Billy Holm Explained

Billy Holm
Position:Catcher
Width:220px
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:21 July 1912
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Death Place:East Chicago, Indiana, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 24
Debutyear:1943
Debutteam:Chicago Cubs
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 30
Finalyear:1945
Finalteam:Boston Red Sox
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.156
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:0
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:15
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William Frederick Holm (July 21, 1912 – July 27, 1977) was a Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Chicago Cubs (1943–1944) and Boston Red Sox (1945). A native of Chicago, he stood and weighed .

Holm is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during World War II. He made his major league debut on September 24, 1943, in a home game against the Philadelphia Blue Jays at Wrigley Field.

In a career total of 119 games he hit .156 (44-for-282, 39 singles) with 15 runs batted in and 22 runs scored. 41 walks, however, did push his on-base percentage up to .272. He made 8 errors in 417 chances for a fielding percentage of .981.

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