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Billy Sullivan
William Joseph Sullivan Jr.

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 170 lb.
Schools University of Notre Dame, University of Portland

Debut June 9, 1931
Final Game September 3, 1947
Born October 23, 1910 in Chicago, IL
Died January 4, 1994 in Sarasota, FL

Son of Billy Sullivan

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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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1931 20 CHW AL  92  363   48  100  16  5   2   33   4  4  20  14  .275  .315  .364   83  132   8           1    
 1932 21 CHW AL  93  307   31   97  16  1   1   45   1  3  20   9  .316  .358  .384   97  118   1           0     MVP-24
 1933 22 CHW AL  54  125    9   24   0  1   0   13   0  0  10   5  .192  .252  .208   25   26   5           0    
 1935 24 CIN NL  85  241   29   64   9  4   2   36   4     19  16  .266  .324  .361   86   87   3           2   5
 1936 25 CLE AL  93  319   39  112  32  6   2   48   5  2  16   9  .351  .382  .508  115  162   4           0    
 1937 26 CLE AL  72  168   26   48  12  3   3   22   1  4  17   7  .286  .355  .446  102   75   4           1    
 1938 27 SLB AL 111  375   35  104  16  1   7   49   8  5  20  10  .277  .316  .381   74  143   5           1    
 1939 28 SLB AL 118  332   53   96  17  5   5   50   3  3  34  18  .289  .362  .416   97  138   4           4  10
 1940 29 DET AL  78  220   36   68  14  4   3   41   2  0  31  11  .309  .399  .450  112   99   3           2   2
 1941 30 DET AL  85  234   29   66  15  1   3   29   0  3  35  11  .282  .375  .393   96   92   0           0   5
 1942 31 BRO NL  43  101   11   27   2  1   1   14   1     12   6  .267  .345  .337   98   34   2           0   1
 1947 36 PIT NL  38   55    1   14   3  0   0    8   1      6   3  .255  .328  .309   68   17   0           0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons     962 2840  347  820 152 32  29  388  30 24 240 119  .289  .346  .395   91 1123  39   0   0  11  24
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        478   58  138  26  5   5   65   5  4  40  20  .289  .346  .395   91  189   7   0   0   2   4
 Career High    118  375   53  112  32  6   7   50   8  5  35  18  .351  .399  .508  115  162   8   0   0   4  10
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1931 20 CHW AL  392  275   41   4.0   103| .275  .279| .315  .345| .364  .399| .679  .744|  83  .405  -9.6  -0.9  50%
 1932 21 CHW AL  328  214   41   5.1   106| .316  .278| .358  .347| .384  .408| .742  .755|  97  .511  -0.6  -0.1  25%
 1933 22 CHW AL  140  106    7   1.8   103| .192  .276| .252  .346| .208  .398| .460  .744|  25  .141 -13.6  -1.3   0%
 1935 24 CIN NL  265  185   28   4.0   101| .266  .282| .324  .337| .361  .402| .685  .738|  86  .433  -4.6  -0.4     
 1936 25 CLE AL  339  213   62   7.7   124| .351  .302| .382  .379| .508  .444| .890  .823| 115  .648   6.9   0.6  71%
 1937 26 CLE AL  190  128   25   5.2   115| .286  .287| .355  .362| .446  .428| .801  .790| 102  .492   0.5   0.0  20%
 1938 27 SLB AL  401  281   44   4.1   118| .277  .290| .316  .369| .381  .432| .697  .801|  74  .389 -16.8  -1.5  61%
 1939 28 SLB AL  374  253   48   5.0   116| .289  .289| .362  .364| .416  .427| .778  .791|  97  .496  -1.8  -0.2  50%
 1940 29 DET AL  256  157   39   6.6   119| .309  .290| .399  .364| .450  .439| .849  .804| 112  .628   4.9   0.5 100%
 1941 30 DET AL  269  176   34   5.2   115| .282  .287| .375  .365| .393  .423| .768  .789|  96  .540  -0.5   0.0   0%
 1942 31 BRO NL  115   77   12   4.2    88| .267  .258| .345  .330| .337  .359| .682  .689|  98  .544  -0.1   0.0     
 1947 36 PIT NL   61   42    6   3.8   108| .255  .278| .328  .353| .309  .411| .637  .765|  68  .409  -2.4  -0.2     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 12 Seasons     3130 2107  387   4.9   111| .289  .285| .346  .358| .395  .419| .741  .776|  91  .491 -37.6  -3.5     

