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Billy Werber

Positions: Third Baseman, Shortstop and Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 170lb (178cm, 77kg)

Born: June 20, 1908 in Berwyn, MD us

Died: January 22, 2009 in Charlotte, NC

Buried: Sharon Memorial Park, Charlotte, NC

High School: McKinley HS (Berwyn, MD)

School: Duke University (Durham, NC)

Debut: June 25, 1930 (Age 22-005d, 7,099th in major league history)
vs. SLB 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 5, 1942 (Age 34-077d)
vs. BRO 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1933 season

Full Name: William Murray Werber

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1940 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

26.0

5024

1363

.271

875

RBI

539

215

OBP

.364

SLG

.392

OPS

.756

OPS+

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

1938 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1938 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 18	PHA	@	WSH	L,8-12	CG	42	8.0	0	3	0	3	0
2	2	Apr 19	PHA	@	WSH	L,2-9	CG	41	8.0	2	1	1	4	0
3	3	Apr 20	PHA	@	WSH	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	0	3	0	3	0
4	4	Apr 23	PHA		BOS	L,4-10	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
5	5	Apr 24	PHA		BOS	W,10-4	CG	42	9.0	2	3	1	6	0
6	6	Apr 25	PHA		NYY	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
7	7	Apr 26	PHA		NYY	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
8	8	Apr 27	PHA		NYY	L,2-9	CG	45	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
9	9	Apr 28	PHA		WSH	L,2-7	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
10	10	Apr 29	PHA		WSH	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	11	May 1	PHA	@	BOS	W,8-6	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	1
12	12	May 2	PHA	@	BOS	L,1-13	CG	43	8.0	0	2	0	2	1
13	13	May 3	PHA		CHW	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
14	14	May 4	PHA		CHW	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	3	2	0	5	0
15	15	May 5	PHA		CHW	L,4-10	CG	44	9.0	3	4	0	7	0
16	16	May 6	PHA		CLE	L,1-4	CG	43	9.0	5	2	0	7	0
17	17	May 7	PHA		CLE	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
18	18	May 8	PHA		DET	W,7-6	CG	41	10.0	4	1	0	5	0
19	19	May 11	PHA		SLB	L,5-9	CG	46	9.0	2	2	1	5	0
20	20	May 13	PHA	@	NYY	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	1	3	0	4	1
21	21	May 14	PHA	@	NYY	T,1-1	CG	21	5.0	2	1	0	3	0
22	22	May 16	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	40	9.1	2	1	0	3	0
23	23	May 17	PHA	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	40	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
24	24	May 18	PHA	@	CLE	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
25	25	May 19	PHA	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	0
26	26	May 20	PHA	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	2
27	27	May 21	PHA	@	DET	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	1	1	1	3	0
28	28	May 22	PHA	@	SLB	W,8-5	CG	45	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
29	29	May 24	PHA	@	SLB	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
30	30	May 25	PHA	@	CHW	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	0	2	0	2	0
31	31	May 26	PHA	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	0	2	1	3	1
32	32	May 28	PHA		NYY	W,10-4	CG	40	9.0	4	5	0	9	0
33	33	May 29	PHA		NYY	W,11-9	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	1
34	34	May 30 (1)	PHA		WSH	L,4-9	CG	48	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
35	35	May 30 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,9-1	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	36	Jun 1	PHA		CLE	W,9-5	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
37	37	Jun 2	PHA		CLE	L,5-10	CG	43	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
38	38	Jun 3	PHA		CLE	L,5-10	CG	44	9.0	0	3	0	3	1
39	39	Jun 4	PHA		CHW	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
40	40	Jun 5 (1)	PHA		CHW	L,2-8	CG	40	9.0	0	3	1	4	0
41	41	Jun 5 (2)	PHA		CHW	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	0	1	1	2	0
42	42	Jun 7	PHA		DET	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
43	43	Jun 8	PHA		DET	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
44	44	Jun 9	PHA		DET	W,8-5	GS	31	7.0	2	1	0	3	0
45	49 (4)	Jun 14	PHA	@	DET	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
46	50	Jun 15	PHA	@	DET	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	0	1	1	2	0
47	51	Jun 16	PHA	@	DET	L,3-12	CG	45	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
48	52	Jun 17	PHA	@	CLE	L,1-8	CG	42	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
49	53	Jun 18	PHA	@	CLE	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
50	54	Jun 19	PHA	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	2	2	0	4	0
51	55	Jun 21	PHA	@	SLB	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	1	2	0	3	0
52	56	Jun 22	PHA	@	SLB	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
53	57	Jun 23	PHA	@	SLB	W,7-1	CG	0	9.0	2	4	0	6	0
54	58	Jun 29 (1)	PHA	@	NYY	L,0-10	CG	42	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
55	59	Jun 29 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-13	CG	43	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
56	60	Jun 30	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-7	CG	35	8.0	0	5	0	5	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
57	61	Jul 1	PHA		BOS	L,7-12	CG	44	9.0	1	1	1	3	0
58	62	Jul 2	PHA		BOS	L,5-6	CG	45	9.0	1	2	1	4	1
59	63	Jul 3 (1)	PHA		WSH	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	1
60	64	Jul 3 (2)	PHA		WSH	L,2-14	CG	52	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
61	65	Jul 4 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,5-8	CG	0	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
