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Bill Scherrer

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-4, 170lb (193cm, 77kg)

Born: January 20, 1958 in Tonawanda, NY us

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 6th round of the 1976 MLB June Amateur Draft from Cardinal O'Hara HS (Tonawanda, NY) and the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (1st) of the 1977 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase.

High School: Cardinal O'Hara HS (Tonawanda, NY)

Debut: September 7, 1982 (Age 24-230d, 14,664th in major league history)
vs. LAD 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 28, 1988 (Age 30-190d)
vs. CHC 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1983 season

Full Name: William Joseph Scherrer

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1984 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.7

ERA

4.08

228

311.1

207

WHIP

1.436

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Team Record in Appearances: 24-30

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 28, Entered with runners on base: 23

1984 Pitching Game Log

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1984 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	79	2	Apr 4	CIN		NYM	L,0-2	7-7		99	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.77	3	1	2	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.73	0.054	1.08	0.05%	0.85	7t 1-- 0 out d2	7t 3 out d2
2	80	3	Apr 6	CIN		PHI	L,4-8	8-GF		1	1.1	4	2	1	0	3	0	0	3.86	0.20	9	2	0	0	0	4		2	2	1	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	.24	-0.126	.32	-0.10%	-3.11	8t 12- 2 out d2	9t end d 4
3	81	5	Apr 8	CIN		PHI	W,8-7	10-11		1	1.1	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.91	1.13	9	4	0	0	0	5		0	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.98	-0.236	3.57	-0.17%	-0.94	10t --- 0 out tie	11t 12- 1 out d1
4	82	6	Apr 9	CIN		MON	W,9-6	8-8		0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.91	1.13	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.71	-0.021	.95	-0.02%	-0.17	8t -2- 2 out a3	8t 1-3 2 out a3
5	83	7	Apr 10	CIN		MON	W,8-6	8-GF	S(1)	0	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.60	1.57	5	3	1	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.35	0.144	1.92	0.12%	0.95	8t 1-3 2 out a2	9t end a 2
6	84	10	Apr 14	CIN	@	HOU	L,1-9	6-6		3	0.0	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	9.00	3.37	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.20	-0.022	.29	-0.02%	-1.80	6b --- 0 out d4	6b 123 0 out d4
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
7	85	27	May 5	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-11	1-3		20	3.0	3	2	2	1	1	2	0	7.88	6.52	12	4	3	2	0	3		3	2	0	1	1	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.71	-0.071	.93	-0.06%	-0.79	1b 123 0 out d1	3b 3 out d5
8	86	29	May 7	CIN	@	NYM	W,11-2	8-GF		1	2.0	3	1	1	1	2	0	0	7.20	5.67	10	2	2	0	0	3		0	0	1	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.01	0.00%	-0.10	8b --- 0 out a9	9b end a 9
9	87	30	May 9	CIN	@	MON	W,6-4	6-6	BS(1)	1	0.1	3	2	2	0	1	1	0	8.71	6.64	4	0	0	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.69	-0.386	2.41	-0.33%	-2.03	6b --- 0 out a1	6b 1-- 1 out d1
10	88	32	May 11	CIN		STL	W,4-3	7-8	H(1)	1	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7.30	5.69	6	0	4	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.45	0.490	3.79	0.45%	2.42	7t -23 0 out a1	8t 3 out a1
11	89	34	May 13	CIN		STL	L,2-6	7-8		1	1.0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	7.43	5.92	6	2	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.00	-0.028	1.79	-0.03%	-0.51	7t --- 0 out d1	8t 12- 0 out d1
12	90	35	May 15	CIN		CHC	L,3-6	7-GF		1	3.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.06	5.09	11	3	4	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.17	0.039	.30	0.04%	1.41	7t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
13	91	39	May 19	CIN	@	STL	L,1-9	7-GF(8)		3	2.0	4	2	2	0	2	0	0	6.38	4.62	10	4	0	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	.01	-0.004	.02	0.00%	-1.11	7b --- 0 out d6	8b end d 8
14	92	42	May 23	CIN	@	PIT	L,2-7	5-5		3	0.2	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.63	4.56	4	1	0	0	0	3		2	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	.62	-0.093	1.05	-0.10%	-1.86	5b 1-3 1 out d2	5b 3 out d5
15	93	43	May 24	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-5	7-GF(8)		0	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.00	4.29	7	3	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	0.007	.09	0.01%	0.91	7b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
