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Mickey Mantle League
4-4-2083
Bill Gates Third Base
Retired (1969, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .272 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .764 Status Deceased (1995) Option Years 0  
H 1881 Age at Death 63 Date of Birth 08-31-1932
HR 204 Drafted Round 37, Pick 582
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 8 years
(148 games)
RBI 957
SB 256
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B+ Velocity D    Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt B  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A  WS Rings 0
1B C- (28.0%) LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 3
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   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 CHA-KC
24
85
8
18
2
1
2
11
7
 12 1 0
1
 0 5
.609
.280
.329
.118
.212
1951 KC
13
49
7
10
3
0
1
1
2
 13 0 0
1
 0 1
.562
.235
.327
.122
.204
1952 KC
20
74
7
17
5
1
0
6
6
 8 1 1
2
 0 4
.617
.293
.324
.095
.230
1954 KC
131
484
46
113
15
5
6
34
37
 80 3 2
24
 4 26
.613
.291
.322
.089
.233
1955 KC
119
437
55
107
17
4
10
40
39
 73 3 4
14
 7 18
.679
.308
.371
.126
.245
1956 KC
126
470
60
117
15
7
14
70
45
 76 2 5
19
 6 3
.714
.314
.400
.151
.249
1957 KC-STL
125
420
63
121
21
9
8
58
49
 78 1 1
11
 5 12
.801
.363
.438
.150
.288
1958 STL-WAS
135
472
67
131
22
2
12
56
51
 85 0 4
19
 8 9
.754
.345
.409
.131
.278
1959 WAS
130
542
78
121
21
6
12
55
52
 93 0 5
28
 2 7
.639
.289
.351
.127
.223
1960 WAS
130
521
83
147
16
6
20
74
52
 100 2 2
11
 6 8
.799
.348
.451
.169
.282
1961 WAS
106
426
57
104
19
5
5
48
42
 73 2 0
16
 2 6
.662
.315
.347
.103
.244
1962 WAS
129
449
71
137
24
4
17
90
47
 71 0 3
11
 3 10
.859
.369
.490
.185
.305
1963 KC
130
483
61
140
19
6
9
65
49
 73 3 4
18
 6 2
.766
.356
.410
.120
.290
1964 KC
130
425
56
123
16
4
17
68
47
 68 3 4
12
 4 0
.827
.361
.466
.176
.289
1965 KC
133
456
64
149
22
9
21
85
45
 58 2 2
17
 2 2
.941
.388
.553
.226
.327
1966 KC
130
507
94
168
23
6
25
81
59
 70 0 1
26
 4 1
.949
.400
.548
.217
.331
1967 KC
104
381
59
92
18
5
17
71
29
 58 2 4
19
 2 3
.744
.296
.449
.207
.241
1968 KC
62
174
27
51
10
3
6
35
20
 24 0 2
5
 2 0
.851
.362
.489
.195
.293
1969 KC
22
62
8
15
2
0
2
9
3
 11 0 1
2
 1 0
.644
.273
.371
.129
.242
Total
1899
6917
971
1881
290
83
204
957
681
 1124 25 45
256
 64 117
.764
.337
.426
.154
.272
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1969-11-01Bill Gates has retired from the Kansas City Gibsons
1958-04-24A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Cards and the Washington Hix. The Washington Hix receive Teddy Wilson, Bill Gates from the St. Louis Cards in exchange for Cliff Felderman, George Altman.
1957-08-28The St. Louis Cards have promoted Bill Gates to the major league team. The St. Louis Cards have promoted Brian Truby to the major league team. The St. Louis Cards have sent Jason Charles to the minors. The St. Louis Cards have sent Marshall Bryant to the minors.
1957-08-02The St. Louis Cards have promoted Jeff Murrell to the major league team. The St. Louis Cards have promoted Benny Goodman to the major league team. The St. Louis Cards have sent Bill Gates to the minors. The St. Louis Cards have sent Jason Charles to the minors.
1957-04-27A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Cards and the Kansas City Nerds. The Kansas City Nerds receive Carlos Johns from the St. Louis Cards in exchange for Stump Schaeffer, Bill Gates.
1954-04-01The Kansas City Nerds have promoted Bill Gates to the major league team. The Kansas City Nerds have sent Scott Hatteberg to the minors.
1953-03-01The Kansas City Nerds have promoted Sir Isaac Newton to the major league team. The Kansas City Nerds have sent Bill Gates to the minors.
1952-09-17The Kansas City Diaper Wipers have promoted Bill Gates to the major league team. The Kansas City Diaper Wipers have sent Sir Isaac Newton to the minors.
1952-04-27The Kansas City Diaper Wipers have renamed Artie Shaw to Bill Gates.
1952-04-15The Kansas City White Elephants have sent Artie Shaw to the minors.
1952-04-04The Kansas City White Elephants have promoted Artie Shaw to the major league team. The Kansas City White Elephants have sent Jermaine "RBI" Dye to the minors.
1952-03-01The Kansas City White Elephants have promoted Scott "Walkoff Piece!" Hatteberg to the major league team. The Kansas City White Elephants have sent Artie Shaw to the minors.
1951-09-16The Kansas City White Elephants have promoted Artie Shaw to the major league team. The Kansas City White Elephants have sent Scott "Walkoff Piece!" Hatteberg to the minors.
1950-10-24The Kansas City White Elephants have promoted Eric "Pinch Runner" Byrnes to the major league team. The Kansas City White Elephants have sent Artie Shaw to the minors.
1950-09-29The Kansas City White Elephants have promoted Artie Shaw to the major league team. The Kansas City White Elephants have sent Ray "Speed" Durham to the minors.
1950-09-01The Kansas City White Elephants have promoted Miguel "M-V-P!" Tejada to the major league team. The Kansas City White Elephants have sent Artie Shaw to the minors.
1950-08-31The Kansas City White Elephants have promoted Artie Shaw to the major league team. The Kansas City White Elephants have sent Miguel "M-V-P!" Tejada to the minors.
1950-07-22The Kansas City White Elephants have promoted Mark "Shorty" Ellis to the major league team. The Kansas City White Elephants have sent Artie Shaw to the minors.
1950-06-24The Kansas City White Elephants have promoted Artie Shaw to the major league team. The Kansas City White Elephants have sent Mark "Shorty" Ellis to the minors.
1950-05-16A trade has been completed between the Chicago Swing and the Kansas City White Elephants. The Kansas City White Elephants receive Artie Shaw from the Chicago Swing in exchange for Steve Williams.
1950-04-01The Chicago Swing have renamed Larry Hinrichs to Artie Shaw.