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Jesse Orosco League
7-29-2215
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 R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1957 Away 49 161 0 45 7 3 6 25 21 19 0 0 0 .835 .363 .472 .193 .280
1957 Home 45 142 0 45 8 1 7 30 16 19 0 0 0 .924 .389 .535 .218 .317
1958 Away 50 163 0 44 6 2 1 19 15 25 0 0 0 .681 .331 .350 .080 .270
1958 Home 29 80 0 15 1 1 1 7 4 8 0 0 0 .486 .224 .263 .075 .188
1959 Away 59 188 0 63 11 3 3 26 18 18 0 0 0 .870 .396 .473 .138 .335
1959 Home 60 182 0 38 8 2 5 24 20 32 0 0 0 .646 .289 .357 .148 .209
1960 Away 50 73 0 22 1 0 2 9 5 6 0 0 0 .743 .346 .397 .096 .301
1960 Home 53 81 0 24 7 2 0 5 8 13 0 0 0 .806 .374 .432 .136 .296
1961 Away 34 34 0 9 3 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 .658 .306 .353 .088 .265
1961 Home 35 34 0 8 2 1 1 4 5 3 0 0 0 .775 .333 .441 .206 .235
Total Away 242 619 0 183 28 8 12 81 61 72 0 0 0 .785 .360 .425 .129 .296
Total Home 222 519 0 130 26 7 14 70 53 75 0 0 0 .732 .324 .408 .158 .250
Total 993 2727 377 738 124 25 58 372 271 389 108 34 82 .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.