Bill Wight
William Robert Wight (Lefty)
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: April 12, 1922 in Rio Vista, CA
High School: McClymonds (Oakland, CA)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1941. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1946
Final Game: September 21, 1958
Died: May 17, 2007 in Mount Shasta, CA
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1946 NYY AL 24 P 14 15 1 11 3 0 .800 0.86 .960 1.01
1947 NYY AL 25 P 1 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 4.00 .950 1.00
1948 CHW AL 26 P 34 54 4 47 3 2 .944 1.50 .963 0.91
1949 CHW AL 27 P 35 65 10 50 5 3 .923 1.71 .963 1.01
1950 CHW AL 28 P 30 60 5 49 6 2 .900 1.80 .953 0.96
1951 BOS AL 29 P 34 33 1 29 3 2 .909 0.88 .955 0.99
1952 TOT AL 30 P 33 55 7 44 4 1 .927 1.55 .969 1.03
1952 BOS AL 30 P 10 8 3 4 1 1 .875 0.70 .975 1.03
1952 DET AL 30 P 23 47 4 40 3 0 .936 1.91 .968 1.03
1953 TOT AL 31 P 33 14 1 9 4 1 .714 0.30 .964 0.88
1953 DET AL 31 P 13 8 0 4 4 0 .500 0.31 .975 0.88
1953 CLE AL 31 P 20 6 1 5 0 1 1.000 0.30 .950 0.88
1955 TOT AL 33 P 36 14 141.1 55 3 49 3 1 .945 3.31 1.44 .956 1.99 0.83
1955 CLE AL 33 P 17 0 24.0 16 1 15 0 0 1.000 6.00 0.94 .956 1.99 0.83
1955 BAL AL 33 P 19 14 117.1 39 2 34 3 1 .923 2.76 1.89 .956 1.99 0.83
1955 BAL AL 33 1B 1 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 9.45 8.20
1956 BAL AL 34 P 35 26 174.2 37 6 27 4 1 .892 1.70 0.94 .954 1.92 0.82
1957 BAL AL 35 P 27 17 121.0 27 3 21 3 1 .889 1.79 0.89 .967 1.99 0.86
1958 TOT NL 36 P 35 1 64.0 21 3 16 2 2 .905 2.67 0.54 .957 1.97 0.77
1958 CIN NL 36 P 7 0 6.2 5 3 1 1 2 .800 5.40 0.57 .960 2.02 0.77
1958 STL NL 36 P 28 1 57.1 16 0 15 1 0 .938 2.35 0.54 .956 1.96 0.77
12 Seasons P 347 58 501.0 440 45 355 40 16 .909 7.19 1.15 .960 1.96 0.91
1 Season 1B 1 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 9.45 8.20
12 Seasons TOT 348 58 501.2 440 45 355 40 16 .909 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.18 1.15 .869 1.97 0.93
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1946 NYY AL 24 14 14 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1947 NYY AL 25 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1948 CHW AL 26 34 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949 CHW AL 27 35 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1950 CHW AL 28 30 30 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951 BOS AL 29 34 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 DET AL 30 23 23 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 BOS AL 30 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953 CLE AL 31 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953 DET AL 31 13 13 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 BAL AL 33 19 14 19 19 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 CLE AL 33 17 0 17 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 BAL AL 34 35 26 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 BAL AL 35 27 17 27 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 STL NL 36 28 1 28 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 CIN NL 36 7 0 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Seasons 347 58 347 347 347 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1955 BAL AL 33 507 81% 32% 35 91% 0 2 0 2 35 30 1 3 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 100%
1955 CLE AL 33 108 83% 32% 12 100% 0 2 0 1 14 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1956 BAL AL 34 807 80% 29% 29 76% 0 6 1 5 27 18 2 4 0 0 4 0 1 1 1 0 9 56%
1957 BAL AL 35 533 80% 35% 19 89% 0 4 0 3 19 15 0 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 100%
1958 STL NL 36 274 82% 35% 16 100% 1 0 0 0 16 13 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 100%
1958 CIN NL 36 29 69% 28% 2 50% 0 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 0
4 Seasons 2258 80% 32% 113 89% 1 17 1 12 113 85 6 12 1 2 9 1 5 3 5 0 20 80%
MLB Averages 79% 26% 89% 82%

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1955 BAL AL 33 3 100% 100% 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 3 100% 100% 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 63% 79% 26% 94% 87%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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