Bill Salkeld
1945–1950 · bats L / throws R · Boston Braves, Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, PRK, VDA
356G
.273AVG
.403OBP
.433SLG
232H
31HR
133RBI
6SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 356 | 1,050 | 850 | 111 | 232 | 39 | 2 | 31 | 133 | 184 | 103 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 368 | .273 | .403 | .433 | .836 |
Streaks
7longest hitting streak · 1949-08-09 to 1949-08-23
12longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | The Cycle | 1945-08-04 | 1 in 693 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1949-05-30 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1949-09-01 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 191 | 556 | 127 | 19 | 89 | 95 | 46 | .282 | .399 | .477 |
| Away | 165 | 494 | 105 | 12 | 44 | 89 | 57 | .263 | .393 | .383 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 26 | 73 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 5 | .349 | .438 | .397 |
| May | 51 | 168 | 35 | 5 | 17 | 41 | 12 | .285 | .452 | .455 |
| June | 67 | 205 | 48 | 7 | 27 | 35 | 21 | .293 | .405 | .476 |
| July | 57 | 162 | 29 | 5 | 15 | 31 | 17 | .230 | .370 | .437 |
| August | 77 | 213 | 49 | 9 | 33 | 31 | 32 | .271 | .376 | .464 |
| September | 76 | 224 | 49 | 5 | 33 | 36 | 15 | .261 | .379 | .372 |
| October | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 61 | 183 | 41 | 2 | 17 | 37 | 15 | .291 | .426 | .376 |
| new-york-giants | 57 | 176 | 30 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 14 | .208 | .347 | .396 |
| cincinnati-reds | 52 | 153 | 37 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 11 | .311 | .431 | .521 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 50 | 129 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 19 | .235 | .411 | .347 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 48 | 149 | 32 | 3 | 25 | 24 | 19 | .260 | .376 | .407 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 42 | 126 | 36 | 7 | 26 | 14 | 17 | .324 | .397 | .595 |
| boston-braves | 27 | 71 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | .333 | .408 | .492 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 18 | 59 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 6 | .250 | .373 | .312 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 95 | 267 | 83 | 15 | 52 | 2 | .311 | – | – |
| 1946 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 69 | 160 | 47 | 3 | 20 | 2 | .294 | – | – |
| 1947 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 47 | 61 | 13 | – | 8 | – | .213 | – | – |
| 1948 |  Boston Braves | 78 | 198 | 48 | 8 | 28 | 1 | .242 | – | – |
| 1949 | Boston Braves | 66 | 161 | 41 | 5 | 25 | 1 | .255 | – | – |
| 1950 |  Chicago White Sox | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |