#6 Bill Virdon, Centerfield, 25 yrs, Baltimore Orioles Thursday, 10/5/1956 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bill Virdon
6/9/1931 25 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 : Prospect rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 3.0 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 1956 (Automatic) 2 Year(s), 0 Days (344 total Days) 172 Day(s) 2 Year(s), 0 Days (344 total Days) 1 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
Talent | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 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 | | |
8/22 | @KC | L 3-12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
8/23 | @KC | L 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
8/25 | CHA | L 2-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
8/26 | CHA | L 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
8/27 | CHA | L 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
8/28 | @BOS | L 4-6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
8/29 | @BOS | W 10-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
8/30 | @BOS | L 5-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/1 | @NYY | W 5-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/2 | @NYY | W 9-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | #6 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 126 | 468 | 131 | 18 | 3 | 18 | 79 | 58 | 35 | 37 | .280 | .326 | .447 | .773 | .689 | .167 |
Projected | 133 | 492 | 138 | 19 | 3 | 19 | 83 | 61 | 37 | 39 | .280 | .326 | .447 | .773 | .689 | .167 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 120 | 512 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 209 | 39 | 0 | 1 | .0 | 66.2 | 4.9 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 136 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 11 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .335 | .397 | .733 |
vs. RHP | 332 | 97 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 46 | 47 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .292 | .321 | .467 | .788 |
Close/Late | 45 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .255 | .244 | .499 |
Scoring Position | 109 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 64 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .321 | .386 | .578 | .964 |
Pinch Hitting | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 64 | 226 | 65 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 37 | 30 | 18 | 16 | .288 | .333 | .447 | .780 |
Road | 62 | 242 | 66 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 42 | 28 | 17 | 21 | .273 | .316 | .446 | .762 |
March/April | 25 | 89 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 6 | .247 | .307 | .404 | .711 |
May | 22 | 87 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 9 | .276 | .330 | .333 | .663 |
June | 27 | 102 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 10 | .284 | .311 | .402 | .713 |
July | 23 | 86 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 3 | .291 | .330 | .628 | .958 |
August | 27 | 97 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 8 | .320 | .352 | .505 | .858 |
Sept/Oct | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 | .222 | .000 | .222 |
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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 |
Total | 272 | 1019 | 291 | 44 | 7 | 38 | 157 | 147 | 75 | 1 | 9 | 82 | 1 | 3 | .286 | .332 | .454 | .787 | |
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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 | 123 | 120 | 302 | 18 | 4 | 322 | 2 | .994 | 1048.0 | 2.77 | | | | |
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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...
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