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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Team Record in Appearances: 11-22 / in Starts: 9-12

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 25, Entered with runners on base: 8

1952 Pitching Game Log

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1952 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	149	2	Apr 16	BOS	@	WSH	L,3-4	8-8		99	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.00	8.39	5	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.26	0.012	.71	0.02%	0.45	8b --- 0 out d2	8b 3 out d2
2	150	4	Apr 18	BOS		PHA	W,5-4	10-GF(10)	W(1-0)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	5.39	3	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.81	0.137	5.12	0.23%	0.50	10t --- 0 out tie	10t end tie
3	151	7	Apr 20	BOS		WSH	W,6-3	8-8	H(1)	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4.96	1	1	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.26	0.084	10.98	0.17%	0.77	8t 123 2 out a3	8t 3 out a3
4	152	8	Apr 21	BOS		WSH	L,2-3	8-8		0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4.64	1	0	1	0	0	0		3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.86	-0.069	17.80	-0.15%	0.07	8t 123 1 out tie	8t 1-3 2 out d1
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	153	13	May 1	BOS		SLB	L,1-6	5-7		9	2.1	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	1.80	3.79	9	4	1	0	0	2		1	0	1	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	0.006	.58	0.02%	0.35	5t --3 2 out d5	7t 3 out d6
6	154	21	May 9	BOS	@	NYY	L,4-7	GS-6	L(1-1)	7	6.0	5	5	2	5	1	1	0	2.45	5.39	29	14	5	0	1	4	44			0	0	0	24	1	0	2	0	0	0	1.18	-0.360	4.65	-0.85%	-2.38	1b start tie	6b 3 out d3
7	155	24	May 13	BOS	@	CHW	L,0-5	7-GF(8)		3	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.13	5.00	5	4	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.006	.15	0.01%	1.35	7b 12- 1 out d5	8b end d 5
8	156	29	May 18	BOS	@	DET	W,7-4	GS-8	W(2-1)	4	7.1	5	4	4	5	2	2	0	3.15	5.89	31	11	8	0	0	5	49			1	0	0	25	0	0	0	1	0	0	.66	0.092	1.67	0.14%	-0.78	1b start tie	8b 1-- 1 out a2
9	157	31	May 21	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-5	7-7		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.05	5.78	2	1	1	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	-0.003	.08	-0.01%	0.12	7b 1-3 1 out d4	7b 3 out d5
10	158	39	May 31	BOS		CHW	L,3-7	6-GF		9	3.2	2	1	1	1	1	0	1	2.96	5.43	13	4	4	1	0	2		3	1	0	0	0	11	1	0	0	1	0	0	.26	-0.008	1.05	-0.02%	1.06	6t 123 1 out d3	9t end d 4
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
				Player went from Boston Red Sox to Detroit Tigers
11	159	47	Jun 8(1)	DET	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG(8)	L(2-2)	7	8.0	11	5	5	4	3	0	0	3.62	4.87	36	10	9	2	2	10	39			1	1	1	31	4	0	1	1	0	0	1.07	-0.217	.29	-0.04%	-1.03	1b start a 1	8b 3 out d3
12	160	52	Jun 12	DET	@	NYY	L,0-3	GS-7	L(2-3)	3	6.0	11	3	3	0	3	1	0	3.76	4.66	26	8	7	0	1	8	41			0	0	2	26	2	1	0	1	0	0	.72	-0.072	.04	0.00%	-0.72	1b start tie	7b 1-3 0 out d2
13	161	56	Jun 17	DET		NYY	W,7-6	GS-5		4	4.2	8	4	4	2	3	0	0	4.19	4.41	23	8	3	0	0	7	33			0	0	0	20	4	0	0	0	0	0	.90	-0.127	.05	-0.01%	-2.10	1t start tie	5t 12- 2 out a2
14	162	65	Jun 26	DET	@	SLB	W,6-0	SHO	W(3-3)	8	9.0	6	0	0	1	4	0	0	3.46	3.97	32						78						31			0		0
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
15	163	70	Jul 1	DET		CHW	W,6-4	GS-2		4	1.2	3	3	2	1	1	0	0	3.69	3.94	11	3	3	0	0	3	39			0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.42	-0.241	.00	0.00%	-2.49	1t start tie	2t 12- 2 out tie
16	164	74	Jul 5	DET		SLB	W,5-0	SHO	W(4-3)	3	9.0	6	0	0	4	3	0	0	3.16	3.81	37						74						33			0		0
