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Jesse Orosco League 7-23-2215 |
| Bill Colton |  Second BaseRetired (1961, Age 35) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .271 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | B/R | |
| OPS | .735 | Status | Deceased (1997) | Option Years | 0
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| 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) |
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| RBI | 372 | |||||
| SB | 108 | |||||
| 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 | (92.4%) | Range | WS Rings | 1 | |||
| 1B | (40.9%) | LF | (7.2%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 4 | |||
| 2B | (100%) | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 6 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | (0.3%) |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | PB | SB | CS | CS% | +/- | RF
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FPCT | GG |
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| 1950 | 2B | PIT | 78 | 78 | 689.2 | 373 | 150 | 214 | 9 | 26 | -13 | 4.75 | .976 | |||||
| SS | PIT | 7 | 7 | 64.0 | 39 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 8 | +1 | 5.48 | 1.000 | ||||||
| 1951 | SS | PIT | 6 | 6 | 52.0 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 3.46 | 1.000 | |||||
| 2B | PIT | 3 | 3 | 26.2 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 5.06 | 1.000 | ||||||
| 1952 | 2B | PIT | 103 | 103 | 916.1 | 526 | 215 | 299 | 12 | 48 | -14 | 5.05 | .977 | |||||
| SS | PIT | 3 | 3 | 26.1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.39 | .875 | ||||||
| 1953 | 2B | PIT | 49 | 48 | 417.0 | 236 | 89 | 139 | 8 | 26 | -2 | 4.92 | .966 | |||||
| SS | PIT | 11 | 11 | 99.0 | 66 | 24 | 36 | 6 | 7 | +2 | 5.45 | .909 | ||||||
| 1954 | 2B | PIT | 40 | 40 | 355.1 | 208 | 87 | 115 | 6 | 20 | -9 | 5.12 | .971 | |||||
| SS | PIT | 31 | 31 | 280.0 | 148 | 52 | 90 | 6 | 18 | -3 | 4.56 | .959 | ||||||
| 1955 | SS | PIT | 26 | 26 | 232.0 | 134 | 48 | 84 | 2 | 12 | -2 | 5.12 | .985 | |||||
| 1B | PIT | 3 | 3 | 26.0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 7.62 | 1.000 | ||||||
| 1956 | 2B | PIT | 32 | 30 | 260.0 | 162 | 65 | 96 | 1 | 12 | -2 | 5.57 | .994 | |||||
| SS | PIT | 8 | 8 | 74.2 | 41 | 15 | 26 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 4.94 | 1.000 | ||||||
| 1957 | SS | PIT | 31 | 31 | 282.2 | 126 | 49 | 74 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3.92 | .976 | |||||
| 2B | PIT | 26 | 26 | 231.1 | 145 | 60 | 83 | 2 | 12 | -2 | 5.56 | .986 | ||||||
| 3B | PIT | 16 | 16 | 144.2 | 33 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 1.93 | .939 | ||||||
| 1B | PIT | 1 | 1 | 10.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1.000 | ||||||
| 1958 | SS | PIT | 27 | 27 | 232.2 | 113 | 34 | 75 | 4 | 11 | -2 | 4.22 | .965 | |||||
| 3B | PIT | 26 | 26 | 228.1 | 57 | 13 | 44 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2.25 | 1.000 | ||||||
| 2B | PIT | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 4.70 | 1.000 | ||||||
| 1B | PIT | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 | 1.000 | ||||||
| 1959 | 3B | PIT | 55 | 54 | 486.1 | 160 | 39 | 113 | 8 | 6 | -3 | 2.81 | .950 | |||||
| SS | PIT | 30 | 30 | 264.0 | 143 | 44 | 92 | 7 | 15 | -6 | 4.64 | .951 | ||||||
| 2B | PIT | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.91 | .960 | ||||||
| C | PIT | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 11.1% | 0 | 7.50 | .938 | ||
| 1B | PIT | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 | 1.000 | ||||||
| 1960 | 2B | PIT-WAS | 12 | 10 | 88.0 | 56 | 23 | 33 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 5.73 | 1.000 | |||||
| 1B | PIT-WAS | 6 | 6 | 51.0 | 53 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9.18 | .981 | ||||||
| 3B | PIT-WAS | 5 | 2 | 22.0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2.45 | 1.000 | ||||||
| CF | PIT-WAS | 9 | 0 | 15.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1.20 | 1.000 | ||||||
| C | PIT-WAS | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 7.00 | .875 | ||
| SS | PIT-WAS | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6.00 | 1.000 | ||||||
| LF | PIT-WAS | 8 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4.00 | 1.000 | ||||||
| RF | PIT-WAS | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 1.000 | ||||||
| 1961 | 3B | WAS | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 1.000 | |||||
| 2B | WAS | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 5.00 | .833 | ||||||
| Pos Total | 2B | 354 | 349 | 3081.1 | 1775 | 721 | 1014 | 40 | 155 | -47 | 5.07 | .977 | ||||||
| SS | 181 | 181 | 1616.1 | 844 | 294 | 521 | 29 | 88 | -11 | 4.54 | .966 | |||||||
| 3B | 104 | 100 | 897.1 | 260 | 64 | 186 | 10 | 6 | -5 | 2.51 | .962 | |||||||
| 1B | 13 | 13 | 114.0 | 115 | 114 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 9.00 | .991 | |||||||
| C | 3 | 3 | 27.0 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 10.0% | 0 | 7.33 | .917 | |||
| CF | 9 | 0 | 15.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1.20 | 1.000 | |||||||
| LF | 8 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4.00 | 1.000 | |||||||
| RF | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 1.000 | |||||||
| Total | 676 | 646 | 5764.0 | 3025 | 1220 | 1723 | 82 | 254 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 10.0% | -66 | 4.60 | .973 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1961-11-01 | Bill Colton has retired from the Washington Lobbyists |
| 1960-08-03 | A 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). |
| 1960-04-10 | Bill Colton of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 13 days. |
| 1955-07-10 | Bill Colton of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 31 days. |
| 1952-09-16 | Bill Colton of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 20 days. |
| 1951-09-29 | The 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. |
| 1951-09-11 | The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Bill Colton to the minors. |
| 1951-08-12 | The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Bill Colton to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Tom Craig to the minors. |
| 1950-10-23 | The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Lou Barry to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Bill Colton to the minors. |
| 1950-10-03 | The 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. |
| 1950-09-01 | The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Bill Colton to the minors. |