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Bill
Lewis		  
Nickname: Buddy
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9''
Weight: 170
 
Born: October 15, 1904 in Usa, TN, RIPLEY
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1934    1937   
All-Star Selections 1939   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1933 28 NYA AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 2 2 2 3 3 3 8 8 8 8 8 8
1934 29 NYA AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 2 2 2 3 3 3 8 8 8 8 8 8
1935 30 NYA AL $ 300,000   8 8 8 2 2 2 4 4 4 8 8 8 8 8 8
1936 31 NYA AL $ 3,057,143   9 9 9 2 2 2 4 4 4 8 8 8 7 7 7
1937 32 NYA AL $ 3,592,857   8 8 9 2 2 2 4 4 4 8 8 8 7 7 7
1938 33 NYA AL $ 3,592,857   8 8 9 2 2 2 3 3 3 8 8 8 7 7 7
1939 34 NYA AL $ 3,590,000   8 8 8 1 1 1 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7
1940 35 NYA AL $ 3,590,000   7 7 7 1 1 1 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
1941 36 NYA AL $ 3,590,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3
1942 37 NYA AL $ 350,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3
1943 38 NYA AL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,592,857   9 9 9 2 2 2 4 4 4 8 8 8 8 8 8
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1933 28 NYA AL 115 397 30 101 10 1 0 52 0 0 52 40 .254 .341 .285 .625 40.0 2.8
1934 29 NYA AL 129 477 60 163 10 0 2 65 0 1 61 41 .342 .415 .375 .790 70.8 12.1
1935 30 NYA AL 146 532 77 176 17 1 6 79 2 0 69 58 .331 .405 .400 .805 86.1 15.6
1936 31 NYA AL 149 562 93 193 11 4 7 61 0 1 87 49 .343 .429 .415 .844 100.1 21.5
1937 32 NYA AL 147 573 77 176 18 0 4 67 0 0 58 68 .307 .368 .360 .727 72.0 11.7
1938 33 NYA AL 140 482 61 135 13 1 5 58 0 0 76 63 .280 .373 .342 .715 66.7 10.2
1939 34 NYA AL 132 516 91 174 14 4 5 62 0 0 55 69 .337 .399 .409 .808 82.1 17.7
1940 35 NYA AL 104 388 59 114 12 3 0 48 0 0 35 62 .294 .351 .340 .692 43.3 6.9
1941 36 NYA AL 121 378 45 116 8 3 1 46 0 0 19 67 .307 .338 .352 .690 40.1 5.1
1942 37 NYA AL 29 62 6 16 4 0 0 7 0 0 5 14 .258 .313 .323 .636 4.8 0.4
    AAA   41 110 13 28 4 1 2 11 0 0 9 33 .255 .311 .364 .675 12.5  
1943 38 NYA AL 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 -0.1 0.0
    AAA   73 271 14 34 7 0 1 11 0 0 24 66 .125 .197 .162 .359 4.9  
11 Years Sim 1216 4371 600 1365 117 17 30 546 2 2 517 531 .312 .383 .367 .750 605.9 104.0
2 Years AAA 114 381 27 62 11 1 3 22 0 0 33 99 .163 .231 .220 .451 17.4  
162 Game Average 582 79 181 15 2 3 72 0 0 68 70 .312 .383 .367 .750 80.7  
Career Highs 149 573 93 193 18 4 7 79 2 1 87 69 .343 .429 .415 .844 100.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   3134 406 947 83 12 19 380 2 2 349 404 .302 .370 .354 .725 424.5
vs LH   1237 194 418 34 5 11 166 0 0 168 127 .338 .414 .400 .814 208.0
Home 608 2150 303 676 63 13 15 260 0 2 252 258 .314 .384 .377 .761 316.5
Away 608 2221 297 689 54 4 15 286 2 0 265 273 .310 .382 .358 .740 316.0
RISP   1126 0 371 37 3 6 495 0 0 151 131 .329 .399 .384 .783 179.8
Pinch Hitting   109 14 33 2 0 1 16 0 0 16 10 .303 .392 .349 .741 16.0
Close/Late   479 58 129 14 4 6 58 0 0 66 64 .269 .354 .353 .707 64.2
Mar/Apr 184 655 97 210 20 1 5 91 0 0 70 76 .321 .384 .377 .761 95.7
May 224 818 106 258 20 6 4 85 0 0 91 101 .315 .384 .369 .753 117.6
June 206 745 103 224 18 4 3 100 0 1 91 78 .301 .375 .348 .723 101.5
July 191 723 92 221 18 2 4 81 0 0 73 90 .306 .366 .353 .719 95.9
August 220 763 101 237 20 3 6 92 1 1 103 100 .311 .390 .368 .758 114.5
Sep/Oct 191 667 101 215 21 1 8 97 1 0 89 86 .322 .398 .393 .791 107.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1933 28 NYA AL C 113 110 964.0 369 22 0 0 1.000 3.65 30 8 .267 0 7.8
