Bill Ayers
William Oscar Ayers
Born: September 27, 1919
Newnan, GA US
Deceased: September 24, 1980
Newnan, GA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 185
Career: 1937-1954
Major League Statistics
Bill Ayers compiled a career record of 140 wins and 100 losses and a 3.68 ERA in his 361-game pitching career with the Shelby Cardinals, Andalusia Bulldogs, Shelby/Gastonia Cardinals, Cordele Bees, Daytona Beach Islanders, Savannah Indians, Atlanta Crackers, Jersey City Giants, Minneapolis Millers, Oakland Oaks and Montgomery Rebels. He began playing during the 1937 season and last took the field during the 1954 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | D | NCSL2 | Shelby Cardinals | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0.00 | 8 | 35.0 | 46 | 18 | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 1937 | D | ALFL | Andalusia Bulldogs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.00 | 2 | 7.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 1938 | D | NCSL2 | Shelby/Gastonia Cardinals | 9 | 1 | .900 | 4.39 | 23 | 121.0 | 136 | 66 | 59 | 32 | ||||||||||||
| 1942 | B | SALL2 | Savannah Indians | 19 | 9 | .679 | 3.44 | 45 | 243.0 | 260 | 122 | 93 | 58 | ||||||||||||
| 1943 | A1 | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 15 | 8 | .652 | 3.10 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 174.0 | 166 | 73 | 60 | 67 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1946 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 21 | 10 | .677 | 1.95 | 41 | 33 | 7 | 26 | 5 | 296.0 | 242 | 97 | 64 | 97 | 143 | 8 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 1947 | AAA | IL | Jersey City Giants | 7 | 4 | .636 | 4.08 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 86.0 | 94 | 45 | 39 | 23 | 68 | 6 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 1948 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 11 | 12 | .478 | 4.61 | 38 | 12 | 2 | 205.0 | 223 | 127 | 105 | 96 | 118 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| 1949 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 12 | 16 | .429 | 5.02 | 38 | 14 | 0 | 233.0 | 242 | 140 | 130 | 98 | 118 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 1950 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 11 | 10 | .524 | 4.37 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 177.0 | 176 | 98 | 86 | 61 | 73 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 20 | 13 | .606 | 3.85 | 40 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 222.0 | 224 | 104 | 95 | 88 | 91 | 3 | 2 | 15 | |||||
| 1952 | Open | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 13 | 12 | .520 | 3.66 | 39 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 204.0 | 204 | 88 | 83 | 73 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |||||
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1954 | A | SALL2 | Montgomery Rebels | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1954 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 140 | 100 | .583 | 3.68 | 361 | 148 | 16 | 104 | 14 | 0 | 2022.0 | 2042 | 997 | 827 | 4 | 729 | 0 | 772 | 25 | 5 | 45 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | D | NCSL2 | Shelby Cardinals | 10 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .188 | .250 | .438 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1938 | D | NCSL2 | Shelby/Gastonia Cardinals | 51 | 156 | 156 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 4 | .205 | .205 | .365 | .571 | 57 | |||||||||||
| 1942 | B | SALL2 | Savannah Indians | 47 | 103 | 103 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .165 | .165 | .204 | .369 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 1943 | A1 | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 29 | 70 | 64 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .172 | .185 | .234 | .419 | 15 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1946 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 41 | 115 | 104 | 7 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 20 | .231 | .259 | .279 | .538 | 29 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 1947 | AAA | IL | Jersey City Giants | 13 | 36 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .188 | .212 | .312 | .525 | 10 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1948 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 38 | 81 | 76 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .145 | .167 | .171 | .338 | 13 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1949 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 38 | 94 | 88 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .125 | .125 | .182 | .307 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1950 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 30 | 63 | 57 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .158 | .158 | .175 | .333 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 40 | 88 | 78 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | .218 | .238 | .256 | .494 | 20 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| 1952 | Open | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 39 | 71 | 62 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .194 | .206 | .210 | .416 | 13 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1954 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 7 | 2 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1954 | A | SALL2 | Montgomery Rebels | 4 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Totals | 393 | 900 | 843 | 32 | 154 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 134 | .183 | .193 | .248 | .441 | 209 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | D | NCSL2 | Shelby/Gastonia Cardinals | P | 23 | .000 | |||||
| 1942 | B | SALL2 | Savannah Indians | P | 45 | .000 | |||||
| 1943 | A1 | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | P | 28 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 2 | .973 | 1.286 |
| 1946 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | P | 41 | 19 | 52 | 4 | 4 | .947 | 1.732 |
| 1947 | AAA | IL | Jersey City Giants | P | 12 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | .905 | 1.583 |
| 1948 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | P | 38 | 20 | 43 | 1 | 1 | .984 | 1.658 |
| 1949 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | P | 38 | 17 | 25 | 2 | 1 | .955 | 1.105 |
| 1950 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | P | 30 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 1 | .970 | 1.067 |
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | P | 40 | 8 | 36 | 1 | 3 | .978 | 1.100 |
| 1952 | Open | PCL | Oakland Oaks | P | 39 | 4 | 28 | 3 | 3 | .914 | .821 |
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Oakland Oaks | P | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 1.000 |
| 1954 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | A | SALL2 | Montgomery Rebels | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 351 | 95 | 250 | 17 | 16 | .953 | .983 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | D | North Carolina State League | Shelby Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1937 | D | Alabama-Florida League | Andalusia Bulldogs | |||
| 1938 | D | North Carolina State League | Shelby/Gastonia Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1939 | D | Georgia-Florida League | Cordele Bees | |||
| 1939 | D | Florida State League | Daytona Beach Islanders | SLN | ||
| 1942 | B | South Atlantic League | Savannah Indians | |||
| 1943 | A1 | Southern League | Atlanta Crackers | |||
| 1946 | AA | Southern League | Atlanta Crackers | |||
| 1947 | AAA | International League | Jersey City Giants | NY1 | ||
| 1948 | AAA | American Association 2 | Minneapolis Millers | NY1 | ||
| 1949 | AAA | American Association 2 | Minneapolis Millers | NY1 | ||
| 1950 | AAA | American Association 2 | Minneapolis Millers | NY1 | ||
| 1951 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oakland Oaks | |||
| 1952 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Oakland Oaks | |||
| 1953 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Oakland Oaks | |||
| 1954 | A | South Atlantic League | Montgomery Rebels | |||
| 1954 | AA | Southern Association | Atlanta Crackers | ML1 |
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