Bill George
William Joseph George
Born: August 12, 1927
Summit, NJ US
Deceased: December 20, 2009
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 180
Career: 1945-1959
Bill George compiled a career record of 99 wins and 95 losses and a 3.53 ERA in his 506-game pitching career with the Bradford Blue Wings, Dover Phillies, Wilmington Blue Rocks, Utica Blue Sox, Schenectady Blue Jays, Ottawa Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, Atlanta Crackers, Shreveport Sports, Fort Worth Cats, Los Angeles Angels, Spokane Indians and Montreal Royals. He began playing during the 1945 season and last took the field during the 1959 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | D | NYPL | Bradford Blue Wings | 4 | 7 | .364 | 3.58 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 88.0 | 76 | 56 | 35 | 46 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 1947 | D | ESHL | Dover Phillies | 15 | 5 | .750 | 3.56 | 25 | 182.0 | 179 | 87 | 72 | 102 | ||||||||||||
| 1948 | B | INSL6 | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 11 | 8 | .579 | 3.24 | 29 | 175.0 | 175 | 80 | 63 | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 1949 | A | EL | Utica Blue Sox | 6 | 14 | .300 | 4.58 | 39 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 167.0 | 193 | 110 | 85 | 104 | 94 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||
| 1950 | A | EL | Utica Blue Sox | 12 | 11 | .522 | 4.08 | 36 | 216.0 | 246 | 131 | 98 | 75 | ||||||||||||
| 1951 | A | EL | Schenectady Blue Jays | 13 | 12 | .520 | 2.67 | 34 | 30 | 239.0 | 198 | 88 | 71 | 90 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1952 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Athletics | 32 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1953 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 8 | 5 | .615 | 2.93 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 132.0 | 132 | 52 | 43 | 4 | 55 | 886 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1954 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 8 | 4 | .667 | 4.73 | 37 | 19 | 137.0 | 165 | 80 | 72 | 17 | 49 | ||||||||||
| 1955 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 11 | 14 | .440 | 3.57 | 46 | 24 | 207.0 | 242 | 102 | 82 | 12 | 73 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 16 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 22 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1957 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | 4 | 1 | .800 | 2.25 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 116.0 | 117 | 40 | 29 | 5 | 30 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | 6 | 7 | .462 | 3.59 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 128.0 | 139 | 63 | 51 | 4 | 56 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1959 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | 0 | 4 | .000 | 23 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 1 | 3 | .250 | 8 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 99 | 95 | .510 | 3.53 | 506 | 135 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1787.0 | 1862 | 889 | 701 | 42 | 758 | 0 | 1145 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | D | NYPL | Bradford Blue Wings | 13 | 38 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | .061 | .162 | .091 | .253 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1947 | D | ESHL | Dover Phillies | 25 | 53 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .170 | .170 | .226 | .396 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1948 | B | INSL6 | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 31 | 56 | 56 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .089 | .089 | .143 | .232 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | A | EL | Utica Blue Sox | 41 | 70 | 54 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 24 | .111 | .273 | .111 | .384 | 6 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1950 | A | EL | Utica Blue Sox | 36 | 57 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .035 | .035 | .035 | .070 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | A | EL | Schenectady Blue Jays | 36 | 75 | 75 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .133 | .147 | .280 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | AAA | IL | (+) Baltimore Orioles | 35 | 41 | 35 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .171 | .275 | .200 | .475 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1952 | AAA | IL | (+) Ottawa Athletics | 35 | 41 | 35 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .171 | .275 | .200 | .475 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1953 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 40 | 44 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 14 | .111 | .238 | .167 | .405 | 6 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1954 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 37 | 43 | 43 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .233 | .279 | .512 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 47 | 65 | 65 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .108 | .108 | .108 | .215 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | AA | TL | (+) Fort Worth Cats | 39 | 66 | 56 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | .143 | .200 | .179 | .379 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | AA | TL | (+) Shreveport Sports | 39 | 66 | 56 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | .143 | .200 | .179 | .379 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | 59 | 23 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .050 | .136 | .050 | .186 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | 48 | 38 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .167 | .265 | .167 | .431 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1959 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 444 | 565 | 525 | 16 | 61 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 73 | .116 | .161 | .139 | .300 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | D | NYPL | Bradford Blue Wings | P | 12 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.917 |
| 1947 | D | ESHL | Dover Phillies | P | 25 | .000 | |||||
| 1948 | B | INSL6 | Wilmington Blue Rocks | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | A | EL | Utica Blue Sox | P | 39 | 12 | 40 | 1 | 2 | .981 | 1.333 |
| 1950 | A | EL | Utica Blue Sox | P | 36 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | A | EL | Schenectady Blue Jays | P | 34 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Athletics | P | 32 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | P | 38 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 4 | .971 | .868 |
| 1954 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | P | 37 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | P | 46 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | P | 22 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | P | 16 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | P | 59 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | .610 |
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | P | 48 | 10 | 28 | 1 | 4 | .974 | .792 |
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1959 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | P | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .833 | .217 |
| Totals | 506 | 45 | 142 | 4 | 13 | .979 | .370 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | D | PONY League | Bradford Blue Wings | PHI | ||
| 1947 | D | Eastern Shore League | Dover Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1948 | B | Inter-State League | Wilmington Blue Rocks | PHI | ||
| 1949 | A | Eastern League | Utica Blue Sox | PHI | ||
| 1950 | A | Eastern League | Utica Blue Sox | PHI | ||
| 1951 | A | Eastern League | Schenectady Blue Jays | PHI | ||
| 1952 | AAA | International League | Ottawa Athletics | PHA | ||
| 1952 | AAA | International League | Baltimore Orioles | PHI | ||
| 1953 | AA | Southern Association | Atlanta Crackers | ML1 | ||
| 1954 | AA | Southern Association | Atlanta Crackers | ML1 | ||
| 1955 | AA | Southern Association | Atlanta Crackers | ML1 | ||
| 1956 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Sports | |||
| 1956 | AA | Texas League | Fort Worth Cats | BRO | ||
| 1957 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Los Angeles Angels | BRO | ||
| 1958 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Spokane Indians | LAN | ||
| 1959 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Spokane Indians | LAN | ||
| 1959 | AAA | International League | Montreal Royals | LAN |
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