What years did George LaChance play?

George LaChance played in Major League Baseball from 1893 to 1905.

Was George LaChance a pitcher?

No. George LaChance was a position player (First Baseman).

How many home runs did George LaChance hit?

George LaChance hit 39 career home runs with 1,380 hits.

What teams did George LaChance play for?

George LaChance played for 4 teams: the Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1893–1898), the Baltimore Orioles (1899), the Cleveland Blues (1901), and the Boston Americans (1902–1905).

What were George LaChance's career stats?

In 1,265 games, George LaChance had 1,380 hits, 39 home runs, 693 RBI, 681 runs, and 192 stolen bases, with a .280 batting average.

What position did George LaChance play?

George LaChance played primarily as a first baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was George LaChance and how much did he weigh?

George LaChance was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 183 pounds.

How many home runs did George LaChance hit each season?

George LaChance's home runs by season: 0 in 1893, 5 in 1894, 8 in 1895, 7 in 1896, 4 in 1897, 5 in 1898, 1 in 1899, 1 in 1901, 6 in 1902, 1 in 1903, 1 in 1904, and 0 in 1905. His most in one season was 8, in 1895.

What was George LaChance's career batting average?

George LaChance batted .280 over his career, with 1,380 hits in 4,928 at bats.

How many RBI did George LaChance have?

George LaChance drove in 693 runs in his career.

Is George LaChance in the Hall of Fame?

No. George LaChance has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

George LaChance

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1893-1905)

George LaChance was a first baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1893 to 1905 for 4 teams, including the Brooklyn Dodgers, a span of 13 seasons. In 1,265 career games, he hit .280 with 1,380 hits, 39 home runs, and 693 RBI.

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 15, 2026

AVG .280

HR 39

RBI 693

H 1,380

OPS .697

PIV -690

Position: First Baseman
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 183 lb
Born: 2/14/1870 in Putnam, CT, USA
Died: 8/18/1932 in Waterville, CT, USA
MLB Debut: 1893-08-15
Last Game: 1905-04-28

Full name: George Joseph LaChance

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Career Batting Statistics

George LaChance — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,265	4,928	681	1,380	198	87	39	693	192	219	429	.280	.318	.379	.697	-690

Career AVG .280 vs. league average .274 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .318 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .379 vs. league average .362 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .697 vs. league average .697 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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George LaChance 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
1893	BRO	NL	11	35	1	6	1	0	0	6	0	2	12	.171	—	—	—	—	0.0
1894	BRO	NL	69	261	48	83	13	8	5	52	20	16	32	.318	.309 (+3%)	.379 (-5%)	.435 (+12%)	.814 (+4%)	114.7
1895	BRO	NL	128	541	102	170	23	9	8	111	37	29	48	.314	.296 (+6%)	.361 (-1%)	.399 (+9%)	.761 (+4%)	370.9
1896	BRO	NL	89	348	60	99	10	13	7	58	17	23	32	.284	.290 (-2%)	.354 (-7%)	.387 (+16%)	.741 (+5%)	176.3
1897	BRO	NL	126	520	86	160	28	16	4	90	26	15	38	.308	.291 (+5%)	.354 (-6%)	.387 (+15%)	.741 (+5%)	259.3
1898	BRO	NL	136	526	62	130	23	7	5	65	23	31	60	.247	.270 (-9%)	.333 (-10%)	.347 (avg)	.680 (-5%)	-524.3
1899	BLN	NL	125	472	65	145	23	10	1	75	31	21	38	.307	.282 (+9%)	.343 (+2%)	.366 (+10%)	.710 (+6%)	474.5
1901	CLE	AL	133	548	81	166	22	9	1	75	11	7	22	.303	.271 (+11%)	.326 (-4%)	.359 (+6%)	.686 (+1%)	-53.9
1902	BOS	AL	138	541	60	151	13	4	6	56	8	18	35	.279	.266 (+5%)	.321 (-4%)	.343 (+2%)	.665 (-1%)	-136.5
1903	BOS	AL	141	522	60	134	22	6	1	53	12	28	56	.257	.261 (-2%)	.316 (-4%)	.345 (-5%)	.662 (-5%)	-380.3
1904	BOS	AL	157	573	55	130	19	5	1	47	7	23	51	.227	.246 (-8%)	.300 (-12%)	.321 (-12%)	.622 (-12%)	-990.7
1905	BOS	AL	12	41	1	6	1	0	0	5	0	6	5	.146	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			1,265	4,928	681	1,380	198	87	39	693	192	219	429	.280	—	—	—	—	-690

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

George LaChance — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
8	27	5	6	2	1	0	4	3	2	.222

Playoff Batting by Year

George LaChance — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1903	WS	BOS	8	27	5	6	2	1	0	4	3	2	.222

