Bill Salkeld Stats

Bill Salkeld was born on Thursday, March 8, 1917, in Pocatello, Idaho. Salkeld was 28 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 18, 1945, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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 Salkeld baseball stats page.

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Bill Salkeld



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Birth Name:   William Franklin Salkeld
Nickname:   Bill
Born On:   03-08-1917  (Pisces)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Pocatello, Idaho
Year of Death Data Died On:   04-22-1967 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Los Angeles, California
Cemetery:   Forest Lawn-Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10   Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   04-18-1945 (Age 28)
Last Game:   04-21-1950
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Bill Salkeld Pitching Stats

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Bill Salkeld Hitting Stats

1945 28 Pirates 95 267 45 83 16 1 15 0 52 50 7 16 0 0 0 8 .311 .420 .547
1946 29 Pirates 69 160 18 47 8 0 3 0 19 39 4 16 1 0 0 1 .294 .432 .400
1947 30 Pirates 47 61 5 13 2 0 0 0 8 6 2 8 1 0 0 2 .213 .284 .246
1948 31 Braves 78 198 26 48 8 1 8 0 28 42 5 37 9 0 1 3 .242 .378 .414
1949 32 Braves 66 161 17 41 5 0 5 0 25 44 7 24 3 0 1 5 .255 .417 .379
1950 33 White Sox 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000
6 Years 356 850 111 232 39 2 31 0 132 182 26 101 14 0 2 19 .273 .402 .433

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Bill Salkeld Fielding Stats

1945 Pirates C 86 73 1,611 328 3.8 319 279 40 9 8 3 37 5 .973 5.35
1946 Pirates C 51 47 956 213 4.2 207 176 31 6 3 6 19 11 .972 5.85
1947 Pirates C 15 7 204 34 2.3 33 29 4 1 0 1 2 2 .971 4.37
1948 Braves C 59 59 1,365 289 4.9 286 254 32 3 5 5 27 10 .990 5.66
1949 Braves C 63 55 1,366 256 4.1 251 230 21 5 3 4 24 6 .980 4.96
1950 White Sox C 1 1 24 4 4.0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 4.50
C Totals 275 242 5,526 1,124 4.1 1,100 972 128 24 19 19 109 34 .979 5.37
6 Years 275 242 5,526 1,124 4.1 1,100 972 128 24 19 19 109 34 .979 5.37

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Bill Salkeld Miscellaneous Stats

1945 Pirates 2 3 .400 13 0 n/a 17.8 16.7 5.1 - - -
1946 Pirates 2 1 .667 18 0 n/a 53.3 10.0 8.4 - - -
1947 Pirates 0 0 .000 32 0 n/a 0.0 7.6 7.6 - - -
1948 Braves 1 3 .250 19 0 n/a 24.8 5.4 7.1 - - -
1949 Braves 1 1 .500 5 0 n/a 32.2 6.7 6.4 - - -
1950 White Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
6 Years 6 8 .429 87 0 n/a 27.4 8.4 6.4 - - -

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Bill Salkeld Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1945 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 Undetermined n/a -
1946 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 Undetermined - -
1947 Pittsburgh Pirates 1, 2 Undetermined - -
1948 Boston Braves 15 Undetermined - Stats
1949 Boston Braves 15 Undetermined - -
1950 Chicago White Sox 15 Undetermined - -

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