Bill Dickey

Position: Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: June 6, 1907 in Bastrop, LA us

Died: November 12, 1993 in Little Rock, AR

Buried: Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, AR

High School: Searcy HS (Searcy, AR)

Debut: August 15, 1928 (Age 21-070d, 6,767th in major league history)
vs. CHW 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 8, 1946 (Age 39-094d)
vs. WSH 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1954. (Voted by BBWAA on 202/252 ballots)
View Bill Dickey's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1929 season

Full Name: William Malcolm Dickey

Nicknames: The Man Nobody Knows

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Relatives: Brother of George Dickey

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

56.4

6300

1969

202

.313

930

RBI

1209

OBP

.382

SLG

.486

OPS

.868

OPS+

127

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1929 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1929 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	7 (6)	Apr 27	NYY	@	PHA	W,9-7	GF	21	4.0	4	0	0	4	0
2	8	Apr 28	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
3	9	Apr 29	NYY	@	PHA	L,1-10	GS	32	7.0	2	1	0	3	0
4	10	Apr 30	NYY		WSH	W,10-9	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	1
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	11	May 4	NYY	@	CHW	W,11-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
6	12	May 5	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-3	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
7	13	May 6	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-6	GF	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
8	14	May 7	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	1
9	16 (1)	May 9	NYY	@	SLB	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	4	1	0	5	1
10	17	May 10	NYY	@	DET	W,10-5	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
11	18	May 11	NYY	@	DET	L,7-13	CG	43	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
12	20 (1)	May 13	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	3	3	0	6	0
13	22 (1)	May 17	NYY		BOS	L,3-5	CG	53	12.0	5	0	0	5	0
14	23	May 18 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
15	24	May 18 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	9	3	0	12	0
16	25	May 19	NYY		BOS	W,3-0	CG	17	5.0	1	2	0	3	0
17	26	May 22 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,2-10	CG	48	9.0	2	4	0	6	0
18	27	May 22 (2)	NYY		WSH	L,2-3	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
19	28	May 23	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-6	GS	35	8.0	5	1	0	6	0
20	29	May 24	NYY	@	BOS	L,0-5	CG	33	8.0	2	2	0	4	1
21	30	May 25 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,8-10	GS	35	7.0	6	0	0	6	0
22	32 (1)	May 26	NYY	@	BOS	W,15-4	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
23	33	May 28	NYY	@	WSH	W,12-7	CG	42	9.0	5	2	1	8	0
24	34	May 29	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-8	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
25	36 (1)	May 30 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	38	8.1	3	0	0	3	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	38 (1)	Jun 2	NYY		CHW	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	6	3	0	9	0
27	39	Jun 3	NYY		CHW	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
28	40	Jun 4	NYY		CHW	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
29	41	Jun 5	NYY		CLE	W,6-5	GF	13	4.0	3	0	0	3	0
30	42	Jun 6	NYY		CLE	L,7-9	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
31	43	Jun 7	NYY		CLE	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	5	2	0	7	0
32	44	Jun 9	NYY		SLB	W,17-2	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
33	45	Jun 10	NYY		SLB	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
34	46	Jun 11	NYY		SLB	W,11-5	CG	42	9.0	5	2	0	7	1
35	47	Jun 12	NYY		SLB	L,4-9	CG	43	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
36	49 (1)	Jun 14	NYY		DET	W,15-4	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
37	50	Jun 15	NYY		DET	L,2-9	CG	39	9.0	6	3	0	9	0
38	51	Jun 16	NYY		DET	W,11-7	GS	13	3.0	2	0	0	2	0
39	52	Jun 18 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,9-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
40	54 (1)	Jun 19	NYY		BOS	W,13-2	CG	33	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
41	55	Jun 21 (1)	NYY		PHA	L,1-11	GF	15	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
42	56	Jun 21 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
43	58 (1)	Jun 22 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,4-3	GS	30	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
44	59	Jun 23	NYY		PHA	L,4-7	CG	37	9.0	2	3	1	6	0
45	60	Jun 26 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
46	62 (1)	Jun 27	NYY	@	PHA	L,3-6	GF	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
47	63	Jun 29	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-5	GF	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
48	64	Jun 30	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	66 (1)	Jul 2	NYY		BOS	W,4-3	CG	38	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
50	67	Jul 3	NYY		BOS	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	4	2	1	7	0
51	68	Jul 4 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
52	70 (1)	Jul 6	NYY	@	SLB	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
53	71	Jul 7	NYY	@	SLB	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
54	72	Jul 8	NYY	@	SLB	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
55	73	Jul 9	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-7	GF	16	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
56	74	Jul 10	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
57	75	Jul 12	NYY	@	CHW	W,12-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
58	76	Jul 13 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
59	77	Jul 13 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-5	GF	26	7.0	3	1	1	5	0
