Bill Lamar

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: March 21, 1897 in Rockville, MD us

Died: May 24, 1970 in Rockport, MA

Buried: Baltimore National Cemetery, Baltimore, MD

High School: Briarley Hall Military Academy (Poolesville, MD)

School: St. John's College (Annapolis, MD)

Debut: September 19, 1917 (Age 20-182d, 4,642nd in major league history)
vs. CLE 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 6, 1927 (Age 30-138d)
vs. SLB 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1918 season

Full Name: William Harmong Lamar

Nicknames: Good Time Bill

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.0

2040

633

.310

303

RBI

245

OBP

.339

SLG

.417

OPS

.756

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1919 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1919 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	5 (4)	May 1	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-3	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
2	12 (6)	May 12	NYY		WSH	T,4-4	GF	20	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
3	13	May 14	NYY	@	DET	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	36 (22)	Jun 10	NYY		DET	W,2-1	GF	17	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
				Player went from New York Yankees to Boston Red Sox
5	54	Jun 29	BOS	@	NYY	W,5-3	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
6	55	Jun 30 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	57 (1)	Jul 1	BOS	@	PHA	L,4-7	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
8	58	Jul 2	BOS	@	PHA	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
9	59	Jul 3	BOS	@	PHA	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
10	60	Jul 4 (1)	BOS		PHA	W,9-2	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
11	61	Jul 4 (2)	BOS		PHA	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	1
12	62	Jul 5 (1)	BOS		PHA	L,3-5	CG	35	9.0	5	0	1	6	0
13	63	Jul 5 (2)	BOS		PHA	L,6-8	CG	43	10.0	3	0	1	4	0
14	64	Jul 7 (1)	BOS		PHA	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
15	65	Jul 7 (2)	BOS		PHA	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
16	67 (1)	Jul 10 (1)	BOS	@	SLB	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
17	68	Jul 10 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	L,3-4	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
18	69	Jul 12	BOS	@	CHW	W,12-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
19	70	Jul 13	BOS	@	CHW	L,9-14	CG	46	8.0	0	1	1	2	0
20	71	Jul 14	BOS	@	CHW	L,3-9	CG	38	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
21	72	Jul 15	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
22	73	Jul 16	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
23	74	Jul 17	BOS	@	CLE	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
24	75	Jul 18	BOS	@	CLE	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
25	76	Jul 19	BOS	@	CLE	L,4-7	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
26	78 (1)	Jul 21	BOS	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
27	82 (3)	Jul 25	BOS		NYY	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
28	87 (4)	Jul 30 (2)	BOS		DET	W,3-2	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
29	88	Jul 31	BOS		DET	W,2-1	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	128 (39)	Sep 17 (1)	BOS		DET	L,6-7	CG	46	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
31	129	Sep 17 (2)	BOS		DET	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	1	1	3	0
32	130	Sep 18	BOS		DET	L,2-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
33	131	Sep 19	BOS		CHW	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
34	132	Sep 20 (1)	BOS		CHW	W,4-3	GS	23	5.1	0	0	0	0	0
35	133	Sep 20 (2)	BOS		CHW	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
36	134	Sep 24 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	W,4-0	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
37	135	Sep 24 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	41	12.1	1	0	0	1	0
38	136	Sep 27 (1)	BOS	@	WSH	L,5-7	CG	0	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
39	137	Sep 27 (2)	BOS	@	WSH	L,1-4	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
40	138	Sep 28	BOS	@	WSH	L,7-8	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
							40gm		1.0	66	7	6	79	1