Billy Myers

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-8, 168lb (173cm, 76kg)

Born: August 14, 1910 in Enola, PA us

Died: April 10, 1995 in Carlisle, PA

Buried: Rolling Green Memorial Park, Camp Hill, PA

High School: Enola HS (Enola, PA)

Debut: April 16, 1935 (Age 24-245d, 7,829th in major league history)
vs. PIT 5 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 SB

Last Game: September 25, 1941 (Age 31-042d)
vs. CIN 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1935 season

Full Name: William Harrison Myers

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Relatives: Brother of Lynn Myers

1940 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

14.0

2399

616

.257

319

RBI

243

OBP

.328

SLG

.377

OPS

.706

OPS+

Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1912 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Summary of 45 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 2 walk-off, 2 tying, 12 go ahead

2 Tms
CIN	44
CHC	1

Platoon
vs RHP	34
vs LHP	11

Home/Road
Away	25
Home	20

Outs
0	16
1	15
2	14

7 Opps
BRO	8
NYG	8
PIT	8
STL	8
PHI	6
BSN	5
CHC	2

36 Pitchers
Hal Schumacher	3
Bill Swift	2
Cy Blanton	2
Dizzy Dean	2
Carl Hubbell	2
Ken Heintzelman	2
Lon Warneke	2
Ike Pearson	2
Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
Johnny Lanning	1
Al Smith	1
Ray Prim	1
Lou Fette	1
Harry Gumbert	1
Max Butcher	1
Boom-Boom Beck	1
Mike Ryba	1
Joe Bowman	1
Bob Weiland	1
Hugh Casey	1
Whit Wyatt	1
Mort Cooper	1
Ira Hutchinson	1
Jim Turner	1
Ed Brandt	1
Leon Chagnon	1
Ray Benge	1
Milt Shoffner	1
Lloyd Dietz	1
Curt Davis	1
Jack Tising	1
Larry French	1
Fred Frankhouse	1
Roy Henshaw	1
Luke Hamlin	1
Syl Johnson	1

8 Parks
Crosley Fld (CIN)	20
Forbes Fld (PIT)	6
Busch Stad 1 (STL)	6
Polo Grounds (NYC)	4
Ebbets Fld (NYC)	4
Baker Bowl (PHI)	2
Braves Fld (BOS)	2
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1

Where Hit
7	27
9	9
8	3

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	43
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	23
1--	12
-2-	6
1-3	2
123	1
12-	1

