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George Van Haltren League 4-1-2072 |
| Bill Virdon |  Left FieldRetired (1961, Age 35) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVG | .283 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .793 | Status | Deceased (1988) | Option Years | 0
|
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| 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) |
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| RBI | 624 | |||||
| SB | 124 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | (91.1%) | LF | (100%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | (42.5%) |
Health |
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 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1961-11-01 | Bill Virdon has retired from the New York Bricklayers |
| 1953-09-01 | A 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. |
| 1953-08-31 | A 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. |
| 1950-04-01 | The Pittsburgh Puppies have renamed Mark Blanco to Bill Virdon. |