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	15-20 / in Starts: 12-14
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 64 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	34 (16-11-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 64 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	40 (21-12-6)

Most Driven In
T Francona	1
W Miranda	1
C Diering	1
B Gardner	1

Most Driven In By
D Philley	1
G Kell	1

1956 Batting Game Log

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1956 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	251	1	Apr 17	BAL	@	BOS	L,1-8	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	252	5 (3)	Apr 21	BAL		WSH	L,4-8	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	253	11 (5)	Apr 28	BAL	@	WSH	L,3-5	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.73	-0.045	2.76	-0.04%	-0.44	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	254	15 (3)	May 3	BAL		CLE	L,1-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.86	-0.024	1.50	-0.03%	-0.22	P
5	255	20 (4)	May 7	BAL		DET	W,4-3	GS-9	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9	.82	0.017	1.36	0.02%	-0.15	P
6	256	26 (5)	May 13 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	W,5-1	GS-9	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.400	.333	.733	9	.84	0.127	1.63	0.15%	1.05	P
7	257	30 (3)	May 19	BAL	@	DET	W,5-4	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.364	.300	.664	9	1.87	-0.053	3.82	-0.07%	-0.52	P
8	258	35 (4)	May 26	BAL		NYY	W,9-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	9	.36	-0.039	.58	-0.04%	-1.08	P
9	259	40 (4)	May 31	BAL		BOS	L,1-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.200	.450	9	.46	-0.011	.78	-0.01%	-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
10	260	43 (2)	Jun 3 (2)	BAL		CHW	L,2-9	2-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.235	.188	.423	9	.28	-0.007	.43	-0.01%	-0.10	P
11	261	47 (3)	Jun 7	BAL		CLE	W,5-2	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.250	.211	.461	9	.57	0.008	.49	0.00%	0.18	P
12	262	53 (5)	Jun 12	BAL		DET	L,1-8	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.217	.182	.399	9	1.07	-0.081	1.34	-0.06%	-0.67	P
13	263	58 (4)	Jun 18	BAL	@	CHW	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.200	.167	.367	9	.89	-0.045	1.25	-0.04%	-0.42	P
14	264	62 (3)	Jun 22	BAL	@	DET	W,3-2	GS-9	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.192	.160	.352	9	1.89	0.015	.84	0.00%	0.15	P
15	265	66 (3)	Jun 27	BAL	@	CLE	L,11-12	GS-4	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.214	.185	.399	9	1.07	0.161	.62	0.06%	1.51	P
16	266	69 (2)	Jun 30 (2)	BAL		BOS	L,3-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.185	.214	.185	.399	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
17	267	71 (1)	Jul 3	BAL	@	NYY	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.233	.207	.440	9	.79	0.014	.24	0.00%	0.15	P
18	268	72	Jul 4 (1)	BAL	@	WSH	L,8-10	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.207	.233	.207	.440	9						P
19	269	75 (2)	Jul 8 (1)	BAL	@	BOS	L,0-9	2-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.258	.233	.491	9	.39	0.016	.03	0.00%	0.28	P
20	270	77 (1)	Jul 12	BAL		KCA	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.235	.212	.447	9	.35	-0.008	.01	0.00%	-0.61	P
21	271	83 (5)	Jul 17 (2)	BAL		CHW	W,5-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.216	.194	.411	9	.20	-0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.42	P
22	272	88 (4)	Jul 22	BAL		CLE	L,0-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.211	.189	.400	9	.72	-0.018	.02	0.00%	-0.15	P
23	273	92 (3)	Jul 26	BAL	@	DET	W,11-6	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.220	.200	.420	9	1.14	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.53	P
24	274	97 (4)	Jul 30	BAL	@	KCA	W,4-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.220	.200	.420	9						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
25	275	102 (4)	Aug 4	BAL	@	CHW	L,4-15	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.214	.195	.409	9	1.03	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.25	P
26	276	103	Aug 5 (1)	BAL	@	CHW	W,5-4	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.195	.214	.195	.409	3						P
27	277	110 (6)	Aug 12 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.222	.205	.427	9	1.31	-0.093	.00	0.00%	-0.84	P
28	278	112 (1)	Aug 15	BAL		WSH	W,3-2	10-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.217	.200	.417	9	1.34	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
29	279	117 (4)	Aug 21	BAL		KCA	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.208	.191	.400	9	1.16	-0.085	.00	0.00%	-0.70	P
30	280	122 (4)	Aug 26 (1)	BAL		CHW	W,8-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.212	.196	.408	9	.21	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.38	P
31	281	125 (2)	Aug 29	BAL		CLE	L,2-3	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.196	.212	.196	.408	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
32	282	130 (4)	Sep 3 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	L,0-5	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.222	.192	.415	9	.68	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.10	P
33	283	140 (9)	Sep 14	BAL	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG(11)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.224	.196	.421	9	1.76	-0.145	.00	0.00%	-0.56	P
34	284	146 (5)	Sep 21	BAL		WSH	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.226	.200	.426	9	.29	-0.025	.00	0.00%	0.49	P
35	285	152 (5)	Sep 29	BAL	@	WSH	L,1-7	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.226	.200	.426	9						P
							15-20		64	60	2	12	0	0	0	4	2	0	26	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.226	.200	.426		.85	-0.446	.56	-0.06%	-4.31

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