Bill Byrd - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Bill Byrd



William Byrd


Born: July 15, 1907 in Canton, GA
Died: January 4, 1991 in Philadelphia, PA
          (83 years old)

Bats: B
Throws: R
Ht: 6'1"
Wt: 210
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Notes:


• Buried: Ivy Hill Cemetery (Philadelphia, PA)


Teammates


Glossary
# Pos First Last Team
1
CF
11
1937
1948
MULT
14.7
14.8
0.4
0.0
-0.5
2
SS
8
1939
1948
MULT
10.8
3.0
5.4
0.0
2.4
3
LF
8
1938
1946
BEG/EAS
9.6
9.9
0.9
0.0
-1.2
4
RF
7
1935
1945
MULT
9.0
10.4
-0.4
0.0
-0.9
5
2B
7
1935
1946
MULT
8.6
7.0
0.8
0.0
0.9
6
SP
10
1937
1948
BEG/EAS
7.5
-1.2
0.0
8.7
0.0
7
SP
5
1935
1941
BEG
6.8
0.0
0.0
6.9
0.0
8
SP
9
1935
1946
BEG/NAS
6.8
-0.8
0.0
7.6
0.0
9
C
7
1937
1945
MULT
5.8
5.8
-0.2
-0.1
0.4
10
2B
3
1946
1948
BEG
5.5
2.3
2.5
0.0
0.6
11
LF
2
1947
1948
BEG
4.3
4.0
0.7
0.0
-0.4
12
SP
3
1946
1948
BEG
4.2
0.0
0.1
4.1
0.0
13
1B
7
1935
1944
MULT
4.2
6.5
-1.1
0.0
-1.1
14
SP
2
1944
1945
EAS/PS
3.5
0.0
0.0
3.5
0.0
15
SP
6
1943
1948
BEG
3.5
0.0
0.0
3.5
0.0
16
SP
4
1935
1939
BEG
3.2
0.1
0.0
3.1
0.0
17
1B
5
1936
1948
BEG/EAS
3.0
4.9
-1.0
0.0
-1.0
18
RF
5
1936
1944
BEG/PS
2.9
4.5
-1.0
0.1
-0.6
19
LF
1
1947
1947
BEG
2.6
2.8
0.1
0.0
-0.3
20
SP
3
1943
1946
EAS/PS
2.6
0.6
0.2
1.9
-0.1
21
1B
6
1938
1946
BEG
2.5
3.3
-0.7
0.2
-0.3
22
RF
3
1935
1937
MULT
2.5
2.8
0.1
0.0
-0.4
23
SP
4
1939
1943
BEG/PS
2.4
0.9
0.1
1.5
0.0
24
SP
2
1943
1944
PS
2.4
0.1
0.0
2.3
0.0
25
SP
2
1939
1946
BEG
2.4
-0.1
0.0
2.5
0.0
26
3B
4
1941
1944
MULT
2.3
1.8
0.5
0.0
0.0
27
CF
4
1943
1946
MULT
2.1
1.0
1.2
0.0
-0.1
28
SP
1
1947
1947
BEG
2.0
-0.3
0.0
2.3
0.0
29
C
4
1936
1939
MULT
2.0
0.8
0.8
0.0
0.3
30
SP
2
1944
1945
BEG
2.0
-0.2
0.0
2.2
0.0
31
SP
9
1934
1945
MULT
1.8
-0.7
0.0
2.6
0.0
32
SP
1
1944
1944
PS
1.8
0.4
-0.1
1.5
0.0
33
SP
6
1939
1946
BEG
1.7
0.3
-0.2
1.7
-0.1
34
2B
2
1943
1944
EAS/PS
1.7
2.3
-0.9
0.0
0.3
35
SP
3
1933
1942
BEG/CBB
1.7
0.2
-0.1
1.5
0.0
36
SS
4
1933
1937
BEG/CBB
1.6
1.0
0.2
0.0
0.3
37
SP
2
1937
1938
BEG
1.6
0.3
0.0
1.3
0.0
38
SS
3
1944
1946
MULT
1.3
1.3
-0.3
0.0
0.3
39
CF
1
1933
1933
CBB
1.3
0.9
0.5
0.0
0.0
40
CF
1
1941
1941
BEG
1.1
1.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
41
LF
3
1935
1943
MULT
1.1
1.3
0.1
0.0
-0.2
42
SP
4
1936
1939
BEG
1.1
-0.1
0.0
1.2
0.0
43
SP
1
1933
1933
CBB
1.0
-0.1
0.0
1.1
0.0
44
SP
2
1941
1942
BEG
1.0
0.6
0.0
0.5
0.0
45
3B
3
1939
1946
MULT
1.0
1.4
-0.5
0.0
0.1
46
SP
2
1945
1946
BEG
0.9
0.0
0.0
0.9
0.0
47
RP
1
1934
1934
CRS
0.9
-0.1
0.0
1.0
0.0
48
3B
2
1947
1948
BEG
0.9
0.8
0.1
0.0
0.0
49
CF
3
1941
1946
EAS/NST
0.9
0.7
0.2
0.0
0.0
50
RF
3
1939
1945
MULT
0.8
1.4
-0.4
0.0
-0.2
51
3B
12
1935
1947
MULT
0.8
-1.7
1.1
0.5
1.0
52
SP
1
1946
1946
BEG
0.8
0.0
0.0
0.8
0.0
53
C
2
1943
1944
PS
0.8
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.2
54
RP
1
1934
1934
CRS
0.7
-0.1
0.0
0.9
0.0
55
2B
3
1939
1946
EAS/PS
0.7
0.2
0.0
0.5
0.0
56
3B
1
1936
1936
BEG
0.6
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.1
57
SP
1
1943
1943
PS
0.6
-0.1
0.0
0.7
0.0
58
RF
1
1948
1948
BEG
0.6
0.3
0.4
0.0
-0.1
59
LF
2
1944
1945
EAS/NST
0.5
0.3
0.2
0.0
0.0
60
C
5
1936
1946
EAS/NNS
0.4
0.4
0.1
0.0
0.0
61
SS
4
1936
1946
EAS/NNS
0.4
0.1
0.4
0.0
0.0
62
2B
1
1947
1947
BEG
0.4
-0.3
0.7
0.0
0.0
63
SP
1
1944
1944
PS
0.4
0.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
64
RP
2
1937
1944
EAS/NAS
0.4
0.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
65
C
1
1933
1933
CBB
0.4
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
66
1B
1
1933
1933
CBB
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.0
-0.1
67
RF
4
1943
1948
BEG
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.1
68
3B
2
1945
1946
EAS/NST
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
69
3B
4
1943
1946
BEG
0.3
0.1
0.5
0.0
-0.3
70
-
1
1945
1945
EAS
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
71
2B
2
1938
1943
BEG/PS
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
72
RF
1
1946
1946
BEG
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
73
RF
2
1946
1947
BEG
0.3
0.0
0.6
0.0
-0.3
74
SP
1
1943
1943
PS
0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.4
0.0
75
RP
1
1938
1938
BEG
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
76
RP
1
1935
1935
BEG
