1907
Born December 8, 1907
Clayton, MO, USA
Bill Beckmann Notable
Bill Beckmann divided four seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Philadelphia Athletics from 1939, then the St. Louis Cardinals through 1942.
He went 21 and 25 with a 4.79 earned run average, pitching 440 innings in 90 games. He struck out 108 and threw 4 shutouts. Across 90 games he batted .224, with 32 hits and 11 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He was born in Clayton, MO, USA on December 8, 1907, and died on January 2, 1990. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | PHA | 27 | 52 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .250 |
| 1940 | PHA | 34 | 39 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .205 |
| 1941 | PHA | 22 | 47 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .191 |
| 1942 | PHA/STL | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Career | — | 90 | 143 | 11 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 21 | 0 | .224 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | PHA | 7 | 11 | 27 | 19 | 0 | 155.1 | 198 | 93 | 41 | 20 | 5.39 |
| 1940 | PHA | 8 | 4 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 127.1 | 132 | 59 | 35 | 47 | 4.17 |
| 1941 | PHA | 5 | 9 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 130.0 | 141 | 66 | 33 | 28 | 4.57 |
| 1942 | PHA/STL | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 27.1 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 5.27 |
| Career | — | 21 | 25 | 90 | 44 | 2 | 440.0 | 499 | 234 | 119 | 108 | 4.79 |
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