Billy Southworth
William Harold Southworth
Born: March 9, 1893
Harvard, NE USA
Deceased: 1969
Columbus, OH USA
Primary Position: RF
All Position(s) Played: 2B, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 170
Career: 1913-1929
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008.
Minor League Statistics
Billy Southworth compiled a career batting average of .297 with 52 home runs and 561 RBI in his 1192-game career with the Cleveland Naps, Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Braves, New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals. He began playing during the 1913 season and last took the field during the 1929 campaign. Southworth was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1915 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 60 | 214 | 177 | 25 | 39 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 12 | .220 | .352 | .288 | .640 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1918 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 64 | 275 | 246 | 37 | 84 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 43 | 19 | 0 | 26 | 9 | .341 | .409 | .443 | .852 | 109 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1919 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 121 | 502 | 453 | 56 | 127 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 61 | 23 | 0 | 32 | 22 | .280 | .329 | .400 | .729 | 181 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 146 | 617 | 546 | 64 | 155 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 53 | 23 | 25 | 52 | 20 | .284 | .348 | .374 | .722 | 204 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921 | NL | Boston Braves | 141 | 642 | 569 | 86 | 175 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 79 | 22 | 20 | 36 | 13 | .308 | .351 | .441 | .792 | 251 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | NL | Boston Braves | 43 | 182 | 158 | 27 | 51 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 1 | .323 | .392 | .475 | .867 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | NL | Boston Braves | 153 | 692 | 611 | 95 | 195 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 78 | 14 | 16 | 61 | 23 | .319 | .383 | .448 | .831 | 274 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924 | NL | New York Giants | 94 | 325 | 281 | 40 | 72 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 16 | .256 | .332 | .335 | .667 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | NL | New York Giants | 123 | 537 | 473 | 79 | 138 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 44 | 6 | 13 | 51 | 11 | .292 | .363 | .391 | .754 | 185 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | NL | New York Giants | 36 | 127 | 116 | 23 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .328 | .366 | .526 | .892 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 99 | 439 | 391 | 76 | 124 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 69 | 13 | 0 | 26 | 9 | .317 | .364 | .488 | .853 | 191 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 92 | 341 | 306 | 52 | 92 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 23 | 7 | .301 | .350 | .402 | .752 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 19 | 34 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .188 | .235 | .250 | .485 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1192 | 4927 | 4359 | 661 | 1296 | 173 | 91 | 52 | 561 | 138 | 85 | 402 | 148 | .297 | .359 | .415 | .773 | 1807 | 0 | 14 | 152 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | AL | Cleveland Naps | OF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1915 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 44 | 0 | 0.0 | 90 | 7 | 6 | 3 | .942 | 2.205 | |
| 1918 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 64 | 0 | 0.0 | 137 | 12 | 3 | 4 | .980 | 2.328 | |
| 1919 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 121 | 0 | 0.0 | 253 | 17 | 9 | 5 | .968 | 2.231 | |
| 1920 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 142 | 0 | 0.0 | 337 | 12 | 3 | 3 | .991 | 2.458 | |
| 1921 | NL | Boston Braves | OF | 141 | 0 | 0.0 | 288 | 25 | 8 | 6 | .975 | 2.220 | |
| 1922 | NL | Boston Braves | OF | 41 | 0 | 0.0 | 100 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .955 | 2.610 | |
| 1923 | NL | Boston Braves | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 3.500 | |
| 1923 | NL | Boston Braves | OF | 151 | 0 | 0.0 | 326 | 22 | 21 | 6 | .943 | 2.305 | |
| 1924 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 75 | 0 | 0.0 | 167 | 5 | 12 | 2 | .935 | 2.293 | |
| 1925 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 119 | 0 | 0.0 | 289 | 7 | 11 | 1 | .964 | 2.487 | |
| 1926 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 29 | 0 | 0.0 | 62 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .970 | 2.207 | |
| 1926 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 99 | 0 | 0.0 | 228 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .971 | 2.354 | |
| 1927 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 83 | 0 | 0.0 | 153 | 6 | 5 | 2 | .970 | 1.916 | |
| 1929 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.400 | |
| Totals | 1117 | 0 | 0.0 | 2445 | 131 | 93 | 33 | .965 | 2.306 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | NL | New York Giants | WS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 7 | 30 | 29 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .345 | .345 | .552 | .897 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 31 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .533 | .867 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | NL | New York Giants | WS | CF | 2 | 0 | 1.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 1.000 |
| 1926 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | RF | 7 | 7 | 62.0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.597 | 1.571 |
| Totals | 9 | 7 | 63.7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.838 | 1.444 |
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