much did he weigh?

Topsy Hartsel was listed at 5 feet 5 inches and 155 pounds.

How many home runs did Topsy Hartsel hit each season?

Topsy Hartsel's home runs by season: 0 in 1898, 1 in 1899, 2 in 1900, 7 in 1901, 5 in 1902, 5 in 1903, 2 in 1904, 0 in 1905, 1 in 1906, 3 in 1907, 4 in 1908, 1 in 1909, 0 in 1910, and 0 in 1911. His most in one season was 7, in 1901.

What was Topsy Hartsel's career batting average?

Topsy Hartsel batted .276 over his career, with 1,336 hits in 4,848 at bats.

How many RBI did Topsy Hartsel have?

Topsy Hartsel drove in 341 runs in his career.

Is Topsy Hartsel in the Hall of Fame?

No. Topsy Hartsel has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Topsy Hartsel

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1898-1911)

Topsy Hartsel was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1898 to 1911 for 4 teams, including the Louisville Colonels, a span of 14 seasons. In 1,356 career games, he hit .276 with 1,336 hits, 31 home runs, and 341 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 19,364.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 17, 2026

AVG .276

HR 31

RBI 341

H 1,336

OPS .754

PIV 19,364

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'5" / 155 lb
Born: 6/26/1874 in Polk, OH, USA
Died: 10/14/1944 in Toledo, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 1898-09-14
Last Game: 1911-09-30

Full name: Tully Frederick Hartsel

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Career Batting Statistics

Topsy Hartsel — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,356	4,848	826	1,336	182	92	31	341	247	837	551	.276	.384	.370	.754	19,364

Career AVG .276 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — +7.2% above league average.

Career OBP .384 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — +21.0% above league average.

Career SLG .370 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — +11.0% above league average.

Career OPS .754 vs. league average .650 across their career seasons — +15.9% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Topsy Hartsel Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1898	LS3	NL	22	71	11	23	0	0	0	9	2	11	9	.324	.270 (+20%)	.333 (+26%)	.347 (-7%)	.680 (+10%)	179.0
1899	LS3	NL	30	75	8	18	1	1	1	7	1	11	17	.240	.282 (-15%)	.343 (avg)	.366 (-13%)	.710 (-6%)	-47.6
1900	CIN	NL	18	64	10	21	2	1	2	5	7	8	9	.328	.279 (+18%)	.338 (+19%)	.366 (+32%)	.705 (+26%)	278.3
1901	CHN	NL	140	558	111	187	25	16	7	54	41	74	48	.335	.271 (+23%)	.326 (+27%)	.359 (+32%)	.686 (+29%)	3441.0
1902	PHA	AL	137	545	109	154	20	12	5	58	47	87	26	.283	.266 (+6%)	.321 (+19%)	.343 (+14%)	.665 (+16%)	2036.7
1903	PHA	AL	98	373	65	116	19	14	5	26	13	49	39	.311	.261 (+19%)	.316 (+23%)	.345 (+38%)	.662 (+31%)	2098.8
1904	PHA	AL	147	534	79	135	17	12	2	25	19	75	83	.253	.246 (+2%)	.300 (+15%)	.321 (+6%)	.622 (+11%)	1293.3
1905	PHA	AL	150	538	88	148	22	8	0	28	37	121	65	.275	.248 (+11%)	.307 (+33%)	.322 (+7%)	.629 (+20%)	2779.6
1906	PHA	AL	144	533	96	136	21	9	1	30	31	88	55	.255	.247 (+3%)	.307 (+18%)	.315 (+6%)	.622 (+12%)	1531.4
1907	PHA	AL	143	507	93	142	23	6	3	29	20	106	66	.280	.245 (+14%)	.304 (+33%)	.308 (+19%)	.613 (+26%)	2986.4
1908	PHA	AL	129	460	73	112	16	6	4	29	15	93	55	.243	.240 (+1%)	.298 (+24%)	.306 (+8%)	.605 (+16%)	1782.3
1909	PHA	AL	83	267	30	72	4	4	1	18	3	48	26	.270	.244 (+10%)	.306 (+24%)	.312 (+4%)	.618 (+14%)	863.6
1910	PHA	AL	90	285	45	63	10	3	0	22	11	58	45	.221	.249 (-11%)	.317 (+11%)	.326 (-15%)	.644 (-2%)	141.5
1911	PHA	AL	25	38	8	9	2	0	0	1	0	8	8	.237	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			1,356	4,848	826	1,336	182	92	31	341	247	837	551	.276	—	—	—	—	19,364

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Topsy Hartsel — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
6	22	3	5	1	0	0	0	2	2	.227

