Bill Knickerbocker
William Hart Knickerbocker
Born: December 29, 1911
Los Angeles, CA USA
Deceased: 1963
Sebastopol, CA USA
Primary Position: SS
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, SS, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 170
Career: 1933-1942
Minor League Statistics
Bill Knickerbocker compiled a career batting average of .276 with 28 home runs and 368 RBI in his 907-game career with the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Athletics. He began playing during the 1933 season and last took the field during the 1942 campaign.
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Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1933 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 80 | 303 | 279 | 20 | 63 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 30 | .226 | .255 | .326 | .581 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
1934 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 146 | 632 | 593 | 82 | 188 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 67 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 40 | .317 | .347 | .408 | .755 | 242 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
1935 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 132 | 577 | 540 | 77 | 161 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 31 | .298 | .332 | .380 | .711 | 205 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
1936 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 155 | 686 | 618 | 81 | 182 | 35 | 3 | 8 | 73 | 5 | 14 | 56 | 30 | .294 | .354 | .400 | .754 | 247 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
1937 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 121 | 530 | 491 | 53 | 128 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 61 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 32 | .261 | .303 | .365 | .668 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
1938 | AL | New York Yankees | 46 | 143 | 128 | 15 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | .250 | .309 | .383 | .692 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1939 | AL | New York Yankees | 6 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .231 | .385 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1940 | AL | New York Yankees | 45 | 145 | 124 | 17 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | .242 | .333 | .347 | .680 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1941 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 89 | 396 | 343 | 51 | 84 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 27 | .245 | .329 | .385 | .714 | 132 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
1942 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 87 | 328 | 289 | 25 | 73 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 30 | .253 | .323 | .304 | .627 | 88 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 907 | 3753 | 3418 | 423 | 943 | 198 | 27 | 28 | 368 | 25 | 46 | 244 | 238 | .276 | .326 | .374 | .700 | 1279 | 19 | 9 | 82 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1933 | AL | Cleveland Indians | SS | 80 | 0 | 0.0 | 151 | 233 | 25 | 37 | .939 | 4.800 | |
1934 | AL | Cleveland Indians | SS | 146 | 0 | 0.0 | 262 | 451 | 28 | 106 | .962 | 4.884 | |
1935 | AL | Cleveland Indians | SS | 128 | 0 | 0.0 | 247 | 453 | 32 | 82 | .956 | 5.469 | |
1936 | AL | Cleveland Indians | SS | 155 | 0 | 0.0 | 313 | 486 | 40 | 97 | .952 | 5.155 | |
1937 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 2B | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 5 | .963 | 4.333 | |
1937 | AL | St. Louis Browns | SS | 115 | 0 | 0.0 | 205 | 368 | 25 | 59 | .958 | 4.983 | |
1938 | AL | New York Yankees | 2B | 34 | 0 | 0.0 | 78 | 86 | 3 | 23 | .982 | 4.824 | |
1938 | AL | New York Yankees | SS | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.333 | |
1939 | AL | New York Yankees | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.500 | |
1939 | AL | New York Yankees | SS | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.500 | |
1940 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 34 | 5 | 6 | .900 | 2.647 | |
1940 | AL | New York Yankees | SS | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | 43 | 1 | 12 | .985 | 3.421 | |
1941 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 88 | 0 | 0.0 | 204 | 221 | 13 | 58 | .970 | 4.830 | |
1942 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 2B | 81 | 0 | 0.0 | 178 | 220 | 15 | 45 | .964 | 4.914 | |
1942 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | SS | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
Totals | 877 | 0 | 0.0 | 1696 | 2621 | 189 | 533 | .958 | 4.922 |
Awards
1934 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star SS
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