Bill McGhee

Positions: First Baseman and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 185lb (178cm, 83kg)

Born: September 5, 1908 in Shawmut, AL us

Died: March 10, 1984 in Decatur, GA

Buried: Bayview Memorial Park, Pensacola, FL

Debut: July 5, 1944 (Age 35-304d, 7,649th in MLB history)
vs. SLB 5 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 16, 1945 (Age 37-011d)
vs. CLE 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1944 season

Full Name: William Mac McGhee

Nicknames: Fibber

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.3

AB

537

R

H

146

BA

.272

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

.329

SLG

.315

OPS

.644

OPS+

Standard Batting

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	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	Pos	Awards
1929	20	CRR	D	61	222	222		69	9	2	0						.311	.311	.369	.680		82						CRR · GAAL
1930	21	ANN	D	96	387	387		127	22	9	2						.328	.328	.447	.775		173						ANN · GAAL
1931	22	AUG,GAL	D,A	126	513	513		181	24	17	3						.353	.353	.483	.836		248						AUG,GAL · PALM,TL
1932	23	GAL,SHV	A	68	234	234		58	10	0	1						.248	.248	.303	.551		71						GAL,SHV · TL
1935	26	GAL	A	159	554	554		161	25	9	2						.291	.291	.379	.670		210						GAL · TL
1936	27	CIN-CLE-WSH-min	C,AA,A1	43	176	176		53	13	3	0						.301	.301	.409	.710		72						NVL,CKD,ALB,GAL · SOUA,CSTL,IL,TL
1937	28	DET-NYY-min	B	130	483	483		134	21	7	2						.277	.277	.362	.640		175						WSM,JAC · PIED,SEAL
1938	29	BRO-min	A,B	136	516	516		141	29	7	4						.273	.273	.380	.653		196						ELM,WSM · EL,PIED
1939	30	CLE-min	B	131	496	496		171	36	5	4						.345	.345	.462	.806		229						MRD,WSM · SEAL,PIED
1940	31	PHI-min	B	148	572	572		184	30	11	1						.322	.322	.418	.740		239						MRD,PSC · SEAL
1941	32	PSC	B	143	535	535		158	29	7	3						.295	.295	.393	.688		210						PSC · SEAL
1942	33	PSC,LRK	B,A1	149	571	571		192	42	6	1						.336	.336	.436	.772		249						PSC,LRK · SEAL,SOUA
1943	34	LRK	A1	139	572	572		204	26	7	0						.357	.357	.427	.783		244						LRK · SOUA
1944	35	CHW-min	A1	44	177	177		79	16	4	0						.446	.446	.582	1.028		103						LRK · SOUA
1944	35	PHA	AL	77	308	287	27	83	12	0	1	19	2	1	21	20	.289	.338	.341	.679	97	98	10	0	0		3
1945	36	PHA	AL	93	275	250	24	63	6	1	0	19	3	2	24	16	.252	.320	.284	.604	77	71	3	1	0		7/93
1946	37	WSH-min	B	135	502	502		175	35	2	6						.349	.349	.462	.811		232						PSC · SEAL
1947	38	GAD	B	113	436	436		131	24	4	7						.300	.300	.422	.722		184						GAD · SEAL
1948	39	WSH-min	D,B	116	420	420		149	27	7	0						.355	.355	.452	.807		190						BWT,GAD · ALSL,SEAL
1949	40	PSC	B	67	251	251		72	15	1	1						.287	.287	.367	.653		92						PSC · SEAL
1950	41	CIN-min	B,A	131	514	514		172	42	1	3						.335	.335	.438	.772		225						GAD,CLM · SEAL,SALL
1951	42	ELD	C	135	494	494		164	28	2	5						.332	.332	.427	.759		211						ELD · CSTL
1957	48	PSC	D	22	86	73	8	16	0	0	0	11	2		12	7	.219	.337	.219	.556		16		1	0	0		PSC · ALFL
2 Yrs				170	583	537	51	146	18	1	1	38	5	3	45	36	.272	.329	.315	.644	88	169	13	1	0
162 Game Avg.				162	556	512	49	139	17	1	1	36	5	3	43	34	.272	.329	.315	.644	88	161	12	1	0

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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