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Billy Sorrell

Billy Lee Sorrell

Positions: Pinch Hitter, Third Baseman and Leftfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: October 14, 1940 in Morehead, KY
Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1959. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 2, 1965
Teams (by GP): Royals/Giants/Phillies 1965-1970

Final Game: October 1, 1970
Died: July 22, 2008 in Rancho Bernardo, CA
Cremated
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Standard Batting

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	19	PHI-min	D-,D	103	365	365		90	9	5	8						.247	.247	.364	.611		133							JOH,TAM · APPY,FLOR
1961	20	PHI-min	C	138	582	508	117	162	17	9	3	81	43	9	74	54	.319	.405	.406	.811		206							BAK · CALL
1962	21	PHI-min	A	134	583	531	85	149	28	5	6	60	23		46	42	.281	.338	.386	.725		205		2	1	3	0		WPT · EL
1963	22	PHI-min	AA	138	613	570	78	160	27	5	14	57	5	5	43	54	.281	.331	.419	.750		239							CNG · SALL
1964	23	PHI-min	AAA	137	532	459	74	132	26	3	22	67	6	10	67	49	.288	.379	.501	.880		230		2	1	3			ARK · PCL
1965	24	PHI-min	AAA	133	582	533	81	146	29	6	15	58	5	4	44	47	.274	.329	.435	.764		232		1	1	3			ARK · PCL
1965	24	PHI	NL	10	15	13	2	5	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	1	.385	.467	.615	1.082	205	8	0	0	0	0	0	/5

1966	25	PHI-min	AAA	156	569	503	74	133	18	3	20	80	5	2	54	11	.264	.335	.431	.767		217		3	2	7			SDG · PCL
1967	26	PHI-min	AAA	78	307	277	37	69	16	1	0	25	1	2	26	16	.249	.311	.314	.626		87		0	2	2			SDG · PCL
1967	26	SFG	NL	18	21	17	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	.176	.300	.235	.535	56	4	0	0	1	0	0	/7

1968	27	NYM-min	AAA	117	441	384	54	115	18	4	9	56	6	7	47	33	.299	.372	.438	.809		168		2	0	8			JCK · IL
1969	28	NYM-KCR-min	AAA	123	480	404	54	106	19	3	9	47	9	6	67	56	.262	.370	.391	.761		158		4	2	3			TID,OMA · IL,AA
1970	29	KCR-min	AAA	37	154	136	18	49	5	2	2	17	0	2	15	12	.360	.425	.471	.895		64		1	1	1			OMA · AA
1970	29	KCR	AL	57	145	135	12	36	2	0	4	14	1	0	10	13	.267	.317	.370	.688	90	50	5	0	0	0	4	5/379
1971	30	KCR-min	AAA	117	435	381	60	104	24	3	8	48	5	2	43	38	.273	.349	.415	.763		158		4	2	5			OMA · AA
1972	31	HAU	Fgn																										HAU · JPPL
1973	32	HAU	Fgn																										HAU · JPPL
3 Yrs				85	181	165	15	44	3	0	5	17	1	0	15	16	.267	.328	.376	.704	96	62	5	0	1	0	4
162 Game Avg.				162	345	314	29	84	6	0	10	32	2	0	29	30	.267	.328	.376	.704	96	118	10	0	2	0	8

KCR (1 yr)				57	145	135	12	36	2	0	4	14	1	0	10	13	.267	.317	.370	.688	90	50	5	0	0	0	4
SFG (1 yr)				18	21	17	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	.176	.300	.235	.535	56	4	0	0	1	0	0
PHI (1 yr)				10	15	13	2	5	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	1	.385	.467	.615	1.082	205	8	0	0	0	0	0

NL (2 yrs)				28	36	30	3	8	1	0	1	3	0	0	5	3	.267	.371	.400	.771	121	12	0	0	1	0	0
AL (1 yr)				57	145	135	12	36	2	0	4	14	1	0	10	13	.267	.317	.370	.688	90	50	5	0	0	0	4

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos
1965	24	PHI	NL	10	15	2	0	0	-1	0	1	0.1	0	2	0.2	.511	.501	0.2	-0.1	2	$	/5

1967	26	SFG	NL	18	21	-0	0	0	-1	-0	-2	-0.2	1	-1	-0.1	.490	.499	0.0	-0.1	0	$	/7

1970	29	KCR	AL	57	145	-2	-1	-0	-3	0	-6	-0.7	5	-1	-0.2	.489	.496	0.2	-0.3	2	$	5/379
3 Seasons				85	181	-1	-1	-0	-5	0	-6	-0.7	6	-0	-0.1	.492	.499	0.4	-0.5	4	$

KCR (1 yr)				57	145	-2	-1	-0	-3	0	-6	-0.7	5	-1	-0.2	.489	.496	0.2	-0.3	2	$
SFG (1 yr)				18	21	-0	0	0	-1	-0	-2	-0.2	1	-1	-0.1	.490	.499	0.0	-0.1	0	$
PHI (1 yr)				10	15	2	0	0	-1	0	1	0.1	0	2	0.2	.511	.501	0.2	-0.1	2	$

Advanced Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Outs	RC	RC/G	AIR	BAbip	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO	PwrSpd
1965	24	PHI	NL	15	8	4	13.5	92	.364	.385	.256	.467	.319	.615	.387	1.082	.706	205	.897	1.8	0.2	1.250	.385	.231	.0

