#37 Bill Salkeld, Catcher, 32 yrs, Philadelphia (N) Blue Jays Friday, 10/20/1949 |
| Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bill Salkeld
3/8/1917 32 USA,ID,POCATELLO 5"10 190
Catcher L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Minimal None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good Normal Normal 1.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 350,000 1949 (Arbitration eligible) 5 Year(s), 0 Days (860 total Days) 172 Day(s) 5 Year(s), 0 Days (860 total Days) 4 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
Talent | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 2 2 4 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings C : 5 (Range), .973 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 4 Infield Arm : 4 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/26 | @CHC | L 1-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #7 | | |
9/27 | @CHC | L 5-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/28 | @NYN | W 5-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #7 | | |
10/7 | @NYN | W 11-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/8 | @NYN | W 8-6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
10/10 | NYN | L 0-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #7 | | |
10/11 | NYN | W 6-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/14 | @CHA | L 3-7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/15 | @CHA | W 10-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/18 | CHA | W 12-10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 77 | 210 | 54 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 26 | 20 | 34 | .257 | .322 | .386 | .708 | .626 | .129 |
Projected | 77 | 210 | 54 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 26 | 20 | 34 | .257 | .322 | .386 | .708 | .626 | .129 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 55 | 236 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 81 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 25.9 | 4.2 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 125 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .208 | .296 | .344 | .640 |
vs. RHP | 85 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .329 | .359 | .447 | .806 |
Close/Late | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .118 | .273 | .176 | .449 |
Scoring Position | 58 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .328 | .391 | .431 | .822 |
Pinch Hitting | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .333 | .583 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 36 | 104 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 21 | .269 | .322 | .413 | .735 |
Road | 41 | 106 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 13 | .245 | .314 | .358 | .673 |
This Week | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
Last Week | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .125 | .222 | .125 | .347 |
March/April | 13 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | .281 | .324 | .469 | .792 |
May | 14 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | .243 | .310 | .459 | .769 |
June | 12 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | .200 | .310 | .257 | .567 |
July | 11 | 37 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | .324 | .381 | .351 | .732 |
August | 15 | 40 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | .300 | .293 | .425 | .718 |
Sept/Oct | 12 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | .172 | .286 | .345 | .631 |
Postseason | 7 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .200 | .250 | .200 | .450 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1945 | 134 | 464 | 112 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 72 | 40 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .284 | .351 | .636 | PHA |
1946 | 105 | 348 | 99 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 41 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 0 | .284 | .343 | .399 | .742 | PHA CHA PHI |
1947 | 81 | 230 | 52 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | .226 | .296 | .383 | .679 | PHI |
1948 | 77 | 220 | 53 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 40 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .296 | .400 | .696 | PHI |
1949 | 77 | 210 | 54 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 26 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | .257 | .322 | .386 | .708 | PHI |
Total | 474 | 1472 | 370 | 61 | 7 | 38 | 214 | 154 | 119 | 4 | 9 | 173 | 0 | 0 | .251 | .307 | .380 | .687 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1947 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .118 | .286 | .118 | .403 |
1948 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .300 | .333 | .633 |
1949 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .250 | .200 | .450 |
Total | 18 | 50 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .180 | .281 | .220 | .501 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Catcher | 73 | 55 | 319 | 18 | 3 | 339 | 2 | .994 | 515.0 | 5.92 | 1 | 34 | 7 | 20.6 |
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Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Philadelphia (A) in 1945... Had first career hit on 4/2/1945, off Bobo Newsom (WAS)... Hit first career homerun on 4/6/1945, off Red Barrett (NYY)... Traded from Philadelphia (A) to Chicago (A) on 4/17/1946 (Going to CHA: C Bill Salkeld. Going to PHA: 3B Thomas Butts)... Traded from Chicago (A) to Philadelphia (N) on 4/17/1946 (Going to CHA: SS Jim Tabor, C Roy Campanella, CF Whitey Lockman, P Stuart Jones. Going to PHI: P Johnny Rigney, P Tal Abernathy, C Bill Salkeld)... Injured on 8/2/1946 with a Strained Abdominal Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks... 1/31/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... Won World Series with Philadelphia (N) in 1948... 1/31/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... Won World Series with Philadelphia (N) in 1949...
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