Billy Shindle

William D. Shindle

Positions: Third Baseman and Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8", Weight: 155 lb.

Born: December 5, 1860 in Gloucester, NJ (All Transactions)
Debut: October 5, 1886
Teams (by GP): Orioles/Bridegrooms/Grooms/Athletics/Phillies/... 1886-1898

Final Game: September 17, 1898
Died: June 3, 1936 in Lakeland, NJ
Buried: Union Cemetery, Gloucester City, NJ
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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
1886	DTN	NL	25	SS	7				30	3	24	3	1	.900		3.86	.880		4.37
1887	DTN	NL	26	3B	21				66	24	30	12	5	.818		2.57	.870		3.43
1887	DTN	NL	26	OF	1				2	1	0	1	0	.500		1.00	.885		2.00	1-0-0
1888	BAL	AA	27	3B	135				605	218	340	47	26	.922		4.13	.867		3.46
1889	BAL	AA	28	3B	138				636	225	323	88	25	.862		3.97	.857		3.56
1890	PHQ	PL	29	SS	130				827	266	442	119	67	.856		5.45	.868		5.13
1890	PHQ	PL	29	3B	2				7	2	2	3	0	.571		2.00	.853		3.55
1891	PHI	NL	30	3B	100				459	153	248	58	24	.874		4.01	.881		3.67
1891	PHI	NL	30	SS	3				16	4	12	0	1	1.000		5.33	.889		5.27
1892	BLN	NL	31	3B	134				660	200	382	78	27	.882		4.34	.879		3.58
1892	BLN	NL	31	SS	9				61	25	24	12	1	.803		5.44	.897		5.37
1893	BLN	NL	32	3B	125				547	176	308	63	24	.885		3.87	.893		3.79
1894	BRO	NL	33	3B	117				471	192	230	49	12	.896		3.61	.878		3.48
1895	BRO	NL	34	3B	117				447	142	258	47	16	.895		3.42	.872		3.46
1896	BRO	NL	35	3B	131				433	144	251	38	20	.912		3.02	.892		3.46
1897	BRO	NL	36	3B	134				471	185	241	45	13	.904		3.18	.892		3.35
1898	BRO	NL	37	3B	120				474	154	278	42	23	.911		3.60	.902		3.48
	12 Seasons			3B	1274				5276	1815	2891	570	215	.892		3.69	.880		3.52
	4 Seasons			SS	149				934	298	502	134	70	.857		5.37	.871		5.11
	1 Season			OF	1				2	1	0	1	0	.500		1.00	.885		2.00	1-0-0
	13 Seasons			TOT	1424				6212	2114	3393	705	285	.887		3.87	.879		3.69	1-0-0
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.
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Appearances

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	G	Batting	3B	SS	LF	OF
1886	DTN	NL	25	7	7	0	7	0	0
1887	DTN	NL	26	22	22	21	0	1	1
1888	BAL	AA	27	135	135	135	0	0	0
1889	BAL	AA	28	138	138	138	0	0	0
1890	PHQ	PL	29	132	132	2	130	0	0
1891	PHI	NL	30	103	103	100	3	0	0
1892	BLN	NL	31	143	143	134	9	0	0
1893	BLN	NL	32	125	125	125	0	0	0
1894	BRO	NL	33	117	117	117	0	0	0
1895	BRO	NL	34	117	117	117	0	0	0
1896	BRO	NL	35	131	131	131	0	0	0
1897	BRO	NL	36	134	134	134	0	0	0
1898	BRO	NL	37	120	120	120	0	0	0
	13 Seasons			1424	1424	1274	149	1	1

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

Assists† s c a p y 1890 PL 444 (3rd)	Errors Committed† s c a p y 1889 AA 88 (5th) 1890 PL 122 (1st) 1892 NL 90 (5th) Career 705 (27th)	Def. Games as 3B s c a p y 1888 AA 135 (3rd) 1889 AA 138 (1st) 1891 NL 100 (5th) 1892 NL 134 (3rd) 1893 NL 125 (5th) 1895 NL 117 (5th) 1896 NL 131 (1st) 1897 NL 134 (1st) Career 1,274 (64th)	Putouts as 3B s c a p y 1888 AA 218 (1st) 1889 AA 225 (1st) 1891 NL 153 (3rd) 1892 NL 200 (1st) 1893 NL 176 (5th) 1894 NL 192 (2nd) 1895 NL 142 (5th) 1897 NL 185 (4th) Career 1,815 (18th)
Assists as 3B s c a p y 1888 AA 340 (1st) 1889 AA 323 (1st) 1891 NL 248 (5th) 1892 NL 382 (1st) 1893 NL 308 (1st) 1895 NL 258 (3rd) 1896 NL 251 (3rd) 1897 NL 241 (5th) Career 2,891 (45th)	Errors Committed as 3B s c a p y 1889 AA 88 (1st) 1891 NL 58 (3rd) 1892 NL 78 (1st) 1893 NL 63 (2nd) 1894 NL 49 (3rd) 1897 NL 45 (4th) Career 570 (4th)	Def. Games as SS s c a p y 1890 PL 130 (1st)	Putouts as SS s c a p y 1890 PL 266 (2nd)
Assists as SS s c a p y 1890 PL 442 (2nd)	Errors Committed as SS s c a p y 1890 PL 119 (1st)	Range Factor/Game as 3B s c a p y 1888 AA 4.13 (2nd) 1889 AA 3.97 (1st) 1891 NL 4.01 (2nd) 1892 NL 4.34 (1st) 1893 NL 3.87 (4th) 1894 NL 3.61 (3rd) Career 3.69 (3rd)	Fielding % as 3B s c a p y 1888 AA .922 (1st) 1889 AA .862 (4th) 1895 NL .895 (3rd) 1896 NL .912 (5th)
Range Factor/Game as SS s c a p y 1890 PL 5.45 (3rd)	Oldest s c a p y 1898 NL born 1860-12-05 (5th)

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