#45 William "Bill" Owens, Second Base, 28 yrs, Chicago (N) Cubs Wednesday, 10/25/1931 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| William Owens Bill 1/1/1903 28 NEGRO,LG,PLAYER 5"10 185
Second Base R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Loyal None at all 0 / 6 (Unknown) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Average Normal Normal 1.0 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 $ 300,000 1931 (Automatic) 1 Year(s), 34 Days (206 total Days) 172 Day(s) 3 Year(s), 45 Days (561 total Days) 8 Year(s) Not eligible Out of Option Years
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
Talent | 6 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 2 2 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 6 (Range), .993 (Fielding Pct.) 2B : 3 (Range), .983 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 4 (Range), .989 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 3 (Range), .943 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 6 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
8/30 | @BSN | L 7-8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/3 | PHI | W 7-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/5 | @PIT | L 1-11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/7 | @CIN | L 5-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/8 | @CIN | W 10-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/21 | @BSN | W 9-7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/23 | PHI | L 7-9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/27 | @CIN | L 2-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/30 | @BSN | W 8-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/4 | @NYN | W 7-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 55 | 139 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 19 | .245 | .331 | .345 | .677 | .617 | .101 |
Projected | 55 | 139 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 19 | .245 | .331 | .345 | .677 | .617 | .101 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 32 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 16.8 | 4.2 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 39 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .370 | .333 | .703 |
vs. RHP | 100 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .315 | .350 | .665 |
Close/Late | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .556 | .429 | .984 |
Scoring Position | 31 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .161 | .257 | .226 | .483 |
Pinch Hitting | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .500 | .875 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 27 | 72 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | .250 | .349 | .375 | .724 |
Road | 28 | 67 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | .239 | .311 | .313 | .624 |
March/April | 6 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .063 | .118 | .125 | .243 |
May | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .091 | .167 | .182 | .348 |
June | 12 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | .351 | .467 | .486 | .953 |
July | 9 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | .273 | .385 | .364 | .748 |
August | 12 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .259 | .259 | .407 | .667 |
Sept/Oct | 9 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .231 | .333 | .269 | .603 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1930 | 9 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .280 | .308 | .600 | .908 | CHC |
1931 | 55 | 139 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .331 | .345 | .677 | CHC |
Total | 64 | 164 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .328 | .384 | .712 | |
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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 |
1923, A | 53 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .353 | .450 | .412 | .862 |
1924, A | 135 | 512 | 142 | 29 | 2 | 16 | 70 | 51 | 38 | 87 | 8 | 6 | .277 | .327 | .436 | .762 |
1926, AAA | 136 | 490 | 121 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 48 | 46 | 28 | 71 | 5 | 8 | .247 | .285 | .367 | .652 |
1927, AAA | 138 | 496 | 139 | 19 | 0 | 16 | 67 | 49 | 38 | 88 | 5 | 6 | .280 | .331 | .415 | .746 |
1928, AAA | 136 | 499 | 135 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 43 | 35 | 76 | 4 | 6 | .271 | .315 | .349 | .664 |
1929, AAA | 134 | 513 | 128 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 47 | 67 | 57 | 84 | 8 | 2 | .250 | .322 | .363 | .685 |
1930, AAA | 133 | 439 | 132 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 57 | 65 | 80 | 62 | 5 | 9 | .301 | .405 | .419 | .824 |
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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% |
First Base | 3 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1.000 | 12.2 | 12.08 | | | | |
Second Base | 21 | 18 | 36 | 54 | 11 | 94 | 4 | .957 | 163.1 | 5.18 | | | | |
Third Base | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | 28.0 | 2.57 | | | | |
Shortstop | 17 | 11 | 18 | 49 | 11 | 71 | 4 | .944 | 110.2 | 5.77 | | | | |
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Drafted in 4th round, 60th overall pick, by Chicago (N) in 1923... Had first career hit on 9/2/1930, off George Earnshaw (PIT)... Hit first career homerun on 9/12/1930, off Epp Sell (NYN)...
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