16	94	45	May 26	CIN	@	CHC	W,7-6	8-9	W(1-0)	1	1.1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.64	4.34	7	3	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.25	0.021	2.07	0.02%	0.47	8b --- 0 out d1	9b 1-- 1 out a1
17	95	46	May 27	CIN	@	CHC	W,4-3	6-7		0	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	5.18	4.04	7	2	2	0	0	1		1	1	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.03	-0.031	1.87	-0.03%	0.36	6b 1-- 0 out tie	7b 3 out d1
18	96	47	May 29	CIN		PIT	W,5-4	8-8		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.11	3.94	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.28	0.088	5.81	0.09%	0.35	8t --3 2 out tie	8t 3 out tie
19	97	48	May 30	CIN		PIT	W,6-4	6-8		0	3.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.55	3.85	9	5	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	1	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.64	0.122	1.15	0.13%	1.41	6t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d1
20	98	49	May 31	CIN		ATL	L,1-7	9-GF		0	1.0	7	5	5	0	1	2	0	5.97	4.65	9	1	0	0	0	7		0	0	0	1	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	.30	-0.153	.71	-0.22%	-4.53	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 6
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
21	99	58	Jun 8	CIN	@	SDP	L,0-6	5-6		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.58	4.53	6	3	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.005	.05	0.00%	0.91	5b --- 0 out d6	6b 3 out d6
22	100	59	Jun 9	CIN	@	SDP	L,2-12	7-GF(8)		0	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.34	4.46	6	2	3	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.14	7b 12- 2 out d9	8b end d10
23	101	61	Jun 11	CIN	@	HOU	L,2-3	10-10		1	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	5.18	4.43	5	0	2	0	0	1		0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.52	0.120	1.82	0.05%	0.42	10b --- 0 out tie	10b 3 out tie
24	102	62	Jun 12	CIN	@	HOU	L,0-7	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.03	4.39	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.42	8b --- 0 out d7	8b end d 7
25	103	63	Jun 13	CIN	@	HOU	W,5-4	8-9		0	1.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	4.89	4.45	6	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	2	0	0	0	1.98	-0.217	1.10	-0.07%	-1.38	8b --- 0 out tie	9b 123 0 out tie
26	104	66	Jun 16	CIN	@	ATL	W,2-1	5-6		2	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.62	4.39	8	2	3	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.85	0.092	.53	0.04%	0.97	5b --- 0 out d1	6b 3 out d1
27	105	70	Jun 21	CIN		LAD	L,7-9	6-7		4	1.1	4	3	3	0	1	0	0	5.17	4.28	8	1	2	0	0	4		1	1	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.32	-0.182	.90	-0.08%	-1.81	6t -2- 0 out a4	7t -23 1 out a2
28	106	71	Jun 22	CIN		SDP	W,8-7	3-4		0	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.99	4.18	4	2	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.26	0.027	.20	0.01%	0.69	3t 1-- 2 out d4	4t 3 out d4
29	107	72	Jun 23	CIN		SDP	L,2-5	9-GF		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.87	4.10	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.003	.04	0.00%	0.47	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
30	108	73	Jun 24	CIN		SDP	L,3-8	13-GF(13)		0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.83	4.09	1	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.001	.04	0.00%	0.35	13t --3 2 out d5	13t end d 5
31	109	76	Jun 27	CIN	@	SFG	L,9-14	7-7		2	0.0	4	4	3	0	0	0	0	5.49	4.09	4	0	0	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.24	-0.040	.14	-0.01%	-2.81	7b --- 0 out d3	7b 123 0 out d4
32	110	77	Jun 29	CIN		MON	L,3-7	3-7	L(1-1)	1	4.1	5	3	3	0	2	1	0	5.56	4.16	17	6	4	0	0	5		3	0	0	1	0	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.18	-0.122	.52	-0.03%	-0.37	3t 123 2 out d2	7t 3 out d3
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
33	111	82	Jul 4	CIN	@	PHI	W,5-4	5-6		4	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.36	4.07	5	1	2	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	.35	0.042	.24	0.02%	1.11	5b -2- 1 out d3	6b 3 out d3
34	112	83	Jul 5	CIN	@	NYM	L,3-4	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	5.25	4.02	5	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.80	0.027	.68	0.01%	0.45	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
35	113	85	Jul 6(2)	CIN	@	NYM	L,5-6	4-5		0	1.2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	5.07	3.90	6	0	2	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.72	-0.095	1.10	-0.04%	-0.70	4b 12- 1 out a2	5b 3 out tie
