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Bill Serena

Positions: Third Baseman and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 175lb (175cm, 79kg)

Born: October 2, 1924 in Alameda, CA us

Died: April 17, 1996 in Hayward, CA

Buried: Cremated

High School: Alameda HS (Alameda, CA)

Debut: September 16, 1949 (Age 24-349d, 10,645th in major league history)
vs. NYG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 7, 1954 (Age 29-309d)
vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1950 season

Full Name: William Robert Serena

Pronunciation: \suh-REE-nuh\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.7

1239

311

.251

154

RBI

198

OBP

.348

SLG

.439

OPS

.787

OPS+

108

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1950 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1950 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 18	CHC	@	CIN	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
2	2	Apr 21	CHC		STL	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
3	3	Apr 22	CHC		STL	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	3B
4	4	Apr 28	CHC		CIN	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
5	5	Apr 30	CHC	@	STL	L,0-1	CG	43	12.1	0	3	0	3	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	9 (3)	May 5	CHC		BRO	W,7-6	GS	36	8.0	1	3	2	6	0	3B
7	10	May 6	CHC		BRO	W,5-4	GS	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
8	11	May 7 (1)	CHC		NYG	L,3-4	GS	15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
9	12	May 7 (2)	CHC		NYG	L,2-5	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
10	13	May 9	CHC		NYG	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
11	14	May 10	CHC		BSN	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
12	15	May 11	CHC		BSN	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
13	16	May 12	CHC		PIT	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
14	17	May 13	CHC		PIT	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
15	18	May 14 (1)	CHC		PIT	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
16	19	May 14 (2)	CHC		PIT	L,9-16	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
17	20	May 16	CHC	@	NYG	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
18	21	May 17	CHC	@	NYG	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
19	31 (9)	May 28 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	W,6-0	CG	0	9.0	0	5	0	5	0
20	32	May 28 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
21	33	May 30 (1)	CHC		CIN	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
22	34	May 30 (2)	CHC		CIN	W,7-4	GS	34	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	35	Jun 1	CHC		PHI	L,4-8	CG	43	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
24	36	Jun 3	CHC		PHI	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
25	37	Jun 4	CHC		BRO	W,13-8	CG	43	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
26	38	Jun 5	CHC		BRO	L,1-13	CG	48	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
27	39	Jun 6	CHC		BRO	W,7-6	CG	44	10.0	1	4	1	6	1	3B
28	40	Jun 7	CHC		NYG	L,4-13	CG	49	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
29	41	Jun 8	CHC		NYG	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
30	42	Jun 9	CHC		NYG	L,3-9	CG	42	9.0	2	2	1	5	0	3B
31	43	Jun 10	CHC		BSN	W,13-10	CG	49	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
32	44	Jun 11 (1)	CHC		BSN	W,5-4	CG	45	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
33	45	Jun 11 (2)	CHC		BSN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
34	46	Jun 13	CHC	@	BRO	W,6-3	CG	41	11.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
35	47	Jun 16	CHC	@	NYG	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
36	48	Jun 17	CHC	@	NYG	W,9-7	CG	44	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
37	49	Jun 18 (1)	CHC	@	NYG	L,0-6	CG	40	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
38	50	Jun 18 (2)	CHC	@	NYG	L,5-10	CG	48	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
39	51	Jun 20	CHC	@	BSN	W,4-3	CG	40	10.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
40	52	Jun 21	CHC	@	BSN	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	0	6	0	6	2	3B
41	53	Jun 23	CHC	@	PHI	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
42	54	Jun 24	CHC	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
43	55	Jun 25 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	W,11-8	CG	46	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
44	56	Jun 25 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	37	8.2	1	1	0	2	0	3B
45	57	Jun 27 (1)	CHC		STL	L,2-3	CG	42	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
46	58	Jun 27 (2)	CHC		STL	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
47	59	Jun 28	CHC		STL	W,15-3	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
48	60	Jun 29	CHC		STL	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
49	61	Jun 30	CHC	@	CIN	L,5-8	CG	39	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	62	Jul 1	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-5	GS	31	7.0	0	1	1	2	0
51	63	Jul 2	CHC	@	CIN	W,16-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
52	64	Jul 4 (1)	CHC	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	38	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
53	65	Jul 4 (2)	CHC	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
54	66	Jul 5	CHC		PIT	L,1-4	GS	30	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
55	67	Jul 6	CHC		PIT	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
56	68	Jul 7	CHC		CIN	L,4-5	CG	46	11.0	2	1	1	4	0
57	69	Jul 8	CHC		CIN	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
58	70	Jul 9 (1)	CHC		CIN	L,0-6	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
59	71	Jul 9 (2)	CHC		CIN	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	0	4	0	4	1
