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Bill George
William M. George
Bats: Right , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 8" , Weight: 165 lb.

Born: January 27, 1865 in Bellaire, OH (All Transactions)
Debut: May 11, 1887
Final Game: July 9, 1889
Died: August 23, 1916 in Wheeling, WV
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Standard Pitching

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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
1887 22 NYG NL 3 9 .250 5.25 13 13 0 11 0 0 108.0 126 112 63 1 89 49 14 0 22 535 72 1.991 10.5 0.1 7.4 4.1 0.55
1888 23 NYG NL 2 1 .667 1.34 4 3 1 3 1 0 33.2 18 9 5 0 11 26 1 0 3 133 203 0.861 4.8 0.0 2.9 7.0 2.36
1889 24 COL AA 0 0 7.88 2 0 2 0 0 0 8.0 11 13 7 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 46 1.750 12.4 1.1 3.4 3.4 1.00
3 Seasons 5 10 .333 4.51 19 16 3 14 1 0 149.2 155 134 75 2 103 78 15 0 25 668 78 1.724 9.3 0.1 6.2 4.7 0.76
162 Game Avg. 10 19 .333 4.51 37 31 6 27 2 0 291 301 260 146 4 200 152 29 0 49 1298 78 1.724 9.3 0.1 6.2 4.7 0.76
NYG (2 yrs) 5 10 .333 4.32 17 16 1 14 1 0 141.2 144 121 68 1 100 75 15 0 25 668 81 1.722 9.1 0.1 6.4 4.8 0.75
COL (1 yr) 0 0 7.88 2 0 2 0 0 0 8.0 11 13 7 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 46 1.750 12.4 1.1 3.4 3.4 1.00
NL (2 yrs) 5 10 .333 4.32 17 16 1 14 1 0 141.2 144 121 68 1 100 75 15 0 25 668 81 1.722 9.1 0.1 6.4 4.8 0.75
AA (1 yr) 0 0 7.88 2 0 2 0 0 0 8.0 11 13 7 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 46 1.750 12.4 1.1 3.4 3.4 1.00

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1888 23 NYG NL WS W STL 0 1 .000 7.20 1 1 0 1 0 0 10.0 15 14 8 1 3 4 1.800 13.5 0.9 2.7 3.6 1.33
1 WS 0 1 .000 7.20 1 1 0 1 0 0 10.0 15 14 8 1 3 4 1.800 13.5 0.9 2.7 3.6 1.33

Standard Batting

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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
1887 22 NYG NL 13 54 53 6 9 0 0 0 5 2 1 6 .170 .185 .170 .355 1 9 0 1/O
1888 23 NYG NL 9 39 39 7 9 1 0 1 6 1 0 2 .231 .231 .333 .564 78 13 0 /O1
1889 24 TOT MLB 8 33 32 2 8 0 0 0 3 2 1 4 .250 .273 .250 .523 48 8 0 /O1
1889 24 NYG NL 3 15 15 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 .267 .267 .267 .533 47 4 0 /O
1889 24 COL AA 5 18 17 1 4 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 .235 .278 .235 .513 50 4 0 /O1
3 Seasons 30 126 124 15 26 1 0 1 14 5 2 12 .210 .222 .242 .464 36 30 0
162 Game Avg. 162 680 670 81 140 5 0 5 76 27 11 65 .210 .222 .242 .464 36 162 0
NYG (3 yrs) 25 108 107 14 22 1 0 1 11 4 1 11 .206 .213 .243 .456 34 26 0
COL (1 yr) 5 18 17 1 4 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 .235 .278 .235 .513 50 4 0
NL (3 yrs) 25 108 107 14 22 1 0 1 11 4 1 11 .206 .213 .243 .456 34 26 0
AA (1 yr) 5 18 17 1 4 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 .235 .278 .235 .513 50 4 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1888 23 NYG NL WS STL W 2 9 9 2 3 1 0 1 4 0 0 2 .333 .333 .778 1.111 7 0
1 WS 2 9 9 2 3 1 0 1 4 0 0 2 .333 .333 .778 1.111 7 0

Standard Fielding

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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 Awards
1887 NYG NL 22 P 13 41 8 27 6 0 .854 2.69 .907 1.86
1887 NYG NL 22 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0-0-1
1888 NYG NL 23 OF 6 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 0.67 .900 1.90 0-0-6
1888 NYG NL 23 P 4 7 1 5 1 0 .857 1.50 .900 2.22
1889 TOT MLB 24 OF 7 14 11 0 3 0 .786 1.57 .921 1.96 0-1-6
1889 NYG NL 24 OF 3 8 7 0 1 0 .875 2.33 .912 1.97 0-1-2
1889 COL AA 24 OF 4 6 4 0 2 0 .667 1.00 .933 1.95 0-0-4
1889 COL AA 24 P 2 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 1.00 .900 1.85
3 Seasons P 19 50 10 33 7 1 .860 2.26 .906 1.94
3 Seasons OF 14 18 14 1 3 0 .833 1.07 .917 1.93 0-1-13
3 Seasons TOT 33 68 24 34 10 1 .853 1.76 .762 1.93 0-1-13

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1887 NL--22--7th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1887 NL--14--6th

Games Finished s c a p y
1888 NL--1--10th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 2 (1632), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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Transactions

June, 1889: Released by the New York Giants.

June 25, 1889: Signed as a Free Agent with the Columbus Solons.

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