William Pless
William G. Pless
Born: 1928
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 220
Career: 1944-1949
William Pless compiled a career record of 23 wins and 25 losses and a 3.91 ERA in his 65-game pitching career with the Bradford Blue Wings, Wilmington Blue Rocks, Utica Blue Sox, Terre Haute Phillies and Portland Pilots. He began playing during the 1944 season and last took the field during the 1949 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | B | INSL6 | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3.60 | 16 | 3 | 85.0 | 72 | 44 | 34 | 62 | 74 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |||||||
| 1946 | B | IIIL | Terre Haute Phillies | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4.11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 46.0 | 43 | 28 | 21 | 39 | 28 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| 1946 | A | EL | Utica Blue Sox | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1947 | B | INSL6 | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 3 | 4 | .429 | 5.51 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 67.0 | 73 | 46 | 41 | 42 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| 1949 | B | NENL | Portland Pilots | 13 | 13 | .500 | 3.46 | 28 | 18 | 2 | 203.0 | 198 | 102 | 78 | 96 | 105 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Totals | 23 | 25 | .479 | 3.91 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 401.0 | 386 | 220 | 174 | 0 | 239 | 0 | 245 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 | B | INSL6 | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 16 | 34 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .179 | .258 | .214 | .472 | 6 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1946 | B | IIIL | Terre Haute Phillies | 10 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .000 | .158 | .000 | .158 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1949 | B | NENL | Portland Pilots | 32 | 91 | 82 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 11 | .268 | .326 | .378 | .704 | 31 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Totals | 58 | 145 | 126 | 13 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 24 | .214 | .288 | .294 | .581 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | B | INSL6 | Wilmington Blue Rocks | P | 16 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | .966 | 1.750 |
| 1946 | A | EL | Utica Blue Sox | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1946 | B | IIIL | Terre Haute Phillies | P | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1947 | B | INSL6 | Wilmington Blue Rocks | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | B | NENL | Portland Pilots | P | 28 | 9 | 50 | 2 | 5 | .967 | 2.107 |
| Totals | 65 | 10 | 87 | 3 | 8 | .970 | 1.492 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | D | PONY League | Bradford Blue Wings | PHI | ||
| 1945 | B | Inter-State League | Wilmington Blue Rocks | PHI | ||
| 1946 | A | Eastern League | Utica Blue Sox | PHI | ||
| 1946 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Terre Haute Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1947 | A | Eastern League | Utica Blue Sox | PHI | ||
| 1947 | B | Inter-State League | Wilmington Blue Rocks | PHI | ||
| 1949 | B | New England League | Portland Pilots | PHI |
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