Bill Salkeld

Positions: Catcher and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 190lb (178cm, 86kg)

Born: March 8, 1917 in Pocatello, ID us

Died: April 22, 1967 in Los Angeles, CA

Buried: Forest Lawn-Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, CA

Debut: April 18, 1945 (Age 28-041d, 9,903rd in major league history)
vs. CIN 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 21, 1950 (Age 33-044d)
vs. DET 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1945 season

Full Name: William Franklin Salkeld

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Relatives: Grandfather of Roger Salkeld

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.8

850

232

.273

111

RBI

132

OBP

.402

SLG

.433

OPS

.835

OPS+

128

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	23-46 / in Starts: 17-30
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	10 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 6 bases loaded PA and 6 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 200 PAs	20
Actual Runners on Base	131 (66-36-29) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 200 PAs	19
Avg. Runners on Base	130 (66-42-20)

Most Driven In
J Russell	4
E Fletcher	4
R Kiner	2
Self	2
F Zak	1
A Gerheauser	1
B Cox	1
B Elliott	1

Most Driven In By
R Kiner	5
Self	2
L Handley	2
F Colman	1
B Cox	1
E Fletcher	1
A Gionfriddo	1
C Workman	1

1946 Batting Game Log

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1946 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	96	6 (5)	Apr 21 (2)	PIT		CIN	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	1.69	-0.043	3.79	-0.06%	-0.09	PH
2	97	10 (3)	Apr 26	PIT		STL	L,2-3	4-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	8	.55	0.016	1.36	0.02%	0.15	C
3	98	13 (2)	Apr 30	PIT		PHI	W,4-1	GS-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0			0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	7						C
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	99	14	May 1	PIT		PHI	L,0-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	7						C
5	100	17 (2)	May 5 (1)	PIT		BRO	W,5-4	10-GF(11)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.273	.111	.384	8	2.20	0.012	4.77	0.02%	0.35	C
6	101	18	May 5 (2)	PIT		BRO	W,4-3	GS-6	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.357	.273	.630	8	1.62	0.033	3.78	0.05%	0.64	C
7	102	20 (1)	May 9	PIT		NYG	L,1-6	CG	4	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.444	.385	.829	7	.45	0.026	.94	0.03%	0.76	C
8	103	21	May 12	PIT	@	CHC	L,1-3	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.455	.375	.830	8	1.30	-0.003	2.41	0.00%	-0.04	C
9	104	23 (1)	May 17	PIT	@	BRO	L,6-16	GS-7	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.480	.353	.833	8	1.28	0.035	2.01	0.03%	0.33	C
10	105	29 (5)	May 26	PIT		CHC	W,8-2	CG	4	3	3	3	0	0	1	2	1		0	0	0			0	0	0	.350	.552	.600	1.152	8						C
11	106	30	May 28	PIT		CIN	W,6-3	GS-7	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.364	.563	.636	1.199	8	2.02	0.294	2.82	0.25%	1.73	C
12	107	31	May 29	PIT		CIN	L,6-7	GS-8	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.360	.543	.640	1.183	8	1.73	-0.022	2.76	-0.02%	-0.68	C
13	108	33 (1)	May 30 (2)	PIT		STL	L,11-12	GS-8	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.379	.538	.621	1.159	8	1.56	-0.080	2.60	-0.08%	-0.86	C
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
14	109	39 (5)	Jun 5	PIT		BRO	L,3-5	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.344	.512	.563	1.074	8	1.43	0.013	1.91	0.01%	0.13	C
15	110	40	Jun 6	PIT		BRO	L,8-13	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.545	1.045	9	.78	-0.021	.78	-0.01%	-0.01	PH
16	111	41	Jun 7	PIT		NYG	W,10-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.306	.479	.500	.979	7	.49	-0.047	.31	-0.02%	-0.59	C
17	112	44 (2)	Jun 9 (2)	PIT		NYG	W,5-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.481	.487	.968	6	.70	0.048	.52	0.02%	0.26	C
18	113	45	Jun 10	PIT		BSN	L,5-10	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.326	.482	.488	.971	6	.70	0.040	.66	0.02%	1.41	C
