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Billy Goodman
Full name William Dale Goodman Born March 22, 1926, Concord, North Carolina Died October 1, 1984, Sarasota, Florida Buried at Mount Olivet Methodist Church Cemetery, Concord, North Carolina First Game: April 19, 1947 ; Final Game: September 30, 1962 Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 5' 11" Weight: 165 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1947 BOS A Daily Splits 12 11 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .250 .182 -0.1 1947 BOS A
1948 BOS A Daily Splits 127 445 65 138 27 2 1 66 74 2 44 5 3 0 9 18 5 3 .310 .414 .387 0.3 1948 BOS A
1949 BOS A Daily Splits 122 443 54 132 23 3 0 56 58 0 21 2 6 0 6 14 2 0 .298 .382 .363 -0.7 1949 BOS A
1950 BOS A Daily Splits 110 424 91 150 25 3 4 68 52 1 25 2 7 0 8 8 2 4 .354 .427 .455 0.8 1950 BOS A
1951 BOS A Daily Splits 141 546 92 162 34 4 0 50 79 4 37 2 11 0 12 12 7 4 .297 .388 .374 0.5 1951 BOS A
1952 BOS A Daily Splits 138 513 79 157 27 3 4 56 48 5 23 4 14 0 12 7 8 2 .306 .370 .394 3.9 1952 BOS A
1953 BOS A Daily Splits 128 514 73 161 33 5 2 41 57 6 11 2 8 0 9 2 1 4 .313 .384 .409 1.6 1953 BOS A
1954 BOS A Daily Splits 127 489 71 148 25 4 1 36 51 0 15 2 9 1 0 11 10 3 3 .303 .370 .376 0.7 1954 BOS A
1955 BOS A Daily Splits 149 599 100 176 31 2 0 52 99 1 44 3 10 4 0 11 13 5 5 .294 .394 .352 -0.6 1955 BOS A
1956 BOS A Daily Splits 105 399 61 117 22 8 2 38 40 1 22 0 7 2 0 7 3 0 3 .293 .356 .404 -0.1 1956 BOS A
1957 BOS A Daily Splits 18 16 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063 .167 .125 -0.3 1957 BOS A
1957 BAL A Daily Splits 73 263 36 81 10 3 3 33 21 1 18 3 8 3 0 7 11 0 2 .308 .362 .403 0.1 1957 BAL A
1957 TOT A 91 279 37 82 11 3 3 33 23 1 19 3 8 3 0 7 11 0 2 .294 .351 .387 -0.2 1957 TOT A
1958 CHI A Daily Splits 116 425 41 127 15 5 0 40 37 1 21 2 3 4 0 9 10 1 0 .299 .355 .358 -0.4 1958 CHI A
1959 CHI A Daily Splits 104 268 21 67 14 1 1 28 19 0 20 2 2 0 0 10 4 3 0 .250 .304 .321 -0.5 1959 CHI A
1960 CHI A Daily Splits 30 77 5 18 4 0 0 6 12 1 8 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 .234 .337 .286 0.2 1960 CHI A
1961 CHI A Daily Splits 41 51 4 13 4 0 1 10 7 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .255 .339 .392 0.0 1961 CHI A
1962 HOU N Daily Splits 82 161 12 41 4 1 0 10 12 2 11 0 1 0 0 3 6 0 0 .255 .306 .292 -1.1 1962 HOU N
Total NL ( 1 Year ) 82 161 12 41 4 1 0 10 12 2 11 0 1 0 0 3 6 0 0 .255 .306 .292 -1.1 Total NL
Total AL (15 Years) 1541 5483 795 1650 295 43 19 581 657 23 318 29 88 15 0 115 115 37 30 .301 .378 .381 5.4 Total AL
Total (16 Years) Splits 1623 5644 807 1691 299 44 19 591 669 25 329 29 89 15 0 118 121 37 30 .300 .376 .378 4.3 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1959 CHI A Daily Splits 5 13 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .286 .231 1959 CHI A
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1949 AL Daily 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1949 AL
1953 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .333 .000 1953 AL
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .333 .000 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1947 BOS A Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 5.2 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1
1947 BOS A RF 1 0 0 5.2 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1948 BOS A Daily Splits 1B 117 117 113 1034 1101 69 8 118 0 .993
1948 BOS A 2B 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1948 BOS A 3B 2 1 1 16 0 4 1 2 0 .800
1949 BOS A Daily Splits 1B 117 116 115 1024.2 1069 79 9 148 0 .992
1950 BOS A Daily Splits OF 45 45 44 394 104 2 1 1 0 .991 45 0 0
1950 BOS A LF 45 45 44 394 102 2 1 1 0 .990
1950 BOS A 3B 27 27 25 235 29 58 6 4 0 .935
1950 BOS A 1B 21 20 19 181 193 12 1 15 0 .995
1950 BOS A 2B 5 5 5 45 16 13 1 7 0 .967
