Billy Sullivan
William Joseph Sullivan
Born: October 23, 1910
Chicago, IL USA
Deceased: 1994
Sarasota, FL USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, RF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 170
College: University of Notre Dame, University of Portland
Career: 1931-1947
Minor League Statistics
Billy Sullivan compiled a career batting average of .289 with 29 home runs and 388 RBI in his 962-game career with the Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns, Detroit Tigers, Brooklyn Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates. He began playing during the 1931 season and last took the field during the 1947 campaign.
 Chicago White Sox |
 Cincinnati Reds |
 Cleveland Indians |
 St. Louis Browns |
 Detroit Tigers |
 Brooklyn Dodgers |
 Pittsburgh Pirates |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 92 | 392 | 363 | 48 | 100 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 14 | .275 | .315 | .364 | .679 | 132 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 93 | 328 | 307 | 31 | 97 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 9 | .316 | .358 | .384 | .742 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 54 | 140 | 125 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | .192 | .252 | .208 | .460 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 85 | 265 | 241 | 29 | 64 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 16 | .266 | .324 | .361 | .685 | 87 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 93 | 339 | 319 | 39 | 112 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 48 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 9 | .351 | .382 | .508 | .890 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 72 | 190 | 168 | 26 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 7 | .286 | .355 | .446 | .801 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 111 | 401 | 375 | 35 | 104 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 49 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 10 | .277 | .316 | .381 | .697 | 143 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 118 | 374 | 332 | 53 | 96 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 18 | .289 | .362 | .416 | .778 | 138 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 78 | 256 | 220 | 36 | 68 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 11 | .309 | .399 | .450 | .849 | 99 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 85 | 269 | 234 | 29 | 66 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 11 | .282 | .375 | .393 | .769 | 92 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 43 | 115 | 101 | 11 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | .267 | .345 | .337 | .682 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 38 | 61 | 55 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | .255 | .328 | .309 | .637 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 962 | 3130 | 2840 | 347 | 820 | 152 | 32 | 29 | 388 | 30 | 24 | 240 | 119 | .289 | .346 | .395 | .742 | 1123 | 24 | 11 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1931 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 83 | 0 | 0.0 | 96 | 152 | 24 | 9 | .912 | 2.988 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1931 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1932 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 52 | 0 | 0.0 | 485 | 35 | 5 | 42 | .990 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1932 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 30 | 6 | 4 | .880 | 2.588 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1932 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .867 | 2.600 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1932 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1933 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 22 | 0 | 0.0 | 211 | 12 | 4 | 22 | .982 | 1.136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1933 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .857 | 3.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1935 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 40 | 0 | 0.0 | 350 | 31 | 3 | 35 | .992 | 9.525 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1935 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 1 | .889 | 5.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1935 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 30 | 1 | 5 | .980 | 3.200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1936 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 9.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1936 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1936 | AL | Cleveland Indians | C | 72 | 0 | 0.0 | 324 | 40 | 12 | 8 | .968 | 5.056 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1936 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1937 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1937 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1937 | AL | Cleveland Indians | C | 38 | 0 | 0.0 | 146 | 20 | 9 | 1 | .949 | 4.368 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1938 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 1B | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 7.833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1938 | AL | St. Louis Browns | C | 99 | 0 | 0.0 | 441 | 65 | 5 | 10 | .990 | 5.111 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1939 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .963 | 6.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1939 | AL | St. Louis Browns | C | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 88 | 8 | 4 | 4 | .960 | 5.053 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1939 | AL | St. Louis Browns | OF | 59 | 0 | 0.0 | 139 | 7 | 7 | 3 | .954 | 2.475 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1940 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 1 | .900 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1940 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 57 | 0 | 0.0 | 292 | 29 | 8 | 4 | .976 | 5.632 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1941 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 63 | 0 | 0.0 | 339 | 33 | 9 | 7 | .976 | 5.905 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1942 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | C | 41 | 0 | 0.0 | 140 | 13 | 6 | 2 | .962 | 3.732 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1947 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | C | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 745 | 0 | 0.0 | 3339 | 565 | 118 | 180 | .971 | 5.240 | 24 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 5 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .154 | .389 | .154 | .543 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 5 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .154 | .389 | .154 | .543 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | C | 4 | 4 | 35.0 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.429 | 6.250 |
| Totals | 4 | 4 | 35.0 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.429 | 6.250 |
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