1908
Born August 10, 1908
Cisne, IL, USA
Bill Trotter Notable
Bill Trotter played for three clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1937 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1944.
He went 22 and 34 with a 5.40 earned run average, pitching 483.3 innings in 163 games. He struck out 158. Across 163 games he batted .055, with 6 hits and 6 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He was born in Cisne, IL, USA on August 10, 1908, and died on August 26, 1984. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | SLB | 34 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 0 | .030 |
| 1938 | SLB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1939 | SLB | 41 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 0 | .108 |
| 1940 | SLB | 36 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .045 |
| 1941 | SLB | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .000 |
| 1942 | SLB/WSH | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1944 | STL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 163 | 109 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 63 | 0 | .055 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | SLB | 2 | 9 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 122.1 | 150 | 79 | 50 | 37 | 5.81 |
| 1938 | SLB | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5.63 |
| 1939 | SLB | 6 | 13 | 41 | 13 | 0 | 156.2 | 205 | 93 | 54 | 61 | 5.34 |
| 1940 | SLB | 7 | 6 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 98.0 | 117 | 41 | 31 | 29 | 3.77 |
| 1941 | SLB | 4 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 49.2 | 68 | 33 | 19 | 17 | 5.98 |
| 1942 | SLB/WSH | 3 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 42.2 | 57 | 30 | 16 | 13 | 6.33 |
| 1944 | STL | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 13.50 |
| Career | — | 22 | 34 | 163 | 31 | 3 | 483.1 | 619 | 290 | 174 | 158 | 5.40 |
On this day & linked events
1984
Died August 26, 1984
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