Player
Billy Meyer
Player Info
- Full Name
- William Adam
- Born
-
January 14, 1893
Knoxville, TN, USA - Died
- March 31, 1957
- Size
- 5'9" / 170 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- September 6, 1913
- Final Game
- September 18, 1917
- Career
- 5 years
Teams
- Chicago White Sox 1913-1913
- Philadelphia Athletics 1916-1917
Honors
1948 - TSN Manager of the Year
(ML)
Career Batting
113
G
.236
AVG
71
H
1
HR
21
RBI
.561
OPS
76
OPS vs Lg
23% of the career qualification threshold
· about these stats
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | Philadelphia Athletics | 62 | 162 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .235 |
| 1916 | Philadelphia Athletics | 50 | 138 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .232 |
| 1913 | Chicago White Sox | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Advanced Batting
About these stats
| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | AL | 174 | .043 | .257 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 72 | 0.0 | |
| 1916 | AL | 150 | .065 | .246 | 5.3 | 7.3 | 77 | 1.1 | |
| 1913 | AL | 1 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 505 | 0.0 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 104 | 457 | 146 | 25 | 7 | .960 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | Philadelphia Athletics | C | 55 | 235 | 66 | 12 | 2 | .962 |
| 1916 | Philadelphia Athletics | C | 48 | 217 | 79 | 12 | 5 | .961 |
| 1913 | Chicago White Sox | C | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .857 |
Managerial record: 317-452 (.412)
Full Managerial Record
| Year | Team | League | G | W | L | PCT | Finish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NL | 155 | 42 | 112 | .273 | 8 | |
| 1951 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NL | 155 | 64 | 90 | .416 | 7 | |
| 1950 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NL | 154 | 57 | 96 | .373 | 8 | |
| 1949 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NL | 154 | 71 | 83 | .461 | 6 | |
| 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NL | 156 | 83 | 71 | .539 | 4 |