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Bill Akers
William G. Akers (December 25, 1904 – April 12, 1962), nicknamed Bump, was an American baseball infielder and soldier.
Akers played professional baseball for 11 seasons from 1924 to 1934, including four seasons in Major League Baseball with the Detroit Tigers (1929–1931) and Boston Braves (1932). He had his best season in the majors was 1930 when he appeared in 85 games and compiled a .375 on-base percentage with eight doubles, five triples, nine home runs, and 40 RBIs. During his four years in the major leagues, he played as a shortstop (99 games), third baseman (46 games), and second baseman (seven games). He compiled a .261 career batting average with a .349 on-base percentage.
During his minor league career, he also played for the Durham Bulls (1926–1927), New Orleans Pelicans (1928), Decatur Commodores (1928), Beaumont Exporters (1929), Kansas City Blues (1931), Baltimore Orioles (1932–1933), and Little Rock Travelers (1933–1934).
Akers later became a motorcycle policeman with the Arkansas State Troopers and served in the United States Army during World War II. He sent 31 months in the Pacific theater of operations and received a Presidential citation with two oak leaf clusters and campaign ribbons with four battle stars.
Akers was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 1904.
Akers began playing professional baseball in 1924 with the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Southern Association. He spent six years in the minors before making his major league debut, including stints with the Lookouts (1924), Jonesboro Buffaloes (1925), Danville Leafs (1926), Durham Bulls (1926–1927), New Orleans Pelicans (1928), Decatur Commodores (1928), and Beaumont Exporters (1929).
Playing for Decatur in the Three-Eye League during the 1928 season, he ranked high among the second basemen with a .956 fielding percentage. He developed a reputation in Decatur as "a steady fielder with a shotgun arm and a fair batting average." In January 1929, he was sold to the Beaumont Exporters of the Texas League. He had an outstanding season at Beaumont, batting .309 with 35 doubles, six triples, and 17 home runs.
In early September 1929, the Detroit Tigers purchased Akers from Beaumont for $10,000 and two players. He appeared in 29 games for the 1929 Tigers, including 24 as the team's starting shortstop, and compiled a .265 batting average and .351 on-base percentage with two doubles, a triple, a home run, nine RBIs, and a stolen base. He also started four double plays in a single game on September 22, 1929.
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Bill Akers
William G. Akers (December 25, 1904 – April 12, 1962), nicknamed Bump, was an American baseball infielder and soldier.
Akers played professional baseball for 11 seasons from 1924 to 1934, including four seasons in Major League Baseball with the Detroit Tigers (1929–1931) and Boston Braves (1932). He had his best season in the majors was 1930 when he appeared in 85 games and compiled a .375 on-base percentage with eight doubles, five triples, nine home runs, and 40 RBIs. During his four years in the major leagues, he played as a shortstop (99 games), third baseman (46 games), and second baseman (seven games). He compiled a .261 career batting average with a .349 on-base percentage.
During his minor league career, he also played for the Durham Bulls (1926–1927), New Orleans Pelicans (1928), Decatur Commodores (1928), Beaumont Exporters (1929), Kansas City Blues (1931), Baltimore Orioles (1932–1933), and Little Rock Travelers (1933–1934).
Akers later became a motorcycle policeman with the Arkansas State Troopers and served in the United States Army during World War II. He sent 31 months in the Pacific theater of operations and received a Presidential citation with two oak leaf clusters and campaign ribbons with four battle stars.
Akers was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 1904.
Akers began playing professional baseball in 1924 with the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Southern Association. He spent six years in the minors before making his major league debut, including stints with the Lookouts (1924), Jonesboro Buffaloes (1925), Danville Leafs (1926), Durham Bulls (1926–1927), New Orleans Pelicans (1928), Decatur Commodores (1928), and Beaumont Exporters (1929).
Playing for Decatur in the Three-Eye League during the 1928 season, he ranked high among the second basemen with a .956 fielding percentage. He developed a reputation in Decatur as "a steady fielder with a shotgun arm and a fair batting average." In January 1929, he was sold to the Beaumont Exporters of the Texas League. He had an outstanding season at Beaumont, batting .309 with 35 doubles, six triples, and 17 home runs.
In early September 1929, the Detroit Tigers purchased Akers from Beaumont for $10,000 and two players. He appeared in 29 games for the 1929 Tigers, including 24 as the team's starting shortstop, and compiled a .265 batting average and .351 on-base percentage with two doubles, a triple, a home run, nine RBIs, and a stolen base. He also started four double plays in a single game on September 22, 1929.