Playoff Batting by Year

Topsy Hartsel — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1910	WS	PHA	1	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200
1905	WS	PHA	5	17	1	4	1	0	0	0	2	1	.235

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Topsy Hartsel — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	687	2415	449	706	19	184	.292
Away	672	2438	380	633	12	144	.260

Last 10 Games — Batting

Topsy Hartsel — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	BB	SO
1911-09-30	PHA	CLE	L	5	0	0	0	0	2
1911-09-30	PHA	CLE	W	4	1	1	1	0	1
1911-09-25	PHA	DET	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
1911-09-20	PHA	SLA	W	1	1	0	0	0	0
1911-08-22	PHA	SLA	L	1	0	1	0	0	0
1911-08-11	PHA	BOS	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1911-08-10	PHA	CHW	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1911-08-07	PHA	CHW	W	0	1	0	0	1	0
1911-08-05	PHA	SLA	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1911-07-14	PHA	DET	L	1	0	0	0	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Topsy Hartsel — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1312	859	2115	108	102	21

Season-by-Season Fielding

Topsy Hartsel — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1898	LS3	OF	21	0	25	2	2	1
1899	LS3	OF	22	0	36	2	3	1
1900	CIN	OF	18	0	22	0	1	0
1901	CHN	OF	140	0	273	16	15	3
1902	PHA	OF	137	0	238	18	12	2
1903	PHA	OF	96	0	144	6	5	0
1904	PHA	OF	147	147	216	15	10	2
1905	PHA	OF	149	149	255	6	17	1
1906	PHA	OF	144	144	238	15	8	5
1907	PHA	OF	143	141	191	11	7	2
1908	PHA	OF	129	129	211	6	9	2
1909	PHA	OF	74	71	140	0	5	0
1910	PHA	OF	83	78	113	8	7	2
1911	PHA	OF	9	0	13	3	1	0

Career Games by Position

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Topsy Hartsel Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Left Field	1227
Center Field	37
Right Field	49

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Topsy Hartsel: the record in brief

September 14, 1898 and September 30, 1911 bracket Topsy Hartsel's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Club by club, the record runs the Louisville Colonels (1898 to 1899), the Cincinnati Reds (1900), the Chicago Orphans (1901), and the Philadelphia Athletics (1902 through 1911). Hartsel played primarily as an outfielder and both batted and threw left-handed. The bio adds a birth date on June 26, 1874, in Polk, OH, USA and a listed size of 5 feet, 5 inches and 155 pounds. The bio records the death on October 14, 1944, in Toledo, OH, USA. On the record, Topsy Hartsel was born Tully Frederick Hartsel.

In 1,356 games and 4,848 at bats, Hartsel batted .276 with 1,336 hits, plus 31 homers, 341 runs batted in, and 247 stolen bases. Hartsel's career OPS of .754 combines a .384 on-base mark with .370 slugging. Set against a .257 league average for the same years, Hartsel's .276 average sits 7.2% above it. 1901 produced Hartsel's most hits, 187 of them for the Chicago Orphans.

Frequently Asked Questions about Topsy Hartsel

What years did Topsy Hartsel play?: Topsy Hartsel played in Major League Baseball from 1898 to 1911.
Was Topsy Hartsel a pitcher?: No. Topsy Hartsel was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Topsy Hartsel hit?: Topsy Hartsel hit 31 career home runs with 1,336 hits.
What teams did Topsy Hartsel play for?: Topsy Hartsel played for 4 teams: the Louisville Colonels (1898–1899), the Cincinnati Reds (1900), the Chicago Orphans (1901), and the Philadelphia Athletics (1902–1911).
What were Topsy Hartsel's career stats?: In 1,356 games, Topsy Hartsel had 1,336 hits, 31 home runs, 341 RBI, 826 runs, and 247 stolen bases, with a .276 batting average.
What position did Topsy Hartsel play?: Topsy Hartsel played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Topsy Hartsel and how much did he weigh?: Topsy Hartsel was listed at 5 feet 5 inches and 155 pounds.
How many home runs did Topsy Hartsel hit each season?: Topsy Hartsel's home runs by season: 0 in 1898, 1 in 1899, 2 in 1900, 7 in 1901, 5 in 1902, 5 in 1903, 2 in 1904, 0 in 1905, 1 in 1906, 3 in 1907, 4 in 1908, 1 in 1909, 0 in 1910, and 0 in 1911. His most in one season was 7, in 1901.
What was Topsy Hartsel's career batting average?: Topsy Hartsel batted .276 over his career, with 1,336 hits in 4,848 at bats.
How many RBI did Topsy Hartsel have?: Topsy Hartsel drove in 341 runs in his career.
Is Topsy Hartsel in the Hall of Fame?: No. Topsy Hartsel has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.