1929
Born July 4, 1929
Elmwood, IL, USA
Bill Tuttle Notable
b. July 4, 1929 · Detroit Tigers 1952, 1954–1957, Kansas City Athletics 1958–1961, Minnesota Twins 1961–1963
Bill Tuttle played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1952 and closing with the Minnesota Twins in 1963.
Across 1,270 games he batted .259, with 1,105 hits and 578 runs. He finished with 67 home runs, 149 doubles and 38 stolen bases.
He played 1,191 games in the outfield, with 2,698 putouts and 48 errors.
He was born in Elmwood, IL, USA on July 4, 1929, and died on July 27, 1998. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | DET | 7 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .240 |
| 1954 | DET | 147 | 530 | 64 | 141 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 58 | 62 | 60 | 5 | .266 |
| 1955 | DET | 154 | 603 | 102 | 168 | 23 | 4 | 14 | 78 | 76 | 54 | 6 | .279 |
| 1956 | DET | 140 | 546 | 61 | 138 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 65 | 38 | 48 | 5 | .253 |
| 1957 | DET | 133 | 451 | 49 | 113 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 44 | 41 | 2 | .251 |
| 1958 | KCA | 148 | 511 | 77 | 118 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 74 | 58 | 7 | .231 |
| 1959 | KCA | 126 | 463 | 74 | 139 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 48 | 38 | 10 | .300 |
| 1960 | KCA | 151 | 559 | 75 | 143 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 66 | 52 | 1 | .256 |
| 1961 | KCA/MIN | 138 | 454 | 53 | 113 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 52 | 50 | 1 | .249 |
| 1962 | MIN | 110 | 123 | 21 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 1 | .211 |
| 1963 | MIN | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 1270 | 4268 | 578 | 1105 | 149 | 47 | 67 | 443 | 480 | 416 | 38 | .259 |
On this day & linked events
1998
Died July 27, 1998
1952
Major-league debut: Bill Tuttle
Bill Tuttle made a major-league debut on September 10, 1952.
1963
Final major-league game: Bill Tuttle
Bill Tuttle played a final major-league game on May 11, 1963.
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