Bill Dickey

Position: Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: June 6, 1907 in Bastrop, LA us

Died: November 12, 1993 in Little Rock, AR

Buried: Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, AR

High School: Searcy HS (Searcy, AR)

Debut: August 15, 1928 (Age 21-070d, 6,767th in major league history)
vs. CHW 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 8, 1946 (Age 39-094d)
vs. WSH 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1954. (Voted by BBWAA on 202/252 ballots)
View Bill Dickey's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1929 season

Full Name: William Malcolm Dickey

Nicknames: The Man Nobody Knows

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Relatives: Brother of George Dickey

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

56.4

6300

1969

202

.313

930

RBI

1209

OBP

.382

SLG

.486

OPS

.868

OPS+

127

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	27-27 / in Starts: 22-16
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	10 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	18 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 156 PAs	10
Actual Runners on Base	92 (47-28-17) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 156 PAs	15
Avg. Runners on Base	101 (52-33-16)

Most Driven In
N Etten	3
J Gordon	2
Self	2
J DiMaggio	1
C Keller	1
T Henrich	1
P Rizzuto	0

Most Driven In By
Self	2
S Stirnweiss	2
P Rizzuto	2
O Grimes	1
C Marshall	1
S Chandler	1
J Gordon	0
J Page	0

1946 Batting Game Log

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1946 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	1736	1	Apr 16	NYY	@	PHA	W,5-0	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	7	.32	0.082	.85	0.13%	0.58	C
2	1737	4 (2)	Apr 19	NYY		WSH	W,7-6	CG	4	2	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	.667	.714	1.000	1.714	7	1.91	0.168	5.25	0.28%	2.03	C
3	1738	5	Apr 20	NYY		WSH	L,3-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.444	.500	.667	1.167	7	.94	-0.069	2.83	-0.13%	-0.68	C
4	1739	6	Apr 21	NYY		WSH	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.462	.500	.615	1.115	7						C
5	1740	7	Apr 22	NYY		PHA	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.375	.412	.500	.912	7	.86	-0.066	2.52	-0.12%	-0.53	C
6	1741	8	Apr 23	NYY		PHA	W,3-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.333	.400	.444	.844	7	1.11	-0.054	3.45	-0.10%	-0.69	C
7	1742	11 (2)	Apr 26	NYY	@	WSH	W,11-7	CG	5	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.364	.440	.500	.940	8	.64	0.044	2.19	0.09%	1.24	C
8	1743	13 (1)	Apr 28	NYY	@	WSH	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.379	.423	.802	8	1.75	-0.163	6.46	-0.36%	-1.12	C
9	1744	14	Apr 30	NYY		CLE	L,0-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.393	.768	8	1.21	-0.025	4.36	-0.05%	0.01	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
10	1745	15	May 1	NYY		CLE	W,6-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.258	.361	.355	.716	8	.38	-0.033	1.34	-0.07%	-0.20	C
11	1746	16	May 2	NYY		CLE	W,8-2	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.273	.400	.364	.764	8	.57	-0.114	1.98	-0.24%	0.08	C
12	1747	17	May 3	NYY		DET	W,2-0	CG	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.306	.419	.389	.807	8	.77	0.039	2.96	0.09%	0.40	C
13	1748	18	May 4	NYY		DET	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.413	.410	.823	8	.63	0.033	2.64	0.08%	0.37	C
14	1749	19	May 5	NYY		CHW	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.286	.388	.381	.769	8	.67	0.003	2.63	0.01%	-0.12	C
15	1750	20	May 6	NYY		CHW	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.289	.396	.378	.774	8	1.51	-0.054	6.14	-0.13%	-0.01	C
16	1751	21	May 8	NYY		SLB	W,5-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.292	.393	.375	.768	8	.47	0.001	1.70	0.00%	0.31	C
17	1752	22	May 9	NYY		SLB	L,1-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.275	.373	.353	.726	8	1.63	-0.136	6.16	-0.31%	-0.82	C
18	1753	23	May 10	NYY		BOS	L,4-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.259	.365	.333	.698	8	1.33	-0.013	6.21	-0.04%	0.07	C
19	1754	24	May 11	NYY		BOS	W,2-0	2-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.246	.348	.316	.664	6	.55	-0.056	2.52	-0.15%	-0.98	C
20	1755	25	May 12	NYY		BOS	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.233	.333	.300	.633	6	.81	-0.060	3.79	-0.17%	-0.46	C
21	1756	26	May 14	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-2	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.246	.338	.369	.707	6	.81	0.225	2.53	0.42%	1.80	C
22	1757	27	May 15	NYY	@	SLB	L,2-8	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.239	.338	.358	.696	7	1.17	-0.049	3.81	-0.10%	-0.26	C
23	1758	28	May 17	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.229	.333	.343	.676	6	.41	-0.014	1.27	-0.03%	-0.07	C
24	1759	29	May 18	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.219	.321	.329	.650	6	.59	-0.043	1.96	-0.09%	-0.49	C
