Bill Sowders
William Jefferson Sowders
(Little Bill)
 
Born: November 29, 1864 in Louisville, KY
Died: February 2, 1951 - 86 years old
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 6'0" Wt: 155
(legend)
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Notes:

Teams

Park Factors
Attendance
Age
Team
Lg
W
L
HR
Ballpark
23.6
 Boston Beaneaters
NL
4
70
64
.522
1.04
0.90
South End Grounds II
8 / 8
0.00
24.6
 Boston Beaneaters
NL
2
83
45
.648
1.03
0.98
South End Grounds II
8 / 8
0.00
24.6
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
NL
5
61
71
.462
0.91
0.63
Recreation Park
8 / 8
0.00
25.6
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
NL
8
23
113
.169
0.91
0.64
Recreation Park
8 / 8
0.28
3
 2
237
293
.447
0
0
0
0
0.97
0.80
0.07

Park Factors
Att
Team
    
W
L
HR
2
 ATL
153
109
.584
0
0
0
0
1.03
0.00
2
 PIT
84
184
.313
0
0
0
0
0.91
0.14

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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James