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Billy Consolo
William Angelo Consolo

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 180 lb.

Debut April 20, 1953
Final Game September 30, 1962
Born August 18, 1934 in Cleveland, OH

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1953 18 BOS AL  47   65    9   14   2  1   1    6   1  2   2  23  .215  .239  .323   47   21   0           0   0
 1954 19 BOS AL  91  242   23   55   7  1   1   11   2  1  33  69  .227  .324  .277   59   67   1   1       2   4
 1955 20 BOS AL   8   18    4    4   0  0   0    0   0  0   5   4  .222  .391  .222   63    4   0   0   0   0   1
 1956 21 BOS AL  48   11   13    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   3   5  .182  .357  .182   40    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1957 22 BOS AL  68  196   26   53   6  1   4   19   1  3  23  48  .270  .345  .372   92   73   2   1   0   0   4
 1958 23 BOS AL  46   72   13    9   2  1   0    5   0  0   6  14  .125  .192  .181    1   13   0   0   0   0   3
 1959 24 TOT AL  89  216   28   46   6  3   0   10   1  0  38  59  .213  .331  .269   67   58   7   0   0   0   3
         BOS AL  10   14    3    3   1  0   0    0   0  0   2   5  .214  .313  .286   63    4   1   0   0   0   0
         WSH AL  79  202   25   43   5  3   0   10   1  0  36  54  .213  .332  .267   67   54   6   0   0   0   3
 1960 25 WSH AL 100  174   23   36   4  2   3   15   1  1  25  29  .207  .310  .305   67   53   3   0   1   1   5
 1961 26 MIN AL  11    5    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   1
 1962 27 TOT     95  179   18   41   4  2   0   16   3  3  26  45  .229  .325  .274   62   49   5   1   2   0   3
         TOT AL  82  174   15   39   4  2   0   16   3  3  26  44  .224  .323  .270   60   47   5   1   2   0   3
         PHI NL  13    5    3    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .400  .400  .400  119    2   0   0   0   0   0
         LAA AL  28   20    4    2   0  0   0    0   2  0   3  11  .100  .217  .100  -10    2   0   0   0   0   1
         KCA AL  54  154   11   37   4  2   0   16   1  3  23  33  .240  .337  .292   69   45   5   1   2   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     603 1178  158  260  31 11   9   83   9 10 161 297  .221  .315  .289   63  340  18   3   3   3  24
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        316   42   70   8  3   2   22   2  3  43  80  .221  .315  .289   63   91   5   1   1   1   6
 Career High    100  242   28   55   7  3   4   19   3  3  38  69  .227  .331  .277   67   73   7   1   2   2   5
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1953 18 BOS AL   67   53    5   2.5   107| .215  .276| .239  .352| .323  .405| .562  .758|  47  .262  -5.4  -0.5  33%
 1954 19 BOS AL  279  194   22   3.0   108| .227  .278| .324  .355| .277  .406| .601  .761|  59  .350 -13.6  -1.4  66%
 1955 20 BOS AL   23   15    2   3.6   110| .222  .277| .391  .358| .222  .412| .613  .770|  63  .388  -0.7  -0.1   0%
 1956 21 BOS AL   14    9    1   3.0   116| .182  .281| .357  .365| .182  .429| .539  .794|  40  .293  -0.9  -0.1   0%
 1957 22 BOS AL  222  153   25   4.4   104| .270  .270| .345  .343| .372  .407| .717  .750|  92  .503  -2.2  -0.2  25%
 1958 23 BOS AL   78   66    2   0.8   103| .125  .268| .192  .338| .181  .408| .373  .746|   1  .045 -10.3  -1.1   0%
