Billy Southworth
William Harold Southworth
Born: March 9, 1893
Harvard, NE USA
Deceased: November 15, 1969
Columbus, OH USA
Coaching Career: 1929-1951
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008.
Playing Statistics
Billy Southworth compiled a record of 1044 wins and 704 losses in his managing career with the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Braves. He began managing during the 1929 season and last managed during the 1951 campaign. Southworth was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008.
Coaching Record:
Season | League | Team | G | W | L | W% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1929 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 90 | 43 | 45 | .478 | |
1940 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 111 | 69 | 40 | .622 | |
1941 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 155 | 97 | 56 | .626 | |
1942 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 156 | 106 | 48 | .679 | |
1943 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 157 | 105 | 49 | .669 | |
1944 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 157 | 105 | 49 | .669 | |
1945 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 155 | 95 | 59 | .613 | |
1946 | NL | Boston Braves | 154 | 81 | 72 | .526 | |
1947 | NL | Boston Braves | 154 | 86 | 68 | .558 | |
1948 | NL | Boston Braves | 154 | 91 | 62 | .591 | |
1949 | NL | Boston Braves | 111 | 55 | 54 | .495 | |
1950 | NL | Boston Braves | 156 | 83 | 71 | .532 | |
1951 | NL | Boston Braves | 60 | 28 | 31 | .467 | |
Totals | 1770 | 1044 | 704 | .590 |
Awards
1941 - ML TSN Manager of the Year
1942 - ML TSN Manager of the Year
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License