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Bill Tuttle

Positions: Centerfielder and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: July 4, 1929 in Elmwood, IL us

Died: July 27, 1998 in Anoka, MN

Buried: Big Lake Cemetery, Big Lake, MN

School: Bradley University (Peoria, IL)

Debut: September 10, 1952 (Age 23-068d, 10,977th in major league history)
vs. BOS 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 11, 1963 (Age 33-311d)
vs. KCA 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1954 season

Full Name: William Robert Tuttle

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.5

4268

1105

.259

578

RBI

443

OBP

.334

SLG

.363

OPS

.697

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	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1951	21	DET-min	B	84	338	338		85	13	7	3						.251	.251	.358	.609		121							DAV · IIIL
1952	22	DET-min	AAA,A,B	138	516	505	30	157	26	10	11	24	2		11	19	.311	.326	.467	.793		236		0	0				BFL,WPT,DAV · IL,EL,IIIL
1952	22	DET	AL	7	25	25	2	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	.240	.240	.240	.480	34	6	2	0	0		0	/87H

1953	23	DET-min	AAA	153	595	548	67	151	24	9	11	75	19		38	56	.276	.327	.412	.740		226		4	5				BFL · IL
1954	24	DET	AL	147	602	530	64	141	20	11	7	58	5	8	62	60	.266	.343	.385	.728	101	204	15	2	5	3	6	*8/H
1955	25	DET	AL	*154*	698	603	102	168	23	4	14	78	6	3	76	54	.279	.358	.400	.757	106	241	25	1	13	5	2	*8/H
1956	26	DET	AL	140	592	546	61	138	22	4	9	65	5	4	38	48	.253	.301	.357	.658	73	195	18	1	4	3	1	*8/H
1957	27	DET	AL	133	503	451	49	113	12	4	5	47	2	6	44	41	.251	.316	.328	.644	75	148	14	1	3	4	4	*8/H
1958	28	KCA	AL	148	594	511	77	118	14	9	11	51	7	9	74	58	.231	.327	.358	.685	88	183	17	1	4	4	1	*89H
1959	29	KCA	AL	126	521	463	74	139	19	6	7	43	10	6	48	38	.300	.369	.413	.782	113	191	12	4	4	2	2	*8/H	MVP-23
1960	30	KCA	AL	151	635	559	75	143	21	3	8	40	1	5	66	52	.256	.336	.347	.683	85	194	19	2	7	1	2	*8/H
1961	31	TOT	AL	138	520	454	53	113	14	5	5	46	1	3	52	50	.249	.323	.335	.658	74	152	15	0	9	5	4	85/9H4
1961	31	KCA	AL	25	95	84	15	22	2	2	0	8	0	0	9	9	.262	.333	.333	.667	79	28	2	0	2	0	0	8/H
1961	31	MIN	AL	113	425	370	38	91	12	3	5	38	1	3	43	41	.246	.321	.335	.656	73	124	13	0	7	5	4	58/9H4
1962	32	MIN	AL	110	148	123	21	26	4	1	1	13	1	0	19	14	.211	.317	.285	.602	61	35	4	1	3	2	1	89/H
1963	33	BOS-min	AAA	93	357	302	35	78	16	4	9	53	1	2	50	45	.258	.365	.427	.792		129		2	1	2			SLE · PCL
1963	33	MIN	AL	16	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	-23	0	2	0	0	0	1	8/H
1964	34	BOS-min	AAA	45	160	136	11	31	8	0	0	8	0	2	21	26	.228	.329	.287	.616		39		0	2	1			SLE · PCL
1965	35	DET-min	AAA	118	386	314	46	90	18	1	7	36	1	3	64	61	.287	.405	.417	.822		131		1	3	4			SYR · IL
1966	36	DET-min	AAA	130	477	409	39	111	17	0	9	43	0	1	62	63	.271	.369	.379	.748		155		2	3	1			SYR · IL
1967	37	NYY-min	AAA	135	481	413	49	98	14	1	8	55	2	1	60	77	.237	.335	.334	.669		138		2	3	3			SYR · IL
11 Yrs				1270	4842	4268	578	1105	149	47	67	443	38	44	480	416	.259	.334	.363	.697	88	1549	143	13	52	29	24
162 Game Avg.				162	618	544	74	141	19	6	9	57	5	6	61	53	.259	.334	.363	.697	88	198	18	2	7		3

DET (5 yrs)				581	2420	2155	278	566	77	23	35	250	18	21	220	204	.263	.330	.368	.699	89	794	74	5	25	15	13
KCA (4 yrs)				450	1845	1617	241	422	56	20	26	142	18	20	197	157	.261	.342	.369	.711	94	596	50	7	17	7	5
MIN (3 yrs)				239	577	496	59	117	16	4	6	51	2	3	63	55	.236	.319	.321	.640	69	159	19	1	10	7	6