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Bill Sorrell
William Sorrell
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
Final Game: October 1, 1970
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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
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
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
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
3 Seasons 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

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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 Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1965 PHI NL 24 3B 1 1 13.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.7 -64.6 -0.7 -0.7 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.84 2.50
1967 SFG NL 26 LF 5 2 19.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -1.2 -75.8 -1.2 -0.5 -0.7 0 0.47 0.20 1.000 1.75 1.50
1967 SFG NL 26 OF 5 2 19.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -1.2 -75.8 -1.2 -0.5 -0.7 0 0.47 0.20 1.000 2.04 1.80
1970 KCR AL 29 3B 29 26 222.0 71 17 45 9 3 .873 -3.4 -18.4 -3.4 -4.8 1.4 0 2.51 2.14 .954 3.07 2.67
1970 KCR AL 29 OF 4 3 35.1 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 20.4 -0.4 -0.3 -0.2 1 1.27 1.25 .980 2.14 1.85
1970 KCR AL 29 1B 3 3 20.0 18 15 3 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 8.10 6.00 .989 9.59 8.13
1970 KCR AL 29 LF 2 2 18.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -6.7 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 0 1.50 1.50 .967 1.80 1.50
1970 KCR AL 29 RF 2 1 17.1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.7 48.5 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 1 1.04 1.00 .950 1.97 1.60
2 Seasons 3B 30 27 235.0 71 17 45 9 3 .873 -4.1 -20.9 -4.1 -5.5 1.4 0 2.37 2.07 .954 3.06 2.66
2 Seasons OF 9 5 54.1 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -13.3 -1.6 -0.8 -0.9 1 0.99 0.67 .983 2.10 1.82
2 Seasons LF 7 4 37.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -1.3 -42.2 -1.3 -0.5 -0.9 0 0.97 0.57 .975 1.78 1.50
1 Season 1B 3 3 20.0 18 15 3 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 8.10 6.00 .989 9.59 8.13
1 Season RF 2 1 17.1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.7 48.5 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 1 1.04 1.00 .950 1.97 1.60
3 Seasons TOT 42 35 309.1 95 38 48 9 3 .905 -4.7 -18.2 -5.7 -6.3 0.5 1 0 2.50 2.05 .867 3.31 2.87

Transactions

August 18, 1959: Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent.

November 28, 1966: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1966 rule 5 draft.

June 22, 1967: Returned (earlier draft pick) by the San Francisco Giants to the Philadelphia Phillies.

March, 1968: Purchased by the New York Mets from the Philadelphia Phillies.

August 12, 1969: Purchased by the Kansas City Royals from the New York Mets.

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