What years did Socks Seybold play?

Socks Seybold played in Major League Baseball from 1899 to 1908.

Was Socks Seybold a pitcher?

No. Socks Seybold was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Socks Seybold hit?

Socks Seybold hit 51 career home runs with 1085 hits.

Socks Seybold

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1899-1908)

AVG .294

HR 51

RBI 556

H 1,085

OPS .777

PIV 13,855

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 175 lb
Born: 11/23/1870 in Washingtonville, OH, USA
Died: 11/21/1921 in Greensburg, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1899-08-20
Last Game: 1908-10-07

Full name: Ralph Orlando Seybold

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
997	3,685	478	1,085	218	54	51	556	66	293	298	.294	.353	.424	.777	13,855

Career AVG .294 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — +15.1% above league average.

Career OBP .353 vs. league average .313 across their career seasons — +12.7% above league average.

Career SLG .424 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — +28.3% above league average.

Career OPS .777 vs. league average .644 across their career seasons — +20.7% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1899	CIN	NL	22	85	13	19	5	1	0	8	2	6	8	.224	.282 (-21%)	.343 (-18%)	.366 (-17%)	.710 (-17%)	-242.7
1901	PHA	AL	114	449	74	150	24	14	8	90	15	40	44	.334	.271 (+23%)	.326 (+22%)	.359 (+40%)	.686 (+31%)	2625.7
1902	PHA	AL	137	522	91	165	27	12	16	97	6	43	32	.316	.266 (+18%)	.321 (+17%)	.343 (+47%)	.665 (+32%)	3103.1
1903	PHA	AL	137	522	76	156	45	8	8	84	5	38	43	.299	.261 (+14%)	.316 (+12%)	.345 (+34%)	.662 (+23%)	2156.3
1904	PHA	AL	143	510	56	149	26	9	3	64	12	42	45	.292	.246 (+18%)	.300 (+17%)	.321 (+23%)	.622 (+20%)	1851.2
1905	PHA	AL	133	492	64	135	37	4	6	59	5	42	41	.274	.248 (+11%)	.307 (+11%)	.322 (+25%)	.629 (+18%)	1594.5
1906	PHA	AL	116	411	41	130	23	2	5	59	9	30	23	.316	.247 (+28%)	.307 (+19%)	.315 (+33%)	.622 (+26%)	1841.2
1907	PHA	AL	147	564	58	153	29	4	5	92	10	40	46	.271	.245 (+11%)	.304 (+6%)	.308 (+18%)	.613 (+12%)	1139.8
1908	PHA	AL	48	130	5	28	2	0	0	3	2	12	16	.215	.240 (-10%)	.298 (-4%)	.306 (-25%)	.605 (-14%)	-214.2
Career · 9 seasons			997	3,685	478	1,085	218	54	51	556	66	293	298	.294	—	—	—	—	13,855

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
5	16	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	3	.125

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1905	WS	PHA	5	16	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	3	.125

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	485	1746	255	553	25	282	.317
Away	512	1942	223	533	26	253	.274

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	BB	SO
1908-10-07	PHA	BOS	L	2	0	0	0	2	0
1908-10-06	PHA	MIN	L	2	0	1	0	3	0
1908-10-05	PHA	MIN	L	4	0	2	0	0	1
1908-10-03	PHA	BOS	L	2	0	0	0	1	1
1908-10-03	PHA	BOS	W	3	1	2	1	1	0
1908-10-02	PHA	BOS	L	3	0	1	0	0	0
1908-09-30	PHA	CLE	L	4	0	1	0	0	1
1908-09-29	PHA	CLE	L	4	0	1	0	0	0
1908-09-29	PHA	CLE	L	4	0	1	0	0	0
1908-09-27	PHA	DET	L	4	0	1	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	45	12	399	19	12	17
OF	935	554	1398	91	60	29

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1899	CIN	OF	22	0	40	4	4	0
1901	PHA	1B	14	0	144	7	2	7
1901	PHA	OF	100	0	157	10	8	2
1902	PHA	OF	136	0	246	11	10	3
1903	PHA	1B	18	0	163	8	6	6
1903	PHA	OF	120	0	177	9	7	4
1904	PHA	1B	13	12	92	4	4	4
1904	PHA	OF	129	128	180	12	5	5
1905	PHA	OF	133	133	215	13	4	5
1906	PHA	OF	114	112	150	10	13	3
1907	PHA	OF	147	147	201	19	6	7
1908	PHA	OF	34	34	32	3	3	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	46
Left Field	5
Center Field	42
Right Field	889

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Career Spans

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Frequently Asked Questions about Socks Seybold

What years did Socks Seybold play?: Socks Seybold played in Major League Baseball from 1899 to 1908.
Was Socks Seybold a pitcher?: No. Socks Seybold was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Socks Seybold hit?: Socks Seybold hit 51 career home runs with 1085 hits.