Bill George Stats

Bill George was born on Friday, January 27, 1865, in Bellaire, Ohio. George was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 11, 1887, with the New York Giants. 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 George baseball stats page.

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Birth Name:   William M. George
Nickname:   Bill
Born On:   01-27-1865  (Aquarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Bellaire, Ohio
Year of Death Data Died On:   08-23-1916 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Wheeling, West Virginia
Cemetery:   Mount Calvary Cemetery, Bellaire, Ohio
High School:   None Attended
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-08   Player Weight Chart Weight:   165
First Game:   05-11-1887 (Age 22)
Last Game:   07-09-1889
Draft:   Not Applicable

Bill George

Bill George Pitching Stats

1887 22 Giants 13 13 0 3 9 .250 5.25 11 0 0 108.0 535 126 63 112 1 89 - 49 22 14 0 0
1888 23 Giants 4 3 1 2 1 .667 1.34 3 1 0 33.2 133 18 5 9 0 11 - 26 3 1 0 -
1889 24 Colts 2 0 2 0 0 .000 7.88 0 0 0 8.0 0 11 7 13 1 3 - 3 0 0 0 -
3 Years 19 16 3 5 10 .333 4.51 14 1 0 149.2 668 155 75 134 2 103 - 78 25 15 0 0

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Bill George Hitting Stats

1887 22 Giants 13 52 6 8 0 0 0 0 5 1 - 6 - - 0 - .154 .170 .135
1888 23 Giants 9 39 7 9 1 0 1 0 6 0 0 2 - - 0 - .231 .231 .333
1889 24 Giants 3 15 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 0 0 - .267 .267 .267
1889 24 Colts 5 17 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 - 1 - - 0 - .235 .278 .235
3 Years 30 123 15 25 1 0 1 0 14 2 0 12 - 0 0 - .203 .216 .236

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Bill George Fielding Stats

1887 Giants P 13 13 324 41 3.2 35 8 27 6 0 n/a n/a n/a .854 2.92
1887 Giants RF 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1888 Giants P 4 3 101 7 1.8 6 1 5 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .857 1.60
1888 Giants RF 6 - - 4 0.7 4 3 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1889 Giants OF 3 - - 8 2.7 7 7 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .875 0.00
1889 Colts P 2 0 24 2 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25
1889 Colts RF 4 - - 6 1.5 4 4 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .667 0.00
P Totals 19 16 449 50 2.6 43 10 33 7 1 n/a n/a n/a .860 2.59
RF Totals 11 0 0 10 0.9 8 7 1 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 0.00
OF Totals 3 0 0 8 2.7 7 7 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .875 0.00
3 Years 33 16 449 68 2.1 58 24 34 10 1 n/a n/a n/a .853 3.49

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Bill George Miscellaneous Stats

1887 Giants 2 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 8.7 10.4 0.55 4.08 7.42
1888 Giants 1 - - 0 0 n/a 39.0 19.5 6.5 2.36 6.95 2.94
1889 Giants 1 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.0 0.0 - - -
1889 Colts 1 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 17.0 5.7 1.00 3.38 3.38
3 Years 5 - - 0 0 n/a 123.0 10.3 8.8 0.76 4.69 6.19

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Bill George Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1887 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1888 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1889 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1889 Columbus Colts n/a Undetermined n/a n/a

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