Josh Billings

Positions: Catcher and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 165lb (180cm, 74kg)

Born: November 30, 1891 in Grantville, KS us

Died: December 30, 1981 in Santa Monica, CA

Buried: Body donated to UCLA Medical School

School: Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK)

Debut: September 9, 1913 (Age 21-283d, 4,000th in major league history)
vs. WSH 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 24, 1923 (Age 31-267d)
vs. BOS 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1917 season

Full Name: John Augustus Billings

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.7

488

106

.217

RBI

OBP

.268

SLG

.262

OPS

.531

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-15 / in Starts: 3-2
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 35 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	3 (2-1-0) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 35 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	20 (9-7-3)

1916 Batting Game Log

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1916 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	21	6 (5)	Apr 18	CLE		DET	L,3-4	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0						8						C
2	22	13 (6)	Apr 27	CLE		CHW	L,3-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.01	-0.024	2.62	-0.04%	-0.14	C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	23	32 (18)	May 20	CLE	@	WSH	L,3-13	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						PH
4	24	40 (7)	May 30 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	T,1-1	CG(7)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	0				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	8						C
5	25	41	May 31	CLE	@	SLB	W,10-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0		0		2	0	0				0		.125	.125	.125	.250	8						C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	26	42	Jun 1 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	W,3-2	GS-0	4	2	1	1	0	0	0		0		1	0	2				0		.200	.200	.200	.400	8						C
7	27	43	Jun 1 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	L,5-6	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.182	.182	.182	.364	9						PH
8	28	44	Jun 2	CLE	@	SLB	L,1-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.167	.167	.167	.333	9						PH
9	29	47 (2)	Jun 5	CLE		BOS	L,0-5	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.154	.154	.154	.308	9						PH
10	30	48	Jun 8	CLE		WSH	T,5-5	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.154	.214	.154	.368	9						PH
11	31	50 (1)	Jun 10	CLE		PHA	W,10-1	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.143	.200	.143	.343	8						C
12	32	53 (2)	Jun 13	CLE		PHA	W,11-2	0-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.188	.235	.188	.423	8						C
13	33	55 (1)	Jun 17	CLE		NYY	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.235	.278	.235	.513	9	3.30	0.140	20.81	0.53%	0.60	PH
14	34	56	Jun 18	CLE		NYY	L,3-19	0-GF	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.250	.286	.250	.536	8						C
15	35	57	Jun 19	CLE		NYY	L,6-7	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.238	.273	.238	.511	9	2.42	-0.059	14.10	-0.21%	-0.20	PH
16	36	58	Jun 20	CLE	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.208	.240	.208	.448	8						C
17	37	59	Jun 21	CLE	@	DET	L,0-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.200	.231	.200	.431	9						PH
18	38	61 (1)	Jun 24	CLE	@	DET	W,10-8	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.192	.222	.192	.415	8						C
19	39	64 (2)	Jun 27	CLE		CHW	L,2-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.185	.214	.185	.399	9	2.18	-0.050	11.78	-0.16%	-0.26	PH
20	40	65	Jun 28	CLE		CHW	L,1-5	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.179	.207	.179	.385	9	1.70	-0.046	8.89	-0.14%	-0.29	PH
21	41	66	Jun 29	CLE		SLB	L,0-7	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.179	.207	.179	.385	8						C
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
22	42	77 (10)	Jul 11 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-8	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.161	.212	.161	.373	8	.35	-0.006	2.29	-0.02%	-0.35	C
							5-15		35	31	2	5	0	0	0	1	2	0	11	0	2		0		0		.161	.212	.161	.373		1.34	-0.045	7.48	-0.04%	-0.65

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