Billy Sullivan
William Joseph Sullivan
Born: February 1, 1875
Oakland, WI USA
Deceased: 1965
Newberg, OR USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, RF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 155
Career: 1899-1916
Minor League Statistics
Billy Sullivan compiled a career batting average of .213 with 21 home runs and 378 RBI in his 1148-game career with the Boston Beaneaters, Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers. He began playing during the 1899 season and last took the field during the 1916 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 22 | 78 | 74 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .270 | .308 | .378 | .686 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1900 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 72 | 251 | 238 | 36 | 65 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 33 | .273 | .302 | .399 | .702 | 95 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1901 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 98 | 393 | 367 | 54 | 90 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 56 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 38 | .245 | .271 | .351 | .623 | 129 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1902 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 76 | 280 | 263 | 36 | 64 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 32 | .243 | .268 | .323 | .592 | 85 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1903 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 32 | 118 | 111 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | .189 | .224 | .252 | .476 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1904 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 108 | 395 | 371 | 29 | 85 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 50 | .229 | .255 | .307 | .562 | 114 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1905 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 98 | 349 | 323 | 25 | 65 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 54 | .201 | .239 | .269 | .508 | 87 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1906 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 118 | 432 | 387 | 37 | 83 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 67 | .214 | .262 | .297 | .559 | 115 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 1907 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 112 | 363 | 329 | 30 | 59 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 69 | .179 | .235 | .228 | .463 | 75 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1908 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 137 | 476 | 430 | 40 | 82 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 22 | 62 | .191 | .235 | .228 | .463 | 98 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 1909 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 97 | 302 | 265 | 11 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 50 | .162 | .226 | .174 | .400 | 46 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1910 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 45 | 151 | 142 | 10 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 26 | .183 | .227 | .225 | .452 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1911 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 89 | 285 | 256 | 26 | 55 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | .215 | .266 | .273 | .540 | 70 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1912 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 41 | 108 | 91 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .209 | .287 | .253 | .540 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1914 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1916 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 1147 | 3981 | 3647 | 363 | 777 | 119 | 33 | 21 | 378 | 98 | 0 | 170 | 502 | .213 | .254 | .281 | .535 | 1025 | 0 | 32 | 132 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | C | 22 | 0 | 196.0 | 94 | 26 | 6 | 3 | .952 | 5.510 | 5.455 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 23 | 45.1 |
| 1900 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | C | 66 | 0 | 508.0 | 227 | 71 | 8 | 10 | .974 | 5.280 | 4.515 | 21 | 0 | 87 | 60 | 40.8 |
| 1900 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 2B | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.909 | 6.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1900 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | SS | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 5.000 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1901 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 97 | 0 | 850.0 | 396 | 104 | 17 | 13 | .967 | 5.294 | 5.155 | 13 | 0 | 108 | 93 | 46.3 |
| 1901 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1902 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 70 | 0 | 587.0 | 242 | 81 | 11 | 8 | .967 | 4.952 | 4.614 | 10 | 0 | 60 | 61 | 50.4 |
| 1902 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 2 | 0 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 9.900 | 5.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1902 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 2 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1903 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 31 | 0 | 271.0 | 123 | 35 | 2 | 1 | .988 | 5.247 | 5.097 | 8 | 0 | 29 | 26 | 47.3 |
| 1904 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 107 | 107 | 942.0 | 463 | 130 | 22 | 10 | .964 | 5.666 | 5.542 | 10 | 0 | 75 | 82 | 52.2 |
| 1905 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 92 | 89 | 751.0 | 389 | 104 | 13 | 8 | .974 | 5.908 | 5.359 | 10 | 0 | 71 | 68 | 48.9 |
| 1905 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 2 | 2 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 11.250 | 7.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1905 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1906 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 118 | 116 | 991.0 | 475 | 134 | 16 | 7 | .974 | 5.531 | 5.161 | 11 | 0 | 94 | 103 | 52.3 |
| 1907 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 108 | 106 | 887.0 | 477 | 117 | 10 | 12 | .983 | 6.027 | 5.500 | 11 | 0 | 82 | 81 | 49.7 |
| 1907 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1908 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 137 | 133 | 1133.0 | 553 | 156 | 11 | 11 | .985 | 5.632 | 5.175 | 9 | 0 | 109 | 107 | 49.5 |
| 1909 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 97 | 90 | 776.0 | 452 | 119 | 10 | 6 | .983 | 6.622 | 5.887 | 10 | 0 | 103 | 86 | 45.5 |
| 1910 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 45 | 42 | 387.0 | 290 | 71 | 9 | 5 | .976 | 8.395 | 8.022 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 44 | 50.6 |
| 1911 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 89 | 0 | 0.0 | 447 | 114 | 8 | 13 | .986 | 6.303 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1912 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 41 | 0 | 0.0 | 147 | 52 | 5 | 4 | .975 | 4.854 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1914 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1916 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 1133 | 685 | 8342.0 | 4810 | 1322 | 151 | 117 | .976 | 6.616 | 5.412 | 140 | 0 | 889 | 834 | 48.4 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | AL | Chicago White Sox | WS | 6 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 6 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | AL | Chicago White Sox | WS | C | 6 | 6 | 54.0 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .957 | 7.500 | 7.500 |
| Totals | 6 | 6 | 54.0 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .957 | 7.500 | 7.500 |
Awards
1908 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star C
1909 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star C2
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