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Billy Southworth

Manager

William Harold Southworth

1770 Games

1044-704 Record

0.597 Win%

13 Seasons

👤 Personal Information

Bats L

Throws R

Born 3/9/1893
Harvard, NE, USA

Died 11/15/1969
Columbus, OH, USA

MLB Debut 1913-08-04

Final Game 1929-07-09

📊 Career Record

1770 Games Managed

1044 Wins

704 Losses

                        0.597
                        Win Percentage
                    

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📅 Season-by-Season Record

13 seasons

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Billy Southworth — 📅 Season-by-Season Record
Year	Team	Lg	G	W	L	Win%	Rank	P-M
1929	SLN	NL	90	43	45	0.489	4	Y
1940	SLN	NL	111	69	40	0.633	3	N
1941	SLN	NL	155	97	56	0.634	2	N
1942	SLN	NL	156	106	48	0.688	1st 🏆	N
1943	SLN	NL	157	105	49	0.682	1st 🏆	N
1944	SLN	NL	157	105	49	0.682	1st 🏆	N
1945	SLN	NL	155	95	59	0.617	2	N
1946	BSN	NL	154	81	72	0.529	4	N
1947	BSN	NL	154	86	68	0.558	3	N
1948	BSN	NL	154	91	62	0.595	1st 🏆	N
1949	BSN	NL	111	55	54	0.505	4	N
1950	BSN	NL	156	83	71	0.539	4	N
1951	BSN	NL	60	28	31	0.475	4	N

Billy Southworth as a manager

Billy Southworth managed 1770 major league games between 1929 and 1951, winning 1044 and losing 704 for a .597 percentage. Clubs managed, in order: the St. Louis Cardinals (1929-1945) and the Boston Braves (1946-1951). The best full season was 1942, 106-48 with the St. Louis Cardinals. The weakest full season was 1929, at 43-45. The Rank column for the St. Louis Cardinals years shows 4th, 3rd, 2nd, 1st, 1st, 1st, and 2nd. The Rank column for the Boston Braves years shows 4th, 3rd, 1st, 4th, 4th, and 4th. The first season in the table, 1929, ended 43-45; the last, 1951, ended 28-31.

Southworth's clubs finished first in 1942, 1943, 1944, and 1948. The Lg column places these seasons in the National League. The stint began mid-season, in 1940. Southworth was a player-manager in 1929. Southworth was born on March 9, 1893, in Harvard, NE, USA. The death date on file is November 15, 1969. Southworth also played in the majors, from 1913 to 1929, as the player page shows.

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