Bill Sorrell
[edit] Biography
Bill Sorrell (William Sorrell) was born on October 14, 1940 in Morehead, Kentucky. He made his Major League debut on September 2, 1965 for the Philadelphia Phillies. In 1970, his rookie year, he hit .267 with 4 home runs and 14 RBI. Sorrell played for the Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants and Kansas City Royals over the course of his 3 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1965
| PHI
| N
| 10
| 13
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 2
| .385
| .467
| .615
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| SF
| N
| 18
| 17
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .176
| .300
| .235
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| KC
| A
| 57
| 135
| 12
| 36
| 4
| 14
| .267
| .317
| .370
| 2
| 0
| 10
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 5
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 28
| 30
| 3
| 8
| 1
| 3
| .267
| .371
| .400
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 57
| 135
| 12
| 36
| 4
| 14
| .267
| .317
| .370
| 2
| 0
| 10
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 5
|
| Total
|
|
| 85
| 165
| 15
| 44
| 5
| 17
| .267
| .328
| .376
| 3
| 0
| 15
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 5
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1965
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 1
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1967
| SF
| N
| LF
| 5
| 2
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| SF
| N
| OF
| 5
| 2
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 3
| 3
| 20
| 15
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 29
| 26
| 222
| 17
| 45
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .873
|
| 1970
| KC
| A
| RF
| 2
| 1
| 17.1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| KC
| A
| OF
| 4
| 3
| 35.1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| KC
| A
| LF
| 2
| 2
| 18
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 3
| 3
| 20
| 15
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 9
| 5
| 54.1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 30
| 27
| 235
| 17
| 45
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .873
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 2
| 1
| 17.1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 7
| 4
| 37
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Philadelphia Phillies (August 18, 1959).
- Selected by San Francisco Giants from Philadelphia Phillies in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 28, 1966).
- Returned to Philadelphia Phillies (June 22, 1967).
- Sold by Philadelphia Phillies to New York Mets (March, 1968).
- Sold by New York Mets to Kansas City Royals (August 12, 1969).
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