Bill Posedel

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: August 2, 1906 in San Francisco, CA us

Died: November 28, 1989 in Livermore, CA

Buried: Cremated

High School: St. Vincent's HS (Vallejo, CA)

Debut: April 23, 1938 (Age 31-264d, 8,465th in major league history)
vs. NYG 5.1 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER, L

Last Game: September 13, 1946 (Age 40-042d)
vs. PIT 4.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1938 season

Full Name: William John Posedel

Nicknames: Sailor Bill or Barnacle Bill

Pronunciation: \poze-DELL\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.4

ERA

4.56

138

679.1

227

WHIP

1.479

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	15-18 / in Starts: 14-15
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	29 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 82 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	42 (23-12-7) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 82 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	55 (28-17-9)

Most Driven In
A Lopez	2
E Miller	1
B Hassett	1
H Majeski	1
R Warstler	1
S Sisti	0
W Wietelmann	0

Most Driven In By
B Hassett	2
M West	1

1939 Batting Game Log

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1939 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	34	1	Apr 19	BSN		PHI	W,7-6	10-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.32	-0.033	3.23	-0.05%	-0.10	P
2	35	4 (2)	Apr 22	BSN	@	NYG	L,5-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
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	36	11 (6)	May 1	BSN		NYG	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.27	-0.029	.94	-0.06%	-1.02	P
4	37	15 (3)	May 7	BSN		PIT	L,2-9	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.49	-0.047	4.56	-0.09%	-0.53	P
5	38	19 (3)	May 12	BSN		BRO	W,7-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9	.53	0.038	1.31	0.06%	0.36	P
6	39	23 (3)	May 17	BSN	@	CIN	L,1-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9	.83	-0.042	2.58	-0.08%	-0.40	P
7	40	29 (5)	May 23	BSN	@	CHC	L,8-15	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9						P
8	41	31 (1)	May 25	BSN	@	STL	L,1-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9						P
9	42	36 (4)	May 30 (2)	BSN	@	PHI	L,3-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	9	1.40	-0.111	1.37	-0.07%	-0.82	P
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
10	43	40 (3)	Jun 5	BSN		STL	W,10-4	GS-7	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.063	.167	.063	.229	9	.45	0.031	.35	0.02%	0.18	P
11	44	44 (3)	Jun 9	BSN		PIT	W,4-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.056	.150	.056	.206	9	.40	-0.017	.24	-0.01%	-0.60	P
12	45	49 (4)	Jun 16	BSN	@	PIT	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9	.79	0.010	.51	0.00%	0.03	P
13	46	54 (4)	Jun 21	BSN	@	CHC	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.130	.200	.130	.330	9	.92	0.032	.29	0.01%	0.29	P
14	47	58 (3)	Jun 25 (2)	BSN	@	STL	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.115	.179	.115	.294	9						P
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
15	48	62 (3)	Jul 1	BSN	@	PHI	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.133	.188	.133	.321	9	.32	-0.037	.08	-0.01%	-0.69	P
16	49	68 (5)	Jul 7	BSN		PHI	W,7-3	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.121	.194	.121	.316	9	.72	-0.011	.31	0.00%	-0.39	P
17	50	72 (3)	Jul 13 (1)	BSN		STL	L,3-5	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.211	.143	.353	9	.99	-0.027	.47	-0.01%	-0.16	P
18	51	76 (3)	Jul 16 (1)	BSN		CIN	W,3-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.135	.200	.135	.335	9	.67	-0.067	.43	-0.03%	-1.02	P
19	52	81 (4)	Jul 20	BSN		CHC	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.128	.190	.128	.319	9	2.09	-0.084	.93	-0.02%	-0.71	P
20	53	86 (4)	Jul 25	BSN	@	CIN	L,1-2	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.122	.182	.122	.304	9	.85	-0.043	.21	-0.01%	-0.33	P
21	54	91 (4)	Jul 30	BSN	@	PIT	W,7-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.114	.170	.114	.284	9	.70	-0.055	.01	0.00%	-0.61	P
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
22	55	93 (1)	Aug 3 (1)	BSN	@	STL	L,1-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.106	.160	.106	.266	9	.96	-0.071	.01	0.00%	-0.87	P
23	56	98 (4)	Aug 7	BSN	@	BRO	L,6-7	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.151	.100	.251	9	1.72	-0.113	.00	0.00%	-1.04	P
24	57	102 (3)	Aug 12	BSN	@	BRO	L,3-10	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.098	.148	.098	.246	9	.72	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.17	P
25	58	106 (3)	Aug 16 (1)	BSN		PHI	W,9-2	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.127	.172	.145	.318	9	.41	0.061	.00	0.00%	2.03	P
26	59	111 (4)	Aug 23 (1)	BSN		PIT	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.121	.164	.138	.302	9	1.72	-0.133	.00	0.00%	-0.90	P
27	60	116 (4)	Aug 27 (1)	BSN		STL	W,10-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		2	0	1			0	0	0	.115	.156	.131	.287	9						P
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
28	61	120 (3)	Sep 1	BSN	@	PHI	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		1	0	0	0	.108	.147	.123	.270	9	.31	0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.42	P
29	62	127 (6)	Sep 6	BSN		NYG	L,4-10	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.106	.157	.121	.278	9	.28	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.02	P
30	63	130 (2)	Sep 12	BSN	@	CHC	L,3-8	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.106	.157	.121	.278	9						P
31	64	135 (4)	Sep 17 (1)	BSN	@	CIN	L,5-6	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.103	.153	.118	.270	9	1.82	-0.131	.00	0.00%	-1.38	P
32	65	141 (5)	Sep 21 (2)	BSN	@	PIT	L,0-7	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.113	.160	.127	.287	9	.69	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.33	P
33	66	148 (6)	Sep 28 (2)	BSN		BRO	L,0-3	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.110	.156	.123	.279	9	.84	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.29	P
							15-18		82	73	3	8	1	0	0	7	4	0	18	0	3		2	2	0	0	.110	.156	.123	.279		.83	-0.964	.54	-0.34%	-9.87

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