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Bill Sarni
William Florine Sarni
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 187 lb.

Born: September 19, 1927 in Los Angeles, CA (All Transactions)
Debut: May 9, 1951
Final Game: September 18, 1956
Died: April 15, 1983 in Creve Coeur, MO
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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
1951 23 STL NL 36 97 86 7 15 1 0 0 2 1 0 9 13 .174 .253 .186 .439 19 16 4 0 2 2
1952 24 STL NL 3 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 11 1 0 0 0 /2
1954 26 STL NL 123 415 380 40 114 18 4 9 70 3 3 25 42 .300 .337 .439 .776 100 167 10 0 2 8 *2
1955 27 STL NL 107 362 325 32 83 15 2 3 34 1 1 27 33 .255 .313 .342 .654 74 111 13 1 7 2 0 2
1956 28 TOT NL 121 424 386 28 98 16 5 10 45 1 1 28 46 .254 .305 .399 .704 88 154 8 2 4 4 4 *2
1956 28 STL NL 43 159 148 12 43 7 2 5 22 1 0 8 15 .291 .329 .466 .795 111 69 4 1 1 1 2 2
1956 28 NYG NL 78 265 238 16 55 9 3 5 23 0 1 20 31 .231 .290 .357 .647 74 85 4 1 3 3 2 2
5 Seasons 390 1303 1182 107 311 50 11 22 151 6 5 89 135 .263 .313 .380 .693 83 449 35 3 15 14 4
162 Game Avg. 162 541 491 44 129 21 5 9 63 2 2 37 56 .263 .313 .380 .693 83 187 15 1 6
STL (5 yrs) 312 1038 944 91 256 41 8 17 128 6 4 69 104 .271 .319 .386 .704 85 364 31 2 12 11 2
NYG (1 yr) 78 265 238 16 55 9 3 5 23 0 1 20 31 .231 .290 .357 .647 74 85 4 1 3 3 2

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1951 STL NL 23 C 35 122 107 13 2 3 .984 3.43 .981 4.43 1
1952 STL NL 24 C 3 19 19 0 0 0 1.000 6.33 .984 4.83 0
1954 STL NL 26 C 118 96 903.0 529 486 41 2 12 .996 1.0 1.3 1 5.25 4.47 .986 5.36 4.57 4 19 9 16 64%
1955 STL NL 27 C 99 84 782.1 528 482 39 7 8 .987 -2.0 -3.1 -2 5.99 5.26 .987 5.65 4.82 5 7 18 9 33%
1956 TOT NL 28 C 119 110 975.4 652 586 61 5 10 .992 4.0 4.9 4 5.97 5.44 .985 5.83 5.01 11 17 28 22 44%
1956 STL NL 28 C 41 40 356.2 246 219 25 2 1 .992 0.0 0.0 0 6.16 5.95 .985 5.83 5.01 3 7 18 8 31%
1956 NYG NL 28 C 78 70 618.2 406 367 36 3 9 .993 4.0 7.8 4 5.86 5.17 .985 5.83 5.01 8 10 10 14 58%
5 Seasons C 374 290 2660.2 1850 1680 154 16 33 .991 3.0 1.4 3 6.20 4.90 .986 5.62 4.77 21 43 55 47 46%
5 Seasons TOT 374 290 2660.2 1850 1680 154 16 33 .991 3.0 1.4 3 6.20 4.90 .977 5.62 4.77 21 43 55 47 46%

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1954 NL--8--9th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1893), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2790), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

December 5, 1949: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals from Shreveport (Texas) in the 1949 minor league draft.

June 14, 1956: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with a player to be named later, Jackie Brandt, Dick Littlefield and Red Schoendienst to the New York Giants for a player to be named later, Alvin Dark, Ray Katt, Don Liddle and Whitey Lockman. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Gordon Jones (October 1, 1956) to the New York Giants to complete the trade.

March 27, 1957: Released by the New York Giants.

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