Billy Sullivan

Positions: Catcher, First Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)

Born: October 23, 1910 in Chicago, IL us

Died: January 4, 1994 in Sarasota, FL

Buried: Sarasota Memorial Park, Sarasota, FL

Schools: University of Portland (Portland, OR), University of Notre Dame (South Bend, IN)

Debut: June 9, 1931 (Age 20-229d, 7,231st in major league history)
vs. WSH 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 3, 1947 (Age 36-315d)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1931 season

Full Name: William Joseph Sullivan

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Relatives: Son of Billy Sullivan

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.7

2840

820

.289

346

RBI

388

OBP

.347

SLG

.395

OPS

.742

OPS+

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

1937 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1937 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	14 (13)	May 10	CLE		BOS	W,6-5	GF	6	2.0	3	0	0	3	0
2	17 (2)	May 16	CLE	@	CHW	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	3	2	1	6	0
3	23 (5)	May 24	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-14	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0
4	26 (2)	May 27	CLE	@	PHA	W,8-7	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
5	28 (1)	May 29 (1)	CLE		CHW	L,1-4	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
6	29	May 29 (2)	CLE		CHW	W,15-3	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
7	30	May 30	CLE		CHW	L,6-9	CG	45	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
8	32 (1)	May 31 (2)	CLE		DET	W,6-5	CG	47	11.0	7	2	0	9	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	38 (5)	Jun 6	CLE		WSH	L,7-8	CG	46	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
10	41 (2)	Jun 9	CLE		BOS	W,12-6	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
11	42	Jun 11	CLE		PHA	L,3-11	GS	21	3.0	1	0	0	1	0
12	54 (11)	Jun 24	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-8	CG	43	8.0	2	2	0	4	0
13	56 (1)	Jun 27 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	L,0-10	CG	39	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	66 (9)	Jul 10 (2)	CLE	@	DET	W,8-7	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
15	71 (4)	Jul 16	CLE		WSH	W,11-5	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
16	72	Jul 17	CLE		NYY	L,6-9	CG	44	9.0	4	1	1	6	0
17	76 (3)	Jul 21 (1)	CLE		PHA	W,9-8	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
18	83 (6)	Jul 28	CLE	@	PHA	L,7-11	CG	43	8.0	9	0	1	10	0
19	85 (1)	Jul 30	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-13	CG	45	8.0	14	1	0	15	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	93 (7)	Aug 7	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	3	2	0	5	0
21	94	Aug 8	CLE	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
22	96 (1)	Aug 11 (2)	CLE		SLB	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
23	97	Aug 12	CLE		SLB	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
24	98	Aug 13	CLE		CHW	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
25	99	Aug 14	CLE		CHW	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
26	100	Aug 15 (1)	CLE		CHW	L,3-5	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
27	103 (2)	Aug 18 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	L,6-11	CG	48	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
28	104	Aug 19	CLE	@	SLB	W,9-1	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
29	107 (2)	Aug 22 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	4	1	1	6	0
30	108	Aug 24	CLE		BOS	W,4-3	CG	51	13.0	6	0	0	6	1
31	109	Aug 25 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	2
32	110	Aug 25 (2)	CLE		BOS	L,2-7	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
33	112 (1)	Aug 27	CLE		PHA	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
34	113	Aug 28	CLE		PHA	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	4	2	0	6	0
35	114	Aug 29 (1)	CLE		WSH	W,11-4	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
36	116 (1)	Aug 30	CLE		WSH	W,7-6	CG	37	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
37	117	Aug 31	CLE		NYY	L,3-7	CG	47	9.0	2	0	1	3	1
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	122 (4)	Sep 4 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	T,3-3	CG	30	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
39	124 (1)	Sep 5 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
40	125	Sep 6 (1)	CLE		CHW	L,1-2	CG	0	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
41	128 (2)	Sep 8 (2)	CLE	@	DET	L,5-10	CG	47	8.0	7	1	0	8	0
42	129	Sep 9	CLE	@	DET	L,9-10	CG	44	8.2	3	0	1	4	0
43	130	Sep 10	CLE	@	DET	W,6-5	CG	36	7.0	4	0	0	4	0
44	132 (1)	Sep 11 (2)	CLE		SLB	L,3-8	GS	32	7.0	4	0	0	4	0
							44gm		360.0	199	23	9	231	4