1917
Born July 27, 1917
Portland, OR, USA
Bill Sayles Notable
Bill Sayles played for three clubs across five seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1939 and closing with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1943.
He went 1 and 3 with a 5.61 earned run average, pitching 78 innings in 28 games. He struck out 52. Across 30 games he batted .273, with 6 hits and 2 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He was born in Portland, OR, USA on July 27, 1917, and died on November 20, 1996. 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 | BOS | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .143 |
| 1943 | BRO/NYG | 25 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .333 |
| Career | — | 30 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .273 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 7.07 |
| 1943 | BRO/NYG | 1 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 64.2 | 73 | 38 | 33 | 43 | 5.29 |
| Career | — | 1 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 78.2 | 87 | 49 | 46 | 52 | 5.61 |
On this day & linked events
1996