Billy Bryan (MLB)
[edit] Biography
Billy Bryan (William Ronald Bryan) was born on December 4, 1938 in Morgan, Georgia. He made his Major League debut on September 12, 1961 for the Kansas City Athletics. In 1964, his rookie year, he hit .241 with 13 home runs and 36 RBI. Bryan played for the Kansas City Athletics, New York Yankees and Washington Senators over the course of his 8 year career.
Most people believe that Billy Bryan's best season was 1965, when he knocked in 51 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1961
| KC
| A
| 9
| 19
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 2
| .158
| .238
| .316
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1962
| KC
| A
| 25
| 74
| 5
| 11
| 2
| 7
| .149
| .203
| .284
| 2
| 1
| 5
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| KC
| A
| 24
| 65
| 11
| 11
| 3
| 7
| .169
| .270
| .354
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
|
| 1964
| KC
| A
| 93
| 220
| 19
| 53
| 13
| 36
| .241
| .290
| .477
| 9
| 2
| 16
| 69
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 6
|
| 1965
| KC
| A
| 108
| 325
| 36
| 82
| 14
| 51
| .252
| .315
| .446
| 11
| 5
| 29
| 87
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 2
|
| 1966
| NY
| A
| 27
| 69
| 5
| 15
| 4
| 5
| .217
| .270
| .420
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1966
| KC
| A
| 32
| 76
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 7
| .132
| .193
| .184
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1966
| TOT
| A
| 59
| 145
| 5
| 25
| 4
| 12
| .172
| .229
| .297
| 6
| 0
| 11
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1967
| NY
| A
| 16
| 12
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 2
| .167
| .412
| .417
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| WAS
| A
| 40
| 108
| 7
| 22
| 3
| 8
| .204
| .301
| .315
| 3
| 0
| 14
| 27
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 374
| 968
| 86
| 209
| 41
| 125
| .216
| .284
| .395
| 32
| 9
| 91
| 283
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 13
| 14
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1961
| KC
| A
| C
| 4
| 4
| 34
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| KC
| A
| C
| 22
| 18
| 173.2
| 117
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 11
| 1
| 1
| .976
|
| 1963
| KC
| A
| C
| 24
| 22
| 183
| 147
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 0
| .981
|
| 1964
| KC
| A
| C
| 65
| 48
| 462.1
| 317
| 22
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 8
| 24
| 9
| 1
| .991
|
| 1965
| KC
| A
| C
| 95
| 89
| 768
| 527
| 44
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 16
| 41
| 16
| 3
| .984
|
| 1966
| NY
| A
| 1B
| 3
| 2
| 19
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1966
| NY
| A
| C
| 14
| 13
| 124.2
| 73
| 11
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 7
| 0
| .988
|
| 1966
| KC
| A
| C
| 20
| 14
| 127.1
| 99
| 11
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 16
| 4
| 1
| .965
|
| 1966
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 5
| 3
| 27
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| TOT
| A
| C
| 34
| 27
| 252
| 172
| 22
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 24
| 11
| 1
| .975
|
| 1966
| TOT
| A
| 1B
| 8
| 5
| 46
| 42
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1967
| NY
| A
| C
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| WAS
| A
| C
| 28
| 28
| 242.2
| 155
| 15
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 17
| 9
| 0
| .983
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 8
| 5
| 46
| 42
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 273
| 237
| 2124.2
| 1456
| 113
| 26
| 17
| 0
| 42
| 124
| 47
| 6
| .984
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Kansas City Athletics (1960).
- Traded by Kansas City Athletics with Fred Talbot to New York Yankees in exchange for Gil Blanco, Roger Repoz and Bill Stafford (June 10, 1966).
- Selected by Washington Senators from New York Yankees in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 28, 1967).
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