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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 POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT GG
1988 CF STL 94 94 847.2 232 228 0 4 0 +1 2.42 .983
1989 CF STL 130 130 1163.0 304 294 4 6 4 -8 2.31 .980
1990 CF STL 144 144 1273.2 338 333 1 4 1 -1 2.36 .988
1991 CF STL 124 124 1116.0 293 287 2 4 2 -6 2.33 .986
RF STL 20 20 183.0 35 34 0 1 0 -2 1.67 .971
1992 CF STL 124 124 1101.1 303 297 4 2 4 +1 2.46 .993
RF STL 20 20 176.1 45 43 1 1 1 -1 2.25 .978
1993 CF STL-BAL 78 78 684.1 194 189 1 4 1 -3 2.50 .979
LF STL-BAL 59 59 510.0 88 87 0 1 0 -1 1.54 .989
RF STL-BAL 7 7 58.0 15 15 0 0 0 0 2.33 1.000
1994 LF BAL-TOR 144 144 1262.2 305 300 3 2 3 -3 2.16 .993
1995 RF TOR 93 93 821.1 180 177 1 2 1 -3 1.95 .989
LF TOR 40 40 348.2 79 79 0 0 0 -1 2.04 1.000
1996 RF TOR 116 116 1034.0 214 208 1 5 1 +3 1.82 .977
LF TOR 28 28 245.0 59 58 0 1 0 +1 2.13 .983
1997 LF TOR 109 109 994.0 230 224 2 4 2 -2 2.05 .983
RF TOR 35 35 309.2 74 72 0 2 0 +1 2.09 .973
1998 RF TOR 41 34 325.2 64 63 0 1 0 0 1.74 .984
LF TOR 36 30 276.1 66 64 1 1 1 +2 2.12 .985
CF TOR 17 17 152.0 42 42 0 0 0 -1 2.49 1.000
1999 RF TOR 15 1 31.0 10 10 0 0 0 0 2.90 1.000
CF TOR 3 3 26.2 7 7 0 0 0 0 2.36 1.000
LF TOR 2 2 18.0 7 7 0 0 0 0 3.50 1.000
Pos Total CF 714 714 6364.2 1713 1677 12 24 12 -17 2.39 .986
LF 418 412 3654.2 834 819 6 9 6 -4 2.03 .989
RF 347 326 2939.0 637 622 3 12 3 -2 1.91 .981
Total 1479 1452 12958.1 3184 3118 21 45 21 -23 2.18 .986
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.