Bill Handy - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Bill Handy



William Oscar Handy
(Duckbreast; Scream)

Born: November 1, 1888 in New Orleans, LA
Died: April 8, 1945 in New Orleans, LA
          (56 years old)

Bats:
Throws: R
Ht: 5'6"
Wt: 175
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Teammates


Glossary
# Pos First Last Team
1
SP
5
1914-15
1921
MULT
10.0
-0.1
-0.1
10.2
0.0
2
SP
5
1915
1921
MULT
6.6
0.7
-0.1
6.0
0.0
3
3B
3
1918
1921
BG1
5.6
3.8
1.3
0.0
0.4
4
SS
2
1919
1920
BG1/BRG
5.1
2.7
2.0
0.0
0.5
5
SP
5
1913
1921
MULT
4.9
-1.4
0.2
6.2
-0.1
6
SP
2
1920
1921
BG1
4.8
-0.5
0.0
5.4
0.0
7
SS
6
1916
1921
BG1/BRG
4.7
4.2
-0.2
0.0
0.7
8
SP
1
1914-15
1914-15
ALM
4.5
0.9
0.1
3.6
0.0
9
C
7
1912
1918
MULT
4.5
5.3
-1.1
0.0
0.3
10
1B
5
1913
1921
MULT
3.9
3.2
1.1
0.0
-0.4
11
RF
4
1918
1921
BG1
3.5
3.6
0.5
0.0
-0.6
12
C
4
1914-15
1917
MULT
3.4
3.1
0.2
0.0
0.1
13
CF
5
1912
1919
MULT
3.4
2.5
1.2
0.0
-0.3
14
SP
2
1912
1919
BG1/BRG
2.8
-0.2
0.0
3.0
0.0
15
LF
4
1914
1921
MULT
2.7
2.2
0.9
0.0
-0.4
16
RF
2
1914-15
1921
ALM/BG1
2.3
2.2
0.3
0.0
-0.2
17
1B
3
1919
1921
BG1
2.1
1.7
0.6
0.0
-0.1
18
SP
2
1913
1914-15
MULT
2.0
-0.8
0.0
2.8
0.0
19
LF
1
1914-15
1914-15
ALM
2.0
0.6
0.9
0.5
0.0
20
SP
3
1915-16
1919
BG1/BRK
1.9
0.0
0.0
1.9
0.0
21
LF
3
1919
1921
BG1
1.8
1.8
0.5
0.0
-0.4
22
SP
1
1921
1921
BG1
1.7
0.1
0.0
1.5
0.0
23
RF
1
1920
1920
BRG
1.7
0.3
1.4
0.0
0.0
24
CF
7
1911
1920
MULT
1.4
2.3
-0.6
0.0
-0.4
25
SP
3
1911
1914
BRG
1.4
0.5
-0.2
1.1
-0.1
26
LF
1
1920
1920
BRG
1.4
0.8
0.7
0.0
-0.1
27
3B
1
1914-15
1914-15
ALM
1.4
1.3
0.0
0.0
0.1
28
SP
2
1915
1916
SLS
1.3
0.3
0.0
0.9
0.0
29
CF
8
1911
1919
MULT
1.2
2.4
-0.3
-0.4
-0.5
30
1B
1
1919
1919
BG1
1.2
1.3
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
31
CF
2
1920
1921
BG1
1.1
1.5
-0.1
0.0
-0.3
32
C
2
1920
1921
BG1
1.1
0.6
0.4
-0.3
0.3
33
3B
1
1919
1919
BG1
1.1
0.5
0.5
0.0
0.1
34
SS
1
1916
1916
SLS
1.1
1.3
-0.3
0.0
0.1
35
SP
1
1915
1915
SLS
1.0
0.1
0.0
0.9
0.0
36
SP
2
1920
1922
BRG/PRS
1.0
-0.3
-0.1
1.4
0.0
37
SP
1
1914-15
1914-15
ALM
0.9
0.3
-0.2
0.8
0.0
38
SS
2
1915
1916-17
BRK/SLS
0.9
-0.4
0.9
0.0
0.4
39
3B
4
1911
1917
BRG
0.9
1.2
-0.4
0.0
0.1
40
C
1
1914-15
1914-15
ALM
0.9
1.1
-0.3
0.0
0.1
41
3B
3
1915
1918
GRC/SLS
0.8
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.1
42
SP
2
1914
1916
BRG
0.8
-0.1
0.0
0.9
0.0
43
SP
2
1915
1916
SLS
0.7
0.2
0.1
0.3
0.0
44
CF
2
1915
1916
SLS
0.6
1.2
-0.5
0.0
-0.1
45
SS
1
1912
1912
BRG
0.6
0.4
0.1
0.0
0.0
46
SP
2
1920
1921
BG1
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
47
LF
1
1914-15
1914-15
FE
0.5
0.5
0.1
0.0
-0.1
48
SS
1
1922
1922
PRS
0.5
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
49
2B
1
1914-15
1914-15
ALM
0.5
-0.2
0.7
0.0
0.0
50
RF
1
1921
1921
BG1
0.5
0.9
-0.4
0.0
-0.1
51
LF
1
1916
1916
SLS
0.5
0.4
0.2
0.0
-0.1
52
RF
2
1914-15
1920
BRG/NLS
0.4
0.3
0.3
-0.2
0.0
53
3B
1
1911
1911
BRG
0.4
0.1
0.4
0.0
0.0
54
SP
3
1917
1919
BG1
0.4
-0.3
0.0
0.7
0.0
55
SP
1
1919
1919
BG1
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
56
RF
3
1910
1912
BRG/NBS
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
57
2B
1
1913
1913
BRG
0.4
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
58
C
2
1915
1916
SLS
0.4
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.1
59
SP
1
1914-15
1914-15
FE
0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.6
0.0
60
RF
1
1922
1922
PRS
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
61
SP
1
1914-15
1914-15
ALM
0.3
0.1
-0.2
0.5
0.0
62
SP
1
1916
1916
SLS
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
63
C
1
1916
1916
SLS
0.3
0.7
-0.5
0.0
0.1
64
2B
3
1916
1918
BG1/SLS