1934 29 NYA AL C 126 122 1070.3 407 36 0 1 1.000 3.73 30 10 .333 0 10.3
1935 30 NYA AL C 140 130 1183.7 457 51 3 0 .994 3.86 34 15 .441 1 10.9
    2B 1 1 9.0 6 3 0 1 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.1
1936 31 NYA AL C 143 135 1226.3 462 43 1 1 .998 3.71 29 13 .448 0 10.3
1937 32 NYA AL C 140 133 1198.7 560 44 3 0 .995 4.54 38 20 .526 0 11.3
1938 33 NYA AL C 134 128 1142.3 524 46 6 0 .990 4.49 39 19 .487 0 6.4
1939 34 NYA AL C 127 121 1090.7 473 54 5 1 .991 4.35 52 21 .404 0 6.8
1940 35 NYA AL C 101 97 867.0 351 20 0 0 1.000 3.85 19 6 .316 1 5.5
1941 36 NYA AL C 97 90 806.3 348 40 3 1 .992 4.33 25 11 .440 1 6.3
    CF 1 0 1.7 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1942 37 NYA AL C 13 13 112.0 43 2 0 0 1.000 3.62 4 2 .500 0 0.6
1943 38 NYA AL C 4 0 10.3 4 0 0 0 1.000 3.48 1 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 1138 1079 9671.6 3998 358 21 4 .995 4.05 301 125 .415 3 76.0
  2B 1 1 9.0 6 3 0 1 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.1
  CF 1 0 1.7 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   1140 1080 9682.3 4004 361 22 5 .995 4.06 301 125 .415 3 76.1
Career Highs   143 135 1226.3 560 54 6 1 1.000 4.54 52 21 .526 1  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1937 32 NYA AL 7 24 5 6 2 0 0 4 0 0 7 5 .250 .419 .333 .753
Career Post-Season Batting 7 24 5 6 2 0 0 4 0 0 7 5 .250 .419 .333 .753
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1934-3-.342
1935-9-.331
1936-3-.343
1939-3-.337
CAR-38-.312
 On-Base Pct
1934-2-.415
1935-4-.405
1936-1-.429
1939-6-.399
 Hits
1936-9-193
1939-10-174
 Singles
1934-2-151
1935-4-152
1936-1-171
1937-2-154
1939-1-151
 Walks
1936-6-87
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 24    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 43    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  1. Steve Swisher (934)
  2. Moe Berg (926)
  3. Ron Pruitt (913)
  4. Ron Hodges (900)
  5. Jake Gibbs (898)
  6. Bill Fahey (898)
  7. J.C. Martin (895)
  8. Charlie Silvera (894)
  9. Thurman Munson (894)
  10. Mickey Cochrane (892)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 14th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1933
Had first career hit (double) on 4/8/1933, off Ed Brandt (DET)
Injured on 7/7/1933 with a Fractured Hip, out for 3-4 weeks
Hit first career homerun on 6/14/1934, off Schoolboy Rowe (BOS)
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Seattle (M) on 9/10/1934
Injured on 9/23/1934 with a Torn Abdominal Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks
Won Gold Glove at Catcher in 1934
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against San Diego on 6/5/1935
2/1/1936: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,057,143 through salary arbitration
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Cincinnati on 7/28/1936
2/1/1937: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,592,857 through salary arbitration
Won Gold Glove at Catcher in 1937
2/1/1938: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,592,857 through salary arbitration
Had 23-game hitting streak snapped on 8/18/1938
10/18/1938: Signed a contract extension with New York (A), $3,590,000 per year, for 3 years
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Cleveland on 6/13/1939
Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game
Injured on 9/21/1939 with a Broken Wrist, out for full season
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against St. Louis on 8/9/1941
9/1/1941: Signed a contract extension with New York (A), $350,000 per year, for 2 years
 
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