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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	13-23 / in Starts: 6-8
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 43 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	30 (16-9-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 43 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	27 (14-8-4)

Most Driven In
H Smith	1
G Triandos	1

Most Driven In By
C Abrams	1

1955 Batting Game Log

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1955 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	215	4 (3)	Apr 16	CLE	@	CHW	L,4-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	216	10 (5)	Apr 23	CLE		DET	L,0-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	217	13 (2)	Apr 27	CLE		WSH	W,6-5	10-10	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
4	218	22 (8)	May 7	CLE		KCA	W,9-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
5	219	28 (5)	May 15 (1)	CLE	@	BAL	L,1-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					4						P
6	220	30 (1)	May 17	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-10	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
7	221	41 (10)	May 30 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						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
8	222	46 (4)	Jun 4	CLE		WSH	L,5-14	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
9	223	47	Jun 5 (1)	CLE		WSH	L,4-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
10	224	49 (1)	Jun 7	CLE		BOS	L,5-9	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					6						P
11	225	52 (2)	Jun 10	CLE		NYY	L,2-3	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					7						P
12	226	58 (5)	Jun 15	CLE	@	WSH	L,0-7	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
13	227	63 (4)	Jun 19	CLE	@	BOS	L,7-11	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
14	228	72 (8)	Jun 29	CLE		KCA	L,4-12	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					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	229	76 (3)	Jul 4 (1)	CLE		DET	W,6-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
16	230	77	Jul 4 (2)	CLE		DET	W,8-5	3-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0					9	1.15	-0.020	3.37	-0.04%	-0.19	P
17	231	82 (4)	Jul 9	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
				Player went from Cleveland Indians to Baltimore Orioles
18	232	83	Jul 16	BAL	@	CHW	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.35	-0.102	.00	0.00%	-0.69	P
19	233	91 (7)	Jul 23	BAL	@	CLE	L,2-3	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.21	0.027	.00	0.00%	0.20	P
20	234	94 (2)	Jul 26 (1)	BAL		DET	L,6-8	10-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.72	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.15	P
21	235	99 (4)	Jul 29	BAL		CLE	L,1-7	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.01	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.28	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
22	236	103 (3)	Aug 2	BAL		KCA	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.273	.455	9	.78	-0.062	.00	0.00%	0.24	P
23	237	110 (6)	Aug 9 (1)	BAL		WSH	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.214	.231	.445	9	1.23	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.52	P
24	238	114 (3)	Aug 15 (1)	BAL		NYY	L,4-5	GS-9	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.176	.188	.364	9	1.06	-0.062	.00	0.00%	-0.53	P
25	239	118 (3)	Aug 20	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.200	.211	.411	9	1.42	0.051	.00	0.00%	0.59	P 1B
26	240	123 (4)	Aug 24 (2)	BAL	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.174	.182	.356	9	1.42	-0.122	.00	0.00%	-1.10	P
27	241	125 (1)	Aug 26	BAL	@	KCA	L,2-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.136	.174	.182	.356	9						P
28	242	127 (1)	Aug 29 (2)	BAL	@	DET	W,4-3	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.136	.174	.182	.356	2						P
29	243	129 (1)	Aug 31	BAL	@	CLE	L,1-5	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.136	.174	.182	.356	9						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
30	244	134 (4)	Sep 5 (2)	BAL		NYY	L,3-5	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.160	.167	.327	9	1.12	-0.060	.00	0.00%	-0.50	P
31	245	137 (2)	Sep 9	BAL		DET	W,8-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.138	.143	.281	9	.40	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.80	P
32	246	140 (2)	Sep 11 (2)	BAL		KCA	W,4-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.107	.138	.143	.281	9						P
33	247	144 (3)	Sep 14 (2)	BAL		CHW	L,0-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.129	.133	.262	9	1.02	-0.051	.00	0.00%	-0.31	P
34	248	145	Sep 16 (1)	BAL		WSH	W,5-4	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.129	.133	.262	9						P
35	249	149 (3)	Sep 20 (1)	BAL	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.088	.114	.118	.232	9	1.67	-0.105	.00	0.00%	-0.50	P
36	250	155 (5)	Sep 24 (2)	BAL	@	WSH	W,1-0	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.108	.111	.219	9	1.47	-0.112	.00	0.00%	-1.13	P
							13-23		43	36	1	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	16	0	6	0	2	0	0	0	.083	.108	.111	.219		1.18	-0.783	.08	-0.04%	-5.65

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