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Bill Long

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Full Name: William Douglas Long Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/185 First Game: July 21, 1985
Birthdate: February 29, 1960 Final Game: April 14, 1991
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio MLB Experience: 6 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Pitching Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
    • 2.3 Batting Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Born on February 29, 1960 in Cincinnati, Ohio, Bill Long (William Douglas Long) played for the Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs and Montreal Expos over the course of his 6 year career. Long broke into the bigs on July 21, 1985 with the Chicago White Sox, and put up a 4.37 ERA in 169 innings pitched in 1987, his rookie year.

There is some disagreement on what was Bill Long's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1988, when he posted a 4.03 ERA and struck out 77 batters. However, others believe that it was 1987, when he posted a 4.37 ERA and struck out 72 batters.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Pitching Stats

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1985 CHI A 4 3 0 1 1.29 13 17 16 0 0 0 14 25 4 5 2 1 0
1987 CHI A 29 23 8 8 4.37 72 85 82 5 2 1 169 179 20 28 1 0 3
1988 CHI A 47 18 8 11 4.03 77 89 78 3 0 2 174 187 21 43 4 2 4
1989 CHI A 30 8 5 5 3.92 51 49 43 0 0 1 98.2 101 8 37 0 3 4
1990 CHI N 42 0 6 1 4.37 32 29 27 0 0 5 55.2 66 8 21 4 1 1
1990 CHI A 4 0 0 1 6.35 2 5 4 0 0 0 5.2 6 2 2 0 0 0
1990 Total 46 0 6 2 4.55 34 34 31 0 0 5 61.1 72 10 23 4 1 1
1991 MON N 3 0 0 0 1.80 0 2 2 0 0 0 1.2 4 0 4 0 0 0
Total NL 45 0 6 1 4.55 32 31 29 0 0 5 57.1 70 8 25 4 1 1
Total AL 114 52 21 26 4.35 215 245 223 8 2 4 461.1 498 55 115 7 6 11
Total 159 52 27 27 4.37 247 276 252 8 2 9 518.2 568 63 140 11 7 12

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1985 CHI A P 4 3 14 2 3 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 1.000
1987 CHI A P 29 23 169 14 25 3 2 0 0 8 4 2 .929
1988 CHI A P 47 18 174 7 25 0 0 0 2 12 6 1 1.000
1989 CHI A P 30 8 98.2 9 15 0 0 0 0 7 4 0 1.000
1990 CHI N P 42 0 55.2 5 9 1 0 0 0 11 5 2 .933
1990 CHI A P 4 0 5.2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1990 Total P 46 0 61.1 6 11 1 0 0 0 11 5 2 .944
1991 MON N P 3 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total P 159 52 518.2 38 79 4 2 0 2 43 20 5 .967

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1985 CHI A 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 CHI A 29 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 CHI A 47 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 CHI A 30 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 CHI N 42 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
1990 CHI A 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 Total 46 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
1991 MON N 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total NL 45 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Total AL 114 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 159 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0

[edit] Transactions

  • Selected by San Diego Padres in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1981).
  • Traded by San Diego Padres with Ozzie Guillen, Tim Lollar and Luis Salazar to Chicago White Sox in exchange for LaMarr Hoyt, Kevin Kristan and Todd Simmons (December 6, 1984).
  • Traded by Chicago White Sox to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Frank Campos (April 30, 1990).
  • Released by Chicago Cubs (December 18, 1990).
  • Signed by Montreal Expos (January 31, 1991).

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