William Sullivan Sr.
[edit] Biography
Billy Sullivan (William Joseph Sullivan, Sr.) was born on February 1, 1875 in Oakland, Wisconsin. He made his Major League debut on September 13, 1899 for the Boston Beaneaters. In 1900, his rookie year, he hit .273 with 8 home runs and 41 RBI. Sullivan played for the Boston Beaneaters, Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 16 year career.
Most people believe that Billy Sullivan's best season was 1901, when he knocked in 56 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1899
| BOS
| N
| 22
| 74
| 10
| 20
| 2
| 12
| .270
| .308
| .378
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1900
| BOS
| N
| 72
| 238
| 36
| 65
| 8
| 41
| .273
| .302
| .399
| 6
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1901
| CHI
| A
| 98
| 367
| 54
| 90
| 4
| 56
| .245
| .271
| .351
| 15
| 6
| 10
| 0
| 3
| 13
| 12
| 0
| 0
|
| 1902
| CHI
| A
| 76
| 263
| 36
| 64
| 1
| 26
| .243
| .268
| .323
| 12
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 8
| 11
| 0
| 0
|
| 1903
| CHI
| A
| 32
| 111
| 10
| 21
| 1
| 7
| .189
| .224
| .252
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1904
| CHI
| A
| 108
| 371
| 29
| 85
| 1
| 44
| .229
| .255
| .307
| 18
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 11
| 0
| 0
|
| 1905
| CHI
| A
| 98
| 323
| 25
| 65
| 2
| 26
| .201
| .239
| .269
| 10
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 3
| 10
| 14
| 0
| 0
|
| 1906
| CHI
| A
| 118
| 387
| 37
| 83
| 2
| 33
| .214
| .262
| .297
| 18
| 4
| 22
| 0
| 3
| 20
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| 1907
| CHI
| A
| 112
| 329
| 30
| 59
| 0
| 36
| .179
| .235
| .228
| 8
| 4
| 21
| 0
| 3
| 10
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
| 1908
| CHI
| A
| 137
| 430
| 40
| 82
| 0
| 29
| .191
| .235
| .228
| 8
| 4
| 22
| 0
| 3
| 21
| 15
| 0
| 0
|
| 1909
| CHI
| A
| 97
| 265
| 11
| 43
| 0
| 16
| .162
| .226
| .174
| 3
| 0
| 17
| 0
| 5
| 15
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| 1910
| CHI
| A
| 45
| 142
| 10
| 26
| 0
| 6
| .183
| .227
| .225
| 4
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1911
| CHI
| A
| 89
| 256
| 26
| 55
| 0
| 31
| .215
| .266
| .273
| 9
| 3
| 16
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1912
| CHI
| A
| 41
| 91
| 9
| 19
| 0
| 15
| .209
| .287
| .253
| 2
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| CHI
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1916
| DET
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 94
| 312
| 46
| 85
| 10
| 53
| .272
| .304
| .394
| 8
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 1053
| 3335
| 317
| 692
| 11
| 325
| .207
| .250
| .270
| 111
| 33
| 160
| 0
| 28
| 129
| 92
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1147
| 3647
| 363
| 777
| 21
| 378
| .213
| .254
| .281
| 119
| 33
| 170
| 0
| 32
| 132
| 98
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1899
| BOS
| N
| C
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 94
| 26
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1900
| BOS
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1900
| BOS
| N
| C
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 227
| 71
| 8
| 10
| 0
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1900
| BOS
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1901
| CHI
| A
| C
| 97
| 0
| 0
| 396
| 104
| 17
| 13
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1901
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1902
| CHI
| A
| C
| 70
| 0
| 0
| 242
| 81
| 11
| 8
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1902
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1902
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1903
| CHI
| A
| C
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 123
| 35
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1904
| CHI
| A
| C
| 107
| 0
| 0
| 463
| 130
| 22
| 10
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1905
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1905
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1905
| CHI
| A
| C
| 92
| 0
| 0
| 389
| 104
| 13
| 8
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1906
| CHI
| A
| C
| 118
| 0
| 0
| 475
| 134
| 16
| 7
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1907
| CHI
| A
| C
| 108
| 0
| 0
| 477
| 117
| 10
| 12
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1907
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1908
| CHI
| A
| C
| 137
| 0
| 0
| 553
| 156
| 11
| 11
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1909
| CHI
| A
| C
| 97
| 0
| 0
| 452
| 119
| 10
| 6
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1910
| CHI
| A
| C
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 290
| 71
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1911
| CHI
| A
| C
| 89
| 0
| 0
| 447
| 114
| 8
| 13
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1912
| CHI
| A
| C
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 147
| 52
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1914
| CHI
| A
| C
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1916
| DET
| A
| C
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 1122
| 0
| 0
| 4776
| 1314
| 148
| 111
| 0
| 140
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Grand Rapids (Western) to Boston Beaneaters in exchange for $1000 and a player to be named later (September, 1899); Grand Rapids (Western) received Charlie Frisbee (@November, 1899).
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