- Billy Sullivan, Jr.
Infobox MLB retired
name = Billy Sullivan
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position =Catcher
birthdate = birth date|1910|10|23
deathdate = death date and age|1994|1|4|1910|10|23
bats =Left
throws = Right
debutdate =June 9
debutyear =1931
debutteam =Chicago White Sox
finaldate =September 3
finalyear =1947
finalteam =Pittsburgh Pirates
stat1label =Batting average
stat1value =.289
stat2label =Home runs
stat2value =29
stat3label =Runs batted in
stat3value =388
teams =
*Chicago White Sox (1931-1933)
*Cincinnati Reds (1935)
*Cleveland Indians (1936-1937)
*St. Louis Browns (1938-1939)
*Detroit Tigers (1940-1941)
*Brooklyn Dodgers (1942)
*Pittsburgh Pirates (1947)
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*Participated in the1940 World Series
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hofmethod =William Joseph Sullivan Jr. (
October 23 ,1910 -January 4 ,1994 ) born inChicago, Illinois was aCatcher ,First Baseman andThird Baseman for theChicago White Sox (1931-33),Cincinnati Reds (1935),Cleveland Indians (1936-37), St. Louis Browns (1938-39),Detroit Tigers (1940-41), Brooklyn Dodgers (1942) andPittsburgh Pirates (1947). He played college baseball at theUniversity of Notre Dame in 1930 and 1931.He helped the Tigers win the 1940 American League Pennant.
He finished 24th in voting for the 1932 American League MVP for playing in 93 Games and having 307 At Bats, 31 Runs, 97 Hits, 16 Doubles, 1 Triple, 1 Home Run, 45 RBI, 1 Stolen Base, 20 Walks, .316 Batting Average, .358 On-base percentage, .384 Slugging Percentage, 118 Total Bases and 1 Sacrifice Hit.
He led the American League in At Bats per Strikeout (37.5) in 1938.
He ranks 57th on the MLB Career At Bats per Strikeout List (23.9).
In 12 seasons he played in 962 Games and had 2,840 At Bats, 347 Runs, 820 Hits, 152 Doubles, 32 Triples, 29 Home Runs, 388 RBI, 30 Stolen Bases, 240 Walks, .289 Batting Average, .346 On-base percentage, .395 Slugging Percentage, 1,123 Total Bases and 39 Sacrifice Hits.
His father, Billy Sullivan, was also a major league catcher.
He died in
Sarasota, Florida at the age of 83.ee also
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List of second generation MLB players
*Chicago White Sox all-time roster ources
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