Bill Trotter
William Felix Trotter
Born: August 10, 1908
Cisne, IL US
Deceased: August 26, 1984
Arlington, MA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 195
Career: 1929-1949
Major League Statistics
Bill Trotter compiled a career record of 125 wins and 112 losses and a 3.15 ERA in his 340-game pitching career with the Waynesboro Red Birds, Scottdale Scotties, Terre Haute Tots, Springfield Pirates, Portsmouth Pirates, San Antonio Missions, Rochester Red Wings, Anniston Rams, Little Rock Travelers, Milwaukee Brewers, Beaumont Exporters and Mount Vernon Kings. He began playing during the 1929 season and last took the field during the 1949 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | D | BLRI | Waynesboro Red Birds | 6 | 2 | .750 | 0.00 | 11 | 79.0 | 85 | 42 | 19 | |||||||||||||
| 1929 | C | MATL | Scottdale Scotties | 5 | 2 | .714 | 5.40 | 16 | 75.0 | 93 | 51 | 45 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| 1930 | D | BLRI | Waynesboro Red Birds | 16 | 6 | .727 | 0.00 | 34 | 206.0 | 195 | 90 | 72 | |||||||||||||
| 1932 | B | IIIL | Terre Haute Tots | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0.00 | 3 | 6.0 | 10 | 10 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 1934 | C | MATL | Springfield Pirates | 16 | 10 | .615 | 3.28 | 35 | 217.0 | 232 | 109 | 79 | 51 | ||||||||||||
| 1935 | C | MATL | Portsmouth Pirates | 9 | 13 | .409 | 5.18 | 35 | 184.0 | 229 | 132 | 106 | 58 | ||||||||||||
| 1936 | C | MATL | Portsmouth Pirates | 9 | 15 | .375 | 6.63 | 29 | 171.0 | 248 | 147 | 126 | 54 | ||||||||||||
| 1938 | A1 | TL | San Antonio Missions | 22 | 9 | .710 | 2.28 | 39 | 31 | 249.0 | 250 | 94 | 63 | 62 | |||||||||||
| 1943 | AA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 12 | 16 | .429 | 2.59 | 39 | 30 | 15 | 2 | 226.0 | 227 | 86 | 65 | 41 | 77 | 6 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 1944 | AA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 14 | 12 | .538 | 2.55 | 31 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 208.0 | 198 | 87 | 59 | 50 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 1945 | AA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 9 | 13 | .409 | 3.83 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 174.0 | 197 | 95 | 74 | 32 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 1946 | B | SEAL3 | Anniston Rams | 5 | 3 | .625 | 3.75 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 60.0 | 73 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1946 | AAA | AA2 | Milwaukee Brewers | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1946 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4.89 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 57.0 | 75 | 40 | 31 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1947 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 0 | 4 | .000 | 2.60 | 15 | 2 | 45.0 | 58 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Totals | 125 | 112 | .527 | 3.15 | 340 | 119 | 5 | 56 | 9 | 0 | 1958.0 | 2173 | 1039 | 686 | 0 | 486 | 0 | 225 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | D | BLRI | Waynesboro Red Birds | 15 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .240 | .440 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1929 | C | MATL | Scottdale Scotties | 16 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .185 | .185 | .333 | .519 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1930 | D | BLRI | Waynesboro Red Birds | 34 | 69 | 69 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .217 | .261 | .478 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 1934 | C | MATL | Springfield Pirates | 36 | 66 | 66 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .106 | .106 | .106 | .212 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1935 | C | MATL | Portsmouth Pirates | 36 | 58 | 58 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .086 | .086 | .086 | .172 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1936 | C | MATL | Portsmouth Pirates | 29 | 59 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .068 | .068 | .068 | .136 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1938 | A1 | TL | San Antonio Missions | 39 | 87 | 87 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .138 | .138 | .149 | .287 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1943 | AA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 39 | 85 | 64 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 34 | .078 | .224 | .078 | .302 | 5 | 1 | 9 | |||
| 1944 | AA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 31 | 78 | 59 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 25 | .136 | .282 | .136 | .417 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 1945 | AA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 25 | 63 | 49 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 21 | .143 | .263 | .224 | .488 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1946 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 17 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1946 | B | SEAL3 | Anniston Rams | 10 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .133 | .316 | .133 | .449 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1947 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 15 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 342 | 665 | 604 | 9 | 79 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 106 | .131 | .180 | .152 | .332 | 92 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | D | BLRI | Waynesboro Red Birds | P | 34 | .000 | |||||
| 1932 | B | IIIL | Terre Haute Tots | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1934 | C | MATL | Springfield Pirates | P | 35 | .000 | |||||
| 1935 | C | MATL | Portsmouth Pirates | P | 35 | .000 | |||||
| 1936 | C | MATL | Portsmouth Pirates | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
| 1938 | A1 | TL | San Antonio Missions | P | 39 | .000 | |||||
| 1943 | AA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 30 | 12 | 51 | 2 | 2 | .969 | 2.100 |
| 1944 | AA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 31 | 7 | 42 | 1 | 2 | .980 | 1.581 |
| 1945 | AA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 25 | 11 | 33 | 3 | 3 | .936 | 1.760 |
| 1946 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | P | 17 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | .900 | 1.059 |
| 1946 | B | SEAL3 | Anniston Rams | P | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 1.200 |
| 1946 | AAA | AA2 | Milwaukee Brewers | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1947 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | P | 15 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .667 |
| Totals | 304 | 32 | 164 | 9 | 7 | .956 | .645 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | D | Blue Ridge League | Waynesboro Red Birds | SLN | ||
| 1929 | C | Middle Atlantic League | Scottdale Scotties | SLN | ||
| 1930 | D | Blue Ridge League | Waynesboro Red Birds | SLN | ||
| 1932 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Terre Haute Tots | |||
| 1934 | C | Middle Atlantic League | Springfield Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1935 | C | Middle Atlantic League | Portsmouth Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1936 | C | Middle Atlantic League | Portsmouth Pirates | |||
| 1938 | A1 | Texas League | San Antonio Missions | SLA | ||
| 1943 | AA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | SLN | ||
| 1944 | AA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | SLN | ||
| 1945 | AA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | SLN | ||
| 1946 | B | Southeastern League | Anniston Rams | PIT | ||
| 1946 | AA | Southern League | Little Rock Travelers | CHA | ||
| 1946 | AAA | American Association 2 | Milwaukee Brewers | CHA | ||
| 1947 | AA | Texas League | Beaumont Exporters | NYA | ||
| 1949 | D | Miss-Ohio Valley (M.O.V.) League | Mount Vernon Kings |
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