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Billy Werber
Full name William Murray Werber Born June 20, 1908, Berwyn, Maryland Died January 22, 2009, Charlotte, North Carolina Buried at Sharon Memorial Park, Charlotte, North Carolina (Cremated) First Game: June 25, 1930 ; Final Game: September 5, 1942 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 10" Weight: 170 Ejections: 1938 (1) 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
1930 NY A Daily Splits 4 14 5 4 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .412 .286 0.1 1930 NY A
1933 NY A Daily Splits 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 1933 NY A
1933 BOS A Daily Splits 108 425 64 110 30 6 3 39 33 0 39 0 13 0 7 9 15 5 .259 .312 .379 -1.4 1933 BOS A
1933 TOT A 111 427 64 110 30 6 3 39 33 0 39 0 13 0 7 9 15 5 .258 .311 .377 -1.5 1933 TOT A
1934 BOS A Daily Splits 152 623 129 200 41 10 11 67 77 2 37 1 15 0 18 21 40 15 .321 .397 .472 3.8 1934 BOS A
1935 BOS A Daily Splits 124 462 84 118 30 3 14 61 69 3 41 4 14 0 22 8 29 7 .255 .357 .424 1.9 1935 BOS A
1936 BOS A Daily Splits 145 535 89 147 29 6 10 67 89 4 37 4 11 0 15 7 23 13 .275 .382 .407 -1.5 1936 BOS A
1937 PHI A Daily Splits 128 493 85 144 31 4 7 70 74 1 39 1 8 0 11 14 35 13 .292 .386 .414 1.5 1937 PHI A
1938 PHI A Daily Splits 134 499 92 129 22 7 11 69 93 0 37 2 5 0 12 17 19 15 .259 .377 .397 0.6 1938 PHI A
1939 CIN N Daily Splits 147 599 115 173 35 5 5 57 91 2 46 6 6 5 0 17 12 15 8 .289 .385 .389 2.8 1939 CIN N
1940 CIN N Daily Splits 143 584 105 162 35 5 12 48 68 5 40 8 3 0 14 7 16 9 .277 .361 .416 2.2 1940 CIN N
1941 CIN N Daily Splits 109 418 56 100 9 2 4 46 53 3 24 2 4 0 8 9 14 4 .239 .328 .299 0.5 1941 CIN N
1942 NY N Daily Splits 98 370 51 76 9 2 1 13 51 1 22 4 4 0 14 11 9 6 .205 .308 .249 -0.1 1942 NY N
Total NL ( 4 Years) 497 1971 327 511 88 14 22 164 263 11 132 20 17 5 0 53 39 54 27 .259 .351 .352 5.4 Total NL
Total AL ( 7 Years) 798 3053 548 852 183 36 56 375 438 10 231 12 66 0 0 85 77 161 68 .279 .372 .418 4.9 Total AL
Total (11 Years) Splits 1295 5024 875 1363 271 50 78 539 701 21 363 32 83 5 0 138 116 215 95 .271 .364 .392 10.3 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
1939 CIN N Daily Splits 4 16 1 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .333 .250 1939 CIN N
1940 CIN N Daily Splits 7 27 5 10 4 0 0 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .370 .452 .519 1940 CIN N
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 11 43 6 14 4 0 0 4 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .326 .408 .419 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
1930 NY A Daily Splits SS 3 3 3 27 12 9 1 3 0 .955
1930 NY A 3B 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1933 NY A Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1
1933 NY A RF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1933 NY A 3B 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 -
1933 BOS A Daily Splits SS 71 62 61 572.2 128 194 32 36 0 .910
1933 BOS A 3B 38 36 29 315 39 63 7 7 0 .936
1933 BOS A 2B 2 1 0 7 2 2 0 0 0 1.000
1933 TOT A 3B 39 36 29 318 39 63 7 7 0 .936
1934 BOS A Daily Splits 3B 130 130 129 1143.1 136 323 29 25 0 .941
1934 BOS A SS 22 22 22 202.2 43 69 14 14 0 .889
1935 BOS A Daily Splits 3B 123 122 122 1103 174 264 27 20 0 .942
1936 BOS A Daily Splits 3B 102 99 98 861 112 161 19 16 0 .935
1936 BOS A OF 45 44 41 397.1 90 6 2 0 0 .980 38 0 7
1936 BOS A LF 38 37 36 339.1 80 5 2 0 0 .977
1936 BOS A RF 7 7 5 58 10 1 0 0 0 1.000
1936 BOS A 2B 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1937 PHI A Daily Splits 3B 125 125 121 1074.2 132 260 17 25 0 .958
1937 PHI A OF 4 1 1 14 9 0 0 0 0 1.000 2 2 0
1937 PHI A CF 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1937 PHI A LF 2 1 1 10 5 0 0 0 0 1.000
1938 PHI A Daily Splits 3B 134 134 131 1155 168 266 30 21 0 .935
1939 CIN N Daily Splits 3B 147 147 145 1323.1 165 308 34 32 0 .933
1940 CIN N Daily Splits 3B 143 143 140 1282 139 287 17 24 0 .962
1941 CIN N Daily Splits 3B 107 106 106 958.1 120 256 16 30 0 .959
1942 NY N Daily Splits 3B 93 90 89 805 79 227 24 14 0 .927
Total (11 Years) Splits 3B 1144 1132 1110 10024.2 1264 2415 220 214 0 .944
Total ( 3 Years) SS 96 87 86 802.1 183 272 47 53 0 .906
Total ( 3 Years) OF 50 45 42 413.1 99 6 2 0 0 .981 40 2 8
Total ( 2 Years) LF 40 38 37 349.1 85 5 2 0 0 .978
Total ( 2 Years) RF 8 7 5 60 10 1 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) 2B 3 2 0 9 2 2 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) CF 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 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
1939 CIN N Daily Splits 3B 4 4 4 35.1 3 5 0 0 0 1.000
1940 CIN N Daily Splits 3B 7 7 7 61 9 16 2 3 0 .926
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 3B 11 11 11 96.1 12 21 2 3 0 .943
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
9- 8-1938 BOX PHI A Bill Grieve Fighting
Transaction Information
Sold by New York Yankees to Boston Red Sox with George Pipgras for $100000 (May 12,
1933 ).
Traded by Boston Red Sox to Philadelphia Athletics in exchange for Pinky Higgins
(December 9, 1936 ).
Sold by Philadelphia Athletics to Cincinnati Reds (March 16, 1939 ).
Sold by Cincinnati Reds to New York Giants (December 10, 1941 ).
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