Bill Wight

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: April 12, 1922 in Rio Vista, CA us

Died: May 17, 2007 in Mount Shasta, CA

Buried: East Lawn Sierra Hills Memorial Park, Sacramento, CA

High School: McClymonds HS (Oakland, CA)

Debut: April 17, 1946 (Age 24-005d, 10,113th in major league history)
vs. PHA 0.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 21, 1958 (Age 36-162d)
vs. SFG 2.2 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1947 season

Full Name: William Robert Wight

Nicknames: Lefty

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.7

ERA

3.95

347

198

1563.0

574

WHIP

1.516

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	19-16 / in Starts: 18-15
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	33 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 7 bases loaded PA and 6 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 100 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	67 (31-23-13) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 100 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	67 (34-21-10)

Most Driven In
C Michaels	2
C Kress	1
J Ostrowski	1
D Wheeler	1
F Baker	1

Most Driven In By
G Metkovich	2
G Goldsberry	1
E Rapp	1
L Appling	1
F Hancock	1
C Michaels	1

1949 Batting Game Log

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1949 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	50	4 (3)	Apr 22	CHW		SLB	W,5-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.12	-0.003	.27	0.00%	-0.23	P
2	51	6 (1)	Apr 24 (1)	CHW		SLB	W,2-1	GS-0	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			0	0	1	.500	.667	1.000	1.667	9						P
3	52	10 (3)	Apr 27	CHW	@	CLE	L,3-11	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.667	1.000	1.667	9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	53	12 (1)	May 1 (1)	CHW	@	SLB	W,7-6	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.400	.733	9	.36	-0.050	.94	-0.08%	-1.20	P
5	54	17 (4)	May 6	CHW		NYY	W,6-2	CG	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.375	.444	.625	1.069	9	1.20	0.216	3.14	0.34%	1.76	P
6	55	22 (4)	May 11	CHW		BOS	W,12-8	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.333	.455	.788	9	.87	-0.088	1.57	-0.10%	-1.43	P
7	56	25 (2)	May 15 (1)	CHW		CLE	W,10-0	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.313	.357	.670	9	.16	0.005	.35	0.01%	-1.37	P
8	57	30 (4)	May 21	CHW	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.250	.278	.528	9	1.19	-0.123	3.24	-0.20%	-0.84	P
9	58	34 (3)	May 27	CHW	@	CLE	L,0-4	GS-8	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.318	.316	.634	9	.90	0.073	1.94	0.09%	0.65	P
10	59	39 (4)	May 30 (2)	CHW		DET	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0			0	0	0	.182	.280	.273	.553	9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	60	43 (3)	Jun 4	CHW		WSH	W,2-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.286	.280	.566	9	.65	-0.010	.58	-0.01%	-0.14	P
12	61	48 (4)	Jun 9	CHW		PHA	L,0-1	CG(12)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.172	.250	.241	.491	9	1.53	-0.196	1.16	-0.09%	-1.35	P
13	62	52 (3)	Jun 14	CHW	@	NYY	L,3-15	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		1	0	0	0	.156	.229	.219	.447	9	2.15	-0.019	1.18	-0.01%	0.24	P
14	63	57 (4)	Jun 17 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	L,8-10	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.152	.222	.212	.434	9	2.18	-0.067	.45	-0.01%	-0.83	P
15	64	62 (4)	Jun 22	CHW	@	WSH	W,4-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.143	.231	.200	.431	9	1.15	-0.003	.11	0.00%	0.13	P
16	65	66 (3)	Jun 26 (1)	CHW	@	PHA	L,2-4	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.158	.238	.211	.449	9	1.34	0.003	.12	0.00%	0.16	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	66	70 (3)	Jul 1	CHW	@	DET	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.143	.217	.190	.408	9						P
18	67	75 (4)	Jul 5	CHW	@	SLB	L,5-9	GS-0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.156	.224	.200	.424	9						P
19	68	79 (3)	Jul 10 (1)	CHW		DET	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.208	.184	.391	9	.32	-0.033	.01	0.00%	-0.89	P
20	69	82 (2)	Jul 15	CHW		WSH	L,4-9	GS-8	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		1	0	0	0	.154	.214	.192	.407	9	.79	0.015	.01	0.00%	0.04	P
21	70	86 (3)	Jul 18	CHW		NYY	W,6-5	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	.151	.211	.189	.399	9	2.07	-0.077	.03	0.00%	-0.80	P
22	71	91 (4)	Jul 24 (2)	CHW		PHA	L,4-6	GS-4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.151	.224	.189	.413	9	1.08	0.044	.00	0.00%	0.39	P
23	72	96 (4)	Jul 30	CHW	@	NYY	W,9-2	GS-6	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	.148	.220	.185	.406	9	.72	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.80	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
24	73	100 (3)	Aug 3	CHW	@	PHA	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.140	.210	.175	.385	9	.91	-0.069	.00	0.00%	-0.51	P
25	74	105 (4)	Aug 9	CHW	@	DET	L,5-11	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.136	.203	.169	.373	9	.66	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.28	P
26	75	111 (5)	Aug 15	CHW	@	SLB	W,8-0	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0			0	0	0	.125	.188	.156	.345	9						P
27	76	116 (4)	Aug 21 (1)	CHW		CLE	W,5-4	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.123	.186	.154	.340	9	.33	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.24	P
28	77	121 (4)	Aug 26 (1)	CHW		BOS	L,4-11	GS-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.136	.197	.167	.364	9	1.73	0.069	.00	0.00%	0.56	P
29	78	126 (4)	Aug 30	CHW		WSH	L,0-1	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.130	.189	.159	.349	9						P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
30	79	130 (3)	Sep 3	CHW	@	DET	L,3-5	GS-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1			0	0	0	.129	.187	.157	.344	9						P
31	80	134 (3)	Sep 7	CHW		SLB	W,7-1	CG	4	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.149	.203	.189	.392	9	.32	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.07	P
32	81	137 (2)	Sep 11	CHW		DET	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.195	.182	.377	9	2.48	-0.187	.00	0.00%	-1.51	P
33	82	141 (3)	Sep 16 (2)	CHW	@	PHA	W,6-3	GS-6	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.152	.212	.190	.402	9	1.02	0.025	.00	0.00%	0.10	P
34	83	147 (5)	Sep 25 (1)	CHW		SLB	W,7-5	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.148	.207	.185	.392	9	.48	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.42	P
35	84	153 (5)	Oct 2 (1)	CHW	@	SLB	W,4-3	GS-0	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.165	.220	.200	.420	9						P
							19-16		100	85	7	14	3	0	0	6	6	0	27	0	9		2	2	0	1	.165	.220	.200	.420		.99	-0.575	.64	-0.05%	-8.75

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