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Bill Hunnefield

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-10, 165lb (178cm, 74kg)

Born: January 5, 1899 in Dedham, MA us

Died: August 28, 1976 in Nantucket, MA

Buried: Cremated

Schools: Colgate University (Hamilton, NY), Northeastern University (Boston, MA)

Debut: April 17, 1926 (Age 27-102d, 6,379th in major league history)
vs. CLE 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1931 (Age 32-265d)
vs. BRO 2 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1926 season

Full Name: William Fenton Hunnefield

Nicknames: Wild Bill

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.7

1664

452

.272

230

RBI

144

OBP

.322

SLG

.344

OPS

.666

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	HBP	SH	IBB	Pos	Awards
1926	27	CHW	AL	131	543	470	81	129	26	4	3	48	24	9	37	28	.274	.329	.366	.695	83	172	1	31		654/H
1927	28	CHW	AL	112	406	365	45	104	25	1	2	36	15	13	25	24	.285	.332	.375	.708	85	137	1	15		6H4/5
1928	29	CHW	AL	94	368	333	42	98	8	3	2	24	16	6	26	24	.294	.351	.354	.705	87	118	3	6	3	4H/65
1929	30	CHW	AL	47	135	127	13	23	5	0	0	9	5	2	7	3	.181	.224	.220	.444	16	28	0	1	0	4H/56
1930	31	CHW	AL	31	94	81	11	22	2	0	1	5	1	1	4	10	.272	.314	.333	.647	67	27	1	7	0	6/H3
1931	32	TOT	MLB	96	311	288	38	76	9	1	1	22	6	9	18	22	.264	.307	.313	.620	66	90	0	5	2	46H/5
1931	32	TOT	NL	75	229	217	25	59	5	0	1	18	3	8	9	18	.272	.301	.309	.610	66	67	0	3	2	4H/56
1931	32	CLE	AL	21	82	71	13	17	4	1	0	4	3	1	9	4	.239	.325	.324	.649	68	23	0	2	0	6/4
1931	32	BSN	NL	11	23	21	2	6	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	.286	.286	.286	.571	56	6	0	2	0	/54H
1931	32	NYG	NL	64	206	196	23	53	5	0	1	17	3	7	9	16	.270	.302	.311	.614	67	61	0	1	2	4/H6
1932	33	STL-BRO-min	AA																								ROC,JER · IL
1935	36	NYY-STL-min	B,AA	51	166	166		38	4	0	2						.229	.229	.289	.518		48					NFK,ROC · PIED,IL
6 Yrs				511	1857	1664	230	452	75	9	9	144	67	40	117	111	.272	.322	.344	.666	75	572	6	65	5
162 Game Avg.				162	589	528	73	143	24	3	3	46	21	13	37	35	.272	.322	.344	.666	75	181	2	21

CHW (5 yrs)				415	1546	1376	192	376	66	8	8	122	61	31	99	89	.273	.325	.350	.675	77	482	6	60	3
CLE (1 yr)				21	82	71	13	17	4	1	0	4	3	1	9	4	.239	.325	.324	.649	68	23	0	2	0
NYG (1 yr)				64	206	196	23	53	5	0	1	17	3	7	9	16	.270	.302	.311	.614	67	61	0	1	2
BSN (1 yr)				11	23	21	2	6	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	.286	.286	.286	.571	56	6	0	2	0

AL (6 yrs)				436	1628	1447	205	393	70	9	8	126	64	32	108	93	.272	.325	.349	.674	77	505	6	62	3
NL (1 yr)				75	229	217	25	59	5	0	1	18	3	8	9	18	.272	.301	.309	.610	66	67	0	3	2