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Bill Tuttle
William Robert Tuttle
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: July 4, 1929 in Elmwood, IL
School: Bradley University
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1951. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 10, 1952
Final Game: May 11, 1963
Died: July 27, 1998 in Anoka, MN
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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
1952 22 DET AL 7 25 25 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .240 .240 .240 .480 33 6 2 0 0 /O
1954 24 DET AL 147 602 530 64 141 20 11 7 58 5 8 62 60 .266 .343 .385 .728 102 204 15 2 5 3 *8/7
1955 25 DET AL 154 698 603 102 168 23 4 14 78 6 3 76 54 .279 .358 .400 .757 106 241 25 1 13 5 2 *8
1956 26 DET AL 140 592 546 61 138 22 4 9 65 5 4 38 48 .253 .301 .357 .658 73 195 18 1 4 3 1 *8
1957 27 DET AL 133 503 451 49 113 12 4 5 47 2 6 44 41 .251 .316 .328 .644 75 148 14 1 3 4 4 *8
1958 28 KCA AL 148 594 511 77 118 14 9 11 51 7 9 74 58 .231 .327 .358 .685 88 183 17 1 4 4 1 *89
1959 29 KCA AL 126 521 463 74 139 19 6 7 43 10 6 48 38 .300 .369 .413 .782 113 191 12 4 4 2 2 *8 MVP-23
1960 30 KCA AL 151 635 559 75 143 21 3 8 40 1 5 66 52 .256 .336 .347 .683 86 194 19 2 7 1 2 *8
1961 31 TOT AL 138 520 454 53 113 14 5 5 46 1 3 52 50 .249 .323 .335 .658 73 152 15 0 9 5 4 85/94
1961 31 KCA AL 25 95 84 15 22 2 2 0 8 0 0 9 9 .262 .333 .333 .667 79 28 2 0 2 0 0 8
1961 31 MIN AL 113 425 370 38 91 12 3 5 38 1 3 43 41 .246 .321 .335 .656 72 124 13 0 7 5 4 58/94
1962 32 MIN AL 110 148 123 21 26 4 1 1 13 1 0 19 14 .211 .317 .285 .602 61 35 4 1 3 2 1 89
1963 33 MIN AL 16 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -23 0 2 0 0 0 1 8
11 Seasons 1270 4842 4268 578 1105 149 47 67 443 38 44 480 416 .259 .334 .363 .697 88 1549 143 13 52 29 18
162 Game Avg. 162 618 544 74 141 19 6 9 57 5 6 61 53 .259 .334 .363 .697 88 198 18 2 7
DET (5 yrs) 581 2420 2155 278 566 77 23 35 250 18 21 220 204 .263 .330 .368 .699 89 794 74 5 25 15 7
KCA (4 yrs) 450 1845 1617 241 422 56 20 26 142 18 20 197 157 .261 .342 .369 .711 94 596 50 7 17 7 5
MIN (3 yrs) 239 577 496 59 117 16 4 6 51 2 3 63 55 .236 .319 .321 .640 69 159 19 1 10 7 6