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
77
SS
6
1935
1948
BEG
0.3
-0.6
0.2
0.0
0.6
78
RP
3
1939
1944
EAS
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
79
-
1
1945
1945
EAS
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
80
C
1
1937
1937
NAS
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
81
2B
1
1946
1946
EAS
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
82
SP
2
1943
1944
PS
0.2
-0.1
0.4
-0.1
0.0
83
1B
6
1939
1946
EAS/NNS
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
84
RP
1
1937
1937
NAS
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
85
RP
1
1941
1941
EAS
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
86
LF
1
1937
1937
NAS
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
87
SS
1
1943
1943
PS
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
88
SS
3
1941
1945
EAS
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
89
2B
1
1943
1943
PS
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
90
C
2
1933
1934
CBB/CRS
0.1
0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
91
SS
2
1943
1944
PS
0.1
0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.1
92
-
1
1944
1944
EAS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
93
RP
1
1948
1948
BEG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
94
LF
1
1938
1938
BEG
0.1
-0.2
0.4
0.0
-0.1
95
RP
1
1941
1941
EAS
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
96
RP
1
1944
1944
PS
0.1
0.4
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
97
3B
1
1937
1937
NAS
0.1
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
98
-
1
1945
1945
EAS
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
99
3B
1
1933
1933
CBB
0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
100
-
1
1946
1946
EAS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
101
SS
2
1943
1944
PS
0.1
-0.4
0.3
0.0
0.1
102
3B
2
1943
1946
EAS/NNS
0.1
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
103
C
1
1948
1948
BEG
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
104
RP
1
1936
1936
BEG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
105
LF
1
1936
1936
BEG
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
106
C
1
1934
1934
CRS
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
107
LF
1
1939
1939
BEG
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
108
C
1
1943
1943
PS
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
109
CF
2
1936
1944
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
110
-
1
1939
1939
EAS
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
111
SP
1
1935
1935
BEG
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
112
RP
1
1936
1936
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
113
1B
2
1938
1945
BEG/NST
0.0
-0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
114
RP
1
1937
1937
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
115
RP
1
1936
1936
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
116
2B
1
1934
1934
CRS
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
117
1B
1
1945
1945
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
118
-
1
1945
1945
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
119
-
1
1943
1943
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
120
C
1
1939
1939
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
121
RP
1
1936
1936
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
122
3B
1
1946
1946
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
123
-
2
1943
1945
EAS/NNS
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
124
RP
1
1943
1943
PS
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
125
3B
1
1939
1939
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
126
C
1
1933
1933
CBB
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
127
3B
1
1936
1936
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
128
-
1
1947
1947
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
129
RP
1
1945
1945
NST
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
130
SP
1
1944
1944
PS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
131
-
1
1941
1941
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
132
2B
1
1946
1946
BEG
0.0
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
133
1B
1
1943
1943
