Bill Tuttle
[edit] Biography
Bill Tuttle (William Robert Tuttle) was born on July 4, 1929 in Elwood, Illinois. He made his Major League debut on September 10, 1952 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1954, his rookie year, he hit .266 with 7 home runs and 58 RBI. Tuttle played for the Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Athletics and Minnesota Twins over the course of his 11 year career.
Most people believe that Bill Tuttle's best season was 1955, when he hit for a .279 average and knocked in 78 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1952
| DET
| A
| 7
| 25
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 2
| .240
| .240
| .240
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1954
| DET
| A
| 147
| 530
| 64
| 141
| 7
| 58
| .266
| .343
| .385
| 20
| 11
| 62
| 60
| 2
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 15
|
| 1955
| DET
| A
| 154
| 603
| 102
| 168
| 14
| 78
| .279
| .358
| .400
| 23
| 4
| 76
| 54
| 1
| 13
| 6
| 2
| 25
|
| 1956
| DET
| A
| 140
| 546
| 61
| 138
| 9
| 65
| .253
| .301
| .357
| 22
| 4
| 38
| 48
| 1
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 18
|
| 1957
| DET
| A
| 133
| 451
| 49
| 113
| 5
| 47
| .251
| .316
| .328
| 12
| 4
| 44
| 41
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 4
| 14
|
| 1958
| KC
| A
| 148
| 511
| 77
| 118
| 11
| 51
| .231
| .327
| .358
| 14
| 9
| 74
| 58
| 1
| 4
| 7
| 1
| 17
|
| 1959
| KC
| A
| 126
| 463
| 74
| 139
| 7
| 43
| .300
| .369
| .413
| 19
| 6
| 48
| 38
| 4
| 4
| 10
| 2
| 12
|
| 1960
| KC
| A
| 151
| 559
| 75
| 143
| 8
| 40
| .256
| .336
| .347
| 21
| 3
| 66
| 52
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 19
|
| 1961
| MIN
| A
| 113
| 370
| 38
| 91
| 5
| 38
| .246
| .321
| .335
| 12
| 3
| 43
| 41
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 4
| 13
|
| 1961
| KC
| A
| 25
| 84
| 15
| 22
| 0
| 8
| .262
| .333
| .333
| 2
| 2
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1961
| TOT
| A
| 138
| 454
| 53
| 113
| 5
| 46
| .249
| .323
| .335
| 14
| 5
| 52
| 50
| 0
| 9
| 1
| 4
| 15
|
| 1962
| MIN
| A
| 110
| 123
| 21
| 26
| 1
| 13
| .211
| .317
| .285
| 4
| 1
| 19
| 14
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 4
|
| 1963
| MIN
| A
| 16
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .250
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 1270
| 4268
| 578
| 1105
| 67
| 443
| .259
| .334
| .363
| 149
| 47
| 480
| 416
| 13
| 52
| 38
| 18
| 143
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1952
| DET
| A
| OF
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1954
| DET
| A
| OF
| 145
| 0
| 0
| 364
| 18
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1955
| DET
| A
| OF
| 154
| 0
| 0
| 442
| 12
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1956
| DET
| A
| OF
| 137
| 0
| 0
| 348
| 13
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1957
| DET
| A
| OF
| 128
| 107
| 1042.1
| 331
| 5
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1957
| DET
| A
| CF
| 128
| 107
| 1042.1
| 329
| 3
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1958
| KC
| A
| OF
| 145
| 131
| 1202.1
| 311
| 12
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1958
| KC
| A
| CF
| 114
| 102
| 918
| 245
| 10
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1958
| KC
| A
| RF
| 40
| 29
| 284.1
| 45
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1959
| KC
| A
| OF
| 121
| 111
| 1000.1
| 294
| 17
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1959
| KC
| A
| CF
| 121
| 111
| 1000.1
| 295
| 17
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1960
| KC
| A
| CF
| 148
| 140
| 1247
| 378
| 16
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1960
| KC
| A
| OF
| 148
| 140
| 1247
| 381
| 16
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1961
| MIN
| A
| CF
| 63
| 14
| 215.1
| 64
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1961
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 85
| 84
| 666.2
| 66
| 165
| 14
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1961
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 6
| 6
| 43
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 64
| 20
| 258.1
| 72
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1961
| MIN
| A
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 4.1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| KC
| A
| CF
| 25
| 23
| 199
| 57
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1961
| KC
| A
| OF
| 25
| 23
| 199
| 58
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| 1961
| TOT
| A
| CF
| 88
| 37
| 414.1
| 121
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1961
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 89
| 43
| 457.1
| 130
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1962
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 105
| 27
| 369.1
| 71
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1962
| MIN
| A
| CF
| 94
| 15
| 256.1
| 61
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1962
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 16
| 12
| 113
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1963
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 14
| 0
| 17.1
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| MIN
| A
| CF
| 14
| 0
| 17.1
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 85
| 84
| 666.2
| 66
| 165
| 14
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 62
| 47
| 440.1
| 70
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 707
| 512
| 4895.2
| 1436
| 49
| 23
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 4.1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1192
| 559
| 5336
| 2698
| 97
| 48
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Detroit Tigers (1951).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers with Jim Small, Duke Maas, John Tsitouris, Frank House, Kent Hadley and a player to be named later to Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Gus Zernial, Billy Martin, Tom Morgan, Lou Skizas, Mickey McDermott and Tim Thompson (November 20, 1957); Kansas City Athletics received Jim McManus (April 3, 1958).
- Traded by Kansas City Athletics with a player to be named later to Minnesota Twins in exchange for Reno Bertoia, Paul Giel and a player to be named later (June 1, 1961); Minnesota Twins received Paul Giel (June 10, 1961) and Kansas City Athletics received cash (June 10, 1961).
- Released by Minnesota Twins (May 21, 1963).
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