Billy Myers
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[edit] Biography
Billy Myers (William Harrison Myers) was born on August 14, 1910 in Enola, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on April 16, 1935 for the Cincinnati Reds. In 1935, his rookie year, he hit .267 with 5 home runs and 36 RBI. Myers played for the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 7 year career.
Most people believe that Billy Myers's best season was 1939, when he hit for a .281 average and knocked in 56 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | CIN | N | 117 | 445 | 60 | 119 | 5 | 36 | .267 | .315 | .380 | 15 | 10 | 29 | 81 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| 1936 | CIN | N | 98 | 323 | 45 | 87 | 6 | 27 | .269 | .328 | .390 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 56 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| 1937 | CIN | N | 124 | 335 | 35 | 84 | 7 | 43 | .251 | .339 | .370 | 13 | 3 | 44 | 57 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1938 | CIN | N | 134 | 442 | 57 | 112 | 12 | 47 | .253 | .317 | .403 | 18 | 6 | 41 | 80 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 1939 | CIN | N | 151 | 509 | 79 | 143 | 9 | 56 | .281 | .369 | .393 | 18 | 6 | 71 | 90 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 1940 | CIN | N | 90 | 282 | 33 | 57 | 5 | 30 | .202 | .283 | .319 | 14 | 2 | 30 | 56 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1941 | CHI | N | 24 | 63 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 4 | .222 | .310 | .286 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 738 | 2399 | 319 | 616 | 45 | 243 | .257 | .328 | .377 | 88 | 33 | 250 | 445 | 6 | 70 | 23 | 0 | 33 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
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| 1935 | CIN | N | SS | 112 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 335 | 37 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .939 |
| 1936 | CIN | N | SS | 98 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 304 | 35 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .938 |
| 1937 | CIN | N | SS | 121 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 360 | 30 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .948 |
| 1937 | CIN | N | 2B | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1938 | CIN | N | 2B | 11 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .908 |
| 1938 | CIN | N | SS | 123 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 380 | 41 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .939 |
| 1939 | CIN | N | SS | 151 | 0 | 0 | 309 | 512 | 42 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .951 |
| 1940 | CIN | N | SS | 88 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 269 | 17 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .961 |
| 1941 | CHI | N | SS | 19 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 60 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .939 |
| 1941 | CHI | N | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Total | SS | 712 | 0 | 0 | 1397 | 2220 | 208 | 475 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .946 | ||
| Total | 2B | 18 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 45 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .934 |
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by New York Giants with cash to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Mark Koenig and Allyn Stout (December 14, 1934).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Jim Gleeson and Bobby Mattick (December 4, 1940).
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