72 RBI
RISP	10
0 on	23
1 on	18
2 on	3
3 on	1
Any on	22

Inning
1	2
2	8
3	8
4	4
5	3
6	3
7	6
8	5
9	4
Extra	2

1-3	18
4-6	10
7-end	17

RelScore
+4..	9
+3	2
+2	6
+1	6
Tied	10
-1	3
-2	4
-3	3
-4..	2

Ahead	23
Tied	10
Behind	12

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
SS	45

OrderPos
8th	36
1st	6
7th	3

Leverage
High Lev	10
Medium Lev	14
Low Lev	21

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1935	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1935-05-09	CIN	@	BRO	Ray Benge	behind 3-5	t 8	1	---	1	1	6	0.101	20%		Home Run (Deep CF)
2	2	2	1	1935-06-17 (1)	CIN	@	BSN	Ed Brandt	behind 0-1	t 3	1	1--	2	1	6	0.209	60%		Home Run (Deep LF); S. Byrd Scores
3	3	3	1	1935-06-23 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	Ray Prim	tied 2-2	t 5	1	-2-	2	1	6	0.193	71%		Home Run (Deep RF); S. Byrd Scores
4	4	4	1	1935-07-04 (2)	CIN		PIT	Cy Blanton	behind 3-4	b 7	2	-2-	2	1	6	0.428	76%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Comorosky Scores
5	5	5	1	1935-07-15	CIN		NYG	Leon Chagnon	ahead 10-6	b 8	0	1--	2	1	6	0.008	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Frey Scores
1936	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	1936-04-20	CIN	@	STL	Dizzy Dean	ahead 5-2	t 6	2	---	1	8	6	0.063	90%		Home Run (Deep LF)
7	7	2	1	1936-04-23	CIN		STL	Mike Ryba	tied 6-6	b 10	2	-2-	2	8	6	0.394	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep LF); G. Campbell Scores
8	8	3	1	1936-05-10	CIN	@	PIT	Jack Tising	ahead 2-0	t 7	0	1-3	3	8	6	0.071	97%		Home Run (Deep LF); L. Riggs Scores/unER; G. McQuinn Scores
9	9	4	1	1936-06-27	CIN	@	PHI	Joe Bowman	ahead 1-0	t 2	0	---	1	7	6	0.089	69%		Home Run
10	10	5	1	1936-07-25	CIN	@	NYG	Al Smith	ahead 1-0	t 2	0	---	1	7	6	0.094	70%		Home Run (Deep LF)
11	11	6	1	1936-07-26 (2)	CIN	@	NYG	Hal Schumacher	ahead 4-0	t 9	1	---	1	7	6	0.010	99%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1937	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	1937-06-05	CIN	@	BRO	Fred Frankhouse	tied 0-0	t 3	0	---	1	8	6	0.112	61%		Home Run (Deep LF)
13	13	2	1	1937-06-24	CIN		PHI	Syl Johnson	ahead 3-0	b 5	1	---	1	8	6	0.049	93%		Home Run (Deep LF)
14	14	3	1	1937-07-09	CIN	@	STL	Bob Weiland	ahead 2-1	t 4	2	1--	2	8	6	0.195	79%		Home Run (Deep RF); L. Riggs Scores
15	15	4	1	1937-07-10	CIN	@	STL	Lon Warneke	ahead 6-1	t 5	1	1--	2	8	6	0.039	98%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Kampouris Scores
16	16	5	1	1937-09-08 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	Bill Swift	ahead 3-2	t 9	0	---	1	8	6	0.089	93%		Home Run (Deep LF)
17	17	6	1	1937-09-10	CIN	@	PIT	Cy Blanton	ahead 1-0	t 2	2	-2-	2	8	6	0.168	76%		Home Run (Deep RF); A. Kampouris Scores/unER; B. Myers Scores/unER
18	18	7	1	1937-10-02	CIN	@	PIT	Bill Swift	tied 0-0	t 3	1	---	1	8	6	0.117	59%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1938	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	1938-05-04	CIN		NYG	Carl Hubbell	ahead 1-0	b 2	1	---	1	8	6	0.098	74%		Home Run (Deep LF)
20	20	2	1	1938-05-12	CIN		BSN	Milt Shoffner	tied 0-0	b 2	2	12-	3	8	6	0.265	81%		Home Run (Deep CF); F. McCormick Scores; L. Riggs Scores