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
65
LF
1
1922
1922
PRS
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
66
RP
1
1912
1912
BRG
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
67
RP
1
1914-15
1914-15
FE
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
68
SP
2
1919
1920
BG1/BRG
0.3
0.2
-0.1
0.2
0.0
69
3B
1
1915-16
1915-16
BRK
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
70
SP
1
1921
1921
BG1
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
71
RP
1
1919
1919
BG1
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
72
LF
1
1918
1918
BG1
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
73
RP
1
1912
1912
BRG
0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.4
0.0
74
3B
1
1911
1911
BRG
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
75
C
3
1911
1919
BG1/BRG
0.2
-0.2
0.3
0.0
0.1
76
RP
1
1917
1917
BRG
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
77
RP
1
1914-15
1914-15
FE
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
78
CF
1
1922
1922
PRS
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
79
LF
1
1916
1916
BRG
0.2
-0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
80
RP
2
1910
1917
BG1/NBS
0.2
0.2
-0.1
0.1
0.0
81
LF
1
1914-15
1914-15
ALM
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
82
C
1
1916
1916
SLS
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
83
SP
1
1921
1921
BG1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
84
SP
1
1920
1920
BRG
0.1
0.5
0.0
-0.3
0.0
85
1B
2
1915
1916
SLS
0.1
0.6
-0.3
0.0
-0.2
86
CF
2
1918
1919
BG1
0.1
-0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
87
RF
1
1922
1922
PRS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
88
2B
1
1914-15
1914-15
FE
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
89
LF
2
1915-16
1916-17
BRK
0.1
0.3
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
90
C
2
1911
1912
BRG
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
91
SP
2
1915-16
1917
BRG/BRK
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
92
2B
1
1920
1920
BRG
0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
93
C
1
1921
1921
BG1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
94
C
1
1920
1920
BG1
0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
95
SS
1
1914-15
1914-15
ALM
0.1
-0.3
0.3
0.0
0.1
96
RF
1
1917
1917
BG1/BRG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
97
RP
1
1914-15
1914-15
ALM
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
98
C
1
1918
1918
BG1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
99
CF
1
1914-15
1914-15
ALM
0.0
0.4
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
100
-
1
1910
1910
NBS
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
101
2B
1
1911
1911
BRG
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
102
SS
1
1921
1921
BG1
0.0
-0.4
0.3
0.0
0.1
103
2B
1
1917
1917
BG1
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
104
1B
1
1918
1918
GRC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
105
RP
1
1919
1919
BG1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
106
1B
1
1914
1914
BRG
0.0
0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
107
RF
2
1911
1916
BRG
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
108
-
1
1916
1916
SLS
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
109
LF
1
1918
1918
GRC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
110
-
1
1917
1917
BRG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
111
2B
1
1918
1918
BG1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
112
SP
1
1921
1921
BG1
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
113
-
1
1910
1910
NBS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
