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Bill Werle

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 182lb (188cm, 82kg)

Born: December 21, 1920 in Oakland, CA us

Died: November 27, 2010 in San Mateo, CA

Buried: Skylawn Memorial Park, San Mateo, CA

Schools: Modesto Junior College (Modesto, CA), University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)

Debut: April 22, 1949 (Age 28-122d, 10,592nd in major league history)
vs. CIN 7.2 IP, 6 H, 5 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: June 20, 1954 (Age 33-181d)
vs. CLE 2.2 IP, 4 H, 3 SO, 3 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1949 season

Full Name: William George Werle

Nicknames: Bugs

Pronunciation: \WHIRL\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.9

ERA

4.69

185

665.1

283

WHIP

1.449

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Team Record in Appearances: 1-13

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 7, Entered with runners on base: 9

1954 Pitching Game Log

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1954 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	172	8	Apr 23	BOS	@	WSH	L,6-7	7-GF(8)	BL(0-1)	99	1.1	2	2	1	2	2	0	1	6.75	6.15	9	1	1	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.88	-0.631	4.46	-0.90%	-3.15	7b 12- 2 out a3	8b end d 1
2	173	11	Apr 29	BOS		CLE	L,3-6	1-5		5	4.2	5	3	3	2	3	1	0	6.00	5.40	21	4	7	0	1	5		2	0	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	1	0	.48	-0.031	1.01	-0.04%	0.01	1t 12- 1 out d3	5t 3 out d6
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
3	174	15	May 11	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-2	7-7		11	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.68	5.24	3	0	1	0	0	2		1	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.48	-0.111	2.31	-0.10%	-0.66	7b --3 1 out tie	7b -23 2 out d1
4	175	23	May 18	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-6	7-7		6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.14	4.97	2	1	1	0	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.56	0.031	.52	0.02%	0.66	7b -2- 1 out d2	7b 3 out d2
5	176	26	May 22	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-7	8-GF(8)		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.70	4.48	2	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	0.86	8b 12- 1 out d7	8b end d 7
6	177	29	May 26	BOS	@	PHA	L,5-6	10-GF(10)		3	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.70	4.48	1	0	0	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.33	-0.391	2.72	-0.15%	-1.00	10b 12- 2 out tie	10b end d 1
7	178	31	May 29	BOS		NYY	L,2-10	8-GF		2	1.2	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	4.82	5.29	8	2	2	0	0	3		3	3	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	-0.021	.02	-0.01%	-1.88	8t 123 1 out d4	9t end d 8
Jun				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
8	179	35	Jun 1	BOS		PHA	L,6-16	4-GF		2	6.0	12	5	5	1	2	3	0	5.87	6.64	30	9	6	1	1	12		0	0	0	0	0	29	2	0	0	1	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-1.88	4t --- 0 out d11	9t end d10
9	180	39	Jun 5(1)	BOS		DET	L,0-6	9-GF		3	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.51	6.38	3	2	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.02	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.52	9t --- 0 out d6	9t end d 6
10	181	45	Jun 9	BOS		BAL	W,7-6	5-7		3	3.0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.66	5.66	15	4	5	1	0	5		0	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.02	0.116	.22	0.02%	1.56	5t --- 0 out d2	7t 3 out d2
11	182	46	Jun 10(1)	BOS		BAL	L,1-5	9-GF		0	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	5.31	5.64	6	1	2	0	0	2		0	0	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.17	-0.027	.05	0.00%	-1.48	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 5
12	183	48	Jun 11	BOS		CLE	L,2-6	9-GF		0	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	5.14	5.59	3	0	1	0	1	0		1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.004	.01	0.00%	0.96	9t --3 1 out d5	9t end d 5
13	184	51	Jun 13(2)	BOS		CLE	L,1-8	7-8		1	1.0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.91	5.35	6	1	0	0	0	4		2	2	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.09	-0.013	.01	0.00%	-0.97	7t 1-3 1 out d5	8t -2- 1 out d7
14	185	59	Jun 20(2)	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-9	4-6		6	2.2	4	0	0	3	3	0	0	4.38	5.15	14	3	1	0	0	4		0	0	0	1	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.003	.00	0.00%	1.21	4b --- 1 out d8	6b 3 out d7
							1-13		W-L:0-1,BSv:1	2.8	24.2	41	13	12	10	15	5	1	4.38	5.15	123	1.07		4%	7%	41		16	56%	2	1	0	109	5	0	0	2	1	0	.44	-1.070	.61	-1.17%	-5.24

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