Bill Jennings

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 175lb (188cm, 79kg)

Born: September 28, 1925 in St. Louis, MO us

Died: October 20, 2010 in Affton, MO

Buried: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, MO

High School: Southwest HS (St. Louis, MO)

Schools: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL), Washington University in St. Louis (St. Louis, MO)

Debut: July 19, 1951 (Age 25-294d, 10,824th in major league history)
vs. WSH 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1951 (Age 26-002d)
vs. CHW 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season

Full Name: William Lee Jennings

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.6

195

.180

RBI

OBP

.276

SLG

.251

OPS

.527

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	25-39 / in Starts: 25-39
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	64 games
Most Games w/o RBI	17 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 224 PAs	13
Actual Runners on Base	90 (52-27-11) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 224 PAs	25
Avg. Runners on Base	146 (76-46-23)

Most Driven In
F Marsh	3
C Mapes	2
H Arft	2
E Rapp	1
K Wahl	1
B Taylor	0
K Wood	0

Most Driven In By
B Young	5
J Delsing	3
J McDonald	2
K Wood	1
E Rapp	1
C Mapes	1
S Lollar	1
T Byrne	1

1951 Batting Game Log

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1951 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	1	85 (84)	Jul 19	SLB		WSH	W,9-7	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0			0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	8						SS
2	2	86	Jul 20	SLB		NYY	L,0-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.333	.500	8	2.04	-0.121	.00	0.00%	-0.70	SS
3	3	87	Jul 21	SLB		NYY	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.200	.200	.300	.500	8						SS
4	4	88	Jul 22 (1)	SLB		NYY	L,0-9	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.231	.385	8	.81	-0.066	.00	0.00%	-0.92	SS
5	5	90 (1)	Jul 25	SLB	@	PHA	W,5-4	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.235	.294	.529	8	1.41	0.096	.00	0.00%	0.37	SS
6	6	91	Jul 26	SLB	@	PHA	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.190	.190	.238	.429	8	.81	-0.084	.00	0.00%	-1.15	SS
7	7	92	Jul 27	SLB	@	WSH	L,0-7	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.208	.208	.250	.458	8	1.13	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.33	SS
8	8	93	Jul 29 (1)	SLB	@	WSH	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.357	.607	8	.66	0.111	.00	0.00%	0.86	SS
9	9	94	Jul 29 (2)	SLB	@	WSH	W,8-6	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.258	.258	.355	.613	8	1.14	0.101	.00	0.00%	0.54	SS
10	10	95	Jul 31	SLB	@	BOS	W,8-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.257	.257	.343	.600	8	.94	0.024	.00	0.00%	0.10	SS
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
11	11	96	Aug 1	SLB	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.263	.263	.368	.632	8	.52	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.07	SS
12	12	97	Aug 2 (1)	SLB	@	BOS	L,1-12	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.244	.244	.341	.585	8	.75	-0.068	.00	0.00%	-1.26	SS
13	13	98	Aug 2 (2)	SLB	@	BOS	L,6-11	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.244	.261	.356	.616	8	.61	0.129	.00	0.00%	1.50	SS
14	14	99	Aug 3 (1)	SLB	@	NYY	L,4-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.224	.240	.327	.567	8	.81	-0.091	.00	0.00%	-1.27	SS
15	15	100	Aug 3 (2)	SLB	@	NYY	W,10-2	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.226	.241	.340	.580	8	.56	0.114	.00	0.00%	1.46	SS
16	16	101	Aug 4	SLB	@	NYY	L,3-11	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.228	.321	.549	8	1.26	-0.092	.00	0.00%	-0.90	SS
17	17	102	Aug 5 (1)	SLB	@	NYY	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.213	.300	.513	8	.52	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.65	SS
18	18	103	Aug 5 (2)	SLB	@	NYY	L,3-4	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.206	.219	.302	.520	8	.62	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.13	SS
19	19	104	Aug 7	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.212	.224	.303	.527	8	.71	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.01	SS
20	20	105	Aug 8	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.203	.214	.290	.504	8	.83	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-0.48	SS
21	21	106	Aug 9	SLB	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.205	.216	.315	.531	8						SS
22	22	107	Aug 10	SLB	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.197	.218	.303	.521	8						SS
23	23	108	Aug 11	SLB	@	DET	L,4-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.200	.220	.300	.520	8						SS
24	24	109	Aug 12	SLB	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0			0	0	0	.195	.224	.293	.516	8						SS
25	25	110	Aug 15	SLB		CLE	L,4-9	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.216	.282	.498	8	.60	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.61	SS
26	26	111	Aug 16	SLB		CLE	W,4-0	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.193	.228	.295	.524	8	.69	0.038	.00	0.00%	0.46	SS
27	27	112	Aug 17	SLB		DET	L,4-5	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.187	.221	.286	.507	8						SS
28	28	113	Aug 18	SLB		DET	W,20-9	CG	6	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.177	.218	.271	.489	8	.62	-0.095	.00	0.00%	-1.04	SS
