John Augustus Billings
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[edit] Biography
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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[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | CLE | A | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1914 | CLE | A | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .333 | .375 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1915 | CLE | A | 8 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .190 | .238 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1916 | CLE | A | 22 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .161 | .212 | .161 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1917 | CLE | A | 66 | 129 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 9 | .178 | .243 | .233 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1918 | CLE | A | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1919 | STL | A | 38 | 76 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 3 | .197 | .218 | .237 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920 | STL | A | 66 | 155 | 19 | 43 | 0 | 11 | .277 | .353 | .335 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921 | STL | A | 20 | 46 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | .217 | .217 | .217 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | STL | A | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .429 | .429 | .571 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | STL | A | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 243 | 488 | 44 | 106 | 0 | 29 | .217 | .268 | .262 | 12 | 5 | 23 | 73 | 11 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | CLE | A | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .857 |
| 1914 | CLE | A | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .813 |
| 1915 | CLE | A | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1915 | CLE | A | C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1916 | CLE | A | C | 12 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .981 |
| 1917 | CLE | A | C | 48 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 51 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .974 |
| 1918 | CLE | A | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1919 | STL | A | C | 26 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .982 |
| 1919 | STL | A | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1920 | STL | A | C | 40 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .967 |
| 1921 | STL | A | C | 12 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .982 |
| 1922 | STL | A | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1923 | STL | A | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .917 |
| Total | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| Total | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | ||
| Total | C | 157 | 0 | 0 | 489 | 157 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .970 |
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Cleveland Indians to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Les Nunamaker (February 11, 1919).
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