Bill Akers

Positions: Shortstop, Third Baseman and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 178lb (180cm, 80kg)

Born: December 25, 1904 in Chattanooga, TN us

Died: April 12, 1962 in Chattanooga, TN

Buried: Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, TN

Debut: September 8, 1929 (Age 24-257d, 6,953rd in major league history)
vs. NYY 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 27, 1932 (Age 27-215d)
vs. CHC 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1930 season

Full Name: William G. Akers

Nicknames: Bump

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.3

475

124

.261

RBI

OBP

.349

SLG

.404

OPS

.753

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	43-42 / in Starts: 38-25
Longest Hitting Streak	9 games
Longest On Base Streak	19 games
Most Games w/o HR	18 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 4 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	5

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 277 PAs	39
Actual Runners on Base	167 (84-46-37) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 277 PAs	36
Avg. Runners on Base	187 (94-57-35)

Most Driven In
J Stone	13
Self	9
D Alexander	6
M McManus	3
H Rice	2
C Gehringer	2
L Funk	1
B Fothergill	1

Most Driven In By
Self	9
R Hayworth	5
T Hughes	2
G Uhle	2
G Desautels	2
C Sullivan	2
D Alexander	1
W Wyatt	1

1930 Batting Game Log

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1930 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	25	12 (11)	Apr 27	DET	@	CLE	W,7-1	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	7	.52	0.051	.78	0.05%	0.48	SS
2	26	13	Apr 28	DET		CHW	L,7-9	CG	4	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857	7	2.02	0.060	3.42	0.06%	0.72	SS
3	27	14	Apr 29	DET		CHW	L,6-8	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	7	.77	-0.067	1.21	-0.06%	-1.09	SS
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	28	21 (6)	May 6	DET	@	WSH	L,4-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	6						3B
5	29	25 (3)	May 10	DET	@	NYY	L,5-14	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.39	PH
6	30	28 (2)	May 13	DET	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.267	.267	.533	7	.71	0.041	.41	0.01%	0.16	SS
7	31	29	May 17	DET		SLB	W,12-7	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.263	.300	.263	.563	7	.38	-0.025	.27	-0.01%	1.05	SS
8	32	30	May 19 (1)	DET		SLB	W,5-4	CG(10)	4	4	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.348	.375	.391	.766	7	1.09	0.175	.81	0.08%	1.05	SS
9	33	31	May 19 (2)	DET		SLB	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.385	.429	.423	.852	7	.58	0.012	.50	0.01%	0.70	SS
10	34	32	May 20	DET		SLB	L,2-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.375	.367	.742	7	.59	-0.061	.61	-0.04%	-0.75	SS
11	35	33	May 21	DET	@	CHW	L,3-9	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.324	.361	.353	.714	7	1.95	-0.201	1.69	-0.10%	-1.21	SS
12	36	42 (8)	May 31	DET	@	CLE	L,4-7	7-GF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.324	.378	.353	.731	3	.51	0.024	.66	0.02%	0.92	3B
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	37	52 (9)	Jun 12	DET		NYY	L,2-14	7-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.385	.361	.746	3	.02	-0.001	.01	0.00%	0.00	3B
14	38	53	Jun 13	DET		NYY	L,9-10	6-GF	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.324	.390	.351	.742	9	1.32	-0.022	.61	-0.01%	0.01	SS
15	39	54	Jun 14	DET		PHA	W,11-2	CG	5	5	2	3	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.357	.413	.452	.865	6	.25	0.074	.10	0.02%	1.66	SS
16	40	55	Jun 15	DET		PHA	L,1-10	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.326	.380	.413	.793	6	.47	-0.053	.24	-0.02%	-2.05	SS
17	41	56	Jun 16	DET		PHA	W,9-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.352	.380	.732	6	1.18	-0.133	.47	-0.03%	-1.23	SS
18	42	61 (4)	Jun 22 (2)	DET	@	BOS	W,4-2	1-GF(6)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.288	.339	.365	.705	6	.94	-0.078	.37	-0.02%	-0.72	SS
19	43	62	Jun 23	DET	@	BOS	L,0-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.288	.339	.365	.705	4						PR
20	44	65 (2)	Jun 25	DET	@	BOS	W,4-3	0-0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0	0	.302	.351	.377	.728	8						PH
21	45	66	Jun 26	DET	@	WSH	L,4-12	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.296	.345	.370	.715	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.13	PH
22	46	67	Jun 27	DET	@	WSH	L,4-6	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.309	.356	.382	.738	9	1.12	0.055	.39	0.01%	0.29	PH
23	47	69 (1)	Jun 29	DET		PHA	L,5-6	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.316	.381	.386	.767	7	1.19	0.035	.19	0.00%	0.22	SS
