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Josh Billings
John Augustus Billings
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 165 lb.

Born: November 30, 1892 in Grantville, KS
Schools: Oklahoma State University (All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 1913
Final Game: June 16, 1923
Died: December 30, 1981 in Santa Monica, CA
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1913 20 CLE AL 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /2
1914 21 CLE AL 11 9 8 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .250 .333 .375 .708 109 3 0 0 /2
1915 22 CLE AL 8 24 21 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 .190 .190 .238 .429 27 5 0 3 /2O
1916 23 CLE AL 22 35 31 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 11 .161 .212 .161 .373 10 5 0 2 2
1917 24 CLE AL 66 147 129 8 23 3 2 0 9 2 8 21 .178 .243 .233 .475 41 30 3 7 2
1918 25 CLE AL 2 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 94 1 0 0 /2
1919 26 SLB AL 38 82 76 9 15 1 1 0 3 0 1 12 .197 .218 .237 .455 26 18 1 4 2/3
1920 27 SLB AL 66 178 155 19 43 5 2 0 11 1 0 11 10 .277 .353 .335 .688 81 52 7 5 2
1921 28 SLB AL 20 47 46 2 10 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 7 .217 .217 .217 .435 9 10 0 1 2
1922 29 SLB AL 5 7 7 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .571 1.000 156 4 0 0 /2
1923 30 SLB AL 4 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /2
11 Seasons 243 544 488 44 106 12 5 0 29 5 0 23 73 .217 .268 .262 .530 46 128 11 22
162 Game Avg. 162 363 325 29 71 8 3 0 19 3 15 49 .217 .268 .262 .530 46 85 7 15
CLE (6 yrs) 110 221 195 14 35 5 2 0 10 4 11 42 .179 .234 .226 .460 36 44 3 12
SLB (5 yrs) 133 323 293 30 71 7 3 0 19 1 0 12 31 .242 .291 .287 .577 52 84 8 10

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1913 CLE AL 20 C 1 7 4 2 1 0 .857 6.00 .971 5.60 0
1914 CLE AL 21 C 3 16 10 3 3 0 .813 4.33 .975 5.70 2
1915 CLE AL 22 C 7 35 29 6 0 0 1.000 5.00 .963 5.46 0
1915 CLE AL 22 OF 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.000 2.00 0-1-0
1916 CLE AL 23 C 12 52 38 13 1 3 .981 4.25 .973 5.21 3
1917 CLE AL 24 C 48 190 134 51 5 2 .974 3.85 .971 4.98 1
1918 CLE AL 25 C 1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 .950 5.00 0
1919 SLB AL 26 C 26 111 76 33 2 2 .982 4.19 .974 4.96 1
1919 SLB AL 26 1B 1 2 0 1 1 0 .500 1.00 1.000 10.40
1920 SLB AL 27 C 40 180 138 36 6 1 .967 4.35 .973 4.58 3
1921 SLB AL 28 C 12 55 45 9 1 0 .982 4.50 .971 4.33 0
1922 SLB AL 29 C 3 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 2.00 .983 4.23 0
1923 SLB AL 30 C 4 12 8 3 1 1 .917 2.75 .975 4.20 1
11 Seasons C 157 666 489 157 20 9 .970 4.11 .972 4.85 11
1 Season 1B 1 2 0 1 1 0 .500 1.00 1.000 10.40
1 Season OF 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.000 2.00 0-1-0
11 Seasons TOT 159 669 490 158 21 9 .969 4.08 .941 4.86 0-1-0 11

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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1920 AL--7--6th

                                         

Transactions

February 11, 1919: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the St. Louis Browns for Les Nunamaker.

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