19	114	47 (1)	Jun 15	PIT	@	PHI	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.318	.474	.477	.951	8	1.92	-0.044	1.94	-0.03%	-0.26	PH
20	115	50 (2)	Jun 17	PIT	@	PHI	L,3-7	GS-0	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	1		0	0	0			0	0	0	.340	.492	.511	1.002	8						C
21	116	53 (2)	Jun 20	PIT	@	BRO	L,3-7	6-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.340	.500	.511	1.011	9	1.97	0.061	1.62	0.03%	0.38	PH
22	117	54	Jun 21	PIT	@	BSN	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.492	.500	.992	8	2.71	-0.074	1.42	-0.02%	-0.21	PH
23	118	55	Jun 22	PIT	@	BSN	L,3-4	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.327	.484	.490	.974	8	2.24	-0.055	.90	-0.01%	-0.21	PH
24	119	56	Jun 23 (1)	PIT	@	BSN	L,3-4	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.320	.477	.480	.957	9	1.37	-0.032	.42	-0.01%	-0.57	PH
25	120	60 (3)	Jun 27	PIT		CHC	L,5-6	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.302	.464	.453	.917	8	1.01	-0.045	.22	-0.01%	-0.78	C
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
26	121	64 (3)	Jul 1	PIT	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.309	.472	.473	.945	8	1.22	0.164	.15	0.01%	1.56	C
27	122	66 (1)	Jul 3 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.304	.466	.464	.930	9	1.31	-0.032	.26	0.00%	-0.09	PH
28	123	67	Jul 3 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	L,1-2	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.455	.450	.905	8	2.34	-0.100	.39	-0.01%	-0.95	C
29	124	69 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-4	GS-10	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.302	.457	.444	.901	8	.90	-0.012	.14	0.00%	0.00	C
30	125	70	Jul 5	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-4	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.302	.457	.444	.901	8						C
31	126	79 (8)	Jul 15	PIT		BSN	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.297	.451	.438	.889	9	2.48	-0.060	.06	0.00%	-0.15	PH
32	127	85 (5)	Jul 21 (2)	PIT		BRO	L,5-6	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.284	.442	.418	.860	8	1.49	-0.117	.02	0.00%	-0.59	C
33	128	88 (2)	Jul 25 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	L,2-9	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		1	0	0			0	0	0	.275	.444	.406	.850	8						C
34	129	91 (2)	Jul 27 (2)	PIT	@	BRO	L,3-4	GS-7	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.271	.452	.400	.852	8	1.46	0.017	.00	0.00%	0.00	C
Aug		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
35	130	95 (3)	Aug 2 (2)	PIT	@	NYG	L,2-3	7-7	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.282	.457	.451	.908	9	.48	0.105	.00	0.00%	1.00	PH
36	131	99 (3)	Aug 9	PIT		CHC	L,3-9	GS-4	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.288	.458	.452	.910	8	1.56	0.113	.00	0.00%	1.07	C
37	132	101 (1)	Aug 11 (1)	PIT		CHC	W,10-9	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.455	.442	.897	6	1.69	-0.111	.00	0.00%	0.27	C
38	133	104 (2)	Aug 13	PIT		CIN	W,3-2	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.282	.451	.436	.887	9	1.95	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.34	PH
39	134	108 (3)	Aug 18	PIT	@	CHC	L,0-8	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.278	.457	.430	.888	8	.24	0.022	.00	0.00%	0.93	C
40	135	113 (4)	Aug 24	PIT		NYG	L,1-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.277	.450	.422	.871	8	.50	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.13	C
41	136	114	Aug 25 (1)	PIT		BSN	L,5-7	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.455	.429	.883	7	3.32	0.095	.00	0.00%	0.38	PH
42	137	116 (1)	Aug 26	PIT		BSN	W,3-2	9-9	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.294	.459	.447	.907	9	4.55	0.333	.00	0.00%	0.87	PH
43	138	118 (1)	Aug 28	PIT		PHI	L,1-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.291	.455	.442	.897	1	4.17	-0.099	.00	0.00%	-0.78	PH
44	139	120 (1)	Aug 31	PIT		STL	W,6-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.281	.448	.427	.875	8	.50	-0.060	.00	0.00%	-0.76	C