21	21	3	1	1938-07-08	CIN	@	CHC	Larry French	tied 6-6	t 10	1	---	1	8	6	0.379	82%		Home Run (Deep LF)
22	22	4	1	1938-07-11	CIN	@	STL	Roy Henshaw	ahead 4-0	t 1	2	-2-	2	8	6	0.086	91%		Home Run (Deep LF); L. Riggs Scores
23	23	5	1	1938-07-19 (1)	CIN		BSN	Johnny Lanning	ahead 2-0	b 4	1	---	1	8	6	0.079	86%		Home Run (Deep RF)
24	24	6	1	1938-07-27 (2)	CIN	@	BSN	Lou Fette	behind 0-3	t 3	1	---	1	8	6	0.081	25%		Home Run (Deep LF)
25	25	7	1	1938-07-29	CIN	@	NYG	Harry Gumbert	ahead 2-0	t 2	1	---	1	8	6	0.085	77%		Home Run (Deep RF)
26	26	8	1	1938-08-06	CIN	@	BRO	Max Butcher	ahead 7-2	t 7	2	1--	2	8	6	0.025	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); L. Riggs Scores
27	27	9	1	1938-08-07 (2)	CIN	@	BRO	Freddie Fitzsimmons	tied 2-2	t 8	0	---	1	8	6	0.246	75%		Home Run (Deep LF)
28	28	10	1	1938-08-20 (2)	CIN	@	STL	Lon Warneke	behind 0-4	t 3	0	---	1	8	6	0.064	21%		Home Run (Deep LF)
29	29	11	1	1938-08-25 (2)	CIN		BSN	Jim Turner	tied 0-0	b 7	2	---	1	8	6	0.242	76%		Home Run
30	30	12	1	1938-08-28	CIN		NYG	Hal Schumacher	behind 2-3	b 3	1	---	1	1	6	0.126	53%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1939	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
31	31	1	1	1939-04-25	CIN	@	STL	Mort Cooper	ahead 3-1	t 7	2	1--	2	8	6	0.137	93%		Home Run (Deep LF); E. Lombardi Scores
32	32	2	1	1939-05-03	CIN	@	NYG	Hal Schumacher	ahead 2-0	t 2	0	---	1	8	6	0.081	78%		Home Run (Deep RF)
33	33	3	1	1939-07-09	CIN		CHC	Dizzy Dean	ahead 4-0	b 1	2	-2-	2	8	6	0.073	93%		Home Run (Deep LF); H. Craft Scores
34	34	4	1	1939-07-29 (2)	CIN		PHI	Ike Pearson	ahead 5-1	b 6	0	1--	2	8	6	0.028	99%		Home Run (Deep RF); N. Bongiovanni Scores
35	35	5	2	1939-07-29 (2)	CIN		PHI	Ike Pearson	ahead 7-2	b 8	0	1--	2	8	6	0.003	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); N. Bongiovanni Scores
36	36	6	1	1939-07-30 (2)	CIN		PHI	Boom-Boom Beck	tied 1-1	b 9	2	123	4	8	6	0.341	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep LF); F. McCormick Scores; W. Hershberger Scores; F. Bordagaray Scores
37	37	7	1	1939-08-05	CIN		BRO	Ira Hutchinson	behind 0-4	b 3	1	---	1	8	6	0.068	21%		Home Run (Deep CF)
38	38	8	1	1939-09-12	CIN		BRO	Luke Hamlin	behind 0-2	b 9	2	1--	2	8	6	0.490	54%		Home Run (Deep LF); F. Bordagaray Scores
39	39	9	1	1939-09-26 (1)	CIN		STL	Curt Davis	tied 0-0	b 2	1	1-3	3	8	6	0.191	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); E. Lombardi Scores; H. Craft Scores
1940	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
40	40	1	1	1940-06-04	CIN		NYG	Carl Hubbell	behind 2-5	b 8	2	1--	2	8	6	0.139	19%		Home Run; H. Craft Scores
41	41	2	1	1940-06-09 (2)	CIN		BRO	Whit Wyatt	behind 0-2	b 3	0	---	1	8	6	0.111	43%		Home Run
42	42	3	1	1940-08-29	CIN		BRO	Hugh Casey	ahead 7-2	b 6	0	1--	2	8	6	0.015	99%		Home Run; M. McCormick Scores
43	43	4	1	1940-09-23	CIN	@	PIT	Ken Heintzelman	behind 4-7	t 4	0	1--	2	8	6	0.157	37%		Home Run (Deep LF); H. Craft Scores
44	44	5	1	1940-09-28	CIN		PIT	Lloyd Dietz	ahead 4-2	b 7	0	---	1	8	6	0.053	94%		Home Run
1941	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
45	45	1	1	1941-04-25	CHC	@	PIT	Ken Heintzelman	behind 3-5	t 4	0	---	1	8	6	0.110	37%		Home Run (Deep LF)

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