#94 Bill "Wagon tongue" Keister, Shortstop, 32 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals Sunday, 10/22/1903 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bill Keister Wagon tongue 8/17/1871 32 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 4 / 6 (Popular) 4 / 6 (Popular) Good Normal Normal 4.0 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 $ 7,310,000 1905 6 Year(s), 53 Days (1085 total Days) 8 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 53 Days (1085 total Days) 7 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Talent | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 8 7 6 3 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 2B : 6 (Range), .957 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 9 (Range), .958 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 4 (Range), .988 (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 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
vs. RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Close/Late | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Scoring Position | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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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 |
1899 | 148 | 617 | 198 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 74 | 90 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 45 | 22 | .321 | .341 | .434 | .775 | SLN |
1900 | 153 | 639 | 217 | 47 | 17 | 2 | 81 | 104 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 50 | 21 | .340 | .360 | .476 | .836 | SLN,NL |
1901 | 91 | 387 | 127 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 33 | 59 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 28 | 16 | .328 | .348 | .478 | .826 | SLN,NL |
1902 | 152 | 650 | 207 | 36 | 19 | 4 | 81 | 94 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 56 | 16 | .318 | .327 | .451 | .778 | SLN,NL |
Total | 861 | 3526 | 1112 | 225 | 88 | 18 | 414 | 519 | 125 | 14 | 25 | 147 | 260 | 111 | .315 | .339 | .444 | .783 | |
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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 |
1899 | 6 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .333 | .357 | .444 | .802 |
1900 | 11 | 48 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .333 | .373 | .458 | .831 |
1901 | 6 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .154 | .185 | .231 | .416 |
Total | 23 | 101 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | .287 | .321 | .396 | .717 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
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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... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Pittsburgh on 9/28/1899... 1/31/1900: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,785,714 through salary arbitration... Was selected to the 1900 Allstar game... 1/31/1901: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,742,857 through salary arbitration... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against New York (N) on 4/4/1901... Injured on 5/7/1901 with a Strained Hamstring Muscle, out for one week... Was selected to the 1901 Allstar game... Injured on 7/30/1901 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 8 weeks... 1/31/1902: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,021,429 through salary arbitration... 6/11/1902: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis (N), $7,310,000 per year, for 3 years. Won Player of the Week award on 7/3/1902, hitting .500 with 0 HR, 3 RBI... Was selected to the 1902 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1902, hitting .556 with 0 HR, 6 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1902, hitting .391 with 1 HR, 17 RBI... Injured on 3/16/1903 with a Torn Thigh Muscle, out for full season...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1897 - .305 - 10th 1899 - .321 - 10th 1900 - .340 - 4th 1902 - .318 - 5th
| SLG 1897 - .435 - 9th 1900 - .476 - 6th 1902 - .451 - 4th
| OPS 1900 - .836 - 7th
| Hits 1899 - 198 - 2nd 1900 - 217 - 2nd 1902 - 207 - 1st
| Doubles 1897 - 38 - 10th 1900 - 47 - 4th
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Triples 1898 - 18 - 3rd 1900 - 17 - 4th 1902 - 19 - 1st
| RBI 1902 - 81 - 9th
| Runs 1899 - 90 - 9th 1900 - 104 - 3rd 1902 - 94 - 4th
| SB 1902 - 56 - 8th
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