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Billy Sorrell

Positions: Pinch Hitter, Third Baseman and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: October 14, 1940 in Morehead, KY us

Died: July 22, 2008 in Rancho Bernardo, CA

Buried: Oak Hill Memorial Park, Escondido, CA

Debut: September 2, 1965 (Age 24-323d, 12,390th in major league history)
vs. SFG 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1970 (Age 29-352d)
vs. MIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Full Name: Billy Lee Sorrell

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.1

165

.267

RBI

OBP

.328

SLG

.376

OPS

.704

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	15-42 / in Starts: 11-21
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	18 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	4

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 145 PAs	14
Actual Runners on Base	87 (42-29-16)
Avg. MLBer w/ 145 PAs	15
Avg. Runners on Base	90 (46-28-15)

Most Driven In
Self	4
E Kirkpatrick	3
P Schaal	2
B Floyd	2
B Oliver	2
C Rojas	1
L Piniella	0

Most Driven In By
Self	4
P Kelly	1
T Matchick	1
P Schaal	1
J Rooker	1
A Otis	1
C Rojas	0
L Piniella	0

1970 Batting Game Log

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1970 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	29	47 (46)	Jun 2	KCR	@	NYY	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	5.39	-0.134	1.28	-0.02%	-0.40	PH
2	30	50 (2)	Jun 5	KCR	@	BOS	L,2-4	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.71	-0.048	.29	-0.01%	-0.36	PH
3	31	54 (3)	Jun 10	KCR		WSA	L,1-8	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.22	-0.006	.02	0.00%	-0.21	PH
4	32	56 (1)	Jun 13	KCR		NYY	L,4-9	11-12	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.72	0.054	.09	0.00%	0.25	PH
5	33	58 (1)	Jun 15	KCR		BOS	W,7-6	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	9	4.76	0.020	.13	0.00%	0.35	PH
6	34	59	Jun 16	KCR		BOS	L,5-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	7	.16	-0.004	.01	0.00%	-0.22	PH
7	35	63 (3)	Jun 21	KCR		MIN	L,2-11	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	.35	-0.017	.02	0.00%	-0.37	PH 3B
8	36	66 (2)	Jun 24	KCR	@	OAK	L,1-5	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	9	.07	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.12	PH
9	37	67	Jun 26	KCR		CAL	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	8	3.35	-0.083	.06	0.00%	-0.22	PH
10	38	72 (4)	Jun 30	KCR	@	MIN	L,5-8	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473	6	.58	-0.017	.01	0.00%	-0.22	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	39	75 (2)	Jul 3 (1)	KCR	@	MIL	W,5-3	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	7	2.51	-0.143	.00	0.00%	-0.20	3B
12	40	77 (1)	Jul 4	KCR	@	MIL	W,8-6	GS-9	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.316	.412	.728	6	.52	0.059	.00	0.00%	0.75	3B
13	41	78	Jul 5	KCR	@	MIL	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.364	.450	.814	7	1.48	0.171	.01	0.00%	0.90	3B
14	42	79	Jul 6	KCR	@	CAL	L,2-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.346	.391	.737	7	.70	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.76	3B
15	43	80	Jul 7	KCR	@	CAL	W,4-3	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.370	.417	.787	8	2.77	0.264	.00	0.00%	0.91	PH
16	44	81	Jul 8	KCR	@	CAL	L,2-3	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.387	.407	.795	7	1.71	0.183	.00	0.00%	1.08	3B
17	45	82	Jul 10 (1)	KCR		CHW	W,8-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.364	.379	.743	7	.71	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.44	3B
18	46	83	Jul 10 (2)	KCR		CHW	W,2-0	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.344	.677	7	1.02	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.61	3B
19	47	84	Jul 11	KCR		CHW	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.308	.314	.622	7	.62	-0.072	.00	0.00%	-1.00	3B
20	48	85	Jul 12	KCR		CHW	L,5-10	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.306	.606	8	.27	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PH 3B
21	49	86	Jul 16	KCR		CLE	L,0-6	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.326	.333	.659	7	.41	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.34	3B
22	50	87	Jul 17	KCR		CLE	L,0-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.304	.310	.614	7	.80	-0.063	.00	0.00%	-0.55	3B
23	51	88	Jul 18	KCR		CLE	L,1-4	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.306	.378	.684	6	.86	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.56	3B
24	52	89	Jul 19 (1)	KCR		DET	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.302	.367	.669	6	2.05	-0.202	.00	0.00%	-1.10	3B
25	53	90	Jul 19 (2)	KCR		DET	L,4-6	8-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.315	.380	.695	6	1.08	0.051	.00	0.00%	0.25	PH
26	54	92 (1)	Jul 21	KCR		BAL	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.278	.328	.389	.716	6	2.92	0.090	.00	0.00%	-0.25	3B
