Bill Salkeld
William Franklin Salkeld
Born: March 8, 1917
Pocatello, ID USA
Deceased: 1967
Los Angeles, CA USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, PH
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 190
Career: 1945-1950
Minor League Statistics
Bill Salkeld compiled a career batting average of .273 with 31 home runs and 132 RBI in his 356-game career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Braves and Chicago White Sox. He began playing during the 1945 season and last took the field during the 1950 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 95 | 317 | 267 | 45 | 83 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 16 | .311 | .420 | .547 | .966 | 146 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 69 | 200 | 160 | 18 | 47 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 16 | .294 | .432 | .400 | .832 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 47 | 68 | 61 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | .213 | .284 | .246 | .529 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | NL | Boston Braves | 78 | 250 | 198 | 26 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 37 | .242 | .378 | .414 | .792 | 82 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | NL | Boston Braves | 66 | 209 | 161 | 17 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 24 | .255 | .417 | .379 | .796 | 61 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 356 | 1048 | 850 | 111 | 232 | 39 | 2 | 31 | 132 | 6 | 0 | 182 | 101 | .273 | .402 | .433 | .835 | 368 | 19 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | C | 86 | 0 | 0.0 | 279 | 40 | 9 | 8 | .973 | 3.709 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1946 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | C | 51 | 0 | 0.0 | 176 | 31 | 6 | 3 | .972 | 4.059 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1947 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | C | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .971 | 2.200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1948 | NL | Boston Braves | C | 59 | 0 | 0.0 | 254 | 32 | 3 | 5 | .990 | 4.847 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1949 | NL | Boston Braves | C | 63 | 0 | 0.0 | 230 | 21 | 5 | 3 | .980 | 3.984 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1950 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 275 | 0 | 0.0 | 972 | 128 | 24 | 19 | .979 | 4.000 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NL | Boston Braves | WS | 5 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .222 | .500 | .556 | 1.056 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 5 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .222 | .500 | .556 | 1.056 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NL | Boston Braves | WS | C | 4 | 4 | 31.0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.097 | 5.250 |
| Totals | 4 | 4 | 31.0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.097 | 5.250 |
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