1895
Born July 17, 1895
Walker County, GA, USA
Bill Force Notable
Bill Force divided nine seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Detroit Stars from 1921, then the Baltimore Black Sox through 1929.
He went 54 and 46 with a 4.44 earned run average, pitching 934.7 innings in 174 games. He struck out 438, completed 55 of his 100 starts and threw 3 shutouts. Across 218 games he batted .222, with 94 hits and 54 runs. He finished with 6 home runs, 13 doubles and 3 stolen bases.
He was born in Walker County, GA, USA on July 17, 1895, and died on April 2, 1969. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | DS | 32 | 81 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .222 |
| 1922 | DS | 29 | 58 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .310 |
| 1923 | DS | 49 | 96 | 16 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .302 |
| 1924 | BBS | 27 | 46 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .196 |
| 1925 | BBS | 14 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .094 |
| 1926 | BBS | 18 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .120 |
| 1927 | BBS | 27 | 48 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .125 |
| 1928 | BBS | 15 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .185 |
| 1929 | BBS | 7 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| Career | — | 218 | 424 | 54 | 94 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 40 | 4 | 3 | .222 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | DS | 8 | 8 | 25 | 17 | 0 | 157.0 | 156 | 77 | 41 | 86 | 4.41 |
| 1922 | DS | 9 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 140.0 | 119 | 63 | 39 | 90 | 4.05 |
| 1923 | DS | 11 | 9 | 37 | 18 | 4 | 195.0 | 199 | 84 | 50 | 92 | 3.88 |
| 1924 | BBS | 10 | 6 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 115.1 | 115 | 59 | 33 | 64 | 4.60 |
| 1925 | BBS | 3 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 82.0 | 90 | 37 | 28 | 26 | 4.06 |
| 1926 | BBS | 2 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 49.1 | 62 | 33 | 25 | 21 | 6.02 |
| 1927 | BBS | 7 | 6 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 117.0 | 119 | 52 | 40 | 37 | 4.00 |
| 1928 | BBS | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 58.0 | 79 | 45 | 21 | 16 | 6.98 |
| 1929 | BBS | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 21.0 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4.71 |
| Career | — | 54 | 46 | 174 | 100 | 6 | 934.2 | 960 | 461 | 285 | 438 | 4.44 |
On this day & linked events
1969