Bill Wambsganss
William Adolph Wambsganss
Born: March 19, 1894
Cleveland, OH USA
Deceased: 1985
Lakewood, OH USA
Primary Position: 2B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 175
College: Concordia Theological Seminary
Career: 1914-1926
Minor League Statistics
Bill Wambsganss compiled a career batting average of .259 with 7 home runs and 520 RBI in his 1494-game career with the Cleveland Naps, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Athletics. He began playing during the 1914 season and last took the field during the 1926 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 43 | 159 | 143 | 12 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 24 | .217 | .277 | .287 | .564 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1915 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 121 | 423 | 375 | 30 | 73 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 50 | .195 | .272 | .227 | .499 | 85 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1916 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 136 | 551 | 475 | 57 | 117 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 13 | 0 | 41 | 40 | .246 | .313 | .293 | .605 | 139 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 1917 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 141 | 570 | 499 | 52 | 127 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 16 | 0 | 37 | 42 | .255 | .315 | .313 | .628 | 156 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 1918 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 87 | 356 | 315 | 34 | 93 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 16 | 0 | 21 | 21 | .295 | .345 | .356 | .701 | 112 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1919 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 139 | 587 | 526 | 60 | 146 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 60 | 18 | 0 | 32 | 24 | .278 | .323 | .344 | .667 | 181 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 153 | 664 | 565 | 83 | 138 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 55 | 9 | 18 | 54 | 26 | .244 | .316 | .317 | .633 | 179 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 107 | 500 | 410 | 80 | 117 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 13 | 7 | 44 | 27 | .285 | .359 | .393 | .752 | 161 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 142 | 644 | 538 | 89 | 141 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 47 | 17 | 10 | 60 | 26 | .262 | .341 | .325 | .666 | 175 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 101 | 418 | 345 | 59 | 100 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 59 | 10 | 9 | 43 | 15 | .290 | .373 | .380 | .753 | 131 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 156 | 727 | 632 | 93 | 174 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 14 | 8 | 54 | 33 | .275 | .336 | .356 | .692 | 225 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 111 | 432 | 360 | 50 | 83 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 3 | 5 | 52 | 21 | .231 | .329 | .294 | .624 | 106 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 54 | 66 | 54 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | .352 | .444 | .407 | .852 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1491 | 6097 | 5237 | 710 | 1359 | 215 | 59 | 7 | 520 | 140 | 74 | 490 | 357 | .259 | .328 | .327 | .655 | 1713 | 0 | 47 | 323 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .833 | 3.750 | |
| 1914 | AL | Cleveland Naps | SS | 36 | 0 | 0.0 | 65 | 109 | 15 | 16 | .921 | 4.833 | |
| 1915 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 78 | 0 | 0.0 | 138 | 237 | 25 | 24 | .938 | 4.808 | |
| 1915 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | 69 | 10 | 4 | .909 | 2.857 | |
| 1916 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 39 | 76 | 5 | 11 | .958 | 4.792 | |
| 1916 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | .778 | 2.800 | |
| 1916 | AL | Cleveland Indians | SS | 106 | 0 | 0.0 | 208 | 325 | 43 | 38 | .925 | 5.028 | |
| 1917 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
| 1917 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 137 | 0 | 0.0 | 304 | 441 | 38 | 70 | .951 | 5.438 | |
| 1918 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 87 | 0 | 0.0 | 204 | 251 | 23 | 35 | .952 | 5.230 | |
| 1919 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 139 | 0 | 0.0 | 342 | 436 | 30 | 60 | .963 | 5.597 | |
| 1920 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 153 | 0 | 0.0 | 414 | 489 | 38 | 75 | .960 | 5.902 | |
| 1921 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 103 | 0 | 0.0 | 268 | 255 | 20 | 51 | .963 | 5.078 | |
| 1921 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.500 | |
| 1922 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 125 | 0 | 0.0 | 297 | 376 | 27 | 72 | .961 | 5.384 | |
| 1922 | AL | Cleveland Indians | SS | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 29 | 42 | 7 | 7 | .910 | 4.438 | |
| 1923 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 88 | 0 | 0.0 | 252 | 275 | 20 | 47 | .963 | 5.989 | |
| 1923 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | |
| 1923 | AL | Cleveland Indians | SS | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | |
| 1924 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 2B | 156 | 0 | 0.0 | 463 | 494 | 37 | 100 | .963 | 6.135 | |
| 1925 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 1B | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 5 | .981 | 8.500 | |
| 1925 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 2B | 103 | 0 | 0.0 | 254 | 326 | 26 | 60 | .957 | 5.631 | |
| 1926 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 2B | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.125 | |
| 1926 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | SS | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 26 | 3 | 5 | .923 | 2.118 | |
| Totals | 1437 | 0 | 0.0 | 3420 | 4269 | 375 | 684 | .953 | 5.351 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | AL | Cleveland Indians | WS | 7 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .154 | .214 | .154 | .368 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .154 | .214 | .154 | .368 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | AL | Cleveland Indians | WS | 2B | 7 | 7 | 60.0 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 5.850 | 5.571 |
| Totals | 7 | 7 | 60.0 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 5.850 | 5.571 |
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