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 SalkeldBill Salkeld Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Bill SalkeldBill Salkeld Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
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 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
6 Years | 356 | 850 | 111 | 232 | 39 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 132 | 182 | 26 | 101 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .273 | .402 | .433 |
Bill SalkeldBill Salkeld Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
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 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
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 |
Bill SalkeldBill Salkeld Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
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 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
6 Years | 6 | 8 | .429 | 87 | 0 | n/a | 27.4 | 8.4 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
Bill SalkeldBill Salkeld Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
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 | - | - |
Bill Salkeld Stats by Baseball Almanac |
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