25	1760	30	May 19 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.318	.316	.634	6	1.42	-0.157	4.40	-0.29%	-0.99	C
26	1761	32 (1)	May 20	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.225	.326	.375	.701	6	1.53	0.334	5.29	0.69%	0.93	C
27	1762	33	May 21	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.226	.323	.369	.692	6	.47	-0.035	1.60	-0.07%	-0.86	C
28	1763	34	May 22	NYY	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	1	.239	.330	.375	.705	6	1.18	-0.049	3.92	-0.10%	-0.42	C
29	1764	35	May 23	NYY	@	DET	W,12-6	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.239	.333	.370	.703	7	.41	-0.008	1.35	-0.02%	-0.32	C
30	1765	36	May 25	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-7	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.232	.324	.358	.682	7	.48	-0.028	2.47	-0.09%	-0.19	C
31	1766	37	May 26 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,0-1	GS-8	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.245	.333	.367	.701	7	1.39	0.079	6.85	0.23%	0.36	C
32	1767	39 (1)	May 28	NYY		WSH	L,1-2	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.245	.330	.363	.693	7	1.27	-0.035	4.35	-0.07%	-0.41	C
33	1768	42 (2)	May 30 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.245	.328	.358	.686	7	.93	0.040	2.84	0.07%	-0.05	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
34	1769	45 (2)	Jun 3	NYY		SLB	W,12-2	CG	5	5	1	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.252	.331	.378	.709	7	.19	0.026	.61	0.05%	1.16	C
35	1770	46	Jun 4	NYY		CHW	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.248	.325	.372	.697	7	1.63	-0.180	4.77	-0.32%	-1.23	C
36	1771	48 (1)	Jun 6	NYY		CHW	W,4-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.331	.371	.701	7	.75	0.141	2.21	0.25%	1.54	C
37	1772	50 (1)	Jun 8	NYY		CLE	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.254	.333	.373	.706	7	.60	0.014	1.85	0.03%	0.15	C
38	1773	52 (1)	Jun 9 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,7-4	GS-7	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.258	.341	.375	.716	7	1.17	0.037	3.03	0.06%	0.15	C
39	1774	55 (2)	Jun 12	NYY		DET	L,5-6	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.260	.345	.374	.719	7	1.62	0.113	3.11	0.13%	1.30	C
40	1775	66 (10)	Jun 25	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-8	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.258	.343	.371	.714	9	.80	-0.021	2.42	-0.04%	-0.72	PH
41	1776	69 (2)	Jun 29	NYY		PHA	L,0-2	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.258	.348	.371	.718	9	.92	0.027	2.65	0.05%	0.12	PH
42	1777	70	Jun 30	NYY		PHA	L,3-6	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.258	.352	.371	.723	9	.57	0.026	1.41	0.04%	0.17	PH
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
43	1778	77 (6)	Jul 7 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-3	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.258	.357	.371	.728	1	3.91	0.118	11.98	0.22%	0.65	PH
44	1779	78	Jul 7 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,1-4	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.256	.354	.368	.722	1	2.47	-0.062	7.98	-0.12%	-0.41	PH
45	1780	80 (1)	Jul 13	NYY		CLE	L,2-3	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.262	.359	.373	.732	1	4.86	0.180	11.31	0.25%	0.50	PH
46	1781	96 (15)	Jul 29	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-4	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.262	.363	.373	.736	7	3.65	0.044	3.48	0.03%	0.23	PH
47	1782	97	Jul 30	NYY	@	DET	L,5-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.260	.361	.370	.731	8	6.09	-0.301	5.10	-0.15%	-0.97	PH
Aug		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
48	1783	100 (2)	Aug 2	NYY	@	CLE	L,0-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.258	.358	.367	.725	9	.76	-0.019	.59	-0.01%	-0.20	PH
49	1784	101	Aug 4	NYY	@	CLE	W,2-0	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.264	.362	.372	.735	8	4.61	0.138	2.85	0.05%	0.65	PH
50	1785	106 (4)	Aug 10	NYY		BOS	W,7-5	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.262	.360	.369	.729	9	2.76	-0.075	1.04	-0.02%	-0.34	PH
51	1786	107	Aug 11 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,5-7	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.260	.358	.366	.724	9	3.18	-0.091	1.36	-0.02%	-0.57	PH
52	1787	124 (16)	Aug 26	NYY		DET	W,10-6	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.258	.355	.364	.719	9	5.24	-0.129	.10	0.00%	-0.74	PH
Sept		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
53	1788	134 (9)	Sep 6	NYY	@	PHA	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.256	.353	.361	.714	9	3.90	-0.132	.00	0.00%	-0.42	PH
54	1789	137 (2)	Sep 8 (2)	NYY		WSH	L,8-9	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.261	.357	.366	.723	9	1.63	0.077	.00	0.00%	0.37	PH
							27-27		156	134	10	35	8	0	2	10	19	2	12	1	2		3	6	0	1	.261	.357	.366	.723		1.15	-0.282	3.25	-0.14%	-0.10

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