Bill James
William Lawrence James (Seattle Bill)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 196 lb.

Born: March 12, 1892 in Iowa Hill, CA
High School: Union (Oroville, CA)
School: Saint Mary's College of California (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1913
Final Game: June 4, 1919
Died: March 10, 1971 in Oroville, CA
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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 Awards
1913 BSN NL 21 P 24 49 7 35 7 2 .857 1.75 .959 1.57
1914 BSN NL 22 P 46 99 4 85 10 7 .899 1.93 .945 1.65 MVP-3
1915 BSN NL 23 P 13 27 2 25 0 0 1.000 2.08 .948 1.68
1919 BSN NL 27 P 1 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 3.00 .967 1.90
4 Seasons P 84 178 13 148 17 9 .904 1.92 .950 1.63
4 Seasons TOT 84 178 13 148 17 9 .904 1.92 .854 1.63

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
1913 BSN NL 21 24 24 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1914 BSN NL 22 49 49 49 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1915 BSN NL 23 14 14 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1919 BSN NL 27 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons 88 88 88 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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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