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Bill Connelly
William Wirt Connelly (Wild Bill)
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: June 29, 1925 in Alberta, VA
High School: Alberta (Alberta, VA)
Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1945. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 22, 1945
Final Game: June 16, 1953
Died: November 27, 1980 in Richmond, VA
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1945 20 PHA AL 1 1 .500 4.50 2 1 1 0 0 0 8.0 7 4 4 0 8 0 0 0 0 35 76 1.875 7.9 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.00
1950 25 TOT AL 0 0 8.53 4 0 2 0 0 0 6.1 9 6 6 2 3 1 0 0 0 31 54 1.895 12.8 2.8 4.3 1.4 0.33
1950 25 CHW AL 0 0 11.57 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 5 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 13 39 2.571 19.3 3.9 3.9 0.0 0.00
1950 25 DET AL 0 0 6.75 2 0 2 0 0 0 4.0 4 3 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 18 69 1.500 9.0 2.3 4.5 2.3 0.50
1952 27 NYG NL 5 0 1.000 4.55 11 4 2 0 0 0 31.2 22 18 16 4 25 22 0 0 2 134 82 1.484 6.3 1.1 7.1 6.3 0.88
1953 28 NYG NL 0 1 .000 11.07 8 2 4 0 0 0 20.1 33 26 25 4 17 11 0 0 1 106 39 2.459 14.6 1.8 7.5 4.9 0.65
4 Seasons 6 2 .750 6.92 25 7 9 0 0 0 66.1 71 54 51 10 53 34 0 0 3 306 57 1.869 9.6 1.4 7.2 4.6 0.64
162 Game Avg. 13 4 .750 6.92 53 15 19 0 0 0 141 151 115 108 21 113 72 0 0 6 650 57 1.869 9.6 1.4 7.2 4.6 0.64
NYG (2 yrs) 5 1 .833 7.10 19 6 6 0 0 0 52.0 55 44 41 8 42 33 0 0 3 240 56 1.865 9.5 1.4 7.3 5.7 0.79
PHA (1 yr) 1 1 .500 4.50 2 1 1 0 0 0 8.0 7 4 4 0 8 0 0 0 0 35 76 1.875 7.9 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.00
DET (1 yr) 0 0 6.75 2 0 2 0 0 0 4.0 4 3 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 18 69 1.500 9.0 2.3 4.5 2.3 0.50
CHW (1 yr) 0 0 11.57 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 5 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 13 39 2.571 19.3 3.9 3.9 0.0 0.00
AL (2 yrs) 1 1 .500 6.28 6 1 3 0 0 0 14.1 16 10 10 2 11 1 0 0 0 66 63 1.884 10.0 1.3 6.9 0.6 0.09
NL (2 yrs) 5 1 .833 7.10 19 6 6 0 0 0 52.0 55 44 41 8 42 33 0 0 3 240 56 1.865 9.5 1.4 7.3 5.7 0.79

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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
1945 20 PHA AL 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 50 0 0 1 0 /1
1950 25 TOT AL 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1950 25 CHW AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1950 25 DET AL 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 35 0 0 0 0 /1
1952 27 NYG NL 11 12 11 2 4 2 2 0 3 0 1 1 5 .364 .417 .909 1.326 257 10 0 0 0 1
1953 28 NYG NL 8 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
4 Seasons 25 22 19 2 4 2 2 0 3 0 1 2 10 .211 .318 .526 .844 123 10 0 1 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 143 123 13 26 13 13 0 19 0 6 13 65 .211 .318 .526 .844 123 65 0 6 0
NYG (2 yrs) 19 18 17 2 4 2 2 0 3 0 1 1 10 .235 .278 .588 .866 127 10 0 0 0
PHA (1 yr) 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 50 0 0 1 0
DET (1 yr) 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 35 0 0 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 42 0 0 1 0 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 19 18 17 2 4 2 2 0 3 0 1 1 10 .235 .278 .588 .866 127 10 0 0 0

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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 Awards
1945 PHA AL 20 P 2 2 1 0 1 0 .500 0.50 1.000 1.30
1950 TOT AL 25 P 4 1 0 1 0 1 1.000 0.25 .900 0.95
1950 CHW AL 25 P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.95
1950 DET AL 25 P 2 1 0 1 0 1 1.000 0.50 .900 0.95
1952 NYG NL 27 P 11 10 3 7 0 0 1.000 0.91 .950 0.98
1953 NYG NL 28 P 8 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.25 .950 0.88
4 Seasons P 25 15 4 10 1 1 .933 0.56 .953 0.97
4 Seasons TOT 25 15 4 10 1 1 .933 0.56 .887 0.97

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Youngest s c a p y
1945 AL--born 1925-06-29--7th

                                         

Transactions

Before 1945 Season: Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent.

Before 1949 Season: Sent from the Philadelphia Athletics to the Detroit Tigers in an unknown transaction.

November 17, 1949: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox from the Detroit Tigers in the 1949 rule 5 draft.

May 15, 1950: Returned (earlier draft pick) by the Chicago White Sox to the Detroit Tigers.

Before 1952 Season: Returned to Toledo (American Association) by the Detroit Tigers after expiration of minor league working agreement.

August 18, 1952: Purchased by the New York Giants from Charleston (American Association).

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