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Bill Lamar

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: March 21, 1897 in Rockville, MD us

Died: May 24, 1970 in Rockport, MA

Buried: Baltimore National Cemetery, Baltimore, MD

High School: Briarley Hall Military Academy (Poolesville, MD)

School: St. John's College (Annapolis, MD)

Debut: September 19, 1917 (Age 20-182d, 4,642nd in major league history)
vs. CLE 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 6, 1927 (Age 30-138d)
vs. SLB 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1918 season

Full Name: William Harmong Lamar

Nicknames: Good Time Bill

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.0

2040

633

.310

303

RBI

245

OBP

.339

SLG

.417

OPS

.756

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-17 / in Starts: 9-14
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	9 games
Most Games w/o HR	28 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 119 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	62 (34-17-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 119 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	73 (35-24-13)

Most Driven In
F Gilhooley	2
S Love	1
H Thormahlen	1
J Hummel	0
T Hannah	0
R Walters	0
R Keating	0

Most Driven In By
D Pratt	5
H Baker	3
J Fournier	2
R Caldwell	2

1918 Batting Game Log

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1918 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	12	85 (84)	Jul 20 (1)	NYY		SLB	L,2-5	9-GF	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	8	.74	0.047	1.79	0.07%	0.61	PH
2	13	87 (1)	Jul 22	NYY		SLB	T,4-4	CG(15)	7	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.250	.250	.375	.625	1	2.24	-0.404	3.45	-0.37%	-1.55	RF
3	14	88	Jul 23	NYY		SLB	W,4-1	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		1		.417	.417	.500	.917	1	.64	0.046	.94	0.04%	0.59	RF
4	15	89	Jul 26	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-8	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2		0		.313	.313	.375	.688	1	.76	0.120	1.79	0.17%	0.94	CF
5	16	90	Jul 27	NYY	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG(10)	5	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0		1		0		.316	.381	.421	.802	1	.59	0.115	1.21	0.14%	1.51	CF
6	17	91	Jul 28	NYY	@	CLE	T,2-2	CG(10)	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.348	.423	.435	.858	1	1.13	0.171	1.40	0.13%	1.77	CF
7	18	92	Jul 29	NYY	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.333	.400	.407	.807	1	1.54	-0.079	1.67	-0.05%	-0.32	LF CF
8	19	93	Jul 30	NYY	@	DET	L,0-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.300	.382	.367	.749	2	.98	-0.008	.70	0.00%	0.01	LF
9	20	94	Jul 31 (1)	NYY	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.294	.368	.353	.721	2	.64	-0.039	.24	-0.01%	-0.24	LF
10	21	95	Jul 31 (2)	NYY	@	DET	L,2-6	0-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0		.270	.341	.324	.666	2						PH LF
Aug		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
11	22	96	Aug 1	NYY	@	DET	W,7-0	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1		0		.293	.356	.341	.697	2	.34	-0.013	.08	0.00%	0.38	LF CF
12	23	97	Aug 2	NYY	@	SLB	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.267	.327	.311	.638	2	1.53	-0.140	.31	-0.02%	-0.64	CF
13	24	98	Aug 3	NYY	@	SLB	L,5-8	CG	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0		.240	.296	.280	.576	2	1.24	0.023	.23	0.00%	0.57	LF
14	25	99	Aug 4 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	L,6-7	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.255	.305	.291	.596	2	1.68	0.138	.32	0.02%	0.92	LF
15	26	100	Aug 4 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	L,3-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.254	.302	.288	.590	2	.93	-0.018	.08	0.00%	-0.29	LF
16	27	101	Aug 6	NYY	@	CHW	L,4-5	4-GF(15)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.250	.294	.281	.575	4	1.80	-0.175	.10	-0.01%	-0.79	CF
17	28	102	Aug 7 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	L,4-8	CG	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.232	.274	.261	.535	2	.64	-0.077	.01	0.00%	-1.21	CF
18	29	103	Aug 7 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0		.233	.273	.260	.533	2						CF
19	30	104	Aug 10 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-1	CG(10)	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.231	.268	.269	.538	2	1.14	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.26	CF
20	31	105	Aug 10 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.222	.267	.259	.527	2	.80	-0.070	.01	0.00%	-0.77	CF
21	32	107 (1)	Aug 14	NYY		CLE	L,2-7	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.209	.253	.244	.497	2	1.02	-0.135	.02	0.00%	-1.43	CF
22	33	108	Aug 15	NYY		CLE	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.200	.242	.233	.475	2	.54	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.20	CF
23	34	110 (1)	Aug 17 (1)	NYY		CHW	L,4-7	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.204	.245	.237	.481	2	.48	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.41	CF
24	35	112 (1)	Aug 19	NYY		CHW	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		1		.227	.265	.258	.522	2	.72	0.087	.00	0.00%	0.63	CF
25	36	113	Aug 21	NYY		DET	W,5-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.230	.274	.260	.534	2	.23	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.30	CF
26	37	114	Aug 22	NYY		DET	W,5-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.223	.266	.252	.518	2	.94	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.72	CF
27	38	115	Aug 24 (1)	NYY		DET	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.224	.265	.252	.518	2	1.75	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.35	CF
28	39	116	Aug 24 (2)	NYY		DET	W,2-0	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.227	.267	.255	.522	2	.92	0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.45	CF
							9-17		119	110	12	25	3	0	0	4	6	0	2	0	3		5		2		.227	.267	.255	.522		1.04	-0.541	.59	0.10%	-2.01

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