#45 William "Bill" Owens, Second Base, 34 yrs, Chicago (N) Cubs Wednesday, 10/25/1937 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| William Owens Bill 1/1/1903 34 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 $ 350,000 1937 (Arbitration eligible) 5 Year(s), 84 Days (944 total Days) 172 Day(s) 9 Year(s), 43 Days (1591 total Days) 14 Year(s) Arbitration eligible Out of Option Years
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
Talent | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
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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 : 7 (Range), .995 (Fielding Pct.) 2B : 4 (Range), .981 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 4 (Range), .990 (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 | | |
8/5 | PIT | L 6-8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
8/13 | @PHI | W 12-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #7 | | |
8/15 | @CIN | L 4-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
8/17 | @STL | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
8/25 | BRO | L 11-16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #6 | | |
8/30 | BSN | W 15-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/1 | @PIT | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/6 | CIN | W 6-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/7 | CIN | W 10-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/8 | CIN | W 4-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 74 | 151 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 29 | 24 | 31 | .245 | .349 | .364 | .713 | .686 | .119 |
Projected | 74 | 151 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 29 | 24 | 31 | .245 | .349 | .364 | .713 | .686 | .119 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 34 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 55 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 20.2 | 4.5 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .346 | .500 | .846 |
vs. RHP | 129 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 24 | 20 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .248 | .349 | .341 | .690 |
Close/Late | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .450 | .400 | .850 |
Scoring Position | 36 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .333 | .438 | .556 | .993 |
Pinch Hitting | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .500 | .733 | 1.233 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 43 | 80 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 16 | .237 | .351 | .388 | .739 |
Road | 31 | 71 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 15 | .254 | .333 | .338 | .671 |
March/April | 19 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 7 | .324 | .410 | .412 | .822 |
May | 17 | 37 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | .270 | .333 | .486 | .820 |
June | 15 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | .182 | .333 | .242 | .576 |
July | 11 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | .238 | .370 | .286 | .656 |
August | 8 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | .167 | .250 | .333 | .583 |
Sept/Oct | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .375 | .625 |
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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 |
1932 | 33 | 53 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .340 | .352 | .377 | .729 | CHC |
1933 | 28 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .213 | .288 | .362 | .650 | CHC |
1935 | 12 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .357 | .440 | .797 | CHC |
1936 | 54 | 74 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | .216 | .301 | .284 | .585 | CHC |
1937 | 74 | 151 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 0 | .245 | .349 | .364 | .713 | CHC |
Total | 265 | 514 | 129 | 24 | 2 | 10 | 57 | 80 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 4 | 1 | .251 | .330 | .364 | .694 | |
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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 |
1933, AAA | 29 | 89 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 1 | .236 | .333 | .382 | .715 |
1934, AAA | 93 | 114 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 28 | 0 | 1 | .219 | .352 | .281 | .633 |
1935, AAA | 103 | 392 | 119 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 52 | 65 | 70 | 6 | 5 | .304 | .400 | .411 | .811 |
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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 | 12 | 11 | 115 | 6 | 9 | 122 | 1 | .992 | 97.0 | 11.32 | | | | |
Second Base | 11 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 6 | 44 | 1 | .977 | 81.0 | 4.89 | | | | |
Third Base | 20 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 30 | 1 | .967 | 104.0 | 2.60 | | | | |
Shortstop | 17 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 40 | 5 | .875 | 71.0 | 5.07 | | | | |
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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)... Injured on 8/12/1933 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 6 days... 1/31/1934: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... 10/20/1934: Signed a minor league contract extension with Chicago (N)... 1/31/1936: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1937: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
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