Bill Killefer Notable

b. October 10, 1887 · St. Louis Browns 1909–1910, Philadelphia Phillies 1911–1917, Chicago Cubs 1918–1921

Bill Killefer played for three clubs across 13 seasons as a catcher, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1909 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1921. His longest stay was with the Philadelphia Phillies, from 1911 to 1917.

Across 1,035 games he batted .238, with 751 hits and 237 runs. He finished with 4 home runs, 86 doubles and 39 stolen bases.

He played 1,005 games behind the plate, with 4,830 putouts and 148 errors. He turned 129 double plays.

He was born in Bloomingdale, MI, USA on October 10, 1887, and died on July 3, 1960. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Baseball Magazine All-Star	2	1917, 1918

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1909	SLB	11	29	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	.138
1910	SLB	74	193	14	24	2	2	0	7	12	31	0	.124
1911	PHI	6	16	3	3	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	.188
1912	PHI	85	268	18	60	6	3	1	21	4	14	6	.224
1913	PHI	120	360	25	88	14	3	0	24	4	17	2	.244
1914	PHI	98	299	27	70	10	1	0	27	8	17	3	.234
1915	PHI	105	320	26	76	9	2	0	24	18	14	5	.237
1916	PHI	97	286	22	62	5	4	3	27	8	14	2	.217
1917	PHI	125	409	28	112	12	0	0	31	15	21	4	.274
1918	CHC	104	331	30	77	10	3	0	22	17	10	5	.233
1919	CHC	103	315	17	90	10	2	0	22	15	8	5	.286
1920	CHC	62	191	16	42	7	1	0	16	8	5	2	.220
1921	CHC	45	133	11	43	1	0	0	16	4	4	3	.323
Career	—	1035	3150	237	751	86	21	4	240	113	159	39	.238

On this day & linked events

1887

Born October 10, 1887

Bloomingdale, MI, USA

1960

Died July 3, 1960

1909

Major-league debut: Bill Killefer

Bill Killefer made a major-league debut on September 13, 1909.

1921

Final major-league game: Bill Killefer

Bill Killefer played a final major-league game on October 1, 1921.

Image: Bain News Service, publisher, public domain