Bill Keister

William Hoffman Keister (Wagon Tongue)

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Rightfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 5", Weight: 168 lb.

Born: August 17, 1871 in Baltimore, MD (All Transactions)
Debut: May 20, 1896
Teams (by GP): Orioles/Cardinals/Senators/Phillies/Beaneaters 1896-1903

Final Game: August 25, 1903
Died: August 19, 1924 in Baltimore, MD
Buried: Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
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Standard Fielding

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	G	Awards
1896	BLN	NL	24	2B	8				26	10	14	2	1	.923		3.00	.940		5.52
1896	BLN	NL	24	3B	6				25	6	13	6	1	.760		3.17	.892		3.47
1898	BSN	NL	26	2B	4				13	4	9	0	1	1.000		3.25	.943		5.62
1898	BSN	NL	26	SS	4				9	3	6	0	1	1.000		2.25	.913		5.65
1898	BSN	NL	26	OF	1				4	3	1	0	0	1.000		4.00	.938		2.10	0-0-1
1899	BLN	NL	27	SS	90				505	169	283	53	25	.895		5.02	.910		5.65
1899	BLN	NL	27	2B	46				224	94	117	13	11	.942		4.59	.941		5.55
1899	BLN	NL	27	OF	1				3	2	1	0	0	1.000		3.00	.943		2.20	1-0-0
1900	STL	NL	28	2B	116				562	206	315	41	26	.927		4.49	.938		5.27
1900	STL	NL	28	SS	7				43	14	21	8	1	.814		5.00	.922		5.87
1900	STL	NL	28	3B	3				14	4	9	1	0	.929		4.33	.895		3.83
1901	BLA	AL	29	SS	112				650	231	322	97	30	.851		4.94	.898		5.34
1902	WSH	AL	30	OF	65				136	115	9	12	3	.912		1.91	.944		2.07	0-12-53
1902	WSH	AL	30	2B	40				229	97	121	11	9	.952		5.45	.948		5.36
1902	WSH	AL	30	3B	14				52	14	28	10	1	.808		3.00	.912		3.57
1902	WSH	AL	30	SS	2				12	3	8	1	1	.917		5.50	.928		5.75
1903	PHI	NL	31	OF	100				168	136	22	10	1	.940		1.58	.942		1.94	0-0-100
	5 Seasons			SS	215				1219	420	640	159	58	.870		4.93	.904		5.50
	5 Seasons			2B	214				1054	411	576	67	48	.936		4.61	.941		5.36
	4 Seasons			OF	167				311	256	33	22	4	.929		1.73	.943		1.99	1-12-154
	3 Seasons			3B	23				91	24	50	17	2	.813		3.22	.904		3.58
	7 Seasons			TOT	619				2675	1111	1299	265	112	.901		3.89	.923		4.43	1-12-154
Lg				Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	G	Awards

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Pre-1948 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
From 1948 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1948 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1918 on.
Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1948 to 1973 and complete from then on.
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Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Appearances

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	G	Batting	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF
1896	BLN	NL	24	15	15	8	6	0	0	0	0	0
1898	BSN	NL	26	10	10	4	0	4	0	0	1	1
1899	BLN	NL	27	136	136	46	0	90	1	0	0	1
1900	STL	NL	28	126	126	116	3	7	0	0	0	0
1901	BLA	AL	29	115	115	0	0	112	0	0	0	0
1902	WSH	AL	30	119	119	40	14	2	0	12	53	65
1903	PHI	NL	31	100	100	0	0	0	0	0	100	100
	7 Seasons			621	621	214	23	215	1	12	154	167

Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1918 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Errors Committed† s c a p y 1901 AL 97 (1st)	Def. Games as 2B s c a p y 1900 NL 116 (4th)	Errors Committed as 2B s c a p y 1900 NL 41 (3rd)	Def. Games as SS s c a p y 1901 AL 112 (5th)
Putouts as SS s c a p y 1901 AL 231 (5th)	Errors Committed as SS s c a p y 1901 AL 97 (1st)	Assists as OF s c a p y 1903 NL 22 (3rd)

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