Bill Connelly

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: June 29, 1925 in Alberta, VA us

Died: November 27, 1980 in Richmond, VA

Buried: Crestview Memorial Park, La Crosse, VA

High School: Alberta HS (Alberta, VA)

School: Hampden-Sydney College (Hampden-Sydney, VA)

Debut: August 22, 1945 (Age 20-054d, 9,998th in major league history)
vs. DET 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 3 ER, L

Last Game: June 16, 1953 (Age 27-352d)
vs. CIN 3.0 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 3 BB, 6 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: William Wirt Connelly

Nicknames: Wild Bill

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.9

ERA

6.92

66.1

WHIP

1.869

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1945	20	PHA	AL	1	1	.500	4.50	2	1	1	0	0	0	8.0	7	4	4	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	35	79	5.69	1.875	7.9	0.0	9.0	0.0	0.00

1946	21	PHA-min	A,AAA	7	11	.389	4.74	24			12	0		133.0	115	82	70		119		102	8	3	19				1.759	7.8		8.1	6.9	0.86	SAV,TTO SALL,IL
1947	22	PHA-min	A	10	7	.588	4.05	23			9	1		149.0	126	100	67		147		124	2	0	20				1.832	7.6		8.9	7.5	0.84	SAV SALL
1948	23	DET-min	AAA	4	5	.444	6.52	18	10		0	0		58.0	69	51	42		60		22	0	1	10				2.224	10.7		9.3	3.4	0.37	BFL IL
1949	24	DET-min	AAA	8	11	.421	6.17	34			10	2		172.0	172	133	118		142		134	1	3	12				1.826	9.0		7.4	7.0	0.94	TOL AA
1950	25	DET-min	AAA	3	5	.375	4.78	20	7		4	1		64.0	58	40	34		48		49	2	1	3				1.656	8.2		6.8	6.9	1.02	TOL AA
1950	25	TOT	AL	0	0		8.53	4	0	2	0	0	0	6.1	9	6	6	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	31	60	7.79	1.895	12.8	2.8	4.3	1.4	0.33
1950	25	CHW	AL	0	0		11.57	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.1	5	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	44	9.44	2.571	19.3	3.9	3.9	0.0	0.00
1950	25	DET	AL	0	0		6.75	2	0	2	0	0	0	4.0	4	3	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	18	75	6.83	1.500	9.0	2.3	4.5	2.3	0.50

1951	26	DET-min	AAA,AA	6	6	.500	5.65	23	12		0	0		113.0	126	80	71		83		50	0	2	0				1.850	10.0		6.6	4.0	0.60	TOL,LRK AA,SOUA
1952	27	CHW-min	AAA	10	10	.500	3.38	32	23		10	2		168.0	147	77	63		87		117	2	1	9				1.393	7.9		4.7	6.3	1.34	TOL AA
1952	27	NYG	NL	5	0	1.000	4.55	11	4	2	0	0	0	31.2	22	18	16	4	25	2	22	0	0	2	134	82	5.01	1.484	6.3	1.1	7.1	6.3	0.88
1953	28	NYG-min	AAA	4	4	.500	5.18	14	13		4	1		80.0	89	48	46	9	55		63	0	0	5				1.800	10.0	1.0	6.2	7.1	1.15	MNE AA
1953	28	NYG	NL	0	1	.000	11.07	8	2	4	0	0	0	20.1	33	26	25	4	17	0	11	0	0	1	106	40	6.58	2.459	14.6	1.8	7.5	4.9	0.65
1954	29	NYG-STL-min	AAA	10	5	.667	5.14	33	15		4	0		140.0	136	88	80	16	82		109	2	0	5				1.557	8.7	1.0	5.3	7.0	1.33	MNE,ROC AA,IL
1956	31	MLN-NYY-min	AA,AAA	9	8	.529	3.06	30	22		3	0		144.0	140	66	49	7	97	6	94	6	0	5				1.646	8.8	0.4	6.1	5.9	0.97	AUS,RMD TL,IL
1957	32	MLN-min	AA	2	9	.182	3.79	27	5		4	1		95.0	84	44	40	8	63	8	71	2	0	5				1.547	8.0	0.8	6.0	6.7	1.13	AUS TL
4 Yrs				6	2	.750	6.92	25	7	9	0	0	0	66.1	71	54	51	10	53	2	34	0	0	3	306	59	5.84	1.869	9.6	1.4	7.2	4.6	0.64
162 Game Avg.				13	4	.750	6.92	53	15	19	0	0	0	141	151	115	108	21	113	4	72	0	0	6	650	59	5.84	1.869	9.6	1.4	7.2	4.6	0.64

NYG (2 yrs)				5	1	.833	7.10	19	6	6	0	0	0	52.0	55	44	41	8	42	2	33	0	0	3	240	56	5.62	1.865	9.5	1.4	7.3	5.7	0.79
PHA (1 yr)				1	1	.500	4.50	2	1	1	0	0	0	8.0	7	4	4	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	35	79	5.69	1.875	7.9	0.0	9.0	0.0	0.00
DET (1 yr)				0	0		6.75	2	0	2	0	0	0	4.0	4	3	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	18	75	6.83	1.500	9.0	2.3	4.5	2.3	0.50
CHW (1 yr)				0	0		11.57	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.1	5	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	44	9.44	2.571	19.3	3.9	3.9	0.0	0.00

AL (2 yrs)				1	1	.500	6.28	6	1	3	0	0	0	14.1	16	10	10	2	11	0	1	0	0	0	66	67	6.62	1.884	10.0	1.3	6.9	0.6	0.09
NL (2 yrs)				5	1	.833	7.10	19	6	6	0	0	0	52.0	55	44	41	8	42	2	33	0	0	3	240	56	5.62	1.865	9.5	1.4	7.3	5.7	0.79

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