Bill Dietrich
[edit] Biography
Born on March 29, 1910 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Bill Dietrich (William John Dietrich) played for the Philadelphia Athletics, Washington Senators and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 16 year career. Dietrich broke into the bigs on April 13, 1933 with the Philadelphia Athletics, and put up a 4.68 ERA in 207.2 innings pitched in 1934, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Bill Dietrich's best season was 1944, when he posted a 3.62 ERA, won 16 games and struck out 70 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1933
| PHI
| A
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5.82
| 4
| 11
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 13
| 1
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1934
| PHI
| A
| 39
| 23
| 11
| 12
| 4.68
| 88
| 121
| 108
| 14
| 4
| 3
| 207.2
| 201
| 12
| 114
| 0
| 3
| 3
|
| 1935
| PHI
| A
| 43
| 15
| 7
| 13
| 5.39
| 59
| 128
| 111
| 8
| 1
| 3
| 185.1
| 203
| 7
| 101
| 0
| 5
| 1
|
| 1936
| WAS
| A
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 9.72
| 4
| 11
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8.1
| 13
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1936
| PHI
| A
| 21
| 4
| 4
| 6
| 6.53
| 34
| 55
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 71.2
| 91
| 4
| 40
| 0
| 4
| 0
|
| 1936
| CHI
| A
| 14
| 11
| 4
| 4
| 4.68
| 39
| 50
| 43
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 82.2
| 93
| 8
| 36
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| 1936
| TOT
| A
| 40
| 15
| 8
| 11
| 5.75
| 77
| 116
| 104
| 6
| 1
| 3
| 162.2
| 197
| 12
| 82
| 0
| 6
| 1
|
| 1937
| CHI
| A
| 29
| 20
| 8
| 10
| 4.90
| 62
| 93
| 78
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 143.1
| 162
| 15
| 72
| 0
| 4
| 0
|
| 1938
| CHI
| A
| 8
| 7
| 2
| 4
| 5.44
| 11
| 33
| 29
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 48
| 49
| 7
| 31
| 0
| 3
| 0
|
| 1939
| CHI
| A
| 25
| 19
| 7
| 8
| 5.22
| 43
| 81
| 74
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 127.2
| 134
| 14
| 56
| 0
| 5
| 2
|
| 1940
| CHI
| A
| 23
| 17
| 10
| 6
| 4.03
| 43
| 78
| 67
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 149.2
| 154
| 10
| 65
| 0
| 4
| 0
|
| 1941
| CHI
| A
| 19
| 15
| 5
| 8
| 5.35
| 26
| 73
| 65
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 109.1
| 114
| 7
| 50
| 0
| 4
| 4
|
| 1942
| CHI
| A
| 26
| 23
| 6
| 11
| 4.89
| 39
| 92
| 87
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 160
| 173
| 16
| 70
| 0
| 3
| 5
|
| 1943
| CHI
| A
| 26
| 26
| 12
| 10
| 2.80
| 52
| 72
| 58
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 186.2
| 180
| 4
| 53
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
| 1944
| CHI
| A
| 36
| 36
| 16
| 17
| 3.62
| 70
| 132
| 99
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 246
| 269
| 15
| 68
| 0
| 3
| 2
|
| 1945
| CHI
| A
| 18
| 16
| 7
| 10
| 4.19
| 43
| 61
| 57
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 122.1
| 136
| 4
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1946
| CHI
| A
| 11
| 9
| 3
| 3
| 2.61
| 20
| 21
| 18
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 62
| 63
| 4
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1947
| PHI
| A
| 11
| 9
| 5
| 2
| 3.12
| 18
| 24
| 21
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 60.2
| 48
| 0
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1948
| PHI
| A
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 5.87
| 5
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 15.1
| 21
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 366
| 253
| 108
| 128
| 4.48
| 660
| 1146
| 997
| 92
| 17
| 11
| 2003.2
| 2117
| 128
| 890
| 0
| 44
| 22
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1933
| PHI
| A
| P
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1934
| PHI
| A
| P
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 31
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| 1935
| PHI
| A
| P
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 34
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .936
|
| 1936
| WAS
| A
| P
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1936
| PHI
| A
| P
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 19
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1936
| CHI
| A
| P
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 13
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .895
|
| 1936
| TOT
| A
| P
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 34
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1937
| CHI
| A
| P
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 31
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1938
| CHI
| A
| P
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1939
| CHI
| A
| P
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 19
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1940
| CHI
| A
| P
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 20
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1941
| CHI
| A
| P
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 13
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .920
|
| 1942
| CHI
| A
| P
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 32
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1943
| CHI
| A
| P
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 46
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1944
| CHI
| A
| P
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 46
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1945
| CHI
| A
| P
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 23
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1946
| CHI
| A
| P
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 17
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1947
| PHI
| A
| P
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .692
|
| 1948
| PHI
| A
| P
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 366
| 0
| 0
| 95
| 369
| 24
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1933
| PHI
| A
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| .333
| .500
| .667
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1934
| PHI
| A
| 40
| 72
| 6
| 15
| 1
| 4
| .208
| .278
| .306
| 2
| 1
| 7
| 32
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1935
| PHI
| A
| 44
| 60
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 2
| .083
| .098
| .117
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 25
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1936
| WAS
| A
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1936
| PHI
| A
| 21
| 27
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 2
| .111
| .172
| .111
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1936
| CHI
| A
| 14
| 30
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 5
| .267
| .290
| .267
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1936
| TOT
| A
| 40
| 57
| 6
| 11
| 0
| 7
| .193
| .233
| .193
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 17
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1937
| CHI
| A
| 29
| 44
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 1
| .182
| .294
| .227
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 20
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1938
| CHI
| A
| 8
| 16
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .063
| .167
| .063
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1939
| CHI
| A
| 25
| 37
| 5
| 8
| 1
| 2
| .216
| .293
| .378
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1940
| CHI
| A
| 23
| 50
| 5
| 12
| 1
| 8
| .240
| .333
| .320
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 14
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1941
| CHI
| A
| 19
| 34
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .088
| .262
| .118
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1942
| CHI
| A
| 26
| 48
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 5
| .104
| .189
| .125
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 22
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1943
| CHI
| A
| 26
| 56
| 7
| 8
| 1
| 6
| .143
| .226
| .214
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 22
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1944
| CHI
| A
| 36
| 77
| 8
| 9
| 1
| 4
| .117
| .171
| .156
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 33
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1945
| CHI
| A
| 18
| 36
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .268
| .222
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 22
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1946
| CHI
| A
| 11
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .053
| .053
| .053
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1947
| PHI
| A
| 11
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .063
| .063
| .063
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1948
| PHI
| A
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .333
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 368
| 627
| 56
| 94
| 5
| 43
| .150
| .226
| .203
| 12
| 3
| 60
| 260
| 2
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
[edit] Transactions
- Claimed on waivers by Washington Senators from Philadelphia Athletics (July 1, 1936).
- Claimed on waivers by Chicago White Sox from Washington Senators (July 20, 1936).
- Released by Chicago White Sox (September 18, 1946).
- Signed by Philadelphia Athletics (1947).
- Released by Philadelphia Athletics (June 18, 1948).
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