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Billy Purtell

Positions: Third Baseman, Second Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 170lb (175cm, 77kg)

Born: January 6, 1886 in Columbus, OH us

Died: March 17, 1962 in Bradenton, FL

Buried: Mansion Memorial Park, Ellenton, FL

Debut: April 16, 1908 (Age 22-101d, 3,011th in major league history)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 22, 1914 (Age 28-259d)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1909 season

Full Name: William Patrick Purtell

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.2

1124

255

.227

RBI

104

OBP

.275

SLG

.275

OPS

.550

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	47-51 / in Starts: 47-48
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	103 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games

RBI Opportunities

1909 Batting Game Log

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1909 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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
1	27	7 (6)	Apr 23	CHW		DET	L,1-3	0-GF(11)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	8			3B
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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
2	28	17 (9)	May 8	CHW	@	CLE	L,4-8	0-GF	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.750	.750	.750	1.500	6			3B
3	29	18	May 9 (1)	CHW		CLE	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.500	.500	.500	1.000	6			3B
4	30	19	May 9 (2)	CHW		CLE	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.333	.333	.333	.667	6			3B
5	31	20	May 10	CHW		WSH	W,1-0	CG(11)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.250	.250	.250	.500	6			3B
6	32	22 (1)	May 12	CHW		WSH	L,2-6	0-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.222	.222	.222	.444	8			3B
7	33	23	May 13	CHW		WSH	T,1-1	CG(17)	8	6	0	3	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	1				1		.292	.320	.333	.653	5			2B
8	34	24	May 15	CHW		PHA	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.296	.321	.333	.655	5			2B
9	35	25	May 16	CHW		PHA	L,0-1	CG(13)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.250	.273	.281	.554	5			2B
10	36	26	May 17	CHW		PHA	L,0-1	CG(12)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.222	.263	.250	.513	5			2B
11	37	27	May 18	CHW		PHA	L,0-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.205	.244	.231	.475	5			2B
12	38	28	May 19	CHW		BOS	L,2-5	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.195	.233	.220	.452	6			3B
13	39	29	May 20	CHW		BOS	W,12-3	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.196	.229	.217	.447	5			2B
14	40	30	May 21	CHW		BOS	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.200	.231	.240	.471	5			2B
15	41	31	May 22	CHW		BOS	W,2-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0		.208	.250	.245	.495	5			3B
16	42	32	May 23	CHW		NYY	W,7-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.211	.250	.246	.496	5			3B
17	43	33	May 24	CHW		NYY	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.213	.250	.246	.496	5			3B
18	44	34	May 27	CHW		NYY	T,2-2	CG(10)	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.231	.265	.262	.526	5			3B
19	45	35	May 28	CHW	@	DET	L,1-2	CG(14)	6	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				1		.243	.284	.271	.555	5			3B
20	46	36	May 29	CHW	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1	1	1				1		.236	.286	.264	.550	5			3B
21	47	37	May 30	CHW		DET	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.224	.272	.250	.522	5			3B
22	48	38	May 31 (1)	CHW		DET	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.225	.271	.250	.521	5			3B
23	49	39	May 31 (2)	CHW		DET	T,7-7	CG(8)	5	4	0	2	0	0	0		1		0	0	0				0		.238	.289	.262	.551	5			3B
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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
24	50	40	Jun 2	CHW	@	PHA	L,4-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0		.230	.287	.253	.540	5			3B
25	51	41	Jun 3	CHW	@	PHA	W,9-6	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.228	.283	.250	.533	5			3B
26	52	42	Jun 7	CHW	@	WSH	W,8-0	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				1		.240	.291	.260	.552	5			3B
27	53	43	Jun 11	CHW	@	NYY	W,1-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.240	.290	.260	.550	5			3B
28	54	44	Jun 12	CHW	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.233	.282	.252	.534	5			3B
29	55	45	Jun 14	CHW	@	NYY	L,5-7	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.234	.281	.252	.533	5			3B
