#94 Bill "Wagon tongue" Keister, Shortstop, 27 yrs, St. Louis (N) Browns Wednesday, 10/25/1898 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bill Keister Wagon tongue 8/17/1871 27 USA,MD,BALTIMORE 5"10 168
Shortstop L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Good Normal Normal 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 250,000 1898 (Possible Arbitration) 2 Year(s), 45 Days (389 total Days) 172 Day(s) 2 Year(s), 45 Days (389 total Days) 2 Year(s)
3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
Versus RHP | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
Talent | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 9 7 6 3 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 2B : 6 (Range), .959 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 10 (Range), .959 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 5 (Range), .991 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 10 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/23 | @CHN | L 1-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/24 | @CHN | L 6-10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/25 | PHI | W 7-1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/26 | PHI | L 0-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/28 | @BSN | L 2-7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/29 | @BSN | W 4-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/1 | NYG | L 0-8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/2 | @BRO | W 6-2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
10/3 | PIT | W 4-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/4 | @NYG | W 3-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 152 | 595 | 166 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 67 | 76 | 36 | 28 | .279 | .320 | .403 | .723 | .708 | .124 |
Projected | 152 | 595 | 166 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 67 | 76 | 36 | 28 | .279 | .320 | .403 | .723 | .708 | .124 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 149 | 639 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 240 | 50 | 47 | 17 | 73.4 | 83.6 | 4.9 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 77 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .305 | .442 | .746 |
vs. RHP | 518 | 145 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 60 | 67 | 32 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .280 | .322 | .398 | .720 |
Close/Late | 67 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .366 | .463 | .829 |
Scoring Position | 142 | 47 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 60 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .331 | .395 | .472 | .867 |
Pinch Hitting | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 78 | 300 | 84 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 39 | 15 | 14 | .280 | .313 | .390 | .703 |
Road | 74 | 295 | 82 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 29 | 37 | 21 | 14 | .278 | .325 | .417 | .742 |
March/April | 27 | 103 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 8 | .252 | .269 | .320 | .589 |
May | 26 | 103 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 4 | .330 | .366 | .408 | .774 |
June | 23 | 87 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 3 | .276 | .337 | .448 | .785 |
July | 23 | 95 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | .274 | .314 | .379 | .693 |
August | 25 | 97 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 4 | .227 | .276 | .402 | .678 |
Sept/Oct | 28 | 110 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 6 | .309 | .350 | .464 | .814 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1896 | 30 | 114 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | .325 | .339 | .430 | .769 | SLN |
1897 | 135 | 524 | 160 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 62 | 78 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 30 | 16 | .305 | .341 | .435 | .776 | SLN |
1898 | 152 | 595 | 166 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 67 | 76 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 47 | 17 | .279 | .320 | .403 | .723 | SLN |
Total | 317 | 1233 | 363 | 77 | 28 | 7 | 145 | 172 | 65 | 5 | 8 | 59 | 81 | 36 | .294 | .330 | .419 | .750 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1896, AAA | 121 | 540 | 191 | 35 | 10 | 12 | 69 | 94 | 40 | 30 | 37 | 17 | .354 | .395 | .522 | .917 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Shortstop | 149 | 149 | 191 | 637 | 95 | 845 | 17 | .980 | 1326.0 | 5.74 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 7th overall pick, by St. Louis (N) in 1896... Had first career hit on 8/24/1896, off Pete Wood (BRO)... Hit first career homerun on 4/11/1897, off John Shearon (PHI)... Injured on 8/9/1897 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks... Won Gold Glove Award at Shortstop in 1897... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Philadelphia (N) on 9/6/1898... Won Gold Glove Award at Shortstop in 1898...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1897 - .305 - 10th
| SLG 1897 - .435 - 9th
| Doubles 1897 - 38 - 10th
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