29	29	114	Aug 19 (1)	SLB		DET	L,2-5	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.172	.212	.263	.474	8						SS
30	30	115	Aug 19 (2)	SLB		DET	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.165	.204	.252	.456	8						SS
31	31	116	Aug 21	SLB		BOS	W,6-4	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.170	.214	.264	.478	8	.80	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.27	SS
32	32	117	Aug 22	SLB		BOS	L,1-3	GS-13	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.231	.259	.490	8	2.05	0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.02	SS
33	33	118	Aug 23	SLB		BOS	L,3-9	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.179	.240	.268	.508	8	.37	-0.001	.00	0.00%	0.52	SS
34	34	119	Aug 24	SLB		PHA	W,5-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.174	.234	.261	.495	8						SS
35	35	120	Aug 25	SLB		PHA	L,1-9	GS-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			1	0	0	.171	.236	.256	.493	8						SS
36	36	121	Aug 26 (1)	SLB		WSH	L,3-9	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.174	.237	.264	.501	8						SS
37	37	122	Aug 26 (2)	SLB		WSH	L,1-9	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.169	.231	.258	.489	8						SS
38	38	123	Aug 28	SLB		NYY	L,5-7	CG(10)	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.239	.254	.493	8	1.49	0.112	.00	0.00%	0.78	SS
39	39	124	Aug 29	SLB		NYY	L,2-15	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.164	.241	.250	.491	8	.38	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.43	SS
40	40	125	Aug 31	SLB	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.168	.248	.252	.500	8	.40	-0.001	.00	0.00%	0.04	SS
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
41	41	126	Sep 1	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.172	.250	.254	.504	8	2.07	-0.119	.00	0.00%	-0.85	SS
42	42	127	Sep 2	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.169	.247	.250	.497	8	.67	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.39	SS
43	43	128	Sep 3 (1)	SLB	@	DET	L,5-6	GS-0	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.174	.260	.254	.513	8						SS
44	44	129	Sep 3 (2)	SLB	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0			0	0	0	.170	.259	.248	.508	8						SS
45	45	130	Sep 6	SLB		CHW	L,4-9	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.168	.256	.245	.501	8	.62	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.42	SS
46	46	131	Sep 7 (1)	SLB		CLE	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.164	.252	.240	.491	8	.44	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.74	SS
47	47	132	Sep 7 (2)	SLB		CLE	L,0-7	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.163	.255	.238	.493	8	.50	-0.002	.00	0.00%	0.03	SS
48	48	133	Sep 8	SLB		CLE	L,3-6	GS-6	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.168	.257	.248	.506	8	.56	0.034	.00	0.00%	0.25	SS
49	49	134	Sep 9	SLB		CLE	L,3-4	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.172	.265	.252	.516	8	.82	0.058	.00	0.00%	0.72	SS
50	50	135	Sep 11 (1)	SLB	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.276	.260	.536	8	1.65	0.089	.00	0.00%	0.59	SS
51	51	136	Sep 11 (2)	SLB	@	NYY	W,6-3	CG	4	3	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.191	.287	.274	.560	8	.55	0.083	.00	0.00%	1.02	SS
52	52	137	Sep 13	SLB	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.186	.280	.267	.547	8	1.24	-0.128	.00	0.00%	-0.96	SS
53	53	138	Sep 14	SLB	@	BOS	L,6-9	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.183	.276	.262	.538	8	1.06	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.65	SS
54	54	139	Sep 15	SLB	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.180	.275	.257	.533	8	1.12	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.60	SS
55	55	140	Sep 16 (1)	SLB	@	PHA	L,1-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.176	.271	.253	.524	8	.79	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-1.03	SS
56	56	142 (1)	Sep 18 (1)	SLB	@	WSH	W,8-0	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.173	.270	.249	.519	8	1.04	0.109	.00	0.00%	0.16	SS
57	57	143	Sep 18 (2)	SLB	@	WSH	W,3-2	GS-10	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.176	.271	.250	.521	8	.63	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.01	SS
58	58	144	Sep 19	SLB	@	WSH	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.173	.267	.246	.513	8	1.28	-0.121	.00	0.00%	-1.08	SS
59	59	145	Sep 20	SLB	@	WSH	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.171	.265	.243	.508	8	1.25	-0.062	.00	0.00%	-0.54	SS
60	60	146	Sep 22	SLB	@	CHW	W,5-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.174	.266	.245	.510	8	1.18	-0.086	.00	0.00%	-0.63	SS
61	61	147	Sep 23	SLB	@	CHW	W,8-7	GS-8	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.173	.271	.243	.515	8	2.39	0.074	.00	0.00%	0.60	SS
62	62	148	Sep 25	SLB		DET	L,0-2	GS-0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.176	.272	.245	.517	8						SS
63	63	149	Sep 26	SLB		DET	W,7-1	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.178	.276	.251	.528	8						SS
64	64	154 (4)	Sep 30	SLB		CHW	W,9-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.179	.276	.251	.527	8	.44	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.57	SS
							25-39		224	195	20	35	10	2	0	13	26	0	42	0	3		1	4	1	0	.179	.276	.251	.527		.95	-0.556	.00	0.00%	-8.71

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