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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 LF-CF-RF Awards
1952 DET AL 22 OF 6 19 19 0 0 0 1.000 3.17 .979 2.18 3-3-0
1954 DET AL 24 CF 145 143 1270.1 392 368 18 6 3 .985 -4.9 -4.6 -10.9 -1.5 -9.4 6 2.73 2.66 .983 2.85 2.64
1954 DET AL 24 OF 145 143 1271.1 388 364 18 6 3 .985 -4.9 -4.6 -10.9 -1.5 -9.4 6 2.70 2.63 .979 2.39 2.17
1954 DET AL 24 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.90
1955 DET AL 25 CF 154 153 1366.2 458 439 12 7 2 .985 -5.6 -4.9 -6.6 -7.4 0.8 1 2.97 2.93 .985 2.87 2.55
1955 DET AL 25 OF 154 153 1366.2 461 442 12 7 2 .985 -5.6 -4.9 -6.6 -7.4 0.8 1 2.99 2.95 .982 2.40 2.08
1956 DET AL 26 CF 137 133 1185.0 364 342 13 9 2 .975 -8.6 -8.7 -11.6 -8.4 -3.2 3 2.70 2.59 .984 2.79 2.50
1956 DET AL 26 OF 137 133 1185.0 370 348 13 9 2 .976 -8.6 -8.7 -11.6 -8.4 -3.2 3 2.74 2.64 .979 2.34 2.04
1957 DET AL 27 CF 128 107 1042.1 338 329 3 6 1 .982 -2.0 -2.3 3.0 2.7 0.3 -5 2.87 2.59 .983 2.72 2.40
1957 DET AL 27 OF 128 107 1042.1 342 331 5 6 1 .982 -2.0 -2.3 3.0 2.7 0.3 -5 2.90 2.63 .980 2.24 1.97
1958 KCA AL 28 OF 145 131 1202.1 327 311 12 4 2 .988 -6.6 -6.6 -7.6 -7.3 -0.3 1 2.42 2.23 .982 2.27 1.94
1958 KCA AL 28 CF 114 102 918.0 258 245 10 3 2 .988 -2.7 -3.5 -4.7 -4.1 -0.6 2 2.50 2.24 .985 2.68 2.29
1958 KCA AL 28 RF 40 29 284.1 48 45 2 1 0 .979 -3.9 -16.5 -2.9 -3.2 0.3 -1 1.49 1.18 .979 1.99 1.69
1959 KCA AL 29 CF 121 111 1000.1 317 295 17 5 3 .984 12.9 15.5 4.9 2.6 2.3 8 2.81 2.58 .983 2.72 2.44 MVP-23
1959 KCA AL 29 OF 121 111 1000.1 316 294 17 5 3 .984 12.9 15.5 4.9 2.6 2.3 8 2.80 2.57 .980 2.22 1.96 MVP-23
1960 KCA AL 30 CF 148 140 1247.0 398 378 16 4 3 .990 4.6 4.4 -2.4 -8.7 6.3 7 2.84 2.66 .987 2.66 2.30
1960 KCA AL 30 OF 148 140 1247.0 402 381 16 5 3 .988 4.6 4.4 -2.4 -8.7 6.3 7 2.87 2.68 .982 2.25 1.95
1961 TOT AL 31 OF 89 43 457.1 135 130 1 4 1 .970 -4.0 -10.5 -3.0 -0.3 -2.6 -1 2.58 1.47 .977 2.25 1.98
1961 TOT AL 31 CF 88 37 414.1 126 121 1 4 1 .968 -4.5 -13.0 -3.5 -0.2 -3.2 -1 2.65 1.39 .983 2.59 2.24
1961 KCA AL 31 CF 25 23 199.0 60 57 0 3 0 .950 -2.5 -15.1 -1.5 0.5 -2.0 -1 2.58 2.28 .983 2.59 2.24
1961 KCA AL 31 OF 25 23 199.0 61 58 0 3 0 .951 -2.5 -15.1 -1.5 0.5 -2.0 -1 2.62 2.32 .977 2.25 1.98
1961 MIN AL 31 3B 85 84 666.2 245 66 165 14 15 .943 4.9 8.8 4.9 4.8 0.2 0 3.12 2.72 .950 3.18 2.79
1961 MIN AL 31 OF 64 20 258.1 74 72 1 1 1 .986 -1.5 -7.0 -1.5 -0.8 -0.6 0 2.54 1.14 .977 2.25 1.98
1961 MIN AL 31 CF 63 14 215.1 66 64 1 1 1 .985 -2.0 -11.1 -2.0 -0.7 -1.2 0 2.72 1.03 .982 2.59 2.24
1961 MIN AL 31 RF 6 6 43.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 14.0 0.5 -0.1 0.6 0 1.88 1.50 .978 2.05 1.75
1961 MIN AL 31 2B 2 0 4.1 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 0.1 27.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 8.31 2.00 .975 5.19 4.70
1962 MIN AL 32 OF 104 27 369.1 75 71 2 2 0 .973 -2.6 -8.4 -3.6 -4.2 0.6 1 1.78 0.70 .980 2.19 1.92
1962 MIN AL 32 CF 94 15 256.1 63 61 1 1 0 .984 -0.8 -3.7 -1.8 -2.8 1.0 1 2.18 0.66 .986 2.57 2.18
1962 MIN AL 32 RF 16 12 113.0 18 16 1 1 0 .944 -1.8 -19.1 -1.8 -1.4 -0.4 0 1.35 1.06 .978 2.00 1.71
1963 MIN AL 33 CF 14 0 17.1 8 7 1 0 0 1.000 0.8 55.4 0.8 0.7 0.1 0 4.15 0.57 .988 2.60 2.19
1963 MIN AL 33 OF 14 0 17.1 8 7 1 0 1 1.000 0.8 55.4 0.8 0.7 0.1 0 4.15 0.57 .975 2.18 1.91
11 Seasons OF 1191 988 9159.0 2843 2698 97 48 18 .983 -16.0 -2.1 -37.0 -31.8 -5.1 21 2.75 2.35 .980 2.30 2.01 4-1146-62
10 Seasons (incomplete) CF 1143 941 8717.2 2722 2585 92 45 17 .983 -10.8 -1.5 -32.8 -27.1 -5.6 22 2.76 2.34 .984 2.75 2.41
1 Season 3B 85 84 666.2 245 66 165 14 15 .943 4.9 8.8 4.9 4.8 0.2 0 3.12 2.72 .950 3.18 2.79
3 Seasons RF 62 47 440.1 75 70 3 2 0 .973 -5.2 -14.2 -4.2 -4.7 0.5 -1 1.49 1.18 .979 2.00 1.70
1 Season 2B 2 0 4.1 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 0.1 27.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 8.31 2.00 .975 5.19 4.70
1 Season (incomplete) LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.90
11 Seasons TOT 1278 1072 9830.0 3092 2767 263 62 33 .980 -11.0 -1.3 -32.0 -26.9 -4.9 21 0 2.77 2.37 .958 2.36 2.06 4-1146-62
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 LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1959-AL-23-1%
0.01 Career Shares (1456th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1959 AL--.300--7th

