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Bill White
William De Kova White

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 0", Weight 195 lb.

MLB Debut May 7, 1956
Final Game September 22, 1969
Born January 28, 1934 in Lakewood, FL (age 90)

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 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1956 22 CHN NL  141  466   73  103  21   5  17   52  11   2   49   79  .221  .309  .397  .706    96   185   4   1   3  11  10  
 1957           [Did not play]
 1958 24 NYA AL    4   15    0    5   0   0   0    4   0   0    0    3  .333  .333  .333  .667    93     5   0   0   0   0   0  
 1959 25 LAN NL  146  556   75  158  37   5  12   79  15   8   35   64  .284  .326  .433  .760   106   241   2   3   6   1  11  
 1960 26 SLN NL  150  594   98  182  26  12  22   83  11   7   50  101  .306  .361  .502  .863   118   298   1   2   8   2  22  MVP-9
 1961 27 SLN NL  154  581   88  171  33  15  20   85   7  10   77   88  .294  .375  .506  .881   121   294   2   4   5   0  16  MVP-8
 1962 28 SLN NL  160  627   87  178  20   2  20   74   8   2   54   70  .284  .344  .418  .762   107   262   0   2  12   5  22  
 1963 29 SLN NL  162  659  118  213  24   6  32  109  12  10   71  105  .323  .387  .524  .911   119   345   1   3  18   0  13  MVP-5
 1964 30 SLN NL  162  630   98  186  37   2  23   77   8   1   64  117  .295  .358  .470  .827   112   296   2   5   9   0  14  MVP-11
 1965 31 SLN NL  148  573   95  173  20   3  29   85   1   1   61  103  .302  .374  .499  .874   123   286   2   1   2   6  16  MVP-12
 1966 32 SLN NL   91  327   56   77  11   5  17   46  11   0   30   58  .235  .299  .456  .755   107   149   0   1   5   0   7  
         ATN NL   55  206   22   53  10   2   8   29   6   1   19   36  .257  .320  .442  .762   101    91   1   0   2   0   6  
         TOT     146  533   78  130  21   7  25   75  17   1   49   94  .244  .307  .450  .757         240   1   1   7   0  13 
 1967 33 ATN NL  132  326   49   85   9   2  15   39   4   1   40   62  .261  .349  .439  .787   117   143   0   0   1   4   4  
 1968 34 PIN NL  120  358   41   88  23   1  11   40   0   0   31   61  .246  .309  .408  .716   109   146   1   1   5   2   7  
 1969 35 BOA AL   28   26    4    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    8    8  .077  .294  .077  .371    49     2   0   0   0   0   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 13 Seasons     1653 5944  904 1674 271  60 226  805  94  43  589  955  .282  .348  .461  .810        2743  16  23  76  31 148
 Per 600 PA           540   82  152  25   5  21   73   9   4   54   87                                 249   1   2   7   3  13
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With SLN     1027 3991  640 1180 171  45 163  559  58  31  407  642  .296  .361  .484  .845        1930   8  18  59  13 110
   With ATN      187  532   71  138  19   4  23   68  10   2   59   98  .259  .338  .440  .778         234   1   0   3   4  10
   With LAN      146  556   75  158  37   5  12   79  15   8   35   64  .284  .326  .433  .760         241   2   3   6   1  11
   With CHN      141  466   73  103  21   5  17   52  11   2   49   79  .221  .309  .397  .706         185   4   1   3  11  10
   With PIN      120  358   41   88  23   1  11   40   0   0   31   61  .246  .309  .408  .716         146   1   1   5   2   7
   With BOA       28   26    4    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    8    8  .077  .294  .077  .371           2   0   0   0   0   0
   With NYA        4   15    0    5   0   0   0    4   0   0    0    3  .333  .333  .333  .667           5   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1673 5972  843 1706 278  65 202  870 103  68  596  927  .286  .351  .455  .806        2720  39  45  70  28  82
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1956 22 CHN NL  20   59   4.2   8   2   0  .250  11   35   22  .629    0    0  .000  1B   2e18      -74   
 1957           [Did not play]
 1958 24 NYA AL  13    1   4.5   1   0   0  .000   0    1    1 1.000    0    0  .000  1B   2e14     -102   
 1959 25 LAN NL  24   75   4.9   1   0   0  .000   2   48   36  .750    0    0  .000  1B   2e8       -55   
 1960 26 SLN NL  32  100   6.1   4   0   0  .000  13   40   24  .600    0    0  .000  1B   1e16       73   
 1961 27 SLN NL  31  106   6.5   0   0   0  .000  13   50   36  .720    0    0  .000  1B   1e18       55   
 1962 28 SLN NL  33   86   4.9   1   0   0  .000  11   56   45  .804    0    0  .000  1B   1e11     -106   
 1963 29 SLN NL  28  130   7.5   0   0   0  .000   4   45   39  .867    0    0  .000  1B   1e13       60   
 1964 30 SLN NL  33  106   6.2   1   0   0  .000   6   62   52  .839    0    0  .000  1B   1e6        -1   
 1965 31 SLN NL  35  105   6.8   3   1   0  .333   8   49   40  .816    0    0  .000  1B   1e13       29   
 1966 32 SLN NL  22   45   4.7   8   2   1  .250   3   24   20  .833    0    0  .000  1B   1e10      -48   
         ATN NL  31   28   4.8   0   0   0  .000   0   16   15  .938    0    0  .000  1B   1e10      -41   
         TOT                     8   2   1  .250   3   40   35  .875    0    0  .000
 1967 33 ATN NL  13   52   5.7  45  15   5  .333   3   20   15  .750    0    0  .000  1B   2e11       68   
 1968 34 PIN NL   5   44   4.3  16   5   2  .312   8   38   28  .737    0    0  .000  1B   2e10       46   
 1969 35 BOA AL   9    1   1.3  20   2   0  .100   0    2    2 1.000    0    0  .000  PH            -195   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 13 Seasons          945   5.7 108  27   8  .250  82  486  375  .772    0    0  .000                   1   5
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 19.7 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 43.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

