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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 H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1988 LHP 52 112 26 2 1 8 26 11 19 .781 .298 .482 .250 .232
1988 RHP 86 258 74 18 3 8 39 28 39 .828 .355 .473 .186 .287
1989 LHP 65 132 34 5 0 4 15 15 18 .717 .331 .386 .129 .258
1989 RHP 117 425 129 21 3 11 46 32 61 .800 .355 .445 .141 .304
1990 LHP 63 130 35 7 1 7 17 16 24 .858 .358 .500 .231 .269
1990 RHP 134 475 128 19 4 14 50 50 103 .755 .340 .415 .145 .269
1991 LHP 64 150 47 2 3 4 23 18 33 .830 .384 .447 .133 .313
1991 RHP 128 456 136 26 4 15 56 46 84 .836 .364 .471 .173 .298
1992 LHP 70 181 50 8 0 8 18 16 32 .788 .335 .453 .177 .276
1992 RHP 122 400 116 15 5 10 55 37 67 .777 .349 .427 .138 .290
1993 LHP 69 162 53 10 1 10 31 12 26 .961 .375 .586 .259 .327
1993 RHP 127 406 111 34 3 11 48 46 74 .804 .351 .453 .180 .273
1994 LHP 59 122 28 4 1 6 13 7 23 .707 .280 .426 .197 .230
1994 RHP 128 442 141 42 3 17 65 47 87 .925 .382 .543 .224 .319
1995 LHP 52 109 34 6 5 3 25 10 20 .908 .367 .541 .229 .312
1995 RHP 123 429 126 20 6 14 40 41 77 .822 .356 .466 .172 .294
1996 LHP 60 114 35 7 1 1 14 9 17 .772 .360 .412 .105 .307
1996 RHP 141 484 134 23 2 18 50 51 96 .791 .347 .444 .167 .277
1997 LHP 56 97 37 13 2 5 32 15 18 1.190 .478 .711 .330 .381
1997 RHP 140 490 139 21 5 21 69 58 92 .832 .357 .476 .192 .284
1998 LHP 58 130 29 2 1 3 8 12 31 .612 .289 .323 .100 .223
1998 RHP 97 225 71 10 0 10 41 20 39 .867 .374 .493 .178 .316
1999 LHP 26 28 8 1 0 3 6 5 2 1.037 .394 .643 .357 .286
1999 RHP 16 22 4 0 0 1 3 3 4 .598 .280 .318 .136 .182
Total LHP 694 1467 416 67 16 62 228 146 263 .828 .350 .478 .194 .284
Total RHP 1359 4512 1309 249 38 150 562 459 823 .818 .356 .462 .172 .290
Total 1536 5979 1725 316 54 212 790 605 1086 .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.