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Bill Skowron
Bill Skowron
| Full name William Joseph Skowron |
| Born December 18, 1930, Chicago, Illinois |
| Died April 27, 2012, Arlington Heights, Illinois |
| Buried at Maryhill Cemetery, Niles, Illinois |
| First Game: April 13, 1954; Final Game: October 1, 1967 |
| Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 11" Weight: 195 |
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| Named Minor League Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1952) |
| Named first baseman on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1960) |
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| 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
1954 NY A Daily Splits 87 215 37 73 12 9 7 41 19 0 18 1 0 2 0 2 8 2 1 .340 .392 .577 1.9 1954 NY A
1955 NY A Daily Splits 108 288 46 92 17 3 12 61 21 4 32 3 0 2 0 3 11 1 1 .319 .369 .524 1.1 1955 NY A
1956 NY A Daily Splits 134 464 78 143 21 6 23 90 50 3 60 6 2 1 0 14 16 4 4 .308 .382 .528 2.4 1956 NY A
1957 NY A Daily Splits 122 457 54 139 15 5 17 88 31 6 60 3 3 7 0 11 17 3 2 .304 .347 .470 1.4 1957 NY A
1958 NY A Daily Splits 126 465 61 127 22 3 14 73 28 1 69 4 1 5 0 8 16 1 1 .273 .317 .424 -0.6 1958 NY A
1959 NY A Daily Splits 74 282 39 84 13 5 15 59 20 0 47 3 2 2 0 3 10 1 0 .298 .349 .539 1.2 1959 NY A
1960 NY A Daily Splits 146 538 63 166 34 3 26 91 38 2 95 2 0 6 0 11 17 2 3 .309 .353 .528 3.1 1960 NY A
1961 NY A Daily Splits 150 561 77 150 23 4 28 89 35 9 108 8 0 3 0 12 21 0 0 .267 .318 .472 0.0 1961 NY A
1962 NY A Daily Splits 140 478 63 129 16 6 23 80 36 4 99 5 1 4 0 7 13 0 1 .270 .325 .473 -0.5 1962 NY A
1963 LA N Daily Splits 89 237 19 48 8 0 4 19 13 4 49 3 2 1 0 8 10 0 1 .203 .252 .287 -1.9 1963 LA N
1964 WAS A Daily Splits 73 262 28 71 10 0 13 41 11 2 56 3 0 2 0 1 7 0 0 .271 .306 .458 -0.3 1964 WAS A
1964 CHI A Daily Splits 73 273 19 80 11 3 4 38 19 4 36 1 0 4 0 7 7 0 0 .293 .337 .399 -0.2 1964 CHI A
1964 TOT A 146 535 47 151 21 3 17 79 30 6 92 4 0 6 0 8 14 0 0 .282 .322 .428 -0.5 1964 TOT A
1965 CHI A Daily Splits 146 559 63 153 24 3 18 78 32 4 77 5 4 5 0 8 22 1 3 .274 .316 .424 -0.7 1965 CHI A
1966 CHI A Daily Splits 120 337 27 84 15 2 6 29 26 4 45 3 2 1 0 11 11 1 1 .249 .308 .359 -0.4 1966 CHI A
1967 CHI A Daily Splits 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 1967 CHI A
1967 CAL A Daily Splits 62 123 8 27 2 1 1 10 4 1 18 4 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 .220 .267 .276 -0.9 1967 CAL A
1967 TOT A 70 131 8 27 2 1 1 11 4 1 19 4 0 0 0 3 6 0 0 .206 .252 .260 -1.1 1967 TOT A
Total NL ( 1 Year ) 89 237 19 48 8 0 4 19 13 4 49 3 2 1 0 8 10 0 1 .203 .252 .287 -1.9 Total NL
Total AL (13 Years) 1569 5310 663 1518 235 53 207 869 370 44 821 51 15 44 0 101 182 16 17 .286 .336 .467 7.3 Total AL
Total (14 Years) Splits 1658 5547 682 1566 243 53 211 888 383 48 870 54 17 45 0 109 192 16 18 .282 .332 .459 5.4 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
1955 NY A Daily Splits 5 12 2 4 2 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .750 1955 NY A
1956 NY A Daily Splits 3 10 1 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .100 .400 1956 NY A
1957 NY A Daily Splits 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1957 NY A
1958 NY A Daily Splits 7 27 3 7 0 0 2 7 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .259 .286 .481 1958 NY A
1960 NY A Daily Splits 7 32 7 12 2 0 2 6 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .375 .364 .625 1960 NY A
1961 NY A Daily Splits 5 17 3 6 0 0 1 5 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .353 .450 .529 1961 NY A
1962 NY A Daily Splits 6 18 1 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 .300 .333 1962 NY A
