Bill Werle
William George Werle "Bugs"
Born: December 21, 1920
Oakland, CA US
Deceased: November 27, 2010
San Mateo, CA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 182
Career: 1943-1963
Major League Statistics
Bill Werle compiled a career record of 124 wins and 99 losses and a 3.41 ERA in his 397-game pitching career with the San Francisco Seals, Louisville Colonels, Portland Beavers, San Diego Padres, Tacoma Giants, Hawaii Islanders and Fresno Giants. He began playing during the 1943 season and last took the field during the 1963 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 |
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1943 | AA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0.00 | 9 | 26.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1944 | AA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 14 | 19 | .424 | 4.05 | 36 | 35 | 24 | 0 | 289.0 | 331 | 160 | 130 | 84 | 129 | 4 | 0 | 12 | |||||
1946 | AAA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 12 | 8 | .600 | 2.26 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 175.0 | 173 | 63 | 44 | 59 | 72 | 5 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
1947 | AAA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 12 | 12 | .500 | 3.29 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 205.0 | 231 | 103 | 75 | 42 | 80 | 6 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
1948 | AAA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 17 | 7 | .708 | 2.74 | 34 | 23 | 2 | 250.0 | 256 | 93 | 76 | 61 | 136 | 8 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
1953 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 13 | 8 | .619 | 2.60 | 31 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 128.0 | 97 | 40 | 37 | 4 | 25 | 58 | 5 | 0 | 2 | ||||
1954 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3.99 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 97.0 | 103 | 48 | 43 | 9 | 8 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1955 | Open | PCL | Portland Beavers | 17 | 8 | .680 | 3.54 | 33 | 32 | 17 | 2 | 221.0 | 248 | 91 | 87 | 8 | 30 | 76 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1956 | Open | PCL | Portland Beavers | 16 | 15 | .516 | 4.41 | 35 | 34 | 17 | 1 | 246.7 | 330 | 131 | 121 | 27 | 40 | 82 | 3 | 1 | 10 | ||||
1957 | Open | PCL | Portland Beavers | 19 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1957 | Open | PCL | San Diego Padres | 7 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1958 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3.11 | 28 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 171.0 | 191 | 73 | 59 | 14 | 34 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 5 | ||||
1959 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 5 | 8 | .385 | 4.36 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 128.0 | 153 | 75 | 62 | 12 | 29 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 3 | ||||
1960 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Giants | 20 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1960 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 6 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1961 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Giants | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1961 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 22 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1963 | A | CALL | Fresno Giants | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Totals | 124 | 99 | .556 | 3.41 | 397 | 164 | 0 | 135 | 13 | 0 | 1937.0 | 2113 | 877 | 734 | 74 | 412 | 0 | 803 | 49 | 4 | 42 | 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 |
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1943 | AA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 13 | 18 | 18 | 1 | .056 | .056 | .056 | .111 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
1944 | AA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 37 | 120 | 107 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 23 | .206 | .280 | .262 | .541 | 28 | 0 | 2 | ||||
1946 | AAA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 35 | 70 | 59 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 18 | .169 | .269 | .220 | .489 | 13 | 0 | 3 | ||||
1947 | AAA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 37 | 81 | 71 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17 | .127 | .173 | .141 | .314 | 10 | 0 | 6 | ||||
1948 | AAA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 34 | 107 | 86 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 25 | .233 | .359 | .267 | .627 | 23 | 0 | 4 | ||||
1953 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 31 | 44 | 34 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | .206 | .357 | .235 | .592 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
1954 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 14 | 39 | 34 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .353 | .421 | .500 | .921 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1955 | Open | PCL | Portland Beavers | 36 | 90 | 83 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 15 | .229 | .289 | .253 | .542 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1956 | Open | PCL | Portland Beavers | 44 | 115 | 104 | 7 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 23 | .269 | .327 | .375 | .702 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
1957 | Open | PCL | (+) San Diego Padres | 40 | 82 | 74 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | .176 | .228 | .189 | .417 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
1957 | Open | PCL | (+) Portland Beavers | 40 | 82 | 74 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | .176 | .228 | .189 | .417 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
1958 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 29 | 69 | 61 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | .180 | .219 | .180 | .399 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
1959 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 33 | 41 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .105 | .128 | .211 | .339 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
1960 | AAA | PCL | (+) Tacoma Giants | 27 | 44 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | .111 | .273 | .194 | .467 | 7 | |||||
1960 | AAA | PCL | (+) San Diego Padres | 27 | 44 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | .111 | .273 | .194 | .467 | 7 | |||||
1961 | AAA | PCL | (+) Tacoma Giants | 24 | 51 | 45 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | .178 | .275 | .244 | .519 | 11 | |||||
1961 | AAA | PCL | (+) Hawaii Islanders | 24 | 51 | 45 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | .178 | .275 | .244 | .519 | 11 | |||||
Totals | 343 | 794 | 695 | 61 | 143 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 172 | .206 | .280 | .258 | .538 | 179 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
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1943 | AA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
1944 | AA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | P | 36 | 9 | 79 | 3 | 2 | .967 | 2.444 |
1946 | AAA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | P | 33 | 9 | 42 | 4 | 3 | .927 | 1.545 |
1947 | AAA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | P | 36 | 13 | 49 | 3 | 3 | .954 | 1.722 |
1948 | AAA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | P | 34 | 20 | 54 | 6 | 7 | .925 | 2.176 |
1953 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | P | 31 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.194 |
1954 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | P | 14 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.857 |
1955 | Open | PCL | Portland Beavers | P | 33 | 17 | 49 | 2 | 4 | .971 | 2.000 |
1956 | Open | PCL | Portland Beavers | P | 35 | 10 | 55 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 1.857 |
1957 | Open | PCL | San Diego Padres | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
1957 | Open | PCL | Portland Beavers | P | 19 | .000 | |||||
1958 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | P | 28 | 10 | 33 | 2 | 3 | .956 | 1.536 |
1959 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | P | 32 | 6 | 31 | 2 | 7 | .949 | 1.156 |
1963 | A | CALL | Fresno Giants | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
Totals | 348 | 107 | 442 | 22 | 40 | .961 | 1.578 |
Minor League Service:
Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
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1943 | AA | Pacific Coast League | San Francisco Seals | |||
1944 | AA | Pacific Coast League | San Francisco Seals | |||
1946 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Francisco Seals | |||
1947 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Francisco Seals | |||
1948 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Francisco Seals | |||
1953 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | BOS | ||
1954 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | BOS | ||
1955 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | |||
1956 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | BRO | ||
1957 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | CHN | ||
1957 | Open | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | CLE | ||
1958 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | CLE | ||
1959 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | CLE | ||
1960 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Giants | SFN | ||
1960 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | CHA | ||
1961 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Giants | SFN | ||
1961 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hawaii Islanders | KC1 | ||
1963 | A | California League | Fresno Giants | SFN |
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