| Billy Myers | |
|---|---|
 Myers, circa 1939 | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born:(1910-08-14)August 14, 1910 Enola, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| Died: April 10, 1995(1995-04-10) (aged 84) Carlisle, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 16, 1935, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 25, 1941, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .257 |
| Home runs | 45 |
| Runs batted in | 243 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
William Harrison Myers (August 14, 1910 – April 10, 1995) was an Americanshortstop inMajor League Baseball who played from 1935 through 1941 for theCincinnati Reds (1935–1940) andChicago Cubs (1941). Listed at 5' 8", 168 lb., Myers batted and threw right-handed. He was born inEnola,Pennsylvania. His younger brother,Lynn, was also a major leaguer.
Myers hit .313 for Triple-A Columbus in 1934 before joining Cincinnati in 1935, to become the Reds' starting shortstop for the next six seasons and served as their team captain. A valuable defensive player, he was recognized as a master of reading baserunners' intents and picking uphit-and-run andstolen base signs from opposing teams.
In his rookie season, Myers hit .267 with 30extra base hits and a .315on-base percentage in 117 games. In 1937 was considered in theNational League MVP vote, after hitting .251 andslugging .370 with a .328 OBP in 124 games. His most productive season came in 1939, when he posted career-numbers in games (130),runs (79),home runs (12) andRBI (56), while hitting .281, also a career-high. He was included in the MVP vote for the second time and also appeared in theWorld Series against theYankees. But Myers is best remembered for his game-winningsacrifice fly in Game 7 of the1940 World Series againstDetroit. During the 1939 and 1940 pennant-winning seasons, he was also a part of the Reds' "Jungle Club" infield and was nicknamed "Jaguar" by teammateBilly Werber.[1]
In a seven-season career, Myers was a .257 hitter with 45 home runs and 243 RBI in 738 games, including 319 runs, 88doubles, 33triples, 23stolen bases and a .328 OBP. He collected a .946fielding percentage in 712 games at shortstop and hit .200 (7-for-35) in 11 World Series games.
Following his playing retirement, Myersscouted for various teams for several years. In 1966, he gained induction into theCincinnati Reds Hall of Fame.
Myers died at the age of 84 inCarlisle, Pennsylvania.