#6 Bill Virdon, Centerfield, 36 yrs, Cincinnati Reds Friday, 10/20/1967 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bill Virdon
6/9/1931 36 USA,MI,HAZEL PARK 6"0 190
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 3 / 6 (Well Known) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Very inconsistent 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 $ 6,100,000 1967 13 Year(s), 0 Days (2236 total Days) 172 Day(s) 13 Year(s), 0 Days (2236 total Days) 12 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
Talent | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
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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 | | |
9/25 | @PIT | W 6-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/26 | ATL | W 6-2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/27 | ATL | L 2-3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/29 | @PHI | W 6-5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/30 | @PHI | W 9-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
10/1 | LAN | L 5-9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/3 | @CHN | L 3-5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/5 | NYM | L 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/6 | SF | W 8-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/8 | @STL | L 2-5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 158 | 587 | 185 | 24 | 5 | 37 | 108 | 88 | 38 | 52 | .315 | .356 | .562 | .919 | .875 | .247 |
Projected | 158 | 587 | 185 | 24 | 5 | 37 | 108 | 88 | 38 | 52 | .315 | .356 | .562 | .919 | .875 | .247 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 150 | 640 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 330 | 66 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 111.6 | 6.9 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 136 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .265 | .285 | .412 | .696 |
vs. RHP | 451 | 149 | 21 | 4 | 32 | 92 | 70 | 34 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 3 | .330 | .376 | .608 | .983 |
Close/Late | 74 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .311 | .342 | .500 | .842 |
Scoring Position | 147 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 67 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .259 | .300 | .476 | .776 |
Pinch Hitting | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .833 | 1.167 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 79 | 286 | 95 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 54 | 43 | 17 | 24 | .332 | .367 | .577 | .943 |
Road | 79 | 301 | 90 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 54 | 45 | 21 | 28 | .299 | .343 | .548 | .892 |
March/April | 24 | 87 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 6 | .310 | .330 | .529 | .859 |
May | 28 | 101 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 7 | .267 | .315 | .525 | .840 |
June | 25 | 85 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 5 | .247 | .293 | .482 | .776 |
July | 24 | 97 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 10 | .381 | .410 | .608 | 1.018 |
August | 27 | 107 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 12 | .355 | .393 | .682 | 1.075 |
Sept/Oct | 30 | 110 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 12 | .318 | .372 | .527 | .899 |
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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 |
1961 | 142 | 478 | 156 | 26 | 3 | 28 | 110 | 94 | 51 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 1 | .326 | .390 | .569 | .959 | BAL |
1962 | 154 | 550 | 180 | 31 | 2 | 39 | 131 | 116 | 58 | 0 | 9 | 46 | 0 | 0 | .327 | .386 | .604 | .989 | BAL |
1963 | 144 | 529 | 167 | 25 | 4 | 28 | 105 | 90 | 61 | 1 | 2 | 49 | 1 | 0 | .316 | .386 | .537 | .923 | BAL |
1964 | 146 | 436 | 138 | 21 | 3 | 27 | 91 | 79 | 53 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 1 | .317 | .391 | .564 | .956 | BAL |
1965 | 147 | 530 | 175 | 20 | 2 | 36 | 105 | 105 | 49 | 2 | 12 | 45 | 0 | 1 | .330 | .381 | .579 | .960 | CIN |
1966 | 126 | 444 | 133 | 12 | 4 | 24 | 72 | 77 | 48 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 0 | .300 | .367 | .507 | .874 | CIN |
1967 | 158 | 587 | 185 | 24 | 5 | 37 | 108 | 88 | 38 | 4 | 8 | 52 | 0 | 0 | .315 | .356 | .562 | .919 | CIN |
Total | 1863 | 6709 | 2067 | 302 | 43 | 345 | 1230 | 1155 | 628 | 15 | 64 | 531 | 10 | 10 | .308 | .365 | .520 | .886 | |
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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 |
1965 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .333 | .250 | .583 |
1966 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .269 | .615 | .885 |
Total | 11 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .286 | .529 | .815 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Centerfield | 155 | 150 | 390 | 10 | 5 | 404 | 4 | .990 | 1348.2 | 2.70 | | | | |
Rightfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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Won Gold Glove Award at Centerfield in 1962... Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Los Angeles (A) on 7/18/1963... Injured on 9/5/1963 with a Bruised Ribs, out for one week... Won Player of the Week award on 4/24/1964, hitting .524 with 3 HR, 9 RBI... Signed as a free agent by Cincinnati on 2/14/1965 to a 3-year deal worth $6,100,000 per year... Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1965, hitting .524 with 3 HR, 9 RBI... Had 5 hits with 6 RBI against San Francisco on 8/29/1965... Injured on 5/31/1966 with a Dislocated Shoulder, out for 5 weeks... Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1966, hitting .560 with 4 HR, 8 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/1966, hitting .550 with 2 HR, 6 RBI... Had 2000th career hit on 8/5/1967, off Bob Sadowski (LAN)...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1961 - .326 - 7th 1965 - .330 - 10th
| SLG 1961 - .569 - 7th 1962 - .604 - 9th 1965 - .579 - 7th
| OPS 1961 - .959 - 7th 1965 - .960 - 9th
| Hits 1957 - 180 - 4th 1958 - 162 - 10th
| Homeruns 1962 - 39 - 8th 1965 - 36 - 10th
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RBI 1957 - 98 - 10th 1958 - 93 - 10th 1962 - 131 - 8th
| Runs 1957 - 100 - 10th
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