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Billy O'Dell Billy O'Dell
Full name: William Oliver O'Dell
Born: February 10, 1933, Whitmire, South Carolina
First Game: June 20, 1954; Final Game: September 12, 1967
Bat: Both Throw: Left Height: 5' 11" Weight: 170
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Top Performances 
Pitcher Matchups   Batter Matchups
Batting RecordBatting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
1954 BAL A                 7     3    0    0   0   0   0    0    0        2   0   0   0           0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 1954 BAL A
1956 BAL A                 4     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0           0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 1956 BAL A
1957 BAL A                37    34    3    5   0   0   0    1    1   0    8   0   5   0           0    0   0  .147  .171  .147   0.0 1957 BAL A
1958 BAL A                42    72    5    8   2   0   1    1    6   0   27   0   4   0           2    2   0  .111  .179  .181   0.0 1958 BAL A
1959 BAL A                43    60    5    5   0   0   1    2    4   0   18   0   2   0           1    1   1  .083  .141  .133   0.0 1959 BAL A
1960 SF  N Daily Splits   49    56    8    6   0   0   0    0   11   0   19   0   3   0   0   2   0    1   1  .107  .254  .107   0.0 1960 SF  N
1961 SF  N Daily Splits   49    39    1    4   0   0   0    2    1   0   10   0   4   1   0   1   0    0   0  .103  .122  .103   0.0 1961 SF  N
1962 SF  N Daily Splits   49    90    7   12   0   0   0    6    6   0   29   0  10   0   0   4   1    1   1  .133  .188  .133   0.0 1962 SF  N
1963 SF  N Daily Splits   47    78    6   16   3   0   0    3    4   0   23   0   5   0   0   2   1    0   2  .205  .244  .244   0.0 1963 SF  N
1964 SF  N Daily Splits   50    22    4    0   0   0   0    0    1   0    7   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .043  .000   0.0 1964 SF  N
1965 MIL N Daily Splits   62    23    1    4   1   0   0    2    1   0   11   0   2   0   0   1i  0    0   0  .174  .208  .217   0.0 1965 MIL N
1966 ATL N Daily Splits   26     8    1    2   0   0   0    1    0   0    3   0   0   0   0   0i  0    0   0  .250  .250  .250   0.0 1966 ATL N
1966 PIT N Daily Splits   37    16    1    1   0   0   0    1    1   0    5   0   0   0   0   1i  0    0   0  .063  .118  .063   0.0 1966 PIT N
1966 TOT N                63    24    2    3   0   0   0    2    1   0    8   0   0   0   0   1i  0    0   0  .125  .160  .125   0.0 1966 TOT N
1967 PIT N Daily Splits   28    26    1    3   0   0   0    0    2   0    8   0   1   0   0   0i  0    0   0  .115  .179  .115   0.0 1967 PIT N
Total NL                 397   358   30   48   4   0   0   15   27   0  115   0  25   1   0  11i  2    2   4  .134  .194  .145   0.0 Total NL        
Total AL                 133   170   13   18   2   0   2    4   11   0i  56   0  11   0           3    3   1  .106  .160  .153   0.0 Total AL        
Total            Splits  530   528   43   66   6   0   2   19   38   0i 171   0  36   1   0i 11i  5    5   5  .125  .183  .148   0.0 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
i - incomplete
World Series Batting RecordWorld Series Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1962 SF  N Daily Splits    3     3    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   1   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .333  .333 1962 SF  N
All-Star Game Batting RecordAll-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1958 AL    Daily Splits    1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   1   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1958 AL   
1959 AL                    1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1959 AL   
Total            Splits    2     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   1   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

