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Billy Consolo
William Angelo Consolo
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: August 18, 1934 in Cleveland, OH
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1953. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1953
Final Game: September 30, 1962
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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
1953 18 BOS AL 47 67 65 9 14 2 1 1 6 1 2 2 23 .215 .239 .323 .562 47 21 0 0 0 54
1954 19 BOS AL 91 279 242 23 55 7 1 1 11 2 1 33 69 .227 .324 .277 .601 59 67 4 2 1 1 654
1955 20 BOS AL 8 23 18 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 .222 .391 .222 .614 63 4 1 0 0 0 0 /4
1956 21 BOS AL 48 14 11 13 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 .182 .357 .182 .539 40 2 0 0 0 0 0 4
1957 22 BOS AL 68 222 196 26 53 6 1 4 19 1 3 23 48 .270 .345 .372 .718 92 73 4 0 2 1 0 64/5
1958 23 BOS AL 46 78 72 13 9 2 1 0 5 0 0 6 14 .125 .192 .181 .373 1 13 3 0 0 0 0 46/5
1959 24 TOT AL 89 261 216 28 46 6 3 0 10 1 0 38 59 .213 .331 .269 .599 67 58 3 0 7 0 0 6/4
1959 24 BOS AL 10 17 14 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .214 .313 .286 .598 63 4 0 0 1 0 0 /6
1959 24 WSH AL 79 244 202 25 43 5 3 0 10 1 0 36 54 .213 .332 .267 .599 67 54 3 0 6 0 0 6/4
1960 25 WSH AL 100 203 174 23 36 4 2 3 15 1 1 25 29 .207 .310 .305 .615 67 53 5 1 3 0 1 64/5
1961 26 MIN AL 11 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0 /465
1962 27 TOT 95 211 179 18 41 4 2 0 16 3 3 26 45 .229 .325 .274 .599 62 49 3 0 5 1 2 65/4
1962 27 TOT AL 82 206 174 15 39 4 2 0 16 3 3 26 44 .224 .323 .270 .593 60 47 3 0 5 1 2 65/4
1962 27 PHI NL 13 5 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .400 .400 .800 119 2 0 0 0 0 0 /5
1962 27 LAA AL 28 23 20 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 11 .100 .217 .100 .317 -10 2 1 0 0 0 0 5/64
1962 27 KCA AL 54 183 154 11 37 4 2 0 16 1 3 23 33 .240 .337 .292 .629 69 45 2 0 5 1 2 6
10 Seasons 603 1363 1178 158 260 31 11 9 83 9 10 161 297 .221 .315 .289 .604 63 340 24 3 18 3 3
162 Game Avg. 162 366 316 42 70 8 3 2 22 2 3 43 80 .221 .315 .289 .604 63 91 6 1 5
BOS (7 yrs) 318 700 618 91 140 18 4 6 42 4 6 74 168 .227 .310 .298 .608 62 184 12 2 4 2 0
MIN (3 yrs) 190 452 381 49 79 9 5 3 25 2 1 61 84 .207 .318 .281 .599 65 107 9 1 9 0 1
PHI (1 yr) 13 5 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .400 .400 .800 119 2 0 0 0 0 0
KCA (1 yr) 54 183 154 11 37 4 2 0 16 1 3 23 33 .240 .337 .292 .629 69 45 2 0 5 1 2
LAA (1 yr) 28 23 20 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 11 .100 .217 .100 .317 -10 2 1 0 0 0 0
AL (10 yrs) 590 1358 1173 155 258 31 11 9 83 9 10 161 296 .220 .315 .288 .603 63 338 24 3 18 3 3
NL (1 yr) 13 5 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .400 .400 .800 119 2 0 0 0 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1953 BOS AL 18 3B 16 26 3 18 5 3 .808 1.31 .965 2.93
1953 BOS AL 18 2B 11 53 23 29 1 10 .981 4.73 .979 5.13
1954 BOS AL 19 SS 50 44 394.2 212 79 123 10 24 .953 -0.4 -1.2 -0.4 1.1 -1.4 0 4.61 4.04 .960 5.00 4.31
1954 BOS AL 19 3B 18 14 131.0 54 10 41 3 2 .944 0.1 0.9 0.1 0.9 -0.8 0 3.50 2.83 .959 3.48 3.07
1954 BOS AL 19 2B 12 10 91.0 46 24 20 2 4 .957 -2.7 -35.6 -1.7 -1.8 0.1 -1 4.35 3.67 .976 5.37 4.84
1955 BOS AL 20 2B 4 4 41.0 18 11 5 2 1 .889 -2.3 -67.3 -2.3 0.0 -2.3 0 3.51 4.00 .978 5.38 4.88
1956 BOS AL 21 2B 25 2 58.2 25 9 14 2 4 .920 -1.4 -28.6 -1.4 -1.1 -0.4 0 3.53 0.92 .976 5.45 4.74
1957 BOS AL 22 SS 42 38 350.2 225 61 149 15 30 .933 0.8 2.7 0.8 -0.3 1.1 0 5.39 5.00 .964 5.11 4.43
1957 BOS AL 22 2B 16 14 118.2 67 29 37 1 11 .985 -0.2 -2.0 -1.2 -0.8 -0.4 1 5.01 4.13 .981 5.39 4.84
1957 BOS AL 22 3B 2 1 12.2 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 0.6 56.8 0.6 0.0 0.6 0 3.55 2.50 .940 3.27 2.75
