Bill Posedel Stats

Bill Posedel was born on Thursday, August 2, 1906, in San Francisco, California. Posedel was 31 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 23, 1938, with the Brooklyn Dodgers. 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 Posedel baseball stats page.

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Bill Posedel

Bill Posedel Autograph on a 1979 Diamond Greats (#221)

Bill Posedel Autograph on a 1979 Diamond Greats (#221)

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Birth Name:   William John Posedel
Nickname:   Barnacle Bill or Bill
Born On:   08-02-1906  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   San Francisco, California
Year of Death Data Died On:   11-28-1989 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Livermore, California
Cemetery:   Cremated (Ashes Scattered in the Pacific Ocean)
High School:   St. Vincent's High School (Vallejo, CA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   04-23-1938 (Age 31)
Last Game:   09-13-1946
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Bill Posedel Pitching Stats

1938 32 Dodgers 33 17 8 8 9 .471 5.66 6 1 1 140.0 629 178 88 96 14 46 - 49 9 2 1 -
1939 33 Bees 33 29 3 15 13 .536 3.92 18 5 0 220.2 927 221 96 103 8 78 - 73 1 0 1 -
1940 34 Bees 35 32 2 12 17 .414 4.13 18 0 1 233.0 1,008 263 107 118 16 81 - 86 3 1 0 -
1941 35 Braves 18 9 4 4 4 .500 4.87 3 0 0 57.1 253 61 31 36 6 30 - 10 2 0 0 -
1946 40 Braves 19 0 10 2 0 1.000 6.99 0 0 4 28.1 127 34 22 24 4 13 - 9 1 0 0 -
5 Years 138 87 27 41 43 .488 4.56 45 6 6 679.1 2,944 757 344 377 48 248 - 227 16 3 2 -

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Bill Posedel Hitting Stats

1938 32 Dodgers 33 44 3 10 1 0 0 0 1 2 - 8 4 - 0 1 .227 .261 .250
1939 33 Bees 33 73 3 8 1 0 0 0 7 4 - 18 5 - 0 2 .110 .156 .123
1940 34 Bees 35 82 6 14 4 0 0 0 10 6 - 11 2 - 0 3 .171 .227 .220
1941 35 Braves 18 25 1 8 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 - 0 1 .320 .320 .400
1946 40 Braves 19 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
5 Years 138 227 13 40 8 0 0 0 21 12 0 38 12 0 0 7 .176 .218 .211

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Bill Posedel Fielding Stats

1938 Dodgers P 33 17 420 30 0.9 28 5 23 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .933 1.80
1939 Bees P 33 29 662 54 1.6 50 10 40 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .926 2.04
1940 Bees P 35 32 699 62 1.8 59 17 42 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .952 2.28
1941 Braves P 18 9 172 15 0.8 14 3 11 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .933 2.20
1946 Braves P 19 0 85 5 0.3 5 1 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.59
P Totals 138 87 2,038 166 1.2 156 36 120 10 8 n/a n/a n/a .940 2.07
5 Years 138 87 2,038 166 1.2 156 36 120 10 8 n/a n/a n/a .940 2.07

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Bill Posedel Miscellaneous Stats

1938 Dodgers 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.5 44.0 1.07 3.15 2.96
1939 Bees 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.1 10.4 0.94 2.98 3.18
1940 Bees 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 7.5 8.2 1.06 3.32 3.13
1941 Braves 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 25.0 8.3 0.33 1.57 4.71
1946 Braves 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.69 2.86 4.13
5 Years 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 6.0 10.8 0.92 3.01 3.29

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Bill Posedel Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1938 Brooklyn Dodgers 21 Undetermined - -
1939 Boston Bees 21 Undetermined - -
1940 Boston Bees 20 Undetermined - -
1941 Boston Braves 17 Undetermined - -
1946 Boston Braves 25 Undetermined - -

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