60	78	Jul 14	NYY	@	DET	L,3-7	CG	34	8.0	3	3	1	7	0
61	79	Jul 15	NYY	@	DET	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
62	80	Jul 16	NYY	@	DET	W,11-7	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
63	82 (1)	Jul 19 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
64	83	Jul 19 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-11	CG	42	8.0	4	1	0	5	0
65	85 (1)	Jul 20 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,11-6	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
66	86	Jul 21	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-6	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
67	88 (1)	Jul 24	NYY		DET	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
68	89	Jul 26	NYY		SLB	W,9-0	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
69	90	Jul 27	NYY		SLB	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
70	91	Jul 28	NYY		SLB	W,7-6	CG	49	12.0	1	1	0	2	0
71	92	Jul 30	NYY		CHW	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
72	93	Jul 31	NYY		CHW	W,16-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
73	94	Aug 1	NYY		CHW	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	7	2	0	9	0
74	95	Aug 2	NYY		CLE	L,8-9	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
75	96	Aug 4 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,12-0	GF	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
76	97	Aug 4 (2)	NYY		CLE	L,6-14	CG	48	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
77	98	Aug 6 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,9-13	CG	47	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
78	100 (1)	Aug 7 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,13-1	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
79	101	Aug 7 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
80	102	Aug 8	NYY	@	PHA	W,6-4	GF	31	7.0	3	0	0	3	0
81	104 (1)	Aug 11	NYY	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	39	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
82	105	Aug 12	NYY	@	CLE	L,7-11	GF	26	5.0	3	0	0	3	0
83	106	Aug 13	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	33	8.1	1	1	0	2	0
84	107	Aug 14	NYY	@	DET	L,13-17	CG	46	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
85	108	Aug 15	NYY	@	DET	L,0-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
86	109	Aug 16	NYY	@	DET	W,12-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
87	110	Aug 17	NYY	@	DET	W,7-2	GS	23	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
88	111	Aug 18	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	36	8.1	3	1	0	4	0
89	112	Aug 19	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
90	113	Aug 20	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
91	114	Aug 21	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
92	115	Aug 22	NYY	@	SLB	L,0-10	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
93	116	Aug 23	NYY	@	SLB	L,0-5	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
94	117	Aug 24	NYY	@	SLB	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
95	119 (1)	Aug 27	NYY		PHA	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
96	120	Aug 28	NYY		PHA	L,7-9	GS	39	8.0	6	1	0	7	0
97	121	Aug 29 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
98	122	Aug 29 (2)	NYY		WSH	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	6	1	1	8	1
99	123	Aug 31 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,4-0	CG	29	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
100	124	Aug 31 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,13-3	GS	20	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
101	125	Sep 1	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
102	126	Sep 2 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,3-10	GS	31	6.0	2	1	0	3	0
103	127	Sep 2 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,5-6	CG	39	8.1	4	1	0	5	0
104	128	Sep 3	NYY	@	PHA	L,2-10	CG	38	8.0	5	1	1	7	0
105	129	Sep 7 (1)	NYY		DET	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
106	130	Sep 7 (2)	NYY		DET	W,11-7	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
107	131	Sep 8	NYY		DET	W,9-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
108	133 (1)	Sep 10 (2)	NYY		DET	W,10-9	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
109	134	Sep 11	NYY		SLB	L,0-5	CG	44	9.0	6	2	0	8	0
110	135	Sep 12	NYY		SLB	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
111	136	Sep 14 (1)	NYY		SLB	L,3-12	GS	40	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
112	137	Sep 14 (2)	NYY		SLB	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
113	138	Sep 15 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	1
114	139	Sep 15 (2)	NYY		CLE	L,0-10	CG	43	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
115	140	Sep 16	NYY		CLE	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
116	141	Sep 18 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,9-7	GF	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
117	142	Sep 18 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,12-2	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
118	143	Sep 19	NYY		CHW	L,0-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
119	144	Sep 21	NYY		CHW	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	7	1	1	9	1
120	145	Sep 22 (1)	NYY		CHW	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
121	146	Sep 22 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	1	3	0
122	147	Sep 24	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-3	GF	16	4.0	1	0	0	1	0
123	148	Sep 25	NYY	@	BOS	W,11-10	GF	15	4.0	7	0	0	7	0
124	149	Sep 26	NYY	@	WSH	W,10-3	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
125	150	Sep 28 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	L,4-6	CG	33	8.0	1	3	0	4	1
126	153 (2)	Oct 5	NYY		PHA	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	7	3	0	10	0
127	154	Oct 6	NYY		PHA	L,2-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
							127gm		990.0	476	95	12	583	13