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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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1963 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1963 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 11	SFG	@	HOU	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	7 (3)	Apr 17	SFG		HOU	L,1-2	GS	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	12 (4)	Apr 21 (2)	SFG		CHC	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	16 (3)	Apr 25	SFG		STL	W,8-4	GS	21	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	24 (7)	May 4	SFG	@	NYM	W,17-4	GS	25	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	29 (4)	May 9	SFG	@	MLN	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
7	35 (5)	May 16	SFG		NYM	W,6-5	GS	27	6.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
8	40 (4)	May 21	SFG		PHI	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
9	43 (2)	May 25	SFG		LAD	W,6-2	GS	31	7.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
10	47 (3)	May 30	SFG	@	CIN	W,5-4	GS	31	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	51 (3)	Jun 4	SFG	@	CHC	L,1-6	GS	31	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	56 (4)	Jun 8	SFG	@	HOU	L,1-2	GS	32	7.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
13	61 (4)	Jun 13	SFG		CHC	W,2-1	CG	36	10.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
14	66 (4)	Jun 17	SFG		LAD	L,0-2	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	70 (3)	Jun 22	SFG	@	MLN	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	74 (3)	Jun 26	SFG	@	STL	L,5-6	GS	24	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	78 (3)	Jul 1	SFG		CIN	L,3-4	GS	31	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	82 (3)	Jul 5	SFG		STL	W,6-5	GS	27	6.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
19	86 (3)	Jul 10	SFG	@	PHI	L,2-10	GS	23	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	91 (4)	Jul 15 (2)	SFG	@	PIT	L,1-4	GS	30	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	98 (6)	Jul 21	SFG	@	CIN	W,10-5	GS	19	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	102 (3)	Jul 26	SFG		PIT	W,6-4	GS	20	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	106 (3)	Jul 30	SFG		PHI	W,5-0	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	110 (3)	Aug 4	SFG	@	CHC	W,2-1	GS	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
25	115 (4)	Aug 10	SFG	@	PHI	W,7-6	GS	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	128 (12)	Aug 24	SFG		CIN	W,4-3	GS	19	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	132 (3)	Aug 28	SFG		STL	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	136 (3)	Sep 1	SFG	@	LAD	L,3-5	GS	29	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
29	142 (5)	Sep 6	SFG		LAD	L,2-5	GS	31	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	145 (2)	Sep 10	SFG	@	NYM	L,2-4	GS	11	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	146	Sep 11	SFG	@	NYM	L,2-4		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	150 (3)	Sep 15	SFG	@	PIT	W,13-5	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	153 (2)	Sep 18	SFG	@	MLN	L,4-6		7	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	155 (1)	Sep 21	SFG		NYM	L,4-5	GS	20	3.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
35	159 (3)	Sep 26	SFG		PHI	W,10-0	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
36	162 (2)	Sep 29	SFG		PIT	W,4-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							36gm		222.1	5	27	1	33	0