Billy Myers

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-8, 168lb (173cm, 76kg)

Born: August 14, 1910 in Enola, PA us

Died: April 10, 1995 in Carlisle, PA

Buried: Rolling Green Memorial Park, Camp Hill, PA

High School: Enola HS (Enola, PA)

Debut: April 16, 1935 (Age 24-245d, 6,515th in MLB history)
vs. PIT 5 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 SB

Last Game: September 25, 1941 (Age 31-042d)
vs. CIN 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1935 season

Full Name: William Harrison Myers

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Relatives: Brother of Lynn Myers

1940 World Series

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.6

AB

2399

R

319

H

616

BA

.257

HR

RBI

243

SB

OBP

.328

SLG

.377

OPS

.706

OPS+

Standard Batting

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	Pos	Awards
1928	17	WBO	D	23	93	87	9	23	6	0	0		7	5	19	.264	.304	.333	.638		29		0	1		WBO · BLRI
1929	18	WBO,FWA,DNV	D,B	103	344	337	10	104	15	13	9	5	1	4	16	.309	.317	.510	.827		172			3		WBO,FWA,DNV · BLRI,CENL,IIIL
1930	19	DNV	B	120	473	473		163	20	13	15					.345	.345	.537	.882		254					DNV · IIIL
1931	20	STL-min	A	44	127	127		31	7	2	1					.244	.244	.354	.598		45					HSN · TL
1932	21	STL-min	B,AA	101	347	347		83	7	11	5					.239	.239	.366	.605		127					SPR,DNV,ROC · IIIL,IL
1933	22	STL-min	A	137	480	480		130	13	8	2					.271	.271	.344	.615		165					ELM · NYPL
1934	23	STL-min	AA	155	604	604		189	37	13	10					.313	.313	.467	.780		282					CLB · AA
1935	24	CIN	NL	117	486	445	60	119	15	10	5	36	10	29	81	.267	.315	.380	.695	89	169	6	2	10	*6
1936	25	CIN	NL	98	360	323	45	87	9	6	6	27	6	28	56	.269	.328	.390	.718	98	126	5	0	8	6
1937	26	CIN	NL	124	388	335	35	84	13	3	7	43	0	44	57	.251	.339	.370	.710	97	124	5	1	8	*6/4	MVP-19
1938	27	CIN	NL	134	493	442	57	112	18	6	12	47	2	41	80	.253	.317	.403	.719	98	178	9	0	10	*64
1939	28	CIN	NL	151	602	509	79	143	18	6	9	56	4	71	90	.281	.369	.393	.762	103	200	3	0	22	*6	MVP-14
1940	29	CIN	NL	90	323	282	33	57	14	2	5	30	0	30	56	.202	.283	.319	.603	65	90	4	2	9	6
1941	30	CHC-min	AA	72	302	260	43	62	5	1	5	32	0	35	63	.238	.331	.323	.654		84		1	6		MLW · AA
1941	30	CHC	NL	24	74	63	10	14	1	0	1	4	1	7	25	.222	.310	.286	.596	71	18	1	1	3	6/4
7 Yrs				738	2726	2399	319	616	88	33	45	243	23	250	445	.257	.328	.377	.706	93	905	33	6	70
162 Game Avg.				162	598	527	70	135	19	7	10	53	5	55	98	.257	.328	.377	.706	93	199	7	1	15

CIN (6 yrs)				714	2652	2336	309	602	87	33	44	239	22	243	420	.258	.329	.380	.709	93	887	32	5	67
CHC (1 yr)				24	74	63	10	14	1	0	1	4	1	7	25	.222	.310	.286	.596	71	18	1	1	3

Player Value--Batting

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

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