* 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  PB  WP  SB   CS  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1931 20 CHW AL 3B 83 96 152 24 9 .912 .944 2.99 2.89 OF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 2.25 0 0 2 1B 1 6 0 0 1 1.000 .984 6.00 9.70 1932 21 CHW AL 1B 52 485 35 5 42 .990 .989 10.00 9.83 3B 17 14 30 6 4 .880 .950 2.59 2.77 C 5 12 1 2 0 .867 .985 2.60 4.24 1 OF 3 3 0 2 0 .600 .968 1.00 2.27 1 0 2 1933 22 CHW AL 1B 22 211 12 4 22 .982 .989 10.14 9.87 C 8 21 3 4 0 .857 .988 3.00 4.28 1 1935 24 CIN NL 1B 40 350 31 3 35 .992 .989 9.53 9.61 3B 15 18 30 1 5 .980 .941 3.20 2.71 2B 6 15 17 4 1 .889 .964 5.33 5.37 1936 25 CLE AL C 72 324 40 12 8 .968 .979 5.06 4.22 7 3B 5 6 9 0 1 1.000 .943 3.00 3.02 1B 3 25 3 0 4 1.000 .989 9.33 9.73 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 1 0 1 1937 26 CLE AL C 38 146 20 9 1 .949 .980 4.37 4.62 4 1B 5 52 1 0 3 1.000 .991 10.60 9.60 3B 1 1 2 0 0 1.000 .938 3.00 3.10 1938 27 SLB AL C 99 441 65 5 10 .990 .983 5.11 4.37 3 1B 6 43 4 0 7 1.000 .989 7.83 9.57 1939 28 SLB AL OF 59 139 7 7 3 .954 .969 2.47 2.35 31 0 28 C 19 88 8 4 4 .960 .981 5.05 4.44 0 1B 4 24 2 1 5 .963 .989 6.50 9.43 1940 29 DET AL C 57 292 29 8 4 .976 .982 5.63 4.68 2 3B 6 4 14 2 1 .900 .938 3.00 3.12 1941 30 DET AL C 63 339 33 9 7 .976 .983 5.90 4.54 6 1942 31 BRO NL C 41 140 13 6 2 .962 .979 3.73 4.28 0 1947 36 PIT NL C 12 42 4 0 1 1.000 .981 3.83 4.37 0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1931 20 CHW AL 1B 1 6 0 0 1 1.000 .984 6.00 9.70 1932 21 CHW AL 1B 52 485 35 5 42 .990 .989 10.00 9.83 1933 22 CHW AL 1B 22 211 12 4 22 .982 .989 10.14 9.87 1935 24 CIN NL 1B 40 350 31 3 35 .992 .989 9.53 9.61 1936 25 CLE AL 1B 3 25 3 0 4 1.000 .989 9.33 9.73 1937 26 CLE AL 1B 5 52 1 0 3 1.000 .991 10.60 9.60 1938 27 SLB AL 1B 6 43 4 0 7 1.000 .989 7.83 9.57 1939 28 SLB AL 1B 4 24 2 1 5 .963 .989 6.50 9.43 1935 24 CIN NL 2B 6 15 17 4 1 .889 .964 5.33 5.37 1931 20 CHW AL 3B 83 96 152 24 9 .912 .944 2.99 2.89 1932 21 CHW AL 3B 17 14 30 6 4 .880 .950 2.59 2.77 1935 24 CIN NL 3B 15 18 30 1 5 .980 .941 3.20 2.71 1936 25 CLE AL 3B 5 6 9 0 1 1.000 .943 3.00 3.02 1937 26 CLE AL 3B 1 1 2 0 0 1.000 .938 3.00 3.10 1940 29 DET AL 3B 6 4 14 2 1 .900 .938 3.00 3.12 1932 21 CHW AL C 5 12 1 2 0 .867 .985 2.60 4.24 1 1933 22 CHW AL C 8 21 3 4 0 .857 .988 3.00 4.28 1 1936 25 CLE AL C 72 324 40 12 8 .968 .979 5.06 4.22 7 1937 26 CLE AL C 38 146 20 9 1 .949 .980 4.37 4.62 4 1938 27 SLB AL C 99 441 65 5 10 .990 .983 5.11 4.37 3 1939 28 SLB AL C 19 88 8 4 4 .960 .981 5.05 4.44 0 1940 29 DET AL C 57 292 29 8 4 .976 .982 5.63 4.68 2 1941 30 DET AL C 63 339 33 9 7 .976 .983 5.90 4.54 6 1942 31 BRO NL C 41 140 13 6 2 .962 .979 3.73 4.28 0 1947 36 PIT NL C 12 42 4 0 1 1.000 .981 3.83 4.37 0 1931 20 CHW AL OF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 2.25 0 0 2 1932 21 CHW AL OF 3 3 0 2 0 .600 .968 1.00 2.27 1 0 2 1936 25 CLE AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 1 0 1 1939 28 SLB AL OF 59 139 7 7 3 .954 .969 2.47 2.35 31 0 28
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Position Total C 414 1845 216 59 37 .972 .981 4.98 4.43 24 1B 133 1196 88 13 119 .990 .989 9.65 9.73 3B 127 139 237 33 20 .919 .944 2.96 2.87 OF 65 144 7 9 3 .944 .969 2.32 2.34 33 0 33 2B 6 15 17 4 1 .889 .964 5.33 5.37 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Overall Total 745 3339 565 118 180 .971 .980 5.24 4.93
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1940   WS    DET CIN     L   5  13   3   2  0  0  0   0   5   2  .154  .389  .154   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1932-AL-24-0.04
Car-1148-0.04 shares

Hit By Pitch
1939 AL-4-5

At Bats per Strikeout
1938 AL-37.5-1
Car-23.9-57

Youngest Player
1931 AL-20-8

HOF Standards: Batting - 9.0 (1781) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

November 21, 1934: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Phil Gallivan and $20,000 to the Indianapolis (American Association) for George Washington.

November 21, 1934: Traded by the Indianapolis (American Association) to the St Paul (American Association) for Otto Bluege.

January 29, 1936: Purchased by the Cleveland Indians from the Cincinnati Reds.

February 10, 1938: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Ed Cole and Roy Hughes to the St. Louis Browns for Rollie Hemsley.

January 30, 1940: Traded by the St. Louis Browns to the Detroit Tigers for Slick Coffman.

March 13, 1942: Purchased by the Brooklyn Dodgers from the Detroit Tigers.

April 19, 1947: Released by the Brooklyn Dodgers.

April 25, 1947: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

September 29, 1947: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.


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