William Robertson
William Joseph Robertson
Born: 1928
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, P
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 160
Career: 1949-1964
William Robertson compiled a career batting average of .298 with 30 home runs and 164 RBI in his 1097-game career with the Suffolk Goobers, Portsmouth Cubs, Jacksonville Beach Sea Birds, Fayetteville Athletics, Williamsport Athletics, Savannah Athletics, Columbia Gems, York White Roses, Albany Senators, Olean Athletics, Visalia Athletics, Sarasota Sun Sox, Daytona Beach Islanders, Lewiston Broncs and Burlington Bees. He began playing during the 1949 season and last took the field during the 1964 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | D | NYPL | Olean Athletics | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1961 | D | FLOR | Sarasota Sun Sox | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1962 | D | FLOR | Daytona Beach Islanders | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4.85 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1963 | A | NORW | Lewiston Broncs | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1964 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4.74 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | D | VIRL5 | Suffolk Goobers | 120 | 453 | 424 | 53 | 127 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 7 | 20 | 23 | .300 | .334 | .380 | .714 | 161 | 2 | 7 | ||||
| 1950 | B | PIED | Portsmouth Cubs | 48 | 122 | 122 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .213 | .213 | .262 | .475 | 32 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | D | VIRL5 | Suffolk Goobers | 108 | 426 | 426 | 121 | 16 | 3 | 8 | .284 | .284 | .392 | .676 | 167 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | D | FLOR | Jacksonville Beach Sea Birds | 135 | 546 | 546 | 164 | 25 | 5 | 0 | .300 | .300 | .364 | .665 | 199 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | B | CARL | Fayetteville Athletics | 111 | 424 | 424 | 134 | 25 | 5 | 1 | .316 | .316 | .406 | .722 | 172 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | A | SALL2 | Savannah Athletics | 112 | 439 | 439 | 131 | 16 | 9 | 0 | .298 | .298 | .376 | .674 | 165 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | A | SALL2 | Savannah Athletics | 111 | 403 | 403 | 118 | 13 | 6 | 0 | .293 | .293 | .355 | .648 | 143 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | A | SALL2 | Columbia Gems | 116 | 381 | 381 | 107 | 19 | 1 | 0 | .281 | .281 | .336 | .617 | 128 | |||||||||||
| 1958 | A | EL | (+) York White Roses | 104 | 317 | 317 | 84 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .265 | .265 | .328 | .593 | 104 | |||||||||||
| 1958 | A | EL | (+) Albany Senators | 104 | 317 | 317 | 84 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .265 | .265 | .328 | .593 | 104 | |||||||||||
| 1959 | D | NYPL | Olean Athletics | 102 | 357 | 326 | 65 | 108 | 25 | 2 | 15 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 12 | .331 | .377 | .558 | .936 | 182 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 1960 | C | CALL | Visalia Athletics | 49 | 173 | 162 | 19 | 51 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 17 | .315 | .333 | .420 | .753 | 68 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 1961 | D | FLOR | Sarasota Sun Sox | 11 | 30 | 27 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .444 | .500 | .593 | 1.093 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1962 | D | FLOR | Daytona Beach Islanders | 32 | 76 | 68 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | .279 | .338 | .353 | .691 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1963 | A | NORW | Lewiston Broncs | 23 | 29 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .259 | .310 | .259 | .570 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | 19 | 54 | 49 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .265 | .302 | .306 | .608 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 1097 | 3913 | 3824 | 152 | 1138 | 175 | 38 | 30 | 164 | 14 | 1 | 66 | 70 | .298 | .309 | .387 | .696 | 1479 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 3 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | D | VIRL5 | Suffolk Goobers | C | 116 | 537 | 77 | 30 | 5 | .953 | 5.293 | 14 | |||
| 1953 | B | CARL | Fayetteville Athletics | C | 72 | 331 | 18 | 5 | .986 | 4.847 | |||||
| 1959 | D | NYPL | Olean Athletics | C | 65 | 352 | 39 | 12 | 8 | .970 | 6.015 | 16 | |||
| 1959 | D | NYPL | Olean Athletics | 1B | 13 | 81 | 16 | 1 | 2 | .990 | 7.462 | ||||
| 1960 | C | CALL | Visalia Athletics | C | 41 | 260 | 31 | 5 | 2 | .983 | 7.098 | 3 | |||
| 1961 | D | FLOR | Sarasota Sun Sox | P | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1962 | D | FLOR | Daytona Beach Islanders | P | 7 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1964 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | P | 3 | .000 | |||||||||
| Totals | 318 | 1561 | 181 | 53 | 17 | .970 | 5.478 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | D | Virginia League | Suffolk Goobers | |||
| 1950 | B | Piedmont League | Portsmouth Cubs | |||
| 1951 | D | Virginia League | Suffolk Goobers | |||
| 1952 | D | Florida State League | Jacksonville Beach Sea Birds | |||
| 1953 | B | Carolina League | Fayetteville Athletics | PHA | ||
| 1953 | A | Eastern League | Williamsport Athletics | PHA | ||
| 1954 | A | South Atlantic League | Savannah Athletics | |||
| 1955 | A | South Atlantic League | Savannah Athletics | KC1 | ||
| 1956 | A | South Atlantic League | Columbia Gems | KC1 | ||
| 1958 | A | Eastern League | York White Roses | SLN | ||
| 1958 | A | Eastern League | Albany Senators | KC1 | ||
| 1959 | D | New York-Pennsylvania League | Olean Athletics | KC1 | ||
| 1960 | C | California League | Visalia Athletics | KC1 | ||
| 1961 | D | Florida State League | Sarasota Sun Sox | KC1 | ||
| 1962 | D | Florida State League | Daytona Beach Islanders | KC1 | ||
| 1963 | A | Northwest League | Lewiston Broncs | KC1 | ||
| 1964 | A | Midwest League | Burlington Bees | KC1 |
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