Bill Skowron

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 195lb (180cm, 88kg)

Born: December 18, 1930 in Chicago, IL us

Died: April 27, 2012 in Arlington Heights, IL

Buried: Maryhill Cemetery, Niles, IL

High School: Archbishop Weber HS (Chicago, IL)

School: Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN)

Debut: April 13, 1954 (Age 23-116d, 11,070th in major league history)
vs. WSH 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1967 (Age 36-287d)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1954 season

Full Name: William Joseph Skowron

Nicknames: Moose

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

27.1

5547

1566

211

.282

682

RBI

888

OBP

.332

SLG

.459

OPS

.792

OPS+

119

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

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 19	NYY	@	BOS	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
2	2	Apr 20	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-7	CG	39	8.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
3	3	Apr 21	NYY	@	BOS	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
4	4	Apr 22	NYY		BAL	W,5-0	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
5	5	Apr 23	NYY		BAL	W,3-2	CG	41	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
6	6	Apr 24	NYY		BAL	W,15-9	CG	39	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
7	7	Apr 26	NYY		BOS	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
8	8	Apr 27	NYY		WSH	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	10	4	0	14	0	1B
9	9	Apr 29	NYY	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	7	4	1	12	2	1B
10	10	Apr 30	NYY	@	BAL	W,16-0	GS	29	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	11	May 1	NYY	@	BAL	L,5-9	CG	42	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
12	12	May 3	NYY		DET	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
13	13	May 4	NYY		DET	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
14	14	May 6	NYY		KCA	W,8-7	CG	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
15	15	May 7	NYY		KCA	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
16	16	May 8	NYY		CHW	L,3-8	GS	37	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
17	17	May 10	NYY		CLE	L,1-5	CG	42	10.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
18	18	May 12	NYY		CLE	L,2-3	CG	44	11.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
19	19	May 13	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
20	20	May 14	NYY	@	WSH	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
21	21	May 15	NYY	@	WSH	W,11-2	GS	27	7.0	6	2	0	8	3	1B
22	22	May 17	NYY	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	39	8.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
23	23	May 18	NYY	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
24	24	May 20	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
25	25	May 21	NYY	@	CHW	L,8-9	CG	43	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
26	26	May 22	NYY	@	KCA	W,9-7	GS	23	6.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
27	27	May 23	NYY	@	KCA	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	10	0	1	11	2	1B
28	28	May 24	NYY	@	DET	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	11	0	1	12	1	1B
29	29	May 25	NYY	@	DET	L,3-9	CG	40	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
30	30	May 26	NYY		BAL	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	17	1	0	18	0	1B
31	31	May 27	NYY		BAL	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
32	32	May 28	NYY		WSH	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	3	1B
33	33	May 29	NYY		WSH	W,6-4	GS	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
34	34	May 30 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	16	0	1	17	0	1B
35	35	May 30 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
36	36	May 31	NYY	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	37	Jun 1	NYY	@	BAL	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
38	38	Jun 2	NYY	@	BAL	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
39	39	Jun 3	NYY		BOS	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
40	40	Jun 4	NYY		BOS	L,2-8	GS	30	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
41	41	Jun 5 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	1B
42	42	Jun 5 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
43	43	Jun 6	NYY		CHW	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
44	44	Jun 7	NYY		CHW	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
45	45	Jun 8	NYY		CHW	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
46	46	Jun 9	NYY		CHW	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
47	47	Jun 10	NYY		CLE	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
48	48	Jun 11	NYY		CLE	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
49	49	Jun 13	NYY	@	KCA	W,8-4	GS	21	7.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
50	50	Jun 14	NYY	@	KCA	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
51	51	Jun 15	NYY	@	KCA	T,7-7	CG	51	12.0	11	2	1	14	2	1B
52	52	Jun 16	NYY	@	KCA	L,1-9	CG	37	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
53	53	Jun 17	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	16	0	0	16	2	1B
54	54	Jun 18	NYY	@	CHW	W,12-5	CG	39	9.0	12	3	0	15	0	1B
55	55	Jun 19 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	2	1B
56	57 (1)	Jun 21	NYY	@	DET	W,6-0	GS	22	6.0	9	0	1	10	2	1B
57	64 (6)	Jun 28	NYY		KCA	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
58	65	Jun 29	NYY		KCA	W,10-0	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
59	66	Jun 30	NYY		KCA	W,10-3	GS	27	7.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
60	67	Jul 2	NYY		DET	W,7-6	CG	46	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
61	68	Jul 3 (1)	NYY		DET	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
62	69	Jul 3 (2)	NYY		DET	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
63	70	Jul 4	NYY	@	WSH	L,8-9	CG	47	8.2	6	1	0	7	0	1B
64	71	Jul 5	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-5	GF	8	1.2	2	1	0	3	1	PH 1B
65	72	Jul 6	NYY	@	BAL	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
66	73	Jul 7	NYY	@	BAL	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
67	74	Jul 8	NYY	@	BOS	L,0-8	CG	37	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
68	75	Jul 9	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	6	3	0	9	0	1B
69	76	Jul 10	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-9	CG	43	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
70	77	Jul 15	NYY	@	DET	L,4-8	CG	38	8.0	12	2	0	14	1	1B