 1959 24 TOT AL  261  180   22   3.3    99| .213  .261| .331  .332| .269  .398| .600  .730|  67  .370  -8.9  -0.9 100%
         BOS AL   17   12    1   2.2   102| .214  .265| .313  .337| .286  .405| .599  .742|  63  .226  -0.7  -0.1   0%
         WSH AL  244  168   21   3.4    98| .213  .260| .332  .332| .267  .398| .599  .730|  67  .379  -8.2  -0.8 100%
 1960 25 WSH AL  203  147   17   3.1   102| .207  .265| .310  .338| .305  .405| .615  .743|  67  .339  -8.2  -0.8  50%
 1961 26 MIN AL    5    6    0   0.0   109| .000  .271| .000  .347| .000  .421| .000  .768|-100  .000  -1.5  -0.1   0%
 1962 27 TOT     211  150   18   3.2   105| .229  .267| .325  .339| .274  .415| .599  .755|  62  .347  -9.4  -0.9  50%
         TOT AL  206  147   17   3.1   105| .224  .267| .323  .340| .270  .416| .593  .755|  60  .332  -9.5  -0.9  50%
         PHI NL    5    3    1   8.9   100| .400  .266| .400  .333| .400  .404| .800  .737| 119  .773   0.1   0.0   0%
         LAA AL   23   19    1   1.4   100| .100  .260| .217  .331| .100  .404| .317  .736| -10  .106  -3.1  -0.3 100%
         KCA AL  183  128   16   3.4   106| .240  .268| .337  .341| .292  .417| .629  .758|  69  .364  -6.4  -0.6  25%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     1363  973  114   3.2   104| .221  .269| .315  .343| .289  .407| .604  .749|  63  .351 -60.9  -6.1  47%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1953 18 BOS AL 3B 16 3 18 5 3 .808 .959 1.31 2.93 2B 11 23 29 1 10 .981 .979 4.73 5.13 1954 19 BOS AL SS 50 79 123 10 24 .953 .960 4.04 4.31 3B 18 10 41 3 2 .944 .959 2.83 3.07 2B 12 24 20 2 4 .957 .976 3.67 4.84 1955 20 BOS AL 2B 4 11 5 2 1 .889 .976 4.00 4.88 1956 21 BOS AL 2B 25 9 14 2 4 .920 .975 0.92 4.74 3.53 5.44 2 58.7 1957 22 BOS AL SS 42 61 149 15 30 .933 .963 5.00 4.43 5.39 5.11 38 350.7 2B 16 29 37 1 11 .985 .981 4.12 4.84 5.00 5.39 14 118.7 3B 2 2 3 0 0 1.000 .943 2.50 2.75 3.54 3.26 1 12.7 1958 23 BOS AL 2B 13 20 17 3 7 .925 .979 2.85 4.68 4.22 5.26 8 79.0 SS 11 17 38 2 9 .965 .963 5.00 4.17 5.23 4.96 11 94.7 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1959 24 TOT AL SS 77 117 232 19 45 .948 .959 4.53 3.97 5.42 4.87 68 579.3 BOS AL SS 2 6 3 2 1 .818 .957 4.50 3.95 4.50 4.85 2 18.0 WSH AL SS 75 111 229 17 44 .952 .959 4.53 3.97 5.45 4.87 66 561.3 2B 4 9 10 0 3 1.000 .974 4.75 4.72 6.33 5.30 4 27.0 1960 25 WSH AL SS 82 83 158 16 36 .938 .960 2.94 4.37 4.62 5.11 47 469.3 2B 12 14 24 2 3 .950 .979 3.17 4.66 5.54 5.46 4 61.7 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 2.70 1.50 3.15 0 6.0 1961 26 MIN AL 2B 3 5 1 0 0 1.000 .984 2.00 4.73 5.40 5.22 0 10.0 SS 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.37 0.00 4.86 0 5.0 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.80 0.00 3.60 0 1.0 1962 27 TOT 3B 21 4 7 1 2 .917 .948 0.52 2.78 2.17 3.09 1 45.7 TOT AL SS 52 73 130 12 25 .944 .962 3.90 4.47 4.59 4.84 43 397.7 PHI NL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 3.15 0 2.0 LAA AL 3B 20 4 7 1 2 .917 .948 0.55 2.79 2.27 3.09 1 43.7 SS 4 1 10 2 0 .846 .965 2.75 4.47 6.19 4.84 1 16.0 2B 1 1 3 0 1 1.000 .976 4.00 4.90 9.00 5.17 0 4.0 KCA AL SS 48 72 120 10 25 .950 .962 4.00 4.47 4.53 4.84 42 381.