Bill Dailey was born on Monday, May 13, 1935, in Arlington, Virginia. Dailey was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 17, 1961, with the Cleveland Indians. 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 Dailey baseball stats page.
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Bill Dailey![]() Bill Dailey Autograph on a 1964 Topps Baseball Card (#156 | Checklist) |
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Bill DaileyBill Dailey 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 |
| 1961 | 26 | Indians | 12 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 76 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1962 | 27 | Indians | 27 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3.59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42.2 | 186 | 43 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 1963 | 28 | Twins | 66 | 0 | 43 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1.99 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 108.2 | 414 | 80 | 24 | 26 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1964 | 29 | Twins | 14 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 8.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.1 | 84 | 23 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 4 Years | 119 | 0 | 75 | 10 | 7 | .588 | 2.76 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 185.2 | 760 | 162 | 57 | 64 | 12 | 59 | 12 | 109 | 9 | 6 | 0 | - | ||
Bill DaileyBill Dailey 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 |
| 1961 | 26 | Indians | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1962 | 27 | Indians | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1963 | 28 | Twins | 66 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .238 | .304 | .381 |
| 1964 | 29 | Twins | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 4 Years | 119 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .192 | .250 | .308 | ||
Bill DaileyBill Dailey Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1961 Indians | P | 12 | 0 | 57 | 7 | 0.6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.32 |
| 1962 Indians | P | 27 | 0 | 128 | 11 | 0.4 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 2.11 |
| 1963 Twins | P | 66 | 0 | 326 | 40 | 0.6 | 36 | 4 | 32 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 2.98 |
| 1964 Twins | P | 14 | 0 | 46 | 4 | 0.3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.35 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 119 | 0 | 557 | 62 | 0.5 | 57 | 10 | 47 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .919 | 2.76 | |
| 4 Years | 119 | 0 | 557 | 62 | 0.5 | 57 | 10 | 47 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .919 | 2.76 | |
Bill DaileyBill Dailey 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 |
| 1961 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.17 | 3.32 | 2.84 |
| 1962 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.41 | 5.06 | 3.59 |
| 1963 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 21.0 | 2.1 | 5.3 | 3.79 | 5.96 | 1.57 |
| 1964 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.35 | 3.52 | 9.98 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 4 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 26.0 | 2.0 | 6.5 | 1.85 | 5.28 | 2.86 |
Bill DaileyBill Dailey Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1961 Cleveland Indians | 27 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1962 Cleveland Indians | 27 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1963 Minnesota Twins | 31, 15 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1964 Minnesota Twins | 15 | Undetermined | - | - |
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