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George Van Haltren League
4-1-2072
Bill Virdon Left Field
Retired (1961, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .283 Total Rating   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .793 Status Deceased (1988) Option Years 0  
H 1316 Age at Death 63 Date of Birth 11-12-1925
HR 121 Drafted Round 7, Pick 109
(1950)
Majors Svc Time 11 years
(96 games)
RBI 624
SB 124
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L Endurance D-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L B- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed Bunt Control C-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range WS Rings 0
1B (91.1%) LF A+ (100%) Arm WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF (42.5%)   Health C- LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF (84.4%)   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 PIT
145
529
97
165
23
12
11
70
68
57 3 0
15
8 6
.856
.393
.463
.151
.312
1951 PIT
145
586
116
176
40
4
19
85
80
84 3 3
26
12 5
.865
.385
.480
.179
.300
1952 PIT
138
459
75
124
20
7
11
54
49
64 0 2
8
5 1
.755
.339
.416
.146
.270
1953 PIT-NYN-PIT
128
347
57
87
8
5
12
52
36
49 3 1
8
1 4
.732
.326
.406
.156
.251
1954 NYA
100
355
66
116
17
4
16
73
39
48 3 5
10
2 4
.925
.393
.532
.206
.327
1955 NYA
139
505
84
144
28
6
10
56
62
64 2 1
7
6 3
.789
.365
.424
.139
.285
1956 NYA
138
491
71
141
16
4
12
66
43
71 4 6
11
0 6
.755
.346
.409
.122
.287
1957 NYA
140
534
61
122
14
6
12
61
57
85 5 2
15
8 9
.652
.308
.345
.116
.228
1958 NYA
134
265
46
75
12
3
6
34
38
42 0 1
11
1 8
.791
.372
.419
.136
.283
1959 NYA
120
311
46
98
21
5
7
47
36
43 2 2
8
2 4
.870
.387
.482
.167
.315
1960 NYA
80
155
25
41
7
3
1
10
19
26 0 0
4
1 3
.713
.345
.368
.103
.265
1961 NYA
106
110
18
27
4
3
4
16
22
19 0 2
1
1 3
.811
.366
.445
.200
.245
Total
1513
4647
762
1316
210
62
121
624
549
652 25 25
124
47 56
.793
.360
.433
.150
.283
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1961-11-01Bill Virdon has retired from the New York Bricklayers
1953-09-01A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Puppies and the New York Philosophers. The New York Philosophers receive Dean Martin, Buster Poindexter, Elmer Fudd, Pryor Lord, Urban Shocker from the Pittsburgh Puppies in exchange for Earl Francis, Vernon Law, Bill Madlock, Dick Groat, Bill Virdon.
1953-08-31A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Puppies and the New York Philosophers. The New York Philosophers receive Dick Groat, Bill Virdon, Bill Madlock, Earl Francis, Vernon Law from the Pittsburgh Puppies in exchange for Dean Martin, Urban Shocker, Pryor Lord, Elmer Fudd, Buster Poindexter.
1950-04-01The Pittsburgh Puppies have renamed Mark Blanco to Bill Virdon.