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Bill Rigney

Full name William Joseph Rigney
Born January 29, 1918, Alameda, California
Died February 20, 2001, Walnut Creek, California
Cremated (ashes retained by family)
First Game: April 16, 1946; Final Game: September 12, 1953
Managed First Game: April 17, 1956; Managed Final Game: October 2, 1976
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 1" Weight: 178
Named Major League Manager of the Year by The Sporting News (1962)
Named Minor League Manager of the Year by The Sporting News (1955)
Ejections as player: 1948 (1), 1949 (1), 1950 (2), 1951 (1), 1953 (1). Total: 6
Ejections as manager: 1956 (8), 1957 (5), 1958 (4), 1959 (4), 1960 (1), 1961 (6), 1962 (5), 1963 (6), 1964 (5), 1965 (5), 1966 (4), 1967 (5), 1968 (4), 1970 (3), 1971 (1), 1972 (2), 1976 (1). Total: 69
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                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1946 NY  N    Daily Splits  110   360   38   85   9   1   3   31   36   3   29   1   5   0  12   7    9   6  .236  .307  .292  -1.1 1946 NY  N
1947 NY  N    Daily Splits  130   531   84  142  24   3  17   59   51   1   54   5   9   0  12  10    7   5  .267  .337  .420   1.0 1947 NY  N
1948 NY  N    Daily Splits  113   424   72  112  17   3  10   43   47   1   54   3   4   0   7   9    4   6  .264  .342  .389  -0.7 1948 NY  N
1949 NY  N    Daily Splits  122   389   53  108  19   6   6   47   47   3   38   0   5   0   8  10    3   3  .278  .356  .404   0.6 1949 NY  N
1950 NY  N    Daily Splits   56    83    8   15   2   0   0    8    8   0   13   0   1   0   0   3    0   0  .181  .253  .205  -0.6 1950 NY  N
1951 NY  N    Daily Splits   44    69    9   16   2   0   4    9    8   1    7   1   2   0   1   0    0   1  .232  .321  .435   0.2 1951 NY  N
1952 NY  N    Daily Splits   60    90   15   27   5   1   1   14   11   1    6   2   2   0   5   2    2   3  .300  .388  .411   0.3 1952 NY  N
1953 NY  N    Daily Splits   19    20    2    5   0   0   0    1    0   0    5   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .250  .250  -0.2 1953 NY  N
Total    ( 8 Years) Splits  654  1966  281  510  78  14  41  212  208  10  206  12  28   0  45  41   25  24  .259  .334  .376  -0.5 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  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
1951 NY  N    Daily Splits    4     4    0    1   0   0   0    1    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .250  .250 1951 NY  N

             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
1948 NL       Daily Splits    1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    1   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     - 1.000     - 1948 NL   


                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1946 NY  N Daily Splits  3B   72   69   54   578.2    77  143    8    8   0  .965
1946 NY  N               SS   35   29   28   268.2    53   81    9   14   0  .937
1947 NY  N Daily Splits  2B   72   71   66   605.2   184  229   11   41   0  .974
1947 NY  N               3B   41   40   33   348      47   76    9    7   0  .932
1947 NY  N               SS   24   18   17   164.1    33   53    5    8   0  .945
1948 NY  N Daily Splits  2B  105  103   92   867     258  275   18   48   0  .967
1948 NY  N               SS    7    5    3    46.2     7   12    2    1   0  .905
1949 NY  N Daily Splits  SS   81   71   59   599     120  215   26   33   0  .928
1949 NY  N               2B   26   22   18   197.2    55   79    4   11   0  .971
1949 NY  N               3B   15   11   11   112.1    10   23    2    2   0  .943
1950 NY  N Daily Splits  2B   23    3    3    87      29   27    2    8   0  .966
1950 NY  N               3B   11    9    6    77      15   20    1    2   0  .972
1951 NY  N Daily Splits  3B   12   10    9    95.1    13   28    2    5   0  .953
1951 NY  N               2B   10    3    3    43      12   11    1    5   0  .958
1952 NY  N Daily Splits  3B   10    8    7    72.1     7    9    2    2   0  .889
1952 NY  N               2B    9    5    3    42      10   17    0    3   0 1.000
1952 NY  N               SS    4    2    2    25      11   11    4    4   0  .846
1952 NY  N               1B    1    0    0     3       4    0    0    0   0 1.000
1953 NY  N Daily Splits  3B    2    2    0    11       3    1    0    0   0 1.000
1953 NY  N               2B    1    0    0     1       2    0    0    0   0 1.000
Total ( 7 Years) Splits  2B  246  207  185  1843.1   550  638   36  116   0  .971
Total ( 7 Years)         3B  163  149  120  1294.2   172  300   24   26   0  .952
Total ( 5 Years)         SS  151  125  109  1103.2   224  372   46   60   0  .928
Total ( 1 Year )         1B    1    0    0     3       4    0    0    0   0 1.000
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG

