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Bill Salkeld
William Franklin Salkeld

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 190 lb.

MLB Debut April 18, 1945
Final Game April 21, 1950
Born March 8, 1917 in Pocatello, ID
Died April 22, 1967 (age 50)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1945 28 PIN NL   99  280   49   74  15   1  20   59   3   3   52   16  .264  .376  .539  .915   129   151   0   5   5   1   7  
 1946 29 PIN NL   78  174   33   52   8   0   9   34   2   2   47   19  .299  .448  .500  .948   139    87   2   0   2   0   5  
 1947 30 PIN NL   21   67    2   11   1   0   0    7   0   0    3    9  .164  .222  .179  .401    56    12   1   0   1   2   1  
 1948 31 BON NL   46   88   17   24   5   1   5   16   0   2   24   19  .273  .430  .523  .953   135    46   2   1   0   1   0  
 1949 32 BON NL   70  182   33   57  10   0   7   29   4   4   46   30  .313  .450  .484  .933   131    88   1   1   2   0   5  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  5 Seasons      314  791  134  218  39   2  41  145   9  11  172   93  .276  .405  .485  .890         384   6   7  10   4  18
 Per 600 PA           484   82  133  24   1  25   89   6   7  105   57                                 235   4   4   6   2  11
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With PIN      198  521   84  137  24   1  29  100   5   5  102   44  .263  .384  .480  .863         250   3   5   8   3  13
   With BON      116  270   50   81  15   1  12   45   4   6   70   49  .300  .443  .496  .939         134   3   2   2   1   5
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      356  850  111  232  39   2  31  132   6   0  182  101  .273  .402  .433  .835         368  14           2  19
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1945 28 PIN NL   7   58   7.1  19   4   2  .211  10   32   28  .875   40   17  .702  C    3(-1)e8   -51   
 1946 29 PIN NL   5   41   8.6  22   6   1  .273   5   19   16  .842   10    5  .667  C    3(-1)e9   116   
 1947 30 PIN NL   1    2   1.3   0   0   0  .000   2   14   12  .857    4    3  .571  C    3(-1)e7  -128   
 1948 31 BON NL  34   21   8.6  12   6   1  .500   2   14   10  .714   10    5  .667  C    4(+2)e1   161   
 1949 32 BON NL   5   41   8.3  14   4   0  .286   6   29   23  .793   12    3  .800  C    3(-1)e7   137   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  5 Seasons          166   7.3  67  20   4  .299  25  108   89  .824   76   33  .697                  50   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 0.0 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only) 

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1945 28 PIN NL  C     80   350    32   10    1   .974    76   670.1   5.13
 1946 29 PIN NL  C     55   251    15    5    2   .982    49   434.0   5.52
 1947 30 PIN NL  C     21    70    13    2    2   .976    19   162.0   4.61
 1948 31 BON NL  C     31   107    12    2    3   .983    23   217.0   4.94
 1949 32 BON NL  C     55   263    13    6    0   .979    52   468.0   5.31
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 C    242  1041    85   25    8   .978   219  1951.1   5.19
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers 

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1945  PIN   89-65   Mike Tomeo
 1946  PIN   70-84   Mike Tomeo
 1947  PIN   86-68   Mike Tomeo
 1948  BON   70-84   Jim Pardee
 1949  BON   77-77   Jim Pardee

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