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Jesse Orosco League
7-27-2215
Bill Colton Second Base
Retired (1961, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .271 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .735 Status Deceased (1997) Option Years 0  
H 738 Age at Death 71 Date of Birth 06-08-1926
HR 58 Drafted Round 2, Pick 18
(1948)		 Majors Svc Time 11 years
(26 games)
RBI 372
SB 108
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship D-
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L B  Velocity D-   Mentor vR C 
Speed A- Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL C 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (92.4%) Range B- WS Rings 1
1B C  (40.9%) LF D- (7.2%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 4
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 6
3B --- RF F  (0.3%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1950 LHP 30 42 15 2 0 0 8 4 7 .818 .413 .405 .048 .357
1950 RHP 84 272 72 12 1 3 41 26 42 .676 .327 .349 .085 .265
1951 LHP 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
1951 RHP 9 35 10 0 0 0 7 2 3 .602 .316 .286 .000 .286
1952 LHP 20 25 3 2 0 0 1 3 4 .414 .214 .200 .080 .120
1952 RHP 106 373 94 17 4 7 48 33 65 .687 .311 .375 .123 .252
1953 LHP 33 69 27 3 0 4 16 11 7 1.078 .469 .609 .217 .391
1953 RHP 57 164 44 7 0 6 25 7 19 .717 .297 .421 .152 .268
1954 LHP 47 82 24 5 2 2 13 15 12 .880 .404 .476 .183 .293
1954 RHP 83 201 54 7 0 3 28 28 34 .705 .357 .348 .080 .269
1955 LHP 43 59 18 3 2 3 12 7 8 .955 .379 .576 .271 .305
1955 RHP 67 104 21 4 0 1 7 9 20 .532 .263 .269 .067 .202
1956 LHP 35 66 17 2 1 2 5 3 9 .695 .286 .409 .152 .258
1956 RHP 36 96 26 6 0 1 10 9 12 .698 .333 .365 .094 .271
1957 LHP 62 129 42 6 1 7 21 13 21 .939 .389 .550 .225 .326
1957 RHP 65 174 48 9 3 6 34 24 17 .831 .365 .466 .190 .276
1958 LHP 39 68 22 3 1 1 7 6 9 .820 .378 .441 .118 .324
1958 RHP 58 175 37 4 2 1 19 13 24 .539 .265 .274 .063 .211
1959 LHP 65 116 34 4 2 6 23 13 18 .882 .364 .517 .224 .293
1959 RHP 92 254 67 15 3 2 27 25 32 .703 .333 .370 .106 .264
1960 LHP 41 43 15 4 0 0 1 6 8 .893 .451 .442 .093 .349
1960 RHP 70 111 31 4 2 2 13 7 11 .727 .322 .405 .126 .279
1961 LHP 17 17 5 0 1 1 3 2 2 .957 .368 .588 .294 .294
1961 RHP 50 51 12 5 0 0 3 5 5 .637 .304 .333 .098 .235
Total LHP 433 717 222 34 10 26 110 83 105 .876 .382 .494 .184 .310
Total RHP 777 2010 516 90 15 32 262 188 284 .684 .320 .364 .107 .257
Total 993 2727 738 124 25 58 372 271 389 .735 .336 .398 .128 .271
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1961-11-01Bill Colton has retired from the Washington Lobbyists
1960-08-03A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Washington Lobbyists. The Washington Lobbyists receive Bill Colton from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Draft Pick 1963 Round 3 WAS (Jon Sankey).
1960-04-10Bill Colton of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1955-07-10Bill Colton of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1952-09-16Bill Colton of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1951-09-29The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Bill Colton to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Earle Redman to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Hunkey Watt to the major league team.
1951-09-11The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Bill Colton to the minors.
1951-08-12The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Bill Colton to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Tom Craig to the minors.
1950-10-23The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Lou Barry to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Bill Colton to the minors.
1950-10-03The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Bill Colton to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Benny Lush to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Terry Tatum to the major league team.
1950-09-01The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Bill Colton to the minors.