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Don Newcombe League
9-29-2165
Bill Parker Center Field
Retired (1983, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .251 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .677 Status Deceased (2027) Option Years 0  
H 591 Age at Death 78 Date of Birth 09-14-1949
HR 34 Drafted Round 2, Pick 27
(1971)
Majors Svc Time 7 years
(61 games)
RBI 217
SB 74
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L Velocity D-   Mentor vR B+
Speed A+ Bunt C+ Control D-   Mentor vL B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (98.7%) Arm A- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health C+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF A+ (97.9%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1971 Minors 22 63.00 9 / 9 11 / 12 6 / 7 9 / 12 0 / 7 2 / 5 7 / 11 44 / 63
1972 Minors 23 58.00 3 / 8 4 / 7 8 / 10 5 / 7 0 / 7 3 / 9 2 / 10 25 / 58
1973 Minors 24 56.00 6 / 9 5 / 6 1 / 3 5 / 12 0 / 6 4 / 12 3 / 8 24 / 56
1974 Minors 25 49.00 2 / 7 2 / 8 3 / 6 2 / 5 1 / 6 2 / 9 0 / 8 12 / 49
1974 Majors 25 2.10 18 0 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2
1975 Minors 26 10.00 1 / 1 0 / 1 1 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 1 / 3 0 / 1 3 / 10
1975 Majors 26 45.94 126 62 0 1 / 4 3 / 5 4 / 8 0 / 5 0 / 12 1 / 4 2 / 7 11 / 45
1976 Majors 27 71.08 162 113 0 6 / 12 2 / 8 1 / 12 1 / 7 0 / 10 1 / 8 0 / 14 11 / 71
1977 Majors 28 65.20 162 142 0 1 / 10 3 / 13 2 / 8 4 / 13 0 / 5 1 / 8 1 / 8 12 / 65
1978 Majors 29 55.17 162 102 0 4 / 9 1 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 4 2 / 12 1 / 9 8 / 55
1979 Majors 30 46.93 144 82 15 0 / 10 1 / 6 0 / 5 1 / 7 0 / 5 1 / 7 1 / 6 4 / 46
1980 Majors 31 31.14 162 26 0 0 / 1 1 / 6 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 3 1 / 31
1981 Majors 32 33.34 162 37 0 0 / 3 0 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 33
1982 Minors 33 31.00 0 / 5 0 / 5 2 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 1 0 / 5 0 / 3 2 / 31
1982 Majors 33 11.16 84 4 0 0 / 1 1 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 11
1983 Minors 34 8.00 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 8
1983 Majors 34 2.05 13 2 35 -2 / 0 -8 / 0 -4 / 1 -3 / 1 -5 / 0 -1 / 0 -4 / 0 -27 / 2
Total 1195 570 50 31 / 89 26 / 94 24 / 86 24 / 100 -4 / 81 17 / 94 13 / 92 131 / 636
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1983-11-01Bill Parker has retired from the Chicago Black Sox
1983-09-19The Chicago Black Sox have designated Bill Parker for assignment.
1983-04-14Bill Parker of the Chicago Black Sox is injured and is expected to be out 40 days.
1983-04-14The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Bill Parker to the major league team.
1982-07-05The Chicago Black Sox have designated Bill Parker for assignment. The Chicago Black Sox have sent Paul Jackson to the minors.
1979-08-01Bill Parker of the Chicago Black Sox is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1975-05-12A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Mean Machine and the Chicago White Sox. The Chicago White Sox receive Bill Parker from the Milwaukee Mean Machine in exchange for Draft Pick - 1976 Round 2 (CHA).
1974-05-25The Milwaukee Mean Machine have sent Bill Parker to the minors.
1974-05-05The Milwaukee Mean Machine have promoted Bill Parker to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mean Machine have promoted Carlos Lyden to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mean Machine have promoted Bill Hunter to the major league team.