Bill Keister was born on Thursday, August 17, 1871, in Baltimore, Maryland. Keister was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 20, 1896, with the Baltimore Orioles. 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 Keister baseball stats page.
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Bill KeisterBill Keister 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 KeisterBill Keister 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 |
1896 | 25 | Orioles | 15 | 58 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | .241 | .302 | .293 |
1898 | 27 | Beaneaters | 10 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | .167 | .167 | .233 |
1899 | 28 | Orioles | 136 | 523 | 96 | 172 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 73 | 16 | - | 16 | 8 | 0 | 16 | - | .329 | .368 | .449 |
1900 | 29 | Cardinals | 126 | 497 | 78 | 149 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 25 | - | 15 | 6 | 0 | 11 | - | .300 | .347 | .398 |
1901 | 30 | Orioles | 115 | 442 | 78 | 145 | 20 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 18 | - | 23 | 4 | 0 | 8 | - | .328 | .365 | .482 |
1902 | 31 | Senators | 119 | 483 | 82 | 145 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 90 | 14 | - | 22 | 11 | 0 | 7 | - | .300 | .329 | .462 |
1903 | 32 | Phillies | 100 | 400 | 53 | 128 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 63 | 14 | - | 32 | 9 | 0 | 6 | - | .320 | .352 | .445 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
7 Years | 621 | 2,433 | 400 | 758 | 133 | 63 | 18 | 1 | 400 | 90 | 0 | 116 | 38 | 0 | 50 | - | .312 | .349 | .440 |
Bill KeisterBill Keister Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1896 Orioles | 2B | 8 | - | - | 26 | 3.3 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 0.00 |
1896 Orioles | 3B | 6 | - | - | 25 | 4.2 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .760 | 0.00 |
1898 Beaneaters | 2B | 4 | - | - | 13 | 3.3 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1898 Beaneaters | RF | 1 | - | - | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1898 Beaneaters | SS | 4 | - | - | 9 | 2.3 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1899 Orioles | 2B | 46 | - | - | 224 | 4.9 | 211 | 94 | 117 | 13 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .942 | 0.00 |
1899 Orioles | LF | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1899 Orioles | SS | 90 | - | - | 505 | 5.6 | 452 | 169 | 283 | 53 | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .895 | 0.00 |
1900 Cardinals | 2B | 116 | - | - | 562 | 4.8 | 521 | 206 | 315 | 41 | 26 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .927 | 0.00 |
1900 Cardinals | 3B | 3 | - | - | 14 | 4.7 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .929 | 0.00 |
1900 Cardinals | SS | 7 | - | - | 43 | 6.1 | 35 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .814 | 0.00 |
1901 Orioles | SS | 112 | - | - | 650 | 5.8 | 553 | 231 | 322 | 97 | 30 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .851 | 0.00 |
1902 Senators | 2B | 41 | 40 | 1,011 | 229 | 5.6 | 218 | 97 | 121 | 11 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 5.82 |
1902 Senators | 3B | 14 | 12 | 312 | 52 | 3.7 | 42 | 14 | 28 | 10 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .808 | 3.63 |
1902 Senators | CF | 12 | 12 | 312 | 26 | 2.2 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .846 | 1.90 |
1902 Senators | RF | 53 | 52 | 1,257 | 110 | 2.1 | 102 | 95 | 7 | 8 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .927 | 2.19 |
1902 Senators | SS | 2 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 6.0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 12.38 |
1903 Phillies | RF | 100 | 97 | 2,572 | 168 | 1.7 | 158 | 136 | 22 | 10 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .940 | 1.66 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
2B Totals | 215 | 40 | 1,011 | 1,054 | 4.9 | 987 | 411 | 576 | 67 | 48 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .936 | 26.36 | |
SS Totals | 215 | 1 | 24 | 1,219 | 5.7 | 1,060 | 420 | 640 | 159 | 58 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .870 | 1.00 | |
RF Totals | 154 | 149 | 3,829 | 282 | 1.8 | 264 | 234 | 30 | 18 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .936 | 1.86 | |
3B Totals | 23 | 12 | 312 | 91 | 4.0 | 74 | 24 | 50 | 17 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .813 | 6.40 | |
CF Totals | 12 | 12 | 312 | 26 | 2.2 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .846 | 1.90 | |
LF Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
7 Years | 620 | 214 | 5,488 | 2,675 | 4.3 | 2,410 | 1,111 | 1,299 | 265 | 112 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .901 | 11.86 |
Bill KeisterBill Keister 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 |
1896 Orioles | 4 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 11.6 | 11.6 | - | - | - |
1898 Beaneaters | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 10.0 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
1899 Orioles | 33 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 174.3 | 32.7 | 7.2 | - | - | - |
1900 Cardinals | 32 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 497.0 | 33.1 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
1901 Orioles | 24 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 221.0 | 19.2 | 4.8 | - | - | - |
1902 Senators | 27 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 53.7 | 22.0 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
1903 Phillies | 11 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 133.3 | 12.5 | 6.3 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
7 Years | 131 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 135.2 | 21.0 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
Bill KeisterBill Keister Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1896 Baltimore Orioles | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1898 Boston Beaneaters | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1899 Baltimore Orioles | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1900 St. Louis Cardinals | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1901 Baltimore Orioles | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1902 Washington Senators | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1903 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
Bill Keister Stats by Baseball Almanac |
William Hoffman Keister was a Major League Baseball player with the Baltimore Orioles (1896), Boston Beaneaters (1898), Baltimore Orioles (1899), St. Louis Cardinals (1900), Baltimore Orioles (1901), Washington Senators (1902), and Philadelphia Phillies (1903). Bill, his nickname, hit a league leading twenty-one triples in 1901, the first year the American League existed, making Keister the first triples leader in junior circuit history!
Did you know that Bill Keister had eight RBI in a game on June 29, 1901, without hitting a single home run? Did you know "Wagon Tongue" (one of his other nicknames) was the only player in the entire 20th century with an 8 RBI game, that didn't also hit a home run?
In 1902, Bill Keister went deep in four consecutive games, from June 24th through June 27th, only the second player in American League history with one or more home runs in four straight games. Do you know who preceded him earlier that same season? [Answer]