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

George LaChance — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	429	1596	207	445	8	216	.279
Away	413	1626	177	417	7	159	.256

Last 10 Games — Batting

George LaChance — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
1905-04-28	BOS	MIN	L	3	0	1	0	1	0
1905-04-27	BOS	MIN	W	2	0	0	0	0	0
1905-04-26	BOS	MIN	L	4	0	1	1	0	1
1905-04-25	BOS	PHA	L	4	0	1	1	0	0
1905-04-24	BOS	PHA	W	3	1	1	0	1	0
1905-04-22	BOS	PHA	W	3	0	1	1	1	0
1905-04-21	BOS	PHA	L	3	0	0	0	0	1
1905-04-20	BOS	MIN	L	4	0	0	0	0	0
1905-04-19	BOS	MIN	L	5	0	0	0	0	0
1905-04-18	BOS	MIN	L	4	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

George LaChance — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	1177	169	12330	457	207	650
C	17	0	38	10	14	0
OF	24	0	31	0	3	0
SS	48	0	107	143	38	20

Season-by-Season Fielding

George LaChance — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1893	BRO	C	6	0	13	4	9	0
1893	BRO	OF	5	0	5	0	1	0
1894	BRO	1B	56	0	508	16	11	26
1894	BRO	C	11	0	25	6	5	0
1894	BRO	OF	3	0	2	0	0	0
1895	BRO	1B	126	0	1296	53	23	69
1895	BRO	OF	3	0	4	0	1	0
1896	BRO	1B	89	0	956	37	14	62
1897	BRO	1B	126	0	1289	64	30	76
1898	BRO	1B	74	0	807	20	10	53
1898	BRO	OF	13	0	20	0	1	0
1898	BRO	SS	48	0	107	143	38	20
1899	BLN	1B	125	0	1272	40	21	72
1901	CLE	1B	133	0	1342	58	30	73
1902	BOS	1B	138	0	1544	46	27	80
1903	BOS	1B	141	0	1471	57	25	68
1904	BOS	1B	157	157	1691	59	14	65
1905	BOS	1B	12	12	154	7	2	6

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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George LaChance Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Catcher	17
First Base	1177
Shortstop	48
Left Field	15
Center Field	2
Right Field	7

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Career Spans

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George LaChance: the record in brief

According to the bio, George LaChance debuted on August 15, 1893 and played a final game on April 28, 1905. The season rows list, in order, the Brooklyn Grooms (1893 to 1895), the Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1896 through 1898), the Baltimore Orioles (1899), the Cleveland Blues (1901), and the Boston Americans (1902 through 1905). At 6-foot-1 and 183 pounds, LaChance is listed as a first baseman. LaChance switch-hit and threw right-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is February 14, 1870, in Putnam, CT, USA. LaChance died on August 18, 1932, in Waterville, CT, USA. LaChance's full given name, per the bio, is George Joseph LaChance.

The batting record for LaChance: 1,265 games, 1,380 hits in 4,928 at bats, and a .280 average, adding 39 home runs, 693 RBI, and 192 stolen bases. LaChance's career OPS of .697 combines a .318 on-base mark with .379 slugging. LaChance hit .280 while the league hit .274 over the same span, a figure close to average. No season topped the 170 hits of 1895. LaChance stole 37 bases in 1895, the most of any season listed.

Frequently Asked Questions about George LaChance

What years did George LaChance play?: George LaChance played in Major League Baseball from 1893 to 1905.
Was George LaChance a pitcher?: No. George LaChance was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did George LaChance hit?: George LaChance hit 39 career home runs with 1,380 hits.
What teams did George LaChance play for?: George LaChance played for 4 teams: the Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1893–1898), the Baltimore Orioles (1899), the Cleveland Blues (1901), and the Boston Americans (1902–1905).
What were George LaChance's career stats?: In 1,265 games, George LaChance had 1,380 hits, 39 home runs, 693 RBI, 681 runs, and 192 stolen bases, with a .280 batting average.
What position did George LaChance play?: George LaChance played primarily as a first baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was George LaChance and how much did he weigh?: George LaChance was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 183 pounds.
How many home runs did George LaChance hit each season?: George LaChance's home runs by season: 0 in 1893, 5 in 1894, 8 in 1895, 7 in 1896, 4 in 1897, 5 in 1898, 1 in 1899, 1 in 1901, 6 in 1902, 1 in 1903, 1 in 1904, and 0 in 1905. His most in one season was 8, in 1895.
What was George LaChance's career batting average?: George LaChance batted .280 over his career, with 1,380 hits in 4,928 at bats.
How many RBI did George LaChance have?: George LaChance drove in 693 runs in his career.
Is George LaChance in the Hall of Fame?: No. George LaChance has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.