1958 BOS AL 23 2B 13 8 79.0 40 20 17 3 7 .925 -2.6 -39.5 -2.6 -1.7 -0.9 0 4.22 2.85 .980 5.26 4.68
1958 BOS AL 23 SS 11 11 94.2 57 17 38 2 9 .965 0.8 10.1 0.8 0.0 0.9 0 5.23 5.00 .963 4.96 4.17
1958 BOS AL 23 3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 720.0 0.6 0.0 0.6 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.60
1959 TOT AL 24 SS 77 68 579.1 368 117 232 19 45 .948 0.0 0.0 0.0 -2.3 2.3 0 5.42 4.53 .960 4.87 3.97
1959 BOS AL 24 SS 2 2 18.0 11 6 3 2 1 .818 -1.7 -113.3 -1.7 0.0 -1.7 0 4.50 4.50 .964 4.85 3.95
1959 WSH AL 24 SS 75 66 561.1 357 111 229 17 44 .952 1.7 3.6 1.7 -2.3 4.0 0 5.45 4.53 .959 4.87 3.97
1959 WSH AL 24 2B 4 4 27.0 19 9 10 0 3 1.000 0.1 4.4 0.1 -0.5 0.6 0 6.33 4.75 .974 5.30 4.72
1960 WSH AL 25 SS 82 47 469.1 257 83 158 16 36 .938 -0.7 -1.8 -1.7 -2.8 1.2 1 4.62 2.94 .961 5.11 4.37
1960 WSH AL 25 2B 12 4 61.2 40 14 24 2 3 .950 1.7 33.1 1.7 1.0 0.7 0 5.55 3.17 .980 5.46 4.66
1960 WSH AL 25 3B 2 0 6.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.3 60.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 1.50 0.50 .900 3.15 2.70
1961 MIN AL 26 2B 3 0 10.0 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -12.0 -0.1 0.2 -0.2 0 5.40 2.00 .983 5.22 4.73
1961 MIN AL 26 SS 3 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 24.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 0.00 0.00 4.86 4.37
1961 MIN AL 26 3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -240.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0.00 0.00 3.60 2.80
1962 TOT 27 3B 21 1 45.2 12 4 7 1 2 .917 -1.4 -36.8 -1.4 -1.0 -0.4 0 2.17 0.52 .950 3.09 2.78
1962 TOT AL 27 SS 52 43 397.2 215 73 130 12 25 .944 1.8 5.4 2.8 0.9 1.9 -1 4.59 3.90 .963 4.84 4.47
1962 PHI NL 27 3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -120.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.00 0.00 3.15 2.60
1962 LAA AL 27 3B 20 1 43.2 12 4 7 1 2 .917 -1.2 -33.0 -1.2 -0.8 -0.4 0 2.27 0.55 .950 3.09 2.79
1962 LAA AL 27 SS 4 1 16.0 13 1 10 2 0 .846 1.4 105.0 1.4 0.8 0.6 0 6.19 2.75 .969 4.84 4.47
1962 LAA AL 27 2B 1 0 4.0 4 1 3 0 1 1.000 0.3 90.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 9.00 4.00 .975 5.18 4.90
1962 KCA AL 27 SS 48 42 381.2 202 72 120 10 25 .950 0.4 1.3 1.4 0.1 1.3 -1 4.53 4.00 .962 4.84 4.47
7 Seasons SS 317 251 2291.1 1334 430 830 74 169 .945 2.4 1.3 2.4 -3.4 6.1 0 4.95 3.97 .961 4.98 4.28
10 Seasons 2B 101 46 491.0 318 145 160 13 44 .959 -7.2 -17.6 -7.2 -4.7 -2.5 0 5.59 3.02 .979 5.37 4.80
7 Seasons 3B 61 16 197.1 98 19 70 9 7 .908 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0 4.06 1.46 .958 3.37 2.90
10 Seasons TOT 479 313 2979.2 1750 594 1060 96 220 .945 -4.8 -1.9 -4.8 -7.9 3.4 0 5.00 3.45 .909 4.94 4.21
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

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1954 AL--69--5th

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1953 AL--born 1934-08-18--4th
1954 AL--born 1934-08-18--8th

                           

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3892), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

February 2, 1953: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent (bonus baby).

June 11, 1959: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Murray Wall to the Washington Senators for Dick Hyde and Herb Plews. Dick Hyde and Murray Wall returned to original teams on June 14, 1959.

June 1, 1961: Traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Milwaukee Braves for Billy Martin.

November 27, 1961: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Milwaukee Braves in the 1961 rule 5 draft.

May 8, 1962: Purchased by the Los Angeles Angels from the Philadelphia Phillies.

June 26, 1962: Selected off waivers by the Kansas City Athletics from the Los Angeles Angels.

November 2, 1962: Released by the Kansas City Athletics.

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