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Kirby Puckett League
8-19-2079
Billy Bliss Right Field
Retired (1963, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .272 Total Rating   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .762 Status Deceased (1994) Option Years 0  
H 339 Age at Death 65 Date of Birth 03-09-1929
HR 34 Drafted Round 34, Pick 541
(1950)
Majors Svc Time 2 years
(157 games)
RBI 158
SB 45
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R Power vs. L C+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed A- Bunt C- Control D+   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A- (81.5%) Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF (87.9%)   Health D+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1950 BRO-DET
4
19
3
5
1
0
0
1
1
6 0 0
1
0 0
.616
.300
.316
.053
.263
1951 DET
20
78
12
24
3
1
4
14
7
13 0 0
1
2 1
.890
.365
.526
.218
.308
1952 DET
44
136
29
35
6
3
6
18
15
21 1 0
3
0 2
.813
.336
.478
.221
.257
1953 DET
90
250
62
81
13
1
12
35
26
38 0 2
11
1 1
.913
.385
.528
.204
.324
1954 DET
104
301
41
78
12
2
7
39
15
63 3 1
7
4 6
.682
.300
.382
.123
.259
1955 DET
103
153
30
41
7
2
2
23
25
27 4 0
7
3 2
.764
.385
.379
.111
.268
1956 DET
56
86
15
23
7
0
3
9
8
12 0 1
7
0 1
.780
.326
.453
.186
.267
1957 DET
66
128
9
31
2
2
0
9
14
32 1 1
6
0 2
.609
.319
.289
.047
.242
1958 DET
77
77
7
17
7
2
0
5
5
16 1 0
2
0 3
.641
.277
.364
.143
.221
1959 DET
29
18
3
4
3
0
0
5
1
7 0 0
0
0 0
.652
.263
.389
.167
.222
1960 DET
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 0 0
0
0 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
Total
595
1246
211
339
61
13
34
158
117
235 10 5
45
10 18
.762
.338
.424
.152
.272
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1963-11-01Billy Bliss has retired from the Detroit Squires
1960-04-23The Detroit Squires have promoted Dale Deidel to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have designated Billy Bliss for assignment.
1956-08-21The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Mickey Rivers to the minors.
1956-07-13The Detroit Squires have promoted Mickey Rivers to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors.
1956-07-09The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Mickey Rivers to the minors.
1956-07-04The Detroit Squires have promoted Moose Walters to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors.
1956-06-26The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Moose Walters to the minors.
1956-06-10The Detroit Squires have promoted Hal Lefferts to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors.
1956-05-06The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Bill Whitby to the minors.
1956-04-29The Detroit Squires have promoted Moose Walters to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors.
1955-10-13The Detroit Squires have promoted Mel Jordan to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Bill Whitby to the minors. The Detroit Squires have sent Mighty Mertz to the minors.
1955-09-30The Detroit Squires have promoted Roy Peters to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have promoted Marc Corso to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have promoted Bill Whitby to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors. The Detroit Squires have sent Sandy Allen to the minors. The Detroit Squires have sent J.P. Walsh to the minors.
1954-09-29The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have promoted Frank Telford to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have promoted Lave Andujar to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Stan Blasingame to the minors. The Detroit Squires have sent Don Ryan to the minors. The Detroit Squires have sent Terry Kerr to the minors.
1954-09-28The Detroit Squires have promoted Hank Abbey to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors.
1954-09-18The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Hank Abbey to the minors.
1954-09-17The Detroit Squires have promoted Hank Abbey to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have promoted Mike Clayborn to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors. The Detroit Squires have sent Leo Brown to the minors.
1954-09-13The Detroit Squires have promoted Tiger Leftwich to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have promoted Hal Lefferts to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Mike Clayborn to the minors. The Detroit Squires have sent Barber Marbet to the minors. The Detroit Squires have sent Tony Cuifo to the minors.
1954-09-12The Detroit Squires have promoted Hank Abbey to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have promoted Mike Clayborn to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Hal Lefferts to the minors. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors.
1954-08-03The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Hank Abbey to the minors.
1954-08-02The Detroit Squires have promoted Hank Abbey to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors.
1954-07-26The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have promoted Leo Brown to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Mike Clayborn to the minors. The Detroit Squires have sent Hank Abbey to the minors.
1954-07-25The Detroit Squires have promoted Mike Clayborn to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors.
1954-05-21The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Lave Andujar to the minors.
1954-05-20The Detroit Squires have promoted Eddie Mozzerella to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors.
1954-04-05The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Eddie Mozzerella to the minors.
1954-04-02The Detroit Squires have promoted Mike Clayborn to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors.
1953-10-18The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Don Bystrom to the minors.
1953-10-16The Detroit Squires have promoted Don Bystrom to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors.
1953-09-03The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Eddie Mozzerella to the minors.
1953-09-01The Detroit Squires have promoted Eddie Mozzerella to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors.
1953-08-31The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Eddie Mozzerella to the minors.
1953-08-30The Detroit Squires have promoted Eddie Mozzerella to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors.
1953-08-27The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Eddie Mozzerella to the minors.
