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William
Waguespack		  
Nickname: Suitcase
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 205
 
Born: August 25, 1927 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 MIN PL $ 300,000  
1953 25 SEA CL    
1955 27 DEN PL $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000  
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 MIN PL 7 5 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 .400 .400 .800 1.200 1.3 0.4
    AAA   28 108 19 27 6 2 3 19 4 1 10 17 .250 .314 .426 .739 14.7  
    AA   93 380 60 116 23 3 18 72 12 3 29 63 .305 .355 .524 .878 67.3  
1953 25 MIN PL 13 13 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 .077 .077 .154 .231 -0.2 0.0
  SEA CL 35 23 11 6 1 0 1 4 6 1 0 4 .261 .292 .435 .726 3.4 0.6
  TOT   48 36 14 7 2 0 1 4 9 2 0 6 .194 .216 .333 .550 3.2 0.6
1954 26 AAA   122 508 93 134 18 7 18 91 27 5 45 82 .264 .324 .433 .757 74.3  
1955 27 VAN CL 13 20 4 5 1 1 0 1 3 0 2 2 .250 .318 .400 .718 3.1 0.4
  OKC PL 11 10 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 .100 .100 .200 .300 0.3 0.0
  DAL PL 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 1.333 1.667 1.3 0.2
  DEN PL 28 69 11 21 7 0 1 6 12 1 0 16 .304 .300 .449 .749 10.4 1.4
  TOT   56 102 20 28 9 1 2 11 17 1 2 21 .275 .286 .441 .727 15.0 2.0
3 Years Sim 111 143 35 37 13 1 3 19 27 3 2 28 .259 .272 .427 .699 19.6 2.9
2 Years AAA 150 616 112 161 24 9 21 110 31 6 55 99 .261 .326 .432 .758 89.1  
1 Years AA 93 380 60 116 23 3 18 72 12 3 29 63 .305 .354 .524 .877 67.3  
3 Years Minors 243 996 172 277 47 12 39 182 43 9 84 162 .278 .337 .467 .804 156.4  
162 Game Average 208 51 54 18 1 4 27 39 4 2 40 .259 .272 .427 .699 28.6  
Career Highs 56 102 20 28 9 1 2 11 17 2 2 21 .400 .400 .800 1.200 15.0  
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   78 24 17 5 0 2 10 22 3 1 12 .218 .238 .359 .596 9.0
vs LH   65 11 20 8 1 1 9 5 0 1 16 .308 .313 .508 .821 10.2
Home 63 73 15 18 6 1 2 7 18 0 2 16 .247 .263 .438 .702 11.4
Away 48 70 20 19 7 0 1 12 9 3 0 12 .271 .282 .414 .696 7.7
RISP   36 0 9 4 0 1 15 0 0 0 11 .250 .243 .444 .688 3.7
Pinch Hitting   9 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .444 .778 1.1
Close/Late   27 19 6 2 0 2 4 0 1 0 3 .222 .250 .519 .769 3.0
Mar/Apr 13 13 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 3 .077 .077 .154 .231 0.3
May 12 16 3 5 1 1 0 0 5 0 2 1 .313 .389 .500 .889 3.8
June 21 19 9 4 0 0 1 2 7 2 0 3 .211 .250 .368 .618 2.1
July 22 22 7 6 4 0 1 7 2 0 0 5 .273 .261 .591 .852 3.6
August 23 33 7 10 2 0 1 5 3 1 0 8 .303 .303 .455 .758 4.4
Sep/Oct 20 40 5 11 5 0 0 4 6 0 0 8 .275 .275 .400 .675 4.9
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 MIN PL 2B 4 0 7.0 2 2 1 1 .800 5.14   0.0
1953 25 MIN PL 2B 4 2 23.3 7 12 0 2 1.000 7.34   0.2
    SS 3 0 9.2 2 3 0 0 1.000 4.89   0.1
    CF 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  SEA CL 2B 11 4 44.7 14 22 1 5 .973 7.25   0.4
    SS 8 1 17.8 3 7 0 1 1.000 5.06   0.1
    CF 1 0 0.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 12.86   0.0
  TOT   2B 15 6 68.0 21 34 1 7 .982 7.28   0.6
      SS 11 1 27.0 5 10 0 1 1.000 5.00   0.2
      CF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
1955 27 VAN CL 2B 4 3 25.5 5 9 0 0 1.000 4.94   0.1
    3B 4 2 16.6 1 4 0 1 1.000 2.71   0.1
    SS 4 0 9.6 2 2 0 0 1.000 3.75   0.0
  OKC PL 2B 3 3 11.6 2 4 0 0 1.000 4.66   0.0
    3B 3 1 7.5 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.40   0.0
    SS 3 0 4.4 1 1 0 0 1.000 4.09   0.0
  DAL PL 2B 1 1 3.5 1 1 0 0 1.000 5.14   0.0
    3B 1 0 2.3 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.91   0.0
    SS 1 0 1.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  DEN PL 2B 8 6 82.4 17 30 1 1 .979 5.13   0.5
    3B 8 4 53.6 2 13 1 2 .938 2.52   0.3
    SS 8 1 31.0 5 8 0 1 1.000 3.77   0.0
  2B 35 19 198.0 48 80 3 9 .977 5.82   1.3
  3B 16 7 80.0 3 20 1 3 .958 2.59   0.4
  SS 27 2 73.3 13 21 0 2 1.000 4.17   0.3
  CF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
Career Totals   79 28 352.3 65 121 4 14 .979 4.75   2.1
Career Highs   48 21 249.3 36 75 2 8 .986 6.66    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1955 27 DEN PL 8 12 2 6 0 0 0 3 6 0 1 1 .500 .538 .500 1.038
Career Post-Season Batting 8 12 2 6 0 0 0 3 6 0 1 1 .500 .538 .500 1.038
History
Drafted in 47th round, 936th overall pick, by Minneapolis in 1952
Had first career hit (double) on 9/9/1952, off Everett Colletti (DEN)
Was claimed off waivers by Seattle on 5/27/1953
Hit first career homerun on 6/9/1953, off Bill Laureano (SD)
Released by Seattle on 9/15/1953
Signed as a free agent by Salt Lake City on 3/14/1954 to a minor league contract
Released by Salt Lake City on 9/24/1954
Signed as a free agent by Vancouver on 2/17/1955 to a 2-year deal worth $300,000 per year
Traded from Vancouver to Oklahoma on 6/2/1955 (Going to OKC: 2B William Waguespack. Going to VAN: CF Devon Burcham)
Traded from Oklahoma to Dallas on 7/14/1955 (Going to OKC: RF Terrance Shortt. Going to DAL: 2B William Waguespack)
Traded from Dallas to Denver on 7/28/1955 (Going to DAL: 2B Claude Ring. Going to DEN: 2B William Waguespack)
 
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