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Bill McGee

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 215lb (185cm, 97kg)

Born: November 16, 1909 in Batchtown, IL us

Died: February 11, 1987 in St. Louis, MO

Buried: St. Norbett Catholic Cemetery, Hardin, IL

Debut: September 29, 1935 (Age 25-317d, 7,939th in major league history)
vs. CHC 9.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, W

Last Game: September 22, 1942 (Age 32-310d)
vs. BRO 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1938 season

Full Name: William Henry McGee

Nicknames: Fiddler Bill

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.1

ERA

3.74

197

102

853.0

340

WHIP

1.426

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Team Record in Appearances: 2-2 / in Starts: 1-0

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 4, Entered with runners on base: 2

1937 Pitching Game Log

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1937 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	9	2	Apr 22	STL	@	CIN	W,14-11	4-5		99	1.1	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0.00	8.45	7	1	2	0	2	0		2	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.18	-0.135	3.32	-0.23%	-1.03	4b 1-3 2 out d1	5b 3 out d3
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
2	10	9	May 1	STL	@	CHC	L,4-11	2-3		8	1.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.38	5.83	6	3	1	0	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.12	-0.006	4.17	-0.01%	0.15	2b -23 2 out d1	3b 3 out d2
3	11	11	May 4	STL	@	BSN	L,1-8	6-7		2	2.0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	1.93	4.49	8	1	2	0	1	2		0	0	2	1	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.02	0.00%	0.92	6b --- 0 out d8	7b 3 out d8
4	12	18	May 12	STL	@	PHI	W,15-3	CG	W(1-0)	7	9.0	9	3	3	1	6	1	0	2.63	3.93	36	11	12	3	2	6	62			1	0	0	35	1	0	0	0	0	0	.15	0.107	.45	0.19%	1.95	1b start tie	9b 3 out a12
							2-2		W-L:1-0	5.7	13.2	13	4	4	4	9	1	1	2.63	3.93	57	0.94		9%	15%	10	62	4	50%	3	1	0	51	2	0	0	0	0	0	.35	-0.033	1.12	-0.05%	1.99

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