Bill Shores was born on Thursday, May 26, 1904, in Abilene, Texas. Shores was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 11, 1928, with the Philadelphia Athletics. 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 Shores baseball stats page.
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Bill ShoresBill Shores Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1928 | 24 | Athletics | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 61 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 7 | - | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1929 | 25 | Athletics | 39 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 6 | .647 | 3.60 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 152.2 | 653 | 150 | 61 | 71 | 9 | 59 | - | 49 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| 1930 | 26 | Athletics | 31 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 4 | .750 | 4.19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 159.0 | 700 | 169 | 74 | 86 | 11 | 70 | - | 48 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| 1931 | 27 | Athletics | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 5.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 83 | 26 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 10 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1933 | 29 | Giants | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3.93 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36.2 | 159 | 41 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 14 | - | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1936 | 32 | White Sox | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9.53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 84 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 8 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 6 Years | 96 | 39 | 39 | 26 | 15 | .634 | 4.17 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 395.1 | 1,740 | 425 | 183 | 218 | 28 | 168 | - | 129 | 6 | 6 | 0 | - | ||
Bill ShoresBill Shores Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1928 | 24 | Athletics | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1929 | 25 | Athletics | 39 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | .125 | .239 | .125 |
| 1930 | 26 | Athletics | 31 | 57 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | 20 | 3 | - | 0 | - | .193 | .220 | .211 |
| 1931 | 27 | Athletics | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | .333 | .500 | .333 |
| 1933 | 29 | Giants | 8 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .333 | .273 |
| 1936 | 32 | White Sox | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | .200 | .200 | .200 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 6 Years | 96 | 121 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .174 | .237 | .182 | ||
Bill ShoresBill Shores Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1928 Athletics | P | 3 | 2 | 42 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.29 |
| 1929 Athletics | P | 39 | 13 | 458 | 38 | 1.0 | 35 | 7 | 28 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .921 | 2.06 |
| 1930 Athletics | P | 31 | 19 | 477 | 46 | 1.5 | 43 | 8 | 35 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .935 | 2.43 |
| 1931 Athletics | P | 6 | 2 | 48 | 6 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 2.81 |
| 1933 Giants | P | 8 | 3 | 110 | 15 | 1.9 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.68 |
| 1936 White Sox | P | 9 | 0 | 51 | 6 | 0.7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.18 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 96 | 39 | 1,186 | 113 | 1.2 | 106 | 20 | 86 | 7 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 2.41 | |
| 6 Years | 96 | 39 | 1,186 | 113 | 1.2 | 106 | 20 | 86 | 7 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 2.41 | |
Bill ShoresBill Shores Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1928 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.71 | 3.21 | 4.50 |
| 1929 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.83 | 2.89 | 3.48 |
| 1930 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.9 | 19.0 | 0.69 | 2.72 | 3.96 |
| 1931 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.20 | 1.13 | 5.63 |
| 1933 Giants | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 1.43 | 4.91 | 3.44 |
| 1936 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 0.63 | 2.65 | 4.24 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 6 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.6 | 20.2 | 0.77 | 2.94 | 3.82 |
Bill ShoresBill Shores Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1928 Philadelphia Athletics | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1929 Philadelphia Athletics | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1930 Philadelphia Athletics | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | Stats |
| 1931 Philadelphia Athletics | 13 | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1933 New York Giants | 22 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1936 Chicago White Sox | 29 | Undetermined | - | - |
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