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Billy O'Dell

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Left

5-11, 170lb (180cm, 77kg)

Born: February 10, 1933 in Whitmire, SC us

Died: September 12, 2018 in Newberry, SC

Buried: Newberry Memorial Gardens, Newberry, SC

High School: Newberry HS (Newberry, SC)

School: Clemson University (Clemson, SC)

Debut: June 20, 1954 (Age 21-130d, 11,143rd in major league history)
vs. WSH 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 12, 1967 (Age 34-214d)
vs. CIN 1.2 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 5 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1957 season

Full Name: William Oliver O'Dell

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

21.8

105

100

ERA

3.29

479

199

1817.0

1133

WHIP

1.240

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	19-28 / in Starts: 10-14
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	27 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 70 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	29 (13-12-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 70 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	43 (22-13-7)

Most Driven In
E Bressoud	0
B Schmidt	0

Most Driven In By
D Blasingame	3
J Davenport	2
J Amalfitano	1
J Marshall	1
D Long	1

1960 Batting Game Log

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1960 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	134	3 (2)	Apr 14	SFG		CHC	L,5-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	135	6 (2)	Apr 19	SFG		LAD	L,0-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.17	-0.057	3.59	-0.11%	-0.35	P
3	136	8 (1)	Apr 22	SFG	@	CHC	W,10-8	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	137	10 (1)	Apr 24	SFG	@	CHC	L,4-9	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.01	-0.008	3.45	-0.02%	-0.46	P
5	138	12 (1)	Apr 26	SFG	@	STL	L,2-4	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	139	15 (2)	Apr 30	SFG	@	LAD	W,6-3	GS-6	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.286	.000	.286	9	.21	0.005	.69	0.01%	0.15	P
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
7	140	17 (1)	May 4	SFG		CIN	L,2-3	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.286	.000	.286	9						P
8	141	20 (2)	May 7	SFG		PIT	W,6-5	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.286	.000	.286	9						P
9	142	22 (1)	May 10	SFG		PHI	W,4-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.286	.000	.286	9						P
10	143	26 (3)	May 14	SFG		LAD	L,1-2	CG	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.167	.500	.167	.667	9	.88	0.088	3.87	0.24%	0.57	P
11	144	31 (4)	May 20	SFG	@	PIT	L,4-5	8-12	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.455	.143	.597	2	1.75	-0.043	10.16	-0.15%	-0.15	P
12	145	33 (1)	May 22	SFG	@	PIT	L,7-8	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.455	.143	.597	9						P
13	146	38 (4)	May 28	SFG	@	STL	W,8-0	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.533	.300	.833	9	.59	-0.009	2.73	-0.02%	0.56	P
14	147	41 (2)	May 30 (2)	SFG		CHC	W,5-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.533	.300	.833	9						P
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
15	148	44 (2)	Jun 2	SFG		STL	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.444	.231	.675	9	1.44	-0.138	6.54	-0.38%	-1.13	P
16	149	47 (2)	Jun 5	SFG		STL	L,4-9	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.444	.231	.675	9						P
17	150	48	Jun 7	SFG		CIN	L,1-5	2-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.474	.231	.704	9	.59	0.026	2.81	0.07%	0.24	P
18	151	50 (1)	Jun 9	SFG		CIN	L,4-7	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.474	.231	.704	9						P
19	152	52 (1)	Jun 11	SFG		MLN	L,5-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.474	.231	.704	9						P
20	153	53	Jun 12	SFG		MLN	W,16-7	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.474	.231	.704	9						PR
21	154	56 (2)	Jun 15	SFG		PIT	L,6-14	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.214	.450	.214	.664	9	.89	0.039	4.99	0.13%	0.37	P
22	155	58 (1)	Jun 17	SFG		PHI	W,7-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.450	.214	.664	9						P
