Bill Rigney

Positions: Second Baseman, Third Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 178lb (185cm, 80kg)

Born: January 29, 1918 in Alameda, CA us

Died: February 20, 2001 in Walnut Creek, CA

Buried: Cremated

High School: Oakland HS (Oakland, CA)

Debut: April 16, 1946 (Age 28-077d, 10,099th in major league history)
vs. PHI 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 12, 1953 (Age 35-226d)
vs. CHC 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1946 season

Full Name: William Joseph Rigney

Nicknames: Specs or The Cricket

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.8

1966

510

.259

281

RBI

212

OBP

.334

SLG

.376

OPS

.710

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	21-24 / in Starts: 8-5
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 80 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	41 (22-13-6) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 80 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	52 (27-16-8)

Most Driven In
Self	4
M Irvin	3
B Thomson	1
W Lockman	1

Most Driven In By
Self	4
D Mueller	2
A Dark	1
E Stanky	1
M Irvin	1

1951 Batting Game Log

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1951 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	532	10 (9)	Apr 25	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-2	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0		1.000			7	4.69	0.138	7.07	0.13%	0.66	PH
2	533	12 (1)	Apr 27	NYG		BSN	L,3-7	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	.38	-0.010	.42	-0.01%	-0.11	PH
3	534	13	Apr 28	NYG	@	BRO	L,4-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	8	.17	-0.004	.15	0.00%	-0.16	PH
May		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
4	535	24 (10)	May 9	NYG		STL	W,17-3	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	2	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.16	2B
5	536	34 (9)	May 20	NYG	@	STL	L,7-8	7-7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	4		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
Jun		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
6	537	44 (9)	Jun 2	NYG		PIT	W,14-3	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	1						2B
7	538	46 (1)	Jun 3 (2)	NYG		STL	L,3-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	4						PR
8	539	47	Jun 4	NYG		STL	L,2-7	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	.74	-0.019	2.12	-0.03%	-0.24	PH
9	540	49 (1)	Jun 6	NYG		CIN	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	7						PR
10	541	51 (1)	Jun 9	NYG		CHC	W,10-1	7-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.800	1.133	1	.01	0.001	.02	0.00%	1.00	PH 2B
11	542	52	Jun 10 (1)	NYG		CHC	W,6-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.333	.800	1.133	1						2B
12	543	56 (3)	Jun 14	NYG	@	CIN	W,11-6	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.667	.952	1	.05	-0.001	.13	0.00%	-0.36	2B
13	544	57	Jun 15	NYG	@	PIT	W,11-6	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.667	.952	1						2B
14	545	59 (1)	Jun 17 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	L,5-11	0-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.125	.222	.500	.722	1						2B
15	546	60	Jun 17 susp	NYG	@	PIT	W,7-6	0-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.500	.722	4						3B
16	547	65 (4)	Jun 22	NYG	@	CHC	W,9-6	CG(10)	6	6	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	1	.214	.267	.643	.910	1	.63	0.045	1.94	0.08%	0.14	2B
17	548	66	Jun 23	NYG	@	CHC	L,4-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.263	.556	.819	1	.96	-0.043	3.03	-0.08%	-0.56	2B
18	549	67	Jun 24	NYG	@	CHC	W,10-7	CG	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.190	.292	.476	.768	1	1.17	-0.036	3.19	-0.06%	-0.52	2B
19	550	68	Jun 26	NYG		BRO	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.259	.417	.676	8	.37	-0.029	1.94	-0.09%	-0.64	3B
20	551	69	Jun 27	NYG		BRO	L,4-10	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.160	.250	.400	.650	9	.03	-0.001	.17	0.00%	-0.16	PH
