Wilbur Kincaid Rodgers
[edit] Biography
Bill Rodgers (Wilbur Kincaid Rodgers) was born on April 18, 1887 in Pleasant Ridge, Ohio. He made his Major League debut on April 15, 1915 for the Cleveland Indians. In 1915, his rookie year, he hit .246 with 0 home runs and 19 RBI. Rodgers played for the Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 2 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1915
| CLE
| A
| 16
| 45
| 8
| 14
| 0
| 7
| .311
| .415
| .356
| 2
| 0
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1915
| CIN
| N
| 72
| 213
| 20
| 51
| 0
| 12
| .239
| .299
| .338
| 13
| 4
| 11
| 29
| 7
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
|
| 1915
| BOS
| A
| 11
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .333
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1915
| Total
|
| 99
| 264
| 30
| 65
| 0
| 19
| .246
| .321
| .333
| 15
| 4
| 22
| 38
| 7
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 0
|
| 1915
| TOT
| A
| 27
| 51
| 10
| 14
| 0
| 7
| .275
| .403
| .314
| 2
| 0
| 11
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1916
| CIN
| N
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 75
| 217
| 20
| 51
| 0
| 12
| .235
| .294
| .332
| 13
| 4
| 11
| 31
| 7
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 27
| 51
| 10
| 14
| 0
| 7
| .275
| .403
| .314
| 2
| 0
| 11
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 102
| 268
| 30
| 65
| 0
| 19
| .243
| .316
| .328
| 15
| 4
| 22
| 40
| 7
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1915
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 33
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .945
|
| 1915
| CIN
| N
| 2B
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 96
| 170
| 15
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1915
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1915
| CIN
| N
| SS
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1915
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1915
| BOS
| A
| 2B
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1915
| Total
|
| 2B
| 75
| 0
| 0
| 117
| 210
| 19
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .945
|
| 1915
| TOT
| A
| 2B
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 21
| 40
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1916
| CIN
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 75
| 0
| 0
| 117
| 210
| 19
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .945
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 15
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
[edit] Transactions
- Released by Cleveland Indians (@May 15, 1915).
- Sold by Portland (PCL) to Boston Red Sox (June 4, 1915).
- Sold by Boston Red Sox to Cincinnati Reds (July 8, 1915).
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