Bill Lillard Stats

Bill Lillard was born on Thursday, January 10, 1918, in Goleta, California. Lillard was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 11, 1939, 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 Lillard baseball stats page.

"In 1940 I played 80 games for the Philadelphia A's. Somehow I got stigmatism in my left eye and was sent to Fort Worth club in the Texas League where I had a good year and was sold to Minneapolis of the American Association." - Bill Lillard (Autobiography, Courtesy of Bonnie Lee Lillard, Daughter of Bill Lillard, Received via email)

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Bill Lillard
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   William Beverly Lillard
Nickname:   Bill
Born On:   01-10-1918
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Goleta, California
Zodiac:   Capricorn
Year of Death Data Died On:   06-09-2009
Place of Death Data Died In:   San Luis Obispo, California
Cemetery:   Santa Barbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, California
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10
Player Weight Chart Weight:   170
First Game:   09-11-1939 (Age 21)
Last Game:   09-24-1940
Draft:   Not Applicable
Bill Lillard

Bill Lillard Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Bill Lillard

Bill Lillard Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1939 Athletics 7 19 4 6 1 0 0 0 1 3 - 1 1 - 0 0 .316 .409 .368
1940 Athletics 73 206 26 49 8 2 1 0 21 28 - 28 6 - 1 3 .238 .332 .311
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
2 Years 80 225 30 55 9 2 1 0 22 31 - 29 7 - 1 3 .244 .339 .316
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Bill Lillard Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1939 Athletics SS 7 - - 38 5.4 37 12 25 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .974 0.00 -
1940 Athletics 2B 1 - - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1940 Athletics SS 69 - - 292 4.2 269 112 157 23 28 n/a n/a n/a .921 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
SS Totals 76 0 0 330 4.3 306 124 182 24 31 n/a n/a n/a .927 0.00 --
2B Totals 1 0 0 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
2 Years 77 - - 331 4.3 307 125 182 24 31 n/a n/a n/a .927 0.00 --
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Bill Lillard Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1939 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 19.0 19.0 - - -
1940 Athletics 0 1 .000 - - n/a 206.0 7.4 9.8 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
2 Years 0 1 .000 - - n/a 225.0 7.8 10.2 - - -
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Bill Lillard Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1939 Philadelphia Athletics 3 Undetermined - -
1940 Philadelphia Athletics 3 Undetermined - -


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