Bill Dickey

Position: Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: June 6, 1907 in Bastrop, LA us

Died: November 12, 1993 in Little Rock, AR

Buried: Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, AR

High School: Searcy HS (Searcy, AR)

Debut: August 15, 1928 (Age 21-070d, 6,767th in major league history)
vs. CHW 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 8, 1946 (Age 39-094d)
vs. WSH 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1954. (Voted by BBWAA on 202/252 ballots)
View Bill Dickey's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1929 season

Full Name: William Malcolm Dickey

Nicknames: The Man Nobody Knows

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Relatives: Brother of George Dickey

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

56.4

6300

1969

202

.313

930

RBI

1209

OBP

.382

SLG

.486

OPS

.868

OPS+

127

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

1933 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1933 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 13	NYY		BOS	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
2	2	Apr 14	NYY		BOS	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
3	3	Apr 15	NYY		PHA	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
4	4	Apr 16	NYY		PHA	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
5	5	Apr 18	NYY		PHA	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
6	6	Apr 21	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
7	7	Apr 22	NYY	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
8	8	Apr 23	NYY	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
9	9	Apr 24	NYY	@	WSH	L,10-11	CG	41	8.0	4	1	0	5	2
10	10	Apr 25	NYY	@	WSH	W,16-0	CG	35	9.0	5	0	1	6	0
11	11	Apr 27	NYY	@	PHA	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
12	12	Apr 28	NYY		WSH	L,3-4	CG	45	10.0	4	1	0	5	0
13	13	Apr 29	NYY		WSH	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
14	14	Apr 30 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,11-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
15	15	Apr 30 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	16	May 2	NYY	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
17	17	May 4	NYY	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
18	18	May 6	NYY	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	40	8.0	5	1	0	6	0
19	19	May 7 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
20	20	May 7 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
21	21	May 8	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
22	23 (1)	May 14 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	L,1-5	CG	32	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
23	24	May 14 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
24	25	May 17	NYY		DET	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
25	26	May 18	NYY		DET	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
26	27	May 19	NYY		SLB	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	14	0	0	14	0
27	28	May 20	NYY		SLB	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
28	29	May 21	NYY		SLB	L,4-8	CG	0	9.0	4	2	2	8	1
29	30	May 22	NYY		CLE	W,3-0	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
30	31	May 23	NYY		CLE	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	1
31	32	May 26	NYY		CHW	L,6-8	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
32	33	May 27	NYY		CHW	W,15-11	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
33	34	May 28 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
34	35	May 28 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,9-7	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
35	36	May 30	NYY	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
36	37	May 31 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	L,7-12	GS	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	41 (3)	Jun 4 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,3-2	GS	32	8.0	9	1	0	10	0
38	43 (1)	Jun 6 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
39	44	Jun 6 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
40	45	Jun 8	NYY	@	PHA	L,10-14	CG	46	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
41	46	Jun 9	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
42	49 (2)	Jun 11 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,8-7	GS	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
43	50	Jun 11 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,9-11	CG	32	5.0	2	0	0	2	0
44	51	Jun 13	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
45	52	Jun 14	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-13	CG	45	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
46	53	Jun 15	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-8	CG	38	8.0	4	0	1	5	0
47	54	Jun 17	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
48	55	Jun 18 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
49	57 (1)	Jun 19	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	2	2	0	4	1
50	58	Jun 20	NYY	@	CHW	W,15-8	CG	45	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
51	59	Jun 21	NYY	@	SLB	W,5-3	CG	55	13.0	16	3	0	19	1
52	60	Jun 22	NYY	@	SLB	L,4-5	CG	40	8.1	3	1	0	4	0
53	61	Jun 23 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	W,10-6	CG	41	9.0	5	2	0	7	0
54	63 (1)	Jun 24	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
55	64	Jun 25 (1)	NYY	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	0	11.2	12	2	0	14	0
56	66 (1)	Jun 27	NYY	@	DET	W,9-8	CG	50	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
57	67	Jun 28	NYY	@	DET	W,10-7	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
