Bill Hall

Full Name: William Hall Primary Position: OF Height/Weight: 6' 0"/175 First Game: September 1, 2002 Birthdate: December 28, 1979 MLB Experience: 7 years Birthplace: Nettleton, Mississippi Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Biography

William Hall was born on December 28, 1979 in Nettleton, Mississippi and is a center fielder for the Milwaukee Brewers. Hall began his career as a utility infielder, but after a breakout season in 2006, he was moved into the lineup full time because the infield positions were already filled by the Brewers' other young prospects.

Hall was drafted by the Brewers in the 6th round with the 176th overall pick in the 1998 June draft. As a minor leaguer, Hall did not put up terrific statistics. His best season was in 2001, when he spent time in both High A and Double-A. He batted .289 with 18 home runs and 65 RBIs. He was a September call-up in 2002 and finally made his major league debut on September 1, 2002. He spent time between Triple-A and the majors again in 2003 before being called up for good for the 2004 season.

2004

Hall played in 126 games and batted just .238 with nine homers and 53 runs batted in, spending time mostly as a utility infielder.

2005

Hall stayed in the utility infielder role and improved tremendously. He batted .291 with 17 home runs and 62 runs batted in, causing many people to call for Hall to be inserted into a starting role for 2006.

2006

Hall was rewarded by being given a platoon role at third base. He would share duties with Corey Koskie, where Hall would play when the Brewers were facing a left-handed pitcher and Koskie when they faced a right-handed pitcher.

After J.J. Hardy was lost for the season with an ankle injury, Hall was given starting shortstop duties and responded by hitting 35 home runs and driving in 85 RBIs.

On Mother's Day, Hall hit a walk-off home run against the New York Mets using a special Mother's Day pink bat with his mother in the stands. The bat was later auctioned, only to be bought by Brewers' owner Mark Attanasio for $25,000 as a gift for Hall's mother.

2007

Hall began the season on a slump as the Brewers jumped into first place in the NL Central. His batting average dipped as low as .250 on June 8. A month later, Hall raised it 20 points to .271 but was sprained his ankle after leaping for a catch at the wall on July 5. Through July 5, Hall had hit nine home runs with 38 runs batted in.

Scouting Report

Hall has above average power and is a very good fielder. After the move to center field, Hall struggled at first but adjusted quickly. Despite his power at the plate, Hall is prone to the strikeout.

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
2002	MIL	N	19	36	3	7	1	5	.194	.256	.361	1	1	3	13	0	0	0	0	1
2003	MIL	N	52	142	23	37	5	20	.261	.298	.458	9	2	7	28	1	4	1	0	5
2004	MIL	N	126	390	43	93	9	53	.238	.276	.374	20	3	20	119	1	2	12	1	4
2005	MIL	N	146	501	69	146	17	62	.291	.342	.495	39	6	39	103	1	2	18	2	11
2006	MIL	N	148	537	101	145	35	85	.270	.345	.553	39	4	53	162	1	3	8	6	12
2007	MIL	N	136	452	59	115	14	63	.254	.315	.425	35	0	40	128	3	1	4	1	9
Total			627	2058	298	543	81	288	.264	.320	.467	143	16	172	553	7	12	43	10	42

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
2002	MIL	N	SS	13	9	86	15	22	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	.949
2002	MIL	N	3B	2	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2003	MIL	N	2B	18	14	134.2	41	46	4	14	0	0	0	0	0	.956
2003	MIL	N	SS	18	18	153	31	49	4	11	0	0	0	0	0	.952
2003	MIL	N	3B	1	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2004	MIL	N	2B	50	47	418.1	95	113	9	29	0	0	0	0	0	.959
2004	MIL	N	SS	37	33	303.2	59	116	8	23	0	0	0	0	0	.956
2004	MIL	N	3B	11	7	72	6	22	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	.933
2005	MIL	N	SS	66	58	500.1	87	158	6	31	0	0	0	0	0	.976
2005	MIL	N	3B	59	49	435.1	39	84	6	11	0	0	0	0	0	.953
2005	MIL	N	2B	23	21	185	44	53	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	.960
2006	MIL	N	SS	127	126	1090.1	173	321	17	56	0	0	0	0	0	.967
2006	MIL	N	3B	11	10	86	5	15	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.909
2006	MIL	N	OF	7	3	32	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2006	MIL	N	CF	7	3	32	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2006	MIL	N	2B	4	4	34	6	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2007	MIL	N	OF	130	116	1022.1	295	5	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.971
2007	MIL	N	CF	130	116	1022.1	295	5	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.971
Total			SS	261	244	2133.1	365	666	37	126	0	0	0	0	0	.965
Total			CF	137	119	1054.1	306	6	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.972
Total			OF	137	119	1054.1	306	6	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.972
Total			2B	95	86	772	186	221	17	49	0	0	0	0	0	.960
Total			3B	84	66	602.1	52	121	11	17	0	0	0	0	0	.940

See also

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