#6 Bill Virdon, Centerfield, 27 yrs, Baltimore Orioles Friday, 10/6/1958 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bill Virdon
6/9/1931 27 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 1958 (Automatic) 4 Year(s), 0 Days (688 total Days) 172 Day(s) 4 Year(s), 0 Days (688 total Days) 3 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 | 4 | 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 | | |
9/14 | @CHA | W 11-4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/15 | @BOS | L 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/16 | @BOS | L 3-10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/17 | @BOS | L 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
9/19 | @WS1 | L 4-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/20 | @WS1 | W 10-1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/21 | @WS1 | W 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/22 | CLE | W 7-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/23 | CLE | L 1-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/24 | CLE | W 6-5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 144 | 549 | 162 | 22 | 4 | 23 | 93 | 88 | 47 | 41 | .295 | .349 | .475 | .824 | .771 | .180 |
Projected | 151 | 578 | 170 | 23 | 4 | 24 | 98 | 93 | 49 | 43 | .295 | .349 | .475 | .824 | .771 | .180 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 126 | 602 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 261 | 49 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 92.3 | 6.1 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 132 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .212 | .243 | .273 | .516 |
vs. RHP | 417 | 134 | 17 | 4 | 22 | 81 | 74 | 41 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .321 | .380 | .540 | .920 |
Close/Late | 54 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .278 | .344 | .463 | .807 |
Scoring Position | 134 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 67 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .306 | .344 | .485 | .829 |
Pinch Hitting | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .357 | .438 | .571 | 1.009 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 71 | 270 | 85 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 54 | 45 | 21 | 20 | .315 | .361 | .504 | .864 |
Road | 73 | 279 | 77 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 39 | 43 | 26 | 21 | .276 | .334 | .448 | .782 |
March/April | 24 | 101 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 10 | .267 | .312 | .356 | .668 |
May | 26 | 100 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 10 | .270 | .336 | .450 | .786 |
June | 27 | 107 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 9 | .327 | .363 | .514 | .877 |
July | 24 | 89 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 4 | .348 | .402 | .584 | .986 |
August | 24 | 88 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 4 | .330 | .378 | .602 | .980 |
Sept/Oct | 19 | 64 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | .203 | .271 | .313 | .584 |
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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 |
Total | 562 | 2151 | 633 | 94 | 16 | 82 | 348 | 335 | 171 | 2 | 16 | 173 | 4 | 7 | .294 | .344 | .467 | .812 | |
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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% |
Third Base | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
Centerfield | 140 | 126 | 308 | 12 | 3 | 329 | 9 | .973 | 1123.2 | 2.64 | | | | |
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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
| RBI 1957 - 98 - 10th
| Runs 1957 - 100 - 10th
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