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Branch Rickey League
4-8-2229
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 Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1999 LHP 47 83 15 3 0 0 4 12 15 .501 .284 .217 .036 .181
1999 RHP 115 393 126 18 1 4 60 46 51 .793 .391 .402 .081 .321
2000 LHP 59 108 25 2 0 2 9 18 20 .652 .346 .306 .074 .231
2000 RHP 124 403 106 12 1 11 55 51 64 .728 .349 .380 .117 .263
2001 LHP 48 105 26 8 0 1 13 10 19 .660 .308 .352 .105 .248
2001 RHP 122 424 126 16 0 12 54 64 56 .808 .389 .420 .123 .297
2002 LHP 45 111 26 4 2 0 11 8 24 .598 .292 .306 .072 .234
2002 RHP 129 435 139 20 2 11 53 50 69 .841 .390 .451 .131 .320
2003 LHP 22 28 7 0 2 1 3 4 3 .844 .344 .500 .250 .250
2003 RHP 139 491 123 23 4 8 44 52 84 .690 .327 .363 .112 .251
2004 LHP 31 43 10 1 0 0 2 4 6 .554 .298 .256 .023 .233
2004 RHP 146 477 139 23 3 7 49 61 65 .767 .371 .396 .105 .291
2005 LHP 35 79 16 2 1 0 4 7 15 .518 .264 .253 .051 .203
2005 RHP 129 418 119 20 4 11 43 47 63 .790 .359 .431 .146 .285
2006 LHP 34 45 11 2 0 0 5 2 10 .575 .286 .289 .044 .244
2006 RHP 137 439 120 14 2 14 65 54 62 .763 .353 .410 .137 .273
2007 LHP 41 83 17 3 0 1 10 4 20 .518 .241 .277 .072 .205
2007 RHP 121 371 100 13 1 8 45 52 59 .733 .358 .375 .105 .270
2008 LHP 9 13 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .564 .333 .231 .000 .231
2008 RHP 57 109 27 6 1 2 15 13 12 .704 .328 .376 .128 .248
2009 LHP 13 18 6 1 0 1 2 1 5 .924 .368 .556 .222 .333
2009 RHP 51 70 19 1 1 2 17 11 14 .770 .370 .400 .129 .271
2010 LHP 55 115 19 3 1 0 12 11 26 .453 .244 .209 .043 .165
2010 RHP 95 200 51 9 1 3 25 16 36 .668 .313 .355 .100 .255
2011 LHP 49 103 19 1 0 0 9 13 24 .468 .274 .194 .010 .184
2011 RHP 83 140 28 5 0 2 15 18 17 .572 .294 .279 .079 .200
Total LHP 488 934 200 30 6 6 84 96 188 .567 .289 .278 .064 .214
Total RHP 1448 4370 1223 180 21 95 540 535 652 .755 .359 .396 .116 .280
Total 1591 5304 1423 210 27 101 624 631 840 .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.