Bill Sommers

Positions: Third Baseman and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: February 17, 1923 in Brooklyn, NY us

Died: September 22, 2000 in Palm City, FL

Buried: Forest Hills Memorial Park, Palm City, FL

Debut: April 25, 1950 (Age 27-067d, 10,691st in major league history)
vs. DET 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1950 (Age 27-226d)
vs. CHW 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1950 season

Full Name: William Dunn Sommers

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.2

137

.256

RBI

OBP

.370

SLG

.307

OPS

.677

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	22-43 / in Starts: 16-18
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	56 games
Most Games w/o RBI	19 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 170 PAs	14
Actual Runners on Base	90 (46-24-20) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 170 PAs	20
Avg. Runners on Base	113 (59-35-18)

Most Driven In
T Upton	2
L Moss	2
H Arft	2
O Friend	1
D Kokos	1
D Lenhardt	1
S Stirnweiss	1
R Sievers	0

Most Driven In By
K Wood	3
S Lollar	2
D Kokos	1
R Sievers	1
H Arft	1
L Moss	1
A Widmar	0
F Dorish	0

1950 Batting Game Log

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1950 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	1	6 (5)	Apr 25	SLB		DET	L,2-5	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0					7						3B
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
2	2	11 (4)	May 6	SLB	@	PHA	L,4-12	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.50	0.022	.99	0.03%	0.51	PH
3	3	13 (1)	May 7 (2)	SLB	@	BOS	L,2-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.53	-0.019	.92	-0.02%	-0.68	2B
4	4	15 (1)	May 11 (1)	SLB	@	NYY	L,1-5	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						2B
5	5	16	May 11 (2)	SLB	@	NYY	L,5-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6						2B
6	6	20 (3)	May 17	SLB		NYY	L,9-11	0-GF	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	6						2B
7	7	33 (12)	May 30 (2)	SLB		CHW	L,9-12	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.400	.000	.400	9	.39	-0.011	.03	0.00%	-0.13	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
8	8	34	Jun 1	SLB	@	WSH	W,5-4	10-GF(12)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.500	.250	.750	7	5.00	0.331	.43	0.02%	1.00	3B
9	9	42 (7)	Jun 9	SLB	@	BOS	W,12-7	8-GF	2	2	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.625	.833	1.458	8	.74	0.084	.06	0.00%	1.59	PH 3B
10	10	43	Jun 10	SLB	@	NYY	W,7-2	CG	4	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.556	.667	.778	1.444	8						3B
11	11	44	Jun 11 (1)	SLB	@	NYY	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.417	.533	.583	1.117	8	1.30	-0.076	.13	-0.01%	-0.50	3B
12	12	45	Jun 11 (2)	SLB	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.500	.533	1.033	8	1.24	0.021	.10	0.00%	0.10	3B
13	13	46	Jun 13 (1)	SLB		WSH	W,8-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.389	.476	.500	.976	6	1.15	0.022	.06	0.00%	-0.37	3B
14	14	47	Jun 13 (2)	SLB		WSH	W,6-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.333	.417	.429	.845	6	.59	-0.057	.04	0.00%	-1.31	3B
15	15	48	Jun 14	SLB		WSH	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.292	.370	.375	.745	6	1.04	-0.082	.09	0.00%	-0.58	3B
16	16	49	Jun 15	SLB		WSH	W,16-9	CG	5	5	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.310	.375	.379	.754	6	1.30	0.097	.10	0.01%	0.36	3B
17	17	52 (2)	Jun 18 (1)	SLB		NYY	L,5-15	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.300	.364	.367	.730	1						3B
18	18	54 (1)	Jun 20	SLB		PHA	W,1-0	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.281	.378	.344	.722	1						3B
19	19	55	Jun 21	SLB		PHA	L,2-4	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.270	.357	.324	.681	1						3B
20	20	56	Jun 22	SLB		PHA	L,4-8	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.263	.349	.316	.665	9	2.22	-0.058	.06	0.00%	-0.62	PH
21	21	57	Jun 23	SLB		BOS	L,9-12	0-GF	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.256	.356	.308	.663	6						2B 3B
22	22	58	Jun 24	SLB		BOS	L,3-12	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.233	.327	.279	.606	7	.21	-0.022	.01	0.00%	-0.78	3B
23	23	59	Jun 25 (1)	SLB		BOS	L,5-11	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.239	.340	.283	.622	7	.83	0.018	.00	0.00%	0.21	3B
24	24	60	Jun 25 (2)	SLB		BOS	L,2-8	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0			1	0	0	.224	.333	.265	.599	7						3B
25	25	61	Jun 27	SLB		CLE	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.208	.311	.245	.557	6	.87	-0.090	.00	0.00%	-0.91	3B
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
26	26	65 (3)	Jul 1	SLB	@	CHW	L,1-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.204	.306	.241	.547	9	.68	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.32	PH
27	27	67 (1)	Jul 2 (2)	SLB	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG(11)	6	6	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.217	.309	.267	.575	7						2B 3B
28	28	68	Jul 3	SLB	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.210	.310	.258	.568	6	.62	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.26	3B
29	29	69	Jul 4 (1)	SLB	@	CLE	L,7-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.197	.293	.242	.536	7	.68	-0.084	.00	0.00%	-1.48	3B 2B
30	30	70	Jul 4 (2)	SLB	@	CLE	W,8-3	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.203	.295	.246	.541	8	.53	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.35	3B
