#6 Bill Virdon, Centerfield, 26 yrs, Baltimore Orioles Tuesday, 10/3/1957 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bill Virdon
6/9/1931 26 USA,MI,HAZEL PARK 6"0 175
Centerfield L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1957 (Automatic) 3 Year(s), 0 Days (516 total Days) 172 Day(s) 3 Year(s), 0 Days (516 total Days) 2 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
Talent | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 5 1 2 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings CF : 9 (Range), .982 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 6 Outfield Arm : 9
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/14 | @CLE | W 11-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/15 | CHA | W 5-4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/16 | CHA | W 12-11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/17 | CHA | W 14-6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/19 | CLE | W 6-5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #5 | PoG | |
9/20 | CLE | W 7-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/21 | CLE | L 0-15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/22 | @DET | L 2-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/23 | @DET | W 7-6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/24 | @DET | W 6-4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 146 | 583 | 180 | 28 | 5 | 21 | 98 | 100 | 49 | 50 | .309 | .361 | .482 | .843 | .794 | .173 |
Projected | 154 | 613 | 189 | 29 | 5 | 22 | 103 | 105 | 52 | 53 | .309 | .361 | .482 | .843 | .794 | .173 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 141 | 638 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 281 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 101.2 | 6.5 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 167 | 47 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .318 | .401 | .720 |
vs. RHP | 416 | 133 | 21 | 3 | 18 | 68 | 86 | 39 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .320 | .378 | .514 | .892 |
Close/Late | 67 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .239 | .307 | .373 | .680 |
Scoring Position | 152 | 51 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 77 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .336 | .407 | .539 | .946 |
Pinch Hitting | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 72 | 271 | 78 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 45 | 44 | 24 | 20 | .288 | .343 | .443 | .786 |
Road | 74 | 312 | 102 | 19 | 2 | 12 | 53 | 56 | 25 | 30 | .327 | .375 | .516 | .891 |
March/April | 24 | 96 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 8 | .302 | .385 | .438 | .823 |
May | 26 | 105 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 11 | .267 | .310 | .381 | .691 |
June | 25 | 97 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 21 | 6 | 8 | .371 | .404 | .711 | 1.115 |
July | 26 | 101 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 12 | .277 | .315 | .465 | .780 |
August | 25 | 108 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 6 | .333 | .385 | .519 | .903 |
Sept/Oct | 20 | 76 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 5 | .303 | .369 | .355 | .724 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1955 | 146 | 551 | 160 | 26 | 4 | 20 | 78 | 89 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 1 | 2 | .290 | .338 | .461 | .799 | BAL |
1956 | 126 | 468 | 131 | 18 | 3 | 18 | 79 | 58 | 35 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 1 | .280 | .326 | .447 | .773 | BAL |
1957 | 146 | 583 | 180 | 28 | 5 | 21 | 98 | 100 | 49 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 1 | 1 | .309 | .361 | .482 | .843 | BAL,AL |
Total | 418 | 1602 | 471 | 72 | 12 | 59 | 255 | 247 | 124 | 2 | 13 | 132 | 2 | 4 | .294 | .343 | .464 | .807 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Centerfield | 145 | 141 | 358 | 12 | 4 | 374 | 4 | .989 | 1281.1 | 2.63 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 13th overall pick, by Baltimore in 1955... Had first career hit on 4/4/1955, off Connie Johnson (WS1)... Hit first career homerun on 5/5/1955, off Steve Gromek (KC)... Won Gold Glove Award at Centerfield in 1955... Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1956, hitting .500 with 5 HR, 13 RBI... Injured on 9/2/1956 with a Dislocated Shoulder, out for 9 weeks... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1957, hitting .371 with 8 HR, 26 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 7/3/1957, hitting .500 with 5 HR, 16 RBI... Was selected to the 1957 Allstar game... Won Gold Glove Award at Centerfield in 1957...
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