Bill Pleis

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Full Name: William Pleis	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 5' 10"/170	First Game: April 16, 1961
Birthdate: August 5, 1937	Final Game: September 15, 1966
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri	MLB Experience: 6 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Left

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Born on August 5, 1937 in St. Louis, Missouri, Bill Pleis (William Pleis) played for the Minnesota Twins for his entire 6 year career. Pleis broke into the bigs on April 16, 1961 with the Minnesota Twins, and put up a 4.95 ERA in 56.1 innings pitched in 1961, his rookie year.

There is some disagreement on what was Bill Pleis's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1965, when he posted a 2.98 ERA. However, others believe that it was 1964, when he posted a 3.91 ERA.

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[edit] Pitching Stats

Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1961	MIN	A	37	0	4	2	4.95	32	35	31	0	0	2	56.1	59	4	34	5	1	4
1962	MIN	A	21	4	2	5	4.40	31	27	22	0	0	3	45	46	7	14	2	1	1
1963	MIN	A	36	4	6	2	4.37	37	37	33	1	0	0	68	67	10	16	2	3	0
1964	MIN	A	47	0	4	1	3.91	42	23	22	0	0	4	50.2	43	6	31	3	4	1
1965	MIN	A	41	2	4	4	2.98	33	20	17	0	0	4	51.1	49	3	27	5	2	0
1966	MIN	A	8	0	1	2	1.93	9	6	2	0	0	0	9.1	5	1	4	0	0	0
Total			190	10	21	16	4.07	184	148	127	1	0	13	280.2	269	31	126	17	11	6

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1961	MIN	A	P	37	0	56.1	3	3	1	0	0	0	3	2	0	.857
1962	MIN	A	P	21	4	45	4	4	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	.889
1963	MIN	A	P	36	4	68	3	10	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1.000
1964	MIN	A	P	46	0	50.2	6	6	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1.000
1965	MIN	A	P	41	2	51.1	1	7	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1.000
1966	MIN	A	P	8	0	9.1	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	.500
Total			P	189	10	280.2	17	31	3	3	0	4	6	6	0	.941

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1961	MIN	A	37	9	0	1	0	0	.111	.111	.111	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
1962	MIN	A	21	14	1	4	0	1	.286	.333	.286	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0
1963	MIN	A	36	16	2	2	0	1	.125	.263	.125	0	0	3	11	0	1	0	0	0
1964	MIN	A	47	4	2	1	0	0	.250	.400	.250	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0
1965	MIN	A	41	7	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0
1966	MIN	A	8	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			190	50	5	8	0	2	.160	.236	.160	0	0	5	26	0	3	0	0	0

[edit] Transactions

Traded by Orlando (Florida State) to Washington Senators in exchange for $250 plus 2 players (August 15, 1956).

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