24	48	70	Jun 30	DET	@	PHA	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.295	.358	.361	.719	6	1.25	-0.141	.19	-0.01%	-1.38	SS
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
25	49	71	Jul 1	DET	@	PHA	L,1-4	CG(5)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.348	.349	.697	6	.85	-0.061	.07	0.00%	-0.65	SS
26	50	72	Jul 2 (1)	DET	@	PHA	W,4-3	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0		0	2	.277	.356	.338	.695	7	.93	-0.094	.06	0.00%	-1.21	SS
27	51	73	Jul 2 (2)	DET	@	PHA	L,2-7	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.275	.351	.333	.684	7	.85	-0.031	.08	0.00%	-0.66	SS
28	52	74	Jul 4 (1)	DET		CLE	W,5-4	CG(10)	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.278	.350	.333	.683	7	1.94	0.088	.10	0.00%	-0.22	SS
29	53	75	Jul 4 (2)	DET		CLE	W,4-3	CG(12)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.263	.341	.316	.657	7	2.46	-0.271	.12	-0.01%	-1.52	SS
30	54	76	Jul 5	DET		CLE	W,8-6	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.259	.333	.309	.642	7	.71	-0.059	.04	0.00%	-0.66	SS
31	55	77	Jul 6	DET	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0	1	.259	.330	.306	.636	7						SS
32	56	78	Jul 7 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG(10)	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.258	.333	.315	.648	7	1.15	-0.001	.07	0.00%	0.32	SS
33	57	79	Jul 7 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,5-9	CG	4	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.264	.343	.341	.684	7	.72	0.028	.06	0.00%	0.43	SS
34	58	82 (2)	Jul 10	DET		CLE	L,5-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.264	.343	.341	.684	9						PR
35	59	90 (7)	Jul 17	DET		BOS	L,2-12	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0	0	.261	.340	.337	.677	5						3B
36	60	92 (1)	Jul 19	DET		BOS	W,10-2	8-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.269	.346	.376	.722	5	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	1.00	3B
37	61	93	Jul 20	DET		PHA	L,3-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.269	.346	.376	.722	4						PR
38	62	95 (1)	Jul 22	DET		PHA	W,6-5	8-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.269	.346	.376	.722	4		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
39	63	96	Jul 23	DET		PHA	L,1-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.269	.346	.376	.722	4						PR
40	64	97	Jul 24	DET		NYY	L,2-5	4-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.274	.349	.379	.728	5	1.80	0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.12	PR 3B
41	65	98	Jul 25	DET		NYY	L,7-14	CG	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.268	.360	.371	.731	5	.70	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.03	3B
42	66	99	Jul 26	DET		NYY	W,12-8	CG	5	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	.270	.371	.380	.751	7	.22	0.036	.00	0.00%	0.68	3B
43	67	100	Jul 27	DET		NYY	W,7-3	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.282	.378	.388	.767	7	1.07	0.021	.00	0.00%	0.67	3B
44	68	101	Jul 28	DET	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.280	.374	.383	.757	7	.99	-0.100	.00	0.00%	-1.00	3B
45	69	102	Jul 29	DET	@	CLE	L,7-14	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.375	.373	.748	7	.31	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.62	3B
46	70	103	Jul 30	DET	@	CLE	W,6-5	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.274	.374	.381	.755	7	.88	0.063	.00	0.00%	0.44	3B
47	71	104	Jul 31	DET	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.370	.371	.741	7	1.71	-0.012	.00	0.00%	0.04	3B
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
48	72	105	Aug 1	DET		CHW	W,12-4	CG	4	4	2	2	1	0	1	4	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.275	.374	.408	.782	7	.71	0.236	.00	0.00%	3.53	3B
49	73	106	Aug 2	DET		CHW	W,13-2	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		1	1	.272	.368	.400	.768	7	.08	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.62	3B
50	74	107	Aug 3	DET		CHW	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0	0	.273	.367	.398	.766	7						3B
51	75	108	Aug 4	DET		CHW	W,7-3	CG(12)	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.278	.368	.398	.767	7	1.72	-0.179	.00	0.00%	-0.44	3B
52	76	109	Aug 5	DET		CLE	W,5-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.277	.365	.416	.781	7	1.55	0.286	.00	0.00%	0.54	3B
53	77	110	Aug 6	DET		CLE	W,9-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		1		0	0	.277	.363	.411	.774	7	.73	0.024	.00	0.00%	0.31	3B
54	78	111	Aug 8	DET	@	BOS	L,6-8	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.283	.366	.414	.780	7	.62	0.017	.00	0.00%	0.31	3B
55	79	112	Aug 9	DET	@	BOS	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.289	.369	.430	.799	7	.77	0.026	.00	0.00%	0.82	3B