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
134
-
1
1933
1933
CBB
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
135
-
1
1933
1933
CBB
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
136
-
1
1936
1936
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
137
-
1
1942
1942
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
138
-
1
1944
1944
PS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
139
-
1
1948
1948
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
140
-
1
1937
1937
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
141
-
1
1936
1936
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
142
C
1
1946
1946
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
143
-
1
1943
1943
PS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
144
RP
1
1935
1935
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
145
2B
1
1943
1943
PS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
146
-
1
1946
1946
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
147
LF
1
1934
1934
CRS
0.0
0.5
-0.5
0.0
-0.1
148
LF
1
1939
1939
EAS
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
149
RP
1
1943
1943
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
150
C
1
1946
1946
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
151
LF
1
1939
1939
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
152
3B
1
1946
1946
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
153
-
1
1934
1934
CRS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
154
2B
2
1933
1934
CBB/CRS
0.0
-0.4
0.3
0.0
0.1
155
SS
2
1936
1937
EAS/NAS
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
156
-
1
1939
1939
EAS
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
157
3B
1
1945
1945
BEG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
158
C
1
1943
1943
BEG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
159
SS
1
1943
1943
PS
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
160
-
1
1939
1939
BEG
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
161
LF
2
1936
1943
BEG
-0.1
0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
162
C
2
1946
1947
BEG
-0.1
-0.5
0.4
0.0
0.1
163
3B
1
1943
1943
BEG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
164
-
1
1945
1945
BEG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
165
RP
1
1943
1943
BEG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
166
-
1
1945
1945
EAS
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
167
RF
1
1939
1939
BEG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
168
RP
1
1936
1936
BEG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
169
3B
1
1943
1943
BEG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
170
-
1
1945
1945
BEG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
171
LF
2
1933
1934
CBB/CRS
-0.1
0.4
-0.4
0.0
-0.1
172
-
1
1941
1941
EAS
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
173
RF
1
1941
1941
BEG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
174
1B
1
1939
1939
BEG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
175
SP
3
1941
1946
BEG
-0.1
-0.5
0.0
0.4
0.0
176
RP
1
1934
1934
CRS
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
177
SS
1
1943
1943
BEG
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
178
SP
1
1947
1947
BEG
-0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
179
-
1
1944
1944
PS
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
180
SP
2
1943
1944
PS
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
181
-
1
1943
1943
PS
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
182
3B
1
1939
1939
BEG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
183
-
2
1935
1936
BEG
-0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
184
-
1
1945
1945
NST
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
185
3B
1
1934
1934
CRS
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
186
-
1
1936
1936
BEG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
187
RF
2
1938
1942
BEG
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
188
-
1
1944
1944
PS
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
189
-
1
1936
1936
BEG
-0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
190
LF
1
1944
1944
PS
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
191
-