30	56	46	Jun 15	CHW	@	NYY	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0		2	0	0				0		.243	.288	.261	.549	5			3B
31	57	47	Jun 16	CHW	@	BOS	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	1	0	3	0		0	0	0				0		.252	.295	.287	.582	5			3B
32	58	48	Jun 17 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	W,9-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	3	0		0	0	0				0		.261	.302	.294	.596	5			3B
33	59	49	Jun 17 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.260	.300	.293	.593	5			3B
34	60	50	Jun 19	CHW	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	1				0		.254	.293	.286	.579	5			3B
35	61	51	Jun 20 (1)	CHW		CLE	W,4-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.256	.294	.287	.581	5			3B
36	62	52	Jun 20 (2)	CHW		CLE	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.248	.286	.278	.564	5			3B
37	63	53	Jun 22 (1)	CHW		CLE	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.248	.285	.277	.562	5			3B
38	64	54	Jun 22 (2)	CHW		CLE	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.243	.279	.271	.550	5			3B
39	65	55	Jun 23	CHW	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.257	.291	.285	.576	5			3B
40	66	56	Jun 24	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-8	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.252	.286	.279	.565	5			3B
41	67	57	Jun 26	CHW	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.252	.285	.278	.563	5			3B
42	68	58	Jun 27 (1)	CHW		DET	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.252	.284	.277	.561	5			3B
43	69	59	Jun 27 (2)	CHW		DET	W,5-3	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.252	.283	.283	.566	5			3B
44	70	60	Jun 28	CHW		DET	L,1-2	CG(10)	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	1				0		.248	.284	.280	.564	5			3B
45	71	61	Jun 29	CHW		SLB	L,1-2	CG	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.258	.292	.288	.581	5			3B
46	72	62	Jun 30	CHW		SLB	L,3-4	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	2				0		.261	.295	.291	.586	5			3B
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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
47	73	63	Jul 1	CHW		SLB	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.254	.288	.284	.572	5			3B
48	74	64	Jul 2	CHW		SLB	W,15-3	CG	5	3	2	2	1	0	0		2		0	0	0				3		.262	.302	.297	.599	5			3B
49	75	65	Jul 3	CHW		SLB	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.263	.303	.297	.600	5			3B
50	76	66	Jul 4	CHW		CLE	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.264	.303	.298	.601	5			3B
51	77	67	Jul 5 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG(12)	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	2	0		0	0	0				1		.268	.306	.301	.606	5			3B
52	78	68	Jul 5 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				1		.269	.310	.306	.616	5			3B
53	79	69	Jul 6	CHW	@	SLB	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.268	.308	.305	.614	6			3B
54	80	70	Jul 8 (1)	CHW	@	SLB	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				1		.268	.307	.304	.611	5			3B
55	81	71	Jul 8 (2)	CHW	@	SLB	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.264	.303	.299	.602	5			3B
56	82	72	Jul 9	CHW		BOS	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.259	.297	.294	.591	5			3B
57	83	73	Jul 10	CHW		BOS	W,6-1	CG	5	5	1	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.267	.304	.301	.605	5			3B
58	84	74	Jul 11	CHW		BOS	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.262	.299	.295	.594	5			3B
59	85	75	Jul 12	CHW		BOS	L,3-4	CG(10)	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				1		.265	.301	.298	.599	5			3B
60	86	76	Jul 13 (1)	CHW		NYY	L,1-5	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	1				0		.267	.306	.300	.605	5			3B
61	87	77	Jul 13 (2)	CHW		NYY	W,6-2	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	1		0	0	0				2		.273	.313	.305	.618	5			3B
62	88	78	Jul 14 (1)	CHW		NYY	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.268	.308	.299	.607	5			3B
63	89	79	Jul 14 (2)	CHW		NYY	W,8-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.264	.304	.295	.599	5			3B
64	90	80	Jul 15	CHW		NYY	W,9-0	CG	4	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.270	.309	.300	.609	5			3B
65	91	85 (4)	Jul 20	CHW		WSH	W,6-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		0	0	2				0		.267	.306	.297	.604	5			3B
66	92	86	Jul 21	CHW		WSH	W,6-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0		1	0	1				0		.268	.306	.298	.604	5			3B
67	93	87	Jul 22	CHW		PHA	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0		0	0	0				0		.268	.306	.297	.603	5			3B
