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Bill Harrington
William Womble Harrington

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 160 lb.

Debut April 16, 1953
Final Game September 30, 1956
Born October 3, 1927 in Sanford, NC

Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1953 25 PHA AL   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  0    2.0    5    3    3   0    0    0   0   0    11       0 13.50  4.27   32 2.500
 1955 27 KCA AL   3   3  34   1   0   0  18  2   76.7   69   41   35   6   41   26   2   1   336   4   0  4.11  4.16  101 1.435
 1956 28 KCA AL   2   2  23   1   0   0   8  1   37.7   40   27   27   3   26   14   0   3   173   1   1  6.45  4.33   67 1.752
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  3 Yr WL% .500   5   5  58   2   0   0  26  3  116.3  114   71   65   9   67   40   2   4   520   5   1  5.03  4.21   84 1.556
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     5   5  65   2   0   0  29  3  131.7  129   80   73  10   75   45   2   4   589   5   1  5.03  4.21   84 1.556
 Career High      3   3  34   1   0   0  18  2   76.7   69   41   35   6   41   26   2   3   336   4   1  4.11  4.16  101 1.435

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1955 27 KCA AL  34   17    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   5  .118  .211  .118  -10    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1956 28 KCA AL  23    7    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   1  .000  .125  .000  -64    0   2   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 3 Seasons       58   24    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   3   6  .083  .185  .083  -26    2   2   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         67    0    6   0  0   0    0   0  0   8  17  .083  .185  .083  -26    6   6   0   0   0   0
 Career High     34   17    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   5                           2   2   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1955 27 KCA AL   19   15    1   1.8   103| .118  .267| .211  .347| .118  .398| .329  .746| -10  .151  -2.7  -0.3   0%
 1956 28 KCA AL   10    9    0   0.0   106| .000  .267| .125  .349| .000  .408| .125  .757| -64  .000  -1.7  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 3 Seasons        29   24    1   1.1   104| .083  .267| .185  .348| .083  .401| .268  .749| -26  .069  -4.4  -0.5   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1953 25 PHA AL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.90 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 1955 27 KCA AL P 34 4 11 0 0 1.000 .955 0.44 0.83 1.76 1.99 1 76.7 1956 28 KCA AL P 23 3 5 0 1 1.000 .952 0.35 0.82 1.81 1.93 1 39.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1953 25 PHA AL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.90 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 1955 27 KCA AL P 34 4 11 0 0 1.000 .955 0.44 0.83 1.76 1.99 1 76.7 1956 28 KCA AL P 23 3 5 0 1 1.000 .952 0.35 0.82 1.81 1.93 1 39.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 58 7 16 0 1 1.000 .954 0.40 0.83 1.75 1.97 2 118.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 58 7 16 0 1 1.000 .954 0.40 0.83 1.75 1.98 2 118
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Transactions 

Before 1949 Season: Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent.

December 5, 1956: Traded by the Kansas City Athletics with Jack Crimian, Jim Finigan, and Eddie Robinson to the Detroit Tigers for Ned Garver, Gene Host, Virgil Trucks, Wayne Belardi, and $20,000.


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