Jul		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
21	552	72 (2)	Jul 1	NYG	@	BSN	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.138	.219	.345	.564	8	.31	-0.031	1.15	-0.07%	-1.11	3B
22	553	73	Jul 2	NYG		PHI	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.152	.222	.364	.586	8	1.18	-0.009	4.53	-0.02%	-0.19	3B
23	554	74	Jul 3	NYG		PHI	W,9-8	CG(13)	6	5	1	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.211	.268	.474	.742	8	2.38	0.783	8.69	1.72%	1.68	3B
24	555	75	Jul 4 (1)	NYG	@	BRO	L,5-6	CG(11)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.195	.267	.439	.706	8	.93	-0.067	6.12	-0.27%	-0.85	3B
25	556	76	Jul 4 (2)	NYG	@	BRO	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.286	.444	.730	7	1.24	-0.036	7.69	-0.13%	-0.22	3B
26	557	77	Jul 5	NYG	@	BRO	L,4-8	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.208	.283	.417	.700	8	.88	-0.002	4.84	-0.01%	0.87	3B
27	558	78	Jul 6	NYG		BSN	W,12-10	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.216	.286	.412	.697	7	.85	-0.042	2.39	-0.07%	-0.26	3B
28	559	79	Jul 7	NYG		BSN	W,7-6	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.212	.281	.404	.685	9	1.02	-0.026	2.79	-0.04%	-0.24	PH
29	560	83 (3)	Jul 14	NYG		STL	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.267	.382	.648	8	1.15	-0.054	2.35	-0.07%	-0.70	3B
30	561	85 (1)	Jul 15 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,8-3	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.224	.297	.397	.693	8	.65	0.047	1.14	0.05%	0.73	3B
31	562	88 (2)	Jul 18	NYG		CHC	L,3-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.220	.292	.390	.682	7	.50	-0.013	1.22	-0.02%	-0.16	3B
32	563	91 (2)	Jul 22 (1)	NYG		CIN	L,3-7	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.217	.288	.383	.671	9	.47	-0.012	1.10	-0.02%	-0.16	PH
Aug		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
33	564	107 (15)	Aug 8 (1)	NYG	@	BRO	L,2-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.213	.284	.377	.661	9	.05	-0.001	.14	0.00%	-0.23	PH
34	565	108	Aug 8 (2)	NYG	@	BRO	L,6-7	5-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	.213	.294	.377	.671	9	.24	0.009	.50	0.01%	0.13	PH
35	566	120 (11)	Aug 21	NYG		CIN	W,7-4	5-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.213	.304	.377	.681	9	1.02	0.044	1.65	0.04%	0.39	PH
36	567	122 (1)	Aug 24	NYG		STL	W,6-5	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.210	.300	.371	.671	9	3.34	-0.080	6.67	-0.10%	-0.30	PH
37	568	125 (2)	Aug 27 (1)	NYG		CHC	W,5-4	12-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.206	.296	.365	.661	7	5.63	0.166	18.01	0.32%	-0.14	PH
38	569	127 (1)	Aug 28	NYG		PIT	L,0-2	8-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.219	.306	.375	.681	9	.63	0.026	2.49	0.06%	0.13	PH
39	570	129 (1)	Aug 30	NYG		PIT	L,9-10	8-9	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.315	.431	.746	8	2.48	0.303	7.29	0.53%	1.00	PH
Sep/Oct		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
40	571	132 (2)	Sep 3 (1)	NYG		PHI	L,3-6	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.227	.311	.424	.735	9	1.02	-0.026	3.67	-0.06%	-0.24	PH
41	572	140 (7)	Sep 11 (2)	NYG	@	STL	L,3-4	8-8	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.239	.320	.448	.768	9	.25	0.015	.96	0.04%	0.22	PH
42	573	141	Sep 13 (1)	NYG	@	STL	L,4-6	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.316	.441	.757	8	.59	-0.015	1.66	-0.03%	-0.24	PH
43	574	150 (8)	Sep 24	NYG		BSN	W,4-3	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.235	.316	.441	.757	8	3.19	-0.013	23.15	-0.06%	-0.21	PH
44	575	156 (5)	Oct 2	NYG		BRO	L,0-10	6-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.325	.441	.766	9	.11	0.004	4.21	0.08%	0.13	PH
45	576	157	Oct 3	NYG		BRO	W,5-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.232	.321	.435	.755	8	1.05	-0.027	87.50	-1.35%	-0.24	PH
							21-24		80	69	9	16	2	0	4	9	8	1	7	1	2		1	0	0	1	.232	.321	.435	.755		1.06	0.984	4.92	0.50%	-1.31

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