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Bill Killefer

Manager

William Killefer

1149 Games

524-622 Record

0.457 Win%

9 Seasons

👤 Personal Information

Bats R

Throws R

Born 10/10/1887
Bloomingdale, MI, USA

Died 7/3/1960
Elsmere, DE, USA

MLB Debut 1909-09-13

Final Game 1921-10-01

📊 Career Record

1149 Games Managed

524 Wins

622 Losses

                        0.457
                        Win Percentage
                    

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📅 Season-by-Season Record

9 seasons

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Bill Killefer — 📅 Season-by-Season Record
Year	Team	Lg	G	W	L	Win%	Rank	P-M
1921	CHN	NL	57	23	34	0.404	7	Y
1922	CHN	NL	156	80	74	0.519	5	N
1923	CHN	NL	154	83	71	0.539	4	N
1924	CHN	NL	154	81	72	0.529	5	N
1925	CHN	NL	75	33	42	0.440	8	N
1930	SLA	AL	154	64	90	0.416	6	N
1931	SLA	AL	154	63	91	0.409	5	N
1932	SLA	AL	154	63	91	0.409	6	N
1933	SLA	AL	91	34	57	0.374	8	N

Bill Killefer as a manager

In 1149 games as a manager between 1921 and 1933, Killefer went 524-622, a .457 mark. The season table runs through the Chicago Cubs (1921-1925) and the St. Louis Browns (1930-1933). By winning percentage, 1923 (83-71) tops the season table. The weakest full season was 1933, at 34-57. With the Chicago Cubs (1921-1925), the finishes read 7th, 5th, 4th, 5th, and 8th. With the St. Louis Browns (1930-1933), the finishes read 6th, 5th, 6th, and 8th. The first season in the table, 1921, ended 23-34; the last, 1933, ended 34-57.

The highest finish was 4th, in 1923. Killefer's clubs came from the National League and American League. In 1921, Killefer took over a club already in progress that season. The P-M column marks 1921 as player-manager season. Killefer's birth date on file is October 10, 1887, in Bloomingdale, MI, USA. Killefer died on July 3, 1960. As a player, Killefer appears from 1909 to 1921; the player page has that record.

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