Bill Shipke

Position: Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-7, 145lb (170cm, 65kg)

Born: November 18, 1882 in St. Louis, MO us

Died: September 10, 1940 in Omaha, NE

Buried: Westlawn-Hillcrest Memorial Park, Omaha, NE

Debut: April 23, 1906 (Age 23-156d, 2,817th in MLB history)

Last Game: May 13, 1909 (Age 26-176d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1907 season

Full Name: William Martin Shipke

Nicknames: Skipper Bill or Muskrat Bill

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.1

AB

552

R

H

110

BA

.199

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

.280

SLG

.261

OPS

.541

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	HBP	SH	Pos	Awards
1902	19	SPD	D																						SPD · MOVL
1903	20	FSC	D	129	470	470		144								.306	.306								FSC · MOVL
1904	21	OMA	A	146	537	537		123								.229	.229								OMA · WL
1905	22	OMA	A	143	541	541		142								.262	.262								OMA · WL
1906	23	DMO	A	103	393	393		102								.260	.260								DMO · WL
1906	23	CLE	AL	2	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	1	/4
1907	24	DMO	A	73	287	287		56								.195	.195								DMO · WL
1907	24	WSH	AL	64	210	189	17	37	3	2	1	9	6	15	37	.196	.262	.249	.511	69	47	2	4	5
1908	25	WSH	AL	111	410	341	40	71	7	8	0	20	15	38	53	.208	.297	.276	.573	94	94	5	26	*5/4
1909	26	OMA	A	72	258	258		74	18	1	4					.287	.287	.411	.698		106				OMA · WL
1909	26	WSH	AL	9	19	16	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	.125	.222	.188	.410	32	3	0	1	/56
1910	27	OMA	A	82	260	260		64	18	2	1					.246	.246	.342	.588		89				OMA · WL
1911	28	OMA	A	42	135	135		37	7	3	0					.274	.274	.370	.644		50				OMA · WL
1912	29	OMA	A	96	322	322		82	23	3	3					.255	.255	.373	.627		120				OMA · WL
1913	30	OMA	A	124	433	433		111	18	6	2					.256	.256	.339	.596		147				OMA · WL
1914	31	OMA	A	77	293	293		86	11	3	1					.294	.294	.362	.655		106				OMA · WL
1920	37	HUR	D	49	189	189		48								.254	.254								HUR · SDAK
4 Yrs				186	646	552	59	110	11	10	1	29	21	55	96	.199	.280	.261	.541	81	144	7	32
162 Game Avg.				162	563	481	51	96	10	9	1	25	18	48	84	.199	.280	.261	.541	81	125	6	28

WSH (3 yrs)				184	639	546	59	110	11	10	1	29	21	55	93	.201	.283	.264	.547	83	144	7	31
CLE (1 yr)				2	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	1

Player Value--Batting

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

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