71	78	Jul 16	NYY	@	DET	W,11-2	CG	36	9.0	8	2	0	10	2	1B
72	79	Jul 17 (1)	NYY	@	DET	L,2-12	GS	18	3.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
73	80	Jul 17 (2)	NYY	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
74	81	Jul 18	NYY	@	CLE	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
75	82	Jul 19	NYY	@	CLE	W,13-11	CG	46	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
76	83	Jul 20	NYY	@	CLE	L,6-8	CG	38	8.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
77	84	Jul 22	NYY		CHW	L,5-11	CG	48	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
78	85	Jul 23	NYY		CHW	L,3-5	CG	45	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
79	86	Jul 24 (1)	NYY		CHW	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	6	0	1	7	1	1B
80	87	Jul 24 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
81	88	Jul 26	NYY		CLE	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	15	1	0	16	2	1B
82	89	Jul 28 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
83	90	Jul 28 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,9-2	GS	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
84	91	Jul 29	NYY		KCA	L,2-5	CG	33	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
85	92	Jul 31 (1)	NYY		KCA	L,2-5	CG	47	11.0	6	5	0	11	0	1B
86	93	Jul 31 (2)	NYY		KCA	W,6-0	GS	26	7.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
87	94	Aug 1	NYY		DET	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
88	95	Aug 2 (1)	NYY		DET	W,3-2	CG	53	14.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
89	97 (1)	Aug 3	NYY		DET	L,2-12	GS	46	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
90	98	Aug 5	NYY	@	KCA	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
91	99	Aug 6	NYY	@	KCA	W,16-4	GS	23	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
92	100	Aug 7 (1)	NYY	@	KCA	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
93	101	Aug 7 (2)	NYY	@	KCA	L,3-13	GS	30	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
94	102	Aug 8	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-9	CG	38	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
95	103	Aug 9	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-4	GS	32	7.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
96	104	Aug 10	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
97	105	Aug 12	NYY		WSH	L,7-12	CG	50	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
98	106	Aug 13	NYY		WSH	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	13	2	0	15	0	1B
99	107	Aug 14 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
100	108	Aug 14 (2)	NYY		WSH	L,3-6	GS	33	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
101	109	Aug 15	NYY		BAL	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	17	2	0	19	0	1B
102	110	Aug 16	NYY		BAL	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
103	111	Aug 17	NYY	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	44	10.0	7	3	0	10	1	1B
104	112	Aug 18	NYY	@	BOS	W,11-7	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
105	113	Aug 19	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
106	114	Aug 20	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-5	CG	47	11.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
107	115	Aug 21	NYY	@	WSH	L,4-7	CG	33	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
108	116	Aug 23	NYY		CHW	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	10	0	1	11	0	1B
109	117	Aug 24	NYY		CHW	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
110	118	Aug 26 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,7-6	CG	49	11.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
111	119	Aug 26 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
112	120	Aug 27 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
113	121	Aug 27 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
114	122	Aug 28 (1)	NYY		DET	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
115	124 (1)	Aug 30	NYY		KCA	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
116	125	Aug 31 (1)	NYY		KCA	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	5	3	0	8	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
117	127 (1)	Sep 2	NYY	@	BAL	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
118	128	Sep 3	NYY	@	BAL	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
119	129	Sep 4	NYY	@	BAL	L,2-6	CG	41	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
120	130	Sep 5 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	6	4	0	10	1	1B
121	131	Sep 5 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	3	1B
122	132	Sep 6	NYY		BOS	L,1-7	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	4	1B
123	133	Sep 7	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-4	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
124	134	Sep 8	NYY	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	9	1	1	11	3	1B
125	135	Sep 9	NYY	@	DET	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	9	0	1	10	1	1B
126	136	Sep 10	NYY	@	DET	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
127	137	Sep 11 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-0	CG	38	9.0	9	2	1	12	0	1B
128	138	Sep 11 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,3-2	GS	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1B
129	139	Sep 13	NYY	@	KCA	L,3-12	CG	44	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
130	140	Sep 14	NYY	@	KCA	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
131	141	Sep 16	NYY		BAL	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
132	142	Sep 17	NYY		BAL	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
133	143	Sep 18 (1)	NYY		BAL	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
134	145 (1)	Sep 20	NYY		WSH	W,2-1	CG	42	11.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
135	146	Sep 21	NYY		WSH	W,10-3	GF	14	4.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH 1B
136	147	Sep 23	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
137	148	Sep 24	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-5	CG	47	10.0	8	3	0	11	0	1B
138	149	Sep 25	NYY	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	10	0	1	11	1	1B
139	152 (2)	Sep 28	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-3	GS	28	8.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
140	153	Sep 30	NYY		BOS	W,6-5	GS	26	6.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
141	154	Oct 1	NYY		BOS	W,3-1	GS	18	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
142	155	Oct 2	NYY		BOS	W,8-7	GS	20	5.0	4	2	0	6	0	1B
							142gm		1200.1	1202	115	12	1329	130