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Bill Harrington

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 160lb (180cm, 72kg)

Born: October 3, 1928 in Sanford, NC us

Died: January 21, 2022 in Garner, NC

Buried: Cremated

Debut: April 16, 1953 (Age 24-195d, 10,987th in major league history)
vs. BOS 2.0 IP, 5 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: September 30, 1956 (Age 27-363d)
vs. CHW 5.2 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: William Womble Harrington

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.1

ERA

5.03

116.1

WHIP

1.556

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

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 20	KCA		CHW	L,3-6	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	7 (3)	Apr 25	KCA		CLE	L,2-5		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	9 (1)	Apr 27	KCA	@	CHW	L,7-9		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	11 (1)	May 2	KCA	@	BOS	L,0-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	15 (3)	May 6 (1)	KCA	@	WSH	W,10-7		13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
6	17 (1)	May 8	KCA	@	BAL	L,4-7		1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	19 (1)	May 11	KCA	@	CLE	L,1-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	44 (24)	Jun 6	KCA	@	NYY	L,5-10		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	46 (1)	Jun 8	KCA	@	BAL	L,3-6		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	47	Jun 9 (1)	KCA	@	BAL	L,1-4		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	52 (4)	Jun 12	KCA	@	WSH	W,9-3		10	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	53	Jun 13	KCA	@	WSH	W,13-4	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
13	54	Jun 15	KCA		BAL	L,0-1	GF	7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	55	Jun 16	KCA		BAL	L,2-6	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	58 (2)	Jun 19	KCA		WSH	L,5-10		18	4.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
16	60 (1)	Jun 21	KCA		WSH	W,15-6		6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	137 (76)	Sep 12	KCA		NYY	W,7-4	GS	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	139 (1)	Sep 14	KCA		WSH	L,1-4		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	141 (1)	Sep 16 (1)	KCA		BAL	L,2-3		2	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	147 (5)	Sep 22	KCA	@	CHW	L,3-17	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	149 (1)	Sep 23 (2)	KCA	@	CHW	L,1-5		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	151 (1)	Sep 26	KCA	@	CLE	L,4-8	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
23	154 (2)	Sep 30	KCA		CHW	W,7-6		23	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
							23gm		39.2	3	5	0	8	1