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Lou Whitaker League 4-1-2080 |
| Billy Farmer |  Center FieldRetired (1984, Age 36) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .276 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/L | |
| OPS | .781 | Status | Deceased (2024) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 1604 | Age at Death | 76 | Date of Birth | 10-18-1948 | |
| HR | 178 | Drafted | Round 1, Pick 12 (1967) |
Majors Svc Time | 13 years (42 games) |
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| RBI | 731 | |||||
| SB | 179 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 1 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | (98.4%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 2 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | (100%) |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 2 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 1 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
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| 1967 | Minors | 19 | 60.00 | 9 / 10 | 7 / 8 | 11 / 12 | 9 / 9 | 1 / 4 | 10 / 11 | 5 / 6 | 52 / 60 | |||
| 1968 | Minors | 20 | 62.00 | 7 / 11 | 9 / 13 | 5 / 6 | 6 / 7 | 2 / 11 | 9 / 10 | 4 / 4 | 42 / 62 | |||
| 1969 | Minors | 21 | 62.00 | 9 / 11 | 5 / 9 | 7 / 8 | 8 / 10 | 4 / 12 | 4 / 5 | 5 / 7 | 42 / 62 | |||
| 1970 | Minors | 22 | 42.00 | 4 / 8 | 3 / 8 | 1 / 3 | 4 / 7 | 2 / 4 | 1 / 2 | 7 / 10 | 22 / 42 | |||
| 1970 | Pos (1B) | 22 | 11.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 4 / 11 | |||
| 1971 | Minors | 23 | 17.00 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 3 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 2 | 3 / 4 | 9 / 17 | |||
| 1971 | Majors | 23 | 30.73 | 69 | 57 | 39 | 1 / 6 | 3 / 6 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 2 | 2 / 6 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 10 / 30 |
| 1971 | Pos (1B) | 23 | 30.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 4 / 30 | |||
| 1971 | Pos (RF) | 23 | 24.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 18 / 24 | |||
| 1972 | Majors | 24 | 63.93 | 162 | 135 | 0 | 1 / 6 | 7 / 13 | 4 / 12 | 6 / 8 | 1 / 10 | 4 / 4 | 4 / 10 | 27 / 63 |
| 1973 | Majors | 25 | 56.72 | 137 | 115 | 24 | 0 / 10 | 2 / 10 | 4 / 5 | 1 / 7 | 1 / 12 | 3 / 7 | 3 / 5 | 14 / 56 |
| 1974 | Majors | 26 | 64.01 | 162 | 135 | 0 | 1 / 8 | 0 / 7 | 4 / 10 | 2 / 14 | 1 / 9 | 2 / 6 | 0 / 10 | 10 / 64 |
| 1975 | Majors | 27 | 65.04 | 162 | 135 | 0 | 3 / 7 | 1 / 8 | 2 / 10 | 1 / 10 | 0 / 10 | 3 / 10 | 2 / 10 | 12 / 65 |
| 1976 | Majors | 28 | 56.57 | 137 | 115 | 25 | 2 / 9 | 1 / 8 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 10 | 1 / 12 | 0 / 1 | 4 / 56 |
| 1977 | Majors | 29 | 67.22 | 162 | 135 | 0 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 8 | 2 / 17 | 1 / 11 | 3 / 67 |
| 1978 | Majors | 30 | 63.31 | 162 | 119 | 0 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 13 | 0 / 6 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 14 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 11 | 1 / 63 |
| 1979 | Majors | 31 | 35.31 | 162 | 24 | 0 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 35 |
| 1980 | Majors | 32 | 47.14 | 162 | 55 | 0 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 5 | 2 / 12 | 2 / 47 |
| 1981 | Majors | 33 | 50.17 | 127 | 91 | 29 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 8 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 7 | 2 / 50 |
| 1982 | Majors | 34 | 66.03 | 162 | 134 | 0 | -3 / 10 | -4 / 11 | -1 / 7 | -4 / 8 | -5 / 10 | -3 / 11 | -2 / 9 | -22 / 66 |
| 1983 | Majors | 35 | 58.81 | 162 | 110 | 0 | -2 / 11 | -5 / 11 | -4 / 7 | -2 / 11 | -8 / 5 | -4 / 7 | -4 / 6 | -29 / 58 |
| 1984 | Majors | 36 | 30.03 | 162 | 21 | 0 | -5 / 5 | -2 / 5 | -4 / 3 | -2 / 4 | -1 / 4 | -1 / 3 | -3 / 6 | -18 / 30 |
| Total | 2090 | 1381 | 117 | 28 / 147 | 27 / 154 | 31 / 125 | 34 / 144 | 1 / 156 | 33 / 130 | 29 / 137 | 209 / 1058 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1984-11-01 | Billy Farmer has retired from the Detroit Sharks |
| 1981-09-24 | Billy Farmer of the Detroit Sharks is injured and is expected to be out 33 days. |
| 1981-08-26 | Billy Farmer of the Detroit Sharks is injured and is expected to be out 11 days. |
| 1981-05-02 | Billy Farmer of the Detroit Sharks is injured and is expected to be out 16 days. |
| 1981-04-01 | A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Royal Giants and the Detroit Sharks . The Detroit Sharks receive Billy Farmer, Joey Blanton from the Brooklyn Royal Giants in exchange for Draft Pick 1983 Round 1 DET (Eric Madden). |
| 1976-05-29 | Billy Farmer of the Brooklyn Royal Giants is injured and is expected to be out 28 days. |
| 1973-06-26 | Billy Farmer of the Brooklyn Royal Giants is injured and is expected to be out 28 days. |
| 1971-08-31 | Billy Farmer of the Brooklyn Royal Giants is injured and is expected to be out 12 days. |
| 1971-07-15 | Billy Farmer of the Brooklyn Royal Giants is injured and is expected to be out 33 days. |
| 1971-06-28 | The Brooklyn Royal Giants have promoted Billy Farmer to the major league team. The Brooklyn Royal Giants have designated Dave Ripple for assignment. |
| 1971-05-19 | The Brooklyn Royal Giants have sent Billy Farmer to the minors. |
| 1971-04-21 | The Brooklyn Royal Giants have promoted Billy Farmer to the major league team. |
| 1970-04-01 | The Brooklyn Royal Giants have promoted Mario Driscoll to the major league team. The Brooklyn Royal Giants have sent Billy Farmer to the minors. |
| 1970-03-25 | The Brooklyn Royal Giants have promoted Tom Baker to the major league team. The Brooklyn Royal Giants have promoted Chuck George to the major league team. The Brooklyn Royal Giants have promoted Billy Farmer to the major league team. |