Player
Billy Southworth HOF 2008
Player Info
- Full Name
- William Harold
- Born
-
March 9, 1893
Harvard, NE, USA - Died
- November 15, 1969
- Size
- 5'9" / 170 lbs
- B/T
- L / R
- Debut
- August 4, 1913
- Final Game
- July 9, 1929
- Career
- 17 years
Teams
- Cleveland Guardians 1913-1915
- Pittsburgh Pirates 1918-1920
- Boston Braves 1921-1923
- New York Giants 1924-1926
- St. Louis Cardinals 1926-1929
Honors
1942 - TSN Manager of the Year
(ML)
1941 - TSN Manager of the Year
(ML)
Career Batting
1,192
G
.297
AVG
1,296
H
52
HR
561
RBI
.771
OPS
117
OPS vs Lg
81% of the career qualification threshold
· about these stats
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | St. Louis Cardinals | 19 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .188 |
| 1927 | St. Louis Cardinals | 92 | 306 | 92 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 52 | .301 |
| 1926 | New York Giants | 36 | 116 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 23 | .328 |
| 1926 | St. Louis Cardinals | 99 | 391 | 124 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 76 | .317 |
| 1925 | New York Giants | 123 | 473 | 138 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 79 | .292 |
| 1924 | New York Giants | 94 | 281 | 72 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 40 | .256 |
| 1923 | Boston Braves | 153 | 611 | 195 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 95 | .319 |
| 1922 | Boston Braves | 43 | 158 | 51 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 27 | .323 |
| 1921 | Boston Braves | 141 | 569 | 175 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 86 | .308 |
| 1920 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 146 | 546 | 155 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 64 | .284 |
| 1919 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 121 | 453 | 127 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 56 | .280 |
| 1918 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 64 | 246 | 84 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 37 | .341 |
| 1915 | Cleveland Indians | 60 | 177 | 39 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 25 | .220 |
| 1913 | Cleveland Naps | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Advanced Batting
About these stats
| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | NL | 34 | .063 | .214 | 5.9 | 11.8 | 25 | 0.0 | |
| 1927 | NL | 341 | .101 | .303 | 6.7 | 2.1 | 107 | 2.1 | |
| 1926 | NL | 566 | .178 | .304 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 137 | 16.8 | ✓ |
| 1925 | NL | 537 | .099 | .290 | 9.5 | 2.0 | 99 | 6.4 | ✓ |
| 1924 | NL | 325 | .078 | .263 | 9.8 | 4.9 | 84 | 3.2 | |
| 1923 | NL | 692 | .129 | .325 | 8.8 | 3.3 | 125 | 6.3 | ✓ |
| 1922 | NL | 182 | .152 | .307 | 9.9 | 0.5 | 130 | 4.2 | |
| 1921 | NL | 642 | .134 | .306 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 115 | 7.4 | ✓ |
| 1920 | NL | 617 | .090 | .292 | 8.4 | 3.2 | 113 | 2.1 | ✓ |
| 1919 | NL | 502 | .119 | .288 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 124 | 4.7 | ✓ |
| 1918 | NL | 275 | .102 | .349 | 9.5 | 3.3 | 167 | 2.6 | |
| 1915 | AL | 214 | .068 | .236 | 16.8 | 5.6 | 97 | 0.0 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OF | 1,115 | 2,442 | 127 | 92 | 33 | .965 |
| 2B | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .875 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1927 | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 83 | 153 | 6 | 5 | 2 | .970 |
| 1926 | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 99 | 228 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .971 |
| 1926 | New York Giants | OF | 29 | 62 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .970 |
| 1925 | New York Giants | OF | 119 | 289 | 7 | 11 | 1 | .964 |
| 1924 | New York Giants | OF | 75 | 167 | 5 | 12 | 2 | .935 |
| 1923 | Boston Braves | 2B | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .875 |
| 1923 | Boston Braves | OF | 151 | 326 | 22 | 21 | 6 | .943 |
| 1922 | Boston Braves | OF | 41 | 100 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .955 |
| 1921 | Boston Braves | OF | 141 | 288 | 25 | 8 | 6 | .975 |
| 1920 | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 142 | 337 | 12 | 3 | 3 | .991 |
| 1919 | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 121 | 253 | 17 | 9 | 5 | .968 |
| 1918 | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 64 | 137 | 12 | 3 | 4 | .980 |
| 1915 | Cleveland Indians | OF | 44 | 90 | 7 | 6 | 3 | .942 |
| 1913 | Cleveland Naps | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Postseason Batting
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 12 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 4 | .333 | ||
| 1926 | World Series | St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 4 | .345 |
| 1924 | World Series | New York Giants | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Managerial record: 1044-704 (.597)
Full Managerial Record
| Year | Team | League | G | W | L | PCT | Finish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Boston Braves | NL | 60 | 28 | 31 | .475 | 4 | |
| 1950 | Boston Braves | NL | 156 | 83 | 71 | .539 | 4 | |
| 1949 | Boston Braves | NL | 111 | 55 | 54 | .505 | 4 | |
| 1948 | Boston Braves | NL | 154 | 91 | 62 | .595 | 1 | |
| 1947 | Boston Braves | NL | 154 | 86 | 68 | .558 | 3 | |
| 1946 | Boston Braves | NL | 154 | 81 | 72 | .529 | 4 | |
| 1945 | St. Louis Cardinals | NL | 155 | 95 | 59 | .617 | 2 | |
| 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals | NL | 157 | 105 | 49 | .682 | 1 | |
| 1943 | St. Louis Cardinals | NL | 157 | 105 | 49 | .682 | 1 | |
| 1942 | St. Louis Cardinals | NL | 156 | 106 | 48 | .688 | 1 | |
| 1941 | St. Louis Cardinals | NL | 155 | 97 | 56 | .634 | 2 | |
| 1940 | St. Louis Cardinals | NL | 111 | 69 | 40 | .633 | 3 | |
| 1929 | St. Louis Cardinals | NL | 90 | 43 | 45 | .489 | 4 | Player-Mgr |