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Branch Rickey League
4-3-2229
Bill Sommers Third Base
Retired (2011, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .268 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .722 Status Deceased (2050) Option Years 0  
H 1423 Age at Death 75 Date of Birth 09-07-1975
HR 101 Drafted Round 1, Pick 14
(1995)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(157 games)
RBI 624
SB 14
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A  Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt B  Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * C+ (46.2%) SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B C- (30.5%) LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 2
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 2
* 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
1999 TEX
127
476
54
141
21
1
4
64
58
 66 1 3
0
 0 9
.741
.372
.370
.074
.296
2000 TEX
135
511
61
131
14
1
13
64
69
 84 4 2
0
 0 3
.712
.348
.364
.108
.256
2001 TEX
136
529
71
152
24
0
13
67
74
 75 0 3
0
 0 9
.779
.373
.406
.119
.287
2002 TEX
144
546
54
165
24
4
11
64
58
 93 2 1
0
 0 15
.792
.371
.421
.119
.302
2003 TEX
144
519
61
130
23
6
9
47
56
 87 4 0
0
 0 13
.698
.328
.370
.119
.250
2004 TEX
154
520
73
149
24
3
7
51
65
 71 0 1
0
 0 10
.750
.365
.385
.098
.287
2005 TEX
136
497
63
135
22
5
11
47
54
 78 2 2
0
 0 15
.747
.344
.402
.131
.272
2006 TEX
137
484
62
131
16
2
14
70
56
 72 2 3
6
 2 10
.746
.347
.399
.128
.271
2007 TEX
132
454
52
117
16
1
9
55
56
 79 1 3
7
 3 6
.695
.339
.357
.099
.258
2008 TEX
59
122
13
30
6
1
2
15
15
 13 0 0
1
 0 5
.689
.328
.361
.115
.246
2009 TEX
55
88
13
25
2
1
3
19
12
 19 0 0
0
 1 2
.802
.370
.432
.148
.284
2010 TEX
122
315
30
70
12
2
3
37
27
 62 3 3
0
 0 11
.589
.287
.302
.079
.222
2011 TEX
110
243
28
47
6
0
2
24
31
 41 1 2
0
 0 9
.528
.285
.243
.049
.193
Total
1591
5304
635
1423
210
27
101
624
631
 840 20 23
14
 6 117
.722
.347
.375
.107
.268
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2011-11-01Bill Sommers has retired from the Texas Rangers
2005-08-30Bill Sommers of the Texas Rangers is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
2005-04-01The Texas Rangers have removed Bill Sommers from the trade block.
2002-06-28The Texas Rangers have placed Bill Sommers on the trade block.
1999-04-06The Texas Rangers have promoted Bill Sommers to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have promoted Bill Otten to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have designated Tom Kimsey for assignment. The Texas Rangers have designated Mario Aguila for assignment.
1997-04-25The Texas Rangers have acquired Bill Sommers from the waiver wire.
1997-04-01The Boston Band Of Brothers waive Bill Sommers.