1967	26	SFG	NL	21	15	2	3.6	90	.200	.176	.258	.300	.320	.235	.379	.535	.700	56	.455	-0.8	-0.1	.500	.235	.059

1970	29	KCR	AL	145	104	15	3.9	97	.271	.267	.257	.317	.331	.370	.392	.688	.723	90	.453	-2.3	-0.2	.587	.185	.104	1.6
3 Yrs				181	127	21	4.4	96	.271	.267	.257	.328	.329	.376	.390	.704	.719	96	.521	-1.3	-0.1	.619	.206	.109	1.7
162 Game Avg.				345	242	40	4.4	96	.271	.267	.257	.328	.329	.376	.390	.704	.719	96	.521	-1.3	-0.1	.619	.206	.109	3

KCR (1 yr)				145	104	15	3.9	97	.271	.267	.257	.317	.331	.370	.392	.688	.723	90	.453	-2.3	-0.2	.587	.185	.104	1.6
SFG (1 yr)				21	15	2	3.6	90	.200	.176	.258	.300	.320	.235	.379	.535	.700	56	.455	-0.8	-0.1	.500	.235	.059
PHI (1 yr)				15	8	4	13.5	92	.364	.385	.256	.467	.319	.615	.387	1.082	.706	205	.897	1.8	0.2	1.250	.385	.231	.0

NL (2 yrs)				36	23	6	7.0	91	.269	.267	.257	.371	.320	.400	.382	.771	.702	121	.734	1.0	0.1	.773	.300	.133	.0
AL (1 yr)				145	104	15	3.9	97	.271	.267	.257	.317	.331	.370	.392	.688	.723	90	.453	-2.3	-0.2	.587	.185	.104	1.6

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1965	24	PHI	NL	15	6.7%	6.7%	13.3%	6.7%	20%	0.50	13.0	13.0	6.5	0.40	73%

1967	26	SFG	NL	21	0.0%	9.5%	14.3%	4.8%	33%	0.67	8.5		17.0	1.00	71%

1970	29	KCR	AL	145	2.8%	9.0%	6.9%	4.1%	17%	1.30	10.4	33.8	9.6	1.09	81%
3 Yrs				181	2.8%	8.8%	8.3%	4.4%	18%	1.07	10.3	33.0	9.7	1.02	80%
MLB Averages					2.1%	15.5%	8.3%	6.1%	28%	1.86	5.8	43.0	9.2	1.12	72%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1965	24	PHI	NL	1.8	0.2	15	0.7	1.0	-0.2	1.72	0.2	0.2	1.9	0.2	0.92	1.2	1.92	7

1967	26	SFG	NL	-0.8	-0.1	21	-0.4	0.1	-0.5	1.27	-0.1	-0.2	-0.7	-0.1	0.97	-0.3	1.59	10

1970	29	KCR	AL	-2.3	-0.2	147	-0.1	3.3	-3.4	1.32	0.0	-0.1	-4.4	-0.5	0.92	-0.0	1.87	23
3 Yrs				-1.3	-0.1	183	0.3	4.4	-4.1	1.35	0.2	0.0	-3.2	-0.3	0.93	0.9	1.81	40

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1965	24	PHI	NL	0	0	17%	4	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0

1967	26	SFG	NL	1	0	17%	10	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1

1970	29	KCR	AL	2	0	19%	57	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	31%	13	8	4	1	1	0	2	1	1
3 Yrs				3	0	19%	71	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	33%	13	8	4	1	1	0	4	2	2

Situational Hitting*

						Hits			Pinch Hitting					Home Runs								SH			GIDP			PrdOut			BaseRunners			Advances
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	H	Inf	Bnt	AB	H	HR	RBI	PHlev	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	IP	Att	Suc	%	Opp	DP	%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
1965	24	PHI	NL	15	87%	5			7	3	0	1	1.92	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		8	1	13%	0	0		0	0		0

1967	26	SFG	NL	21	100%	3			10	2	0	1	1.59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	6	0	0%	2	1	50%	14	1	7%	1	1	100%	0	0		0

1970	29	KCR	AL	145	97%	36			23	6	0	3	1.87	4	0	4	4	0	2	2	0	1	0	0%	25	5	20%	13	3	23%	87	10	11%	12	4	33%	2	0	0%	0
3 Yrs				181	96%	44			40	11	0	5	1.81	5	0	5	5	0	2	3	0	2	1	50%	31	5	16%	15	4	27%	109	12	11%	13	5	38%	2	0	0%	0
MLB Averages					53%																			78%			10%			30%			14%			46%			51%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	SH	IBB
1965	24	10	15	13	2	5	0	1	2	0	2	1	.385	.467	.615	1.082	205	8	0	0	0
1966	25	10	15	13	2	5	0	1	2	0	2	1	.385	.467	.615	1.082	205	8	0	0	0
1967	26	28	36	30	3	8	1	1	3	0	5	3	.267	.371	.400	.771	121	12	0	1	0
1968	27	28	36	30	3	8	1	1	3	0	5	3	.267	.371	.400	.771	121	12	0	1	0
1969	28	28	36	30	3	8	1	1	3	0	5	3	.267	.371	.400	.771	121	12	0	1	0
1970	29	85	181	165	15	44	3	5	17	1	15	16	.267	.328	.376	.704	96	62	5	1	4

Neutralized Batting

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1965	24	10	15	13	2	5	0	0	1	2	0	2	1	.385	.467	.615	1.082	4	10

1967	26	18	21	17	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	3	2	.176	.300	.235	.535	1	18

1970	29	57	148	137	13	38	2	0	4	15	1	11	13	.277	.331	.380	.711	17	57
3 Yrs		85	184	167	16	46	3	0	5	18	1	16	16	.275	.339	.383	.722	22	85
162 Game Avg.		162	351	318	30	88	6	0	10	34	2	30	30	.275	.339	.383	.722	42	85

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