#3 Steve Bilko, First Base, 30 yrs, New York (A) Yankees Thursday, 10/5/1959 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Steve Bilko
11/13/1928 30 USA,PA,NANTICOKE 6"1 235
First Base R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Loyal Some ability 3 / 6 (Well Known) 5 / 6 (Very Popular) Good Normal Normal 3.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : 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 $ 5,000,000 1959 $ 5,000,000 (4 year(s)) 11 Year(s), 2 Days (1894 total Days) 172 Day(s) 11 Year(s), 30 Days (1922 total Days) 11 Year(s) 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
Talent | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 2 1 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 4 (Range), .993 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 3 (Range), .956 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 4 Outfield Arm : 3
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/17 | BOS | W 8-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/19 | @CHA | L 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/20 | @CHA | L 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/21 | @CHA | W 10-7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/22 | @WS1 | W 6-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/23 | @WS1 | L 9-10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/24 | @WS1 | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/28 | CIN | W 12-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/30 | @CIN | W 11-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/1 | @CIN | L 3-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 112 | 256 | 77 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 52 | 51 | 43 | 47 | .301 | .398 | .543 | .941 | 1.011 | .242 |
Projected | 118 | 269 | 81 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 55 | 54 | 45 | 49 | .301 | .398 | .543 | .941 | 1.011 | .242 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 54 | 306 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 139 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 59.9 | 8.6 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 129 | 46 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .357 | .463 | .682 | 1.145 |
vs. RHP | 127 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .244 | .326 | .402 | .728 |
Close/Late | 43 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .233 | .340 | .256 | .595 |
Scoring Position | 77 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .260 | .308 | .390 | .697 |
Pinch Hitting | 46 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .283 | .370 | .391 | .762 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 56 | 111 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 19 | 20 | 21 | .315 | .407 | .631 | 1.038 |
Road | 56 | 145 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 32 | 23 | 26 | .290 | .386 | .476 | .862 |
Last Week | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 |
March/April | 16 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | .242 | .325 | .364 | .689 |
May | 16 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | .256 | .304 | .512 | .816 |
June | 21 | 44 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | .295 | .400 | .455 | .855 |
July | 17 | 45 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 10 | .311 | .404 | .622 | 1.026 |
August | 21 | 56 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 5 | .304 | .444 | .607 | 1.052 |
Sept/Oct | 21 | 35 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | .400 | .463 | .657 | 1.121 |
Postseason | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1949 | 162 | 500 | 108 | 21 | 3 | 19 | 70 | 56 | 58 | 1 | 6 | 130 | 1 | 1 | .216 | .296 | .384 | .680 | SLN |
1950 | 104 | 134 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .365 | .537 | .902 | SLN |
1951 | 151 | 566 | 140 | 26 | 3 | 27 | 97 | 82 | 76 | 0 | 4 | 134 | 0 | 3 | .247 | .334 | .447 | .781 | SLN |
1952 | 146 | 541 | 130 | 25 | 4 | 28 | 111 | 81 | 66 | 0 | 4 | 144 | 0 | 1 | .240 | .321 | .457 | .777 | SLN |
1953 | 148 | 545 | 161 | 21 | 4 | 40 | 126 | 102 | 79 | 0 | 9 | 118 | 2 | 1 | .295 | .379 | .569 | .948 | SLN,NL |
1954 | 143 | 515 | 119 | 26 | 5 | 24 | 80 | 85 | 77 | 1 | 5 | 118 | 0 | 1 | .231 | .329 | .441 | .770 | SLN |
1955 | 142 | 501 | 146 | 26 | 1 | 34 | 101 | 117 | 98 | 0 | 4 | 96 | 0 | 1 | .291 | .405 | .551 | .956 | SLN |
1956 | 148 | 523 | 157 | 26 | 3 | 32 | 127 | 94 | 93 | 2 | 3 | 108 | 0 | 3 | .300 | .406 | .545 | .951 | SLN |
1957 | 149 | 533 | 156 | 24 | 2 | 30 | 97 | 104 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 122 | 0 | 1 | .293 | .404 | .514 | .918 | SLN |
1958 | 124 | 432 | 128 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 62 | 74 | 66 | 1 | 2 | 88 | 1 | 0 | .296 | .389 | .463 | .852 | SLN NYY |
1959 | 112 | 256 | 77 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 52 | 51 | 43 | 1 | 4 | 47 | 1 | 0 | .301 | .398 | .543 | .941 | NYY |
Total | 1529 | 5046 | 1358 | 231 | 29 | 276 | 956 | 869 | 777 | 7 | 45 | 1142 | 5 | 12 | .269 | .365 | .490 | .855 | |
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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 |
1958 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .450 | .533 | .983 |
1959 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 |
Total | 9 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .435 | .471 | .905 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 80 | 45 | 459 | 40 | 51 | 501 | 2 | .996 | 465.1 | 9.69 | | | | |
Rightfield | 9 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1.000 | 76.0 | 2.37 | | | | |
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Achievements Drove in 7 runs against Pittsburgh on 7/8/1952... Drove in 6 runs against Cincinnati on 6/6/1953... Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1953, hitting .389 with 2 HR, 8 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1953, hitting .389 with 11 HR, 28 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Pittsburgh on 4/27/1954... 9/25/1954: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis (N), $5,000,000 per year, for 5 years. Injured on 7/1/1955 with a Pulled Hamstring Muscle, out for one week... Drove in 6 runs against Pittsburgh on 8/6/1956... Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1956, hitting .391 with 5 HR, 7 RBI... Injured on 7/6/1958 with a Torn Hip Muscle, out for 2-3 weeks... Traded from St. Louis (N) to New York (A) on 7/30/1958 (Going to STL: CF Jim Small. Going to NYY: 1B Steve Bilko, P Al Worthington)... 6/21/1959: Signed a contract extension with New York (A), $5,000,000 per year, for 4 years. Won World Championship with New York (A) in 1959...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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SLG 1953 - .569 - 3rd
| OPS 1953 - .948 - 6th
| Homeruns 1953 - 40 - 3rd
| RBI 1952 - 111 - 6th 1953 - 126 - 4th 1956 - 127 - 5th
| Runs 1953 - 102 - 8th 1955 - 117 - 8th
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BB 1955 - 98 - 5th 1956 - 93 - 7th 1957 - 100 - 3rd
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