1886
Born October 5, 1886
Milford, PA, USA
Bill Steele Notable
Bill Steele divided five seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the St. Louis Cardinals from 1910, then the Brooklyn Robins through 1914.
He went 37 and 43 with a 4.02 earned run average, pitching 676 innings in 129 games. He struck out 236, completed 40 of his 79 starts and threw 1 shutouts. Across 130 games he batted .203, with 47 hits and 20 runs. He finished with 8 doubles.
He was born in Milford, PA, USA on October 5, 1886, and died on October 19, 1949. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | STL | 9 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .258 |
| 1911 | STL | 43 | 101 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 21 | 0 | .208 |
| 1912 | STL | 41 | 61 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 0 | .180 |
| 1913 | STL | 12 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .056 |
| 1914 | BRO/STL | 25 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .300 |
| Career | — | 130 | 231 | 20 | 47 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 24 | 47 | 0 | .203 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | STL | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 71.2 | 71 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 3.27 |
| 1911 | STL | 18 | 19 | 43 | 34 | 3 | 287.1 | 287 | 119 | 113 | 115 | 3.73 |
| 1912 | STL | 9 | 13 | 40 | 25 | 2 | 194.0 | 245 | 101 | 66 | 67 | 4.69 |
| 1913 | STL | 4 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 54.0 | 58 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 1914 | BRO/STL | 2 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 69.2 | 72 | 26 | 14 | 19 | 3.36 |
| Career | — | 37 | 43 | 129 | 79 | 7 | 676.2 | 733 | 302 | 235 | 236 | 4.02 |
On this day & linked events
1949
Died October 19, 1949
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