Willie Pope
William Robert Pope "Wee Willie; Bill"
Born: December 14, 1918
Birmingham, AL US
Deceased: June 10, 2010
O'Hara, PA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 230
Career: 1948-1955
Major League Statistics
Willie Pope compiled a career record of 60 wins and 52 losses and a 3.49 ERA in his 161-game pitching career with the Farnham Black Sox, Farnham Pirates, Jalisco Charros, St. Hyacinthe Saints, Colorado Springs Sky Sox and Charleston Senators. He began playing during the 1948 season and last took the field during the 1955 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | C | PROV | Farnham Pirates | 3 | 5 | .375 | 2.38 | 8 | 8 | 72.0 | 62 | 29 | 19 | 23 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | C | PROV | St. Hyacinthe Saints | 12 | 11 | .522 | 3.32 | 39 | 27 | 225.0 | 206 | 113 | 83 | 104 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | A | WL3 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 12 | 5 | .706 | 3.00 | 23 | 159.0 | 166 | 64 | 53 | 15 | 33 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | A | WL3 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 16 | 12 | .571 | 3.38 | 31 | 30 | 232.0 | 221 | 104 | 87 | 18 | 82 | ||||||||||
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | 4 | 11 | .267 | 5.27 | 31 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 128.0 | 154 | 85 | 75 | 16 | 40 | 71 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| 1955 | A | WL3 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 13 | 8 | .619 | 3.48 | 29 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 181.0 | 194 | 91 | 70 | 10 | 56 | 4 | 111 | 1 | 0 | 13 | |||
| Totals | 60 | 52 | .536 | 3.49 | 161 | 111 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 997.0 | 1003 | 486 | 387 | 59 | 338 | 4 | 182 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Ind | PROV | Farnham Black Sox | 39 | 76 | 76 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 4 | .263 | .263 | .487 | .750 | 37 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | C | PROV | Farnham Pirates | 10 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .300 | .300 | .600 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | C | PROV | St. Hyacinthe Saints | 39 | 84 | 84 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .226 | .226 | .321 | .548 | 27 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | A | WL3 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 23 | 58 | 58 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .190 | .190 | .241 | .431 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | A | WL3 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 31 | 90 | 90 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .189 | .189 | .300 | .489 | 27 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | 31 | 40 | 40 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .150 | .150 | .175 | .325 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1955 | A | WL3 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 29 | 70 | 64 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 22 | .188 | .235 | .250 | .485 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 202 | 438 | 432 | 6 | 91 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 38 | .211 | .218 | .310 | .528 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | C | PROV | Farnham Pirates | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | C | PROV | St. Hyacinthe Saints | P | 39 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | A | WL3 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | P | 23 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | A | WL3 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | P | 31 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | P | 31 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .947 | .581 |
| 1955 | A | WL3 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | P | 29 | 6 | 29 | 5 | 1 | .875 | 1.207 |
| Totals | 161 | 13 | 40 | 6 | 1 | .898 | .329 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Ind | Provincial League | Farnham Black Sox | |||
| 1949 | Ind | Provincial League | Farnham Pirates | |||
| 1950 | Ind | Mexican League | Jalisco Charros | |||
| 1950 | C | Provincial League | Farnham Pirates | |||
| 1951 | C | Provincial League | St. Hyacinthe Saints | |||
| 1952 | A | Western League | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | CHA | ||
| 1953 | A | Western League | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | CHA | ||
| 1954 | AAA | American Association 2 | Charleston Senators | CHA | ||
| 1955 | A | Western League | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | CHA |
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