| Bill Lamar | ||
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| Outfielder | ||
| Born: March 21, 1897 | ||
| Died: May 24, 1970 (aged 73) | ||
| Batted: Left | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| September 19, 1917 for the New York Yankees |
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| Final game | ||
| August 6, 1927 for the Philadelphia Athletics |
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| Batting average | . Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in Baseball farthest from the batter Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 310 | |
| Home runs | 19 | |
| Runs batted in | 245 | |
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William Harmong Lamar ("Good Time Bill") (March 21, 1897 - May 24, 1970) was a left fielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1917 through 1927 for the New York Yankees (1917-1919), Boston Red Sox (1919), Brooklyn Robins (1920-1921) and Philadelphia Athletics (1924-1927). The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. In the 1920 World Series, the Cleveland Indians beat the Brooklyn Dodgers, then known interchangeably as the Robins in reference to their manager Wilbert Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A left fielder (LF is an Outfielder in the sport of Baseball who plays defense in left field. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Chicago White Sox over New York Giants (4-2 Awards Headline Event of the Year Murderers' Row lead New York Yankees to World Series victory The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. Listed at 6' 1", 185 lb. , Lamar batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Someone who is right-handed will prefer to use this hand for everyday activities such as writing, maintaining personal hygiene, Cooking and so forth He was born in Rockville, Maryland. Rockville is the County seat of Montgomery County Maryland, United States.
In a nine-season career, Lamar was a . 310 hitter (633-for-2040) with 19 home runs and 245 RBI in 550 games, including 303 runs, 114 doubles, 23 triples, 25 stolen bases, and a 1. In Baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around first second and third base and returns safely to Home plate, touching In Baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching Second base without being called out by the Umpire In Baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching Third base after hitting the ball with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate 10 walk-to-strikeout ratio (86-to-78). In Baseball statistics, walk-to-strikeout ratio ( BB/K) is a measure of a hitter 's plate discipline and knowledge of the Strike zone
Lamar died in Rockport, Massachusetts at age 73. Rockport is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.
Highlights
- In 1925 posted career-highs with a . 356 average (7th in American League), 202 hits, 85 runs, 77 RBI and 50 extrabases, including a 28-game hitting-streak. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches In Baseball, an extra base hit ( EB, EBH or XBH) also known as a long hit, is any base hit on which the batter
- Appeared in the 1920 World Series. In the 1920 World Series, the Cleveland Indians beat the Brooklyn Dodgers, then known interchangeably as the Robins in reference to their manager Wilbert
Fact
- As his nickname indicates, he often tested the patience of his managers. After his career-year for the Athletics, he was traded to the Washington Senators before the 1928 season. The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. When he refused to report with a salary raise, he was suspended for the rest of the year and never appeared in a major league game again.