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Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1956 22 CHN NL  1B   129  1128    73   11  110   .991   121  1104.0   9.79
 1957           [Did not play]
 1958 24 NYA AL  1B     4    27     2    0    2  1.000     3    25.2  10.17
 1959 25 LAN NL  1B   118   996    85    2  105   .998   117  1041.0   9.35
                 LF    25    44     0    0    0  1.000    25   229.0   1.73
 1960 26 SLN NL  1B   137  1251   123   13  108   .991   136  1225.2  10.09
                 LF     8    11     0    0    0  1.000     8    70.1   1.41
                 CF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
 1961 27 SLN NL  1B   154  1391   122   13  156   .991   154  1386.2   9.82  GG
 1962 28 SLN NL  1B   159  1413   128   11  110   .993   158  1403.2   9.88  GG
 1963 29 SLN NL  1B   162  1545   169    4  131   .998   162  1482.2  10.40  GG
 1964 30 SLN NL  1B   161  1513   172    6  153   .996   161  1442.2  10.51  GG
 1965 31 SLN NL  1B   145  1295   172    8  111   .995   145  1299.2  10.16
 1966 32 SLN NL  1B    80   727    74    3   54   .996    80   714.3  10.08  GG
         ATN NL  1B    55   492    70    0   51  1.000    55   482.2  10.48
 1967 33 ATN NL  1B    90   694    84    3   50   .996    68   654.2  10.70
 1968 34 PIN NL  1B   109   777    71    8   80   .991    89   848.1   9.00
 1969 35 BOA AL  1B    11    26     3    0    4  1.000     2    31.1   8.33
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 1B  1514 13275  1348   82 1225   .994  1451 13143.2  10.01
                 LF    33    55     0    0    0  1.000    33   299.1   1.65
                 CF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1958 WS    NYA CHN   W    4   3  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1956  CHN   78-76   Alan Boodman
 1958  NYA  100-54   Billy Vanson
 1959  LAN   88-66   Robert Rescigno
 1960  SLN   64-90   Mike Rescigno
 1961  SLN   64-90   Mike Rescigno
 1962  SLN   58-104  Mike Rescigno
 1963  SLN   90-72   Mike Rescigno
 1964  SLN   67-95   Mike Rescigno
 1965  SLN   74-88   Mike Rescigno
 1966  SLN   83-79   Mike Rescigno
 1966  ATN   89-73   James Taglia
 1967  ATN   74-88   Barry Davis, James Taglia
 1968  PIN   80-82   Dave Jackson
 1969  BOA   85-77   Mike Tomeo

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