Games Played s c a p y
1955 AL--154--1st
1958 AL--148--10th
1960 AL--151--8th

At Bats s c a p y
1955 AL--603--4th
1956 AL--546--9th
1960 AL--559--10th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1955 AL--698--4th
1960 AL--635--9th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1955 AL--102--4th

Hits s c a p y
1955 AL--168--7th

Triples s c a p y
1954 AL--11--5th
1958 AL--9--2nd
1959 AL--6--7th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1958 AL--74--8th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1958 AL--7--10th
1959 AL--10--6th

Singles s c a p y
1955 AL--127--6th
1959 AL--107--10th

Times On Base s c a p y
1955 AL--245--7th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1955 AL--13--4th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1955 AL--25--1st
1956 AL--18--7th
1958 AL--17--8th
1960 AL--19--4th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1954 AL--8--7th
1957 AL--6--10th
1958 AL--9--3rd
1959 AL--6--6th
1960 AL--5--9th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1955 AL--8.4--10th
1958 AL--8.6--9th

AB per SO s c a p y
1959 AL--12.184--10th

Outs Made s c a p y
1955 AL--481--1st
1956 AL--437--5th
1958 AL--427--10th
1960 AL--448--8th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 1 (697), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 21 (843), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 6 (1443), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 10 (1818), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1951 Season: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent.

November 20, 1957: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with a player to be named later, Kent Hadley, Frank House, Duke Maas, Jim Small and John Tsitouris to the Kansas City Athletics for Billy Martin, Mickey McDermott, Tom Morgan, Lou Skizas, Tim Thompson and Gus Zernial. The Detroit Tigers sent Jim McManus (April 3, 1958) to the Kansas City Athletics to complete the trade.

June 1, 1961: Traded by the Kansas City Athletics with a player to be named later to the Minnesota Twins for a player to be named later, Reno Bertoia and Paul Giel. The Minnesota Twins sent cash (June 10, 1961) to the Kansas City Athletics to complete the trade. The Kansas City Athletics sent Paul Giel (June 10, 1961) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.

May 21, 1963: Released by the Minnesota Twins.

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