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Harold Baines League
4-1-2053
Bill Roper Catcher
Retired (1966, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .275 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .747 Status Deceased (2006) Option Years 0  
H 2306 Age at Death 78 Date of Birth 11-21-1928
HR 170 Drafted Round 1, Pick 9
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 17 years
(116 games)
RBI 1057
SB 32
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A  Contact vs. L A  Endurance B-   Ldrship B 
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B- Velocity B+   Mentor vR A+
Speed C  Bunt C+ Control D+   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range C  WS Rings 5
1B --- LF --- Arm A  WS Appearances 8
2B --- CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 13
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 5
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1950 Majors 22 63.16 162 134 0 4 / 8 2 / 4 5 / 15 2 / 8 12 / 12 4 / 7 3 / 9 32 / 63
1951 Majors 23 67.75 162 135 0 7 / 15 6 / 10 0 / 5 5 / 10 7 / 7 0 / 13 2 / 7 27 / 67
1952 Majors 24 68.73 162 135 0 5 / 12 5 / 11 0 / 8 4 / 13 10 / 10 0 / 8 3 / 6 27 / 68
1953 Majors 25 69.61 162 135 0 0 / 14 2 / 7 0 / 14 1 / 6 11 / 12 0 / 6 4 / 10 18 / 69
1954 Majors 26 67.78 162 135 0 0 / 4 5 / 11 0 / 9 1 / 12 7 / 14 0 / 6 5 / 11 18 / 67
1955 Majors 27 65.17 154 129 8 0 / 10 2 / 12 0 / 14 1 / 6 2 / 7 0 / 7 2 / 9 7 / 65
1956 Majors 28 64.22 162 135 0 0 / 11 3 / 8 0 / 9 1 / 13 2 / 5 0 / 9 4 / 9 10 / 64
1957 Majors 29 64.19 162 135 0 0 / 6 2 / 8 0 / 12 1 / 13 1 / 9 0 / 12 0 / 4 4 / 64
1958 Majors 30 63.72 162 135 0 0 / 14 1 / 6 0 / 10 0 / 7 2 / 9 0 / 9 1 / 8 4 / 63
1959 Majors 31 64.19 162 135 0 0 / 10 0 / 10 0 / 6 0 / 8 0 / 10 0 / 13 0 / 7 0 / 64
1960 Majors 32 64.19 162 135 0 0 / 14 1 / 10 0 / 7 0 / 8 2 / 9 0 / 3 0 / 13 3 / 64
1961 Majors 33 64.19 162 135 0 0 / 6 0 / 12 0 / 12 0 / 5 2 / 12 0 / 7 1 / 10 3 / 64
1962 Majors 34 64.19 162 135 0 -3 / 3 -1 / 11 -3 / 7 -2 / 12 -7 / 9 -2 / 10 -2 / 12 -20 / 64
1963 Majors 35 64.21 162 135 0 -2 / 4 -1 / 14 -1 / 7 -6 / 8 -2 / 4 -1 / 14 -4 / 13 -17 / 64
1964 Majors 36 62.49 162 135 0 -1 / 9 -1 / 11 -1 / 9 -3 / 11 -3 / 10 -2 / 8 -2 / 4 -13 / 62
1965 Majors 37 62.57 162 135 0 -4 / 13 -4 / 13 -3 / 7 -7 / 5 -3 / 8 -3 / 9 -2 / 7 -26 / 62
1966 Majors 38 59.15 162 141 0 -2 / 6 -6 / 9 -1 / 14 -1 / 9 -4 / 7 -2 / 6 -1 / 8 -17 / 59
Total 2746 2294 8 4 / 159 16 / 167 -4 / 165 -3 / 154 39 / 154 -6 / 147 14 / 147 60 / 1093
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1966-11-01Bill Roper has retired from the Philadelphia Jesuits
1966-04-28A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Jesuits and the Colorado Crush. The Colorado Crush receive Henry LaRoss, Draft Pick 1968 Round 3 PHI (Marty Nieves) from the Philadelphia Jesuits in exchange for Bill Roper.
1956-04-28A trade has been completed between the Colorado Crush and the Texas Wranglers. The Texas Wranglers receive Draft Pick 1958 Round 1 COL (Rip Perry), Draft Pick 1957 Round 1 COL (Lou Gettel) from the Colorado Crush in exchange for Bill Roper, Draft Pick 1957 Round 3 TEX (Eric Phillips).
1955-09-22Bill Roper of the Texas Wranglers is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1950-06-10A trade has been completed between the Florida Gamblers and the Texas Wranglers. The Texas Wranglers receive Bill Roper, Draft Pick 1952 Round 1 FLA (Carl Parker) from the Florida Gamblers in exchange for Sol Clark, Joseph Nash, Ed Spradlin.