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Billy McCool
William John McCool
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 203 lb.

Born: July 14, 1944 in Batesville, IN
Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 24, 1964
Final Game: July 8, 1970
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1964 19 CIN NL 6 5 .545 2.42 40 3 21 0 0 7 89.1 66 27 24 3 29 5 87 1 0 2 358 149 1.063 6.6 0.3 2.9 8.8 3.00
1965 20 CIN NL 9 10 .474 4.27 62 2 43 0 0 21 105.1 93 53 50 9 47 7 120 4 0 8 449 88 1.329 7.9 0.8 4.0 10.3 2.55
1966 21 CIN NL 8 8 .500 2.48 57 0 45 0 0 18 105.1 76 32 29 5 41 7 104 3 0 4 424 159 1.111 6.5 0.4 3.5 8.9 2.54 AS
1967 22 CIN NL 3 7 .300 3.42 31 11 7 0 0 2 97.1 92 45 37 8 56 7 83 5 1 7 442 111 1.521 8.5 0.7 5.2 7.7 1.48
1968 23 CIN NL 3 4 .429 4.97 30 4 9 0 0 2 50.2 59 35 28 4 41 4 30 0 0 8 248 64 1.974 10.5 0.7 7.3 5.3 0.73
1969 24 SDP NL 3 5 .375 4.30 54 0 35 0 0 7 58.2 59 32 28 2 42 8 35 6 0 5 276 82 1.722 9.1 0.3 6.4 5.4 0.83
1970 25 STL NL 0 3 .000 6.23 18 0 3 0 0 1 21.2 20 15 15 0 16 0 12 0 0 3 99 66 1.662 8.3 0.0 6.6 5.0 0.75
7 Seasons 32 42 .432 3.59 292 20 163 0 0 58 528.1 465 239 211 31 272 38 471 19 1 37 2296 103 1.395 7.9 0.5 4.6 8.0 1.73
162 Game Avg. 7 9 .432 3.59 64 4 36 0 0 13 115 101 52 46 7 59 8 103 4 0 8 500 103 1.395 7.9 0.5 4.6 8.0 1.73
CIN (5 yrs) 29 34 .460 3.38 220 20 125 0 0 50 448.0 386 192 168 29 214 30 424 13 1 29 1921 110 1.339 7.8 0.6 4.3 8.5 1.98
STL (1 yr) 0 3 .000 6.23 18 0 3 0 0 1 21.2 20 15 15 0 16 0 12 0 0 3 99 66 1.662 8.3 0.0 6.6 5.0 0.75
SDP (1 yr) 3 5 .375 4.30 54 0 35 0 0 7 58.2 59 32 28 2 42 8 35 6 0 5 276 82 1.722 9.1 0.3 6.4 5.4 0.83

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1964 19 CIN NL 40 18 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 2 0 1 0 0 1
1965 20 CIN NL 62 28 27 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 .037 .071 .037 .108 -69 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1966 21 CIN NL 57 19 18 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .167 .211 .167 .377 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
1967 22 CIN NL 31 29 26 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 16 .077 .143 .077 .220 -38 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
1968 23 CIN NL 30 9 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .125 .125 .125 .250 -26 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1969 24 SDP NL 54 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1970 25 STL NL 18 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
7 Seasons 292 109 101 2 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 53 .069 .105 .069 .174 -51 7 2 0 4 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 60 56 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 29 .069 .105 .069 .174 -51 4 1 0 2 0 0
CIN (5 yrs) 220 103 96 2 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 52 .073 .110 .073 .183 -48 7 2 0 3 0 0
STL (1 yr) 18 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
SDP (1 yr) 54 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

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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
1964 CIN NL 19 P 40 3 89.1 9 1 8 0 0 1.000 0.91 0.23 .956 2.14 0.84
1965 CIN NL 20 P 62 2 105.1 17 2 15 0 0 1.000 1.45 0.27 .953 2.08 0.81
1966 CIN NL 21 P 57 0 105.1 28 3 25 0 3 1.000 2.39 0.49 .943 1.96 0.74 AS
1967 CIN NL 22 P 31 11 97.1 17 1 14 2 0 .882 1.39 0.48 .965 2.00 0.78
1968 CIN NL 23 P 30 4 50.2 11 3 6 2 0 .818 1.60 0.30 .964 2.01 0.85
1969 SDP NL 24 P 54 0 58.2 11 0 10 1 0 .909 1.53 0.19 .964 1.95 0.78
1970 STL NL 25 P 18 0 21.2 5 0 5 0 0 1.000 2.08 0.28 .940 1.87 0.71
7 Seasons P 292 20 528.1 98 10 83 5 3 .949 1.58 0.32 .954 2.02 0.79
7 Seasons TOT 292 20 528.1 98 10 83 5 3 .949 1.58 0.32 .903 2.02 0.79

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1966

Games Played s c a p y
1965 NL  62 (5th)

Saves s c a p y
1965 NL  21 (2nd)
1966 NL  18 (2nd)
Career  58 (220th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1965 NL  43 (3rd)
1966 NL  45 (2nd)
1969 NL  35 (9th)

Youngest s c a p y
1964 NL  born 1944-07-14 (10th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 7 (1632), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 5 (1252), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 8 (996), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Danny Frisella (945)
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  1. Herb Pennock (967) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

Before 1963 Season: Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent.

October 14, 1968: Drafted by the San Diego Padres from the Cincinnati Reds as the 46th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

April 2, 1970: Traded by the San Diego Padres to the St. Louis Cardinals for Steve Huntz.

October 6, 1970: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Boston Red Sox for Bill Landis. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

February 19, 1971: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Kansas City Royals for Hawk Taylor.

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