             All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1948 NL    Daily Splits  2B    1    0    0     2       2    0    0    0   0 1.000


                           Managerial Record
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1956 NY  N        154   67   87  .435   540   650                  6
1957 NY  N        154   69   85  .448   643   701                  6
1958 SF  N        154   80   74  .519   727   698                  3
1959 SF  N        154   83   71  .539   705   613                  3
1960 SF  N         58   33   25  .569   268   227          6-17    2  5
1961 LA  A        162   70   91  .435   744   784                  8
1962 LA  A        162   86   76  .531   718   706                  3
1963 LA  A        161   70   91  .435   597   660                  9
1964 LA  A        162   82   80  .506   544   551                  5
1965 CAL A        162   75   87  .463   527   569                  7
1966 CAL A        162   80   82  .494   604   643                  6
1967 CAL A        161   84   77  .522   567   587                  5
1968 CAL A        162   67   95  .414   498   615                  8
1969 CAL A         39   11   28  .282   104   182          5-25    6  3
1970 MIN A        162   98   64  .605   744   605                  1
1971 MIN A        160   74   86  .463   654   670                  5
1972 MIN A         70   36   34  .514   242   243          7- 5    3  3
1976 SF  N        162   74   88  .457   595   686                  4
Total (18 Years) 2561 1239 1321  .484 10021 10390
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING

League Championship Series Managerial Record
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1970 MIN A          3    0    3  .000    10    27


       Coaching Record
Year Team   START    END
1975 SD  N   4-10   9-28
Total ( 1 Year ) 



Ejection Information

As player:
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 6-27-1948     BOX  NY  N  Jocko Conlan        Call at 2B
 6-30-1949(2)  BOX  NY  N  Babe Pinelli        Balls and strikes (Threw towel)
 7- 9-1950     BOX  NY  N  Jocko Conlan        Call at 3B (Threw bucket)
 8-12-1950     BOX  NY  N  Lon Warneke         Fighting
 9-13-1951(1)  BOX  NY  N  Bill Stewart        Called third strike
 8- 2-1953(2)  BOX  NY  N  Tom Gorman          Call at 1B

