John Augustus Billings

Full Name: John Augustus Billings	Primary Position: C
Height/Weight: 5' 11"/165	First Game: September 9, 1913
Birthdate: November 30, 1891	Final Game: June 16, 1923
Birthplace: Grantville, Kansas	MLB Experience: 11 years
Died: December 30, 1981
Deathplace: Santa Monica, California
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Josh Billings (John Augustus Billings) was born on November 30, 1891 in Grantville, Kansas. He made his Major League debut on September 9, 1913 for the Cleveland Naps. In 1920, his rookie year, he hit .277 with 0 home runs and 11 RBI. Billings played for the Cleveland Naps, Cleveland Indians and St. Louis Browns over the course of his 11 year career.

Most people believe that Josh Billings's best season was 1920, when he hit for a .277 average.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB
1913	CLE	A	1	3	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
1914	CLE	A	11	8	2	2	0	.250	.333	.375	1	0	1	1	0	0	1
1915	CLE	A	8	21	2	4	0	.190	.190	.238	1	0	0	6	0	3	1
1916	CLE	A	22	31	2	5	1	.161	.212	.161	0	0	2	11	0	2	0
1917	CLE	A	66	129	8	23	9	.178	.243	.233	3	2	8	21	3	7	2
1918	CLE	A	2	3	0	1	0	.333	.333	.333	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1919	STL	A	38	76	9	15	3	.197	.218	.237	1	1	1	12	1	4	0
1920	STL	A	66	155	19	43	11	.277	.353	.335	5	2	11	10	7	5	1
1921	STL	A	20	46	2	10	4	.217	.217	.217	0	0	0	7	0	1	0
1922	STL	A	5	7	0	3	1	.429	.429	.571	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1923	STL	A	4	9	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Total			243	488	44	106	29	.217	.268	.262	12	5	23	73	11	22	5

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	AVG
1913	CLE	A	C	1	4	2	1	0	0	.857
1914	CLE	A	C	3	10	3	3	0	2	.813
1915	CLE	A	OF	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.000
1915	CLE	A	C	7	29	6	0	0	0	1.000
1916	CLE	A	C	12	38	13	1	3	3	.981
1917	CLE	A	C	48	134	51	5	2	1	.974
1918	CLE	A	C	1	2	0	0	0	0	1.000
1919	STL	A	C	26	76	33	2	2	1	.982
1919	STL	A	1B	1	0	1	1	0	0	.500
1920	STL	A	C	40	138	36	6	1	3	.967
1921	STL	A	C	12	45	9	1	0	0	.982
1922	STL	A	C	3	5	1	0	0	0	1.000
1923	STL	A	C	4	8	3	1	1	1	.917
Total			OF	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			1B	1	0	1	1	0	0	.500
Total			C	157	489	157	20	9	11	.970

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Traded by Cleveland Indians to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Les Nunamaker (February 11, 1919).

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