#98 Bill Delancey, Catcher, 37 yrs, Boston (A) Red Sox
Friday, 10/20/1949 |
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| Bill Delancey
11/28/1911
37
USA,NC,GREENSBORO
5"10
185
Catcher
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2 / 6 (Fair)
1 / 6 (Insignificant)
Very inconsistent
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1.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 6,460,000
1950
15 Year(s), 83 Days (2663 total Days)
172 Day(s)
15 Year(s), 83 Days (2663 total Days)
17 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Versus LHP | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Versus RHP | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Talent | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
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Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
C : 5 (Range), .953 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 6
Infield Arm : 6
Outfield Arm : 3
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 9/19 | CLE | W 5-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #3 | PoG | |
| 9/21 | @CHA | L 6-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | #3 | | |
| 9/23 | @SLA | L 4-5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 9/24 | @SLA | W 10-8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 9/27 | DET | L 2-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #3 | | |
| 9/28 | @CLE | L 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 9/29 | NYY | L 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
| 9/30 | WAS | L 1-6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
| 10/1 | @DET | L 3-6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 10/4 | NYY | L 2-8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 133 | 537 | 116 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 45 | 65 | 53 | 135 | .216 | .285 | .268 | .554 | .453 | .052 |
| Projected | 133 | 537 | 116 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 45 | 65 | 53 | 135 | .216 | .285 | .268 | .554 | .453 | .052 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 132 | 607 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 144 | 19 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 42.4 | 2.5 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 225 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 67 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .209 | .271 | .236 | .506 |
| vs. RHP | 312 | 69 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 45 | 32 | 68 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .221 | .293 | .292 | .585 |
| Close/Late | 67 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .209 | .256 | .284 | .540 |
| Scoring Position | 133 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .211 | .250 | .256 | .506 |
| 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 | 72 | 291 | 63 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 35 | 24 | 68 | .216 | .272 | .254 | .527 |
| Road | 61 | 246 | 53 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 30 | 29 | 67 | .215 | .292 | .285 | .577 |
| March/April | 22 | 87 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 17 | .287 | .352 | .322 | .674 |
| May | 20 | 77 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 21 | .247 | .344 | .325 | .669 |
| June | 23 | 98 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 33 | .204 | .245 | .214 | .460 |
| July | 22 | 92 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 18 | .250 | .303 | .370 | .673 |
| August | 22 | 90 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | .144 | .218 | .156 | .373 |
| Sept/Oct | 24 | 93 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 26 | .172 | .236 | .237 | .472 |
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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 | 56 | 192 | 59 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 37 | 33 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .307 | .358 | .531 | .890 | BOS |
| 1935 | 130 | 439 | 132 | 34 | 3 | 15 | 61 | 66 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 0 | .301 | .351 | .494 | .846 | BOS |
| 1936 | 149 | 570 | 170 | 33 | 3 | 27 | 116 | 90 | 47 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 1 | .298 | .349 | .509 | .858 | BOS |
| 1937 | 154 | 556 | 173 | 35 | 3 | 26 | 108 | 96 | 51 | 1 | 6 | 63 | 1 | 0 | .311 | .366 | .525 | .892 | BOS,AL |
| 1938 | 130 | 459 | 146 | 35 | 2 | 19 | 77 | 72 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 1 | 0 | .318 | .387 | .527 | .914 | BOS,AL |
| 1939 | 143 | 486 | 150 | 29 | 5 | 22 | 100 | 87 | 58 | 1 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 0 | .309 | .381 | .525 | .905 | BOS |
| 1940 | 138 | 495 | 158 | 41 | 1 | 26 | 119 | 99 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 49 | 1 | 0 | .319 | .383 | .564 | .946 | BOS |
| 1941 | 134 | 536 | 179 | 35 | 7 | 38 | 145 | 116 | 55 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 1 | .334 | .394 | .638 | 1.032 | BOS,AL |
| 1942 | 147 | 563 | 198 | 55 | 4 | 27 | 162 | 125 | 72 | 1 | 10 | 53 | 2 | 0 | .352 | .420 | .607 | 1.027 | BOS,AL |
| 1943 | 146 | 559 | 175 | 26 | 2 | 29 | 117 | 112 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 59 | 1 | 0 | .313 | .361 | .522 | .884 | BOS,AL |
