#41 Bill Mills, Catcher, 28 yrs, Philadelphia (A) Athletics
Friday, 10/20/1949 |
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| Bill Mills
11/2/1920
28
USA,MA,BOSTON
5"10
180
Catcher
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$ 350,000
1949 (Arbitration eligible)
4 Year(s), 0 Days (688 total Days)
172 Day(s)
4 Year(s), 0 Days (688 total Days)
5 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Versus LHP | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Versus RHP | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Talent | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
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| Fielding Ratings
C : 7 (Range), .954 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 7
Infield Arm : 7
Outfield Arm : 1
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 8/25 | @BOS | W 4-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
| 8/30 | CLE | W 5-3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #7 | | |
| 9/3 | SLA | L 5-7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #7 | | |
| 9/5 | @CHA | L 3-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #6 | | |
| 9/11 | @NYY | L 3-5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
| 9/14 | BOS | L 5-7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
| 9/15 | BOS | W 4-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | #6 | | |
| 9/21 | CLE | L 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | #7 | | |
| 9/30 | NYY | W 10-8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | #7 | | |
| 10/4 | @CLE | W 6-3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 46 | 147 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 39 | .245 | .291 | .340 | .631 | .531 | .095 |
| Projected | 46 | 147 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 39 | .245 | .291 | .340 | .631 | .531 | .095 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 38 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 14.9 | 3.5 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 46 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .277 | .370 | .646 |
| vs. RHP | 101 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .238 | .297 | .327 | .624 |
| Close/Late | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .375 | .450 | .500 | .950 |
| Scoring Position | 41 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .317 | .370 | .390 | .760 |
| Pinch Hitting | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .286 | .333 | .619 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 29 | 93 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 29 | .215 | .245 | .258 | .503 |
| Road | 17 | 54 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 10 | .296 | .361 | .481 | .842 |
| March/April | 5 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .188 | .278 | .250 | .528 |
| May | 10 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | .241 | .313 | .379 | .692 |
| June | 8 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .269 | .259 | .346 | .605 |
| July | 7 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .154 | .179 | .154 | .332 |
| August | 8 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .400 | .429 | .750 | 1.179 |
| Sept/Oct | 8 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | .233 | .303 | .233 | .536 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1946 | 121 | 422 | 80 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 31 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 113 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .225 | .265 | .490 | PHA |
| 1947 | 75 | 230 | 56 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .297 | .300 | .597 | PHA |
| 1948 | 49 | 137 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .228 | .299 | .527 | PHA |
| 1949 | 46 | 147 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .291 | .340 | .631 | PHA |
| Total | 291 | 936 | 198 | 37 | 5 | 9 | 94 | 75 | 55 | 0 | 6 | 249 | 0 | 0 | .212 | .254 | .291 | .544 | |
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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 |
| 1944, A | 116 | 415 | 90 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 56 | 105 | 1 | 0 | .217 | .304 | .248 | .552 |
| 1944, AAA | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| 1945, A | 138 | 525 | 126 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 55 | 52 | 45 | 120 | 5 | 2 | .240 | .296 | .358 | .654 |
| 1946, A | 15 | 58 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .293 | .388 | .500 | .888 |
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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 |
| 1948 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 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% |
| Catcher | 39 | 38 | 260 | 20 | 1 | 283 | 3 | .989 | 330.0 | 7.72 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 54.2 |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 17th overall pick, by Philadelphia (A) in 1944...
Had first career hit on 4/17/1946, off Andy Lapihuska (CLE)...
Hit first career homerun on 6/16/1946, off Murry Dickson (CLE)...
1/31/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
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