Bill James Stats & Facts
Bill James Essentials Positions: Bats: R Throws: R 75 Weight: 196 Born: 3 12, 1892 in Iowa Hill, CA USA Died: 3 10 1971 in Oroville, CA USA Debut: 4/17/1913 Last Game: 6/4/1919 Full Name: William Lawrence James
Bill James Stats & Facts
Bill James Essentials Positions: Bats: B Throws: R 76 Weight: 195 Born: 1 20, 1887 in Detroit, MI USA Died: 5 25 1942 in Venice, CA USA Debut: 6/12/1911 Last Game: 9/17/1919 Full Name: William Henry James
Major League Baseball Players who debut on June 12
Major League Baseball Players who debut on June 12 1879 – Barney Gilligan 1883 – Piggy Ward 1885 – Ted Kennedy 1890 – Tub Welch 1893 – Gus Yost 1895 – Sandy McDougal 1898 – Doc Powers 1902 – Jack Hendricks 1909 – Bobby Vaughn 1911 – Bill James 1913 – Skipper Roberts 1914 –…
Ballantine Books publishes the first of seven annual Bill James Abstracts
Ballantine Books publishes the first of seven annual Bill James Abstracts, bringing the author into the national spotlight for his statistical insight into the game. The sabermetrician’s original self-published efforts, written while working the night shift as a security guard at the Stokely-Van Camp’s pork and beans cannery, introduces baseball fans to new ways of measuring a player’s ability, using stats such as such Runs Created.
In a twinbill that will resonate for years, the White Sox sweep a pair, to give them 4 wins in the last two days, from the Tigers.
In a twinbill that will resonate for years, the White Sox sweep a pair, to give them 4 wins in the last two days, from the Tigers winning, 7 – 5 and 11 – 8, while the Yankees sweep a pair from the Red Sox. Chicago now leads the Red Sox by 6 1/2 games. Detroit takes the lead in the morning game, driving Red Faber from the mound in the 5th, but Ray Schalk’s triple in the 8th seals the win for Chicago. In the afternoon contest, Detroit again chases Faber and scores seven runs in the 2nd and 3rd innings to take the lead, but Schalk’s three-run homer in the 4th, off Bill James, puts Chicago in a lead they never relinquish. Ed Cicotte takes the p.m. game with six innings of relief, while Lefty Williamspitches three innings of hitless relief to win the a.m. game. The Sox run wild on the bases, stealing seven bases against Oscar Stanage in the opener and five against Archie Yelle in the second game. Two weeks from now, while staying at the Ansonia Hotel in New York, the White Sox will collect $45 from each player as a gift for the Tigers, allegedly as a thank you for beating the Red Sox. But suspicion will linger that some Tigers threw these two critical doubleheaders and Ty Cobb, though he had three hits, will be included in the accusations.
The Braves sweep two from the Reds, winning 11 – 1 behind Dick Rudolph and 5 – 3 with Bill James on the mound.
The Braves sweep two from the Reds, winning 11 – 1 behind Dick Rudolph and 5 – 3 with Bill James on the mound.
