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Bill Sharp
William Howard Sharp
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 178 lb.

Born: January 18, 1950 in Lima, OH
School: Ohio State University
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 2nd round of the 1971 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 26, 1973
Final Game: September 17, 1976
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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
1973 23 CHW AL 77 223 196 23 54 8 3 4 22 2 3 19 28 .276 .345 .408 .754 108 80 2 3 3 2 2 87/D9
1974 24 CHW AL 100 358 320 45 81 13 2 4 24 0 3 25 37 .253 .309 .344 .652 86 110 9 2 8 3 2 97/8
1975 25 TOT AL 143 445 408 38 102 27 3 1 38 0 3 21 29 .250 .285 .338 .623 76 138 9 1 10 5 2 *879
1975 25 CHW AL 18 38 35 1 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 3 .200 .243 .200 .443 26 7 0 0 1 0 0 9/78
1975 25 MIL AL 125 407 373 37 95 27 3 1 34 0 3 19 26 .255 .289 .351 .640 81 131 9 1 9 5 2 *879
1976 26 MIL AL 78 195 180 16 44 4 0 0 11 1 3 10 15 .244 .288 .267 .555 65 48 3 1 4 0 0 987/D
4 Seasons 398 1221 1104 122 281 52 8 9 95 3 12 75 109 .255 .304 .341 .644 83 376 23 7 25 10 6
162 Game Avg. 162 497 449 50 114 21 3 4 39 1 5 31 44 .255 .304 .341 .644 83 153 9 3 10 4 2
CHW (3 yrs) 195 619 551 69 142 21 5 8 50 2 6 46 68 .258 .318 .358 .675 90 197 11 5 12 5 4
MIL (2 yrs) 203 602 553 53 139 31 3 1 45 1 6 29 41 .251 .289 .324 .612 76 179 12 2 13 5 2

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1973 CHW AL 23 OF 70 54 504.0 159 146 10 3 2 .981 0.9 2.1 -2.1 -2.3 0.2 3 2.79 2.23 .979 2.29 2.02
1973 CHW AL 23 CF 58 53 471.1 155 142 10 3 2 .981 1.3 3.3 -1.7 -2.6 0.9 3 2.90 2.62 .983 2.78 2.54
1973 CHW AL 23 LF 13 1 30.2 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -11.7 -0.3 0.3 -0.6 0 1.47 0.38 .980 2.00 1.68
1973 CHW AL 23 DH 1
1973 CHW AL 23 RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.70
1974 CHW AL 24 OF 99 87 806.0 216 210 3 3 0 .986 4.5 6.7 0.5 1.0 -0.6 4 2.38 2.15 .980 2.41 2.12
1974 CHW AL 24 RF 85 74 677.0 171 165 3 3 0 .982 -0.4 -0.7 -3.4 -0.8 -2.6 3 2.23 1.98 .976 2.18 1.86
1974 CHW AL 24 LF 14 9 92.0 23 23 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 7.8 0.6 -0.2 0.8 0 2.25 1.64 .974 2.12 1.75
1974 CHW AL 24 CF 7 4 37.0 24 24 0 0 0 1.000 4.3 139.5 3.3 2.0 1.2 1 5.84 3.43 .987 2.92 2.63
1975 TOT AL 25 OF 138 101 988.2 325 310 12 3 4 .991 6.2 7.5 2.2 5.9 -3.5 4 2.93 2.33 .979 2.37 2.10
1975 TOT AL 25 CF 83 79 644.1 239 232 5 2 1 .992 5.7 10.6 3.7 4.3 -0.5 2 3.31 2.86 .983 2.84 2.52
1975 TOT AL 25 LF 52 8 179.1 52 49 3 0 2 1.000 1.6 10.7 -0.4 1.7 -2.0 2 2.61 1.00 .975 2.18 1.80
1975 TOT AL 25 RF 34 14 165.0 39 34 4 1 1 .974 -1.1 -8.0 -1.1 -0.1 -1.0 0 2.07 1.12 .977 2.11 1.84
1975 CHW AL 25 OF 14 7 88.0 17 16 0 1 0 .941 -0.7 -9.5 -0.7 -0.4 -0.2 0 1.64 1.14 .982 2.37 2.10
1975 CHW AL 25 RF 11 4 60.0 9 8 0 1 0 .889 -2.3 -46.0 -1.3 -0.4 -0.9 -1 1.20 0.73 .978 2.11 1.84
1975 CHW AL 25 LF 3 2 19.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.8 113.7 0.8 0.0 0.9 1 3.32 2.33 .971 2.18 1.80
1975 CHW AL 25 CF 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -26.7 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 1.00 1.00 1.000 2.80 2.50
1975 MIL AL 25 OF 124 94 900.2 308 294 12 2 4 .994 6.9 9.2 2.9 6.3 -3.3 4 3.06 2.47 .979 2.37 2.10
1975 MIL AL 25 CF 82 78 635.1 238 231 5 2 1 .992 5.9 11.1 3.9 4.3 -0.3 2 3.34 2.88 .983 2.84 2.52
1975 MIL AL 25 LF 49 6 160.1 45 42 3 0 2 1.000 -0.2 -1.5 -1.2 1.7 -2.9 1 2.53 0.92 .976 2.18 1.80
1975 MIL AL 25 RF 23 10 105.0 30 26 4 0 1 1.000 1.2 13.7 0.2 0.3 -0.1 1 2.57 1.30 .977 2.11 1.84
1976 MIL AL 26 OF 56 37 367.0 118 108 7 3 2 .975 5.6 18.3 4.6 3.6 1.0 1 2.82 2.05 .981 2.47 2.21
1976 MIL AL 26 RF 37 25 240.0 67 60 4 3 1 .955 -0.6 -3.0 0.4 0.1 0.3 -1 2.40 1.73 .981 2.21 1.92
1976 MIL AL 26 CF 11 4 43.0 17 17 0 0 0 1.000 1.7 47.4 0.7 0.6 0.1 1 3.56 1.55 .982 2.97 2.60
1976 MIL AL 26 LF 11 8 84.0 33 30 3 0 1 1.000 4.5 64.3 3.5 2.9 0.6 1 3.54 3.00 .979 2.23 1.91
1976 MIL AL 26 DH 7
4 Seasons OF 363 279 2665.2 818 774 32 12 8 .985 17.2 7.7 5.2 8.2 -2.9 12 2.72 2.22 .980 2.38 2.11
4 Seasons CF 159 140 1195.2 435 415 15 5 3 .989 13.0 13.0 6.0 4.3 1.7 7 3.24 2.70 .983 2.82 2.54
4 Seasons RF 157 113 1084.0 277 259 11 7 2 .975 -2.2 -2.4 -4.2 -0.8 -3.4 2 2.24 1.72 .977 2.18 1.87
4 Seasons LF 90 26 386.0 113 107 6 0 3 1.000 6.4 19.9 3.4 4.7 -1.2 3 2.63 1.26 .976 2.16 1.79
2 Seasons DH 8
4 Seasons TOT 363 279 2665.2 818 774 32 12 8 .985 17.2 7.7 5.2 8.2 -2.9 12 2.72 2.22 .965 2.38 2.11
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

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Transactions

June 8, 1971: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 2nd round of the 1971 amateur draft.

May 8, 1975: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Milwaukee Brewers for Bob Coluccio.

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