#69 Bill Knickerbocker, Shortstop, 27 yrs, St. Louis (A) Browns Sunday, 10/22/1939 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bill Knickerbocker
12/29/1911 27 USA,CA,LOS ANGELES 5"11 170
Shortstop R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Average None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Good Normal Normal 2.5 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 $ 1,278,571 1939 6 Year(s), 0 Days (1032 total Days) 172 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 0 Days (1032 total Days) 6 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
Talent | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 2 1 4 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings SS : 8 (Range), .940 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 9 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/23 | WAS | W 9-2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/24 | WAS | W 14-5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/26 | @PHA | W 4-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/27 | @PHA | L 1-8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/28 | @CHA | L 2-8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/29 | @CLE | L 6-9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/30 | @DET | W 4-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/1 | PHA | L 1-14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/2 | @BOS | L 11-19 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/4 | NYY | W 6-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 162 | 630 | 155 | 34 | 7 | 12 | 79 | 80 | 41 | 31 | .246 | .291 | .379 | .670 | .560 | .133 |
Projected | 162 | 630 | 155 | 34 | 7 | 12 | 79 | 80 | 41 | 31 | .246 | .291 | .379 | .670 | .560 | .133 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 162 | 681 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 239 | 53 | 0 | 1 | .0 | 64.9 | 3.4 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 131 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .295 | .435 | .730 |
vs. RHP | 499 | 121 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 60 | 61 | 34 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .242 | .289 | .365 | .654 |
Close/Late | 58 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .276 | .343 | .397 | .740 |
Scoring Position | 180 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .217 | .251 | .306 | .557 |
Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 81 | 308 | 76 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 43 | 20 | 21 | .247 | .289 | .393 | .682 |
Road | 81 | 322 | 79 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 37 | 21 | 10 | .245 | .289 | .366 | .656 |
March/April | 26 | 105 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 4 | .333 | .377 | .429 | .806 |
May | 26 | 107 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 7 | .243 | .264 | .421 | .684 |
June | 27 | 104 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 5 | .154 | .195 | .231 | .425 |
July | 26 | 108 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 3 | .259 | .292 | .417 | .709 |
August | 28 | 99 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 6 | .273 | .353 | .545 | .899 |
Sept/Oct | 29 | 107 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 6 | .215 | .252 | .243 | .495 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1934 | 132 | 432 | 105 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 51 | 43 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .243 | .311 | .350 | .661 | SLA |
1935 | 162 | 588 | 137 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 90 | 59 | 54 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 2 | .233 | .298 | .311 | .609 | SLA |
1936 | 157 | 600 | 155 | 36 | 8 | 9 | 79 | 83 | 46 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 3 | 0 | .258 | .312 | .390 | .702 | SLA |
1937 | 162 | 583 | 136 | 36 | 2 | 8 | 68 | 66 | 49 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 2 | .233 | .295 | .343 | .638 | SLA |
1938 | 125 | 473 | 122 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 71 | 72 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 1 | .258 | .333 | .385 | .717 | SLA |
1939 | 162 | 630 | 155 | 34 | 7 | 12 | 79 | 80 | 41 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 1 | .246 | .291 | .379 | .670 | SLA |
Total | 900 | 3306 | 810 | 201 | 23 | 44 | 427 | 411 | 287 | 11 | 24 | 142 | 10 | 7 | .245 | .305 | .360 | .665 | |
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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 |
1933, AAA | 135 | 497 | 145 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 86 | 85 | 70 | 38 | 5 | 3 | .292 | .376 | .406 | .782 |
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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 | 162 | 162 | 223 | 676 | 152 | 946 | 47 | .950 | 1443.0 | 5.90 | | | | |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 26th overall pick, by St. Louis (A) in 1933... Had first career hit on 4/17/1934, off Sheriff Blake (NYY)... Hit first career homerun on 5/22/1934, off Fritz Ostermueller (CLE)... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Chicago (A) on 8/22/1934... 1/31/1937: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1938: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... Injured on 8/30/1938 with a Torn Back Muscle, out for full season... 1/31/1939: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,278,571 through salary arbitration...
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