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Don Newcombe League
9-16-2165
Walter Bishop Center Field
Retired (1999, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .289 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .821 Status Deceased (2037) Option Years 0  
H 1725 Age at Death 74 Date of Birth 05-12-1963
HR 212 Drafted Round 1, Pick 11
(1981)		 Majors Svc Time 11 years
(136 games)
RBI 790
SB 107
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B 
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L A  Velocity D+   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt C  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 2
1B --- LF A+ (98.1%) Arm A  WS Appearances 4
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health B- LCS Appearances 6
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 2
* League requires 50% 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
1988 Away 26 198 0 51 10 1 9 39 19 29 0 0 0 .777 .323 .455 .197 .258
1988 Home 27 172 0 49 10 3 7 26 20 29 0 0 0 .856 .356 .500 .215 .285
1989 Away 37 278 0 81 11 1 6 28 23 42 0 0 0 .748 .346 .403 .112 .291
1989 Home 32 279 0 82 15 2 9 33 24 37 0 0 0 .812 .353 .459 .165 .294
1990 Away 73 320 14 83 14 1 11 28 31 71 2 1 0 .737 .325 .412 .153 .259
1990 Home 71 285 9 80 12 4 10 39 35 56 1 2 2 .821 .365 .456 .175 .281
1991 Away 70 301 52 101 13 6 11 43 33 48 4 9 3 .928 .400 .528 .193 .336
1991 Home 74 305 47 82 15 1 8 36 31 69 7 4 2 .742 .339 .403 .134 .269
1992 Away 71 286 38 78 12 3 7 38 28 43 13 7 2 .746 .336 .409 .136 .273
1992 Home 73 295 47 88 11 2 11 35 25 56 11 5 1 .814 .353 .461 .163 .298
1993 Away 72 290 38 87 25 4 9 41 27 59 7 4 2 .864 .357 .507 .207 .300
1993 Home 72 278 37 77 19 0 12 38 31 41 8 5 3 .833 .358 .475 .198 .277
1994 Away 70 273 42 89 24 3 9 36 31 54 17 4 0 .924 .390 .535 .209 .326
1994 Home 74 291 48 80 22 1 14 42 23 56 8 4 2 .834 .332 .502 .227 .275
1995 Away 65 264 47 72 15 4 6 24 22 50 2 0 1 .757 .329 .428 .155 .273
1995 Home 68 274 62 88 11 7 11 41 29 47 3 1 1 .918 .386 .533 .212 .321
1996 Away 72 305 45 86 19 2 11 39 31 43 3 2 4 .815 .349 .466 .184 .282
1996 Home 72 293 46 83 11 1 8 25 29 70 3 0 2 .759 .350 .410 .126 .283
1997 Away 71 295 51 94 20 6 11 47 37 50 2 0 3 .938 .399 .539 .220 .319
1997 Home 73 292 51 82 14 1 15 54 36 60 1 1 3 .846 .356 .490 .209 .281
1998 Away 59 180 22 44 7 1 2 16 17 34 2 0 1 .641 .313 .328 .083 .244
1998 Home 58 175 31 56 5 0 11 33 15 36 0 0 1 .911 .374 .537 .217 .320
1999 Away 22 25 5 4 0 0 1 3 5 4 0 0 0 .580 .300 .280 .120 .160
1999 Home 24 25 5 8 1 0 3 6 3 2 0 0 0 1.113 .393 .720 .400 .320
Total Away 708 3015 354 870 170 32 93 382 304 527 52 27 16 .812 .354 .459 .170 .289
Total Home 718 2964 383 855 146 22 119 408 301 559 42 22 17 .829 .356 .473 .185 .288
Total 1536 5979 942 1725 316 54 212 790 605 1086 107 58 45 .821 .355 .466 .177 .289
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1999-11-01Walter Bishop has retired from the Toronto Tarantulas
1995-04-19Walter Bishop of the Toronto Igloos is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1994-08-13A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Black Birds and the Toronto Igloos. The Toronto Igloos receive Walter Bishop from the Baltimore Black Birds in exchange for Draft Pick 1996 Round 2 TOR (Mike MacDonald), Draft Pick 1997 Round 1 TOR (Don Payne).
1994-06-27The Baltimore Black Birds have placed Walter Bishop on the trade block.
1993-07-18A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Stars and the Baltimore Black Birds. The Baltimore Black Birds receive Walter Bishop, Ben Thompson from the St. Louis Stars in exchange for Steve Meacham, Bill McCabe.
1993-06-29The St. Louis Stars have placed Walter Bishop on the trade block.
1988-05-03Walter Bishop of the St. Louis Stars is injured and is expected to be out 52 days.
1987-10-03The St. Louis Stars have promoted Walter Bishop to the major league team.
1981-04-01The St. Louis Stars have renamed Adam Greer to Walter Bishop.