68	94	88	Jul 23	CHW		PHA	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0		1	0	0				0		.267	.305	.296	.601	5			3B
69	95	89	Jul 24	CHW		PHA	W,5-1	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.265	.302	.294	.596	5			3B
70	96	90	Jul 25	CHW		PHA	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.261	.298	.289	.587	5			3B
71	97	91	Jul 29 (1)	CHW	@	WSH	L,2-3	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.259	.295	.287	.582	5			3B
72	98	93 (1)	Jul 30 (1)	CHW	@	WSH	W,6-1	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	1				0		.259	.295	.286	.581	5			3B
73	99	94	Jul 30 (2)	CHW	@	WSH	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.255	.290	.282	.572	5			3B
74	100	95	Jul 31 (1)	CHW	@	WSH	W,1-0	CG	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.252	.287	.279	.566	5			3B
75	101	96	Jul 31 (2)	CHW	@	WSH	W,4-0	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.252	.287	.278	.565	5			3B
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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
76	102	97	Aug 3 (1)	CHW	@	PHA	L,1-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	2				0		.250	.285	.276	.561	5			3B
77	103	98	Aug 3 (2)	CHW	@	PHA	L,4-10	CG	4	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0		1	0	1				0		.251	.285	.284	.569	5			3B
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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
78	104	133 (34)	Sep 8 (2)	CHW	@	SLB	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.247	.281	.280	.561	7			2B
79	105	135 (1)	Sep 10 (1)	CHW	@	SLB	L,3-7	CG	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	1	0				1		.245	.287	.278	.565	7			2B
80	106	136	Sep 10 (2)	CHW	@	SLB	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.243	.284	.275	.559	7			2B
81	107	137	Sep 11 (1)	CHW	@	SLB	L,1-2	CG	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	1	0				0		.246	.291	.278	.569	7			2B
82	108	138	Sep 11 (2)	CHW	@	SLB	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.242	.287	.274	.561	7			3B
83	109	139	Sep 12	CHW		CLE	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	1				0		.247	.292	.279	.571	7			2B
84	110	140	Sep 13	CHW		CLE	W,2-0	CG	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.248	.292	.283	.575	7			2B
85	111	141	Sep 14	CHW		CLE	T,4-4	CG(6)	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.247	.290	.281	.571	7			2B
86	112	142	Sep 16	CHW	@	BOS	W,7-5	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.250	.293	.284	.577	5			2B
87	113	143	Sep 18 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	W,7-0	CG	5	5	1	3	1	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.256	.298	.292	.590	5			2B
88	114	144	Sep 18 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.259	.300	.302	.602	5			2B 3B
89	115	145	Sep 20	CHW	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	3	0		0	0	0				0		.262	.303	.304	.607	5			2B
90	116	146	Sep 21	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.262	.302	.304	.606	5			2B
91	117	147	Sep 23 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.259	.299	.300	.598	5			2B
92	118	148	Sep 23 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.259	.298	.299	.597	5			2B
93	119	149	Sep 25 (1)	CHW	@	WSH	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.257	.296	.297	.593	5			2B
94	120	150	Sep 25 (2)	CHW	@	WSH	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.254	.293	.294	.586	5			2B
95	121	151	Sep 27	CHW	@	WSH	W,8-1	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.256	.294	.295	.589	5			2B
96	122	152	Sep 28	CHW	@	WSH	W,5-1	CG	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	1				0		.256	.294	.295	.588	5			2B
97	123	153	Sep 29 (1)	CHW	@	PHA	W,2-1	CG(10)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.254	.293	.292	.585	5			2B
98	124	154	Sep 29 (2)	CHW	@	PHA	L,1-10	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.257	.296	.294	.590	5			2B
99	125	155	Sep 30 (1)	CHW	@	PHA	W,8-3	CG	5	4	2	0	0	0	0	2	1		2	0	0				0		.254	.294	.291	.585	5			2B
100	126	156	Sep 30 (2)	CHW	@	PHA	W,6-4	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.254	.296	.291	.586	5			2B
101	127	157	Oct 1	CHW	@	PHA	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.254	.295	.290	.585	5			2B
102	128	158	Oct 2	CHW	@	DET	T,6-6	CG(10)	5	3	2	3	2	0	0	1	0		0	1	1				0		.260	.303	.302	.604	5			2B
103	129	159	Oct 3	CHW		DET	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.257	.299	.298	.598	5			2B
							47-51		412	362	34	93	9	3	0	38	18		26	4	28				14		.257	.299	.298	.598

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