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	2-5 / in Starts: 1-3
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	6 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 21 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	7 (4-1-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 21 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	12 (6-4-2)

Most Driven In
J Kirke	0
B Wambsganss	0

Most Driven In By
E Smith	1
B Roth	1
W Barbare	0

1915 Batting Game Log

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1915 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	13	13 (12)	Apr 26	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-12	5-GF	2	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		1		1.000	1.000	1.500	2.500	8	.01	0.002	.02	0.00%	0.81	C
2	14	16 (2)	Apr 29	CLE	@	CHW	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		1.000	1.000	1.500	2.500	8						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
3	15	17	May 1	CLE		SLB	L,3-5	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.667	.667	1.000	1.667	8	1.06	-0.026	2.00	-0.03%	-0.14	C
4	16	27 (9)	May 16	CLE		BOS	L,0-3	CG(14)	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0		.222	.222	.333	.556	8	1.73	-0.258	2.35	-0.21%	-1.33	C
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
5	17	138 (110)	Sep 17 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	W,7-6	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.308	.308	.385	.692	8	.66	0.082	.00	0.00%	0.79	C
6	18	139	Sep 17 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	T,3-3	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.308	.308	.385	.692	3						CF
7	19	142 (2)	Sep 20 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.235	.235	.294	.529	8	1.94	-0.266	.00	0.00%	-0.98	C
8	20	150 (7)	Sep 25 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.190	.190	.238	.429	8						C
							2-5		21	21	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0		0		1		.190	.190	.238	.429		1.21	-0.466	.90	-0.24%	-0.86

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