Billy Purtell
William Patrick Purtell
Born: January 6, 1886
Columbus, OH USA
Deceased: 1962
Bradenton, FL USA
Primary Position: 3B
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, SS, CF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 170
Career: 1908-1914
Minor League Statistics
Billy Purtell compiled a career batting average of .227 with 2 home runs and 104 RBI in his 335-game career with the Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers. He began playing during the 1908 season and last took the field during the 1914 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 26 | 77 | 69 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .130 | .155 | .159 | .314 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1909 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 103 | 412 | 361 | 34 | 93 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 14 | 0 | 19 | 27 | .258 | .302 | .299 | .601 | 108 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 1910 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 102 | 411 | 368 | 21 | 82 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 30 | .223 | .272 | .261 | .533 | 96 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 1910 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 49 | 201 | 168 | 15 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 17 | .208 | .289 | .256 | .545 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1911 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 27 | 85 | 82 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .280 | .298 | .415 | .712 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1914 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 28 | 82 | 76 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | .171 | .203 | .224 | .426 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 335 | 1268 | 1124 | 82 | 255 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 104 | 24 | 2 | 63 | 89 | .227 | .275 | .275 | .550 | 309 | 0 | 11 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 25 | 22 | 196.0 | 18 | 60 | 5 | 5 | .940 | 3.582 | 3.120 |
| 1909 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 71 | 68 | 624.0 | 90 | 158 | 19 | 11 | .929 | 3.577 | 3.493 |
| 1909 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 32 | 32 | 290.0 | 72 | 90 | 5 | 13 | .970 | 5.028 | 5.063 |
| 1910 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 102 | 102 | 945.0 | 117 | 233 | 36 | 16 | .907 | 3.333 | 3.431 |
| 1910 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 41 | 41 | 351.0 | 41 | 87 | 13 | 2 | .908 | 3.282 | 3.122 |
| 1910 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 8 | 7 | 67.0 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 2 | .906 | 3.896 | 3.625 |
| 1911 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | |
| 1911 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | 30 | 8 | 1 | .867 | 3.467 | |
| 1911 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1911 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 3.667 | |
| 1914 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | |
| 1914 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 34 | 3 | 2 | .946 | 3.313 | |
| 1914 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | |
| Totals | 320 | 272 | 2473.0 | 396 | 728 | 95 | 52 | .922 | 4.091 | 3.513 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
