William
Lincoln
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 200
 
Born: October 30, 1916 in Usa
 
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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 30 CHI YL $ 300,000   7 7 6 2 2 2 6 7 7 4 5 5 4 6 6
1948 31 FAI KL $ 3,750,000   7 7 6 1 1 1 5 7 6 3 5 4 4 6 5
1949 32 FAI KL $ 3,750,000   6 6 5 1 1 1 5 6 6 3 5 4 4 5 5
1950 33 FAI KL $ 3,750,000   6 6 5 1 1 1 5 6 6 3 4 4 4 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   6 6 5 1 1 1 5 6 6 3 4 4 4 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,750,000   7 7 6 2 2 2 6 7 7 4 5 5 4 6 6
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 30 CHI YL 121 413 48 126 20 6 3 45 8 4 31 70 .305 .354 .404 .758 56.1 8.2
    AAA   21 89 17 31 5 0 3 10 0 0 6 16 .348 .389 .506 .895 15.9  
1948 31 FAI KL 155 568 75 153 28 4 8 65 15 8 38 83 .269 .314 .375 .689 66.7 8.7
1949 32 FAI KL 141 510 79 152 26 4 2 31 12 4 40 111 .298 .348 .376 .725 64.9 9.3
1950 33 FAI KL 122 295 28 74 8 0 1 34 5 3 19 65 .251 .292 .288 .581 25.0 0.7
4 Years Sim 539 1786 230 505 82 14 14 175 40 19 128 329 .283 .330 .368 .698 212.6 26.9
1 Years AAA 21 89 17 31 5 0 3 10 0 0 6 16 .348 .389 .506 .895 15.9  
162 Game Average 536 69 151 24 4 4 52 12 5 38 98 .283 .330 .368 .698 63.9  
Career Highs 155 568 79 153 28 6 8 65 15 8 40 111 .305 .354 .404 .758 66.7  
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   1309 192 405 63 10 11 136 36 16 99 224 .309 .356 .398 .754 180.3
vs LH   477 38 100 19 4 3 39 4 3 29 105 .210 .256 .285 .541 32.6
Home 271 907 104 263 40 7 6 95 23 13 57 169 .290 .332 .369 .702 107.3
Away 268 879 126 242 42 7 8 80 17 6 71 160 .275 .327 .366 .693 105.7
RISP   382 0 117 14 2 2 150 0 0 37 66 .306 .362 .369 .731 51.7
Pinch Hitting   44 6 8 0 0 0 4 1 0 6 11 .182 .275 .182 .456 2.8
Close/Late   154 12 28 3 1 1 12 0 0 11 34 .182 .232 .234 .466 7.8
Mar/Apr 76 246 28 69 16 5 4 25 5 5 21 45 .280 .335 .435 .770 33.9
May 96 332 48 103 22 2 2 38 7 4 23 56 .310 .351 .407 .758 45.1
June 91 310 39 86 15 2 1 29 8 3 17 67 .277 .314 .348 .663 33.1
July 91 283 43 78 11 1 3 17 10 2 17 51 .276 .314 .353 .667 32.0
August 95 323 28 95 10 1 2 36 3 4 20 55 .294 .339 .350 .689 36.3
Sep/Oct 90 292 44 74 8 3 2 30 7 1 30 55 .253 .323 .322 .645 32.5
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 30 CHI YL LF 103 100 862.3 165 4 5 2 .971 1.76   1.8
    RF 8 4 45.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.00    
    CF 6 4 36.0 8 1 0 0 1.000 2.25    
1948 31 FAI KL CF 103 101 861.0 277 5 0 3 1.000 2.95   2.8
    LF 54 52 419.0 111 1 5 0 .957 2.41    
1949 32 FAI KL LF 106 98 826.0 228 5 6 2 .975 2.54   1.9
    CF 28 27 217.0 101 2 0 0 1.000 4.27    
    RF 7 4 37.0 8 1 0 0 1.000 2.19    
1950 33 FAI KL LF 67 67 541.0 112 4 2 0 .983 1.93   1.3
    CF 9 7 72.7 20 1 0 0 1.000 2.60    
    RF 3 0 4.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 4.50    
  LF 330 317 2648.3 616 14 18 4 .972 2.14   4.9
  CF 146 139 1186.7 406 9 0 3 1.000 3.15   2.8
  RF 18 8 86.0 15 1 0 0 1.000 1.67    
Career Totals   494 464 3921.0 1037 24 18 7 .983 2.44   7.7
Career Highs   157 153 1280.0 388 8 6 3 .987 2.88    
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.
Triples
1947-10-6
Strikeouts
1949-10-111
CAR-37-329
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 1
   Hall of Fame Standards: 21
 
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  1. Stephen Carr (973)
  2. David Hammond (970)
  3. Harold Whaley (959)
  4. James Schreffler (957)
  5. Michael Aubuchon (952)
  6. Alberto Castro (948)
  7. James Cary (948)
  8. Richard Lind (947)
  9. Maurice Jamar (944)
  10. Dan Roesch (942)
History
Drafted in 44th round, 780th overall pick, by Chicago in 1947
Had first career hit (double) on 4/28/1947, off David Stanley (CB)
Won Player of the Week award on 5/8/1947, hitting .750 with 0 HR, 3 RBI
Hit first career homerun on 6/8/1947, off Cesar Solis (SBS)
Signed as a free agent by Fairfax on 2/13/1948 to a 3-year deal worth $3,750,000 per year
9/4/1950: Signed a contract extension with Fairfax, $400,000 per year, for 2 years