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Nellie Fox League
4-1-2156
Bill Appleton Starting Pitcher
Retired (1982, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.55 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 43-131 Status Deceased (2027) Option Years 0  
SV 2 Age at Death 79 Date of Birth 02-28-1948
K 930 Drafted Round 4, Pick 63
(1970)		 Majors Svc Time 7 years
(38 games)
IP 1335.2
WHIP 1.56
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R F  Contact vs. L D- Endurance B+   Ldrship D-
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D  Velocity A    Mentor Val C-
Speed D- Bunt B+ Control B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Endurance   Velocity   Control   Total 
1970 Minors 22 61.00 0 / 6 8 / 35 7 / 20 15 / 61
1971 Minors 23 64.00 1 / 5 9 / 35 6 / 24 16 / 64
1972 Majors 24 42.27 141 27 21 1 / 6 10 / 21 4 / 15 15 / 42
1973 Majors 25 51.45 162 39 0 1 / 13 2 / 18 4 / 20 7 / 51
1974 Minors 26 63.00 0 / 4 3 / 33 2 / 26 5 / 63
1975 Minors 27 48.00 0 / 1 4 / 26 1 / 21 5 / 48
1975 Majors 27 13.10 51 8 0 0 / 0 0 / 5 1 / 8 1 / 13
1976 Majors 28 49.75 162 34 0 0 / 9 1 / 20 1 / 20 2 / 49
1977 Majors 29 45.42 142 31 18 1 / 7 1 / 20 0 / 18 2 / 45
1978 Majors 30 49.94 162 34 0 0 / 13 0 / 18 0 / 18 0 / 49
1979 Majors 31 46.65 162 30 0 0 / 8 1 / 18 0 / 20 1 / 46
1980 Majors 32 44.28 162 24 0 0 / 8 0 / 19 0 / 17 0 / 44
1981 Majors 33 2.51 7 0 14 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 2
1982 Majors 34 21.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0
Total 1151 227 53 4 / 80 39 / 269 26 / 228 69 / 577
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1982-11-01Bill Appleton has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1981-05-22The Boston Rebels have waived Bill Appleton.
1981-05-09The Boston Rebels have promoted Steve Duryea to the major league team. The Boston Rebels have promoted Steve Rapp to the major league team. The Boston Rebels have designated Buddy Trout for assignment. The Boston Rebels have designated Bill Appleton for assignment.
1981-04-08Bill Appleton of the Boston Rebels is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1977-08-24Bill Appleton of the Boston Rebels is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1975-08-16The Boston Rebels have promoted Bill Appleton to the major league team.
1975-05-20The Boston Rebels have sent Bill Appleton to the minors.
1975-05-09The Boston Rebels have promoted Bill Appleton to the major league team.
1974-04-14The Boston Rebels have acquired Bill Appleton from the waiver wire.
1974-04-01The Cleveland El Guapos have waived Bill Appleton.
1974-03-25The Cleveland El Guapos have promoted Jim Green to the major league team. The Cleveland El Guapos have promoted Bob Aase to the major league team. The Cleveland El Guapos have promoted Joe Bertaina to the major league team. The Cleveland El Guapos have promoted Les Ireland to the major league team. The Cleveland El Guapos have promoted Pete Johnston to the major league team. The Cleveland El Guapos have promoted Brent McDaniel to the major league team. The Cleveland El Guapos have designated George Eldred for assignment. The Cleveland El Guapos have sent Bill Appleton to the minors. The Cleveland El Guapos have sent Lennie Evans to the minors. The Cleveland El Guapos have sent Rodrigo Bates to the minors. The Cleveland El Guapos have sent Bill Grabowski to the minors.
1972-04-12Bill Appleton of the Cleveland El Guapos is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1972-04-01The Cleveland El Guapos have promoted Bill Appleton to the major league team.