#6 Bill Virdon, Centerfield, 28 yrs, Baltimore Orioles Thursday, 10/5/1959 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bill Virdon
6/9/1931 28 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 1959 (Automatic) 5 Year(s), 0 Days (860 total Days) 172 Day(s) 5 Year(s), 0 Days (860 total Days) 4 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 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 | | |
9/13 | BOS | L 5-10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/14 | BOS | L 3-10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/15 | @KC | L 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/17 | @KC | L 0-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/19 | @CLE | W 6-1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/20 | @CLE | L 7-8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/21 | @CLE | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/22 | DET | W 7-2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/23 | DET | W 13-8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/24 | DET | W 11-6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 144 | 515 | 151 | 22 | 4 | 21 | 73 | 83 | 56 | 46 | .293 | .362 | .474 | .836 | .805 | .181 |
Projected | 151 | 542 | 159 | 23 | 4 | 22 | 77 | 87 | 59 | 48 | .293 | .362 | .474 | .836 | .805 | .181 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 135 | 582 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 244 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 89.6 | 6.3 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 146 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .253 | .313 | .397 | .710 |
vs. RHP | 369 | 114 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 58 | 63 | 42 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .309 | .378 | .504 | .882 |
Close/Late | 43 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 | .354 | .395 | .750 |
Scoring Position | 138 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 51 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .246 | .337 | .435 | .772 |
Pinch Hitting | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .429 | .333 | .762 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 71 | 251 | 80 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 42 | 48 | 33 | 21 | .319 | .394 | .530 | .924 |
Road | 73 | 264 | 71 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 31 | 35 | 23 | 25 | .269 | .321 | .420 | .741 |
March/April | 22 | 84 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 9 | .333 | .392 | .560 | .951 |
May | 27 | 102 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 10 | .245 | .301 | .392 | .693 |
June | 28 | 98 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 7 | .357 | .429 | .602 | 1.031 |
July | 25 | 87 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | .276 | .340 | .379 | .720 |
August | 25 | 89 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 10 | .180 | .242 | .281 | .523 |
Sept/Oct | 17 | 55 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 2 | .418 | .484 | .727 | 1.212 |
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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 |
1958 | 144 | 549 | 162 | 22 | 4 | 23 | 93 | 88 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 2 | 3 | .295 | .349 | .475 | .824 | BAL |
1959 | 144 | 515 | 151 | 22 | 4 | 21 | 73 | 83 | 56 | 1 | 3 | 46 | 1 | 0 | .293 | .362 | .474 | .836 | BAL |
Total | 706 | 2666 | 784 | 116 | 20 | 103 | 421 | 418 | 227 | 3 | 19 | 219 | 5 | 7 | .294 | .348 | .468 | .816 | |
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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 | 142 | 135 | 338 | 10 | 4 | 354 | 6 | .983 | 1191.1 | 2.67 | | | | |
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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... Had 5 hits with 6 RBI against Kansas City on 6/12/1958...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Hits 1957 - 180 - 4th 1958 - 162 - 10th
| RBI 1957 - 98 - 10th 1958 - 93 - 10th
| Runs 1957 - 100 - 10th
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