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Ralph Kiner League
10-3-2062
Bill Norton Third Base
Retired (1988, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .266 Total Rating   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .733 Status Deceased (2043) Option Years 0  
H 1074 Age at Death 92 Date of Birth 04-26-1951
HR 89 Drafted Round 1, Pick 7
(1973)
Majors Svc Time 14 years
(85 games)
RBI 456
SB 63
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L Velocity   Mentor vR
Speed Bunt Control   Mentor vL
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range WS Rings 0
1B A+ (99.1%) LF --- Arm WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health A- LCS Appearances 1
3B A+ (100%) RF C+ (49.6%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1974 BAL
142
501
62
123
16
1
12
44
70
64 2 1
8
12 27
.693
.340
.353
.108
.246
1975 BAL
156
553
78
150
27
3
12
62
85
71 1 0
9
10 34
.765
.369
.396
.125
.271
1976 BAL
119
349
49
86
14
4
7
35
61
48 2 0
7
5 14
.731
.362
.370
.123
.246
1977 BAL
105
324
49
106
15
3
6
37
35
36 0 1
6
7 11
.839
.392
.448
.120
.327
1978 BAL
154
548
82
161
30
4
17
78
66
76 1 1
15
11 13
.826
.370
.456
.162
.294
1979 BAL
80
271
35
66
13
0
3
20
29
39 1 1
6
7 13
.643
.318
.325
.081
.244
1980 BAL
99
211
19
58
14
0
5
36
20
36 1 3
0
2 4
.748
.336
.412
.137
.275
1981 BAL
116
196
20
50
2
3
5
22
13
31 1 0
0
5 4
.677
.305
.372
.117
.255
1982 BAL
117
184
23
43
2
0
3
18
22
24 0 0
4
2 2
.609
.316
.293
.060
.234
1983 BAL
76
79
7
22
4
1
1
10
8
7 0 0
0
0 1
.737
.345
.392
.114
.278
1984 BAL-CIN
100
168
19
42
6
2
6
27
20
20 1 1
3
1 8
.748
.332
.417
.167
.250
1985 CIN
108
163
18
42
5
2
2
13
16
25 0 1
5
2 3
.672
.322
.350
.092
.258
1986 PIT-NYA
57
105
11
26
1
0
1
9
10
14 2 1
0
0 3
.608
.322
.286
.038
.248
1987 NYA
105
246
33
69
14
0
7
28
28
37 0 1
0
0 4
.775
.353
.423
.142
.280
1988 NYA
85
147
12
30
9
0
2
17
18
24 1 3
0
0 5
.596
.290
.306
.102
.204
Total
1619
4045
517
1074
172
23
89
456
501
552 13 14
63
64 146
.733
.347
.385
.120
.266
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1988-11-01Bill Norton has retired from the New York Bronx Bombers
1988-09-02Bill Norton of the New York Bronx Bombers is injured and is expected to be out 3 days.
1986-07-23The New York Bronx Bombers have promoted Bill Norton to the major league team. The New York Bronx Bombers have designated Paul Pico for assignment.
1986-07-23The New York Bronx Bombers have acquired Bill Norton from the waiver wire.
1986-07-09The Pittsburgh Maulers have waived Bill Norton.
1986-06-30The Pittsburgh Maulers have designated Bill Norton for assignment. The Pittsburgh Maulers have designated Clay Pena for assignment.
1986-05-10The Pittsburgh Maulers have promoted Bill Norton to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Maulers have designated Benny Heintzelman for assignment.
1986-05-10The Pittsburgh Maulers have acquired Bill Norton from the waiver wire.
1986-04-06The Cincinnati Reds have waived Bill Norton.
1986-04-01The Cincinnati Reds have designated Bill Norton for assignment.
1984-08-20The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Bill Norton to the major league team.
1984-08-12The Cincinnati Reds have designated Bill Norton for assignment.
1984-07-05A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Beanballs and the Cincinnati Reds. The Cincinnati Reds receive Vicente Esposito, Bill Norton, Bill Garcia, Draft Pick 1985 Round 1 BAL (Mark Tenace) from the Baltimore Beanballs in exchange for Jeff Dwyer, Jimmy Boggs, Christian Barker, Buddy Daniels, Draft Pick 1985 Round 2 CIN (Frank Levey), Draft Pick 1985 Round 3 CIN (Henry North). Protest This Trade.
1983-05-01The Baltimore Beanballs have placed Bill Norton on the trade block.
1977-07-09The Baltimore Beanballs have removed Bill Norton from the trade block.
1977-04-16The Baltimore Beanballs have placed Bill Norton on the trade block.
1974-04-18The Baltimore Beanballs have promoted Bill Norton to the major league team. The Baltimore Beanballs have sent Ron Hernandez to the minors.