Billy McCool Stats
Billy McCool was born on Friday, July 14, 1944, in Batesville, Indiana. McCool was 19 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 24, 1964, with the Cincinnati Reds. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Billy McCool baseball stats page.
"The reason for this void (modern closers) was simple: teams still inevitably earmarked their best arms for the starting rotation. Yes, a few fireballers like Dick (The Monster) Radatz and Billy McCool found their way into the fireman ranks during the mid 1960s, but keep in mind that Radatz was 22 before he even signed a professional contract, McCool was wilder than a Detroit teenager on Hell Night, and both were finished before their 30th birthdays." - Author Joseph G. Preston in Major League Baseball in the 1970s: A Modern Game Emerges (Mcfarland & Company, 01/2004, 'The Evolution of the Bullpen', Page 161)
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Billy McCoolBilly McCool Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1964 | 20 | Reds | 40 | 3 | 21 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2.42 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 89.1 | 358 | 66 | 24 | 27 | 3 | 29 | 5 | 87 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1965 | 21 | Reds | 62 | 2 | 43 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 4.27 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 105.1 | 449 | 93 | 50 | 53 | 9 | 47 | 7 | 120 | 8 | 4 | 0 | - |
| 1966 | 22 | Reds | 57 | 0 | 45 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 2.48 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 105.1 | 424 | 76 | 29 | 32 | 5 | 41 | 7 | 104 | 4 | 3 | 0 | - |
| 1967 | 23 | Reds | 31 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 3.42 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 97.1 | 442 | 92 | 37 | 45 | 8 | 56 | 7 | 83 | 7 | 5 | 1 | - |
| 1968 | 24 | Reds | 30 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4.97 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.2 | 248 | 59 | 28 | 35 | 4 | 41 | 4 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1969 | 25 | Padres | 54 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4.30 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 58.2 | 276 | 59 | 28 | 32 | 2 | 42 | 8 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 0 | - |
| 1970 | 26 | Cardinals | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 6.23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21.2 | 99 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 7 Years | 292 | 20 | 163 | 32 | 42 | .432 | 3.59 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 528.1 | 2,296 | 465 | 211 | 239 | 31 | 272 | 38 | 471 | 37 | 19 | 1 | - | ||
Billy McCoolBilly McCool Hitting Stats |
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| Yr | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1964 | 20 | Reds | 40 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1965 | 21 | Reds | 62 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .037 | .071 | .037 |
| 1966 | 22 | Reds | 57 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .211 | .167 |
| 1967 | 23 | Reds | 31 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .143 | .077 |
| 1968 | 24 | Reds | 30 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 |
| 1969 | 25 | Padres | 54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1970 | 26 | Cardinals | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 7 Years | 292 | 101 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .069 | .105 | .069 | ||
Billy McCoolBilly McCool Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1964 Reds | P | 40 | 3 | 268 | 9 | 0.2 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.91 |
| 1965 Reds | P | 62 | 2 | 316 | 17 | 0.3 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.45 |
| 1966 Reds | P | 57 | 0 | 316 | 28 | 0.5 | 28 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.39 |
| 1967 Reds | P | 31 | 11 | 292 | 17 | 0.5 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .882 | 1.39 |
| 1968 Reds | P | 30 | 4 | 152 | 11 | 0.4 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .818 | 1.60 |
| 1969 Padres | P | 54 | 0 | 176 | 11 | 0.2 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 1.53 |
| 1970 Cardinals | P | 18 | 0 | 65 | 5 | 0.3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.08 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 292 | 20 | 1,585 | 98 | 0.3 | 93 | 10 | 83 | 5 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .949 | 1.58 | |
| 7 Years | 292 | 20 | 1,585 | 98 | 0.3 | 93 | 10 | 83 | 5 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .949 | 1.58 | |
Billy McCoolBilly McCool Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1964 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 3.00 | 8.76 | 2.92 |
| 1965 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 2.55 | 10.25 | 4.02 |
| 1966 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 2.54 | 8.89 | 3.50 |
| 1967 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.6 | 26.0 | 1.48 | 7.67 | 5.18 |
| 1968 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.73 | 5.33 | 7.28 |
| 1969 Padres | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.83 | 5.37 | 6.44 |
| 1970 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.75 | 4.98 | 6.65 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 7 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.9 | 101.0 | 1.73 | 8.02 | 4.63 |
Billy McCoolBilly McCool Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team [Click for Roster] | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1964 Cincinnati Reds | 42 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1965 Cincinnati Reds | 42 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1966 Cincinnati Reds | 42 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
| 1967 Cincinnati Reds | 42 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1968 Cincinnati Reds | 42 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1969 San Diego Padres | 42 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1970 St. Louis Cardinals | 43 | Undetermined | - | - |
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Did you know that Billy McCool was born in Batesville, Indiana, the son of Carl McCool (1909-1974) and Dolores McCool (1912-1999), went to nearby Lawrenceburg High School in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, and was inducted into the Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013 (
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Billy McCool Sketch | Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame | 2013
Billy McCool signed his autograph with the #42, the number he wore six-of-his-seven years in the Major Leagues. With the Cincinnati Reds he wore #42 five seasons, the most time in franchise history (tied with Jim Brosnan ). When "Cool Billy" put #42 on for the 1969 San Diego Padres , he became their first player to wear the number in a regular season game. So why did he wear #43 with the 1970 St. Louis Cardinals ? Relief pitcher Chuck Taylor was already donning his number and had been since he was brought up by the Red Birds in 1969.
The 1964 Sporting News Rookie Pitcher of the Year was given to Billy McCool in the National League - the first to win this specific variation of the Award from the Cincinnati Reds - and Wally Bunker in the American League - the first to win this specific variation of the Award from the Baltimore Orioles.
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