Bill Kemmer
William Edward Kemmer
Born: November 15, 1873
Turbot, PA US
Deceased: June 8, 1945
Washington, DC US
Primary Position: First base
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, C, P, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 195
Career: 1893-1910
Major League Statistics
Bill Kemmer compiled a career batting average of .270 with 12 home runs and 0 RBI in his 865-game career with the Topeka Populists, Lawrence Farmers, Shreveport Grays, Galveston Sand Crabs, Hot Springs Bathers, Sherman-Denison/Waco Tigers, Houston Buffaloes, Portsmouth Boers, Norfolk Skippers, Kansas City Blue Stockings, St. Joseph Saints, Toledo Mud Hens, Seattle Siwashes, St. Joseph Packers/Hutchinson Salt Packers, Lake Charles Creoles, Mobile Sea Gulls, New Orleans Pelicans, McKeesport Tubers, Newton Railroaders, Falls City Colts and Oklahoma City Mets. He began playing during the 1893 season and last took the field during the 1910 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 | WL2 | Lawrence Farmers | 0 | 2 | .000 | 7.00 | 2 | 0 | 9.0 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1899 | C | TL | Galveston Sand Crabs | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4.50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 | WL2 | Lawrence Farmers | 12 | 51 | 51 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .314 | .314 | .431 | .745 | 22 | ||||||||||
| 1893 | WL2 | Topeka Populists | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .429 | .429 | .857 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 1898 | Ind | TL | Houston Buffaloes | 34 | 145 | 145 | 27 | 53 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .366 | .366 | .510 | .876 | 74 | |||||||||
| 1899 | C | TL | Galveston Sand Crabs | 79 | 326 | 326 | 61 | 108 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .331 | .331 | .433 | .764 | 141 | |||||||||
| 1900 | D | VIRL | Portsmouth Boers | 59 | 230 | 230 | 43 | 62 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .270 | .270 | .343 | .613 | 79 | |||||||||
| 1902 | A | WL3 | Kansas City Blue Stockings | 112 | 450 | 450 | 125 | .278 | .278 | .278 | .556 | 125 | ||||||||||||||
| 1903 | A | WL3 | St. Joseph Saints | 114 | 448 | 448 | 132 | .295 | .295 | .295 | .589 | 132 | ||||||||||||||
| 1904 | A | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | 25 | 92 | 92 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .315 | .565 | 29 | |||||||||||
| 1904 | A | WL3 | St. Joseph Saints | 69 | 248 | 248 | 69 | .278 | .278 | .278 | .556 | 69 | ||||||||||||||
| 1905 | A | PCL | Seattle Siwashes | 43 | 155 | 155 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .329 | .529 | 51 | |||||||||||
| 1905 | C | TL | Galveston Sand Crabs | 48 | 169 | 169 | 50 | .296 | .296 | .296 | .592 | 50 | ||||||||||||||
| 1906 | C | WA | St. Joseph Packers/Hutchinson Salt Packers | 41 | 159 | 159 | 41 | 15 | 4 | 0 | .258 | .258 | .403 | .660 | 64 | |||||||||||
| 1906 | C | TL | Lake Charles Creoles | 11 | 113 | 113 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .257 | .257 | .354 | .611 | 40 | |||||||||||
| 1907 | D | CSTL | Mobile Sea Gulls | 121 | 452 | 452 | 106 | .235 | .235 | .235 | .469 | 106 | ||||||||||||||
| 1908 | C | OHPA | McKeesport Tubers | 23 | 90 | 85 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .106 | .106 | .106 | .212 | 9 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1909 | D | KSSL | Newton Railroaders | 28 | 107 | 107 | 27 | 1 | 2 | .252 | .252 | .327 | .579 | 35 | ||||||||||||
| 1910 | C | TL | Oklahoma City Mets | 11 | 34 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .118 | .118 | .118 | .235 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1910 | D | MINK | Falls City Colts | 32 | 111 | 111 | 25 | .225 | .225 | .225 | .450 | 25 | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | 865 | 3387 | 3382 | 147 | 913 | 81 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .270 | .313 | .583 | 1058 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 | WL2 | Topeka Populists | 3B | 2 | .000 | ||||||
| 1893 | WL2 | Lawrence Farmers | P | 2 | .000 | ||||||
| 1893 | WL2 | Lawrence Farmers | 3B | 11 | .000 | ||||||
| 1893 | WL2 | Topeka Populists | SS | 1 | .000 | ||||||
| 1898 | Ind | TL | Houston Buffaloes | 1B | 33 | .000 | |||||
| 1898 | Ind | TL | Houston Buffaloes | 3B | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1899 | C | TL | Galveston Sand Crabs | 3B | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1899 | C | TL | Galveston Sand Crabs | 1B | 67 | .000 | |||||
| 1899 | C | TL | Galveston Sand Crabs | 2B | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1899 | C | TL | Galveston Sand Crabs | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1900 | D | VIRL | Portsmouth Boers | C | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1900 | D | VIRL | Portsmouth Boers | 1B | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1900 | D | VIRL | Portsmouth Boers | 3B | 46 | .000 | |||||
| 1906 | C | WA | St. Joseph Packers/Hutchinson Salt Packers | 1B | 41 | 398 | 17 | 12 | .972 | 1.122 | |
| 1908 | C | OHPA | McKeesport Tubers | 1B | 23 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 255 | 398 | 17 | 12 | 0 | .972 | 1.627 |
Minor League Service:
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