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William Harrison "Billy" Southworth - Mgr
Born: 1893 Died: 1969
Bats: Left Throws: Right
Nicknames
"Billy the Kid"
Hall of Fame
Baseball Evolution - 2006
Cooperstown - 2007
Years Managed
1929, 1940-1951
Main Team
St. Louis Cardinals 1929, 1940-1945
Other Teams
Boston Braves 1946-1951
World Series Winners
1942, 1944
Pennants
1942-1944, 1948
Positions Played
MGR 1748, RF 805, CF 214, LF 93, 2B 2
Notes of Significance
- Third highest winning percentage for managers with over 1,000 wins
- .642 winning percentage with the Cardinals, including six straight seasons of .600 or better
- Even without Stan Musial, Southworth guided the 1945 Cardinals to a 95-win season
- Ranked first in power/speed number as a player in 1926
- 12th all time in at bats per strikeout
Career Stats
Managing
| G | W |
L | W% |
Sea |
1st | Pythag. |
| 1748 | 1044 |
704 | .597 |
13 |
4 | 17.2 |
Career Stats
Hitting
| 1192 | 4359 |
661 | 1296 |
173 | 91 |
52 | 561 |
138 | 45.2 |
N/A |
.297 | .359 |
.415 | .774 |
111 | 1807 |
68 |
Fielding
| 3 |
N/A |
N/A |
0 |
.06 |
104 |
88 |
| 35 |
N/A |
N/A |
Baseball Evolution Links for William Harrison "Billy" Southworth
Southworth Merits Enshrinement
"Billy the Kid" was among 37 non-Cooperstown players inducted into the Baseball Evolution Hall of Fame on the inaugural ballot.
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