Bill Friel
William Edward Friel
Born: April 1, 1876
Renovo, PA US
Deceased: December 24, 1959
St. Louis, MO US
Primary Position: Third base
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, CF, LF, OF, P, RF
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 165
Career: 1895-1912
Major League Statistics
Bill Friel compiled a career batting average of .259 with 12 home runs and 0 RBI in his 882-game career with the Atlanta Crackers, Providence Grays, Cortland Hirelings, Cortland Wagonmakers, Pawtucket Tigers, Springfield Ponies, New Haven Blues, Columbus Senators, Springfield Babes, Minneapolis Millers and Indianapolis Indians. He began playing during the 1895 season and last took the field during the 1912 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | B | NENL | Pawtucket Tigers | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 25.0 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 5 | |||||||||
| 1898 | A | IL | Springfield Ponies | 3 | 6 | .333 | 0.00 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 94.0 | 107 | 58 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 2 | |||||||
| Totals | 5 | 6 | .455 | 0.00 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 119.0 | 140 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | A | IL | Providence Grays | 10 | 37 | 37 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .243 | .243 | .351 | .595 | 13 | |||||||||
| 1898 | A | IL | Springfield Ponies | 24 | 77 | 76 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .263 | .263 | .421 | .684 | 32 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1898 | B | NENL | Pawtucket Tigers | 4 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .444 | .500 | .944 | 9 | |||||||||
| 1900 | F | CTST | New Haven Blues | 75 | 295 | 292 | 44 | 79 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 16 | .271 | .271 | .390 | .661 | 114 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1904 | A | AA2 | Columbus Senators | 144 | 590 | 590 | 172 | 18 | 17 | 5 | .292 | .292 | .405 | .697 | 239 | |||||||||||
| 1905 | A | AA2 | (+) Minneapolis Millers | 66 | 241 | 241 | 58 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .241 | .241 | .286 | .527 | 69 | |||||||||||
| 1905 | A | AA2 | (+) Indianapolis Indians | 66 | 241 | 241 | 58 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .241 | .241 | .286 | .527 | 69 | |||||||||||
| 1905 | A | AA2 | (+) Columbus Senators | 66 | 241 | 241 | 58 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .241 | .241 | .286 | .527 | 69 | |||||||||||
| 1905 | B | CENL4 | Springfield Babes | 19 | 68 | 68 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .206 | .206 | .235 | .441 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 1906 | A | AA2 | Columbus Senators | 136 | 525 | 525 | 116 | 16 | 12 | 2 | .221 | .221 | .309 | .530 | 162 | |||||||||||
| 1907 | A | AA2 | Columbus Senators | 159 | 662 | 662 | 189 | 34 | 9 | 1 | .285 | .285 | .369 | .654 | 244 | |||||||||||
| 1908 | A | AA2 | Columbus Senators | 150 | 621 | 603 | 79 | 148 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 26 | .245 | .245 | .295 | .541 | 178 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1909 | A | AA2 | Columbus Senators | 134 | 485 | 470 | 38 | 110 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 12 | .234 | .234 | .274 | .509 | 129 | 15 | ||||||||
| 1910 | A | AA2 | Columbus Senators | 23 | 58 | 58 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .172 | .172 | .207 | .379 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1911 | A | AA2 | Columbus Senators | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .750 | .750 | 1.500 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 882 | 3444 | 3407 | 182 | 881 | 119 | 59 | 12 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .259 | .339 | .597 | 1154 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | B | NENL | Pawtucket Tigers | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1898 | A | IL | Springfield Ponies | CF | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1898 | A | IL | Springfield Ponies | P | 12 | .000 | |||||
| 1898 | A | IL | Springfield Ponies | RF | 10 | .000 | |||||
| 1898 | A | IL | Springfield Ponies | 1B | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1898 | A | IL | Springfield Ponies | LF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1900 | F | CTST | New Haven Blues | 2B | 38 | .000 | |||||
| 1900 | F | CTST | New Haven Blues | OF | 37 | .000 | |||||
| 1906 | A | AA2 | Columbus Senators | 3B | 136 | 149 | 233 | 22 | .946 | 2.809 | |
| 1908 | A | AA2 | Columbus Senators | 3B | 150 | .000 | |||||
| 1909 | A | AA2 | Columbus Senators | 3B | 134 | 147 | 253 | 22 | .948 | 2.985 | |
| Totals | 524 | 296 | 486 | 44 | 0 | .947 | 1.492 |
Minor League Service:
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