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1953 18 BOS AL 2B 11 23 29 1 10 .981 .979 4.73 5.13 1954 19 BOS AL 2B 12 24 20 2 4 .957 .976 3.67 4.84 1955 20 BOS AL 2B 4 11 5 2 1 .889 .976 4.00 4.88 1956 21 BOS AL 2B 25 9 14 2 4 .920 .975 0.92 4.74 3.53 5.44 2 58.7 1957 22 BOS AL 2B 16 29 37 1 11 .985 .981 4.12 4.84 5.00 5.39 14 118.7 1958 23 BOS AL 2B 13 20 17 3 7 .925 .979 2.85 4.68 4.22 5.26 8 79.0 1959 24 WSH AL 2B 4 9 10 0 3 1.000 .974 4.75 4.72 6.33 5.30 4 27.0 1960 25 WSH AL 2B 12 14 24 2 3 .950 .979 3.17 4.66 5.54 5.46 4 61.7 1961 26 MIN AL 2B 3 5 1 0 0 1.000 .984 2.00 4.73 5.40 5.22 0 10.0 1962 27 LAA AL 2B 1 1 3 0 1 1.000 .976 4.00 4.90 9.00 5.17 0 4.0 1953 18 BOS AL 3B 16 3 18 5 3 .808 .959 1.31 2.93 1954 19 BOS AL 3B 18 10 41 3 2 .944 .959 2.83 3.07 1957 22 BOS AL 3B 2 2 3 0 0 1.000 .943 2.50 2.75 3.54 3.26 1 12.7 1958 23 BOS AL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1960 25 WSH AL 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 2.70 1.50 3.15 0 6.0 1961 26 MIN AL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.80 0.00 3.60 0 1.0 1962 27 TOT 3B 21 4 7 1 2 .917 .948 0.52 2.78 2.17 3.09 1 45.7 PHI NL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 3.15 0 2.0 LAA AL 3B 20 4 7 1 2 .917 .948 0.55 2.79 2.27 3.09 1 43.7 1954 19 BOS AL SS 50 79 123 10 24 .953 .960 4.04 4.31 1957 22 BOS AL SS 42 61 149 15 30 .933 .963 5.00 4.43 5.39 5.11 38 350.7 1958 23 BOS AL SS 11 17 38 2 9 .965 .963 5.00 4.17 5.23 4.96 11 94.7 1959 24 TOT AL SS 77 117 232 19 45 .948 .959 4.53 3.97 5.42 4.87 68 579.3 BOS AL SS 2 6 3 2 1 .818 .957 4.50 3.95 4.50 4.85 2 18.0 WSH AL SS 75 111 229 17 44 .952 .959 4.53 3.97 5.45 4.87 66 561.3 1960 25 WSH AL SS 82 83 158 16 36 .938 .960 2.94 4.37 4.62 5.11 47 469.3 1961 26 MIN AL SS 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.37 0.00 4.86 0 5.0 1962 27 TOT AL SS 52 73 130 12 25 .944 .962 3.90 4.47 4.59 4.84 43 397.7 LAA AL SS 4 1 10 2 0 .846 .965 2.75 4.47 6.19 4.84 1 16.0 KCA AL SS 48 72 120 10 25 .950 .962 4.00 4.47 4.53 4.84 42 381.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total SS* 317 430 830 74 169 .945 .961 3.97 4.28 207 1896.7 2B* 101 145 160 13 44 .959 .978 3.02 4.80 32 359.0 3B* 61 19 70 9 7 .908 .956 1.46 2.90 2 66.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 479 594 1060 96 220 .945 .964 3.45 4.21
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Strikeouts
1954 AL-69-5

Youngest Player
1953 AL-18-4
1954 AL-19-8

HOF Standards: Batting - 1.0 (3874) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
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Transactions 

February 2, 1953: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent (bonus baby).

June 11, 1959: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Murray Wall to the Washington Senators for Herb Plews and Dick Hyde. Dick Hyde and Murray Wall returned to original teams on June 14, 1959.

June 1, 1961: Traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Milwaukee Braves for Billy Martin.

November 27, 1961: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Milwaukee Braves in the 1961 rule 5 draft.

May 8, 1962: Purchased by the Los Angeles Angels from the Philadelphia Phillies.

June 26, 1962: Selected off waivers by the Kansas City Athletics from the Los Angeles Angels.

November 2, 1962: Released by the Kansas City Athletics.


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