Bill Steele

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 200lb (180cm, 90kg)

Born: October 5, 1886 in Milford, PA us

Died: October 19, 1949 in Clayton, MO

Buried: Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Louis, MO

Debut: September 10, 1910 (Age 23-340d, 3,402nd in major league history)
vs. CIN 9.0 IP, 9 H, 4 SO, 4 BB, W

Last Game: October 1, 1914 (Age 27-361d)
vs. PHI 1.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1910 season

Full Name: William Mitchell Steele

Nicknames: Big Bill

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.7

ERA

4.02

129

676.2

236

WHIP

1.431

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	17-24 / in Starts: 11-14
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	29 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 72 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	57 (33-15-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 72 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	46 (21-16-9)

Most Driven In
R Oakes	3
A Hauser	2
M Mowrey	1
S Evans	1
J Bliss	0
I Wingo	0
W Smith	0
R Bresnahan	0

Most Driven In By
M Huggins	1
R Ellis	1
E Konetchy	1
L Magee	1
M Mowrey	1

1912 Batting Game Log

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1912 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	53	2 (1)	Apr 13	STL		PIT	W,6-5	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	1.00	0.003	2.71	0.01%	-0.15	P
2	54	5 (2)	Apr 16	STL		CHC	W,20-5	GS-7	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0		0		0		.333	.667	.333	1.000	9	.54	-0.034	1.58	-0.06%	1.35	P
3	55	8 (2)	Apr 21	STL	@	CIN	L,1-7	GS-8	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.500	.714	.750	1.464	9	1.66	0.076	4.70	0.13%	0.68	P
4	56	12 (3)	Apr 26	STL	@	CHC	W,10-8	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.500	.714	.750	1.464	9						P
5	57	13	Apr 27	STL	@	CHC	L,0-9	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.500	.714	.750	1.464	9						P
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
6	58	19 (5)	May 7	STL		NYG	L,2-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.333	.556	.500	1.056	9	1.05	-0.054	.95	-0.03%	-0.48	P
7	59	24 (4)	May 13	STL		BSN	W,4-3	2-GF(11)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.273	.429	.364	.792	9	1.77	-0.096	1.02	-0.03%	-0.89	P
8	60	29 (4)	May 18	STL		PHI	L,5-12	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1		0		.231	.412	.308	.719	9	.75	0.077	.46	0.03%	0.93	P
9	61	34 (4)	May 23	STL		CIN	W,11-10	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.200	.368	.267	.635	9	1.28	-0.159	.78	-0.06%	-1.97	P
10	62	38 (3)	May 27	STL	@	PIT	W,6-3	2-GF	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.222	.364	.278	.641	9	.25	-0.002	.16	0.00%	-0.01	P
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
11	63	43 (4)	Jun 1	STL	@	NYG	L,4-13	GS-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.222	.391	.278	.669	9	.77	0.018	.90	0.01%	0.21	P
12	64	47 (3)	Jun 7	STL	@	PHI	L,4-5	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0		.200	.385	.250	.635	9	1.26	-0.064	.50	-0.02%	-0.36	P
13	65	51 (3)	Jun 12	STL	@	BSN	W,8-6	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.174	.345	.217	.562	9	.74	-0.061	.17	-0.01%	-0.68	P
14	66	52	Jun 13	STL	@	BSN	L,4-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.174	.345	.217	.562	9						P
15	67	56 (3)	Jun 18	STL	@	BRO	L,6-9	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.167	.355	.208	.563	9	1.04	-0.018	.09	0.00%	-0.39	P
16	68	60 (3)	Jun 22	STL		CHC	L,2-10	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.160	.344	.200	.544	9	.13	-0.004	.01	0.00%	-0.24	P
17	69	63 (2)	Jun 25 (1)	STL		PIT	L,4-10	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.160	.344	.200	.544	9						P
18	70	64	Jun 25 (2)	STL		PIT	L,3-19	7-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.154	.333	.192	.526	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.16	P
19	71	66 (1)	Jun 27	STL		PIT	L,2-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.154	.333	.192	.526	9						P
20	72	68 (1)	Jun 29	STL	@	CIN	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	1	0	4	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.200	.351	.300	.651	9	1.62	0.268	.00	0.00%	2.72	P
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	73	74 (5)	Jul 6	STL		CHC	W,12-7	GS-5	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.226	.368	.355	.723	9	.99	0.068	.00	0.00%	0.62	P
22	74	78 (3)	Jul 9 (2)	STL		BSN	W,8-7	10-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.226	.368	.355	.723	9						P
23	75	79	Jul 11	STL		BSN	W,9-6	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.226	.368	.355	.723	9						P
24	76	82 (2)	Jul 14 (2)	STL		NYG	W,4-2	2-GF	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		0		0		.200	.333	.314	.648	9	1.05	-0.109	.00	0.00%	-1.49	P
25	77	86 (3)	Jul 19	STL		BRO	W,6-4	2-4	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.222	.364	.333	.697	9	1.91	0.120	.00	0.00%	1.21	P
26	78	87	Jul 20	STL		BRO	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.205	.340	.308	.648	9	.79	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-0.75	P
27	79	92 (4)	Jul 27 (1)	STL	@	BSN	W,7-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.205	.340	.308	.648	9						P
28	80	93	Jul 27 (2)	STL	@	BSN	L,2-3	2-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.195	.327	.293	.619	9	1.05	-0.058	.00	0.00%	-0.35	P
29	81	95 (1)	Jul 31 (1)	STL	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.222	.340	.311	.651	9	.56	0.069	.00	0.00%	0.68	P
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
30	82	99 (3)	Aug 3	STL	@	PHI	W,7-5	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.229	.351	.313	.663	9	.63	0.008	.00	0.00%	0.02	P
31	83	102 (2)	Aug 7	STL	@	BRO	L,7-8	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.212	.328	.288	.616	9	.81	-0.130	.00	0.00%	-1.33	P
32	84	105 (2)	Aug 10	STL	@	NYG	L,2-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		2		0		.200	.313	.273	.585	9	.68	0.041	.00	0.00%	0.35	P
33	85	109 (3)	Aug 17 (1)	STL		BSN	L,1-3	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.196	.308	.268	.576	9	1.43	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.30	P
34	86	114 (4)	Aug 22	STL		BRO	L,5-9	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.193	.303	.263	.566	9	.34	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.16	P
35	87	118 (3)	Aug 27	STL		PHI	L,5-7	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.193	.303	.263	.566	9						P
36	88	121 (2)	Aug 30	STL	@	CHC	L,4-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.190	.299	.259	.557	9	.42	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.11	P
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
37	89	125 (3)	Sep 2 (2)	STL	@	CIN	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.186	.294	.254	.548	8	3.88	-0.060	.00	0.00%	-0.21	PH
38	90	131 (5)	Sep 8	STL		PIT	L,8-12	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.186	.294	.254	.548	9						P
39	91	139 (7)	Sep 17	STL	@	BSN	L,4-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.186	.294	.254	.548	9						P
40	92	144 (4)	Sep 23	STL	@	BRO	L,2-7	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.183	.290	.250	.540	9	.41	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
41	93	146 (1)	Sep 26	STL	@	PIT	L,5-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.177	.282	.242	.524	9	.23	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
							17-24		72	62	5	11	2	1	0	7	9	0	15	0	1		3		0		.177	.282	.242	.524		.97	-0.238	.48	-0.03%	-1.69

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