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William
Salerno		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 205
 
Born: June 18, 1928 in Usa
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 24 POR CL $ 300,000  
1953 25 POR CL $ 469,286  
1954 26 POR CL $ 469,286  
1955 27 OKC PL $ 469,286  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 469,286  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 24 POR CL 109 326 32 78 22 1 4 42 2 3 26 64 .239 .295 .350 .645 29.6 1.6
1953 25 POR CL 86 201 27 53 9 1 5 29 5 4 17 33 .264 .324 .393 .717 24.4 2.9
1954 26 POR CL 60 75 8 23 6 1 0 8 3 1 7 11 .307 .366 .413 .779 9.7 1.4
1955 27 OKC PL 79 215 32 61 16 0 3 38 11 2 28 25 .284 .369 .400 .769 33.0 4.7
    AAA   31 142 27 48 9 3 1 16 7 3 19 17 .338 .416 .465 .881 26.3  
4 Years Sim 334 817 99 215 53 3 12 117 21 10 78 133 .263 .329 .379 .708 96.7 10.5
1 Years AAA 31 142 27 48 9 3 1 16 7 3 19 17 .338 .416 .465 .881 26.3  
162 Game Average 396 48 104 25 1 5 56 10 4 37 64 .263 .329 .379 .708 46.9  
Career Highs 109 326 32 78 22 1 5 42 11 4 28 64 .307 .369 .413 .779 33.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   704 90 190 45 2 12 105 19 10 70 121 .270 .337 .391 .727 91.9
vs LH   113 9 25 8 1 0 12 2 0 8 12 .221 .279 .310 .588 9.4
Home 159 400 37 96 16 1 4 44 11 5 35 70 .240 .303 .315 .618 38.9
Away 175 417 62 119 37 2 8 73 10 5 43 63 .285 .354 .441 .795 62.5
RISP   225 0 63 24 1 2 100 0 0 20 39 .280 .339 .422 .761 30.4
Pinch Hitting   13 1 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .462 .500 .615 1.115 3.1
Close/Late   72 12 19 2 2 0 0 0 0 6 11 .264 .321 .347 .668 8.0
Mar/Apr 39 89 9 17 5 0 2 11 4 1 12 17 .191 .287 .315 .602 9.0
May 78 186 27 53 14 0 3 29 8 2 18 31 .285 .348 .409 .757 26.6
June 75 210 23 58 16 1 2 28 3 0 21 31 .276 .345 .390 .735 28.0
July 68 184 24 48 9 2 2 27 4 6 12 26 .261 .310 .364 .674 18.8
August 43 83 7 17 4 0 1 9 1 0 6 18 .205 .258 .289 .548 6.2
Sep/Oct 31 65 9 22 5 0 2 13 1 1 9 10 .338 .419 .508 .927 12.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1952 24 POR CL SS 109 104 848.0 117 299 19 42 .956 4.42   4.5
1953 25 POR CL SS 83 59 536.3 85 170 13 24 .951 4.28   2.3
1954 26 POR CL SS 42 13 160.7 25 63 6 12 .936 4.93   1.3
1955 27 OKC PL SS 79 67 581.0 67 185 10 25 .962 3.90   4.1
Career Totals   313 243 2126.0 294 717 48 103 .955 4.28   12.2
Career Highs   109 104 848.0 117 299 19 42 .962 4.93    
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History
Drafted in 11th round, 210th overall pick, by Portland in 1952
Had first career hit (double) on 4/16/1952, off Michael Sturges (SEA)
Hit first career homerun on 4/30/1952, off Earle Roberts (SAC)
2/13/1953: Gets a new one-year contract worth $469,286 through salary arbitration
2/13/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $469,286 through salary arbitration
2/13/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $469,286 through salary arbitration
Traded from Portland to Oklahoma on 2/13/1955 (Going to OKC: 2B James Carrillo, SS William Salerno. Going to POR: CF Abraham Chee)
 
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