114
3B
1
1918
1918
BG1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
115
2B
1
1918
1918
BG1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
116
-
1
1914-15
1914-15
FE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
117
-
1
1921
1921
BG1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
118
-
1
1913
1913
BRG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
119
C
1
1921
1921
BG1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
120
-
1
1921
1921
BG1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
121
CF
1
1919
1919
BG1
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
122
-
1
1910
1910
NBS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
123
-
1
1921
1921
BG1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
124
1B
1
1922
1922
PRS
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
125
-
1
1910
1910
NBS
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
126
3B
1
1914-15
1914-15
FE
0.0
0.4
-0.6
0.0
0.2
127
SS
1
1914-15
1914-15
FE
0.0
0.4
-0.5
0.0
0.2
128
2B
1
1920
1920
BRG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
129
SP
3
1911
1921
BG1/BRG
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
130
SS
1
1917
1917
BG1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
131
C
3
1912
1922
MULT
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
132
3B
1
1914-15
1914-15
ALM/FE
0.0
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
133
3B
2
1914-15
1919
BG1/NLS
0.0
-0.4
0.4
0.0
0.0
134
1B
2
1911
1912
BRG
-0.1
0.2
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
135
RF
1
1917
1917
BG1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
136
CF
1
1917
1917
BG1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
137
-
1
1910
1910
NBS
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
138
-
1
1911
1911
BRG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
139
-
1
1917
1917
BG1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
140
RF
1
1912
1912
BRG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
141
CF
2
1912
1913
BRG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
142
RF
1
1914-15
1914-15
FE
-0.1
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
143
-
1
1910
1910
NBS
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
144
-
1
1918
1918
BG1
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
145
-
1
1910
1910
NBS
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
146
SP
1
1918
1918
BG1
-0.1
0.0
0.1
-0.2
0.0
147
LF
2
1921
1922
BG1/PRS
-0.1
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
148
RF
1
1916
1916
BRG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
149
CF
1
1920
1920
BRG
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
150
LF
1
1919
1919
BG1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
151
-
1
1918
1918
GRC
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
152
-
1
1910
1910
NBS
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
153
SP
1
1920
1920
BRG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
154
1B
1
1922
1922
PRS
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
155
LF
2
1919
1921
BG1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
156
SS
1
1918
1918
BG1
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
157
CF
1
1914-15
1914-15
ALM
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
158
1B
1
1914-15
1914-15
ALM
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
159
C
1
1914-15
1914-15
ALM
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
160
C
1
1920
1920
BRG
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
161
2B
1
1913
1913
BRG
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
