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Billy Sullivan
William Joseph Sullivan Jr.
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: October 23, 1910 in Chicago, IL
Schools: University of Notre Dame, University of Portland (All Transactions)
Debut: June 9, 1931
Final Game: September 3, 1947
Died: January 4, 1994 in Sarasota, FL
Relatives: Son of Billy Sullivan
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Standard Batting

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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
1931 20 CHW AL 92 392 363 48 100 16 5 2 33 4 4 20 14 .275 .315 .364 .679 83 132 1 8 5/O3
1932 21 CHW AL 93 328 307 31 97 16 1 1 45 1 3 20 9 .316 .358 .384 .742 97 118 0 1 35/2O MVP-24
1933 22 CHW AL 54 140 125 9 24 0 1 0 13 0 0 10 5 .192 .252 .208 .460 25 26 0 5 3/2
1935 24 CIN NL 85 265 241 29 64 9 4 2 36 4 19 16 .266 .324 .361 .685 86 87 5 2 3 35/4
1936 25 CLE AL 93 339 319 39 112 32 6 2 48 5 2 16 9 .351 .382 .508 .890 115 162 0 4 2/53O
1937 26 CLE AL 72 190 168 26 48 12 3 3 22 1 4 17 7 .286 .355 .446 .801 102 75 1 4 2/35
1938 27 SLB AL 111 401 375 35 104 16 1 7 49 8 5 20 10 .277 .316 .381 .697 74 143 1 5 2/3
1939 28 SLB AL 118 374 332 53 96 17 5 5 50 3 3 34 18 .289 .362 .416 .778 97 138 10 4 4 O2/3
1940 29 DET AL 78 256 220 36 68 14 4 3 41 2 0 31 11 .309 .399 .450 .849 112 99 2 2 3 2/5
1941 30 DET AL 85 269 234 29 66 15 1 3 29 0 3 35 11 .282 .375 .393 .769 96 92 5 0 0 2
1942 31 BRO NL 43 115 101 11 27 2 1 1 14 1 12 6 .267 .345 .337 .682 98 34 1 0 2 2
1947 36 PIT NL 38 61 55 1 14 3 0 0 8 1 6 3 .255 .328 .309 .637 68 17 1 0 0 2
12 Seasons 962 3130 2840 347 820 152 32 29 388 30 24 240 119 .289 .346 .395 .742 91 1123 24 11 39
162 Game Avg. 162 527 478 58 138 26 5 5 65 5 40 20 .289 .346 .395 .742 91 189 2 7
CHW (3 yrs) 239 860 795 88 221 32 7 3 91 5 7 50 28 .278 .322 .347 .669 79 276 1 14
CLE (2 yrs) 165 529 487 65 160 44 9 5 70 6 6 33 16 .329 .372 .487 .859 111 237 1 8
DET (2 yrs) 163 525 454 65 134 29 5 6 70 2 3 66 22 .295 .387 .421 .808 104 191 7 2 3
SLB (2 yrs) 229 775 707 88 200 33 6 12 99 11 8 54 28 .283 .338 .397 .736 85 281 10 5 9
PIT (1 yr) 38 61 55 1 14 3 0 0 8 1 6 3 .255 .328 .309 .637 68 17 1 0 0
BRO (1 yr) 43 115 101 11 27 2 1 1 14 1 12 6 .267 .345 .337 .682 98 34 1 0 2
CIN (1 yr) 85 265 241 29 64 9 4 2 36 4 19 16 .266 .324 .361 .685 86 87 5 2 3
AL (9 yrs) 796 2689 2443 306 715 138 27 26 330 24 24 203 94 .293 .349 .403 .752 92 985 17 9 34
NL (3 yrs) 166 441 397 41 105 14 5 3 58 6 37 25 .264 .330 .348 .678 87 138 7 2 5

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1940 29 DET AL WS CIN L 5 18 13 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 .154 .389 .154 .543 2 0 0 0 0 2
1 WS 5 18 13 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 .154 .389 .154 .543 2 0 0 0 0 2

