Bill Skowron

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 195lb (180cm, 88kg)

Born: December 18, 1930 in Chicago, IL us

Died: April 27, 2012 in Arlington Heights, IL

Buried: Maryhill Cemetery, Niles, IL

High School: Archbishop Weber HS (Chicago, IL)

School: Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN)

Debut: April 13, 1954 (Age 23-116d, 11,070th in major league history)
vs. WSH 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1967 (Age 36-287d)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1954 season

Full Name: William Joseph Skowron

Nicknames: Moose

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

27.1

5547

1566

211

.282

682

RBI

888

OBP

.332

SLG

.459

OPS

.792

OPS+

119

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

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 14	NYY	@	BAL	W,13-3	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
2	3	Apr 15	NYY	@	BAL	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
3	4	Apr 16	NYY	@	BAL	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
4	5	Apr 17	NYY	@	BOS	L,0-4	CG	37	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
5	6	Apr 18	NYY	@	BOS	W,16-7	CG	43	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
6	7	Apr 19	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	41	11.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
7	8	Apr 21	NYY	@	WSH	W,11-4	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
8	9	Apr 22	NYY	@	WSH	W,1-0	CG	54	14.0	14	0	0	14	2	1B
9	10	Apr 23	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
10	11	Apr 25	NYY		BAL	L,1-2	CG	44	11.0	9	1	1	11	2	1B
11	12	Apr 26 (1)	NYY		BAL	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
12	13	Apr 26 (2)	NYY		BAL	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	13	2	0	15	0	1B
13	14	Apr 29	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
14	15	Apr 30	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	52	10.2	13	0	0	13	1	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	16	May 1	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	34	9.2	12	1	0	13	2	1B
16	17	May 2	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	32	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
17	18	May 3 (1)	NYY	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
18	19	May 3 (2)	NYY	@	DET	L,2-8	CG	38	8.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
19	20	May 5	NYY	@	KCA	W,3-2	CG	43	10.0	12	0	0	12	4	1B
20	21	May 6	NYY	@	KCA	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
21	32 (10)	May 22	NYY	@	BAL	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
22	33	May 23	NYY	@	BAL	W,13-5	GS	25	6.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
23	34	May 24 (1)	NYY	@	BAL	W,9-0	CG	31	9.0	16	2	0	18	0	1B
24	35	May 24 (2)	NYY	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
25	36	May 26	NYY		BOS	L,2-12	CG	50	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
26	37	May 27	NYY		BOS	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	8	0	1	9	2	1B
27	38	May 28	NYY		BAL	L,0-5	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
28	39	May 29	NYY		BAL	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
29	40	May 30 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	W,11-2	CG	38	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
30	41	May 30 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	W,11-0	GS	25	6.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
31	42	May 31	NYY	@	WSH	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	43	Jun 2	NYY	@	DET	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	7	1	2	10	0	1B
33	44	Jun 3	NYY	@	DET	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
34	45	Jun 4	NYY	@	DET	W,14-3	GS	33	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
35	46	Jun 5	NYY	@	CLE	W,11-2	GS	29	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
36	47	Jun 6	NYY	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
37	48	Jun 7 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,5-7	CG	35	8.0	7	1	0	8	3	1B
38	49	Jun 7 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
39	50	Jun 9	NYY		KCA	W,9-8	CG	59	13.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
40	51	Jun 10	NYY		KCA	W,6-4	GS	28	7.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
41	52	Jun 11	NYY		KCA	L,5-9	CG	46	9.0	12	2	0	14	1	1B
42	53	Jun 12	NYY		DET	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
43	54	Jun 13	NYY		DET	W,6-4	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
44	55	Jun 14 (1)	NYY		DET	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
45	56	Jun 14 (2)	NYY		DET	L,2-8	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
46	57	Jun 16	NYY		CHW	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
47	58	Jun 17	NYY		CHW	W,7-3	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
48	59	Jun 18	NYY		CHW	W,5-4	CG	42	10.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
49	60	Jun 19	NYY		CLE	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
50	61	Jun 20	NYY		CLE	W,10-2	GS	28	7.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
51	62	Jun 21 (1)	NYY		CLE	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
52	63	Jun 21 (2)	NYY		CLE	L,4-5	GS	43	11.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
53	64	Jun 22	NYY	@	KCA	W,11-6	CG	40	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
54	65	Jun 23	NYY	@	KCA	W,10-2	CG	31	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
55	66	Jun 24	NYY	@	KCA	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
56	67	Jun 25	NYY	@	KCA	W,5-4	GS	27	7.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
57	68	Jun 26	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
58	69	Jun 27	NYY	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
59	70	Jun 28 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-9	CG	38	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
60	71	Jun 28 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
61	72	Jun 30	NYY	@	BAL	W,4-1	GS	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
62	73	Jul 1	NYY	@	BAL	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	1B
63	74	Jul 2	NYY	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
64	75	Jul 3	NYY		WSH	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
65	76	Jul 4 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,6-10	GS	21	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
66	77	Jul 4 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,7-0	CG	29	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
67	78	Jul 5	NYY		WSH	L,0-7	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	4	1B
68	79	Jul 8	NYY		BOS	W,11-5	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
69	80	Jul 9	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-14	CG	44	8.0	6	1	1	8	2	1B
70	81	Jul 10	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-8	CG	39	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
71	82	Jul 11	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-8	GS	10	2.2	4	0	0	4	1	1B
72	96 (13)	Jul 25	NYY	@	DET	W,9-8		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	PH 1B
							72gm		607.1	626	43	6	675	68