Josh Billings

Positions: Catcher and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 165lb (180cm, 74kg)

Born: November 30, 1891 in Grantville, KS us

Died: December 30, 1981 in Santa Monica, CA

Buried: Body donated to UCLA Medical School

School: Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK)

Debut: September 9, 1913 (Age 21-283d, 4,000th in major league history)
vs. WSH 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 24, 1923 (Age 31-267d)
vs. BOS 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1917 season

Full Name: John Augustus Billings

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.7

488

106

.217

RBI

OBP

.268

SLG

.262

OPS

.531

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	2-9 / in Starts: 0-2
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	5 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 9 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	1 (1-0-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 9 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	5 (2-1-1)

Most Driven In By
R Wood	1
I Olson	1
T Turner	1

1914 Batting Game Log

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1914 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	2	2 (1)	Apr 15	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-2	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0						9						PR
2	3	7 (4)	Apr 21	CLE	@	DET	L,4-7	CG	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				1		.667	.750	1.000	1.750	8						C
3	4	8	Apr 22	CLE		CHW	L,0-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.400	.500	.600	1.100	8	1.17	-0.054	1.51	-0.04%	-0.39	C
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	5	32 (23)	May 23	CLE	@	NYY	L,9-10	7-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.333	.429	.500	.929	8	.39	-0.009	.19	0.00%	-0.13	C
5	6	35 (2)	May 27	CLE	@	BOS	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.333	.429	.500	.929	6		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
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
6	7	41 (5)	Jun 2	CLE		SLB	L,0-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.333	.429	.500	.929	8						PR
7	8	42	Jun 3	CLE	@	CHW	W,6-2	10-10	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.333	.429	.500	.929	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
8	9	45 (2)	Jun 7	CLE		BOS	L,1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.333	.429	.500	.929	8						PR
9	10	47 (1)	Jun 9	CLE		BOS	L,6-9	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.286	.375	.429	.804	9						PH
10	11	53 (5)	Jun 15	CLE		WSH	W,7-6	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.286	.375	.429	.804	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
11	12	67 (13)	Jun 30 (2)	CLE		SLB	L,0-5	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.250	.333	.375	.708	9						PH
							2-9		9	8	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		1		.250	.333	.375	.708		.91	-0.063	1.07	-0.05%	-0.52

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