#6 Bill Virdon, Centerfield, 29 yrs, Baltimore Orioles Thursday, 10/5/1960 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bill Virdon
6/9/1931 29 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 : 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 1960 $ 8,300,000 (4 year(s)) 6 Year(s), 0 Days (1032 total Days) 172 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 0 Days (1032 total Days) 5 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 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 : 10 (Range), .984 (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 | | |
9/12 | @WS1 | L 2-5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/14 | DET | W 13-7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #7 | PoG | |
9/15 | DET | L 1-8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/17 | @KC | W 2-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/18 | @KC | W 4-1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/19 | BOS | W 6-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/22 | CLE | W 9-1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #4 | PoG | |
9/24 | @NYY | L 4-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/26 | @WS1 | L 4-11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/27 | CLE | W 8-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 140 | 489 | 149 | 27 | 0 | 23 | 87 | 88 | 43 | 32 | .305 | .358 | .501 | .859 | .824 | .196 |
Projected | 148 | 518 | 158 | 29 | 0 | 24 | 92 | 93 | 46 | 34 | .305 | .358 | .501 | .859 | .824 | .196 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 114 | 539 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 245 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 87.6 | 6.6 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 90 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .189 | .267 | .322 | .590 |
vs. RHP | 399 | 132 | 24 | 0 | 20 | 72 | 76 | 33 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .331 | .379 | .541 | .920 |
Close/Late | 70 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .354 | .471 | .825 |
Scoring Position | 123 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 61 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .293 | .372 | .520 | .892 |
Pinch Hitting | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .350 | .458 | .600 | 1.058 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 68 | 235 | 63 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 38 | 44 | 15 | 18 | .268 | .311 | .455 | .766 |
Road | 72 | 254 | 86 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 49 | 44 | 28 | 14 | .339 | .400 | .543 | .943 |
Last Week | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 |
March/April | 24 | 85 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 8 | .224 | .277 | .341 | .618 |
May | 25 | 92 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 4 | .380 | .426 | .641 | 1.067 |
June | 25 | 86 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 7 | .372 | .404 | .616 | 1.021 |
July | 23 | 80 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 4 | .300 | .380 | .537 | .918 |
August | 25 | 88 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | .318 | .362 | .420 | .782 |
Sept/Oct | 18 | 58 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 3 | .190 | .266 | .414 | .679 |
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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 |
1959 | 144 | 515 | 151 | 22 | 4 | 21 | 73 | 83 | 56 | 1 | 3 | 46 | 1 | 0 | .293 | .362 | .474 | .836 | BAL |
1960 | 140 | 489 | 149 | 27 | 0 | 23 | 87 | 88 | 43 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 1 | 0 | .305 | .358 | .501 | .859 | BAL |
Total | 846 | 3155 | 933 | 143 | 20 | 126 | 508 | 506 | 270 | 4 | 25 | 251 | 6 | 7 | .296 | .349 | .474 | .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% |
Centerfield | 135 | 114 | 260 | 12 | 3 | 275 | 3 | .989 | 1074.2 | 2.30 | | | | |
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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... 9/28/1960: Signed a contract extension with Baltimore, $8,300,000 per year, for 4 years.
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Hits 1957 - 180 - 4th 1958 - 162 - 10th
| RBI 1957 - 98 - 10th 1958 - 93 - 10th
| Runs 1957 - 100 - 10th
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