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Bill
Sommers		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 180
 
Born: February 17, 1923 in Usa, NY, BROOKLYN
 
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
1950 27 CIN NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 5 4 4 9 8 9 8 8 8
1951 28 CIN NL $ 300,000   3 3 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 10 8 9 8 7 8
1952 29 CIN NL $ 300,000   3 3 4 1 1 1 5 4 4 9 8 8 8 8 8
1953 30 CIN NL $ 350,000   3 3 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 9 8 8 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 5 4 4 9 8 8 8 7 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   3 3 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 10 8 9 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
1950 27 CIN NL 83 199 16 31 7 1 1 15 1 1 25 34 .156 .249 .216 .465 10.7 0.0
1951 28 CIN NL 61 102 9 24 3 0 0 7 1 0 13 13 .235 .328 .265 .592 10.1 0.7
1952 29 CIN NL 31 27 4 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 5 .333 .455 .370 .825 4.4 0.9
1953 30 AA   122 360 52 89 12 1 4 42 5 4 80 32 .247 .384 .319 .704 52.2  
1954 31 AAA   85 143 16 38 6 1 0 22 3 2 36 12 .266 .413 .322 .735 22.9  
3 Years Sim 175 328 29 64 11 1 1 23 2 1 44 52 .195 .291 .244 .535 25.3 1.6
1 Years AAA 85 143 16 38 6 1 0 22 3 2 36 12 .266 .411 .322 .732 22.9  
1 Years AA 122 360 52 89 12 1 4 42 5 4 80 32 .247 .384 .319 .703 52.2  
2 Years Minors 207 503 68 127 18 2 4 64 8 6 116 44 .252 .392 .320 .712 75.2  
162 Game Average 303 26 59 10 0 0 21 1 0 40 48 .195 .291 .244 .535 23.4  
Career Highs 83 199 16 31 7 1 1 15 1 1 25 34 .333 .455 .370 .825 10.7  
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   133 12 20 2 0 1 8 0 0 16 22 .150 .240 .188 .428 6.0
vs LH   195 17 44 9 1 0 15 2 1 28 30 .226 .326 .282 .608 19.6
Home 79 145 13 34 5 1 0 10 2 1 24 22 .234 .343 .283 .626 16.2
Away 96 183 16 30 6 0 1 13 0 0 20 30 .164 .249 .213 .462 9.4
RISP   75 0 16 3 1 0 21 0 0 9 12 .213 .294 .280 .574 6.6
Pinch Hitting   48 3 9 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 8 .188 .250 .229 .479 2.2
Close/Late   35 2 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 5 .200 .275 .229 .504 2.4
Mar/Apr 28 44 2 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 5 10 .114 .204 .159 .363 0.9
May 29 65 7 13 3 1 0 7 0 0 8 10 .200 .288 .277 .565 5.4
June 40 79 7 20 4 0 0 5 0 1 17 12 .253 .385 .304 .689 10.7
July 40 89 7 15 1 0 1 6 1 0 11 16 .169 .257 .213 .471 5.5
August 24 31 3 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 .194 .242 .194 .436 0.9
Sep/Oct 12 20 3 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 .250 .318 .300 .618 2.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1950 27 CIN NL 3B 66 59 480.3 32 141 8 14 .956 3.24   1.9
    2B 16 5 62.0 13 35 0 12 1.000 6.97   0.5
    CF 1 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
1951 28 CIN NL 3B 14 13 107.0 7 28 0 8 1.000 2.94   0.6
    2B 9 5 47.7 7 16 1 2 .958 4.34   0.1
    SS 5 5 40.0 11 15 1 3 .963 5.85   0.2
1952 29 CIN NL 3B 9 4 40.7 1 10 0 1 1.000 2.43   0.1
    2B 7 0 15.3 7 10 0 4 1.000 9.98   0.1
    SS 1 0 1.7 2 1 0 0 1.000 16.27   0.0
  3B 89 76 628.0 40 179 8 23 .965 3.14   2.7
  2B 32 10 125.0 27 61 1 18 .989 6.34   0.7
  SS 6 5 41.7 13 16 1 3 .967 6.27   0.3
  CF 1 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
Career Totals   128 91 797.6 81 256 10 44 .971 3.80   3.7
Career Highs   83 64 545.3 46 176 8 26 1.000 4.84    
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  1. Nate Oliver (989)
  2. Tom Ragland (988)
  3. Johnny Berardino (987)
  4. George Williams (980)
  5. Mike Edwards (977)
  6. Ossie Chavarria (976)
  7. Ernie Bowman (975)
  8. Buddy Biancalana (970)
  9. Bill Wambsganss (967)
  10. Crash Davis (966)
History
Drafted in 4th round, 51st overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1950
Had first career hit on 4/6/1950, off Max Lanier (TAM)
Hit first career homerun on 7/26/1950, off Robin Roberts (SDP)
2/1/1953: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from Cincinnati to Montreal on 3/3/1954 (Going to CIN: P Roger Bowman. Going to MON: 2B Bill Sommers, LF Hank Foiles)
Injured on 3/14/1954 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks
Released by Montreal on 10/3/1954
 
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