Bill Scherrer
William Joseph Scherrer
Born: January 20, 1958
Tonawanda, NY US
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 170
Draft: Round 6 (1976 June Amateur Draft, Cleveland Indians)
Draft: Round 1 (1977 January Secondary Draft, Cincinnati Reds)
School: Bishop O'Hara HS (Tonawanda, NY)
Nevada - Las Vegas
Career: 1977-1991
Major League Statistics
Bill Scherrer compiled a career record of 63 wins and 50 losses, with 18 saves, and a 3.44 ERA in his 312-game pitching career with the Shelby Reds, Eugene Emeralds, Tampa Tarpons, Waterbury Reds, Indianapolis Indians, Wichita Aeros, Nashville Sounds, Phoenix Firebirds, Rochester Red Wings, Maine Phillies, Iowa Cubs, Tidewater Tides, Oklahoma City 89ers and Dos Laredos Tecolotes. He began playing during the 1977 season and last took the field during the 1991 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | A | SALL3 | Shelby Reds | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3.53 | 27 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 158.0 | 132 | 87 | 62 | 4 | 105 | 2 | 122 | 2 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 1978 | Short Season A | NORW | Eugene Emeralds | 6 | 4 | .600 | 3.54 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 84.0 | 61 | 43 | 33 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 87 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1978 | A | SALL3 | Shelby Reds | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4.06 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31.0 | 27 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1979 | A | FLOR | Tampa Tarpons | 12 | 3 | .800 | 1.81 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 159.0 | 126 | 43 | 32 | 0 | 65 | 2 | 140 | 2 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 1980 | AA | EL | Waterbury Reds | 7 | 8 | .467 | 3.34 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 151.0 | 139 | 58 | 56 | 10 | 58 | 2 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1981 | AA | EL | Waterbury Reds | 5 | 9 | .357 | 4.31 | 50 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 119.0 | 121 | 70 | 57 | 10 | 62 | 5 | 89 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1982 | A | FLOR | Tampa Tarpons | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.28 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47.3 | 37 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 6 | 4 | .600 | 4.06 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 88.7 | 68 | 43 | 40 | 7 | 32 | 1 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1982 | AA | EL | Waterbury Reds | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3.77 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 31.0 | 30 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Aeros | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.24 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16.7 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1986 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 5 | 2 | .714 | 5.06 | 31 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 58.7 | 60 | 36 | 33 | 7 | 28 | 2 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1987 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1.86 | 33 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 29.0 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1988 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Firebirds | 0 | 0 | 5.51 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.3 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1988 | AAA | IL | Maine Phillies | 5 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.91 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14.7 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1988 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 5 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 0 | 0 | 8.44 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1989 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.03 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.7 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Totals | 63 | 50 | .558 | 3.44 | 312 | 127 | 89 | 33 | 12 | 18 | 1039.3 | 913 | 477 | 397 | 55 | 513 | 18 | 815 | 15 | 8 | 50 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Short Season A | NORW | Eugene Emeralds | 13 | 31 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .138 | .167 | .172 | .339 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1979 | A | FLOR | Tampa Tarpons | 31 | 60 | 57 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | .211 | .224 | .228 | .452 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | AA | EL | Waterbury Reds | 25 | 54 | 49 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .082 | .118 | .082 | .199 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1981 | AA | EL | Waterbury Reds | 51 | 24 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .118 | .286 | .118 | .403 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 | AA | EL | Waterbury Reds | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .182 | .182 | .182 | .364 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 | A | FLOR | Tampa Tarpons | 7 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .154 | .214 | .154 | .368 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 22 | 29 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .231 | .231 | .231 | .462 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Aeros | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Firebirds | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 | AAA | IL | (+) Maine Phillies | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 | AAA | IL | (+) Rochester Red Wings | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 219 | 232 | 207 | 14 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 53 | .159 | .194 | .169 | .364 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | A | SALL3 | Shelby Reds | P | 27 | 11 | 30 | 3 | 3 | .932 | 1.519 |
| 1978 | Short Season A | NORW | Eugene Emeralds | P | 13 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 0 | .933 | 2.154 |
| 1978 | A | SALL3 | Shelby Reds | P | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | .923 | 1.200 |
| 1979 | A | FLOR | Tampa Tarpons | P | 25 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 4 | .943 | 1.320 |
| 1980 | AA | EL | Waterbury Reds | P | 25 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 0 | .968 | 1.200 |
| 1981 | AA | EL | Waterbury Reds | P | 50 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | .889 | .320 |
| 1982 | A | FLOR | Tampa Tarpons | P | 7 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 0 | .889 | 2.286 |
| 1982 | AA | EL | Waterbury Reds | P | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 1.600 |
| 1982 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | P | 19 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 0 | .913 | 1.105 |
| 1984 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Aeros | P | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .200 |
| 1986 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | P | 31 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .917 | .355 |
| 1986 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1987 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | P | 33 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 1988 | AAA | IL | Maine Phillies | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1988 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1988 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Firebirds | P | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .167 |
| 1988 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | P | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 1989 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | P | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .400 |
| 1989 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | P | 20 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .450 |
| Totals | 313 | 41 | 207 | 20 | 12 | .925 | .792 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | A | Western Carolinas League | Shelby Reds | CIN | ||
| 1978 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Eugene Emeralds | CIN | ||
| 1978 | A | Western Carolinas League | Shelby Reds | CIN | ||
| 1979 | A | Florida State League | Tampa Tarpons | CIN | ||
| 1980 | AA | Eastern League | Waterbury Reds | CIN | ||
| 1981 | AA | Eastern League | Waterbury Reds | CIN | ||
| 1982 | A | Florida State League | Tampa Tarpons | CIN | ||
| 1982 | AA | Eastern League | Waterbury Reds | CIN | ||
| 1982 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CHA | ||
| 1984 | AAA | American Association 2 | Wichita Aeros | CIN | ||
| 1986 | AAA | American Association 2 | Nashville Sounds | DET | ||
| 1987 | AAA | American Association 2 | Nashville Sounds | CIN | ||
| 1988 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Phoenix Firebirds | SFN | ||
| 1988 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1988 | AAA | International League | Maine Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1988 | AAA | American Association 2 | Iowa Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1989 | AAA | American Association 2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | TEX | ||
| 1989 | AAA | International League | Tidewater Tides | NYN | ||
| 1991 | AAA | Mexican League | Dos Laredos Tecolotes |
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