1953-08-25The Detroit Squires have promoted Eddie Mozzerella to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors.
1953-08-20The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have promoted Ray Hart to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have promoted Jay Garcia to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have promoted Pablo Sanchez to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Steve Tincup to the minors. The Detroit Squires have sent Barber Marbet to the minors. The Detroit Squires have sent Eddie Mozzerella to the minors. The Detroit Squires have sent Frank Telford to the minors.
1953-08-19The Detroit Squires have promoted Eddie Mozzerella to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have promoted Mike Clayborn to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have promoted Rob Springer to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors. The Detroit Squires have sent Ray Hart to the minors. The Detroit Squires have sent Hal Lefferts to the minors.
1953-07-18The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have promoted Steve Tincup to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Eddie Mozzerella to the minors. The Detroit Squires have sent Tiger Leftwich to the minors.
1953-07-17The Detroit Squires have promoted Eddie Mozzerella to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors.
1953-07-11The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Eddie Mozzerella to the minors.
1953-07-08The Detroit Squires have promoted Eddie Mozzerella to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors.
1953-06-27The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Jeff Lowell to the minors.
1953-06-26The Detroit Squires have promoted Jeff Lowell to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors.
1953-06-20The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Frank Telford to the minors.
1953-06-14The Detroit Squires have promoted Horace Davis to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have promoted Don Bystrom to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors. The Detroit Squires have sent Bob Mueller to the minors.
1953-06-10The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have promoted Bobby Smith to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Horace Davis to the minors. The Detroit Squires have sent Don Bystrom to the minors.
1953-06-06The Detroit Squires have promoted Horace Davis to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors.
1953-05-27The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Don Bystrom to the minors.
1953-05-20The Detroit Squires have promoted Don Bystrom to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors.
1953-05-01The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Rob Springer to the minors.
1953-04-25The Detroit Squires have promoted Don Bystrom to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors.
1953-03-01The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Damian Ledesma to the minors.
1952-10-03The Detroit Squires have promoted March Smith to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors.
1952-09-10The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Rube Gamble to the minors.
1952-09-10The Detroit Squires have promoted Rube Gamble to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors.
1952-09-10The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Rube Gamble to the minors.
1952-09-09The Detroit Squires have promoted Rube Gamble to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors.
1952-09-01The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Don Bystrom to the minors.
1952-08-21The Detroit Squires have promoted Don Bystrom to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors.
1952-08-16The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Don Bystrom to the minors.
1952-08-08The Detroit Squires have promoted Bob Mueller to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors.
1952-08-06The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Andy Lepko to the minors.
1952-07-18The Detroit Squires have promoted Don Bystrom to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors.
1952-07-15The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Don Bystrom to the minors.
1952-06-14The Detroit Squires have promoted Don Bystrom to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors.
1952-06-12The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Craig Turner to the minors.
1952-06-10The Detroit Squires have promoted Kevin Stilla to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors.
1952-06-04The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Bob Mueller to the minors.
1952-05-28The Detroit Squires have promoted Bob Mueller to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors.
1952-05-27The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Sammy Lang to the minors.
1952-05-16The Detroit Squires have promoted Sammy Lang to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors.
1952-05-06The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Don Bystrom to the minors.
1952-04-19The Detroit Squires have promoted Bob Mueller to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors.
1952-04-16The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Don Bystrom to the minors.
1952-04-11The Detroit Squires have promoted Don Bystrom to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors.
1952-04-08The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Bob Mueller to the minors.
1951-10-03The Detroit Squires have promoted Craig Turner to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors.
1951-09-27The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Terry Kerr to the minors.
1951-09-26The Detroit Squires have promoted Craig Turner to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors.
1951-09-19The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Terry Kerr to the minors.
1951-08-13The Detroit Squires have promoted Sammy Lang to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors.
1951-08-12The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Sammy Lang to the minors.
1951-07-31The Detroit Squires have promoted Tony Schang to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors.
1951-07-17The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Sammy Lang to the minors.
1951-06-26The Detroit Squires have promoted Don Bystrom to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors.
1951-06-24The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Don Bystrom to the minors.
1951-06-22The Detroit Squires have promoted Don Bystrom to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors.
1951-06-06The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Tony Schang to the minors.
1951-04-11The Detroit Squires have promoted Tom Bronkey to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors.
1951-04-10The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Tony Schang to the minors.
1951-04-06The Detroit Squires have promoted Buster Fetzer to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors.
1951-04-04The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent March Smith to the minors.
1950-10-05The Detroit Squires have promoted Jay Jaconetta to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors.
1950-09-29The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Rob Sage to the minors.
1950-09-26The Detroit Squires have promoted Julio Roof to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Billy Bliss to the minors.
1950-09-25The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Julio Roof to the minors.
1950-06-01The Detroit Squires have renamed Bill Bliss to Billy Bliss.
1950-04-02A trade has been completed between the Detroit Squires and the Brooklyn Bumpers. The Brooklyn Bumpers receive Barney Vernon from the Detroit Squires in exchange for Bill Bliss.