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Bill Short
William Ross Short
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: November 27, 1937 in Kingston, NY
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1955. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 23, 1960
Final Game: June 13, 1969
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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
1960 22 NYY AL 3 5 .375 4.79 10 10 0 2 0 0 47.0 49 25 25 5 30 1 14 1 0 1 210 74 1.681 9.4 1.0 5.7 2.7 0.47
1962 24 BAL AL 0 0 15.75 5 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 8 7 7 0 6 0 3 1 0 0 28 23 3.500 18.0 0.0 13.5 6.8 0.50
1966 28 TOT AL 2 3 .400 3.13 14 6 0 1 1 0 46.0 44 21 16 3 12 0 29 0 0 2 191 110 1.217 8.6 0.6 2.3 5.7 2.42
1966 28 BAL AL 2 3 .400 2.87 6 6 0 1 1 0 37.2 34 15 12 2 10 0 27 0 0 2 155 117 1.168 8.1 0.5 2.4 6.5 2.70
1966 28 BOS AL 0 0 4.32 8 0 0 0 0 0 8.1 10 6 4 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 36 89 1.440 10.8 1.1 2.2 2.2 1.00
1967 29 PIT NL 0 0 3.86 6 0 1 0 0 1 2.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9 87 0.857 3.9 0.0 3.9 3.9 1.00
1968 30 NYM NL 0 3 .000 4.75 34 0 13 0 0 1 30.1 24 17 16 0 14 1 24 1 0 5 128 64 1.253 7.1 0.0 4.2 7.1 1.71
1969 31 CIN NL 0 0 15.43 4 0 1 0 0 0 2.1 4 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 24 2.143 15.4 0.0 3.9 0.0 0.00
6 Seasons 5 11 .313 4.70 73 16 16 3 1 2 132.0 130 75 69 8 64 2 71 3 0 9 577 72 1.470 8.9 0.5 4.4 4.8 1.11
162 Game Avg. 4 8 .313 4.70 56 12 12 2 1 2 101 99 57 53 6 49 2 54 2 0 7 441 72 1.470 8.9 0.5 4.4 4.8 1.11
BAL (2 yrs) 2 3 .400 4.10 11 6 1 1 1 0 41.2 42 22 19 2 16 0 30 1 0 2 183 83 1.392 9.1 0.4 3.5 6.5 1.88
NYM (1 yr) 0 3 .000 4.75 34 0 13 0 0 1 30.1 24 17 16 0 14 1 24 1 0 5 128 64 1.253 7.1 0.0 4.2 7.1 1.71
PIT (1 yr) 0 0 3.86 6 0 1 0 0 1 2.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9 87 0.857 3.9 0.0 3.9 3.9 1.00
BOS (1 yr) 0 0 4.32 8 0 0 0 0 0 8.1 10 6 4 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 36 89 1.440 10.8 1.1 2.2 2.2 1.00
CIN (1 yr) 0 0 15.43 4 0 1 0 0 0 2.1 4 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 24 2.143 15.4 0.0 3.9 0.0 0.00
NYY (1 yr) 3 5 .375 4.79 10 10 0 2 0 0 47.0 49 25 25 5 30 1 14 1 0 1 210 74 1.681 9.4 1.0 5.7 2.7 0.47
AL (3 yrs) 5 8 .385 4.45 29 16 1 3 1 0 97.0 101 53 48 8 48 1 46 2 0 3 429 79 1.536 9.4 0.7 4.5 4.3 0.96
NL (3 yrs) 0 3 .000 5.40 44 0 15 0 0 2 35.0 29 22 21 0 16 1 25 1 0 6 148 57 1.286 7.5 0.0 4.1 6.4 1.56

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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
1960 22 NYY AL 10 16 15 2 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 3 .200 .250 .267 .517 44 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
1962 24 BAL AL 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1966 28 TOT AL 14 12 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .083 .083 .083 .167 -52 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1966 28 BAL AL 6 11 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .091 .091 .091 .182 -47 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1966 28 BOS AL 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1967 29 PIT NL 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1968 30 NYM NL 34 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1969 31 CIN NL 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
6 Seasons 73 33 32 2 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 16 .125 .152 .156 .308 -13 5 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 73 71 4 9 2 0 0 7 0 0 2 36 .125 .152 .156 .308 -13 11 0 0 0 0 0
BAL (2 yrs) 11 12 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .083 .083 .083 .167 -52 1 0 0 0 0 0
NYM (1 yr) 34 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
PIT (1 yr) 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
BOS (1 yr) 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
NYY (1 yr) 10 16 15 2 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 3 .200 .250 .267 .517 44 4 0 0 0 0 0
AL (3 yrs) 29 29 28 2 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 12 .143 .172 .179 .351 -1 5 0 0 0 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 44 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .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
1960 NYY AL 22 P 10 10 47.0 12 7 4 1 1 .917 2.11 1.10 .967 1.95 0.78
1962 BAL AL 24 P 5 0 4.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 2.25 0.20 1.000 2.02 0.80
1966 TOT AL 28 P 14 6 46.0 15 4 11 0 0 1.000 2.93 1.07 .947 1.98 0.75
1966 BAL AL 28 P 6 6 37.2 11 3 8 0 0 1.000 2.63 1.83 .945 1.98 0.75
1966 BOS AL 28 P 8 0 8.1 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 4.32 0.50 .950 1.94 0.75
1967 PIT NL 29 P 6 0 2.1 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 11.57 0.50 .967 1.93 0.78
1968 NYM NL 30 P 34 0 29.2 11 2 9 0 0 1.000 3.34 0.32 .955 2.00 0.85
1969 CIN NL 31 P 4 0 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.93 0.78
6 Seasons P 73 16 131.1 42 15 26 1 1 .976 2.81 0.56 .957 1.97 0.81
6 Seasons TOT 73 16 131.1 42 15 26 1 1 .976 2.81 0.56 .933 1.97 0.81

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Transactions

Before 1955 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

November 27, 1961: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles from the New York Yankees in the 1961 rule 5 draft.

August 15, 1966: Purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the Baltimore Orioles.

October 17, 1966: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Boston Red Sox.

November 29, 1967: Purchased by the New York Mets from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

December 2, 1968: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds from the New York Mets in the 1968 rule 5 draft.

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