36	114	87	Jul 8	CIN	@	NYM	L,3-7	4-6		1	2.2	3	1	1	1	3	0	0	4.99	3.78	12	3	2	0	0	3		2	2	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	2	0	.09	-0.028	.03	-0.01%	-0.76	4b -23 1 out d4	6b 3 out d7
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
				Player went from Cincinnati Reds to Detroit Tigers
37	115	132	Aug 28	DET	@	SEA	W,5-4	7-7		50	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.96	3.77	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.45	0.013	.07	0.00%	0.59	7b -23 2 out d3	7b 3 out d3
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
38	116	136	Sep 1	DET	@	OAK	L,5-7	5-GF(8)		3	3.2	2	1	1	1	3	1	0	4.79	3.89	14	1	7	0	0	2		2	0	2	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	.38	-0.018	.13	0.00%	1.22	5b 12- 1 out d3	8b end d 2
39	117	138	Sep 3	DET		BAL	L,4-7	8-9		1	0.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.74	3.84	4	1	0	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.10	-0.002	.04	0.00%	-0.68	8t 1-- 2 out d4	9t -23 1 out d4
40	118	139	Sep 4	DET		BAL	L,1-4	1-2		0	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.68	3.84	3	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.72	0.012	.33	0.00%	0.13	1t 1-- 1 out d2	2t 1-- 0 out d2
41	119	141	Sep 7	DET	@	TOR	W,7-4	6-6		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.66	3.80	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.35	0.008	.29	0.00%	0.48	6b 12- 1 out d4	6b 12- 2 out d4
42	120	142	Sep 8	DET	@	TOR	W,10-4	5-6	W(2-1)	0	1.2	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	4.53	3.72	6	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.13	0.113	.34	0.02%	0.79	5b --- 1 out tie	6b 3 out tie
43	121	143	Sep 9	DET	@	TOR	W,7-2	7-7		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.45	3.71	4	2	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.27	0.021	.03	0.00%	0.52	7b --- 0 out a5	7b 3 out a5
44	122	146	Sep 12	DET	@	BAL	L,1-3	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	4.38	3.68	5	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.34	0.013	.00	0.00%	0.48	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
45	123	147	Sep 14	DET		TOR	L,2-7	7-7		1	1.0	1	2	2	3	0	0	0	4.60	3.81	6	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.49	-0.066	.00	0.00%	-1.51	7t --- 0 out d3	7t 3 out d5
46	124	149	Sep 16	DET		TOR	W,8-3	6-6		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.52	3.76	3	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.19	0.020	.00	0.00%	0.49	6t --- 0 out a5	6t 3 out a5
47	125	152	Sep 19	DET		MIL	W,4-2	7-7	H(2)	2	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.45	3.74	4	0	3	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.29	0.069	.00	0.00%	0.49	7t --- 0 out a2	7t 3 out a2
48	126	153	Sep 21	DET		NYY	L,3-5	6-6		1	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.41	3.78	2	1	0	0	0	0		3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.19	0.016	.00	0.00%	0.56	6t 123 1 out d1	6t 3 out d2
49	127	155	Sep 23	DET		NYY	W,4-1	7-7	H(3)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.34	3.73	3	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.92	0.069	.00	0.00%	0.49	7t --- 0 out a2	7t 3 out a2
50	128	156	Sep 24	DET	@	MIL	W,7-3	8-8	H(4)	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.28	3.72	4	3	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.20	0.084	.00	0.00%	0.47	8b --- 0 out a2	8b 3 out a2
51	129	157	Sep 25	DET	@	MIL	W,9-1	7-7		0	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.21	3.70	5	1	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.11	0.005	.00	0.00%	0.47	7b --- 0 out a7	7b 3 out a7
52	130	158	Sep 26	DET	@	MIL	L,5-7	7-7	H(5)	0	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.15	3.69	4	1	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.52	0.078	.00	0.00%	0.47	7b --- 0 out a2	7b 3 out a2
53	131	160	Sep 28	DET	@	NYY	W,4-2	7-8	H(6)	1	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	4.22	3.62	4	0	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.67	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.10	7b --- 0 out a1	8b 1-- 0 out a1
54	132	162	Sep 30	DET	@	NYY	L,2-9	7-7		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.16	3.58	4	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.47	7b --- 0 out d7	7b 3 out d7
							24-30		W-L:2-1,Sv:1,BSv:1,Hld:6	1.1	71.1	78	35	33	23	51	7	0	4.16	3.58	309	1.07		1%	0%	78		39	36%	8	4	2	281	13	1	4	5	3	4	.78	-0.129	.70	-0.23%	-3.98

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