#3 Steve Bilko, First Base, 26 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals Monday, 10/2/1955 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Steve Bilko
11/13/1928 26 USA,PA,NANTICOKE 6"1 230
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) 6 / 6 (Extremely Popular) Good Normal Normal 3.5 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 $ 5,000,000 1959 7 Year(s), 2 Days (1206 total Days) 172 Day(s) 7 Year(s), 30 Days (1234 total Days) 7 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 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 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 | | |
9/13 | PHI | L 3-9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/15 | @MIL | L 3-4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | #4 | | |
9/16 | @MIL | W 9-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | #4 | | |
9/17 | @MIL | W 16-10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | #4 | | |
9/18 | @NYN | L 0-8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/19 | @NYN | L 6-7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/20 | @NYN | L 6-7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/22 | PIT | W 7-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/23 | PIT | W 9-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/24 | PIT | W 13-9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #3 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 142 | 501 | 146 | 26 | 1 | 34 | 101 | 117 | 98 | 96 | .291 | .405 | .551 | .956 | 1.011 | .259 |
Projected | 149 | 527 | 154 | 27 | 1 | 36 | 106 | 123 | 103 | 101 | .291 | .405 | .551 | .956 | 1.011 | .259 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 134 | 604 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 276 | 61 | 0 | 1 | .0 | 116.8 | 8.4 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 185 | 58 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 35 | 45 | 40 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .314 | .436 | .659 | 1.095 |
vs. RHP | 316 | 88 | 15 | 0 | 17 | 66 | 72 | 58 | 59 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .278 | .386 | .487 | .874 |
Close/Late | 59 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .322 | .414 | .695 | 1.109 |
Scoring Position | 135 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 59 | 0 | 34 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .405 | .444 | .849 |
Pinch Hitting | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .375 | .625 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 72 | 240 | 73 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 45 | 58 | 53 | 45 | .304 | .426 | .571 | .997 |
Road | 70 | 261 | 73 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 56 | 59 | 45 | 51 | .280 | .383 | .533 | .916 |
March/April | 24 | 92 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 17 | .272 | .370 | .554 | .925 |
May | 28 | 96 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 22 | .260 | .355 | .552 | .907 |
June | 25 | 82 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 26 | 22 | 16 | .305 | .448 | .524 | .972 |
July | 18 | 57 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 10 | .368 | .479 | .772 | 1.251 |
August | 26 | 94 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 16 | 15 | .298 | .400 | .500 | .900 |
Sept/Oct | 21 | 80 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 16 | .275 | .398 | .475 | .873 |
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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 |
Total | 996 | 3302 | 840 | 152 | 21 | 181 | 618 | 546 | 475 | 3 | 35 | 777 | 3 | 8 | .254 | .345 | .478 | .823 | |
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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% |
First Base | 138 | 134 | 1445 | 117 | 124 | 1571 | 9 | .994 | 1168.1 | 12.10 | | | | |
Rightfield | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.0 | 3.38 | | | | |
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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...
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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
| Runs 1953 - 102 - 8th
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