60	72	Jul 13	CHC		BRO	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	0	4	1	5	0	3B
61	73	Jul 14	CHC		BRO	L,0-1	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
62	74	Jul 15	CHC		BRO	L,5-13	CG	46	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	3B
63	75	Jul 16 (1)	CHC		PHI	W,8-0	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
64	76	Jul 16 (2)	CHC		PHI	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
65	77	Jul 18 (1)	CHC		PHI	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
66	78	Jul 18 (2)	CHC		PHI	L,3-8	CG	47	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
67	79	Jul 19	CHC		BSN	W,11-3	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
68	80	Jul 21	CHC		BSN	W,4-3	CG	51	13.0	3	4	0	7	1	3B
69	81	Jul 22	CHC		NYG	L,0-7	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
70	82	Jul 23 (1)	CHC		NYG	L,3-5	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
71	83	Jul 23 (2)	CHC		NYG	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	1
72	84	Jul 25 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-7	CG	37	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
73	85	Jul 25 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	38	8.2	1	5	0	6	0	3B
74	86	Jul 26	CHC	@	PHI	L,4-6	CG	0	8.0	0	3	0	3	0
75	87	Jul 27	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-13	CG	43	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
76	88	Jul 28	CHC	@	BRO	W,12-5	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	3B
77	89	Jul 29 (1)	CHC	@	BRO	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
78	90	Jul 29 (2)	CHC	@	BRO	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
79	91	Jul 30	CHC	@	BRO	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	3	5	0	8	2	3B
80	92	Jul 31	CHC	@	BRO	W,8-5	CG	35	9.0	0	2	1	3	1	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
81	93	Aug 2 (1)	CHC	@	NYG	L,1-11	CG	41	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
82	94	Aug 2 (2)	CHC	@	NYG	L,6-8	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
83	95	Aug 4	CHC	@	BSN	L,2-10	CG	44	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
84	96	Aug 5	CHC	@	BSN	W,4-2	CG	55	13.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
85	97	Aug 6 (1)	CHC	@	BSN	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	0	6	0	6	0
86	98	Aug 6 (2)	CHC	@	BSN	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
87	99	Aug 8 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-10	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
88	100	Aug 8 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	L,0-9	CG	44	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
89	101	Aug 10	CHC	@	PIT	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	0	2	0	2	0
90	102	Aug 11	CHC	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	1	5	0	6	2
91	103	Aug 12	CHC	@	PIT	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
92	104	Aug 13 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	L,4-7	CG	44	8.0	0	2	1	3	0
93	105	Aug 13 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-2	CG	0	8.0	2	3	0	5	0
94	106	Aug 14	CHC		STL	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
95	107	Aug 15	CHC		STL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
96	108	Aug 16	CHC		CIN	W,4-3	CG	52	12.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
97	109	Aug 17	CHC		CIN	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
98	110	Aug 18	CHC		PIT	L,3-9	CG	42	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
99	111	Aug 19	CHC		PIT	L,8-13	CG	44	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
100	112	Aug 20 (1)	CHC		PIT	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
101	113	Aug 20 (2)	CHC		PIT	W,5-2	CG	0	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
102	114	Aug 22	CHC		NYG	L,5-6	CG	42	9.0	0	4	1	5	1	3B
103	115	Aug 23	CHC		NYG	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
104	116	Aug 24 (1)	CHC		BSN	L,9-11	CG	45	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
105	117	Aug 24 (2)	CHC		BSN	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
106	118	Aug 25	CHC		BSN	W,7-6	CG	47	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
107	119	Aug 26	CHC		BSN	L,4-12	CG	50	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
108	120	Aug 27 (1)	CHC		PHI	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
109	121	Aug 27 (2)	CHC		PHI	T,4-4	GS	36	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
110	122	Aug 28 (1)	CHC		PHI	W,7-5	GS	26	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
111	123	Aug 28 (2)	CHC		PHI	L,5-9	CG	44	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	3B
112	124	Aug 29	CHC		BRO	L,2-8	CG	39	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
113	125	Aug 30	CHC		BRO	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
114	126	Sep 2	CHC		CIN	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
115	127	Sep 3	CHC		CIN	L,5-7	CG	49	11.0	4	2	0	6	2	3B
116	128	Sep 4 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
117	129	Sep 4 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
118	130	Sep 5	CHC	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	0	8.0	1	3	0	4	1
119	131	Sep 6 (1)	CHC	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	39	9.2	0	4	0	4	0
120	132	Sep 6 (2)	CHC	@	STL	L,3-7	CG	0	8.0	2	2	0	4	0
121	133	Sep 7	CHC	@	STL	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
122	134	Sep 9 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
123	135	Sep 9 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	L,5-7	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
124	136	Sep 10 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	L,5-12	CG	47	8.0	2	3	0	5	0
125	137	Sep 10 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
							125gm		1102.1	122	274	23	419	24