Bill Connelly Stats

Bill Connelly was born on Monday, June 29, 1925, in Alberta, Virginia. Connelly was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 22, 1945, with the Philadelphia Athletics. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bill Connelly baseball stats page.

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Bill Connelly

Bill Connelly Autograph on a 1979 TCMA (#60)

Bill Connelly Autograph on a 1979 TCMA (#60)

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Birth Name:   William Wirt Connelly
Nickname:   Wild Bill
Born On:   06-29-1925  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Alberta, Virginia
Year of Death Data Died On:   11-27-1980 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Richmond, Virginia
Cemetery:   Crestview Memorial Park, La Crosse, Virginia
High School:   Alberta High School (Alberta, VA)
College:   Randolph Macon College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   08-22-1945 (Age 20)
Last Game:   06-16-1953
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Bill Connelly Pitching Stats

1945 20 Athletics 2 1 1 1 1 .500 4.50 0 0 0 8.0 35 7 4 4 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 -
1950 25 White Sox 2 0 0 0 0 .000 11.57 0 0 0 2.1 13 5 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1950 25 Tigers 2 0 2 0 0 .000 6.75 0 0 0 4.0 18 4 3 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 -
1952 27 Giants 11 4 2 5 0 1.000 4.55 0 0 0 31.2 134 22 16 18 4 25 2 22 2 0 0 -
1953 28 Giants 8 2 4 0 1 .000 11.07 0 0 0 20.1 106 33 25 26 4 17 0 11 1 0 0 -
4 Years 25 7 9 6 2 .750 6.92 0 0 0 66.1 306 71 51 54 10 53 2 34 3 0 0 -

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Bill Connelly Hitting Stats

1945 20 Athletics 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000
1950 25 White Sox 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1950 25 Tigers 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000
1952 27 Giants 11 11 2 4 2 2 0 0 3 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 .364 .417 .909
1953 28 Giants 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
4 Years 25 19 2 4 2 2 0 0 3 2 0 10 0 0 1 0 .211 .318 .526

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Bill Connelly Fielding Stats

1945 Athletics P 2 1 24 2 1.0 1 1 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .500 1.13
1950 White Sox P 2 0 7 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1950 Tigers P 2 0 12 1 0.5 1 0 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25
1952 Giants P 11 4 95 10 0.9 10 3 7 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.84
1953 Giants P 8 2 61 2 0.3 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.89
P Totals 25 7 199 15 0.6 14 4 10 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .933 1.90
4 Years 25 7 199 15 0.6 14 4 10 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .933 1.90

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Bill Connelly Miscellaneous Stats

1945 Athletics 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 9.00
1950 White Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 3.86
1950 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.50 2.25 4.50
1952 Giants 0 1 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.2 3.7 0.88 6.25 7.11
1953 Giants 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.2 0.0 0.65 4.87 7.52
4 Years 0 1 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.9 6.3 0.64 4.61 7.19

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Bill Connelly Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1945 Philadelphia Athletics 24 Undetermined n/a -
1950 Chicago White Sox 35 Undetermined - -
1950 Detroit Tigers 30 Undetermined - -
1952 New York Giants 26 Undetermined - -
1953 New York Giants 26 Undetermined - -

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