Bill Akers

Positions: Shortstop, Third Baseman and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 178lb (180cm, 80kg)

Born: December 25, 1904 in Chattanooga, TN us

Died: April 12, 1962 in Chattanooga, TN

Buried: Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, TN

Debut: September 8, 1929 (Age 24-257d, 6,953rd in major league history)
vs. NYY 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 27, 1932 (Age 27-215d)
vs. CHC 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1930 season

Full Name: William G. Akers

Nicknames: Bump

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.3

475

124

.261

RBI

OBP

.349

SLG

.404

OPS

.753

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-14 / in Starts: 9-14
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	14 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 98 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	52 (29-17-6) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 98 PAs	12
Avg. Runners on Base	66 (33-20-12)

Most Driven In
J Stone	3
D Alexander	1
Self	1
M McManus	0

Most Driven In By
R Johnson	3
G Uhle	3
A Herring	2
R Hayworth	1
Self	1
W Wyatt	1
P Hargrave	0

1929 Batting Game Log

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1929 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	ROE	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	132 (131)	Sep 8	DET	@	NYY	L,3-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	.91	-0.085	.00	0.00%	-1.14	SS
2	2	133	Sep 10 (1)	DET	@	NYY	W,8-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	7	.28	0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.15	SS
3	3	134	Sep 10 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,9-10	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.091	.231	.091	.322	7	.92	-0.091	.00	0.00%	-0.38	SS
4	4	135	Sep 11	DET	@	BOS	L,7-8	CG(10)	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.067	.176	.067	.243	7	1.38	0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.60	SS
5	5	136	Sep 12	DET	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.105	.190	.105	.296	7	.92	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.34	SS
6	6	137	Sep 14	DET	@	BOS	W,2-1	GS-7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.261	.105	.366	7	1.05	0.096	.00	0.00%	0.89	SS
7	7	138	Sep 15 (1)	DET	@	WSH	W,16-2	CG	5	5	3	2	0	1	0	2	0		0	0	0		0	.167	.286	.250	.536	7						SS
8	8	139	Sep 15 (2)	DET	@	WSH	T,3-3	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.154	.290	.231	.521	7	.98	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.72	SS
9	9	140	Sep 16	DET	@	WSH	L,9-10	CG(8)	5	5	1	3	1	0	0	1	0		1	0	0		0	.226	.333	.323	.656	7						SS
10	10	141	Sep 17	DET	@	WSH	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.257	.350	.343	.693	7	.96	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.06	SS
11	11	142	Sep 18 (1)	DET	@	WSH	L,0-2	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	.243	.349	.324	.673	7	1.49	-0.087	.00	0.00%	-0.76	SS
12	12	143	Sep 18 (2)	DET	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.220	.319	.293	.612	7	1.28	-0.105	.00	0.00%	-0.64	SS
13	13	144	Sep 19	DET	@	PHA	L,4-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.205	.300	.273	.573	7	1.48	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.55	SS
14	14	145	Sep 20	DET	@	PHA	L,1-2	CG(10)	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.315	.277	.591	7	1.20	0.058	.00	0.00%	0.75	SS
15	15	146	Sep 21	DET	@	PHA	L,7-10	CG	5	4	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.356	.314	.670	7	.73	0.118	.00	0.00%	1.42	SS
16	16	147	Sep 22	DET		SLB	W,5-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.241	.339	.296	.635	7	.33	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.92	SS
17	17	148	Sep 24	DET		SLB	W,9-4	CG	4	3	3	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.364	.386	.750	7	.27	0.060	.00	0.00%	1.66	SS
18	18	149	Sep 25	DET		SLB	L,2-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.353	.373	.726	7	1.61	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.40	SS
19	19	150	Sep 28	DET		CHW	W,11-10	CG(10)	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.254	.347	.381	.728	7	1.62	0.219	.00	0.00%	0.64	SS
20	20	151	Sep 29	DET		CHW	W,9-8	CG(11)	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.351	.373	.724	7	2.16	0.119	.00	0.00%	0.56	SS
21	21	152	Oct 3	DET	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.257	.350	.371	.721	7	.87	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.03	SS
22	22	153	Oct 4	DET	@	CHW	L,6-14	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.345	.378	.724	7	1.13	0.080	.00	0.00%	1.18	SS
23	23	154	Oct 5	DET	@	CHW	W,6-3	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.348	.372	.720	7	1.15	0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.28	SS
24	24	155	Oct 6	DET	@	CHW	L,7-8	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	.265	.351	.373	.725	7						SS
							9-14		98	83	15	22	4	1	1	8	10	0	8	1	2	4	1	.265	.351	.373	.725		1.09	0.230	.00	0.00%	0.14

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