As manager:
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 5- 7-1956     BOX  NY  N  Lee Ballanfant      Balls and strikes
 6- 1-1956     BOX  NY  N  Larry Goetz         Balls and strikes
 6-17-1956(2)  BOX  NY  N  Tom Gorman          Balk call (Reversed)
 6-24-1956(1)  BOX  NY  N  Stan Landes         Call at 1B
 6-29-1956     BOX  NY  N  Frank Dascoli       Call at 1B
 6-30-1956     BOX  NY  N  Frank Dascoli       Balls and strikes
 8- 7-1956(1)  BOX  NY  N  Bill Jackowski      Call at HP (Reversed)
 8-12-1956(2)  BOX  NY  N  Artie Gore          Call at 2B
 7-12-1957     BOX  NY  N  Hal Dixon           Arguing phantom double play
 7-17-1957     BOX  NY  N  Stan Landes         Balls and strikes
 7-30-1957     BOX  NY  N  Hal Dixon           HBP non-call
 8- 4-1957(1)  BOX  NY  N  Vinnie Smith        Call at 1B
 9-18-1957     BOX  NY  N  Augie Donatelli     Balls and strikes
 6-17-1958     BOX  SF  N  Tony Venzon         Balls and strikes
 7-27-1958(2)  BOX  SF  N  Tom Gorman          Stalling
 8- 7-1958     BOX  SF  N  Al Barlick          Balls and strikes
 9-14-1958(2)  BOX  SF  N  Ken Burkhart        Called third strike
 5- 4-1959     BOX  SF  N  Frank Secory        Warning to both teams
 7-16-1959(1)  BOX  SF  N  Frank Secory        Call at 1B
 8-16-1959     BOX  SF  N  Hal Dixon           Call at 1B
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 9-23-1959     BOX  SF  N  Frank Dascoli       Call at 3B
 6-11-1960     BOX  SF  N  Chris Pelekoudas    Called third strike
 5-12-1961     BOX  LA  A  Joe Paparella       Called third strike
 6-26-1961     BOX  LA  A  Joe Linsalata       Balls and strikes (Threw towel)
 8- 5-1961     BOX  LA  A  Joe Linsalata       Called third strike
 8-11-1961     BOX  LA  A  Eddie Hurley        Bench jockeying
 9- 4-1961(2)  BOX  LA  A  Jim Honochick       Balls and strikes
 9- 5-1961(2)  BOX  LA  A  Eddie Hurley        Called third strike
 4-27-1962     BOX  LA  A  Ed Runge            Arguing about warning
 5-23-1962     BOX  LA  A  Frank Umont         Call at 2B
 5-27-1962(1)  BOX  LA  A  Red Flaherty        Obstruction non-call
 8-14-1962(1)  BOX  LA  A  Bill McKinley       Catch/trap call
 9-16-1962     BOX  LA  A  Sam Carrigan        Call at 1B
 5-15-1963(1)  BOX  LA  A  Bill McKinley       Balk non-call
 6- 8-1963     BOX  LA  A  Al Salerno          Call at 1B
 6-28-1963(2)  BOX  LA  A  Hank Soar           Called third strike
 8-10-1963     BOX  LA  A  Ed Runge            Catch/trap on foul tip
 8-22-1963     BOX  LA  A  Larry Napp          Balls and strikes
 9- 2-1963(1)  BOX  LA  A  Larry Napp          Call at 1B
 7- 3-1964     BOX  LA  A  Al Salerno          Balls and strikes
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 7-10-1964(1)  BOX  LA  A  Jim Honochick       Call at 3B
 7-26-1964(2)  BOX  LA  A  Al Smith            Call in previous game; Pregame meeting
 9-12-1964     BOX  LA  A  Bill Valentine      Balls and strikes
 9-16-1964     BOX  LA  A  Joe Paparella       Balls and strikes
 5-16-1965(1)  BOX  CAL A  Hank Soar           Missing 1st base on double
 5-29-1965     BOX  CAL A  Johnny Stevens      Interference call (Kicked dirt)
 5-31-1965(2)  BOX  CAL A  Jim Odom            Call at 1B
 6-11-1965     BOX  CAL A  Eddie Hurley        Balk call
 9- 1-1965     BOX  CAL A  Larry Napp          Balk call
 4-21-1966     BOX  CAL A  Bill Haller         Called third strike
 6-10-1966     BOX  CAL A  Nestor Chylak       Obstruction non-call
 6-15-1966(2)  BOX  CAL A  Jim Odom            Call at 3B
 8-15-1966     BOX  CAL A  Jim Odom            Check swing
 5-14-1967(2)  BOX  CAL A  Al Salerno          Called third strike
 7-16-1967(2)  BOX  CAL A  Bill Valentine      Refusal to allow pitching change
 8-26-1967     BOX  CAL A  Bill Haller         Fair/foul call
 8-29-1967(1)  BOX  CAL A  Bob Stewart         Check swing
 9- 9-1967     BOX  CAL A  Bill Haller         HBP call
 4-20-1968     BOX  CAL A  Nestor Chylak       Call at 2B
 5- 7-1968     BOX  CAL A  Jim Honochick       Balls and strikes
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 5- 9-1968     BOX  CAL A  Bill Valentine      Call at 1B
 5-20-1968     BOX  CAL A  Red Flaherty        Balls and strikes
 6-24-1970     BOX  MIN A  George Maloney      Call at 1B
 6-26-1970     BOX  MIN A  Ed Runge            Balls and strikes
 9-30-1970     BOX  MIN A  Lou DiMuro          Fair/foul call (Kicked cap)
 8-24-1971     BOX  MIN A  Lou DiMuro          Balls and strikes
 4-30-1972(1)  BOX  MIN A  Frank Umont         Call at 2B
 7- 5-1972     BOX  MIN A  George Maloney      Call at 2B
 6- 4-1976     BOX  SF  N  Satch Davidson      Called third strike





Transaction Information

Traded by Oakland (PCL) to New York Giants in exchange for Dolph Camilli (December
9, 1943).

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