Bill Fleming Stats

Bill Fleming was born on Thursday, July 31, 1913, in Rowland, California. Fleming was 27 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 21, 1940, with the Boston Red Sox. 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 Fleming baseball stats page.

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Birth Name:   Leslie Fletchard Fleming
Nickname:   Bill
Born On:   07-31-1913  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Rowland, California
Year of Death Data Died On:   06-04-2006 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Reno, Nevada
Cemetery:   Mountain View Cemetery, Reno, Nevada
High School:   Sutter City High (Sutter, CA | Dropped Out After 10th Grade)
College:   Saint Mary's College of California
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   08-21-1940 (Age 27)
Last Game:   07-19-1946
Draft:   Not Applicable

Bill Fleming

Bill Fleming Pitching Stats

1940 27 Red Sox 10 6 2 1 2 .333 4.86 1 0 0 46.1 206 53 25 27 4 20 - 24 2 2 0 -
1941 28 Red Sox 16 1 9 1 1 .500 3.92 0 0 1 41.1 180 32 18 21 4 24 - 20 2 0 0 -
1942 29 Cubs 33 14 7 5 6 .455 3.01 4 2 2 134.1 581 117 45 51 9 63 - 59 3 3 0 -
1943 30 Cubs 11 0 4 0 1 .000 6.40 0 0 0 32.1 150 41 23 24 2 12 - 12 0 3 0 -
1944 31 Cubs 39 18 10 9 10 .474 3.13 9 1 0 158.1 688 163 55 74 6 62 - 42 4 1 0 -
1946 33 Cubs 14 1 5 0 1 .000 6.14 0 0 0 29.1 141 37 20 23 2 12 - 10 0 1 0 -
6 Years 123 40 37 16 21 .432 3.79 14 3 3 442.0 1,946 443 186 220 27 193 - 167 11 10 0 -

Bill Fleming

Bill Fleming Hitting Stats

1940 27 Red Sox 10 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 2 0 0 0 .000 .071 .000
1941 28 Red Sox 16 9 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 - 1 0 - 0 0 .222 .300 .333
1942 29 Cubs 33 39 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1 0 0 2 .051 .051 .051
1943 30 Cubs 11 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000
1944 31 Cubs 40 53 4 9 2 0 0 0 6 1 - 4 4 - 0 1 .170 .185 .208
1946 33 Cubs 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
6 Years 124 125 8 13 3 0 0 0 7 3 0 23 7 0 0 4 .104 .125 .128

Bill Fleming

Bill Fleming Fielding Stats

1940 Red Sox P 10 6 139 6 0.6 6 1 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.17
1941 Red Sox P 16 1 124 12 0.8 12 2 10 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.61
1942 Cubs P 33 14 403 31 0.9 29 5 24 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .935 1.94
1943 Cubs P 11 0 97 13 1.2 13 3 10 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.62
1944 Cubs P 39 18 475 50 1.3 47 8 39 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .940 2.67
1946 Cubs P 14 1 88 7 0.5 7 0 7 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.15
P Totals 123 40 1,326 119 1.0 114 19 95 5 2 n/a n/a n/a .958 2.32
6 Years 123 40 1,326 119 1.0 114 19 95 5 2 n/a n/a n/a .958 2.32

Bill Fleming

Bill Fleming Miscellaneous Stats

1940 Red Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.3 0.0 1.20 4.66 3.88
1941 Red Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 9.0 9.0 0.83 4.35 5.23
1942 Cubs 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.94 3.95 4.22
1943 Cubs 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.0 0.0 1.00 3.34 3.34
1944 Cubs 0 - - 0 1 n/a 0.0 13.3 8.8 0.68 2.39 3.52
1946 Cubs 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.83 3.07 3.68
6 Years 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 0.0 5.4 17.9 0.87 3.40 3.93

Bill Fleming

Bill Fleming Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1940 Boston Red Sox 28 Undetermined - -
1941 Boston Red Sox 23 Undetermined - -
1942 Chicago Cubs 30, 46 Undetermined - -
1943 Chicago Cubs 36 Undetermined - -
1944 Chicago Cubs 32 Undetermined - -
1946 Chicago Cubs 32 Undetermined - -

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