Bill Wight

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: April 12, 1922 in Rio Vista, CA us

Died: May 17, 2007 in Mount Shasta, CA

Buried: East Lawn Sierra Hills Memorial Park, Sacramento, CA

High School: McClymonds HS (Oakland, CA)

Debut: April 17, 1946 (Age 24-005d, 10,113th in major league history)
vs. PHA 0.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 21, 1958 (Age 36-162d)
vs. SFG 2.2 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1947 season

Full Name: William Robert Wight

Nicknames: Lefty

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.7

ERA

3.95

347

198

1563.0

574

WHIP

1.516

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	6-26 / in Starts: 1-3
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 12 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	12 (5-5-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 12 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	7 (4-2-1)

Most Driven In
W Dropo	1

Most Driven In By
F Hatfield	0

1953 Batting Game Log

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1953 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	182	3 (2)	Apr 17	DET		CLE	W,6-5	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.84	-0.024	1.87	-0.03%	-0.32	P
2	183	6 (2)	Apr 19	DET		SLB	L,3-6	11-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	184	11 (4)	Apr 25	DET	@	CLE	L,3-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	185	13 (1)	Apr 26 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,2-12	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						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
5	186	20 (6)	May 5	DET		WSH	L,4-14	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	1.05	-0.020	.51	-0.01%	-0.23	P
6	187	25 (4)	May 10 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,5-10	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.46	-0.038	.73	-0.01%	-0.44	P
7	188	31 (5)	May 18 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,5-8	1-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.68	-0.016	.26	0.00%	-0.37	P
8	189	33 (1)	May 20	DET	@	NYY	L,8-9	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
9	190	37 (3)	May 26	DET	@	CLE	L,8-9	GS-7	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857	9	1.91	0.112	.25	0.01%	1.06	P
10	191	40 (2)	May 30 (1)	DET		SLB	L,4-5	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857	9						P
11	192	41	May 30 (2)	DET		SLB	L,1-13	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857	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
12	193	47 (5)	Jun 6 (1)	DET		BOS	L,2-6	3-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857	9						P
13	194	52 (4)	Jun 10	DET		NYY	L,4-11	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857	9						P
				Player went from Detroit Tigers to Cleveland Indians
14	195	53	Jun 17	CLE	@	PHA	W,9-6	4-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.82	-0.045	.97	-0.03%	-0.62	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
15	196	73 (19)	Jul 5 (1)	CLE		CHW	W,7-6	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
16	197	77 (3)	Jul 8	CLE	@	SLB	L,3-6	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
17	198	82 (4)	Jul 12 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-14	2-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	9	.26	-0.007	.89	-0.01%	-0.24	P
18	199	88 (5)	Jul 19 (2)	CLE		BOS	L,5-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	9						P
19	200	92 (3)	Jul 24	CLE		WSH	L,4-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	9						P
20	201	95 (2)	Jul 26 (2)	CLE		WSH	W,7-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	9						P
21	202	97 (1)	Jul 29	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-7	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	9						P
22	203	98	Jul 30	CLE	@	NYY	W,4-3	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	9						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
23	204	104 (5)	Aug 5	CLE	@	WSH	L,0-11	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	9						P
24	205	105	Aug 6	CLE	@	WSH	L,1-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	9						P
25	206	111 (5)	Aug 13	CLE		CHW	L,3-7	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	9						P
26	207	112	Aug 14	CLE	@	SLB	W,8-7	5-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	9	.65	-0.018	.18	0.00%	-0.23	P
27	208	113	Aug 16 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	L,6-7	3-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	9						P
28	209	123 (9)	Aug 25	CLE		WSH	L,4-8	4-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	9						P
29	210	130 (6)	Aug 31	CLE		BOS	L,4-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	9						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
30	211	134 (3)	Sep 4	CLE		CHW	T,6-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	5						P
31	212	141 (6)	Sep 10	CLE	@	BOS	L,4-14	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.33	P
32	213	143 (1)	Sep 12	CLE	@	WSH	L,3-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
33	214	145 (1)	Sep 14	CLE	@	NYY	L,5-8	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
							6-26		12	12	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500		1.03	-0.056	.59	-0.09%	-1.72

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