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

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

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 17	DET		CLE	W,6-5	GS	14	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	6 (2)	Apr 19	DET		SLB	L,3-6	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	11 (4)	Apr 25	DET	@	CLE	L,3-4	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	13 (1)	Apr 26 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,2-12		6	0.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	20 (6)	May 5	DET		WSH	L,4-14	GS	18	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	25 (4)	May 10 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,5-10	GS	11	1.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
7	31 (5)	May 18 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,5-8		16	4.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
8	33 (1)	May 20	DET	@	NYY	L,8-9		4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	37 (3)	May 26	DET	@	CLE	L,8-9	GS	26	6.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
10	40 (2)	May 30 (1)	DET		SLB	L,4-5	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	41	May 30 (2)	DET		SLB	L,1-13		8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	47 (5)	Jun 6 (1)	DET		BOS	L,2-6		8	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	52 (4)	Jun 10	DET		NYY	L,4-11		8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
				Player went from Detroit Tigers to Cleveland Indians
14	53	Jun 17	CLE	@	PHA	W,9-6		16	3.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	73 (19)	Jul 5 (1)	CLE		CHW	W,7-6		9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	77 (3)	Jul 8	CLE	@	SLB	L,3-6		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	82 (4)	Jul 12 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-14		11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	88 (5)	Jul 19 (2)	CLE		BOS	L,5-7	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	92 (3)	Jul 24	CLE		WSH	L,4-6		4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	95 (2)	Jul 26 (2)	CLE		WSH	W,7-6	GF	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	97 (1)	Jul 29	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-7		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	98	Jul 30	CLE	@	NYY	W,4-3		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	104 (5)	Aug 5	CLE	@	WSH	L,0-11		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	105	Aug 6	CLE	@	WSH	L,1-4	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	P
25	111 (5)	Aug 13	CLE		CHW	L,3-7	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	112	Aug 14	CLE	@	SLB	W,8-7		9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	113	Aug 16 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	L,6-7		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	123 (9)	Aug 25	CLE		WSH	L,4-8		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	130 (6)	Aug 31	CLE		BOS	L,4-6		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	134 (3)	Sep 4	CLE		CHW	T,6-6		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	141 (6)	Sep 10	CLE	@	BOS	L,4-14	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	143 (1)	Sep 12	CLE	@	WSH	L,3-4	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	145 (1)	Sep 14	CLE	@	NYY	L,5-8		16	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
							33gm		52.0	1	9	4	14	1