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Billy McCool
William John McCool

Bats Right, Throws Left
Height 6' 2", Weight 203 lb.

Debut April 24, 1964
  vs. SFG 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER
Final Game July 8, 1970
Born July 14, 1944 in Batesville, IN

Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1964 19 CIN NL   6   5  40   3   0   0  21  7   89.3   66   27   24   3   29   87   1   2   358   5   0  2.42  3.61  149 1.063
 1965 20 CIN NL   9  10  62   2   0   0  43 21  105.3   93   53   50   9   47  120   4   8   449   7   0  4.27  3.75   88 1.329
 1966 21 CIN NL   8   8  57   0   0   0  45 18  105.3   76   32   29   5   41  104   3   4   424   7   0  2.48  3.93  159 1.111 AS
 1967 22 CIN NL   3   7  31  11   0   0   7  2   97.3   92   45   37   8   56   83   5   7   442   7   1  3.42  3.78  111 1.521
 1968 23 CIN NL   3   4  30   4   0   0   9  2   50.7   59   35   28   4   41   30   0   8   248   4   0  4.97  3.16   64 1.974
 1969 24 SDP NL   3   5  54   0   0   0  35  7   58.7   59   32   28   2   42   35   6   5   276   8   0  4.30  3.53   82 1.722
 1970 25 STL NL   0   3  18   0   0   0   3  1   21.7   20   15   15   0   16   12   0   3    99   0   0  6.23  4.14   66 1.662
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  7 Yr WL% .432  32  42 292  20   0   0 163 58  528.3  465  239  211  31  272  471  19  37  2296  38   1  3.59  3.70  103 1.395
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     6   9  63   4   0   0  35 12  115.0  101   52   45   6   59  102   4   8   500   8   0  3.59  3.70  103 1.395
 Career High      9  10  62  11   0   0  45 21  105.3   93   53   50   9   56  120   6   8   449   8   1  2.42  3.93  159 1.063

* 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
/ Neutralize Stats
 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1964 19 CIN NL  40   17    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0  10  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   2
 1965 20 CIN NL  62   27    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   1  15  .037  .071  .037  -69    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1966 21 CIN NL  57   18    1    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   7  .167  .211  .167    3    3   0   0   0   0   0 AS
 1967 22 CIN NL  31   26    1    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   2  16  .077  .143  .077  -38    2   1   0   0   0   0
 1968 23 CIN NL  30    8    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .125  .125  .125  -26    1   1   0   0   0   0
 1969 24 SDP NL  54    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1970 25 STL NL  18    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      292  101    2    7   0  0   0    1   0  0   4  53  .069  .105  .069  -51    7   4   0   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         56    1    4   0  0   0    1   0  0   2  29  .069  .105  .069  -51    4   2   0   0   0   1
 Career High     62   27    1    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   2  16                           3   1   0   0   0   2
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1964 19 CIN NL   18   20    0   0.0    96| .000  .267| .000  .325| .000  .396| .000  .721|-100  .000  -4.6  -0.5   0%
 1965 20 CIN NL   28   26    0   0.0    99| .037  .266| .071  .331| .037  .402| .108  .732| -69  .000  -6.3  -0.7   0%
 1966 21 CIN NL   19   15    1   1.8   104| .167  .276| .211  .336| .167  .416| .378  .751|   3  .173  -2.5  -0.3   0%
 1967 22 CIN NL   29   25    0   0.0   100| .077  .271| .143  .335| .077  .398| .220  .733| -38  .000  -5.0  -0.5   0%
 1968 23 CIN NL    9    8    0   0.0    86| .125  .259| .125  .318| .125  .364| .250  .682| -26  .000  -1.3  -0.1   0%
 1969 24 SDP NL    1    1    0   0.0    91| .000  .255| .000  .324| .000  .377| .000  .701|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1970 25 STL NL    5    5    0   0.0   106| .000  .270| .000  .344| .000  .413| .000  .757|-100  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons       109  100    1   0.3    99| .069  .269| .105  .331| .069  .400| .174  .731| -51  .007 -21.0  -2.2   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 ------+
1964 19 CIN NL P 40 1 8 0 0 1.000 .957 0.23 0.84 0.91 2.14 3 89.3 1965 20 CIN NL P 62 2 15 0 0 1.000 .955 0.27 0.81 1.45 2.08 2 105.3 1966 21 CIN NL P 57 3 25 0 3 1.000 .946 0.49 0.74 2.39 1.96 0 105.3 AS 1967 22 CIN NL P 31 1 14 2 0 .882 .962 0.48 0.78 1.39 2.00 11 97.3 1968 23 CIN NL P 30 3 6 2 0 .818 .957 0.30 0.85 1.60 2.01 4 50.7 1969 24 SDP NL P 54 0 10 1 0 .909 .962 0.19 0.78 1.53 1.95 0 58.7 1970 25 STL NL P 18 0 5 0 0 1.000 .943 0.28 0.71 2.07 1.87 0 21.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1964 19 CIN NL P 40 1 8 0 0 1.000 .957 0.23 0.84 0.91 2.14 3 89.3 1965 20 CIN NL P 62 2 15 0 0 1.000 .955 0.27 0.81 1.45 2.08 2 105.3 1966 21 CIN NL P 57 3 25 0 3 1.000 .946 0.49 0.74 2.39 1.96 0 105.3 1967 22 CIN NL P 31 1 14 2 0 .882 .962 0.48 0.78 1.39 2.00 11 97.3 1968 23 CIN NL P 30 3 6 2 0 .818 .957 0.30 0.85 1.60 2.01 4 50.7 1969 24 SDP NL P 54 0 10 1 0 .909 .962 0.19 0.78 1.53 1.95 0 58.7 1970 25 STL NL P 18 0 5 0 0 1.000 .943 0.28 0.71 2.07 1.87 0 21.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 292 10 83 5 3 .949 .954 0.32 0.79 1.58 2.02 20 528.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 292 10 83 5 3 .949 .954 0.32 0.79 1.59 2.02 20 528
An Important note about our fielding stats

All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1966   CIN NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1966

Games
1965 NL-62-5

Saves
1965 NL-21-2
1966 NL-18-2

Games Finished
1965 NL-43-3
1966 NL-45-2
1969 NL-35-9

Youngest Player
1964 NL-19-10

Gray Ink: Pitching - 7 (1637) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 8.0 (975) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 5.0 (1211) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

Before 1963 Season: Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent.

October 14, 1968: Drafted by the San Diego Padres from the Cincinnati Reds as the 46th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

April 2, 1970: Traded by the San Diego Padres to the St. Louis Cardinals for Steve Huntz.

October 6, 1970: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Boston Red Sox for Bill Landis. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

February 19, 1971: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Kansas City Royals for Hawk Taylor.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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