Bill Bishop Stats

Bill Bishop was born on Tuesday, December 27, 1864, in Adamsburg, Pennsylvania. Bishop was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 13, 1886, with the Pittsburgh Alleghenys. 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 Bishop baseball stats page.

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Bill Bishop



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Birth Name:   William Robinson Bishop
Nickname:   Bill
Born On:   12-27-1864  (Capricorn)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Adamsburg, Pennsylvania
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-15-1932 (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Cemetery:   Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Unknown   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Unknown
Player Height Chart Height:   Unknown   Player Weight Chart Weight:   Unknown
First Game:   09-13-1886 (Age 21)
Last Game:   09-19-1889
Draft:   Not Applicable

Bill Bishop

Bill Bishop Pitching Stats

1886 22 Alleghenys 2 2 0 0 1 .000 3.18 2 0 0 17.0 89 17 6 14 0 11 - 4 7 1 0 0
1887 23 Alleghenys 3 3 0 0 3 .000 13.33 3 0 0 27.0 151 45 40 46 2 22 - 4 4 2 0 0
1889 25 White Stockings 2 0 2 0 0 .000 18.00 0 0 2 3.0 0 6 6 13 0 6 - 1 0 0 0 -
3 Years 7 5 2 0 4 .000 9.96 5 0 2 47.0 240 68 52 73 2 39 - 9 11 3 0 0

Bill Bishop

Bill Bishop Hitting Stats

1886 22 Alleghenys 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 - .143 .143 .143
1887 23 Alleghenys 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 - 0 0 - .000 .100 0.111
1889 25 White Stockings 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000
3 Years 7 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 .059 .158 .059

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Bill Bishop Fielding Stats

1886 Alleghenys P 2 2 51 7 3.5 3 0 3 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .429 1.59
1887 Alleghenys P 3 3 81 6 2.0 5 0 5 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .833 1.67
1889 White Stockings P 2 0 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
P Totals 7 5 141 13 1.9 8 0 8 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .615 1.53
3 Years 7 5 141 13 1.9 8 0 8 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .615 1.53

Bill Bishop

Bill Bishop Miscellaneous Stats

1886 Alleghenys 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.36 2.12 5.82
1887 Alleghenys 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.5 0.0 0.18 1.33 7.33
1889 White Stockings 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.17 3.00 18.00
3 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.7 0.0 0.23 1.72 7.47

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Bill Bishop Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1886 Pittsburgh Alleghenys n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1887 Pittsburgh Alleghenys n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1889 Chicago White Stockings n/a Undetermined n/a n/a

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