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Bill Rigney

Positions: Second Baseman, Third Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 178lb (185cm, 80kg)

Born: January 29, 1918 in Alameda, CA us

Died: February 20, 2001 in Walnut Creek, CA

Buried: Cremated

High School: Oakland HS (Oakland, CA)

Debut: April 16, 1946 (Age 28-077d, 10,099th in major league history)
vs. PHI 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 12, 1953 (Age 35-226d)
vs. CHC 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1946 season

Full Name: William Joseph Rigney

Nicknames: Specs or The Cricket

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.8

1966

510

.259

281

RBI

212

OBP

.334

SLG

.376

OPS

.710

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	20-40 / in Starts: 10-5
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	49 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 105 PAs	14
Actual Runners on Base	70 (41-19-10) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 105 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	66 (34-20-10)

Most Driven In
A Dark	2
B Hofman	2
B Elliott	2
W Mays	1
B Thomson	1
D Rhodes	1
D Mueller	1
W Westrum	1

Most Driven In By
D Williams	4
A Dark	4
W Lockman	1
D Mueller	1
Self	1
B Thomson	1
G Wilson	0
D Koslo	0

1952 Batting Game Log

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1952 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	577	2 (1)	Apr 17	NYG		PHI	L,3-5	9-10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0					8	5.40	-0.051	14.69	-0.08%	-0.19	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	578	12 (9)	May 1	NYG	@	PIT	W,13-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.18	SS
3	579	17 (4)	May 6	NYG	@	STL	L,4-9	4-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	1.53	0.048	6.06	0.11%	0.38	PH
4	580	23 (5)	May 16 (1)	NYG		CHC	L,2-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	8						PR
5	581	25 (1)	May 17	NYG		CHC	W,9-8	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.65	-0.016	3.06	-0.05%	-0.22	PH
6	582	27 (1)	May 21 (1)	NYG		STL	L,0-3	5-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	2.24	0.053	10.24	0.15%	0.38	PH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	583	38 (10)	Jun 1 (1)	NYG	@	STL	L,7-8	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.333	.600	.333	.933	9						PH
8	584	40 (1)	Jun 2	NYG	@	STL	L,4-5	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.250	.500	.250	.750	9	3.70	-0.200	17.41	-0.57%	-1.10	PH
9	585	41	Jun 3	NYG	@	CHC	W,17-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.429	.200	.629	2	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.10	1B
10	586	43 (1)	Jun 5	NYG	@	CHC	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.375	.167	.542	7	1.45	-0.036	7.33	-0.11%	-0.22	PH
11	587	44	Jun 6	NYG	@	PIT	L,1-8	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.333	.143	.476	9	.63	-0.016	2.49	-0.04%	-0.23	PH
12	588	45	Jun 7	NYG	@	PIT	W,7-5	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.125	.300	.125	.425	7						3B
13	589	46	Jun 8	NYG	@	PIT	W,9-1	CG	5	5	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.077	.200	.077	.277	7						3B
14	590	47	Jun 10	NYG	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG(14)	6	4	1	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.235	.381	.294	.675	8	1.42	0.155	5.07	0.33%	1.56	3B
15	591	50 (2)	Jun 15 (1)	NYG		STL	L,12-14	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.222	.364	.278	.641	8	1.59	0.053	6.12	0.12%	0.33	PH
16	592	55 (4)	Jun 19	NYG		PIT	L,1-8	3-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.348	.263	.611	9	.55	-0.014	2.12	-0.03%	-0.22	PH
17	593	56	Jun 20	NYG		CHC	W,4-3	2-3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.375	.300	.675	9	1.82	0.113	7.57	0.28%	1.06	PH
18	594	63 (6)	Jun 28	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-7	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.238	.360	.286	.646	9	.25	-0.006	1.02	-0.02%	-0.15	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	595	68 (4)	Jul 2	NYG	@	BSN	L,1-2	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.227	.346	.273	.619	8	3.49	0.058	15.02	0.15%	0.07	PH
20	596	70 (1)	Jul 4	NYG		BRO	L,1-5	2-3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.261	.370	.304	.675	9	1.36	0.054	12.11	0.29%	0.50	PH
21	597	71	Jul 5	NYG		PHI	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.357	.292	.649	9	6.55	-0.165	30.38	-0.46%	-0.42	PH
22	598	73 (1)	Jul 6 (2)	NYG		PHI	L,1-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.240	.345	.280	.625	9	.60	-0.015	2.64	-0.04%	-0.10	PH
23	599	74	Jul 10	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-6	10-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.231	.333	.269	.603	6	2.48	0.026	10.37	0.07%	0.49	PH
24	600	76 (1)	Jul 12	NYG	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	5	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0		0	0	0	1	.276	.400	.345	.745	1	.90	0.100	3.35	0.23%	1.15	SS
25	601	77	Jul 13 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-10	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.242	.359	.303	.662	1	.55	-0.052	2.01	-0.12%	-0.41	SS
26	602	78	Jul 13 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	W,4-2	9-9	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.265	.375	.324	.699	9	2.25	0.049	7.92	0.10%	0.20	PH
