Billy Southworth

Quotes About Southworth
"Southworth takes all the credit when the Braves win and blames the players when they lose. I think he'll quit the team and Tommy Holmes will get the job. It could happen sooner than you think." — former Braves' pitcher Bobby Hogue, early in 1951, predicting (correctly) that Billy Southworth would step down as Boston manager.

"Billy did a fine job for the Braves. He came to us when we were nothing and by wise decisions and smart trading ability, brought us up into the first division and then to a pennant in 1948." — Boston Braves General Manager John Quinn

Played For
Cleveland Indians (1913-1915)
Pittsburgh Pirates (1920)
Boston Braves (1921-1923)
New York Giants (1924-1926)
St. Louis Cardinals (1926-1929)

Managed
St. Louis Cardinals (1929-1945)
Boston Braves (1946-1951)

Where He Played
Right field (more than 800 games), some center.

Born
William Harrison Southworth was born on March 9, 1893, in Harvard, NE.

Died
November 15, 1969, Columbus, OH

Batted:  Left
Threw:  Right

Primary Position:  OF

Primary Team:  BSN

Major League Debut
August 4, 1913

Nine Other Players Who Debuted in 1913
Edd Roush
Wally Pipp
Billy Southworth
Wally Schang
Milt Stock
Bubbles Hargrave
Bob Shawkey
Dutch Leonard
Pep Young

Hall of Fame Voting Year Election Votes Pct 1945 BBWAA 1 .4% 1946 Nominating Vote 1 .5% 1949 BBWAA 7 4.6% 1950 BBWAA 1 .6% 1951 BBWAA 4 1.8% 1952 BBWAA 1 .4% 1953 BBWAA 2 .8% 1958 BBWAA 18 6.8%

Post-Season Appearances
1924 World Series
1926 World Series

Notes
On August 16, 1949, Southworth left the Boston club due to exhaustion and dissension in the clubhouse. His coach, Johhny Cooney, managed the team the remainder of the season. Southworth was back at the helm in 1950.

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