62	66	Jul 4 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	0	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
63	67	Jul 8	PHA	@	WSH	L,0-11	CG	41	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
64	68	Jul 9	PHA	@	WSH	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
65	69	Jul 10 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0
66	70	Jul 10 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	L,7-8	CG	0	8.2	3	2	0	5	0
67	71	Jul 12	PHA		CHW	L,6-8	CG	41	9.0	2	4	0	6	0
68	72	Jul 13	PHA		CHW	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
69	73	Jul 14	PHA		CHW	L,8-9	CG	44	9.0	0	1	2	3	0
70	74	Jul 15	PHA		CLE	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	1	5	0	6	0
71	75	Jul 16	PHA		CLE	L,8-9	CG	45	9.0	1	2	0	3	1
72	76	Jul 17	PHA		CLE	L,6-7	CG	43	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
73	77	Jul 24 (1)	PHA		DET	L,6-7	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
74	78	Jul 24 (2)	PHA		DET	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
75	79	Jul 26	PHA	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	1	2	0	3	0
76	80	Jul 27	PHA	@	CLE	L,11-12	CG	39	8.0	2	3	0	5	1
77	81	Jul 29	PHA	@	DET	L,2-9	CG	34	8.0	1	2	0	3	0
78	82	Jul 30 (1)	PHA	@	DET	L,7-10	CG	0	8.0	1	2	1	4	0
79	83	Jul 30 (2)	PHA	@	DET	L,7-8	CG	0	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
80	84	Aug 1	PHA	@	DET	W,4-0	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
81	85	Aug 2	PHA	@	CHW	L,4-8	CG	41	8.0	0	4	0	4	0
82	86	Aug 3 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	W,14-2	CG	0	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
83	87	Aug 3 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	W,13-5	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
84	88	Aug 4 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	L,2-8	CG	42	8.0	0	4	0	4	0
85	89	Aug 4 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	L,3-7	CG	41	8.0	3	3	1	7	0
86	90	Aug 5	PHA	@	SLB	L,2-9	CG	41	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
87	91	Aug 6	PHA	@	SLB	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
88	92	Aug 7 (1)	PHA	@	SLB	L,3-5	CG	0	8.0	2	3	0	5	0
89	93	Aug 7 (2)	PHA	@	SLB	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
90	94	Aug 9	PHA		BOS	L,4-16	CG	50	9.0	2	3	2	7	0
91	95	Aug 10	PHA		BOS	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	1
92	96	Aug 11	PHA		BOS	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
93	97	Aug 12 (1)	PHA	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
94	98	Aug 12 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	L,3-16	CG	49	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
95	99	Aug 13	PHA	@	NYY	L,4-11	CG	46	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
96	100	Aug 14 (1)	PHA	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
97	101	Aug 14 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	L,2-9	CG	39	8.0	0	5	0	5	1
98	106 (4)	Aug 19	PHA		NYY	L,2-5	CG	45	9.0	2	2	1	5	0
99	107	Aug 20	PHA		NYY	L,3-11	CG	45	9.0	1	2	1	4	0
100	108	Aug 21 (1)	PHA		NYY	L,4-8	CG	43	9.0	0	4	0	4	0
101	109	Aug 21 (2)	PHA		NYY	L,1-8	CG	42	9.0	2	5	0	7	0
102	110	Aug 23 (1)	PHA		DET	L,5-13	CG	46	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
103	111	Aug 23 (2)	PHA		DET	L,3-8	CG	44	9.0	3	2	0	5	0
104	112	Aug 24 (1)	PHA		DET	W,10-5	CG	42	9.0	2	3	2	7	0
105	113	Aug 24 (2)	PHA		DET	W,11-2	CG	35	9.0	0	1	2	3	0
106	114	Aug 25 (1)	PHA		SLB	L,5-8	CG	64	13.0	3	4	0	7	0
107	115	Aug 25 (2)	PHA		SLB	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
108	116	Aug 26 (1)	PHA		SLB	W,11-6	CG	40	9.0	1	2	1	4	0
109	117	Aug 26 (2)	PHA		SLB	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
110	118	Aug 27 (1)	PHA		SLB	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
111	119	Aug 27 (2)	PHA		SLB	L,5-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
112	120	Aug 28 (1)	PHA		CHW	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
113	121	Aug 28 (2)	PHA		CHW	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
114	122	Aug 30	PHA		CLE	L,8-10	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
115	123	Aug 31	PHA		CLE	L,6-8	CG	43	9.0	3	2	0	5	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
116	124	Sep 1	PHA		CLE	L,4-11	CG	45	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
117	125	Sep 2	PHA		WSH	L,2-4	CG	0	9.0	1	3	1	5	1
118	126	Sep 3	PHA		WSH	L,0-7	CG	0	9.0	2	3	0	5	1
119	127	Sep 4 (1)	PHA		BOS	W,12-11	CG	49	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
120	128	Sep 4 (2)	PHA		BOS	L,2-12	CG	0	9.0	1	4	0	5	0
121	129	Sep 5 (1)	PHA	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
122	130	Sep 5 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	4	1	1	6	0
123	131	Sep 7	PHA	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	0	9.0	1	3	1	5	1
124	132	Sep 8	PHA	@	WSH	L,2-5	GS	35	7.2	1	1	1	3	2
125	133	Sep 9	PHA	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
126	136 (2)	Sep 14	PHA	@	SLB	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	4	0	4	1
127	137	Sep 15 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	0	8.0	1	2	0	3	0
128	138	Sep 15 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
129	139	Sep 17 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	L,4-8	CG	42	8.0	1	3	0	4	0
130	140	Sep 17 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
131	141	Sep 18 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-7	CG	0	8.0	2	3	0	5	0
132	142	Sep 18 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	W,14-3	CG	31	7.0	1	3	0	4	0
133	143	Sep 19	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
134	144	Sep 21 (1)	PHA	@	DET	L,6-8	GS	22	3.1	0	1	0	1	0
							134gm		1153.0	168	266	30	464	21