1963 LA N Daily Splits 4 13 2 5 0 0 1 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .385 .429 .615 1963 LA N
Total ( 8 Years) Splits 39 133 19 39 4 1 8 29 6 1 26 1 0 1 0 1 5 0 0 .293 .326 .519 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
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
1957 AL Daily Splits 1 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1957 AL
1958 AL Daily Splits 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1958 AL
1959 AL Daily Splits 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1959 AL
1960 AL Daily Splits 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .600 .500 1960 AL
Total ( 4 Years) Splits 5 14 1 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .429 .467 .500 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
1954 NY A Daily Splits 1B 61 56 17 397.2 395 28 6 48 1 .986
1954 NY A 3B 5 2 1 23 1 11 0 0 0 1.000
1954 NY A 2B 2 1 1 10 3 6 1 0 0 .900
1955 NY A Daily Splits 1B 74 69 42 548 517 37 6 63 0 .989
1955 NY A 3B 3 0 0 10 3 3 1 0 0 .857
1956 NY A Daily Splits 1B 120 117 99 1011.1 968 80 7 138 0 .993
1956 NY A 3B 2 2 1 17 1 6 1 0 0 .875
1957 NY A Daily Splits 1B 115 111 105 1012.1 1026 86 9 116 0 .992
1958 NY A Daily Splits 1B 118 114 108 1011 1040 71 8 112 1 .993
1958 NY A 3B 2 2 2 16 1 1 5 0 0 .286
1959 NY A Daily Splits 1B 72 71 60 607.1 626 43 6 68 0 .991
1960 NY A Daily Splits 1B 142 140 118 1200.1 1202 115 12 130 0 .991
1961 NY A Daily Splits 1B 149 147 142 1291 1228 102 10 146 0 .993
1962 NY A Daily Splits 1B 135 123 113 1116.1 1054 77 10 101 0 .991
1963 LA N Daily Splits 1B 66 60 39 507.2 518 34 5 44 0 .991
1963 LA N 3B 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1964 WAS A Daily Splits 1B 66 63 58 559 591 40 4 41 0 .994
1964 CHI A Daily Splits 1B 70 70 53 602 621 40 1 53 0 .998
1964 TOT A 1B 136 133 111 1161 1212 80 5 94 0 .996
1965 CHI A Daily Splits 1B 145 143 87 1220.1 1297 74 8 116 0 .994
1966 CHI A Daily Splits 1B 98 92 40 689.1 722 60 7 75 0 .991
1967 CAL A Daily Splits 1B 32 27 17 224 238 16 3 15 0 .988
Total (14 Years) Splits 1B 1463 1403 1098 11997.2 12043 903 102 1266 2 .992
Total ( 5 Years) 3B 13 6 4 68 6 21 7 0 0 .794
Total ( 1 Year ) 2B 2 1 1 10 3 6 1 0 0 .900
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1955 NY A Daily Splits 1B 3 3 2 22 22 3 1 1 0 .962
1956 NY A Daily Splits 1B 2 2 2 17 21 4 1 3 0 .962
1957 NY A Daily Splits 1B 2 1 0 6 5 2 0 1 0 1.000
1958 NY A Daily Splits 1B 7 7 7 63.2 55 4 0 4 0 1.000
1960 NY A Daily Splits 1B 7 7 7 61 70 6 0 9 0 1.000
1961 NY A Daily Splits 1B 5 5 5 45 46 5 0 1 0 1.000
1962 NY A Daily Splits 1B 6 6 5 50 52 1 0 3 0 1.000
1963 LA N Daily Splits 1B 4 4 4 36 30 4 0 1 0 1.000
Total ( 8 Years) Splits 1B 36 35 32 300.2 301 29 2 23 0 .994
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
1957 AL Daily Splits 1B 1 0 0 6 5 1 0 1 0 1.000
1958 AL Daily Splits 1B 1 1 1 9 8 0 0 1 0 1.000
1959 AL Daily Splits 1B 1 1 0 5 3 0 0 1 0 1.000
1960 AL Daily Splits 1B 2 2 0 12 15 0 0 1 0 1.000
Total ( 4 Years) Splits 1B 5 4 1 32 31 1 0 4 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees (1950).
Traded by New York Yankees to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Stan Williams
(November 26, 1962).
Sold by Los Angeles Dodgers to Washington Senators (December 6, 1963).
Traded by Washington Senators with Carl Bouldin to Chicago White Sox in exchange for
Joe Cunningham and a player to be named later (July 13, 1964); Washington Senators
received Frank Kreutzer (July 28, 1964).
Traded by Chicago White Sox to California Angels in exchange for Cotton Nash and
cash (May 6, 1967).
Released by California Angels (October 9, 1967).
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