Bill Lamar

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

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

Born: March 21, 1897 in Rockville, MD us

Died: May 24, 1970 in Rockport, MA

Buried: Baltimore National Cemetery, Baltimore, MD

High School: Briarley Hall Military Academy (Poolesville, MD)

School: St. John's College (Annapolis, MD)

Debut: September 19, 1917 (Age 20-182d, 4,642nd in major league history)
vs. CLE 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 6, 1927 (Age 30-138d)
vs. SLB 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1918 season

Full Name: William Harmong Lamar

Nicknames: Good Time Bill

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.0

2040

633

.310

303

RBI

245

OBP

.339

SLG

.417

OPS

.756

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	3-8 / in Starts: 3-8
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 42 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	28 (15-9-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 42 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	25 (12-8-4)

Most Driven In
F Maisel	1
H Camp	1
R Peckinpaugh	1
W Pipp	0
H Baker	0

Most Driven In By
L Nunamaker	2
S Vick	0

1917 Batting Game Log

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1917 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm	Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	SO	SH	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	143 (142)	Sep 19	NYY	CLE	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5	1.94	-0.153	.00	0.00%	-0.81	CF
2	2	144	Sep 20	NYY	CLE	L,2-6	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5	1.43	-0.145	.00	0.00%	-1.26	LF
3	3	145	Sep 21	NYY	SLB	W,9-6	CG	5	5	0	3	3	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	5	1.43	0.440	.00	0.00%	3.15	LF
4	4	146	Sep 22 (1)	NYY	SLB	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	5	.89	0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.03	LF
5	5	147	Sep 22 (2)	NYY	SLB	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.211	.211	.421	5	.74	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.34	LF
6	6	148	Sep 25	NYY	DET	L,2-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	5	1.77	-0.147	.00	0.00%	-0.83	LF
7	7	149	Sep 26	NYY	DET	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.192	.192	.192	.385	5	1.50	-0.105	.00	0.00%	-1.06	LF
8	8	151 (1)	Sep 29 (2)	NYY	CHW	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	5	1.65	-0.146	.00	0.00%	-1.04	LF
9	9	153 (1)	Oct 2	NYY	PHA	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.212	.212	.212	.424	5	.96	-0.048	.00	0.00%	-0.30	LF
10	10	154	Oct 3 (1)	NYY	PHA	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.243	.243	.243	.486	5	1.20	0.047	.00	0.00%	0.15	LF
11	11	155	Oct 3 (2)	NYY	PHA	W,3-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.244	.244	.244	.488	5	1.83	0.180	.00	0.00%	0.35	LF
						3-8		42	41	2	10	3	2	1	1	.244	.244	.244	.488		1.41	-0.092	.00	0.00%	-2.00

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