Bill Connelly

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: June 29, 1925 in Alberta, VA us

Died: November 27, 1980 in Richmond, VA

Buried: Crestview Memorial Park, La Crosse, VA

High School: Alberta HS (Alberta, VA)

School: Hampden-Sydney College (Hampden-Sydney, VA)

Last Game: June 16, 1953 (Age 27-352d)
vs. CIN 3.0 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 3 BB, 6 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: William Wirt Connelly

Nicknames: Wild Bill

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.9

ERA

6.92

66.1

WHIP

1.869

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1945	20	-9.9	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	1	1	.500	4.50	4.50	2	1	1	0	0	0	8.0	7	4	4	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	35	1.875	7.9	0.0	9.0	0.0	0.00
1946	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AAA	PHA	7	11	.389			24			12	0		133.0	115	82	70		119		102	8	3	19
1946	21	-6.0	Toronto	IL	AAA	PHA	0	0				1
1946	21	-4.2	Savannah	SALL	A	PHA	7	11	.389	4.74	5.55	23			12	0		133.0	115	82	70		119		102	8	3	19		1.759	7.8		8.1	6.9	0.86
1947	22	-2.5	Savannah	SALL	A	PHA	10	7	.588	4.05	6.04	23			9	1		149.0	126	100	67		147		124	2	0	20		1.832	7.6		8.9	7.5	0.84
1948	23	-4.1	Buffalo	IL	AAA	DET	4	5	.444	6.52	7.91	18	10		0	0		58.0	69	51	42		60		22	0	1	10		2.224	10.7		9.3	3.4	0.37
1949	24	-3.1	Toledo	AA	AAA	DET	8	11	.421	6.17	6.96	34			10	2		172.0	172	133	118		142		134	1	3	12		1.826	9.0		7.4	7.0	0.94
1950	25		2 Teams	AL	Maj	CHW-DET	0	0		8.53	8.53	4	0	2	0	0	0	6.1	9	6	6	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	31	1.895	12.8	2.8	4.3	1.4	0.33
1950	25	-1.5	Toledo	AA	AAA	DET	3	5	.375	4.78	5.63	20	7		4	1		64.0	58	40	34		48		49	2	1	3		1.656	8.2		6.8	6.9	1.02
1950	25	-3.7	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	0	0		11.57	11.57	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.1	5	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	2.571	19.3	3.9	3.9	0.0	0.00
1950	25	-3.7	DET	AL	Maj	DET	0	0		6.75	6.75	2	0	2	0	0	0	4.0	4	3	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	18	1.500	9.0	2.3	4.5	2.3	0.50
1951	26	-0.6	Toledo	AA	AAA	DET	3	4	.429	6.13	6.91	14	12		0	0		69.0	79	53	47		46		50	0	2	0		1.812	10.3		6.0	6.5	1.09
1952	27	0.9	Toledo/Charleston	AA	AAA	CHW	10	10	.500	3.38	4.13	32	23		10	2		168.0	147	77	63		87		117	2	1	9		1.393	7.9		4.7	6.3	1.34
1952	27	-1.4	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	5	0	1.000	4.55	5.12	11	4	2	0	0	0	31.2	22	18	16	4	25	2	22	0	0	2	134	1.484	6.3	1.1	7.1	6.3	0.88
1953	28	1.5	Minneapolis	AA	AAA	NYG	4	4	.500	5.18	5.40	14	13		4	1		80.0	89	48	46	9	55		63	0	0	5		1.800	10.0	1.0	6.2	7.1	1.15
1953	28	-0.5	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	0	1	.000	11.07	11.51	8	2	4	0	0	0	20.1	33	26	25	4	17	0	11	0	0	1	106	2.459	14.6	1.8	7.5	4.9	0.65
1954	29		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA	NYG	10	5	.667	5.14	5.66	33	15		4	0		140.0	136	88	80	16	82		109	2	0	5		1.557	8.7	1.0	5.3	7.0	1.33
1954	29	2.7	Minneapolis	AA	AAA	NYG	8	3	.727	5.68	6.39	13	11		4	0		76.0	77	54	48	14	40		52	1	0	5		1.539	9.1	1.7	4.7	6.2	1.30
1954	29	1.5	Rochester	IL	AAA	STL	2	2	.500	4.50	4.78	20	4		0	0		64.0	59	34	32	2	42		57	1	0	0		1.578	8.3	0.3	5.9	8.0	1.36
1955	30	2.2	Richmond	IL	AAA		6	11	.353	4.21	5.33	31	23		3	1		169.0	166	100	79	9	101		99	4	1	9		1.580	8.8	0.5	5.4	5.3	0.98
1956	31		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	MLN	9	8	.529			30	22		3	0		144.0	140	66	49	7	97	6	94	6	0	5
1956	31	2.9	Richmond	IL	AAA	NYY	0	0				6															0
1956	31	4.0	Austin	TL	AA	MLN	9	8	.529	3.06	4.13	24	22		3	0		144.0	140	66	49	7	97	6	94	6	0	5		1.646	8.8	0.4	6.1	5.9	0.97
1957	32	6.3	Austin	TL	AA	MLN	2	9	.182	3.79	4.17	27	5		4	1		95.0	84	44	40	8	63	8	71	2	0	5		1.547	8.0	0.8	6.0	6.7	1.13
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (4 seasons)					Majors		6	2	.750	6.92	7.33	25	7	9	0	0	0	66.1	71	54	51	10	53	2	34	0	0	3	306	1.869	9.6	1.4	7.2	4.6	0.64
Minors (12 seasons)					Minors		76	90	.458			300	130		63	9		1441.0	1381	882	735	49	1047	14	1034	29	12	102
All Levels (13 Seasons)							82	92	.471			325	137	9	63	9	0	1507.1	1452	936	786	59	1100	16	1068	29	12	105	306

AAA (10 seasons)					Minors		48	55	.466			203	103		35	7		920.0	916	590	509	34	621		643	11	9	53
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		11	17	.393	3.35	4.14	51	27		7	1		239.0	224	110	89	15	160	14	165	8	0	10		1.607	8.4	0.6	6.0	6.2	1.03
A (2 seasons)					Minors		17	18	.486	4.37	5.81	46			21	1		282.0	241	182	137		266		226	10	3	39		1.798	7.7		8.5	7.2	0.85