Bill Houtz
William Earl Houtz
Born: July 29, 1924
Newport, PA US
Deceased: January 17, 2004
Hendersonville, NC US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 200
Career: 1944-1952
Bill Houtz compiled a career record of 64 wins and 54 losses and a 3.56 ERA in his 205-game pitching career with the Norfolk Tars, Newark Bears, Beaumont Exporters, Binghamton Triplets, Portland Beavers, Kansas City Blues, St. Hyacinthe Saints, Sherbrooke Athletiques, Muskegon Clippers, Beaumont Roughnecks, Syracuse Chiefs, Little Rock Travelers and Toledo Mud Hens/Charleston Senators. He began playing during the 1944 season and last took the field during the 1952 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | B | PIED | Norfolk Tars | 10 | 11 | .476 | 3.44 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 178.0 | 157 | 103 | 68 | 109 | 162 | 10 | 2 | 9 | ||||||
| 1945 | AA | IL | Newark Bears | 4 | 4 | .500 | 5.46 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 56.0 | 47 | 46 | 34 | 65 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| 1945 | B | PIED | Norfolk Tars | 11 | 2 | .846 | 1.23 | 13 | 11 | 110.0 | 64 | 21 | 15 | 56 | 118 | 5 | 0 | 8 | |||||||
| 1946 | AAA | IL | Newark Bears | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3.60 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | 35 | 18 | 16 | 29 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 1946 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 5 | 7 | .417 | 2.58 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 115.0 | 88 | 39 | 33 | 47 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1947 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 9 | 7 | .562 | 3.40 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 135.0 | 134 | 65 | 51 | 75 | 89 | 0 | 11 | |||||||
| 1948 | AAA | IL | Newark Bears | 2 | 6 | .250 | 6.08 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 71.0 | 70 | 52 | 48 | 54 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |||||
| 1948 | AAA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 1950 | A | CENL5 | Muskegon Clippers | 11 | 3 | .786 | 4.24 | 21 | 123.0 | 124 | 66 | 58 | 84 | ||||||||||||
| 1950 | AA | TL | Beaumont Roughnecks | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 3 | 9.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1951 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 5 | 5 | .500 | 4.76 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 87.0 | 86 | 51 | 46 | 80 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1952 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens/Charleston Senators | 3 | 5 | .375 | 5.61 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 61.0 | 70 | 45 | 38 | 40 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| 1952 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 1.12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1952 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0.00 | 10 | 35.0 | 37 | 28 | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | 64 | 54 | .542 | 3.56 | 205 | 54 | 0 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 1032.0 | 920 | 507 | 408 | 0 | 676 | 0 | 609 | 36 | 5 | 46 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | B | PIED | Norfolk Tars | 54 | 93 | 79 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 13 | .253 | .359 | .342 | .700 | 27 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1945 | AA | IL | Newark Bears | 16 | 27 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .333 | .407 | .542 | .949 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1945 | B | PIED | Norfolk Tars | 24 | 60 | 46 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 13 | .239 | .386 | .261 | .647 | 12 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1946 | AAA | IL | Newark Bears | 18 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .267 | .389 | .333 | .722 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1946 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 14 | 45 | 38 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .237 | .341 | .289 | .630 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1947 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 26 | 63 | 56 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 16 | .232 | .295 | .250 | .545 | 14 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1947 | AAA | IL | Newark Bears | 14 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .056 | .227 | .056 | .283 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1948 | AAA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1948 | AAA | IL | Newark Bears | 21 | 24 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .190 | .292 | .238 | .530 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1950 | A | CENL5 | Muskegon Clippers | 21 | 44 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .091 | .114 | .205 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 31 | 33 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | .111 | .250 | .111 | .361 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1952 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens/Charleston Senators | 10 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .105 | .227 | .105 | .333 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1952 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1952 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .273 | .273 | .545 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 268 | 467 | 403 | 39 | 83 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 77 | .206 | .303 | .253 | .556 | 102 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | B | PIED | Norfolk Tars | P | 37 | 6 | 48 | 5 | 1 | .915 | 1.459 |
| 1945 | AA | IL | Newark Bears | P | 14 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .909 | .714 |
| 1945 | B | PIED | Norfolk Tars | P | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .923 | .923 |
| 1946 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | P | 14 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 1.071 |
| 1946 | AAA | IL | Newark Bears | P | 11 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | .895 | 1.545 |
| 1947 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | P | 19 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 1 | .808 | 1.105 |
| 1948 | AAA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1948 | AAA | IL | Newark Bears | P | 19 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | .952 | 1.053 |
| 1950 | A | CENL5 | Muskegon Clippers | P | 21 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 27 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 2 | .968 | 1.111 |
| 1952 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens/Charleston Senators | P | 10 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 1 | .895 | 1.700 |
| 1952 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | P | 10 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 202 | 20 | 176 | 19 | 6 | .912 | .970 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | B | Piedmont League | Norfolk Tars | NYA | ||
| 1945 | B | Piedmont League | Norfolk Tars | NYA | ||
| 1945 | AA | International League | Newark Bears | NYA | ||
| 1946 | AA | Texas League | Beaumont Exporters | NYA | ||
| 1946 | AAA | International League | Newark Bears | NYA | ||
| 1947 | A | Eastern League | Binghamton Triplets | NYA | ||
| 1947 | AAA | International League | Newark Bears | NYA | ||
| 1947 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | |||
| 1948 | AAA | International League | Newark Bears | NYA | ||
| 1948 | AAA | American Association 2 | Kansas City Blues | NYA | ||
| 1949 | Ind | Provincial League | St. Hyacinthe Saints | |||
| 1949 | Ind | Provincial League | Sherbrooke Athletiques | |||
| 1950 | A | Central League | Muskegon Clippers | NYA | ||
| 1950 | AA | Texas League | Beaumont Roughnecks | NYA | ||
| 1951 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | |||
| 1952 | AA | Southern Association | Little Rock Travelers | DET | ||
| 1952 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | |||
| 1952 | AAA | American Association 2 | Toledo Mud Hens/Charleston Senators |
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