1891
Born November 30, 1891
Grantville, KS, USA
Josh Billings Notable
b. November 30, 1891 · Cleveland Naps 1913–1914, Cleveland Indians 1915–1918, St. Louis Browns 1919–1923
Josh Billings played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Cleveland Naps in 1913 and closing with the St. Louis Browns in 1923.
Across 243 games he batted .217, with 106 hits and 44 runs. He finished with 12 doubles and 5 stolen bases.
He played 157 games behind the plate, with 489 putouts and 20 errors. He turned 9 double plays.
He was born in Grantville, KS, USA on November 30, 1891, and died on December 30, 1981. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | CLE | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1914 | CLE | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| 1915 | CLE | 8 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .190 |
| 1916 | CLE | 22 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .161 |
| 1917 | CLE | 66 | 129 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 2 | .178 |
| 1918 | CLE | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 1919 | SLB | 38 | 76 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .197 |
| 1920 | SLB | 66 | 155 | 19 | 43 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 | .277 |
| 1921 | SLB | 20 | 46 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .217 |
| 1922 | SLB | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 |
| 1923 | SLB | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 243 | 488 | 44 | 106 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 23 | 73 | 5 | .217 |
On this day & linked events
1981
Died December 30, 1981
1913
Major-league debut: Josh Billings
Josh Billings made a major-league debut on September 9, 1913.
1923
Final major-league game: Josh Billings
Josh Billings played a final major-league game on August 24, 1923.
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