1950 BOS A SS 1 1 1 9 2 4 0 1 0 1.000
1951 BOS A Daily Splits 1B 63 61 57 557.2 554 29 3 61 0 .995
1951 BOS A 2B 43 40 39 369.1 117 129 9 32 1 .965
1951 BOS A OF 38 38 35 332 70 9 2 2 0 .975 2 0 36
1951 BOS A RF 36 36 33 314 68 8 2 1 0 .974
1951 BOS A LF 2 2 2 18 5 1 0 1 0 1.000
1951 BOS A 3B 1 1 1 9 1 3 0 1 0 1.000
1952 BOS A Daily Splits 2B 103 98 97 889.2 284 340 16 95 0 .975
1952 BOS A 1B 23 20 18 174 184 17 3 17 0 .985
1952 BOS A 3B 5 5 5 41.2 3 10 1 0 0 .929
1952 BOS A LF 4 3 3 31 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1952 BOS A OF 4 3 3 31 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 4 0 0
1953 BOS A Daily Splits 2B 112 108 95 935.2 267 306 15 88 0 .974
1953 BOS A 1B 20 18 15 157 151 13 6 18 0 .965
1954 BOS A Daily Splits 2B 72 68 67 621.2 173 208 8 59 0 .979
1954 BOS A 1B 27 22 20 202.2 195 16 3 26 0 .986
1954 BOS A OF 13 12 8 101 14 1 1 0 0 .938 13 0 0
1954 BOS A LF 13 12 8 101 14 1 1 0 0 .938
1954 BOS A 3B 12 12 9 97 11 23 2 5 0 .944
1955 BOS A Daily Splits 2B 143 143 129 1260.1 348 373 23 93 0 .969
1955 BOS A 1B 5 5 5 43 47 5 1 3 0 .981
1955 BOS A OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0
1955 BOS A LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1956 BOS A Daily Splits 2B 95 95 70 795.2 215 266 17 69 0 .966
1957 BAL A Daily Splits 3B 54 49 32 415.1 54 93 6 9 0 .961
1957 BAL A OF 9 6 0 54 9 0 1 0 0 .900 4 0 5
1957 BAL A 1B 8 7 4 57 56 3 2 7 0 .967
1957 BAL A 2B 5 4 4 38 14 12 2 4 0 .929
1957 BAL A SS 5 0 0 11 1 2 0 0 0 1.000
1957 BAL A RF 5 3 0 32 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1957 BAL A LF 4 3 0 22 5 0 1 0 0 .833
1958 CHI A Daily Splits 3B 111 108 50 855.1 67 204 13 16 0 .954
1958 CHI A 1B 3 3 1 16 19 2 0 2 0 1.000
1958 CHI A 2B 1 0 0 5 2 2 0 0 0 1.000
1958 CHI A SS 1 0 0 6 1 2 0 0 0 1.000
1959 CHI A Daily Splits 3B 74 67 21 496 57 135 10 10 0 .950
1959 CHI A 2B 3 0 0 17.2 4 5 0 1 0 1.000
1960 CHI A Daily Splits 3B 20 16 4 116 17 38 1 2 0 .982
1960 CHI A 2B 7 5 2 43 9 14 0 5 0 1.000
1961 CHI A Daily Splits 3B 7 5 2 48.2 4 13 1 1 0 .944
1961 CHI A 1B 2 0 0 2.2 6 0 0 0 0 1.000
1961 CHI A 2B 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
1962 HOU N Daily Splits 2B 31 15 8 148 25 45 2 6 0 .972
1962 HOU N 3B 17 10 6 99 11 22 7 2 0 .825
1962 HOU N 1B 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total (14 Years) Splits 2B 623 581 516 5174 1475 1714 93 459 1 .972
Total (12 Years) 1B 407 389 367 3450 3575 245 36 415 0 .991
Total (11 Years) 3B 330 301 156 2429 254 603 48 52 0 .947
Total ( 7 Years) OF 111 104 90 917.2 203 12 5 3 0 .977 69 0 42
Total ( 6 Years) LF 69 65 57 566 130 4 3 2 0 .978
Total ( 3 Years) RF 42 39 33 351.2 74 8 2 1 0 .976
Total ( 3 Years) SS 7 1 1 26 4 8 0 1 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1959 CHI A Daily Splits 3B 5 3 1 24 1 2 0 0 0 1.000
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1949 AL Daily Splits 1B 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
1953 AL Daily Splits 2B 1 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) Splits 1B 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) 2B 1 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
Coaching Record
Year Team START END
1968 ATL N 4-10 9-29
1969 ATL N 4- 7 10- 6
1970 ATL N 4- 7 10- 1
Total ( 3 Years)
Transaction Information
Sold by Atlanta (Southern Association) to Boston Red Sox for $75000 (1947).
Traded by Boston Red Sox to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Mike Fornieles (June
14, 1957 ).
Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Tito Francona and Ray Moore to Chicago White Sox in
exchange for Larry Doby , Jim Marshall , Russ Heman and Jack Harshman (December 3,
1957 ).
Released by Chicago White Sox (April 3, 1962 ).
Signed by Houston Colt .45s (May 15, 1962 ).
Released by Houston Colt .45s (October 16, 1962 ).
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