Bill Tuttle
William Robert Tuttle
 
 
Born: July 4, 1929 in Elmwood, IL
Died: July 27, 1998 - 69 years old
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 6'0" Wt: 190
(legend)
 Fielding Ratings(?)
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Notes:
- Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an Amateur Free Agent in 1951
- College/Univ: Bradley University (1949-1951)

Transactions

Date        
WAR
Transaction
1
1
1951
21.4
Signed as an Amateur Free Agent
DET
0.0
5.4
1.3
11
20
1957
27.5
Traded
DET
KC1
1.3
4.1
5.0
6
1
1961
31.4
Traded
KC1
MIN
6.3
-0.9
-0.9
5
21
1963
33.5
Released
MIN
5.4
0.0
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com


Trades

11 / 20 / 1957
Traded to Kansas City Athletics
Detroit Tigers Receive
       
Wins Above Replacement
Player
Pos
From
LF
KC1
33.5
9.9
-0.4
-0.4
0.1
SP
KC1
27.6
19.8
-0.9
-0.1
-0.1
2B
KC1
28.6
5.8
-2.9
-1.3
-1.3
RP
KC1
26.6
2.8
4.8
1.7
0.6
LF
KC1
24.5
2.3
-0.7
-0.4
-0.4
C
KC1
32.8
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
Totals      
40.3
0.0
-0.6
-1.1
Kansas City Athletics Receive
       
Wins Above Replacement
Player
Pos
From
CF
DET
27.5
1.3
4.1
5.0
-0.3
C
DET
26.8
3.5
-1.4
-1.0
0.5
SP
DET
27.9
1.1
-1.7
0.8
0.3
SP
DET
20.6
-0.2
1.3
-0.6
0.0
1B
DET
22.0
0.0
-0.3
-0.4
-0.1
CF
DET
19.8
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
1B
DET
20.4
0.0
0.2
0.2
0.0
Totals      
5.4
2.1
3.9
0.4
Team Analysis
WAR After Trade WAR First Year
Tm
  
0.0
2.1
2.1
 
-1.1
0.4
1.6
2.1
0.0
-2.1
 
0.4
-1.1
-1.6

6 / 1 / 1961
Traded to Minnesota Twins
Minnesota Twins Receive
       
Wins Above Replacement
Player
Pos
From
CF
KC1
31.4
6.3
-0.9
-0.9
-0.1
RP
KC1
28.8
-2.2
0.0
-1.3
0.0
Totals      
4.1
-0.9
-2.2
-0.1
Kansas City Athletics Receive
       
Wins Above Replacement
Player
Pos
From
3B
MIN
25.9
-1.0
-0.2
-0.1
-0.2
RP
MIN
28.8
-2.2
-0.2
-0.2
-0.2
$
MIN
Totals      
-3.2
-0.4
-0.3
-0.4
Team Analysis
WAR After Trade WAR First Year
Tm
  
-0.9
-0.4
0.5
 
-0.1
-0.4
-0.3
-0.4
-0.9
-0.5
 
-0.4
-0.1
0.3

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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James