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Bill Sommers
William Dunn Sommers

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lb.

Debut April 25, 1950
Final Game October 1, 1950
Born February 17, 1923 in Brooklyn, NY
Died September 22, 2000 in Palm City, FL

Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1942. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1950 27 SLB AL  65  137   24   35   5  1   0   14   0  1  25  14  .255  .370  .307   72   42   8           0   5
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1 Season        65  137   24   35   5  1   0   14   0  1  25  14  .255  .370  .307   72   42   8   0   0   0   5
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        341   60   87  12  2   0   35   0  2  62  35  .255  .370  .307   72  105  20   0   0   0  12
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1950 27 SLB AL  170  116   15   3.4   117| .255  .283| .370  .371| .307  .424| .677  .796|  72  .337  -5.0  -0.5   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1 Season        170  116   15   3.4   117| .255  .283| .370  .371| .307  .424| .677  .796|  72  .337  -5.0  -0.5   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1950 27 SLB AL 3B 37 25 52 7 5 .917 .960 2.08 3.04 2B 21 28 31 2 5 .967 .975 2.81 5.39
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1950 27 SLB AL 2B 21 28 31 2 5 .967 .975 2.81 5.39 1950 27 SLB AL 3B 37 25 52 7 5 .917 .960 2.08 3.04
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ Position Total 3B 37 25 52 7 5 .917 .960 2.08 3.04 2B 21 28 31 2 5 .967 .975 2.81 5.39 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ Overall Total 58 53 83 9 10 .938 .967 2.34 3.89
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

Before 1942 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.

November 18, 1947: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Sam Dente, Clem Dreisewerd, and $65,000 to the St. Louis Browns for Ellis Kinder and Billy Hitchcock.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Uniforms 
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