Bill Essick Stats

Bill Essick was born on Sunday, December 18, 1881, in Grand Ridge, Illinois. Essick was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 12, 1906, with the Cincinnati Reds. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bill Essick baseball stats page.

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Bill Essick



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Birth Name:   William Earl Essick
Nickname:   Vinegar Bill
Born On:   12-18-1881  (Sagittarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Grand Ridge, Illinois
Year of Death Data Died On:   10-12-1951 (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Los Angeles, California
Cemetery:   Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California
High School:   Undetermined
College:   Knox College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Unknown   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   09-12-1906 (Age 24)
Last Game:   05-28-1907
Draft:   Not Applicable

Bill Essick

Bill Essick Pitching Stats

1906 25 Reds 6 4 2 2 2 .500 2.97 3 0 0 39.1 161 39 13 18 1 16 - 16 0 2 0 -
1907 26 Reds 3 2 1 0 2 .000 2.91 2 0 0 21.2 93 23 7 15 0 8 - 7 2 1 0 -
2 Years 9 6 3 2 4 .333 2.95 5 0 0 61.0 254 62 20 33 1 24 - 23 2 3 0 -

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Bill Essick Hitting Stats

1906 25 Reds 6 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 - - 2 - 0 - .077 .143 .077
1907 26 Reds 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 - .000 .000 .000
2 Years 9 21 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 2 0 0 - .048 .091 .048

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Bill Essick Fielding Stats

1906 Reds P 6 4 118 7 1.2 7 2 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.60
1907 Reds P 3 2 65 12 4.0 11 0 11 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .917 4.57
P Totals 9 6 183 19 2.1 18 2 16 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .947 2.66
2 Years 9 6 183 19 2.1 18 2 16 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .947 2.66

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Bill Essick Miscellaneous Stats

1906 Reds 1 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 13.0 1.00 3.66 3.66
1907 Reds 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.88 2.91 3.32
2 Years 1 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 21.0 0.96 3.39 3.54

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Bill Essick Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1906 Cincinnati Reds n/a Undetermined n/a -
1907 Cincinnati Reds n/a Undetermined n/a -

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