31	31	73 (2)	Jul 7 (2)	SLB		CHW	W,4-3	0-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.203	.295	.246	.541	7						3B
32	32	77 (3)	Jul 14 (1)	SLB	@	PHA	L,2-3	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.203	.304	.246	.550	7	3.26	0.024	.00	0.00%	0.24	PH 3B
33	33	80 (2)	Jul 16 (1)	SLB	@	WSH	L,1-5	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.313	.257	.570	6	.44	0.034	.00	0.00%	0.89	2B
34	34	82 (1)	Jul 17	SLB	@	WSH	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.309	.254	.562	7	3.96	-0.093	.00	0.00%	-0.49	PH
35	35	84 (1)	Jul 19 (1)	SLB	@	NYY	L,1-16	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.208	.305	.250	.555	9	.58	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.23	PH
36	36	85	Jul 19 (2)	SLB	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.227	.326	.267	.592	7	1.14	0.026	.00	0.00%	0.38	3B
37	37	86	Jul 21	SLB	@	BOS	L,4-7	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.227	.333	.267	.600	9	.50	0.021	.00	0.00%	0.40	PH
38	38	87	Jul 22	SLB	@	BOS	L,2-11	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.237	.341	.276	.617	9	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.40	PH
39	39	90 (2)	Jul 26	SLB		NYY	L,3-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.234	.337	.273	.610	8	.61	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.39	PH
40	40	91	Jul 27	SLB		NYY	W,3-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	.228	.330	.266	.595	8	2.19	-0.159	.00	0.00%	-1.59	3B
41	41	92	Jul 28	SLB		WSH	W,5-4	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.232	.337	.280	.617	8	1.70	0.086	.00	0.00%	1.11	3B
42	42	93	Jul 29	SLB		WSH	W,10-9	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.224	.333	.271	.604	8	1.13	-0.072	.00	0.00%	-0.49	3B
43	43	94	Jul 30 (1)	SLB		WSH	L,5-9	CG	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.218	.346	.264	.611	8	1.76	0.167	.00	0.00%	1.65	3B
44	44	95	Jul 30 (2)	SLB		WSH	L,8-13	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	.225	.349	.270	.619	8	.90	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.48	3B
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
45	45	96	Aug 1	SLB		BOS	L,3-7	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0			1	0	0	.220	.355	.264	.618	8						3B
46	46	97	Aug 2	SLB		BOS	L,8-9	GS-0	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.221	.357	.263	.620	8						3B
47	47	103 (5)	Aug 10	SLB		CLE	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.221	.357	.263	.620	8						3B
48	48	105 (1)	Aug 11 (2)	SLB		DET	W,2-1	CG	3	3	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.245	.373	.286	.659	8						3B
49	49	108 (2)	Aug 17	SLB	@	CLE	L,4-5	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.242	.370	.283	.653	9	1.87	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.46	PH
50	50	114 (5)	Aug 23	SLB	@	BOS	L,5-9	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.240	.367	.280	.647	9	3.44	-0.110	.00	0.00%	-0.68	PH 3B
51	51	117 (2)	Aug 26	SLB	@	NYY	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.240	.367	.280	.647	6						2B
52	52	119 (1)	Aug 27 (2)	SLB	@	WSH	W,11-10	5-GF(10)	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.235	.366	.275	.640	7	2.19	-0.069	.00	0.00%	-0.94	3B 2B
53	53	120	Aug 28	SLB	@	WSH	L,3-9	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.243	.371	.282	.653	8	.02	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.21	2B
Sep/Oct		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
54	54	127 (6)	Sep 4 (1)	SLB	@	DET	L,2-4	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.240	.368	.279	.647	9						PH
55	55	141 (13)	Sep 17 (1)	SLB		NYY	W,6-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.238	.365	.276	.641	8	.61	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.27	3B
56	56	143 (1)	Sep 19	SLB		WSH	L,3-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.239	.362	.275	.637	8						2B
57	57	144	Sep 20	SLB		WSH	L,7-12	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.250	.373	.286	.659	7						2B
58	58	145	Sep 23	SLB		CHW	L,5-12	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.370	.293	.663	7	.27	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.37	2B
59	59	146	Sep 24 (1)	SLB		CHW	W,5-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.244	.362	.286	.647	7	.67	-0.057	.00	0.00%	-1.17	2B
60	60	147	Sep 24 (2)	SLB		CHW	W,6-1	CG	5	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.254	.377	.295	.672	7						2B
61	61	148	Sep 26 (1)	SLB	@	DET	W,3-1	3-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.372	.290	.662	7	.72	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.54	2B
62	62	149	Sep 26 (2)	SLB	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.242	.362	.281	.643	7						2B
63	63	150	Sep 27	SLB	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.365	.295	.661	7	1.06	0.034	.00	0.00%	0.33	2B
64	64	153 (2)	Oct 1 (1)	SLB	@	CHW	L,3-4	6-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.248	.363	.293	.656	2	1.61	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.18	PR 2B
65	65	154	Oct 1 (2)	SLB	@	CHW	W,10-6	CG(18)	5	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.255	.370	.307	.677	8						2B
							22-43		170	137	24	35	5	1	0	14	25	0	14	0	8		2	6	0	1	.255	.370	.307	.677		1.11	-0.408	.04	0.02%	-7.18

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