#6 Bill Virdon, Centerfield, 37 yrs, Chicago (N) Cubbies Thursday, 10/19/1968 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bill Virdon
6/9/1931 37 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) 2 / 6 (Fair) 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 $ 9,000,000 1968 14 Year(s), 0 Days (2408 total Days) 172 Day(s) 14 Year(s), 0 Days (2408 total Days) 13 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
Talent | 6 | 5 | 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 | | |
9/29 | @STL | W 3-1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/30 | @STL | W 4-3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | #2 | | |
10/3 | @CIN | W 6-3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
10/5 | SF | L 1-7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/6 | HOU | W 6-5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/8 | @ATL | L 4-7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/11 | NYY | W 5-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
10/12 | NYY | L 3-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/14 | @NYY | L 5-9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
10/18 | NYY | L 4-13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #2 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 143 | 493 | 157 | 22 | 5 | 29 | 87 | 87 | 35 | 51 | .318 | .361 | .560 | .921 | .902 | .241 |
Projected | 143 | 493 | 157 | 22 | 5 | 29 | 87 | 87 | 35 | 51 | .318 | .361 | .560 | .921 | .902 | .241 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 116 | 540 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 276 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 99.9 | 7.5 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 74 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .230 | .259 | .378 | .638 |
vs. RHP | 419 | 140 | 19 | 4 | 27 | 80 | 79 | 31 | 41 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .334 | .379 | .592 | .971 |
Close/Late | 71 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .296 | .350 | .592 | .942 |
Scoring Position | 99 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 56 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .384 | .422 | .687 | 1.109 |
Pinch Hitting | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 | .333 | .421 | .754 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 71 | 256 | 90 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 53 | 48 | 19 | 19 | .352 | .388 | .625 | 1.013 |
Road | 72 | 237 | 67 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 34 | 39 | 16 | 32 | .283 | .324 | .489 | .814 |
This Week | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
Last Week | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .429 |
March/April | 23 | 89 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 7 | .315 | .356 | .483 | .840 |
May | 23 | 82 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 11 | .305 | .326 | .488 | .813 |
June | 24 | 84 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 10 | .345 | .415 | .667 | 1.082 |
July | 23 | 78 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 6 | .321 | .345 | .577 | .922 |
August | 22 | 59 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 7 | .237 | .309 | .305 | .614 |
Sept/Oct | 28 | 101 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 17 | 4 | 10 | .356 | .374 | .733 | 1.107 |
Postseason | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .182 | .182 | .273 | .455 |
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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 |
1968 | 143 | 493 | 157 | 22 | 5 | 29 | 87 | 87 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 51 | 1 | 1 | .318 | .361 | .560 | .921 | CHN |
Total | 2006 | 7202 | 2224 | 324 | 48 | 374 | 1317 | 1242 | 663 | 16 | 69 | 582 | 11 | 11 | .309 | .365 | .523 | .888 | |
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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 |
1968 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .273 | .455 |
Total | 15 | 45 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .261 | .467 | .728 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Centerfield | 134 | 116 | 274 | 12 | 3 | 287 | 1 | .997 | 1047.2 | 2.47 | | | | |
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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)... Signed as a free agent by Chicago (N) on 2/18/1968 to a 1-year deal worth $9,000,000 per year...
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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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