Pitching RecordPitching Record
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    PW Year Team
1954 BAL A                 7   2   1   0   4   0   16.1   15    67   0    7    5    5        6   0   0   0   0   0                   1   1   2.76   0.1 1954 BAL A
1956 BAL A                 4   1   0   0   2   0    8      6    34   0    1    1    6   1    6   0   1   0   0   0                   0   0   1.12   0.1 1956 BAL A
1957 BAL A                35  15   2   1   6   4  140.1  107   560  12   48   42   39   2   97  10   2   0   5   0                   4  10   2.69   1.2 1957 BAL A
1958 BAL A                41  25  12   3  12   8  221.1  201   913  13   83   73   51   6  137  11  13   2   4   1                  14  11   2.97   1.7 1958 BAL A
1959 BAL A                38  24   6   2   9   1  199.1  163   826  18   74   65   67   7   88  13   4   2   1   0                  10  12   2.93   1.7 1959 BAL A
1960 SF  N Daily Splits   43  24   6   1   6   2  202.2  198   873  16   80   72   72   8  145   7   7   4   2   2  29   6   9  13   8  13   3.20   0.9 1960 SF  N
1961 SF  N Daily Splits   46  14   4   1   9   2  130.1  132   554  10   63   52   33   6  110   9   3   2   1   0  23   4  10  10   7   5   3.59  -0.2 1961 SF  N
1962 SF  N Daily Splits   43  39  20   2   1   0  280.2  282  1178  18  126  110   66   1  195   7   5   4   7   0  44   1  30  21  19  14   3.53   0.6 1962 SF  N
1963 SF  N Daily Splits   36  33  10   3   1   1  222.1  218   951  14   90   78   70  12  116  10   1   6   7   0  33   4  16  17  14  10   3.16   0.3 1963 SF  N
1964 SF  N Daily Splits   36   8   1   0  13   2   85     82   371  10   55   51   35   6   54   3   3   1   4   0  16   2   5   5   8   7   5.40  -2.9 1964 SF  N
1965 MIL N Daily Splits   62   1   0   0  42  18  111.1   87   448  10   35   27   30   8   78   6   5   6   2   0   7i  3i  3i  6i 10   6   2.18   2.6 1965 MIL N
1966 ATL N Daily Splits   24   0   0   0  15   6   41.1   44   183   3   14   11   18   1   20   1   0   0   2   0   5i  1i  3i  2i  2   3   2.40   0.8 1966 ATL N
1966 PIT N Daily Splits   37   2   0   0  11   4   71.1   74   304   3   24   22   23   1   47   6   2   2   4   1   7i  1i  9i  5i  3   2   2.78   0.4 1966 PIT N
1966 TOT N                61   2   0   0  26  10  112.2  118   487   6   38   33   41   2   67   7   2   2   6   1  12i  2i 12i  7i  5   5   2.64   1.2 1966 TOT N
1967 PIT N Daily Splits   27  11   1   0   6   0   86.2   88   381  10   58   56   41   7   34   1   4   1   3   1  16i  4i 11i  0i  5   6   5.82  -2.5 1967 PIT N
Total NL                 354 132  42   7 104  35 1231.2 1205  5243  94  545  479  388  50  799  50  30  26  32   4 180i 26i 96i 79i 76  66   3.50   0.0 Total NL        
Total AL                 125  67  21   6  33  13  585.1  492  2400  43  213  186  168  16i 334  34  20   4  10   1                  29  34   2.86   4.8 Total AL        
Total            Splits  479 199  63  13 137  48 1817   1697  7643 137  758  665  556  66i1133  84  50  30  42   5 180i 26i 96i 79i105 100   3.29   4.8 Total
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    PW Year Team
i - incomplete
World Series Pitching RecordWorld Series Pitching Record
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
1962 SF  N Daily Splits    3   1   0   0   2   1   12.1   12    51   1    6    6    3   0    9   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   2   0   0   1   4.38 1962 SF  N
All-Star Game Pitching RecordAll-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
1958 AL    Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   1   1    3      0     9   0    0    0    0   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00 1958 AL   
1959 AL    Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   0   0    1      1     4   1    1    1    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9.00 1959 AL   
Total            Splits    2   0   0   0   1   1    4      1    13   1    1    1    0   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2.25 Total
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team

Fielding RecordFielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
1954 BAL A         P    7                       0    5    0    0                         1.000
1956 BAL A         P    4                       0    0    0    0                             -
1957 BAL A         P   35                       5   14    2    1                          .905
1958 BAL A         P   41                      12   32    0    2                         1.000
1959 BAL A         P   38                       7   44    3    3                          .944
1960 SF  N Daily   P   43   24    6   202.2     9   29    1    0   0    0    3    5    1  .974
1961 SF  N Daily   P   46   14    4   130.1     8   17    0    1   0    1    0    2    1 1.000
1962 SF  N Daily   P   43   39   20   280.2    15   39    5    0   0    2    4   10    1  .915
1963 SF  N Daily   P   36   33   10   222.1     5   27    1    0   0    2    4    9    0  .970
1964 SF  N Daily   P   36    8    1    85       5   10    1    0   0    1    0    1    0  .938
1965 MIL N Daily   P   62    1    0   111.1    12   13    0    1   0    2i   4    1    1i1.000
1965 MIL N        1B    1    0    0     0       0    0    0    0   0                         -
1966 ATL N Daily   P   24    0    0    41.1     1    5    0    1   0    0i   2    1    1i1.000
1966 PIT N Daily   P   37    2    0    71.1     6    5    0    1   0    1i   3    0    0i1.000
1966 TOT N         P   61    2    0   112.2     7   10    0    2   0    1i   5    1    1i1.000
1967 PIT N Daily   P   27   11    1    86.2     3   12    0    1   0    0i   0    0    0i1.000
Total              P  479  132i  42i 1231.2i   88  252   13   11   0i   9i  20i  29i   5i .963
Total             1B    1    0    0     0       0    0    0    0   0                         -
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
i - incomplete
World Series Fielding RecordWorld Series Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
1962 SF  N Daily   P    3    1    0    12.1     0    0    0    0   0    0    0    1    0     -
All-Star Game Fielding RecordAll-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
1958 AL    Daily   P    1    0    0     3       0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
1959 AL    Daily   P    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
Total              P    2    0    0     4       0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG

TransactionsTransactions
Signed as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) by Baltimore Orioles (June 8, 1954).

Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Billy Loes to San Francisco Giants in exchange for
Jackie Brandt, Gordon Jones and Roger McCardell (November 30, 1959).

Traded by San Francisco Giants to Milwaukee Braves in exchange for Ed Bailey
(February 1, 1965).

Traded by Atlanta Braves to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Don Schwall (June 15,
1966).

Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (October 3, 1967).


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