1933
Born February 10, 1933
Whitmire, SC, USA
Billy O'Dell Notable
b. February 10, 1933 · Baltimore Orioles 1954, 1956–1959, San Francisco Giants 1960–1964, Milwaukee Braves 1965, Atlanta Braves 1966, Pittsburgh Pirates 1966–1967
Billy O'Dell played for five clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Baltimore Orioles in 1954 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1967. His longest stay was with the San Francisco Giants, from 1960 to 1964.
He went 105 and 100 with a 3.29 earned run average, pitching 1,817 innings in 479 games. He struck out 1,133, completed 63 of his 199 starts and threw 13 shutouts. Across 530 games he batted .125, with 66 hits and 43 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 6 doubles and 5 stolen bases.
He was selected to two consecutive All-Star teams, from 1958 to 1959.
He was born in Whitmire, SC, USA on February 10, 1933, and died on September 12, 2018. He batted both ways and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 2 | 1958, 1959 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | BAL | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1956 | BAL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1957 | BAL | 37 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .147 |
| 1958 | BAL | 42 | 72 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 2 | .111 |
| 1959 | BAL | 43 | 60 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 1 | .083 |
| 1960 | SFG | 49 | 56 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 1 | .107 |
| 1961 | SFG | 49 | 39 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .103 |
| 1962 | SFG | 49 | 90 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 1 | .133 |
| 1963 | SFG | 47 | 78 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 0 | .205 |
| 1964 | SFG | 50 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .000 |
| 1965 | MLN | 62 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .174 |
| 1966 | ATL/PIT | 63 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .125 |
| 1967 | PIT | 28 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .115 |
| Career | — | 530 | 528 | 43 | 66 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 38 | 171 | 5 | .125 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | BAL | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 16.1 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2.76 |
| 1956 | BAL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1.13 |
| 1957 | BAL | 4 | 10 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 140.1 | 107 | 42 | 39 | 97 | 2.69 |
| 1958 | BAL | 14 | 11 | 41 | 25 | 8 | 221.1 | 201 | 73 | 51 | 137 | 2.97 |
| 1959 | BAL | 10 | 12 | 38 | 24 | 1 | 199.1 | 163 | 65 | 67 | 88 | 2.93 |
| 1960 | SFG | 8 | 13 | 43 | 24 | 2 | 202.2 | 198 | 72 | 72 | 145 | 3.20 |
| 1961 | SFG | 7 | 5 | 46 | 14 | 2 | 130.1 | 132 | 52 | 33 | 110 | 3.59 |
| 1962 | SFG | 19 | 14 | 43 | 39 | 0 | 280.2 | 282 | 110 | 66 | 195 | 3.53 |
| 1963 | SFG | 14 | 10 | 36 | 33 | 1 | 222.1 | 218 | 78 | 70 | 116 | 3.16 |
| 1964 | SFG | 8 | 7 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 85.0 | 82 | 51 | 35 | 54 | 5.40 |
| 1965 | MLN | 10 | 6 | 62 | 1 | 18 | 111.1 | 87 | 27 | 30 | 78 | 2.18 |
| 1966 | ATL/PIT | 5 | 5 | 61 | 2 | 10 | 112.2 | 118 | 33 | 41 | 67 | 2.64 |
| 1967 | PIT | 5 | 6 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 86.2 | 88 | 56 | 41 | 34 | 5.82 |
| Career | — | 105 | 100 | 479 | 199 | 48 | 1817.0 | 1697 | 665 | 556 | 1133 | 3.29 |
On this day & linked events
2018
Died September 12, 2018
1954
Major-league debut: Billy O'Dell
Billy O'Dell made a major-league debut on June 20, 1954.
1967
Final major-league game: Billy O'Dell
Billy O'Dell played a final major-league game on September 12, 1967.
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