27	603	89 (10)	Jul 27	NYG		CIN	L,4-11	4-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.257	.366	.314	.680	9	.04	-0.001	.17	0.00%	-0.22	PH
28	604	90	Jul 29	NYG		CHC	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.357	.306	.663	9	1.12	-0.027	5.11	-0.08%	-0.15	PH
29	605	92 (1)	Jul 30 (2)	NYG		CHC	L,2-6	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.372	.306	.678	8	.33	0.011	1.60	0.03%	0.25	PH
30	606	93	Jul 31	NYG		CHC	L,8-11	7-8	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.270	.386	.324	.711	9	.02	0.001	.09	0.00%	1.06	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
31	607	96 (2)	Aug 3 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,0-7	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.263	.378	.316	.694	9	.12	-0.003	.56	-0.01%	-0.15	PH
32	608	97	Aug 3 (2)	NYG		PIT	L,8-10	2-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.256	.370	.308	.677	9	.95	-0.039	4.05	-0.10%	-0.50	PH
33	609	98	Aug 5	NYG		BRO	W,7-6	12-13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.256	.370	.308	.677	9						PR
34	610	100 (1)	Aug 7 (2)	NYG		BRO	L,5-7	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.362	.300	.662	9	3.21	-0.063	27.38	-0.32%	-0.40	PH
35	611	102 (1)	Aug 9	NYG	@	BSN	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.233	.340	.279	.619	7	1.32	-0.094	4.43	-0.19%	-0.65	3B
36	612	103	Aug 11 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	L,10-11	5-5	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.353	.318	.671	9	.16	0.011	.38	0.02%	0.40	PH
37	613	104	Aug 11 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	L,2-4	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.267	.365	.333	.699	9						PH
38	614	105	Aug 13 (1)	NYG	@	BRO	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.365	.333	.699	9						PR
39	615	110 (4)	Aug 17 (1)	NYG		BSN	L,3-7	5-GF	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.271	.364	.333	.697	9	.73	-0.026	1.63	-0.04%	-0.13	PH 2B
40	616	111	Aug 17 (2)	NYG		BSN	W,4-2	CG(8)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.255	.345	.314	.659	1	.59	-0.045	1.12	-0.05%	-0.91	2B
41	617	112	Aug 19 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	W,5-0	CG	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.259	.365	.315	.680	1	.40	0.050	1.03	0.08%	0.70	2B
42	618	113	Aug 19 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	1	0	.259	.358	.328	.686	1	.89	0.124	2.60	0.22%	0.97	2B
43	619	114	Aug 21 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	L,6-8	GS-2	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.271	.377	.373	.750	1	1.02	0.047	2.79	0.08%	0.82	2B
44	620	117 (2)	Aug 23	NYG	@	STL	L,1-3	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.371	.367	.738	9	.58	-0.014	1.48	-0.02%	-0.15	PH
45	621	118	Aug 24 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	L,4-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.262	.366	.361	.727	9	3.31	-0.098	5.14	-0.09%	-0.57	PH
46	622	120 (1)	Aug 25	NYG	@	CIN	L,0-3	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.274	.375	.371	.746	7	.67	0.022	.91	0.02%	0.20	PH 3B
47	623	123 (2)	Aug 28	NYG	@	PIT	W,14-7	5-GF	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.270	.378	.365	.743	2	.01	0.001	.01	0.00%	0.03	SS
48	624	125 (1)	Aug 31	NYG	@	BRO	L,1-9	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.266	.373	.359	.733	9	.54	-0.012	1.75	-0.02%	-0.35	PH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
49	625	128 (2)	Sep 3	NYG		PHI	W,4-3	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.262	.368	.354	.722	9	1.83	-0.046	2.69	-0.04%	-0.42	PH
50	626	129	Sep 4	NYG		PHI	W,4-3	7-GF(11)	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.354	.338	.693	7	3.42	-0.247	4.99	-0.22%	-1.31	PH 2B
51	627	130	Sep 5	NYG		PHI	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.354	.338	.693	8						2B
52	628	133 (2)	Sep 7	NYG		BRO	L,1-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.246	.350	.333	.683	8	1.93	-0.043	20.09	-0.27%	-0.35	PH 2B
53	629	134	Sep 8 (1)	NYG		BRO	L,2-10	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.254	.354	.338	.692	7	1.07	0.045	6.34	0.16%	0.45	2B
54	630	140 (5)	Sep 12 (2)	NYG		CIN	L,7-8	7-8	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.264	.361	.361	.723	9	1.51	0.099	10.18	0.40%	0.62	PH
55	631	146 (5)	Sep 19	NYG	@	PHI	L,0-1	7-GF	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.284	.376	.378	.755	6	3.08	0.180	18.59	0.65%	0.76	PH 3B
56	632	147	Sep 20	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.280	.372	.373	.745	9	1.40	-0.035	3.27	-0.05%	-0.22	PH
57	633	149 (1)	Sep 24 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,11-8	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.288	.374	.375	.749	6	.51	-0.013	.00	0.00%	0.08	3B
58	634	150	Sep 24 (2)	NYG		BSN	W,8-2	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.298	.379	.417	.796	7	.51	0.082	.00	0.00%	3.03	3B
59	635	151	Sep 25	NYG		BSN	W,3-2	CG	4	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.314	.404	.430	.834	6	1.72	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.77	3B
60	636	152	Sep 26	NYG		PHI	W,8-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.388	.411	.799	6	.27	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.89	3B
							20-40		105	90	15	27	5	1	1	14	11	1	7	2	2		4	2	2	3	.300	.388	.411	.799		1.20	-0.024	4.11	0.47%	5.71

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