Billy Hamilton
William Robert Hamilton (Sliding Billy)
Hall of Famer
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 6" , Weight: 165 lb.

Born: February 16, 1866 in Newark, NJ (All Transactions)
Debut: July 31, 1888
Final Game: September 16, 1901
Died: December 16, 1940 in Worcester, MA
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1961.
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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
1888 KCC AA 22 OF 35 51 45 4 2 0 .961 1.40 .902 1.79 3-0-32
1889 KCC AA 23 OF 137 259 202 20 37 6 .857 1.62 .908 1.96 7-0-130
1890 PHI NL 24 OF 123 289 232 23 34 4 .882 2.07 .917 1.89 123-0-0
1891 PHI NL 25 OF 133 335 287 17 31 7 .907 2.29 .913 1.88 133-0-0
1892 PHI NL 26 OF 139 345 291 26 28 7 .919 2.28 .911 1.86 138-1-0
1893 PHI NL 27 OF 82 252 228 8 16 6 .937 2.88 .913 2.14 19-63-0
1894 PHI NL 28 OF 129 390 361 15 14 4 .964 2.91 .911 2.24 0-129-0
1895 PHI NL 29 OF 123 355 313 11 31 5 .913 2.63 .917 2.14 3-120-0
1896 BSN NL 30 OF 131 304 276 8 20 2 .934 2.17 .933 2.12 6-125-0
1897 BSN NL 31 OF 126 318 296 10 12 0 .962 2.43 .933 2.06 0-126-0
1898 BSN NL 32 OF 110 218 189 8 21 2 .904 1.79 .939 2.03 0-110-0
1899 BSN NL 33 OF 81 186 166 11 9 2 .952 2.19 .944 2.11 2-78-1
1900 BSN NL 34 OF 136 359 326 14 19 6 .947 2.50 .940 2.13 0-136-0
1901 BSN NL 35 OF 99 253 232 7 14 4 .945 2.41 .942 2.03 0-98-1
14 Seasons OF 1584 3914 3444 182 288 55 .926 2.29 .923 2.03 434-986-164
14 Seasons TOT 1584 3914 3444 182 288 55 .926 2.29 .850 2.03 434-986-164

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1888 KCC AA 22 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 32 35
1889 KCC AA 23 137 137 137 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 130 137
1890 PHI NL 24 123 123 123 0 0 0 0 0 0 123 0 0 123
1891 PHI NL 25 133 133 133 0 0 0 0 0 0 133 0 0 133
1892 PHI NL 26 139 139 139 0 0 0 0 0 0 138 1 0 139
1893 PHI NL 27 82 82 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 63 0 82
1894 PHI NL 28 129 129 129 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 129 0 129
1895 PHI NL 29 123 123 123 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 120 0 123
1896 BSN NL 30 131 131 131 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 125 0 131
1897 BSN NL 31 127 127 127 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 126 0 126
1898 BSN NL 32 110 110 110 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 110 0 110
1899 BSN NL 33 84 84 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 78 1 81
1900 BSN NL 34 136 136 136 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 136 0 136
1901 BSN NL 35 102 102 102 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 98 1 99
14 Seasons 1591 1591 1591 0 0 0 0 0 0 434 986 164 1584
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

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