58	68	Jun 29	NYY	@	CLE	W,9-3	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
59	69	Jun 30	NYY	@	CLE	L,12-13	CG	46	8.0	5	2	0	7	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
60	70	Jul 1	NYY	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
61	71	Jul 2	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
62	72	Jul 4 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,5-6	CG	42	10.0	11	1	0	12	1
63	73	Jul 4 (2)	NYY		WSH	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
64	74	Jul 7	NYY		DET	L,4-9	CG	45	9.0	10	2	0	12	0
65	75	Jul 8	NYY		DET	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	5	3	0	8	0
66	76	Jul 9 (1)	NYY		DET	W,11-7	CG	0	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
67	77	Jul 9 (2)	NYY		DET	W,7-6	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
68	78	Jul 10	NYY		DET	W,10-6	GS	21	4.0	2	0	0	2	0
69	81 (2)	Jul 13	NYY		SLB	W,12-0	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
70	82	Jul 14	NYY		SLB	W,11-6	CG	40	9.0	6	4	0	10	0
71	83	Jul 15	NYY		CHW	W,11-2	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
72	84	Jul 18	NYY		CHW	W,9-4	CG	43	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
73	85	Jul 19	NYY		CHW	L,4-8	CG	45	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
74	86	Jul 20	NYY		CLE	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
75	87	Jul 21	NYY		CLE	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
76	88	Jul 22	NYY		CLE	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
77	89	Jul 23 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
78	90	Jul 23 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
79	91	Jul 26 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	9	2	0	11	0
80	92	Jul 26 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-9	CG	38	8.0	3	2	0	5	1
81	93	Jul 27	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	45	9.2	7	0	0	7	0
82	94	Jul 29	NYY	@	WSH	L,5-11	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
83	95	Jul 30	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
84	96	Jul 31	NYY	@	WSH	W,13-9	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
85	97	Aug 2	NYY		PHA	L,3-16	GS	42	7.0	6	1	0	7	0
86	98	Aug 3	NYY		PHA	L,0-7	CG	42	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
87	99	Aug 5	NYY		PHA	L,3-8	CG	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
88	100	Aug 6	NYY		BOS	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
89	101	Aug 7 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
90	102	Aug 7 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
91	103	Aug 8	NYY		WSH	L,1-5	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
92	104	Aug 9	NYY		WSH	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
93	105	Aug 12 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,9-11	CG	49	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
94	106	Aug 12 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	3	2	0	5	0
95	107	Aug 13	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	39	8.0	2	1	1	4	0
96	108	Aug 15	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-5	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
97	110 (1)	Aug 17	NYY	@	SLB	L,6-7	CG	44	9.1	6	0	0	6	0
98	111	Aug 18	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
99	112	Aug 19	NYY	@	CHW	L,7-8	CG	52	11.1	7	1	0	8	0
100	113	Aug 20 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,14-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
101	114	Aug 20 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,11-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
102	115	Aug 21	NYY	@	CHW	T,3-3	CG	76	18.0	6	5	0	11	1
103	116	Aug 22	NYY	@	CLE	W,4-3	GS	33	8.0	9	1	0	10	0
104	117	Aug 23	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
105	118	Aug 24	NYY	@	CLE	W,10-1	CG	40	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
106	119	Aug 25	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
107	120	Aug 26	NYY	@	DET	W,9-5	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
108	121	Aug 27 (1)	NYY	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	44	8.1	7	0	0	7	0
109	122	Aug 27 (2)	NYY	@	DET	W,12-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
110	123	Aug 28	NYY	@	DET	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
111	124	Aug 29	NYY	@	DET	W,11-9	CG	46	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
112	125	Aug 31	NYY		BOS	L,2-15	CG	51	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
113	126	Sep 1	NYY		BOS	L,2-4	CG	50	12.0	10	0	0	10	0
114	127	Sep 2	NYY		BOS	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
115	128	Sep 5 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
116	129	Sep 5 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,9-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
117	130	Sep 6	NYY		SLB	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	7	2	0	9	0
118	131	Sep 7	NYY		SLB	W,12-8	CG	44	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
119	132	Sep 8	NYY		SLB	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
120	133	Sep 9	NYY		SLB	T,6-6	GS	19	3.0	2	1	0	3	0
121	134	Sep 10 (1)	NYY		DET	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
122	136 (1)	Sep 11	NYY		DET	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	6	2	0	8	0
123	137	Sep 12	NYY		DET	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
124	138	Sep 17 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
125	139	Sep 17 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	14	1	0	15	0
126	140	Sep 18 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
127	142 (1)	Sep 19 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,10-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
							127gm		1117.0	721	82	6	809	15