56	80	113	Aug 10	DET	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	4	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0				1	0	.298	.384	.444	.827	7						3B
57	81	114	Aug 11	DET	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.292	.381	.435	.816	7	.80	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.46	3B
58	82	115	Aug 12	DET	@	NYY	L,5-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.290	.379	.432	.811	5	1.95	-0.051	.00	0.00%	-0.19	PR 3B
59	83	119 (3)	Aug 17	DET	@	WSH	W,15-1	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.290	.382	.432	.814	5	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.28	3B
60	84	122 (2)	Aug 20	DET	@	PHA	L,6-10	6-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.288	.383	.429	.813	5	.30	0.008	.00	0.00%	0.16	PH 3B
61	85	125 (2)	Aug 23	DET	@	PHA	L,0-2	4-GF	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.285	.383	.424	.807	7	1.08	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.14	PH SS
62	86	126	Aug 24	DET		SLB	L,5-7	CG	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.289	.392	.447	.839	7	1.26	0.145	.00	0.00%	0.99	SS
63	87	127	Aug 25	DET		SLB	W,7-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.288	.389	.460	.850	7	.70	-0.073	.00	0.00%	-0.61	SS
64	88	128	Aug 27	DET	@	SLB	L,0-5	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	1	.291	.394	.461	.854	7	.83	0.018	.00	0.00%	0.00	SS
65	89	129	Aug 28	DET	@	SLB	L,1-9	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.292	.393	.458	.851	7	.77	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.08	SS
66	90	130	Aug 29	DET	@	SLB	L,6-9	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.290	.391	.456	.846	9	1.31	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.35	PH
67	91	132 (1)	Aug 31	DET	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0	0	.289	.388	.451	.839	6						SS
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
68	92	133	Sep 1 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,6-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.282	.380	.441	.821	6	1.22	-0.128	.00	0.00%	-0.97	SS
69	93	134	Sep 1 (2)	DET	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	2	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	.289	.388	.456	.843	6	.76	0.224	.00	0.00%	1.97	SS
70	94	135	Sep 4	DET		SLB	W,8-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.288	.385	.451	.836	6	.77	-0.008	.00	0.00%	0.34	SS
71	95	136	Sep 6	DET		SLB	W,8-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.287	.382	.457	.840	6	1.80	0.145	.00	0.00%	0.35	SS
72	96	137	Sep 7	DET		SLB	L,6-9	CG	4	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				0	0	.293	.389	.466	.855	6						SS
73	97	138	Sep 9	DET		PHA	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.292	.387	.462	.848	6	1.56	-0.196	.00	0.00%	-1.60	SS
74	98	139	Sep 10	DET		PHA	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.380	.452	.832	6	.25	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.76	SS
75	99	140	Sep 12	DET		NYY	W,5-4	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.287	.382	.455	.837	6	1.14	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.72	SS
76	100	141	Sep 13 (1)	DET		NYY	W,11-10	CG	5	4	2	2	0	0	2	4	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.291	.387	.485	.872	6	.72	0.531	.00	0.00%	2.76	SS
77	101	142	Sep 13 (2)	DET		NYY	W,9-4	CG(6)	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.288	.386	.481	.867	6	1.04	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.11	SS
78	102	143	Sep 14	DET		NYY	L,3-10	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.284	.384	.474	.858	6	.44	-0.068	.00	0.00%	-1.11	SS
79	103	144	Sep 15	DET		NYY	L,3-5	CG	4	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.290	.390	.477	.866	6	1.08	0.095	.00	0.00%	0.93	SS
80	104	145	Sep 16	DET		BOS	W,7-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0	0	.284	.383	.468	.851	6						SS
81	105	146	Sep 17	DET		BOS	W,9-7	CG	5	4	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.284	.381	.477	.859	6	.96	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.44	SS
82	106	147	Sep 18	DET		BOS	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.279	.375	.469	.845	6	2.01	-0.240	.00	0.00%	-1.60	SS
83	107	148	Sep 19	DET		WSH	L,4-8	GS-0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0	0	.281	.376	.469	.846	6						SS
84	108	149	Sep 20	DET		WSH	W,4-1	CG	3	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.283	.380	.478	.858	6	.65	0.075	.00	0.00%	0.79	SS
85	109	150	Sep 21	DET		WSH	W,4-3	CG(10)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1				0	0	.279	.375	.472	.848	6						SS
							43-42		277	233	36	65	8	5	9	39	36	0	32	0	4		4		4	5	.279	.375	.472	.848		.94	-0.032	.19	-0.06%	-0.66

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