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Bill Trotter
William Felix Trotter

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 195 lb.

Debut April 23, 1937
Final Game September 22, 1944
Born August 10, 1908 in Cisne, IL
Died August 26, 1984 in Arlington, MA

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1937 28 SLB AL   2   9  34  12   3   0  14  1  122.3  150   88   79  14   50   37   7   0   562       0  5.81  4.81   83 1.635
 1938 29 SLB AL   0   1   1   1   1   0   0  0    8.0    8    7    5   0    0    1   0   0    35       0  5.63  4.98   89 1.000
 1939 30 SLB AL   6  13  41  13   4   0  14  0  156.7  205  120   93  16   54   61   5   0   714       1  5.34  4.85   91 1.653
 1940 31 SLB AL   7   6  36   4   1   0  19  2   98.0  117   56   41   5   31   29   1   1   427       0  3.77  4.60  122 1.510
 1941 32 SLB AL   4   2  29   0   0   0  20  0   49.7   68   35   33   2   19   17   2   0   231       0  5.98  4.31   72 1.752
 1942 33 TOT AL   3   2  20   0   0   0  13  0   42.7   57   34   30   4   16   13   0   0   202       0  6.33  3.66   58 1.711
         SLB AL   0   1   3   0   0   0   2  0    2.0    5    5    4   0    2    0   0   0    15       0 18.00  3.69   21 3.500
         WSH AL   3   1  17   0   0   0  11  0   40.7   52   29   26   4   14   13   0   0   187       0  5.75  3.66   64 1.623
 1944 35 STL NL   0   1   2   1   0   0   1  0    6.0   14   14    9   5    4    0   0   0    37       0 13.50  3.54   26 3.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  7 Yr WL% .393  22  34 163  31   9   0  81  3  483.3  619  354  290  46  174  158  15   1  2208       1  5.40  4.61   85 1.641
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     7  11  57  10   3   0  28  1  169.3  216  124  101  16   60   55   5   0   773   0   0  5.40  4.61   85 1.641
 Career High      7  13  41  13   4   0  20  2  156.7  205  120   93  16   54   61   7   1   714   0   1  3.77  4.85  122 1.510

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1937 28 SLB AL  34   33    2    1   1  0   0    0   0  0   6  17  .030  .179  .061  -37    2   2           0    
 1938 29 SLB AL   1    2    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   0  .000  .333  .000  -10    0   1           0    
 1939 30 SLB AL  41   37    2    4   0  0   0    1   0  0   7  21  .108  .250  .108   -6    4   7           0   1
 1940 31 SLB AL  36   22    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   2  15  .045  .125  .045  -54    1   2           0   1
 1941 32 SLB AL  29    6    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   6  .000  .143  .000  -60    0   1           0   0
 1942 33 TOT AL  20    8    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   3  .000  .200  .000  -41    0   1   0   0   0   1
         WSH AL  17    8    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   3  .000  .200  .000  -41    0   1           0   1
 1944 35 STL NL   2    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      163  109    6    6   1  0   0    1   0  0  19  63  .055  .195  .064  -31    7  14   0   0   0   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        108    6    6   1  0   0    1   0  0  19  63  .055  .195  .064  -31    7  14   0   0   0   3
 Career High     41   37    2    4   1  0   0    1   0  0   7  21                           4   7   0   0   0   1
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1937 28 SLB AL   41   34    0   0.0   117| .030  .290| .179  .365| .061  .432| .240  .797| -37  .000  -7.2  -0.7   0%
 1938 29 SLB AL    4    3    0   0.0   118| .000  .290| .333  .369| .000  .432| .333  .802| -10  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1939 30 SLB AL   51   41    1   0.6   116| .108  .289| .250  .364| .108  .427| .358  .791|  -6  .023  -6.0  -0.6   0%
 1940 31 SLB AL   26   24    0   0.0   113| .045  .282| .125  .355| .045  .427| .170  .782| -54  .000  -5.2  -0.5   0%
 1941 32 SLB AL    8    7    0   0.0   109| .000  .279| .143  .356| .000  .411| .143  .768| -60  .000  -1.4  -0.1   0%
 1942 33 TOT AL   11   10    0   0.0    94| .000  .264| .200  .339| .000  .370| .200  .709| -41  .000  -1.5  -0.2   0%
         WSH AL   11   10    0   0.0    94| .000  .264| .200  .339| .000  .370| .200  .709| -41  .000  -1.5  -0.2   0%
 1944 35 STL NL    1    1    0   0.0    96| .000  .270| .000  .338| .000  .380| .000  .718|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons       142  120    1   0.2   113| .055  .285| .195  .360| .064  .423| .259  .783| -31  .003 -22.0  -2.1     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1937 28 SLB AL P 34 2 18 3 0 .870 .952 0.59 1.09 1.47 2.05 12 122.3 1938 29 SLB AL P 1 0 5 0 0 1.000 .943 5.00 1.10 5.62 2.14 1 8.0 1939 30 SLB AL P 41 9 29 0 3 1.000 .950 0.93 0.98 2.18 1.92 13 156.7 1940 31 SLB AL P 36 2 21 0 3 1.000 .954 0.64 1.05 2.11 2.04 4 98.0 1941 32 SLB AL P 29 0 13 0 1 1.000 .963 0.45 1.16 2.35 2.14 0 49.7 1942 33 TOT AL P 20 2 12 1 0 .933 .959 0.70 1.30 2.95 2.30 0 42.7 SLB AL P 3 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.30 4.50 2.25 0 2.0 WSH AL P 17 2 11 1 0 .929 .956 0.76 1.30 2.87 2.30 0 40.7 1944 35 STL NL P 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 1.10 3.00 2.10 1 6.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1937 28 SLB AL P 34 2 18 3 0 .870 .952 0.59 1.09 1.47 2.05 12 122.3 1938 29 SLB AL P 1 0 5 0 0 1.000 .943 5.00 1.10 5.62 2.14 1 8.0 1939 30 SLB AL P 41 9 29 0 3 1.000 .950 0.93 0.98 2.18 1.92 13 156.7 1940 31 SLB AL P 36 2 21 0 3 1.000 .954 0.64 1.05 2.11 2.04 4 98.0 1941 32 SLB AL P 29 0 13 0 1 1.000 .963 0.45 1.16 2.35 2.14 0 49.7 1942 33 TOT AL P 20 2 12 1 0 .933 .959 0.70 1.30 2.95 2.30 0 42.7 SLB AL P 3 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.30 4.50 2.25 0 2.0 WSH AL P 17 2 11 1 0 .929 .956 0.76 1.30 2.87 2.30 0 40.7 1944 35 STL NL P 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 1.10 3.00 2.10 1 6.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 163 15 100 4 7 .966 .954 0.71 1.09 2.14 2.04 31 483.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 163 15 100 4 7 .966 .954 0.71 1.09 2.14 2.04 31 483
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Games
1939 AL-41-5

Home Runs Allow.
1939 AL-16-9

Losses
1939 AL-13-6

Hit Batsmen
1937 AL-7-1
1939 AL-5-3

Games Finished
1940 AL-19-6
1941 AL-20-6

Gray Ink: Pitching - 1 (2555) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

April 21, 1937: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Browns.

June 1, 1942: Traded by the St. Louis Browns with Roy Cullenbine to the Washington Senators for Mike Chartak and Steve Sundra.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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