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Bill Salkeld
William Franklin Salkeld
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: March 8, 1917 in Pocatello, ID (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1945
Final Game: April 21, 1950
Died: April 22, 1967 in Los Angeles, CA
Relatives: Grandfather of Roger Salkeld
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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
1945 28 PIT NL 95 317 267 45 83 16 1 15 52 2 50 16 .311 .420 .547 .966 163 146 8 0 0 2 MVP-24
1946 29 PIT NL 69 200 160 18 47 8 0 3 19 2 39 16 .294 .432 .400 .832 135 64 1 0 1 2
1947 30 PIT NL 47 68 61 5 13 2 0 0 8 0 6 8 .213 .284 .246 .529 40 15 2 0 1 2
1948 31 BSN NL 78 250 198 26 48 8 1 8 28 1 42 37 .242 .378 .414 .792 115 82 3 1 9 2
1949 32 BSN NL 66 209 161 17 41 5 0 5 25 1 44 24 .255 .417 .379 .796 120 61 5 1 3 2
1950 33 CHW AL 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -31 0 0 0 0 /2
6 Seasons 356 1048 850 111 232 39 2 31 132 6 0 182 101 .273 .402 .433 .835 129 368 19 2 14
162 Game Avg. 162 477 387 51 106 18 1 14 60 3 83 46 .273 .402 .433 .835 129 167 9 1 6
PIT (3 yrs) 211 585 488 68 143 26 1 18 79 4 95 40 .293 .408 .461 .869 138 225 11 0 2
BSN (2 yrs) 144 459 359 43 89 13 1 13 53 2 86 61 .248 .396 .398 .794 117 143 8 2 12
CHW (1 yr) 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -31 0 0 0 0
NL (5 yrs) 355 1044 847 111 232 39 2 31 132 6 181 101 .274 .403 .434 .837 129 368 19 2 14
AL (1 yr) 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -31 0 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1948 31 BSN NL WS CLE L 5 15 9 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 .222 .500 .556 1.056 5 0 0 1 0 0
1 WS 5 15 9 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 .222 .500 .556 1.056 5 0 0 1 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 PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1945 PIT NL 28 C 86 328 279 40 9 8 .973 3.71 .978 3.83 3 MVP-24
1946 PIT NL 29 C 51 213 176 31 6 3 .972 4.06 .980 4.24 6
1947 PIT NL 30 C 15 34 29 4 1 0 .971 2.20 .982 4.37 1
1948 BSN NL 31 C 59 289 254 32 3 5 .990 4.85 .980 4.41 5
1949 BSN NL 32 C 63 256 230 21 5 3 .980 3.98 .982 4.39 4
1950 CHW AL 33 C 1 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 4.00 .975 4.20 0
6 Seasons C 275 1124 972 128 24 19 .979 4.00 .980 4.19 19
6 Seasons TOT 275 1124 972 128 24 19 .979 4.00 .959 4.19 19

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1945-NL-24-2%
0.02 Career Shares (1327th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1945 NL--15--9th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1945 NL--25--9th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1945 NL--2.5--9th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1948 NL--9--8th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 4 (1812), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 16 (894), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

September 14, 1944: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from San Diego (PCL).

November 18, 1947: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Al Lyons and Jim Russell to the Boston Braves for Johnny Hopp and Danny Murtaugh.

September 26, 1949: Purchased by the Chicago White Sox from the Boston Braves.

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