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Bill Salkeld

Positions: Catcher and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 190lb (178cm, 86kg)

Born: March 8, 1917 in Pocatello, ID us

Died: April 22, 1967 in Los Angeles, CA

Buried: Forest Lawn-Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, CA

Debut: April 18, 1945 (Age 28-041d, 9,903rd in major league history)
vs. CIN 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 21, 1950 (Age 33-044d)
vs. DET 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1945 season

Full Name: William Franklin Salkeld

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Relatives: Grandfather of Roger Salkeld

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.8

850

232

.273

111

RBI

132

OBP

.402

SLG

.433

OPS

.835

OPS+

128

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	2-3 / in Starts: 2-2
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	3 games
Most Games w/o RBI	3 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SH	ROE	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1948	WS g1	Oct 6	BSN		CLE	W,1-0	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	6	1.38	0.033	72.03	0.94%	0.08	C
2	1948	WS g2	Oct 7	BSN		CLE	L,1-4	GS-6	3	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	.500	.800	.500	1.300	6	.97	0.120	51.74	3.98%	1.02	C
3	1948	WS g4	Oct 9	BSN	@	CLE	L,1-2	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.667	.333	1.000	7	1.43	-0.037	92.25	-1.33%	-0.11	PH
4	1948	WS g5	Oct 10	BSN	@	CLE	W,11-5	CG	5	4	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	.286	.545	.714	1.260	6	.49	0.147	24.32	3.88%	0.65	C
5	1948	WS g6	Oct 11	BSN		CLE	L,3-4	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.222	.500	.556	1.056	6	1.04	-0.050	94.50	-2.34%	-0.48	C
									15	9	2	2	1	1	5	1	1		.222	.500	.556	1.056

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