| 1944 | 152 | 620 | 170 | 31 | 6 | 27 | 110 | 115 | 56 | 2 | 3 | 62 | 2 | 0 | .274 | .335 | .474 | .809 | BOS |
| 1945 | 139 | 554 | 168 | 37 | 2 | 19 | 115 | 86 | 46 | 0 | 5 | 57 | 0 | 2 | .303 | .354 | .480 | .834 | BOS,AL |
| 1946 | 146 | 551 | 183 | 47 | 4 | 30 | 124 | 95 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 68 | 1 | 0 | .332 | .376 | .595 | .971 | BOS,AL |
| 1947 | 139 | 530 | 149 | 25 | 3 | 29 | 112 | 80 | 47 | 1 | 5 | 76 | 2 | 0 | .281 | .338 | .504 | .842 | BOS |
| 1948 | 144 | 534 | 135 | 22 | 3 | 20 | 69 | 84 | 54 | 1 | 4 | 94 | 1 | 0 | .253 | .320 | .418 | .738 | BOS,AL |
| 1949 | 133 | 537 | 116 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 45 | 65 | 53 | 2 | 7 | 135 | 0 | 0 | .216 | .285 | .268 | .554 | BOS |
| Total | 2180 | 8181 | 2461 | 513 | 50 | 367 | 1617 | 1421 | 779 | 12 | 69 | 967 | 12 | 4 | .301 | .360 | .510 | .870 | |
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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 |
| 1932, AAA | 62 | 191 | 64 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 1 | .335 | .365 | .529 | .894 |
| 1933, AAA | 68 | 58 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .207 | .314 | .397 | .711 |
| 1934, AAA | 60 | 191 | 69 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 51 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 3 | .361 | .415 | .665 | 1.080 |
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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 |
| 1934 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .300 | .474 | .774 |
| 1940 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .263 | .368 | .632 |
| 1941 | 14 | 59 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .390 | .429 | .576 | 1.005 |
| 1942 | 6 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .417 | .481 | .708 | 1.190 |
| 1946 | 11 | 50 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .340 | .377 | .580 | .957 |
| 1947 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .278 | .313 | .590 |
| Total | 45 | 187 | 63 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 36 | 36 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .337 | .380 | .540 | .920 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Catcher | 133 | 132 | 636 | 66 | 1 | 715 | 13 | .982 | 1204.0 | 5.34 | 6 | 99 | 38 | 38.4 |
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Drafted in 1st round, 3rd overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1932...
Injured on 6/26/1932 with a Broken Wrist, out for full season...
Injured on 4/22/1934 with a Torn Abdominal Muscle, out for 3 weeks...
Injured on 6/24/1934 with a Dislocated Finger, out for 1-2 weeks...
Had first career hit on 7/16/1934, off Tommy Bridges (DET)...
Hit first career homerun on 7/31/1934, off Lewis Wolfolk (CHA)...
Was selected to the 1937 Allstar game...
Drove in 6 runs against Washington on 10/2/1937...
1/31/1938: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,221,429 through salary arbitration...
Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game...
Injured on 8/13/1938 with a Strained Thigh Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...
1/31/1939: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,492,857 through salary arbitration...
Drove in 6 runs against Cleveland on 6/7/1939...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/12/1939, hitting .526 with 4 HR, 10 RBI...
1/31/1940: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,585,714 through salary arbitration...
8/22/1940: Signed a contract extension with Boston (A), $4,990,000 per year, for 3 years.
Drove in 7 runs against New York (A) on 5/20/1941...
Was selected to the 1941 Allstar game...
Injured on 9/16/1941 with a Dislocated Shoulder, out for 2 weeks...
Won World Series with Boston (A) in 1941...
Drove in 6 runs against Cleveland on 4/14/1942...
Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Chicago (A) on 5/10/1942...
Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game...
Had 38-game hitting streak snapped on 8/2/1942...
Won Gold Glove at Catcher in 1942...
Was selected to the 1943 Allstar game...
10/5/1943: Signed a contract extension with Boston (A), $6,270,000 per year, for 4 years.
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Chicago (A) on 8/11/1944...
Was selected to the 1945 Allstar game...
Was selected to the 1946 Allstar game...
Had 2000th career hit on 7/30/1946, off Orval Grove (CHA)...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1947, hitting .647 with 3 HR, 9 RBI...
9/25/1947: Signed a contract extension with Boston (A), $6,460,000 per year, for 3 years.
Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
1941 - .334 - 7th
1942 - .352 - 4th
1946 - .332 - 5th
| OBP
1942 - .420 - 9th
| SLG
1941 - .638 - 5th
1942 - .607 - 6th
1946 - .595 - 8th
| OPS
1941 - 1.032 - 6th
1942 - 1.027 - 7th
1946 - .971 - 9th
| Hits
1942 - 198 - 3rd
1946 - 183 - 7th
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Doubles
1942 - 55 - 2nd
1946 - 47 - 5th
| Homeruns
1941 - 38 - 10th
| RBI
1936 - 116 - 6th
1937 - 108 - 10th
1941 - 145 - 5th
1942 - 162 - 3rd
1943 - 117 - 10th
1944 - 110 - 8th
1945 - 115 - 10th
1946 - 124 - 6th
| Runs
1942 - 125 - 10th
1944 - 115 - 6th
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