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.