1922
Born April 12, 1922
Rio Vista, CA, USA
Bill Wight Notable
b. April 12, 1922 · New York Yankees 1946–1947, Chicago White Sox 1948–1950, Boston Red Sox 1951–1952, Detroit Tigers 1952–1953, Cleveland Indians 1953, 1955, Baltimore Orioles 1955–1957, Cincinnati Redlegs 1958, St. Louis Cardinals 1958
Bill Wight played for eight clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Yankees in 1946 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1958.
He went 77 and 99 with a 3.95 earned run average, pitching 1,563 innings in 347 games. He struck out 574, completed 66 of his 198 starts and threw 15 shutouts. Across 347 games he batted .115, with 55 hits and 19 runs. He finished with 6 doubles.
He was born in Rio Vista, CA, USA on April 12, 1922, and died on May 17, 2007. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NYY | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1947 | NYY | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1948 | CHW | 34 | 73 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 0 | .082 |
| 1949 | CHW | 35 | 85 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 0 | .165 |
| 1950 | CHW | 30 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 0 | .000 |
| 1951 | BOS | 34 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 0 | .073 |
| 1952 | BOS/DET | 33 | 57 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .211 |
| 1953 | CLE/DET | 33 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .250 |
| 1955 | BAL/CLE | 36 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .083 |
| 1956 | BAL | 35 | 60 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 0 | .200 |
| 1957 | BAL | 27 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .029 |
| 1958 | CIN/STL | 35 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .100 |
| Career | — | 347 | 480 | 19 | 55 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 169 | 0 | .115 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NYY | 2 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 40.1 | 44 | 20 | 30 | 11 | 4.46 |
| 1947 | NYY | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 1948 | CHW | 9 | 20 | 34 | 32 | 1 | 223.1 | 238 | 119 | 135 | 68 | 4.80 |
| 1949 | CHW | 15 | 13 | 35 | 33 | 1 | 245.0 | 254 | 90 | 96 | 78 | 3.31 |
| 1950 | CHW | 10 | 16 | 30 | 28 | 0 | 206.0 | 213 | 82 | 79 | 62 | 3.58 |
| 1951 | BOS | 7 | 7 | 34 | 17 | 0 | 118.1 | 128 | 67 | 63 | 38 | 5.10 |
| 1952 | BOS/DET | 7 | 10 | 33 | 21 | 0 | 168.0 | 181 | 70 | 69 | 70 | 3.75 |
| 1953 | CLE/DET | 2 | 4 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 52.0 | 64 | 36 | 30 | 24 | 6.23 |
| 1955 | BAL/CLE | 6 | 8 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 141.1 | 135 | 39 | 48 | 63 | 2.48 |
| 1956 | BAL | 9 | 12 | 35 | 26 | 0 | 174.2 | 198 | 78 | 72 | 84 | 4.02 |
| 1957 | BAL | 6 | 6 | 27 | 17 | 0 | 121.0 | 122 | 49 | 54 | 50 | 3.64 |
| 1958 | CIN/STL | 3 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 64.0 | 71 | 35 | 36 | 23 | 4.92 |
| Career | — | 77 | 99 | 347 | 198 | 8 | 1563.0 | 1656 | 686 | 714 | 574 | 3.95 |
On this day & linked events
2007
Died May 17, 2007
1946
Major-league debut: Bill Wight
Bill Wight made a major-league debut on April 17, 1946.
1958
Final major-league game: Bill Wight
Bill Wight played a final major-league game on September 21, 1958.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain