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Vince Coleman League
4-21-2178
Billy Pratt Catcher
Retired (1978, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .271 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .778 Status Deceased (2017) Option Years 0  
H 2329 Age at Death 78 Date of Birth 08-04-1939
HR 319 Drafted Round 4, Pick 63
(1957)		 Majors Svc Time 17 years
(7 games)
RBI 1269
SB 130
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B  Velocity F    Mentor vR A 
Speed C+ Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range B  WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 8
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 2
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP PB SB CS CS% +/- RF   FPCT GG
1963 C STL 96 94 787.0 636 572 53 11 0 0 148 45 23.3% -1 7.15 .983
1964 C STL 145 141 1266.2 967 891 56 20 0 3 207 44 17.5% -2 6.73 .979
1965 C STL 148 144 1301.0 1046 960 76 10 0 4 209 64 23.4% 0 7.17 .990
1966 C STL 112 109 977.2 759 695 55 9 0 1 167 46 21.6% -1 6.90 .988
1B STL 25 25 224.0 244 235 8 1 15 -3 9.76 .996
LF STL 12 12 107.0 19 17 0 2 0 0 1.43 .895
1967 C STL 115 113 979.1 783 718 60 5 0 4 134 48 26.4% +3 7.15 .994
1B STL 21 21 176.0 210 205 5 0 15 0 10.74 1.000
LF STL 2 2 20.0 8 7 0 1 0 0 3.15 .875
RF STL 1 1 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
1968 C STL-BOS 132 132 1172.2 852 751 88 13 0 3 202 72 26.3% -1 6.44 .985
LF STL-BOS 4 4 32.0 6 6 0 0 0 0 1.69 1.000
1B STL-BOS 3 3 27.0 27 26 0 1 4 0 8.67 .963
RF STL-BOS 1 1 7.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.57 1.000
1969 C BOS 146 146 1280.2 972 870 89 13 0 1 205 76 27.0% 0 6.74 .987
1970 C BOS-KC 148 148 1291.0 1026 932 84 10 0 1 219 71 24.5% 0 7.08 .990
1971 C KC 147 147 1298.1 1012 944 56 12 0 1 199 46 18.8% 0 6.93 .988
1972 C KC 132 124 1108.2 923 840 70 13 0 0 175 63 26.5% 0 7.39 .986
SS KC 1 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
2B KC 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 9.00 1.000
1973 C KC 101 64 632.2 519 451 58 10 0 1 79 49 38.3% 0 7.24 .981
1974 C KC 131 123 1105.1 868 810 52 6 0 3 125 44 26.0% +1 7.02 .993
1975 C KC 143 138 1227.0 986 914 65 7 0 2 142 50 26.0% 0 7.18 .993
1976 C KC 146 146 1281.0 992 935 49 8 0 3 185 42 18.5% -1 6.91 .992
1977 C KC 137 137 1197.0 876 822 48 6 0 4 154 30 16.3% 0 6.54 .993
1978 C KC 135 135 1176.2 881 819 54 8 0 5 159 38 19.3% 0 6.68 .991
Pos Total C 2114 2041 18082.2 14098 12924 1013 161 0 36 2709 828 23.4% -2 6.94 .989
1B 49 49 427.0 481 466 13 2 34 -3 10.10 .996
LF 18 18 159.0 33 30 0 3 0 0 1.70 .909
RF 2 2 14.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1.29 1.000
SS 1 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
2B 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 9.00 1.000
Total 2185 2110 18687.2 14615 13423 1026 166 34 36 2709 828 23.4% -5 6.96 .989
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1978-11-01Billy Pratt has retired from the Kansas City Blacksmiths
1977-09-30Billy Pratt of the Kansas City Blacksmiths is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1970-06-21A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Catfish and the Boston BeanDawgs. The Boston BeanDawgs receive Howard Linzy, Draft Pick - 1971 Round 2 (KC), Draft Pick - 1971 Round 1 (KC) from the Kansas City Catfish in exchange for Billy Pratt.
1968-04-20A trade has been completed between the St. Louis River Cats and the Boston BeanDawgs. The Boston BeanDawgs receive Billy Pratt, Ed Johns from the St. Louis River Cats in exchange for Draft Pick - 1969 Round 1 (BOS).
1962-05-27The St. Louis River Cats have promoted Billy Pratt to the major league team. The St. Louis River Cats have designated John Brito for assignment.
1958-07-01A trade has been completed between the St. Louis River Cats and the New York Mets. The New York Mets receive Keith Jones from the St. Louis River Cats in exchange for Billy Pratt.
1958-04-01The New York Mets have renamed Bill Blankenship to Billy Pratt.