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Bill Ayers

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 185lb (190cm, 83kg)

Born: September 27, 1919 in Newnan, GA us

Died: September 24, 1980 in Newnan, GA

Buried: Oakhill Cemetery, Newnan, GA

Debut: April 17, 1947 (Age 27-202d, 10,297th in major league history)
vs. PHI 3.2 IP, 7 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 6 ER, L

Last Game: July 13, 1947 (Age 27-289d)
vs. PIT 4.2 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Full Name: William Oscar Ayers

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.1

ERA

8.15

35.1

WHIP

1.698

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	3-10 / in Starts: 1-3
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	6 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 10 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	9 (6-3-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 10 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	6 (3-2-1)

Most Driven In
W Cooper	1
B Thomson	1

1947 Batting Game Log

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1947 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	2 (1)	Apr 17	NYG	@	PHI	L,5-11	GS-4	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	9	1.11	0.133	2.71	0.20%	1.69	P
2	2	5 (2)	Apr 20	NYG		PHI	L,1-10	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	9	.72	-0.018	1.79	-0.03%	-0.17	P
3	3	11 (5)	Apr 30	NYG		STL	W,4-3	3-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	4	13 (1)	May 6	NYG		CIN	L,6-11	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	9						P
5	5	18 (4)	May 11 (2)	NYG		BSN	L,3-11	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	9	1.12	0.000	2.54	0.00%	0.00	P
6	6	25 (6)	May 18 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	W,11-6	7-GF(7)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	9						P
7	7	31 (5)	May 28	NYG		BRO	L,2-14	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	8	43 (11)	Jun 6	NYG		STL	W,7-4	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833	9	1.22	0.084	4.35	0.18%	0.66	P
9	9	51 (7)	Jun 19	NYG	@	PIT	L,2-12	3-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	9	.69	-0.018	2.79	-0.04%	-0.25	P
10	10	53 (1)	Jun 21	NYG	@	STL	L,5-11	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	11	63 (9)	Jul 2	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-11	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	9						P
12	12	73 (9)	Jul 12 (2)	NYG		STL	L,3-11	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	9						P
13	13	74	Jul 13 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,3-6	1-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	9	1.59	-0.042	4.06	-0.06%	-0.45	P
							3-10		10	8	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	2		1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625		1.11	0.139	3.22	0.24%	1.48

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