23	156	60 (1)	Jun 19	SFG		PHI	L,1-2	GS-10	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.409	.188	.597	9	1.15	-0.070	3.50	-0.13%	-0.41	P
24	157	61	Jun 21 (1)	SFG	@	MLN	L,6-9	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.409	.188	.597	9						P
25	158	66 (4)	Jun 25	SFG	@	CIN	W,5-2	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.423	.250	.673	9	.64	-0.044	1.26	-0.05%	-0.77	P
26	159	68 (1)	Jun 28	SFG	@	PIT	T,7-7	4-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.423	.250	.673	9						P
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
27	160	71 (2)	Jul 2	SFG	@	PHI	L,2-3	GS-11	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.367	.208	.575	9	1.23	-0.117	2.94	-0.17%	-0.81	P
28	161	74 (2)	Jul 4 (2)	SFG	@	CHC	T,1-1	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.367	.208	.575	8						PR
29	162	76 (1)	Jul 6	SFG	@	LAD	L,0-10	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.355	.200	.555	9	.46	-0.012	1.29	-0.02%	-0.10	P
30	163	80 (3)	Jul 10	SFG		CHC	W,5-3	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.344	.192	.536	9	.44	-0.011	.58	-0.01%	-0.09	P
31	164	81	Jul 15	SFG		LAD	L,3-5	3-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.353	.185	.538	9	.68	-0.014	1.10	-0.01%	-0.22	P
32	165	83 (1)	Jul 17	SFG		LAD	W,5-4	7-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.343	.179	.521	9	1.78	-0.044	1.70	-0.03%	-0.21	P
33	166	89 (5)	Jul 24	SFG		PIT	W,6-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.316	.161	.477	9	.37	-0.027	.50	-0.02%	-0.51	P
34	167	90	Jul 26	SFG		MLN	L,1-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.161	.316	.161	.477	8						PR
35	168	94 (3)	Jul 30	SFG		CIN	W,2-1	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.300	.152	.452	9	1.28	-0.060	1.31	-0.04%	-0.53	P
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
36	169	101 (6)	Aug 6	SFG	@	PIT	L,7-8	9-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.152	.300	.152	.452	7		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
37	170	103 (1)	Aug 7 (2)	SFG	@	PIT	L,5-7	GS-7	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.147	.326	.147	.473	9	.28	0.003	.17	0.00%	-0.04	P
38	171	106 (2)	Aug 11	SFG	@	MLN	W,8-7	GS-8	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.319	.158	.477	9	.57	-0.059	.04	0.00%	-0.87	P
39	172	110 (3)	Aug 15	SFG	@	STL	W,5-3	GS-8	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.150	.333	.150	.483	9	.37	-0.003	.01	0.00%	-0.25	P
40	173	115 (4)	Aug 21 (1)	SFG	@	CHC	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.143	.321	.143	.464	9	1.20	-0.089	.03	0.00%	-0.64	P
41	174	119 (3)	Aug 24	SFG		CIN	L,2-3	13-GF(13)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.321	.143	.464	7						PR
42	175	126 (6)	Aug 31	SFG		PIT	L,4-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.309	.136	.445	9	.74	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.62	P
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
43	176	128 (1)	Sep 2	SFG		LAD	W,4-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.136	.309	.136	.445	9						P
44	177	131 (2)	Sep 5 (1)	SFG	@	LAD	W,12-8	GS-5	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.128	.293	.128	.421	9	.23	-0.003	.00	0.00%	0.04	P
45	178	137 (5)	Sep 9 (2)	SFG	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.279	.120	.399	9	.66	-0.051	.00	0.00%	-0.30	P
46	179	142 (4)	Sep 14	SFG	@	PHI	L,1-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.270	.115	.385	9	.71	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.31	P
47	180	148 (5)	Sep 19 (2)	SFG	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG(8)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.109	.258	.109	.367	9	.46	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.81	P
48	181	151 (2)	Sep 26	SFG	@	LAD	W,6-2	8-8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.109	.258	.109	.367	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
49	182	152	Sep 27	SFG		CHC	L,1-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.254	.107	.361	9	1.88	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.34	P
							19-28		70	56	8	6	0	0	0	0	11	0	19	0	3	0	2	1	1	1	.107	.254	.107	.361		.78	-0.852	1.71	-0.70%	-7.98

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