Bill Rigney
|
|
|
Contents |
[edit] Biography
Bill Rigney (William Joseph Rigney) was born on January 29, 1918 in Alameda, California. He made his Major League debut on April 16, 1946 for the New York Giants. In 1946, his rookie year, he hit .236 with 3 home runs and 31 RBI. Rigney played for the New York Giants for his entire 8 year career.
Most people believe that Bill Rigney's best season was 1947, when he slugged 17 home runs and knocked in 59 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NY | N | 110 | 360 | 38 | 85 | 3 | 31 | .236 | .307 | .292 | 9 | 1 | 36 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 7 |
| 1947 | NY | N | 130 | 531 | 84 | 142 | 17 | 59 | .267 | .337 | .420 | 24 | 3 | 51 | 54 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 1948 | NY | N | 113 | 424 | 72 | 112 | 10 | 43 | .264 | .342 | .389 | 17 | 3 | 47 | 54 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 1949 | NY | N | 122 | 389 | 53 | 108 | 6 | 47 | .278 | .356 | .404 | 19 | 6 | 47 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 1950 | NY | N | 56 | 83 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 8 | .181 | .253 | .205 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1951 | NY | N | 44 | 69 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 9 | .232 | .321 | .435 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | NY | N | 60 | 90 | 15 | 27 | 1 | 14 | .300 | .388 | .411 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1953 | NY | N | 19 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 654 | 1966 | 281 | 510 | 41 | 212 | .259 | .334 | .376 | 78 | 14 | 208 | 206 | 12 | 28 | 25 | 0 | 41 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NY | N | 3B | 73 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 143 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .965 |
| 1946 | NY | N | SS | 33 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 81 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .937 |
| 1947 | NY | N | 3B | 41 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 76 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .932 |
| 1947 | NY | N | SS | 24 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 53 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .945 |
| 1947 | NY | N | 2B | 72 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 229 | 11 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .974 |
| 1948 | NY | N | SS | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .905 |
| 1948 | NY | N | 2B | 105 | 0 | 0 | 258 | 275 | 18 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .967 |
| 1949 | NY | N | 3B | 14 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .943 |
| 1949 | NY | N | SS | 81 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 215 | 26 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .928 |
| 1949 | NY | N | 2B | 26 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 79 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .971 |
| 1950 | NY | N | 2B | 23 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .966 |
| 1950 | NY | N | 3B | 11 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .972 |
| 1951 | NY | N | 3B | 12 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .953 |
| 1951 | NY | N | 2B | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .958 |
| 1952 | NY | N | 3B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .889 |
| 1952 | NY | N | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1952 | NY | N | 2B | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1952 | NY | N | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .846 |
| 1953 | NY | N | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1953 | NY | N | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Total | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| Total | SS | 149 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 372 | 46 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .928 | ||
| Total | 2B | 245 | 0 | 0 | 550 | 638 | 36 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .971 | ||
| Total | 3B | 163 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 300 | 24 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .952 |
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Oakland (PCL) to New York Giants in exchange for Dolph Camilli (December 9, 1943).
[edit] Trivia
[edit] Video Gallery
[edit] Picture Gallery
[edit] See Also
[edit] Categories
Categories: Athletes | Baseball Players | Retired Athletes | Retired Baseball Players | Second Basemen | Third Basemen | Shortstops | First Basemen | Athletes with the Last Name Rigney | Baseball Players with the Last Name Rigney | Athletes with the First Name Bill | Baseball Players with the First Name Bill | Athletes Born in January | Baseball Players Born in January | Athletes Born on January 29 | Baseball Players Born on January 29 | Athletes Born in 1918 | Baseball Players Born in 1918 | Athletes Born in January 1918 | Baseball Players Born in January 1918 | Athletes Born on January 29, 1918 | Baseball Players Born on January 29, 1918 | Athletes Born in Alameda, California | Baseball Players Born in Alameda, California | Athletes Born in California | Baseball Players Born in California | New York Giants Players | 1946 New York Giants Players | 1947 New York Giants Players | 1948 New York Giants Players | 1949 New York Giants Players | 1950 New York Giants Players | 1951 New York Giants Players | 1952 New York Giants Players | 1953 New York Giants Players | Baseball Players who bat Right Handed | Baseball Players who throw Right Handed | Athletes Who Debuted in April | Baseball Players Who Debuted in April | Athletes Who Debuted on April 16 | Baseball Players Who Debuted on April 16 | Athletes Who Debuted in 1946 | Baseball Players Who Debuted in 1946 | Athletes Who Debuted in April 1946 | Baseball Players Who Debuted in April 1946 | Athletes Who Debuted on April 16, 1946 | Baseball Players Who Debuted on April 16, 1946 | Athletes Who Played Their Last Game in September | Baseball Players Who Played Their Last Game in September | Athletes Who Played Their Last Game on September 12 | Baseball Players Who Played Their Last Game on September 12 | Athletes Who Played Their Last Game in 1953 | Baseball Players Who Played Their Last Game in 1953 | Athletes Who Played Their Last Game in September 1953 | Baseball Players Who Played Their Last Game in September 1953 | Athletes Who Played Their Last Game on September 12, 1953 | Baseball Players Who Played Their Last Game on September 12, 1953 | Baseball Players Who Debuted with New York Giants | Players with 5 years experience in the Major Leagues | Baseball Players with 5 years experience in the Major Leagues | Players with at least 500 At Bats | Players with at least 1000 At Bats | Players with at least 1500 At Bats | Players with at least 100 Games | Players with at least 200 Games | Players with at least 300 Games | Players with at least 400 Games | Players with at least 500 Games | Players with at least 100 Runs Scored | Players with at least 200 Runs Scored | Players with at least 100 Hits | Players with at least 200 Hits | Players with at least 300 Hits | Players with at least 400 Hits | Players with at least 500 Hits | Players with at least 100 Singles | Players with at least 200 Singles | Players with at least 300 Singles | Players with at least 100 RBI | Players with at least 200 RBI | Players with at least 100 Walks | Players with at least 200 Walks | Players with at least 100 Strikeouts | Players with at least 200 Strikeouts | Baseball Players Who Debuted at age 28