Sept		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
45	140	121	Sep 1 (1)	PIT		STL	L,6-7	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.283	.445	.424	.869	8	2.34	0.169	.00	0.00%	0.79	C
46	141	123 (1)	Sep 2 (1)	PIT		CHC	W,4-1	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.280	.442	.419	.861	8	1.93	-0.048	.00	0.00%	-0.74	C
47	142	126 (2)	Sep 4	PIT	@	CIN	L,0-6	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.277	.447	.415	.862	8	.45	0.020	.00	0.00%	0.47	C
48	143	127	Sep 5	PIT	@	CIN	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.277	.447	.415	.862	5						C
49	144	128	Sep 6	PIT	@	STL	L,6-7	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.283	.445	.414	.859	5	1.22	-0.017	.00	0.00%	0.49	C
50	145	130 (1)	Sep 8 (1)	PIT	@	STL	L,4-5	CG(11)	5	4	2	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.291	.451	.427	.878	5	1.77	0.266	.00	0.00%	2.60	C
51	146	132 (1)	Sep 10	PIT	@	NYG	W,7-4	CG	5	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	2		0	0	0			0	0	0	.302	.464	.434	.898	5						C
52	147	133	Sep 11 (1)	PIT	@	NYG	W,7-6	5-GF	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.303	.461	.459	.920	5	1.15	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.33	PH C
53	148	134	Sep 11 (2)	PIT	@	NYG	W,7-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.301	.455	.451	.906	4						C
54	149	135	Sep 12 (1)	PIT	@	BSN	W,1-0	CG	4	3	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.319	.470	.466	.935	4	.94	0.187	.00	0.00%	1.88	C
55	150	136	Sep 12 (2)	PIT	@	BSN	L,1-2	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.316	.467	.462	.928	4	5.83	-0.142	.00	0.00%	-0.73	PH
56	151	137	Sep 13 (1)	PIT	@	BSN	W,4-2	CG(14)	6	6	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.317	.462	.455	.917	4	1.71	-0.064	.00	0.00%	-0.21	C
57	152	139 (1)	Sep 14	PIT	@	BSN	L,3-9	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.310	.453	.444	.897	4	1.60	-0.187	.00	0.00%	-1.77	C
58	153	140	Sep 15	PIT	@	PHI	L,5-6	GS-8	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.310	.454	.442	.896	5	1.19	0.042	.00	0.00%	0.08	C
59	154	142 (1)	Sep 18 (1)	PIT	@	BRO	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.301	.443	.429	.872	4	.78	-0.076	.00	0.00%	-0.78	C
60	155	143	Sep 18 (2)	PIT	@	BRO	L,0-3	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.299	.440	.425	.866	9	1.59	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.41	PH
61	156	144	Sep 19	PIT	@	BRO	L,0-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.290	.430	.413	.843	4	.75	-0.068	.00	0.00%	-0.91	C
62	157	145	Sep 21	PIT		CIN	W,2-1	CG(13)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.287	.424	.406	.829	4	1.29	-0.097	.00	0.00%	-0.36	C
63	158	147 (1)	Sep 22 (2)	PIT		CIN	L,5-6	2-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.285	.421	.403	.824	9	3.18	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.05	PH
64	159	148	Sep 24 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	L,3-13	CG	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0			0	0	0	.286	.426	.401	.828	4						C
65	160	150 (1)	Sep 25	PIT	@	CHC	W,6-5	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.284	.424	.399	.823	9	1.67	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.14	PH
66	161	151	Sep 26	PIT	@	CHC	L,3-5	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.278	.420	.391	.811	4	.71	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.75	C
67	162	152	Sep 27	PIT	@	CIN	L,0-8	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.284	.422	.394	.815	4	.44	0.038	.00	0.00%	0.19	C
68	163	153	Sep 28	PIT	@	CIN	W,10-3	GS-4	3	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.293	.431	.401	.832	4	.69	0.085	.00	0.00%	1.47	C
69	164	155 (1)	Sep 29 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.294	.432	.400	.832	4	1.30	0.014	.00	0.00%	0.27	C
							23-46		200	160	18	47	8	0	3	20	39	4	16	0	1		1	1	2	1	.294	.432	.400	.832		1.31	0.309	.59	0.21%	5.86

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