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Bill Essick

William Earl Essick (Vinegar Bill)

Bats: Unknown, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: December 18, 1880 in Grand Ridge, Illinois, US
Died: October 12, 1951 in Los Angeles, California, US
School: Knox College (Galesburg, IL)

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Minors Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9
1904	23	Salt Lake City	PNAL	B	13	23	.361		40			401	207		6	77
1905	24	Portland	PCL	A	23	30	.434	2.32	56	51	466.1	386	176	120		95	1.031	7.4		1.8
1906	25	Portland	PCL	A	19	6	.760	1.68	27	26	235.1	167	64	44		59	0.960	6.4		2.3

1908	27	2 Teams	1 Lg	A	13	16	.448		34		237.0	207	108			75	1.190	7.9		2.8
1908	27	St. Paul, Kansas City	AA	A	13	16	.448		34		237.0	207	108			75	1.190	7.9		2.8
1909	28	Kansas City	AA	A	14	16	.467		38		268.0	224	112			93	1.183	7.5		3.1
1910	29	2 Teams	1 Lg	A	10	7	.588		23		136.0	125	54			50	1.287	8.3		3.3
1910	29	Toledo, Kansas City	AA	A	10	7	.588		23		136.0	125	54			50	1.287	8.3		3.3

1912	31	Grand Rapids	CENL	B	16	11	.593		31		217.0	238	134			70	1.419	9.9		2.9
7 Seasons					108	109	.498	0.95	249	77	1559.2	1748	855	164	6	519	1.454	10.1	0.0	3.0
A (5 seasons)				A	79	75	.513	1.10	178	77	1342.2	1109	514	164		372	1.103	7.4		2.5
B (2 seasons)				B	29	34	.460		71		217.0	639	341		6	147	3.622	26.5	0.2	6.1

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB
1904	23	Salt Lake City	PNAL	B	48		173	35	3	1	0	.202		.231		40
1905	24	Portland	PCL	A	58		185	32	6	0	0	.173		.205		38
1906	25	Portland	PCL	A	28		82	11	0	0	0	.134		.134		11
1907	26	St. Paul	AA	A	22		62	11	1	0	0	.177		.194		12
1908	27	2 Teams	1 Lg	A	36		82	17	0	0	0	.207		.207		17
1908	27	St. Paul,Kansas City	AA	A	36		82	17	0	0	0	.207		.207		17
1908	27	Kansas City	AA	A
1908	27	St. Paul	AA	A
1909	28	Kansas City	AA	A	38		90	14	3	1	0	.156		.211		19
1910	29	2 Teams	1 Lg	A	24		47	5	0	0	0	.106		.106		5
1910	29	Toledo,Kansas City	AA	A	24		47	5	0	0	0	.106		.106		5
1910	29	Kansas City	AA	A
1910	29	Toledo	AA	A
1911	30	South Bend/Grand Rapids	CENL	B
1912	31	Grand Rapids	CENL	B	22		77	12	0	0	0	.156		.156		12
1913	32	Grand Rapids	CENL	B
10 Seasons					276	798	798	137	13	2	0	.172	.172	.193	.365	154
A (6 seasons)				A	206	548	548	90	10	1	0	.164	.164	.186	.350	102
B (4 seasons)				B	70	250	250	47	3	1	0	.188	.188	.208	.396	52

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Managing

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev
1915	34	Grand Rapids	CENL	B	1 of 1
1916	35	Grand Rapids	CENL	B	1 of 1
1917	36	Grand Rapids	CENL	B	1 of 1
1918	37	Vernon	PCL	AA	1 of 1
1919	38	Vernon	PCL	AA	1 of 1
1920	39	Vernon	PCL	AA	1 of 1
1921	40	Vernon	PCL	AA	1 of 1
1922	41	Vernon	PCL	AA	1 of 1
1923	42	Vernon	PCL	AA	1 of 1
1924	43	Vernon	PCL	AA	1 of 1
1925	44	Vernon	PCL	AA	1 of 2
11 Seasons
AA (8 seasons)
B (3 seasons)

W-L Totals are for the entire season even if they managed only part of the season.
Sequence may not be in order actually managed. Rank or Pennants Won may not be given for some seasons.

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
1904	23	Salt Lake City Elders	Pacific National League	B
1905	24	Portland Giants	Pacific Coast League	A
1906	25	Portland Beavers	Pacific Coast League	A
1906	25	Cincinnati Reds	National League	MLB	CIN	1
1907	26	St. Paul Saints	American Association	A
1907	26	Cincinnati Reds	National League	MLB	CIN	1
1908	27	Kansas City Blues	American Association	A		1
1908	27	St. Paul Saints	American Association	A		2
1909	28	Kansas City Blues	American Association	A
1910	29	Kansas City Blues	American Association	A		1
1910	29	Toledo Mud Hens	American Association	A		2
1911	30	South Bend Benders/Grand Rapids Grads	Central League	B
1912	31	Grand Rapids Black Sox	Central League	B
1913	32	Grand Rapids Bill-eds	Central League	B

Sabr ID: 586d66b8

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