1
1944
1944
EAS
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
192
LF
4
1941
1946
MULT
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
193
RF
1
1943
1943
BEG
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
194
2B
1
1943
1943
BEG
-0.2
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
195
-
1
1943
1943
BEG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
196
-
1
1946
1946
EAS
-0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
197
2B
1
1943
1943
BEG
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
198
2B
1
1945
1945
BEG
-0.2
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.2
199
2B
2
1934
1939
CRS/EAS
-0.2
0.5
-0.8
0.0
0.1
200
-
1
1937
1937
NAS
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
201
SS
1
1946
1946
EAS
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
202
-
2
1939
1945
EAS/NST
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
203
-
1
1933
1933
CBB
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
204
2B
1
1934
1934
CRS
-0.2
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
205
-
2
1941
1944
EAS
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
206
2B
1
1934
1934
CRS
-0.2
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
207
RF
1
1946
1946
BEG
-0.3
0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
208
-
1
1945
1945
NST
-0.3
0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.0
209
-
1
1933
1933
CBB
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
210
C
1
1946
1946
BEG
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
211
RP
1
1943
1943
PS
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
212
-
1
1943
1943
NNS
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
213
LF
2
1938
1943
BEG/PS
-0.3
-0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
214
1B
1
1944
1944
BEG
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
215
-
1
1944
1944
BEG
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
216
C
2
1943
1944
PS
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
217
SS
1
1934
1934
CRS
-0.3
0.1
-0.5
0.0
0.1
218
RF
1
1943
1943
BEG
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
219
RP
2
1943
1945
NST/PS
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
220
CF
1
1934
1934
CRS
-0.4
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
221
SP
1
1935
1935
BEG
-0.4
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
222
-
1
1945
1945
BEG
-0.4
0.1
0.0
-0.5
0.0
223
1B
1
1934
1934
CRS
-0.4
0.1
0.0
-0.5
0.0
224
RF
2
1933
1934
CBB/CRS
-0.4
0.5
-0.8
0.0
-0.2
225
LF
1
1943
1943
BEG
-0.5
0.2
0.0
-0.6
0.0
226
1B
1
1934
1934
CRS
-0.5
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.1
227
C
1
1944
1944
PS
-0.5
-0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.0
228
C
2
1933
1934
CBB/CRS
-0.5
-0.4
-0.2
0.0
0.1
229
1B
1
1943
1943
BEG
-0.5
0.2
-0.4
-0.2
-0.1
230
SS
1
1943
1943
BEG
-0.5
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.1
231
-
1
1939
1939
BEG
-0.5
0.0
0.0
-0.5
0.0
232
1B
3
1943
1945
BEG
-0.5
0.0
-0.3
0.0
-0.2
233
-
1
1933
1933
CBB
-0.5
0.0
0.0
-0.5
0.0
234
2B
1
1948
1948
BEG
-0.6
-0.1
0.1
-0.6
0.0
235
C
1
1947
1947
BEG
-0.6
-0.2
-0.4
0.0
0.0
236
RP
2
1939
1941
BEG
-0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.6
0.0
237
SP
3
1946
1948
BEG
-0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.6
0.0
238
RP
2
1944
1945
BEG
-0.7
-0.1
0.0
-0.6
0.0
239
-
1
1948
1948
BEG
-0.7
0.0
0.0
-0.7
0.0
240
-
1
1943
1943
BEG
-0.7
0.0
0.0
-0.7
0.0
241
2B
1
1943
1943
PS
-0.7
-0.1
-0.6
0.0
0.0
242
C
2
1947
1948
BEG
-0.7
-0.5
-0.3
0.0
0.0
243
C
1
1935
1935
BEG
-0.8
-0.6
-0.2
0.0
0.0
244
-
1
1945
1945
BEG
-0.8
0.0
0.0
-0.7
0.0
245
-
1
1934
1934
CRS
-0.8
0.0
0.0
-0.7
0.0
246
1B
1
1942
1942
BEG
-0.8
-0.4
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
247
RP
2
1943
1944
PS
-0.8
0.0
-0.2
-0.6
0.0
248
-
1
1936
1936
BEG
-0.8
0.1
0.0
-0.9
0.0
249
2B
1
1933
1933
CBB
-0.8
-0.2
0.0
-0.8
0.1
250
RP
1
1943
1943
PS
-1.0
-0.1
0.0
-0.8
0.0
251
C
3
1935
1937
BEG
-1.1
-0.3
0.2
-1.1
0.1
252
-
1
1945
1945
BEG
-1.1
-0.1
0.0
-1.0
0.0
253
3B
1
1934
1934
CRS
-1.2
-0.6
-0.7
0.0
0.1
254
C
6
1941
1946
BEG/PS
-1.7
-2.9
0.4
0.4
0.5
255
C
4
1943
1948
BEG
-2.0
-2.1
-0.2
0.0
0.3

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