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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 LF-CF-RF PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1931 CHW AL 20 3B 83 272 96 152 24 9 .912 2.99 .946 2.89
1931 CHW AL 20 OF 2 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .950 2.25 0-0-2
1931 CHW AL 20 1B 1 6 6 0 0 1 1.000 6.00 .983 9.70
1932 CHW AL 21 1B 52 525 485 35 5 42 .990 10.00 .989 9.83 MVP-24
1932 CHW AL 21 3B 17 50 14 30 6 4 .880 2.59 .954 2.77 MVP-24
1932 CHW AL 21 C 5 15 12 1 2 0 .867 2.60 .987 4.24 1 MVP-24
1932 CHW AL 21 OF 3 5 3 0 2 0 .600 1.00 .980 2.27 1-0-2 MVP-24
1933 CHW AL 22 1B 22 227 211 12 4 22 .982 10.14 .989 9.87
1933 CHW AL 22 C 8 28 21 3 4 0 .857 3.00 .989 4.28 1
1935 CIN NL 24 1B 40 384 350 31 3 35 .992 9.53 .989 9.61
1935 CIN NL 24 3B 15 49 18 30 1 5 .980 3.20 .939 2.71
1935 CIN NL 24 2B 6 36 15 17 4 1 .889 5.33 .967 5.37
1936 CLE AL 25 C 72 376 324 40 12 8 .968 5.06 .979 4.22 7
1936 CLE AL 25 3B 5 15 6 9 0 1 1.000 3.00 .940 3.02
1936 CLE AL 25 1B 3 28 25 3 0 4 1.000 9.33 .989 9.73
1936 CLE AL 25 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 1-0-1
1937 CLE AL 26 C 38 175 146 20 9 1 .949 4.37 .981 4.62 4
1937 CLE AL 26 1B 5 53 52 1 0 3 1.000 10.60 .991 9.60
1937 CLE AL 26 3B 1 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 3.00 .933 3.10
1938 SLB AL 27 C 99 511 441 65 5 10 .990 5.11 .983 4.37 3
1938 SLB AL 27 1B 6 47 43 4 0 7 1.000 7.83 .989 9.57
1939 SLB AL 28 OF 59 153 139 7 7 3 .954 2.47 .969 2.35 31-0-28
1939 SLB AL 28 C 19 100 88 8 4 4 .960 5.05 .981 4.44 0
1939 SLB AL 28 1B 4 27 24 2 1 5 .963 6.50 .989 9.43
1940 DET AL 29 C 57 329 292 29 8 4 .976 5.63 .982 4.68 2
1940 DET AL 29 3B 6 20 4 14 2 1 .900 3.00 .940 3.12
1941 DET AL 30 C 63 381 339 33 9 7 .976 5.90 .983 4.54 6
1942 BRO NL 31 C 41 159 140 13 6 2 .962 3.73 .979 4.28 0
1947 PIT NL 36 C 12 46 42 4 0 1 1.000 3.83 .980 4.37 0
10 Seasons C 414 2120 1845 216 59 37 .972 4.98 .982 4.43 24
8 Seasons 1B 133 1297 1196 88 13 119 .990 9.65 .989 9.73
6 Seasons 3B 127 409 139 237 33 20 .919 2.96 .945 2.87
4 Seasons OF 65 160 144 7 9 3 .944 2.32 .969 2.34 33-0-33
1 Season 2B 6 36 15 17 4 1 .889 5.33 .967 5.37
12 Seasons TOT 745 4022 3339 565 118 180 .971 5.24 .950 4.93 33-0-33 24
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1932-AL-24-4%
0.04 Career Shares (1148th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1939 AL--4--5th

AB per SO s c a p y
1938 AL--37.500--1st
Career--23.870--57th

Youngest s c a p y
1931 AL--born 1910-10-23--8th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 9 (1808), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

November 21, 1934: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Phil Gallivan and $20,000 to Indianapolis (American Association) for George Washington.

November 21, 1934: Traded by Indianapolis (American Association) to St Paul (American Association) for Otto Bluege.

January 29, 1936: Purchased by the Cleveland Indians from the Cincinnati Reds.

February 10, 1938: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Ed Cole and Roy Hughes to the St. Louis Browns for Rollie Hemsley.

January 30, 1940: Traded by the St. Louis Browns to the Detroit Tigers for Slick Coffman.

March 13, 1942: Purchased by the Brooklyn Dodgers from the Detroit Tigers.

April 19, 1947: Released by the Brooklyn Dodgers.

April 25, 1947: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

September 29, 1947: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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