#56 Bill Sayles, Closer, 32 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox

#56 Bill Sayles, Closer, 32 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox
Friday, 10/20/1949

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Bill Sayles

7/27/1917
32
USA,OR,PORTLAND
6"2
180

Closer
R
R

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Minimal
Loyal
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3 / 6 (Well Known)
1 / 6 (Insignificant)
Good
Normal
Normal
4.5 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 3,982,857
1949 (Arbitration eligible)
4 Year(s), 103 Days (791 total Days)
172 Day(s)
6 Year(s), 85 Days (1117 total Days)
10 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible
Out of Option Years

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	6	4	10	88-91 Mph
Versus LHB	6	3	10
Versus RHB	7	5	10
Talent	7	4	10

Pitching Ratings
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7
59
4

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider
Splitfinger-Fastball

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	2	3	1	1	2
Versus LHP	5	3	1	1	2
Versus RHP	1	3	1	1	2
Talent	1	1	1	1	6

Running & Bunting Ratings
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1
3
2
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 7 (Range), .993 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
8/2	@BOS	L 5-6		1.2	3	2	2	1	3	L
8/4	@BOS	W 12-9		1	0	0	0	0	0	SV
9/7	NYY	W 13-11		1	1	0	0	1	0	SV
9/8	NYY	W 3-2		1	1	0	0	0	0	W
9/12	DET	L 6-8		0.2	2	2	2	1	1	L
9/17	@SLA	L 3-4		0.1	2	3	3	2	1	L
10/1	@CLE	W 3-1		1	0	0	0	2	1	SV
10/11	@PHA	W 6-5		0.2	2	2	2	1	2
10/15	PHI	L 7-10		0.1	2	3	3	1	0	L
10/18	@PHI	L 10-12		0.1	2	2	2	0	1	L

Pitching Stats 1949

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	18	0	2	4	9	5.00	18.0	16	10	10	14	13	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	18	0	2	4	9	5.00	18.0	16	10	10	14	13

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	10	1	90.0	18	13	15.0	8.0	6.5	7.0	4	1	25.0	2	0	.0	3.98

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	28	5	3	0	0	5	6	7	4	0	0	0	.179	.343	.286	.629
vs. RHB	39	11	2	1	0	4	4	7	9	0	0	0	.282	.391	.385	.776

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	7	0	1	2	2	7.94	5.2	8	5	5	5	2
Road	11	0	1	2	7	3.65	12.1	8	5	5	9	11
Postseason	3	0	0	2	0	47.26	1.1	6	7	7	2	3
This Week	1	0	0	1	0	54.05	0.1	2	2	2	0	1
Last Week	2	0	0	1	0	45.00	1.0	4	5	5	2	2

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	2	0	0	0	1	0.00	3.1	1	0	0	3	3
May	2	0	0	0	1	0.00	1.2	1	0	0	1	0
June	4	0	0	0	3	0.00	3.2	2	0	0	1	2
July	3	0	1	1	1	10.13	2.2	3	3	3	2	2
August	2	0	0	1	1	6.75	2.2	3	2	2	1	3
Sept./Oct.	5	0	1	2	2	11.25	4.0	6	5	5	6	3

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1945	5	0	1	0	0	2.79	9.2	6	3	3	0	6	10	0	0	1.24	.240	CHA
1946	18	0	2	0	0	5.63	24.0	18	16	15	3	15	18	0	0	1.38	.227	CHA
1947	35	2	3	5	0	3.86	58.1	43	31	25	3	43	35	2	0	1.47	.233	CHA
1948	20	3	3	0	9	1.64	49.1	29	13	9	3	25	41	0	0	1.09	.208	CHA,AL
1949	18	0	2	4	9	5.00	18.0	16	10	10	0	14	13	0	0	1.67	.296	CHA,AL
Total	96	5	11	9	18	3.50	159.1	112	73	62	9	103	117	2	0	1.35	.233

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1940, AAA	11	2	3	1	0	3.45	31.1	29	12	12	3	15	32	1	0	1.40	.295
1941, AA	10	0	0	2	2	2.25	8.0	5	4	2	1	7	14	0	0	1.50	.286
1941, AAA	9	0	1	0	0	6.59	13.2	21	10	10	2	9	14	0	0	2.20	.442
1942, AA	7	0	0	0	2	1.59	5.2	4	1	1	1	2	11	0	0	1.06	.333
1942, AAA	40	0	3	4	14	3.82	37.2	33	22	16	4	21	37	0	0	1.43	.287
1943, AAA	49	0	3	5	17	4.30	52.1	44	27	25	4	22	52	0	0	1.26	.294
1944, AAA	59	0	1	7	25	7.50	48.0	54	44	40	7	43	46	0	0	2.02	.338
1945, AAA	25	0	3	0	9	2.05	26.1	17	6	6	0	15	28	0	0	1.22	.270

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
1949	3	0	0	2	0	47.26	1.1	6	7	7	2	3	0	0
Total	3	0	0	2	0	47.25	1.1	6	7	7	2	3	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1945	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA
1946	18	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	CHA
1947	35	11	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	5	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	CHA
1948	20	12	3	0	0	0	2	0	2	5	0	0	.250	.357	.250	.607	CHA,AL
Total	96	25	5	0	0	0	3	2	2	10	0	0	.200	.259	.200	.459

Fielding Stats 1949

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

18.0

1.50

Player History

Drafted in 3rd round, 39th overall pick, by Chicago (A) in 1939...
Injured on 5/14/1944 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 4 days...
Earned first career win on 8/20/1945...
Had first career hit on 9/6/1946, off Charlie Gassaway (PHA)...
Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game...
1/31/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,982,857 through salary arbitration...
Was selected to the 1949 Allstar game...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

Saves
1948 - 9 - 4th

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