1930
Born December 18, 1930
Chicago, IL, USA
Bill Skowron Notable
b. December 18, 1930 · New York Yankees 1954–1962, Los Angeles Dodgers 1963, Washington Senators 1964, Chicago White Sox 1964–1967, California Angels 1967
Bill Skowron played for five clubs across 14 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the New York Yankees in 1954 and closing with the California Angels in 1967.
He collected 1,566 hits over 1,658 games, batting .282 with 888 runs batted in. He finished with 211 home runs, 243 doubles, 53 triples and 16 stolen bases.
He played 1,463 games at first base, with 12,043 putouts and 102 errors. He turned 1,266 double plays.
He was selected to six All-Star teams between 1957 and 1965.
He was born in Chicago, IL, USA on December 18, 1930, and died on April 27, 2012. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 6 | 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1965 |
| The Sporting News All-Star | 1 | 1960 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NYY | 87 | 215 | 37 | 73 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 41 | 19 | 18 | 2 | .340 |
| 1955 | NYY | 108 | 288 | 46 | 92 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 61 | 21 | 32 | 1 | .319 |
| 1956 | NYY | 134 | 464 | 78 | 143 | 21 | 6 | 23 | 90 | 50 | 60 | 4 | .308 |
| 1957 | NYY | 122 | 457 | 54 | 139 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 88 | 31 | 60 | 3 | .304 |
| 1958 | NYY | 126 | 465 | 61 | 127 | 22 | 3 | 14 | 73 | 28 | 69 | 1 | .273 |
| 1959 | NYY | 74 | 282 | 39 | 84 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 59 | 20 | 47 | 1 | .298 |
| 1960 | NYY | 146 | 538 | 63 | 166 | 34 | 3 | 26 | 91 | 38 | 95 | 2 | .309 |
| 1961 | NYY | 150 | 561 | 76 | 150 | 23 | 4 | 28 | 89 | 35 | 108 | 0 | .267 |
| 1962 | NYY | 140 | 478 | 63 | 129 | 16 | 6 | 23 | 80 | 36 | 99 | 0 | .270 |
| 1963 | LAD | 89 | 237 | 19 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 49 | 0 | .203 |
| 1964 | CHW/WSA | 146 | 535 | 47 | 151 | 21 | 3 | 17 | 79 | 30 | 92 | 0 | .282 |
| 1965 | CHW | 146 | 559 | 63 | 153 | 24 | 3 | 18 | 78 | 32 | 77 | 1 | .274 |
| 1966 | CHW | 120 | 337 | 27 | 84 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 45 | 1 | .249 |
| 1967 | CAL/CHW | 70 | 131 | 8 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 0 | .206 |
| Career | — | 1658 | 5547 | 681 | 1566 | 243 | 53 | 211 | 888 | 383 | 870 | 16 | .282 |
On this day & linked events
2012
Died April 27, 2012
1954
Major-league debut: Bill Skowron
Bill Skowron made a major-league debut on April 13, 1954.
1967
Final major-league game: Bill Skowron
Bill Skowron played a final major-league game on October 1, 1967.
Image: New York Yankees / MLB, public domain