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Bill Pleis
William (III) Pleis

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 5' 10", Weight 175 lb.

Debut April 16, 1961
  vs. BAL 1.3 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, W
Final Game September 15, 1966
Born August 5, 1937 in St. Louis, MO

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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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1961 23 MIN AL   4   2  37   0   0   0  16  2   56.3   59   35   31   4   34   32   4   1   267   5   0  4.95  4.27   86 1.651
 1962 24 MIN AL   2   5  21   4   0   0   9  3   45.0   46   27   22   7   14   31   1   1   196   2   1  4.40  4.09   93 1.333
 1963 25 MIN AL   6   2  36   4   1   0  15  0   68.0   67   37   33  10   16   37   0   3   283   2   1  4.37  3.67   84 1.221
 1964 26 MIN AL   4   1  47   0   0   0  20  4   50.7   43   23   22   6   31   42   1   4   223   3   0  3.91  3.59   92 1.461
 1965 27 MIN AL   4   4  41   2   0   0  16  4   51.3   49   20   17   3   27   33   0   2   229   5   1  2.98  3.56  120 1.481
 1966 28 MIN AL   1   2   8   0   0   0   4  0    9.3    5    6    2   1    4    9   0   0    38   0   0  1.93  3.61  187 0.964
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  6 Yr WL% .568  21  16 190  10   1   0  80 13  280.7  269  148  127  31  126  184   6  11  1236  17   3  4.07  3.82   94 1.407
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     7   5  64   3   0   0  27  4   95.3   91   50   43  10   42   62   2   3   420   5   1  4.07  3.82   94 1.407
 Career High      6   5  47   4   1   0  20  4   68.0   67   37   33  10   34   42   4   4   283   5   1  2.98  4.27  120 1.221

* 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1961 23 MIN AL  37    9    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   5  .111  .111  .111  -42    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1962 24 MIN AL  21   14    1    4   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   5  .286  .333  .286   66    4   0   0   0   0   0
 1963 25 MIN AL  36   16    2    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   3  11  .125  .263  .125   13    2   1   0   0   0   0
 1964 26 MIN AL  47    4    2    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   2  .250  .400  .250   86    1   1   0   0   0   0
 1965 27 MIN AL  41    7    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      190   50    5    8   0  0   0    2   0  0   5  26  .160  .236  .160   10    8   3   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         43    4    7   0  0   0    2   0  0   4  22  .160  .236  .160   10    7   3   0   0   0   0
 Career High     47   16    2    4   0  0   0    1   0  0   3  11                           4   1   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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1961 23 MIN AL    9    8    0   0.0   109| .111  .271| .111  .347| .111  .421| .222  .768| -42  .000  -1.9  -0.2   0%
 1962 24 MIN AL   15   10    1   2.7   106| .286  .268| .333  .341| .286  .417| .619  .758|  66  .276  -0.7  -0.1   0%
 1963 25 MIN AL   20   15    1   1.8    96| .125  .258| .263  .324| .125  .398| .388  .722|  13  .175  -1.8  -0.2   0%
 1964 26 MIN AL    6    4    1   6.7    97| .250  .257| .400  .325| .250  .399| .650  .724|  86  .700  -0.0   0.0   0%
 1965 27 MIN AL    8    8    0   0.0    96| .000  .256| .000  .327| .000  .393| .000  .720|-100  .000  -1.9  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons        58   45    3   1.8   101| .160  .262| .236  .333| .160  .407| .396  .740|  10  .165  -6.3  -0.7   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 ------+
1961 23 MIN AL P 37 3 3 1 0 .857 .952 0.16 0.83 0.96 2.05 0 56.3 1962 24 MIN AL P 21 4 4 1 0 .889 .952 0.38 0.79 1.60 2.08 4 45.0 1963 25 MIN AL P 36 3 10 0 1 1.000 .956 0.36 0.79 1.72 1.99 4 68.0 1964 26 MIN AL P 47 6 6 0 1 1.000 .960 0.26 0.72 2.13 1.90 0 50.7 1965 27 MIN AL P 41 1 7 0 1 1.000 .952 0.20 0.75 1.40 2.04 2 51.3 1966 28 MIN AL P 8 0 1 1 0 .500 .909 0.12 0.75 0.97 2.03 0 9.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1961 23 MIN AL P 37 3 3 1 0 .857 .952 0.16 0.83 0.96 2.05 0 56.3 1962 24 MIN AL P 21 4 4 1 0 .889 .952 0.38 0.79 1.60 2.08 4 45.0 1963 25 MIN AL P 36 3 10 0 1 1.000 .956 0.36 0.79 1.72 1.99 4 68.0 1964 26 MIN AL P 47 6 6 0 1 1.000 .960 0.26 0.72 2.13 1.90 0 50.7 1965 27 MIN AL P 41 1 7 0 1 1.000 .952 0.20 0.75 1.40 2.04 2 51.3 1966 28 MIN AL P 8 0 1 1 0 .500 .909 0.12 0.75 0.97 2.03 0 9.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 190 17 31 3 3 .941 .954 0.25 0.77 1.54 2.01 10 280.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 190 17 31 3 3 .941 .954 0.25 0.77 1.54 2.00 10 281
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1965   WS    MIN LAD     L   1   0   9.00  0  0  0  0   1     2   1   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1965   WS    MIN LAD     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

August 15, 1956: Traded by the Orlando (Florida State) to the Washington Senators for $250.


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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