Bill Wight

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: April 12, 1922 in Rio Vista, CA us

Died: May 17, 2007 in Mount Shasta, CA

Buried: East Lawn Sierra Hills Memorial Park, Sacramento, CA

High School: McClymonds HS (Oakland, CA)

Debut: April 17, 1946 (Age 24-005d, 10,113th in major league history)
vs. PHA 0.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 21, 1958 (Age 36-162d)
vs. SFG 2.2 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1947 season

Full Name: William Robert Wight

Nicknames: Lefty

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.7

ERA

3.95

347

198

1563.0

574

WHIP

1.516

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	11-22 / in Starts: 9-12
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 61 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	40 (23-12-5) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 61 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	38 (20-12-6)

Most Driven In
F Throneberry	1
J Ginsberg	1
N Berry	1

Most Driven In By
P Mullin	1
H Kuenn	1

1952 Batting Game Log

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1952 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	149	2 (1)	Apr 16	BOS	@	WSH	L,3-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	150	4 (1)	Apr 18	BOS		PHA	W,5-4	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					3						P
3	151	7 (2)	Apr 20	BOS		WSH	W,6-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
4	152	8	Apr 21	BOS		WSH	L,2-3	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					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
5	153	13 (4)	May 1	BOS		SLB	L,1-6	5-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0		1.000			9	.39	0.012	1.73	0.03%	0.21	P
6	154	21 (7)	May 9	BOS	@	NYY	L,4-7	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	9	2.69	0.084	10.58	0.20%	0.62	P
7	155	24 (2)	May 13	BOS	@	CHW	L,0-5	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	9						P
8	156	29 (4)	May 18	BOS	@	DET	W,7-4	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	.51	-0.090	1.29	-0.14%	-2.26	P
9	157	31 (1)	May 21	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9						P
10	158	39 (7)	May 31	BOS		CHW	L,3-7	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	.38	-0.010	1.51	-0.02%	-0.10	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
				Player went from Boston Red Sox to Detroit Tigers
11	159	47	Jun 8 (1)	DET	@	BOS	L,2-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9	1.09	-0.084	.30	-0.01%	-0.62	P
12	160	52 (4)	Jun 12	DET	@	NYY	L,0-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9	1.01	-0.052	.06	0.00%	-0.41	P
13	161	56 (3)	Jun 17	DET		NYY	W,7-6	GS-5	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.143	.343	9	.49	-0.003	.03	0.00%	-0.23	P
14	162	65 (8)	Jun 26	DET	@	SLB	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.167	.211	.167	.377	9						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
15	163	70 (4)	Jul 1	DET		CHW	W,6-4	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.211	.167	.377	9						P
16	164	74 (3)	Jul 5	DET		SLB	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.182	.217	.182	.399	9						P
17	165	78 (3)	Jul 12	DET	@	BOS	L,4-5	GS-9	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.231	.240	.471	9	1.35	-0.021	.00	0.00%	0.33	P
18	166	84 (5)	Jul 16	DET	@	WSH	W,9-0	CG	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.233	.258	.300	.558	9	.27	0.010	.00	0.00%	0.68	P
19	167	88 (3)	Jul 20 (1)	DET	@	PHA	L,7-8	GS-5	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.258	.281	.323	.604	9	1.51	0.119	.00	0.00%	0.99	P
20	168	92 (3)	Jul 24	DET		WSH	W,4-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.257	.294	.551	9	.95	-0.073	.00	0.00%	-0.75	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
21	169	103 (10)	Aug 1	DET		BOS	L,1-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.216	.237	.270	.507	9	2.24	-0.167	.00	0.00%	-1.11	P
22	170	108 (4)	Aug 7	DET	@	SLB	L,4-5	GS-11	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.195	.214	.244	.458	9	.77	-0.077	.00	0.00%	-0.39	P
23	171	114 (5)	Aug 13	DET		CHW	L,1-7	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.186	.205	.233	.437	9	1.86	-0.125	.00	0.00%	-0.91	P
24	172	121 (6)	Aug 20	DET	@	PHA	L,3-4	GS-8	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.217	.234	.261	.495	9	1.54	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.25	P
25	173	126 (4)	Aug 26	DET	@	BOS	L,3-11	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.213	.229	.255	.484	9	.99	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.24	P
26	174	128 (1)	Aug 28 (1)	DET		CLE	L,3-9	3-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.204	.220	.245	.465	9	.19	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.44	P
27	175	132 (3)	Aug 31	DET	@	SLB	L,4-7	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.216	.240	.456	9	.41	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
Sept		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
28	176	136 (3)	Sep 4	DET	@	CLE	L,0-2	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.192	.208	.231	.438	9	.73	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
29	177	140 (3)	Sep 10	DET		BOS	W,6-2	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.218	.232	.255	.487	9	.78	0.041	.00	0.00%	0.72	P
30	178	145 (4)	Sep 15	DET		WSH	W,5-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.224	.246	.470	9	1.64	-0.076	.00	0.00%	-0.57	P
31	179	147 (1)	Sep 17	DET		NYY	L,3-12	4-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.237	.246	.483	9	.20	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.12	P
32	180	149 (1)	Sep 20	DET	@	CLE	L,3-11	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.237	.246	.483	9						P
33	181	155 (5)	Sep 27	DET		CLE	L,6-11	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.237	.246	.483	9						P
							11-22		61	57	2	12	2	0	0	5	2	0	10	0	2		0	1	0	0	.211	.237	.246	.483		1.01	-0.583	.58	0.05%	-4.43

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