Bill Stafford

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 188lb (185cm, 85kg)

Born: August 13, 1938 in Catskill, NY us

Died: September 19, 2001 in Wayne, MI

Buried: Cremated

Debut: August 17, 1960 (Age 22-004d, 11,761st in major league history)
vs. BOS 6.1 IP, 8 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: September 19, 1967 (Age 29-037d)
vs. MIN 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1960 season

Full Name: William Charles Stafford

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.8

ERA

3.52

186

104

785.2

449

WHIP

1.244

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	23-12 / in Starts: 18-7
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 75 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	51 (25-16-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 75 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	46 (24-14-7)

Most Driven In
B Skowron	1
J Blanchard	1
E Howard	1
T Kubek	0

Most Driven In By
T Kubek	4
R Maris	1

1961 Batting Game Log

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1961 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	13	2 (1)	Apr 15	NYY		KCA	W,5-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.17	-0.004	.32	-0.01%	-0.16	P
2	14	4 (1)	Apr 20 (1)	NYY		LAA	W,7-5	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	.03	0.001	.06	0.00%	0.13	P
3	15	7 (2)	Apr 22 (1)	NYY	@	BAL	L,3-5	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9						P
4	16	8	Apr 22 (2)	NYY	@	BAL	T,5-5	6-GF(7)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9						P
5	17	10 (1)	Apr 24	NYY	@	DET	L,3-4	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9						P
6	18	11	Apr 26	NYY	@	DET	W,13-11	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9						P
7	19	14 (2)	Apr 30 (1)	NYY	@	WSA	W,4-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	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
8	20	28 (13)	May 16	NYY		WSA	L,2-3	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9						P
9	21	31 (2)	May 20	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9						P
10	22	37 (5)	May 28 (1)	NYY		CHW	L,9-14	3-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.34	-0.008	.87	-0.01%	-0.23	P
11	23	40 (2)	May 30	NYY	@	BOS	W,12-3	3-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	.36	-0.014	.94	-0.02%	-0.32	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
12	24	45 (4)	Jun 4	NYY	@	CHW	W,10-1	CG	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	9	.17	0.005	.43	0.01%	-0.72	P
13	25	50 (4)	Jun 8 (1)	NYY		KCA	W,6-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.214	.083	.298	9	.54	0.007	1.83	0.01%	-0.05	P
14	26	56 (5)	Jun 12	NYY		LAA	W,3-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.235	.071	.307	9	.79	-0.027	3.09	-0.06%	-0.52	P
15	27	60 (3)	Jun 16	NYY	@	DET	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.263	.188	.451	9	1.05	-0.019	6.63	-0.07%	-0.08	P
16	28	64 (3)	Jun 20	NYY	@	KCA	W,6-2	GS-8	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.273	.167	.439	9	.80	0.010	3.43	0.03%	-0.31	P
17	29	69 (4)	Jun 25	NYY	@	MIN	W,8-4	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.269	.182	.451	9	.50	-0.019	2.38	-0.05%	-0.46	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
18	30	74 (4)	Jul 1	NYY		WSA	W,7-6	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.259	.174	.433	9	1.92	-0.053	9.84	-0.16%	-0.49	P
19	31	77 (2)	Jul 4 (2)	NYY		DET	L,3-4	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.259	.174	.433	9						P
20	32	79 (1)	Jul 6	NYY		CLE	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.267	.192	.459	9	.86	0.096	5.24	0.35%	0.89	P
21	33	84 (4)	Jul 13	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-2	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.273	.207	.480	9	.74	-0.026	4.07	-0.09%	-0.26	P
22	34	96 (11)	Jul 25 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,12-0	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.270	.188	.458	9	.13	0.003	.74	0.01%	-0.48	P
23	35	101 (4)	Jul 30 (1)	NYY		BAL	L,0-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.282	.206	.488	9	1.00	0.012	5.59	0.04%	0.16	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
24	36	106 (4)	Aug 4	NYY		MIN	W,8-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.262	.189	.451	9	.49	-0.050	2.88	-0.18%	-0.95	P
25	37	111 (4)	Aug 8	NYY		LAA	W,5-4	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.256	.184	.440	9	.76	-0.029	4.11	-0.10%	-0.42	P
26	38	115 (3)	Aug 12	NYY	@	WSA	L,1-5	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.261	.195	.456	9	1.17	-0.063	5.77	-0.19%	-0.34	P
27	39	120 (4)	Aug 17	NYY		CHW	W,5-3	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.240	.178	.418	9	.95	-0.092	5.61	-0.33%	-1.70	P
28	40	125 (4)	Aug 22	NYY	@	LAA	L,3-4	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.235	.174	.409	9	.93	-0.027	5.20	-0.09%	-0.35	P
29	41	129 (3)	Aug 26	NYY	@	KCA	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.218	.160	.378	9	.77	-0.113	4.97	-0.44%	-1.88	P
30	42	132 (2)	Aug 30	NYY	@	MIN	W,4-0	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.237	.204	.441	9	.37	0.023	2.60	0.10%	-0.07	P
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
31	43	136 (3)	Sep 3	NYY		DET	W,8-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.164	.233	.200	.433	9	.51	-0.018	5.44	-0.11%	-0.29	P
32	44	142 (5)	Sep 8	NYY		CLE	W,9-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.250	.254	.504	9	.27	0.051	.11	0.01%	1.93	P
33	45	152 (9)	Sep 17	NYY	@	DET	W,6-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.177	.239	.242	.481	9	.70	-0.054	.01	0.00%	-0.53	P
34	46	156 (3)	Sep 21	NYY	@	BAL	L,3-5	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.246	.250	.496	9	1.21	0.048	.00	0.00%	0.28	P
35	47	160 (3)	Sep 27	NYY		BAL	L,2-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.243	.246	.489	9	1.05	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
36	48	163 (2)	Oct 1	NYY		BOS	W,1-0	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.236	.239	.475	9	.75	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.38	P
							23-12		75	67	5	12	2	1	0	3	5	0	12	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	.179	.236	.239	.475		.64	-0.426	2.85	-1.35%	-7.82

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