162
3B
1
1912
1912
BRG
-0.2
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
163
RP
1
1913
1913
BRG
-0.2
-0.4
0.1
0.2
0.0
164
C
2
1917
1922
BG1/PRS
-0.2
-0.4
0.1
0.0
0.1
165
C
2
1911
1912
BRG
-0.2
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
166
CF
1
1920
1920
BG1
-0.2
0.1
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
167
C
1
1914-15
1914-15
FE
-0.2
-0.4
0.0
0.0
0.1
168
RF
1
1918
1918
BG1
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
169
2B
1
1920
1920
BRG
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
170
2B
2
1916-17
1921
BG1/BRK
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
171
3B
2
1915
1916
SLS
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
172
LF
2
1917
1918
BG1
-0.2
-0.3
0.1
0.0
-0.1
173
RF
2
1914-15
1919
BG1/NLS
-0.3
0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.0
174
CF
1
1917
1917
BG1
-0.3
-0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
175
SP
3
1916
1918
BG1/BRG
-0.3
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
176
-
1
1916
1916
SLS
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
177
C
5
1917
1921
BG1
-0.3
-1.1
0.5
0.0
0.2
178
SP
4
1917
1920
BG1/BRG
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
179
-
1
1914-15
1914-15
FE
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
180
-
1
1921
1921
BG1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
181
1B
1
1920
1920
BRG
-0.3
0.7
-0.9
0.0
-0.1
182
C
2
1915
1916
SLS
-0.3
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
183
RF
1
1920
1920
BG1
-0.3
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
184
-
1
1916
1916
SLS
-0.4
0.1
0.0
-0.4
0.0
185
-
1
1919
1919
BG1
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
186
-
1
1920
1920
BRG
-0.4
0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.0
187
RF
1
1914-15
1914-15
FE
-0.4
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
188
-
1
1918
1918
BG1
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
189
SS
2
1911
1914-15
BRG/NLS
-0.4
0.0
-0.6
0.0
0.2
190
1B
1
1922
1922
PRS
-0.4
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
191
-
2
1918
1919
BG1
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
192
1B
1
1914-15
1914-15
FE
-0.4
-0.8
0.5
0.0
-0.1
193
CF
1
1918
1918
BG1
-0.4
-0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.0
194
-
1
1917
1917
BRG
-0.4
-0.1
0.0
-0.4
0.0
195
RF
1
1917
1917
BG1
-0.5
-0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.0
196
1B
2
1910
1915-16
BRK/NBS
-0.5
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.0
197
1B
2
1917
1918
BG1
-0.5
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
-0.1
198
3B
2
1918
1922
BG1/PRS
-0.5
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
199
RP
2
1921
1922
BG1/PRS
-0.5
-0.2
0.1
-0.4
0.0
200
3B
1
1913
1913
BRG
-0.5
-0.1
-0.5
0.0
0.1
201
SP
3
1910
1912
BRG/NBS
-0.6
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
202
3B
4
1911
1917
BRG
-0.6
-1.1
0.4
0.0
0.2
203
CF
1
1914-15
1914-15
FE
-0.6
-0.1
-0.1
-0.4
0.0
204
2B
1
1914-15
1914-15
FE
-0.6
-0.1
-0.4
0.0
0.0
205
RP
2
1910
1918
BG1/NBS
-0.7
-0.4
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
206
-
1
1916
1916
SLS
-0.7
0.0
0.0
-0.7
0.0
207
CF
1
1914-15
1914-15
FE
-0.8
-0.3
-0.4
0.0
-0.1
208
SS
4
1915
1918
MULT
-0.8
0.7
-1.8
0.0
0.3
209
C
5
1916
1921
BG1/BRG
-0.9
-1.5
0.4
0.0
0.2
210
RF
6
1912
1921
BG1/BRG
-0.9
1.2
-1.6
-0.2
-0.4
211
-
1
1914-15
1914-15
FE
-0.9
-0.1
0.0
-0.8
0.0
212
3B
4
1916
1921
BG1/BRG
-1.2
-1.2
0.1
-0.3
0.2
213
SP
3
1915-16
1918
MULT
-1.5
0.0
0.0
-1.5
0.0
214
RF
1
1914-15
1914-15
FE
-1.6
0.0
-0.2
-1.3
0.0

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