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Don Newcombe League
9-29-2165
Bill Lavender Second Base
Retired (1980, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .279 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .797 Status Deceased (2011) Option Years 0  
H 1771 Age at Death 68 Date of Birth 03-25-1943
HR 217 Drafted Round 1, Pick 10
(1962)
Majors Svc Time 13 years
(104 games)
RBI 947
SB 153
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship D-
Power vs. R Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR
Speed B+ Bunt Control   Mentor vL C+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS D- (6.6%) Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 0
3B A+ (99.0%) 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
1966 LHP 70 129 36 3 0 2 15 13 14 .694 .345 .349 .070 .279
1966 RHP 122 352 106 14 5 13 58 27 60 .836 .356 .480 .179 .301
1967 LHP 70 168 42 9 2 6 23 18 25 .754 .319 .435 .185 .250
1967 RHP 112 323 87 10 2 8 42 36 68 .733 .346 .387 .118 .269
1968 LHP 71 188 42 7 2 9 29 35 37 .771 .345 .426 .202 .223
1968 RHP 104 298 76 8 0 9 45 26 51 .686 .314 .372 .117 .255
1969 LHP 61 193 63 7 2 4 23 13 28 .815 .369 .446 .119 .326
1969 RHP 81 233 74 9 1 13 31 25 31 .918 .386 .532 .215 .318
1970 LHP 50 135 38 5 2 5 25 19 28 .825 .365 .459 .178 .281
1970 RHP 73 212 72 12 4 10 42 18 32 .968 .392 .575 .236 .340
1971 LHP 73 159 44 15 2 6 26 14 30 .843 .333 .509 .233 .277
1971 RHP 122 383 96 17 6 13 70 37 69 .744 .316 .428 .178 .251
1972 LHP 77 184 58 9 4 7 36 19 34 .900 .379 .522 .207 .315
1972 RHP 112 330 93 20 3 11 52 34 51 .810 .349 .461 .179 .282
1973 LHP 80 201 55 9 1 3 24 23 25 .724 .351 .373 .100 .274
1973 RHP 97 276 77 14 3 8 31 31 47 .789 .351 .438 .159 .279
1974 LHP 83 184 63 11 1 12 45 28 22 1.034 .425 .609 .266 .342
1974 RHP 110 323 90 9 7 15 51 40 59 .852 .362 .489 .211 .279
1975 LHP 45 81 22 8 1 2 9 8 18 .806 .337 .469 .198 .272
1975 RHP 99 337 96 20 1 11 46 30 60 .796 .348 .448 .163 .285
1976 LHP 28 41 8 0 0 0 2 5 9 .493 .298 .195 .000 .195
1976 RHP 85 226 54 10 0 7 30 24 41 .688 .312 .376 .137 .239
1977 LHP 61 130 46 9 2 7 30 22 12 1.063 .448 .615 .262 .354
1977 RHP 113 310 91 11 1 14 68 29 48 .821 .350 .471 .177 .294
1978 LHP 58 111 32 12 1 5 18 13 13 .910 .360 .550 .261 .288
1978 RHP 125 306 80 11 1 10 32 36 57 .742 .340 .402 .141 .261
1979 LHP 38 64 16 1 1 0 7 8 12 .630 .333 .297 .047 .250
1979 RHP 82 207 56 17 0 3 19 26 37 .748 .352 .396 .126 .271
1980 LHP 32 48 10 1 2 0 2 3 4 .567 .255 .312 .104 .208
1980 RHP 70 218 48 4 4 4 16 25 54 .638 .308 .330 .110 .220
Total LHP 897 2016 575 106 23 68 314 241 311 .823 .361 .462 .177 .285
Total RHP 1507 4334 1196 186 38 149 633 444 765 .784 .345 .440 .164 .276
Total 1720 6350 1771 292 61 217 947 685 1076 .797 .350 .447 .168 .279
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1980-11-01Bill Lavender has retired from the Milwaukee Mean Machine
1980-08-23The Milwaukee Mean Machine have promoted Bob Storke to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mean Machine have designated Bill Lavender for assignment.
1979-08-11Bill Lavender of the Milwaukee Mean Machine is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1976-07-28Bill Lavender of the Milwaukee Mean Machine is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1976-04-12Bill Lavender of the Milwaukee Mean Machine is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1975-08-30Bill Lavender of the Milwaukee Mean Machine is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1974-08-29A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Mean Machine and the Washington Mudducks. The Washington Mudducks receive Draft Pick - 1975 Round 1 (MIL) from the Milwaukee Mean Machine in exchange for Bill Lavender.
1973-08-23Bill Lavender of the Washington Mudducks is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1970-08-03Bill Lavender of the Washington Mudducks is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1969-05-01Bill Lavender of the Washington Mudducks is injured and is expected to be out 40 days.
1968-04-09Bill Lavender of the Washington Mudducks is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.