Bill Dickey

Position: Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: June 6, 1907 in Bastrop, LA us

Died: November 12, 1993 in Little Rock, AR

Buried: Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, AR

High School: Searcy HS (Searcy, AR)

Debut: August 15, 1928 (Age 21-070d, 6,767th in major league history)
vs. CHW 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 8, 1946 (Age 39-094d)
vs. WSH 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1954. (Voted by BBWAA on 202/252 ballots)
View Bill Dickey's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1929 season

Full Name: William Malcolm Dickey

Nicknames: The Man Nobody Knows

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Relatives: Brother of George Dickey

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

56.4

6300

1969

202

.313

930

RBI

1209

OBP

.382

SLG

.486

OPS

.868

OPS+

127

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	2-8 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 16 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	11 (6-3-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 16 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	10 (5-3-1)

Most Driven In
B Meusel	2

Most Driven In By
F Heimach	1

1928 Batting Game Log

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1928 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	114 (113)	Aug 15	NYY		CHW	L,4-8	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.39	-0.020	1.56	-0.05%	-0.48	PH C
2	2	115	Aug 16	NYY		CHW	W,11-1	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.25	PH C
3	3	121 (5)	Aug 24 (2)	NYY		SLB	L,1-3	5-GF	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.500	.667	8	1.00	-0.018	4.28	-0.05%	-0.17	PH C
4	4	122	Aug 25 (1)	NYY		DET	L,3-9	7-GF	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.625	.875	8	.09	-0.005	.47	-0.02%	0.65	PH C
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	5	128 (5)	Sep 2	NYY	@	WSH	L,0-2	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.556	.778	9	1.00	-0.025	6.21	-0.10%	-0.17	PH
6	6	130 (1)	Sep 3 (2)	NYY		BOS	L,3-4	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.500	.700	7	5.56	-0.154	37.12	-0.62%	-0.33	PH
7	7	131	Sep 5 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.455	.636	8	1.70	-0.050	11.89	-0.21%	-0.33	PH
8	8	134 (2)	Sep 7 (2)	NYY		WSH	L,1-6	7-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.231	.462	.692	8	.27	0.018	2.10	0.08%	0.22	PH C
9	9	140 (5)	Sep 15	NYY	@	SLB	L,5-6	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	8	2.38	-0.123	25.80	-0.80%	-0.58	PH C
10	10	142 (1)	Sep 17	NYY	@	SLB	W,12-2	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.188	.375	.563	6	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.50	PH
							2-8		16	16	1	3	1	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.188	.375	.563		1.09	-0.377	7.99	-1.74%	-1.92

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