Bill Connelly
William Wirt Connelly "Wild Bill"
Born: June 29, 1925
Alberta, VA US
Deceased: November 27, 1980
Richmond, VA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 175
Career: 1946-1957
Major League Statistics
Bill Connelly compiled a career record of 79 wins and 92 losses and a 4.60 ERA in his 309-game pitching career with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Savannah Indians, Buffalo Bisons, Toledo Mud Hens, Little Rock Travelers, Toledo Mud Hens/Charleston Senators, Minneapolis Millers, Rochester Red Wings, Richmond Virginians and Austin Senators. He began playing during the 1946 season and last took the field during the 1957 campaign.
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
 Buffalo Bisons |
 Toledo Mud Hens |
 Rochester Red Wings |
 Richmond Virginians |
 Austin Senators |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | A | SALL2 | Savannah Indians | 7 | 11 | .389 | 4.74 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 133.0 | 115 | 82 | 70 | 119 | 102 | 8 | 3 | 19 | ||||||
| 1946 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1947 | A | SALL2 | Savannah Indians | 10 | 7 | .588 | 4.05 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 149.0 | 126 | 100 | 67 | 147 | 124 | 2 | 0 | 20 | ||||||
| 1948 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 4 | 5 | .444 | 6.52 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 58.0 | 69 | 51 | 42 | 60 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |||||
| 1949 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | 8 | 11 | .421 | 6.17 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 172.0 | 172 | 133 | 118 | 142 | 134 | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||||||
| 1950 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4.78 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 64.0 | 58 | 40 | 34 | 48 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| 1951 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 3 | 2 | .600 | 4.91 | 9 | 44.0 | 47 | 27 | 24 | 37 | ||||||||||||
| 1951 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | 3 | 4 | .429 | 6.13 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 69.0 | 79 | 53 | 47 | 46 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1952 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens/Charleston Senators | 10 | 10 | .500 | 3.38 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 168.0 | 147 | 77 | 63 | 87 | 117 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |||||
| 1953 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 4 | 4 | .500 | 5.18 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 80.0 | 89 | 48 | 46 | 9 | 55 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 1954 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4.50 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 64.0 | 59 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 42 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 8 | 3 | .727 | 5.68 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 76.0 | 77 | 54 | 48 | 14 | 40 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 1955 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | 6 | 11 | .353 | 4.21 | 31 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 169.0 | 166 | 100 | 79 | 9 | 101 | 99 | 4 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| 1956 | AA | TL | Austin Senators | 9 | 8 | .529 | 3.06 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 144.0 | 140 | 66 | 49 | 7 | 97 | 6 | 94 | 6 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1956 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1957 | AA | TL | Austin Senators | 2 | 9 | .182 | 3.79 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 95.0 | 84 | 44 | 40 | 8 | 63 | 8 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |||
| Totals | 79 | 92 | .462 | 4.60 | 309 | 130 | 0 | 63 | 9 | 0 | 1485.0 | 1428 | 909 | 759 | 49 | 1084 | 14 | 1034 | 29 | 12 | 102 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | A | SALL2 | Savannah Indians | 23 | 54 | 45 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .244 | .306 | .378 | .684 | 17 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| 1947 | A | SALL2 | Savannah Indians | 25 | 64 | 56 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 26 | .125 | .169 | .143 | .312 | 8 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 1948 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 27 | 37 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .219 | .306 | .219 | .524 | 7 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1949 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | 34 | 71 | 61 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 18 | .213 | .262 | .311 | .573 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1950 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | 21 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .040 | .040 | .080 | .120 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1951 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | 14 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .240 | .269 | .320 | .589 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1952 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens/Charleston Senators | 34 | 61 | 54 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 15 | .185 | .254 | .222 | .476 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1953 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 14 | 33 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .276 | .364 | .448 | .812 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1954 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 20 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .227 | .227 | .318 | .545 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 14 | 37 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | .143 | .314 | .143 | .457 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1955 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | 35 | 68 | 61 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25 | .148 | .185 | .230 | .414 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 1956 | AA | TL | Austin Senators | 29 | 64 | 54 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | .204 | .306 | .259 | .566 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | AA | TL | Austin Senators | 35 | 33 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .143 | .188 | .214 | .402 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 325 | 597 | 520 | 48 | 96 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 182 | .185 | .248 | .252 | .500 | 131 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | A | SALL2 | Savannah Indians | P | 23 | 5 | 33 | 2 | 1 | .950 | 1.652 |
| 1946 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1947 | A | SALL2 | Savannah Indians | P | 23 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 2 | .833 | 1.087 |
| 1948 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 18 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .667 |
| 1949 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | P | 34 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 0 | .833 | .882 |
| 1950 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | P | 20 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .650 |
| 1951 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | P | 14 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .917 | .786 |
| 1952 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens/Charleston Senators | P | 32 | 8 | 23 | 1 | 1 | .969 | .969 |
| 1953 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | P | 14 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .900 | .643 |
| 1954 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 20 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .550 |
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | P | 13 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .846 |
| 1955 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | P | 31 | 11 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.355 |
| 1956 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | AA | TL | Austin Senators | P | 24 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .917 |
| 1957 | AA | TL | Austin Senators | P | 28 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .571 |
| Totals | 301 | 59 | 212 | 16 | 13 | .944 | .900 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | PHA | ||
| 1946 | A | South Atlantic League | Savannah Indians | PHA | ||
| 1947 | A | South Atlantic League | Savannah Indians | PHA | ||
| 1948 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | DET | ||
| 1949 | AAA | American Association 2 | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | ||
| 1950 | AAA | American Association 2 | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | ||
| 1951 | AA | Southern Association | Little Rock Travelers | DET | ||
| 1951 | AAA | American Association 2 | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | ||
| 1952 | AAA | American Association 2 | Toledo Mud Hens/Charleston Senators | |||
| 1953 | AAA | American Association 2 | Minneapolis Millers | NY1 | ||
| 1954 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | SLN | ||
| 1954 | AAA | American Association 2 | Minneapolis Millers | NY1 | ||
| 1955 | AAA | International League | Richmond Virginians | |||
| 1956 | AAA | International League | Richmond Virginians | NYA | ||
| 1956 | AA | Texas League | Austin Senators | ML1 | ||
| 1957 | AA | Texas League | Austin Senators | ML1 |
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