Bill Posedel

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: August 2, 1906 in San Francisco, CA us

Died: November 28, 1989 in Livermore, CA

Buried: Cremated

High School: St. Vincent's HS (Vallejo, CA)

Debut: April 23, 1938 (Age 31-264d, 8,465th in major league history)
vs. NYG 5.1 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER, L

Last Game: September 13, 1946 (Age 40-042d)
vs. PIT 4.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1938 season

Full Name: William John Posedel

Nicknames: Sailor Bill or Barnacle Bill

Pronunciation: \poze-DELL\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.4

ERA

4.56

138

679.1

227

WHIP

1.479

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	13-20 / in Starts: 11-6
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 49 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	31 (14-8-9) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 49 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	33 (17-10-5)

Most Driven In
C Lavagetto	1
J Hudson	0
E Koy	0

Most Driven In By
G Brack	1
O Hockett	1
G Rosen	1

1938 Batting Game Log

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1938 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	5 (4)	Apr 23	BRO		NYG	L,5-8	3-8	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	9	.78	-0.029	1.99	-0.04%	0.02	P
2	2	10 (4)	Apr 29	BRO		PHI	W,5-4	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	9	.84	-0.055	1.56	-0.06%	-0.78	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
3	3	15 (4)	May 4	BRO	@	PIT	L,5-9	5-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.333	.500	9	1.04	-0.026	2.01	-0.03%	-0.16	P
4	4	29 (13)	May 19	BRO		STL	W,8-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.222	.333	9	1.08	-0.072	.80	-0.03%	-0.84	P
5	5	31 (1)	May 21	BRO		PIT	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.222	.333	9						P
6	6	33 (1)	May 23	BRO		CIN	L,4-6	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.222	.333	9						P
7	7	38 (4)	May 30 (1)	BRO		PHI	L,5-9	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.222	.333	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
8	8	42 (3)	Jun 3	BRO	@	CIN	W,5-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.222	.333	9						P
9	9	44 (1)	Jun 5	BRO	@	PIT	W,10-5	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.273	.455	9	1.26	-0.025	.51	-0.01%	-0.15	P
10	10	52 (7)	Jun 17 (2)	BRO		CIN	L,10-12	3-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.231	.385	9	1.57	-0.085	.82	-0.03%	-0.69	P
11	11	56 (3)	Jun 20	BRO		CHC	L,1-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.214	.357	9	.44	-0.011	.20	0.00%	-0.16	P
12	12	60 (3)	Jun 25	BRO		STL	L,1-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.188	.313	9	1.56	-0.119	.47	-0.02%	-1.03	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
13	13	67 (6)	Jul 3 (2)	BRO		PHI	W,2-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0			0	0	0	.111	.158	.167	.325	9						P
14	14	74 (6)	Jul 12	BRO		NYG	W,13-5	GS-6	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.150	.190	.200	.390	9	.32	0.032	.02	0.00%	0.43	P
15	15	78 (3)	Jul 16	BRO	@	CIN	W,12-5	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.182	.190	.372	9	3.08	-0.077	.18	0.00%	-0.76	P
16	16	85 (6)	Jul 23	BRO	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.231	.240	.471	9	1.01	0.028	.07	0.00%	-0.01	P
17	17	89 (3)	Jul 27	BRO		CHC	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.185	.214	.222	.437	9	1.47	-0.083	.10	0.00%	-0.77	P
18	18	92 (2)	Jul 31	BRO		PIT	W,4-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.172	.200	.207	.407	9	1.07	-0.057	.03	0.00%	-0.69	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
19	19	95 (2)	Aug 3	BRO		STL	L,2-3	8-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.194	.200	.394	8	1.40	-0.036	.06	0.00%	-0.11	P
20	20	98 (2)	Aug 7 (1)	BRO		CIN	W,11-10	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.194	.200	.394	9						P
21	21	102 (3)	Aug 13 (1)	BRO	@	BSN	W,8-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.176	.200	.206	.406	9	.32	0.011	.01	0.00%	-0.68	P
22	22	107 (4)	Aug 17	BRO	@	NYG	L,2-4	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.194	.216	.222	.438	9	1.29	-0.029	.02	0.00%	-0.14	P
23	23	112 (4)	Aug 21 (2)	BRO		BSN	L,4-9	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.194	.216	.222	.438	9						P
24	24	113	Aug 23	BRO	@	STL	L,7-9	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.189	.211	.216	.427	9	1.35	-0.035	.01	0.00%	-0.24	P
25	25	117 (3)	Aug 26	BRO	@	CHC	L,3-7	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.205	.225	.231	.456	9	.67	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.35	P
26	26	120 (2)	Aug 29	BRO	@	PIT	L,1-10	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.205	.225	.231	.456	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
27	27	125 (4)	Sep 4 (1)	BRO		NYG	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.205	.225	.231	.456	9						P
28	28	126	Sep 4 (2)	BRO		NYG	L,0-7	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.205	.225	.231	.456	9						P
29	29	128 (1)	Sep 5 (2)	BRO	@	BSN	L,3-5	1-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.195	.214	.220	.434	9	.42	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.35	P
30	30	133 (4)	Sep 10	BRO	@	NYG	L,2-20	5-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.233	.238	.471	9	.07	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.39	P
31	31	136 (2)	Sep 14 (2)	BRO		CIN	L,4-8	2-8	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.227	.244	.250	.494	9	.51	0.009	.00	0.00%	0.10	P
32	32	138 (1)	Sep 16 (2)	BRO		STL	L,4-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.244	.250	.494	9						P
33	33	142 (3)	Sep 22 (2)	BRO		PIT	L,6-11	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.244	.250	.494	9						P
							13-20		49	44	3	10	1	0	0	1	1	0	8	0	4		0	1	0	0	.227	.244	.250	.494		.96	-0.711	.42	-0.23%	-6.97

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