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William
Giesen		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 205
 
Born: November 8, 1915 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1947   
All-Star Selections 1947   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 31 TUL YL $ 8,960,000   6 6 6 8 8 8 7 8 8 9 10 10 7 7 7
1948 32 TUL YL $ 8,960,000   6 6 6 7 8 8 6 7 6 9 10 10 4 5 5
1949 33 TUL YL $ 8,960,000   5 5 5 7 8 8 6 7 7 9 10 10 4 5 4
1950 34 PIT YL $ 8,960,000   5 5 5 7 8 8 6 7 7 9 10 10 4 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 8,960,000   5 5 5 7 8 8 6 7 6 9 10 10 4 5 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,960,000   6 6 6 8 8 8 7 8 8 9 10 10 7 7 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hitter of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1947 31 TUL YL 153 565 110 160 40 6 25 107 36 13 111 76 .283 .397 .508 .904 111.5 18.6
1948 32 TUL YL 46 172 33 46 10 1 8 31 2 4 29 24 .267 .369 .477 .846 29.9 5.9
1949 33 TUL YL 147 450 63 106 25 4 15 82 19 11 66 104 .236 .332 .409 .741 62.2 7.8
1950 34 PIT YL 126 156 26 36 5 2 7 26 0 0 23 37 .231 .328 .423 .751 20.9 2.0
4 Years Sim 472 1343 232 348 80 13 55 246 57 28 229 241 .259 .364 .461 .825 224.6 34.3
162 Game Average 460 79 119 27 4 18 84 19 9 78 82 .259 .364 .461 .825 77.1  
Career Highs 153 565 110 160 40 6 25 107 36 13 111 104 .283 .397 .508 .904 111.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1062 177 272 59 11 39 183 48 24 188 199 .256 .366 .443 .809 180.6
vs LH   281 55 76 21 2 16 63 9 4 41 42 .270 .356 .530 .886 53.3
Home 238 651 115 165 42 4 28 126 32 14 115 117 .253 .364 .459 .823 113.9
Away 234 692 117 183 38 9 27 120 25 14 114 124 .264 .364 .462 .827 120.0
RISP   377 0 100 27 4 10 165 0 0 73 66 .265 .373 .438 .810 65.7
Pinch Hitting   113 17 22 4 2 4 19 0 0 23 31 .195 .328 .372 .700 15.8
Close/Late   164 39 40 5 3 9 26 0 0 40 37 .244 .390 .476 .866 32.9
Mar/Apr 96 297 56 71 18 2 15 62 10 6 60 55 .239 .366 .465 .830 53.2
May 92 292 46 78 19 3 9 44 11 3 40 50 .267 .351 .445 .796 47.3
June 69 200 38 55 14 2 4 34 11 6 33 32 .275 .374 .425 .799 32.8
July 67 163 23 39 9 1 6 21 10 6 24 26 .239 .335 .417 .752 23.8
August 75 193 32 49 7 4 12 39 9 2 37 35 .254 .372 .518 .890 39.2
Sep/Oct 73 198 37 56 13 1 9 46 6 5 35 43 .283 .386 .495 .881 37.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1947 31 TUL YL CF 152 151 1337.0 426 15 3 4 .993 2.97   5.3
1948 32 TUL YL CF 43 43 385.7 121 4 3 1 .977 2.92   1.7
1949 33 TUL YL CF 121 114 1031.3 307 12 2 1 .994 2.78   3.4
    1B 1 0 8.0 8 1 0 2 1.000 10.13   0.0
    RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1950 34 PIT YL CF 20 19 161.3 46 4 2 0 .962 2.79   0.4
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  CF 336 327 2915.3 900 35 10 6 .989 2.89   10.8
  1B 1 0 8.0 8 1 0 2 1.000 10.13   0.0
  RF 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
Career Totals   339 327 2926.3 908 36 10 8 .990 2.90   10.8
Career Highs   152 151 1337.0 426 15 3 4 .994 2.97    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1947 31 TUL YL 10 41 7 13 1 0 2 8 3 1 4 3 .317 .378 .488 .866
Career Post-Season Batting 10 41 7 13 1 0 2 8 3 1 4 3 .317 .378 .488 .866
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Slugging Pct
1947-4-.508
 OPS
1947-5-.904
 XR
1947-5-111.5
 Runs
1947-6-110
 Total Bases
1947-4-287
 Doubles
1947-5-40
Triples
1947-10-6
 Homeruns
1947-6-25
 RBIs
1947-6-107
 Stolen Bases
1947-4-36
CAR-42-57
 Caught Stealing
1947-6-13
CAR-41-28
 Walks
1947-6-111
Strikeouts
1949-7-104
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 21
   Hall of Fame Standards: 28
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 25th overall pick, by Tulsa in 1947
Had first career hit (double) on 4/3/1947, off John Clontz (WOO)
Hit first career homerun on 4/3/1947, off Paul Tebo (WOO)
Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1947, hitting .478 with 2 HR, 5 RBI
10/7/1947: Signed a contract extension with Tulsa, $8,960,000 per year, for 4 years
Won World Championship with Tulsa in 1947
Injured on 5/21/1948 with a Torn Rib Cage Muscle, out for full season
Won Player of the Week award on 4/25/1949, hitting .381 with 4 HR, 10 RBI
Drove in 6 runs against Pittsfield on 8/19/1949
Traded from Tulsa to Pittsfield on 1/31/1950 (Going to TUL: SS Marcos Delapaz. Going to PIT: CF William Giesen)
 
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