Bill Rigney

Positions: Second Baseman, Third Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 178lb (185cm, 80kg)

Born: January 29, 1918 in Alameda, CA us

Died: February 20, 2001 in Walnut Creek, CA

Buried: Cremated

High School: Oakland HS (Oakland, CA)

Debut: April 16, 1946 (Age 28-077d, 10,099th in major league history)
vs. PHI 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 12, 1953 (Age 35-226d)
vs. CHC 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1946 season

Full Name: William Joseph Rigney

Nicknames: Specs or The Cricket

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.8

1966

510

.259

281

RBI

212

OBP

.334

SLG

.376

OPS

.710

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	2-17 / in Starts: 0-2
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 20 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	15 (10-4-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 20 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	12 (6-4-2)

Most Driven In
H Thompson	1

Most Driven In By
D Williams	2

1953 Batting Game Log

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1953 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	637	2 (1)	Apr 15	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-8	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.21	-0.030	3.51	-0.05%	-0.31	PH
2	638	4 (1)	Apr 17 (2)	NYG		BRO	L,4-12	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.25	PH
3	639	7 (2)	Apr 22	NYG	@	PIT	W,4-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5						2B
4	640	8	Apr 23	NYG	@	PIT	L,5-6	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.22	-0.028	3.06	-0.04%	-0.37	PH
5	641	13 (4)	Apr 29	NYG		MLN	L,2-3	8-9	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	3.84	-0.045	6.64	-0.05%	-0.23	PH
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
6	642	26 (12)	May 16	NYG	@	STL	L,2-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	.41	-0.013	.67	-0.01%	-0.25	PH
7	643	28 (1)	May 18	NYG	@	STL	W,8-6	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.26	-0.032	2.04	-0.03%	-0.17	PH
8	644	33 (4)	May 23	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-8	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	7	.19	0.008	.50	0.01%	0.39	PH
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
9	645	44 (10)	Jun 7 (1)	NYG		CHC	L,5-10	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	2.07	-0.049	3.61	-0.05%	-0.38	PH
10	646	45	Jun 7 (2)	NYG		CHC	L,2-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	8						PR
11	647	47 (1)	Jun 9	NYG		MLN	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	5	3.69	-0.098	5.65	-0.09%	-0.47	PH
12	648	50 (2)	Jun 12	NYG		STL	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	6	1.31	0.066	1.07	0.03%	0.28	PH
13	649	59 (8)	Jun 20	NYG	@	MLN	L,3-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	5.85	0.020	4.96	0.01%	-0.08	PH
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
14	650	89 (29)	Jul 25	NYG		CIN	L,5-7	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	7	1.31	0.066	1.82	0.06%	0.28	PH
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
15	651	100 (10)	Aug 4	NYG	@	CHC	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.231	.462	9	2.91	-0.077	.96	-0.02%	-0.46	PH
16	652	111 (10)	Aug 15 (2)	NYG		PHI	L,2-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.214	.429	9	.62	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.35	PH
17	653	127 (15)	Aug 28	NYG		MLN	L,1-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	8	2.51	-0.066	.00	0.00%	-0.26	PH
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
18	654	142 (14)	Sep 11	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-5	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.235	.235	.471	7	.62	0.025	.00	0.00%	0.15	3B
19	655	143	Sep 12	NYG	@	CHC	L,1-7	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	.76	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.16	3B
							2-17		20	20	2	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500		1.60	-0.277	1.72	-0.23%	-2.65

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