17	165	78	Jul 12	DET	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG(8)	L(4-4)	6	8.0	10	5	5	5	4	1	0	3.44	3.93	38	8	11	3	0	10	41			0	0	0	33	2	0	0	0	0	0	.96	-0.114	.00	0.00%	-1.03	1b start tie	8b 3 out d2
18	166	84	Jul 16	DET	@	WSH	W,9-0	SHO	W(5-4)	3	9.0	4	0	0	1	3	0	0	3.05	3.72	30	16	7	0	1	3	81			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	2	0	0	.31	0.162	.00	0.00%	4.05	1b start a 4	9b 3 out a9
19	167	88	Jul 20(1)	DET	@	PHA	L,7-8	GS-5		3	4.2	10	5	5	5	3	0	0	3.42	3.75	27	3	6	1	1	10	22			0	0	1	22	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.17	-0.265	.00	0.00%	-2.97	1b start tie	5b 12- 2 out d4
20	168	92	Jul 24	DET		WSH	W,4-2	GS-9	W(6-4)	3	8.2	10	2	2	3	1	1	0	3.29	3.84	39	16	9	2	1	10	54			0	0	0	36	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.30	0.155	.00	0.00%	1.76	1t start tie	9t 12- 2 out a2
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
21	169	103	Aug 1	DET		BOS	L,1-3	CG	L(6-5)	7	9.0	9	3	3	0	3	0	0	3.26	3.66	34	11	11	2	0	9	60			1	0	0	34	4	0	0	1	0	0	.72	-0.004	.00	0.00%	1.18	1t start tie	9t 3 out d2
22	170	108	Aug 7	DET	@	SLB	L,4-5	GS-11		5	10.2	9	4	3	4	6	0	0	3.20	3.54	46	18	9	0	0	9	64			1	0	0	40	1	1	0	0	0	1	1.85	0.365	.00	0.00%	1.72	1b start tie	11b 1-3 2 out a1
23	171	114	Aug 13	DET		CHW	L,1-7	GS-8	L(6-6)	5	8.0	10	6	6	7	4	0	0	3.43	3.57	40	10	9	1	0	10	35			1	0	0	32	0	0	2	0	0	0	.83	-0.218	.00	0.00%	-2.29	1t start tie	8t 3 out d5
24	172	121	Aug 20	DET	@	PHA	L,3-4	GS-8	L(6-7)	6	7.2	15	4	1	2	2	0	0	3.30	3.51	38	12	7	0	2	15	39			1	0	0	35	1	0	0	3	0	1	1.58	-0.380	.00	0.00%	-0.50	1b start tie	8b 12- 2 out d1
25	173	126	Aug 26	DET	@	BOS	L,3-11	GS-3	L(6-8)	5	2.1	6	6	6	2	0	0	0	3.65	3.54	15	4	3	0	0	6	19			0	0	0	13	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.29	-0.382	.00	0.00%	-4.91	1b start a 1	3b -23 1 out d4
26	174	128	Aug 28(1)	DET		CLE	L,3-9	3-8		1	5.2	6	2	2	1	3	0	0	3.63	3.47	22	6	7	1	0	5		1	1	0	0	0	21	2	0	0	1	0	0	.09	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.24	3t --3 1 out d5	8t 3 out d6
27	175	132	Aug 31	DET	@	SLB	L,4-7	GS-3	L(6-9)	2	2.2	8	7	7	1	1	2	0	4.01	3.64	17	5	2	0	0	8	14			0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	.90	-0.330	.00	0.00%	-5.68	1b start tie	3b --- 2 out d7
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
28	176	136	Sep 4	DET	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG(8)	L(6-10)	3	8.0	5	2	2	1	5	1	0	3.92	3.62	31	14	7	1	0	4	68			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	1	.69	0.061	.00	0.00%	1.46	1b start tie	8b 3 out d2
29	177	140	Sep 10	DET		BOS	W,6-2	CG	W(7-10)	5	9.0	8	2	2	3	4	0	0	3.81	3.55	37	17	6	1	0	7	64			0	0	0	34	3	0	0	1	0	0	.83	0.249	.00	0.00%	2.18	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
30	178	145	Sep 15	DET		WSH	W,5-4	GS-6		4	6.0	6	1	0	3	5	0	0	3.67	3.50	29	12	3	0	0	6	60			2	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	2	1.39	0.161	.00	0.00%	1.79	1t start tie	6t 3 out d1
31	179	147	Sep 17	DET		NYY	L,3-12	4-7		1	3.2	1	1	1	3	3	1	0	3.64	3.57	14	3	4	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.27	-0.019	.00	0.00%	0.26	4t 12- 1 out d4	7t 3 out d6
32	180	149	Sep 20	DET	@	CLE	L,3-11	7-7		2	0.1	3	6	3	2	1	0	0	3.80	3.60	8	2	0	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	1	0	0	1	.16	-0.048	.00	0.00%	-5.69	7b --- 0 out d3	7b 1-3 1 out d8
33	181	155	Sep 27	DET		CLE	L,6-11	6-7		6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.75	3.60	7	3	2	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.93	6t --- 0 out d8	7t 3 out d8
							11-22		W-L:7-10,Hld:1	4.1	168.0	180	82	70	70	70	10	1	3.75	3.60	736	1.60		4%	2%	158	48	17	29%	9	1	4	655	32	2	6	14	0	9	.95	-1.364	.41	-0.48%	-12.33

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