Bill Trotter
[edit] Biography
Born on August 10, 1908 in Cisne, Illinois, Bill Trotter (William Felix Trotter) played for the St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 7 year career. Trotter broke into the bigs on April 23, 1937 with the St. Louis Browns, and put up a 5.81 ERA in 122.1 innings pitched in 1937, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Bill Trotter's best season was 1940, when he posted a 3.77 ERA.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1937
| STL
| A
| 34
| 12
| 2
| 9
| 5.81
| 37
| 88
| 79
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 122.1
| 150
| 14
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 7
|
| 1938
| STL
| A
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5.62
| 1
| 7
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1939
| STL
| A
| 41
| 13
| 6
| 13
| 5.34
| 61
| 120
| 93
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 156.2
| 205
| 16
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1940
| STL
| A
| 36
| 4
| 7
| 6
| 3.77
| 29
| 56
| 41
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 98
| 117
| 5
| 31
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1941
| STL
| A
| 29
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 5.98
| 17
| 35
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 49.2
| 68
| 2
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1942
| WAS
| A
| 17
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 5.75
| 13
| 29
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 40.2
| 52
| 4
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1942
| STL
| A
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 18.00
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1942
| TOT
| A
| 20
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 6.33
| 13
| 34
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 42.2
| 57
| 4
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1944
| STL
| N
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 13.50
| 0
| 14
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 14
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 13.50
| 0
| 14
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 14
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 161
| 30
| 22
| 33
| 5.30
| 158
| 340
| 281
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 477.1
| 605
| 41
| 170
| 0
| 1
| 15
|
| Total
|
|
| 163
| 31
| 22
| 34
| 5.40
| 158
| 354
| 290
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 483.1
| 619
| 46
| 174
| 0
| 1
| 15
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1937
| STL
| A
| P
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 18
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .870
|
| 1938
| STL
| A
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1939
| STL
| A
| P
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 29
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1940
| STL
| A
| P
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 21
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1941
| STL
| A
| P
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1942
| WAS
| A
| P
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1942
| STL
| A
| P
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1942
| TOT
| A
| P
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1944
| STL
| N
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 163
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 100
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1937
| STL
| A
| 34
| 33
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .030
| .179
| .061
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 17
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1938
| STL
| A
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .333
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1939
| STL
| A
| 41
| 37
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .108
| .250
| .108
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 21
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1940
| STL
| A
| 36
| 22
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .045
| .125
| .045
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1941
| STL
| A
| 29
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .143
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1942
| WAS
| A
| 17
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .200
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1942
| STL
| A
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1942
| TOT
| A
| 20
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .200
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1944
| STL
| N
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 161
| 108
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 1
| .056
| .197
| .065
| 1
| 0
| 19
| 62
| 0
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 163
| 109
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 1
| .055
| .195
| .064
| 1
| 0
| 19
| 63
| 0
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed by St. Louis Browns (April 21, 1937).
- Traded by St. Louis Browns with Roy Cullenbine to Washington Senators in exchange for Mike Chartak and Steve Sundra (June 1, 1942).
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