27	55	93	Jul 22	KCR		BAL	L,3-4	8-GF(13)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.317	.375	.692	7	3.36	-0.164	.00	0.00%	-0.84	PH 3B
28	56	94	Jul 23	KCR		BAL	L,4-5	GS-9	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.328	.400	.728	6	1.91	0.121	.00	0.00%	0.71	3B
29	57	95	Jul 24 (1)	KCR	@	CLE	W,5-2	CG	4	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.297	.338	.422	.760	7	.46	0.052	.00	0.00%	0.50	3B
30	58	96	Jul 24 (2)	KCR	@	CLE	L,6-9	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.309	.347	.426	.774	7	.47	0.017	.00	0.00%	0.25	3B
31	59	98 (1)	Jul 26 (1)	KCR	@	CLE	L,5-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.296	.333	.408	.742	7	.89	-0.096	.00	0.00%	-1.22	3B
32	60	99	Jul 26 (2)	KCR	@	CLE	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.329	.400	.729	6	1.03	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.46	3B
33	61	100	Jul 28	KCR	@	DET	W,7-6	GS-8	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.295	.337	.397	.735	7	1.35	0.114	.00	0.00%	0.39	3B
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
34	62	104 (3)	Aug 1	KCR	@	BAL	L,1-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.280	.322	.378	.700	6	.51	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.99	3B
35	63	105	Aug 2	KCR	@	BAL	L,8-10	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.330	.386	.715	9	.32	0.016	.00	0.00%	0.38	PH
36	64	108 (2)	Aug 5	KCR		OAK	L,1-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.326	.381	.707	9	1.35	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.18	PH
37	65	109	Aug 6	KCR		OAK	W,5-3	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.326	.381	.707	9						PH
38	66	112 (2)	Aug 8	KCR		MIL	L,3-5	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.322	.376	.699	9	2.39	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.01	PH
39	67	113	Aug 9	KCR		MIL	L,2-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.319	.372	.691	9	.92	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PH
40	68	119 (5)	Aug 16	KCR	@	NYY	L,1-5	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.276	.315	.368	.683	9	.80	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.47	PH
41	69	127 (7)	Aug 25	KCR		NYY	L,1-2	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.275	.313	.363	.675	7	2.49	-0.187	.00	0.00%	-0.93	3B
42	70	128	Aug 26	KCR		NYY	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.313	.362	.675	7	1.06	0.056	.00	0.00%	0.29	3B
43	71	132 (3)	Aug 30	KCR		WSA	W,4-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.311	.388	.698	5	1.42	0.556	.00	0.00%	1.27	LF
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
44	72	133	Sep 1	KCR	@	CAL	W,4-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.275	.308	.382	.691	6	.97	0.076	.00	0.00%	-0.13	LF
45	73	135 (1)	Sep 3	KCR	@	CAL	L,0-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.306	.371	.678	7	1.61	-0.203	.00	0.00%	-0.66	3B
46	74	136	Sep 4	KCR	@	OAK	L,0-5	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.316	.380	.695	7	.52	0.021	.00	0.00%	0.44	3B
47	75	137	Sep 5	KCR	@	OAK	L,3-8	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.314	.369	.683	7	1.16	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.32	3B
48	76	138	Sep 6	KCR	@	OAK	L,1-7	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.311	.391	.703	7	.85	0.047	.00	0.00%	0.16	3B
49	77	144 (5)	Sep 12	KCR		OAK	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.309	.388	.697	8	4.56	-0.105	.00	0.00%	-0.28	PH
50	78	150 (5)	Sep 20	KCR	@	MIL	L,3-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.306	.385	.691	9	1.54	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.15	PH
51	79	152 (1)	Sep 21 (2)	KCR	@	CHW	W,8-2	GS-6	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.315	.387	.702	4	1.01	0.041	.00	0.00%	0.28	1B
52	80	153	Sep 22 (1)	KCR	@	CHW	W,2-1	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.315	.380	.696	5	1.07	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.46	1B
53	81	155 (1)	Sep 23	KCR	@	CHW	L,0-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.264	.313	.376	.689	5	1.09	-0.187	.00	0.00%	-1.66	1B
54	82	156	Sep 25	KCR		MIN	L,0-1	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.311	.373	.684	9	3.35	-0.083	.00	0.00%	-0.22	PH
55	83	160 (3)	Sep 29	KCR	@	MIN	W,14-13	4-GF(12)	5	5	2	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.321	.382	.703	9	1.57	0.196	.00	0.00%	2.40	PH RF
56	84	161	Sep 30	KCR	@	MIN	L,4-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.319	.373	.693	6	1.15	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-0.74	RF
57	85	162	Oct 1	KCR	@	MIN	L,0-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.317	.370	.688	1	.16	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.15	PH
							15-42		145	135	12	36	2	0	4	14	10	4	13	0	0	0	2	5	1	0	.267	.317	.370	.688		1.32	-0.061	.01	-0.02%	-4.40

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