Bill Wambsganss

Positions: Second Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: March 19, 1894 in Cleveland, OH us

Died: December 8, 1985 in Lakewood, OH

Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH

Schools: Concordia Seminary-St. Louis (St. Louis, MO), Concordia Theological Seminary (Fort Wayne, IN)

Last Game: September 27, 1926 (Age 32-192d)
vs. CLE 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1914 season

Full Name: William Adolph Wambsganss

Nicknames: Wamby

Pronunciation: \WHAMS-gans\

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1920 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.1

5241

1359

.259

710

RBI

521

140

OBP

.328

SLG

.327

OPS

.655

OPS+

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1913	19	-6.4	Cedar Rapids	CENA	D		67		242		59									.244
1914	20	-5.3	Cedar Rapids	CENA	D		84		312	58	99					17				.317		.532		166			6
1914	20	-6.2	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	43	159	143	12	31	6	2	0	12	2	7	8	24	.217	.277	.287	.564	41		4	4
1915	21	-5.3	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	121	423	375	30	73	4	4	0	21	8	9	36	50	.195	.272	.227	.499	85		4	8
1916	22	-4.8	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	136	551	475	57	117	14	4	0	45	13		41	40	.246	.313	.293	.606	139		5	30
1917	23	-3.9	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	141	570	499	52	127	17	6	0	43	16		37	42	.255	.315	.313	.628	156		7	27
1918	24	-3.9	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	87	356	315	34	93	15	2	0	40	16		21	21	.295	.345	.356	.701	112		3	17
1919	25	-2.9	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	139	587	526	60	146	17	6	2	60	18		32	24	.278	.323	.344	.667	181		3	26
1920	26	-2.0	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	153	664	565	83	138	16	11	1	55	9	18	54	26	.244	.316	.317	.633	179		5	40
1921	27	-1.1	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	107	500	410	80	117	28	5	2	47	13	7	44	27	.285	.359	.393	.752	161		3	43
1922	28	-0.7	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	142	644	538	89	141	22	6	0	47	17	10	60	26	.262	.341	.325	.666	175		4	42
1923	29	0.7	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	101	418	345	59	100	20	4	1	59	10	9	43	15	.290	.373	.380	.753	131		3	27
1924	30	1.3	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	156	731	636	93	174	41	5	0	49	14	8	54	33	.274	.334	.354	.688	225		4	37		0
1925	31	2.4	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	111	432	360	50	83	12	4	1	41	3	5	52	21	.231	.329	.294	.624	106		1	19		1
1926	32	3.5	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	54	66	54	11	19	3	0	0	2	1	1	8	8	.352	.444	.407	.852	22		1	3		0
1927	33	3.8	Kansas City	AA	AA		155		567		174	30	14	0						.307		.409		232
1928	34	5.4	Kansas City	AA	AA		163	730	637	88	190	18	8	0		15		46	34	.298	.348	.352	.700	224		3	44
1929	35	6.3	Kansas City	AA	AA		103		359		106	15	5	0						.295		.365		131
1930	36		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AA		22	65	65		11	2	0	1						.169		.246		16
1930	36	7.0	Louisville	AA	AA		10		22		2	0	0	0						.091		.091		2
1930	36	7.3	New Orleans	SOUA	A		12		43		9	2	0	1						.209		.326		14
1931	37	10.8	Springfield	IIIL	B		8		18		7	1	0	0						.389		.444		8
1932	38	12.4	Fort Wayne	CENL	B	CLE	15		19		4	1	0	0						.211		.263		5
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (13 seasons)					Majors		1491	6101	5241	710	1359	215	59	7	521	140	74	490	357	.259	.328	.327	.655	1713		47	323		1
Minors (8 seasons)					Minors		617	2318	2219	146	650	67	27	1		32		46	34	.293				616		3	50
All Levels (20 Seasons)							2108	8419	7460	856	2009	282	86	8	521	172	74	536	391	.269				2329		50	373		1

AA (4 seasons)					Minors		431	1678	1585	88	472	63	27	0		15		46	34	.298		.372		589		3	44
A (1 season)					Minors		12	43	43		9	2	0	1						.209		.326		14
B (2 seasons)					Minors		23	37	37		11	2	0	0						.297		.351		13
D (2 seasons)					Minors		151	560	554	58	158					17				.285							6