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Rollie Fingers League
10-10-2010
Bill Friday Second Base
Retired (1986, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .262 Total Rating   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .722 Status Retired (1986) Option Years 0  
H 1616 Age 61 (OS 61) Date of Birth 01-07-1949
HR 156 Drafted Round 1, Pick 14
(1967)
Majors Svc Time 14 years
(18 games)
RBI 886
SB 128
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B+ Velocity   Mentor vR A-
Speed B+ Bunt Control D-   Mentor vL A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B D- (5.4%) LF --- Arm WS Appearances 3
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 5
3B (16.0%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 60% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT GG
1973 1B CHN 135 135 1206.1 1280 1236 41 3 86 +8 9.53 .998
1974 1B CHN 96 96 858.0 868 835 30 3 73 +10 9.07 .997
3B CHN 39 39 338.2 110 17 90 3 7 -2 2.84 .973
1975 1B CHN 82 82 751.2 751 736 12 3 56 +4 8.96 .996
3B CHN 53 53 476.1 150 30 117 3 6 +6 2.78 .980
1976 3B CHN-DET 61 54 486.1 146 33 107 6 5 0 2.59 .959
1B CHN-DET 21 21 188.2 199 190 9 0 16 +2 9.49 1.000
RF CHN-DET 9 9 78.0 18 18 0 0 0 -3 2.08 1.000
2B CHN-DET 2 2 17.1 8 4 3 1 0 +1 3.64 .875
1977 2B DET 106 105 935.1 513 238 264 11 52 -10 4.83 .979
3B DET 28 28 246.2 83 20 61 2 5 -1 2.96 .976
1978 2B DET 105 105 936.2 542 234 300 8 70 +1 5.13 .985
3B DET 7 7 62.0 28 2 23 3 0 +3 3.63 .893
1979 2B DET 135 135 1208.1 685 280 397 8 95 +13 5.04 .988
1980 2B DET 135 135 1180.0 660 279 371 10 74 -1 4.96 .985
1981 2B DET 118 118 1040.1 606 260 334 12 74 +7 5.14 .980
1982 2B DET 122 122 1092.2 620 244 363 13 65 +7 5.00 .979
1983 2B DET 137 137 1221.1 712 280 417 15 96 +12 5.14 .979
1984 2B DET 130 130 1162.1 675 280 381 14 83 +11 5.12 .979
1985 2B DET 47 40 367.1 196 84 110 2 22 -1 4.75 .990
1B DET 5 5 47.0 43 41 2 0 2 0 8.23 1.000
1986 2B DET 1 0 3.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3.00 1.000
Pos Total 2B 1038 1029 9164.2 5218 2183 2941 94 631 +40 5.03 .982
1B 339 339 3051.2 3141 3038 94 9 233 +24 9.24 .997
3B 188 181 1610.0 517 102 398 17 23 +6 2.80 .967
RF 9 9 78.0 18 18 0 0 0 -3 2.08 1.000
Total 1574 1558 13904.1 8894 5341 3433 120 887 +67 5.68 .987

Statistics prior to 1970 were earned in the Jim Edmonds League.

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1986-11-01Bill Friday has retired from the Detroit Bounders
1982-04-04Bill Friday of the Detroit Bounders is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1981-09-07Bill Friday of the Detroit Bounders is injured and is expected to be out 39 days.
1976-04-18Trade #1842230 has been completed between the Chicago Cubs and the Detroit Bounders. The Detroit Bounders receive Bill Friday from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Draft Pick 1977 Round 1 DET (Jack Sherman).
1973-04-01The Chicago Cubs have promoted Bill Friday to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Jim Wheaton to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have designated George Speck for assignment. The Chicago Cubs have designated Leif Eriksson XXXIV for assignment.
1971-08-08The Chicago Cubs have promoted Tony Higuera to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have sent Bill Friday to the minors.
1971-08-07The Chicago Cubs have promoted Bill Friday to the major league team.
1971-05-29The Chicago Cubs have promoted Dave Maldonado to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Victor Sierra to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have sent Bill Friday to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have sent Bert Angelini to the minors.
1971-05-29The Chicago Cubs have promoted Bill Friday to the major league team.
1971-03-25The Chicago Cubs have sent Bill Friday to the minors.
1970-10-14The Chicago Cubs have promoted Bill Friday to the major league team.