Bill Knickerbocker

Positions: Shortstop and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 170lb (180cm, 77kg)

Born: December 29, 1911 in Los Angeles, CA us

Died: September 8, 1963 in Sebastopol, CA

Buried: Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA

High School: Theodore Roosevelt HS (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: April 12, 1933 (Age 21-104d, 7,572nd in major league history)
vs. DET 6 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 17, 1942 (Age 30-262d)
vs. CHW 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1933 season

Full Name: William Hart Knickerbocker

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.6

3418

943

.276

423

RBI

368

OBP

.326

SLG

.374

OPS

.700

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	1-5 / in Starts: 1-0
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	6 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 13 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	5 (4-1-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 13 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	8 (4-2-1)

Most Driven In
G Selkirk	1

Most Driven In By
J DiMaggio	1
R Rolfe	1

1939 Batting Game Log

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1939 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm	Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	681	6 (5)	Apr 25	NYY	PHA	W,8-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	8	.48	-0.029	1.61	-0.06%	0.21	2B
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm	Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	682	73 (66)	Jul 8 (2)	NYY	BOS	L,2-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	7	3.74	-0.110	14.47	-0.26%	-0.26	2B
3	683	92 (18)	Jul 30 (2)	NYY	CHW	L,1-5	8-9	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.41	0.018	.57	0.02%	0.40	PH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm	Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	684	142 (49)	Sep 17 (2)	NYY	SLB	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	1.74	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.26	PH
5	685	150 (7)	Sep 28 (2)	NYY	PHA	L,4-5	4-GF	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.300	.500	1	2.22	-0.083	.00	0.00%	0.10	SS
6	686	152 (1)	Sep 30 (2)	NYY	BOS	L,2-4	2-GF(7)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	.154	.154	.231	.385	1	1.24	-0.090	.00	0.00%	-0.58	SS
						1-5		13	13	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	.154	.154	.231	.385		1.40	-0.347	1.65	-0.30%	-0.40

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