#3 Steve Bilko, First Base, 25 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals Thursday, 10/5/1954 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Steve Bilko
11/13/1928 25 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) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Normal 2.5 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 $ 150,000 1954 $ 5,000,000 (5 year(s)) 6 Year(s), 2 Days (1034 total Days) 172 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 30 Days (1062 total Days) 6 Year(s) 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
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 | | |
9/14 | CHN | L 2-9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/15 | NYN | L 2-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/16 | NYN | W 5-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | #6 | | |
9/17 | NYN | W 10-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/19 | @BRO | W 5-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/20 | @BRO | W 8-5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | #3 | | |
9/21 | @BRO | L 9-10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | #6 | | |
9/22 | @PHI | W 6-5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/23 | @PHI | L 6-7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/24 | @PHI | W 7-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | #3 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 143 | 515 | 119 | 26 | 5 | 24 | 80 | 85 | 77 | 118 | .231 | .329 | .441 | .770 | .731 | .210 |
Projected | 150 | 542 | 125 | 27 | 5 | 25 | 84 | 89 | 81 | 124 | .231 | .329 | .441 | .770 | .731 | .210 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 130 | 601 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 227 | 55 | 0 | 1 | .0 | 74.9 | 4.8 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 172 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 30 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .227 | .335 | .436 | .771 |
vs. RHP | 343 | 80 | 18 | 3 | 16 | 59 | 56 | 47 | 82 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .324 | .443 | .767 |
Close/Late | 65 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .277 | .355 | .569 | .924 |
Scoring Position | 138 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 53 | 0 | 31 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .188 | .330 | .435 | .764 |
Pinch Hitting | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .500 | .667 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 70 | 245 | 52 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 69 | .212 | .300 | .396 | .696 |
Road | 73 | 270 | 67 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 50 | 52 | 46 | 49 | .248 | .352 | .481 | .834 |
March/April | 22 | 87 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 22 | .241 | .333 | .448 | .782 |
May | 23 | 61 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 7 | .246 | .347 | .492 | .838 |
June | 26 | 103 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 25 | .223 | .305 | .427 | .732 |
July | 24 | 100 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 25 | .220 | .297 | .480 | .777 |
August | 27 | 90 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 20 | .278 | .383 | .456 | .839 |
Sept/Oct | 21 | 74 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 19 | .176 | .307 | .338 | .645 |
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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 |
Total | 854 | 2801 | 694 | 126 | 20 | 147 | 517 | 429 | 377 | 3 | 31 | 681 | 3 | 7 | .248 | .334 | .464 | .799 | |
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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 | 139 | 130 | 1416 | 114 | 153 | 1541 | 11 | .993 | 1165.1 | 11.90 | | | | |
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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.
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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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