Billy Southworth
Billy Southworth
Full name: William Harrison Southworth
Born: March 9, 1893, Harvard, Nebraska
Died November 15, 1969, Columbus, Ohio
Buried at Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio
First Game: August 4, 1913; Final Game: July 9, 1929
Managed First Game: April 16, 1929; Managed Final Game: June 19, 1951
Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 5' 9" Weight: 170
TSN Manager of the Year (1941 to 1942)
Billy Southworth
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1913 CLE A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1913 CLE A
1915 CLE A 60 177 25 39 2 5 0 8 36 12 0 1 2 4 .220 .352 .288 -0.5 1915 CLE A
1918 PIT N 64 246 37 84 5 7 2 43 26 9 2 1 19 .341 .409 .443 2.1 1918 PIT N
1919 PIT N 121 453 56 127 14 14 4 61 32 22 1 16 23 .280 .329 .400 0.7 1919 PIT N
1920 PIT N 146 546 64 155 17 13 2 53 52 20 2 17 23 25 .284 .348 .374 -0.1 1920 PIT N
1921 BOS N 141 569 86 175 25 15 7 79 36 13 2 35 22 20 .308 .351 .441 0.2 1921 BOS N
1922 BOS N 43 158 27 51 4 4 4 18 18 1 0 6 4 1 .323 .392 .475 0.7 1922 BOS N
1923 BOS N 153 611 95 195 29 16 6 78 61 23 2 18 14 16 .319 .383 .448 0.9 1923 BOS N
1924 NY N 94 281 40 72 13 0 3 36 32 16 0 12 1 6 .256 .332 .335 -1.8 1924 NY N
1925 NY N 123 473 79 138 19 5 6 44 51 11 2 11 6 13 .292 .363 .391 -2.3 1925 NY N
1926 NY N 36 116 23 38 6 1 5 30 7 1 0 4 1 .328 .366 .526 0.3 1926 NY N
1926 STL N 99 391 76 124 22 6 11 69 26 9 3 19 13 .317 .364 .488 0.1 1926 STL N
1926 TOT N 135 507 99 162 28 7 16 99 33 10 3 23 14 .320 .365 .497 0.4 1926 TOT N
1927 STL N 92 306 52 92 15 5 2 39 23 7 0 12 10 .301 .350 .402 -1.1 1927 STL N
1929 STL N 19 32 1 6 2 0 0 3 2 4 0 0 0 .188 .235 .250 -0.4 1929 STL N
Total NL 1131 4182 636 1257 171 86 52 553 366 136 14 151 136 81i .301 .359 .420 -0.7 Total NL
Total AL 61 177 25 39 2 5 0 8 36 12 0 1 2 4i .220 .352 .288 -0.5 Total AL
Total 1192 4359 661 1296 173 91 52 561 402 148 14 152 138 85i .297 .359 .415 -1.2 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
i - incomplete
World Series Batting Record World 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
1924 NY N Daily Splits 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1924 NY N
1926 STL N Daily Splits 7 29 6 10 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .345 .345 .552 1926 STL N
Total Splits 12 30 7 10 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 .333 .333 .533 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
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1913 CLE A OF 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0
1915 CLE A OF 44 90 7 6 3 .942 10 30 4
1918 PIT N OF 64 137 12 3 4 .980 0 0 64
1919 PIT N OF 121 253 17 9 5 .968 75 0 46
1920 PIT N OF 142 337 12 3 3 .991 0 0 142
1921 BOS N OF 141 288 25 8 6 .975 0 0 141
1922 BOS N OF 41 100 7 5 0 .955 0 0 41
1923 BOS N OF 151 326 22 21 6 .943 0 0 151
1923 BOS N 2B 2 3 4 1 0 .875
1924 NY N OF 75 167 5 12 2 .935 1 51 19
1925 NY N OF 119 289 7 11 1 .964 0 117 2
1926 NY N OF 29 62 2 2 1 .970 7 16 8
1926 STL N OF 99 228 5 7 0 .971 0 0 99
1926 TOT N RF -
1926 TOT N OF 128 290 7 9 1 .971 7 16 107
1927 STL N OF 83 153 6 5 2 .970 0 0 83
1929 STL N OF 5 12 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 5
Total OF 1115 2442 127 92 33 .965 93 214 805
Total 2B 2 3 4 1 0 .875
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1924 NY N Daily OF 2 0 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 0
1924 NY N CF 2 0 0 1.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
1926 STL N Daily OF 7 7 6 62 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 7
1926 STL N RF 7 7 6 62 8 3 0 1 0 1.000
Total OF 9 7 6 63.2 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 7
Total RF 7 7 6 62 8 3 0 1 0 1.000
Total CF 2 0 0 1.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Managerial Record Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1929 STL N 90 43 45 .489 521 503 7-21 4 4
1940 STL N 111 69 40 .633 557 445 6-14 7 3
1941 STL N 155 97 56 .634 734 589 2
1942 STL N 156 106 48 .688 755 480 1
1943 STL N 157 105 49 .682 679 475 1
1944 STL N 157 105 49 .682 772 490 1
1945 STL N 155 95 59 .617 756 582 2
1946 BOS N 154 81 72 .529 630 592 4
1947 BOS N 154 86 68 .558 701 626 3
1948 BOS N 154 91 62 .595 739 584 1
1949 BOS N 111 55 54 .505 509 493 8-14 4 4
1950 BOS N 156 83 71 .539 785 736 4
1951 BOS N 60 28 31 .475 263 235 6-19 5 4
Total 1770 1044 704 .597 8401 6830
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
World Series Managerial Record World Series Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1942 STL N 5 4 1 .800 23 18
1943 STL N 5 1 4 .200 9 17
1944 STL N 6 4 2 .667 16 12
1948 BOS N 6 2 4 .333 17 17
Total 22 11 11 .500 65 64
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
All-Star Game Managerial Record All-Star Game Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1943 NL 1 0 1 .000 3 5
1944 NL 1 1 0 1.000 7 1
1949 NL 1 0 1 .000 7 11
Total 3 1 2 .333 17 17
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
Transactions Transactions
Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Fred Nicholson , Walter Barbare and $15000 to
Boston Braves in exchange for Rabbit Maranville (February 23, 1921 ).
Traded by Boston Braves with Joe Oeschger to New York Giants in exchange for Casey
Stengel , Dave Bancroft and Bill Cunningham (November 12, 1923 ).
Traded by New York Giants to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Heinie Mueller
(June 14, 1926 ).
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