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Bill Key First Base
Retired (1959, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .274 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .736 Status Deceased (1990) Option Years 0  
H 483 Age at Death 66 Date of Birth 02-21-1924
HR 25 Drafted Round 2, Pick 19
(1950)
Majors Svc Time 6 years
(161 games)
RBI 182
SB 12 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 1959
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A+ Contact vs. L A+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L B- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt Control   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range WS Rings 2
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 3
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% 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
1950 Away 8 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .639 .417 .222 .000 .222
1950 Home 9 9 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .556 .222 .333 .111 .222
1953 Away 23 63 5 20 4 0 0 5 7 10 0 0 1 .775 .394 .381 .063 .317
1953 Home 19 57 6 17 4 1 0 5 6 8 0 0 0 .769 .365 .404 .105 .298
1954 Away 22 59 6 10 1 0 1 4 4 8 0 0 2 .460 .222 .237 .068 .169
1954 Home 17 26 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 .188 .111 .077 .000 .077
1955 Away 71 227 27 71 6 0 6 23 27 33 0 0 2 .803 .384 .419 .106 .313
1955 Home 69 210 27 53 8 2 3 19 23 32 3 0 2 .676 .323 .352 .100 .252
1956 Away 47 180 17 51 5 3 1 26 17 28 2 0 1 .708 .347 .361 .078 .283
1956 Home 49 148 30 37 7 0 0 13 30 31 0 0 2 .677 .380 .297 .047 .250
1957 Away 45 132 17 35 8 0 4 13 24 21 1 0 2 .792 .376 .417 .152 .265
1957 Home 47 139 15 40 10 3 4 20 19 22 1 0 1 .860 .371 .489 .201 .288
1958 Away 53 197 30 58 7 4 0 16 22 24 2 1 5 .735 .365 .371 .076 .294
1958 Home 48 159 25 50 9 3 2 21 25 19 0 0 1 .857 .411 .447 .132 .314
1959 Away 49 72 11 19 4 1 2 7 11 14 2 1 1 .788 .357 .431 .167 .264
1959 Home 42 73 11 16 3 0 2 9 4 13 1 0 0 .599 .256 .342 .123 .219
Total Away 318 939 114 266 35 8 14 94 115 138 7 2 14 .744 .361 .382 .099 .283
Total Home 300 821 116 217 42 9 11 88 108 136 5 0 6 .727 .350 .378 .113 .264
Total 618 1760 230 483 77 17 25 182 223 274 12 2 20 .736 .356 .380 .106 .274
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1959-11-01Bill Key has retired from the Cincinnati Red Legs
1959-03-31The Cincinnati Red Legs have promoted Bill Key to the major league team.
1959-03-31Bill Key has signed with the Cincinnati Red Legs for $0.5M per year for 1 year.
1958-07-31Bill Key of the Chicago Cubbies is injured and is expected to be out 39 days.
1958-03-30The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Bill Key to the major league team.
1958-03-29Bill Key has signed with the Chicago Cubbies for $1.1M per year for 1 year.
1956-08-01Bill Key of the New York Robber Barons is injured and is expected to be out 43 days.
1955-03-30The New York Robber Barons have promoted Al Ryan to the major league team. The New York Robber Barons have promoted Bill Key to the major league team. The New York Robber Barons have promoted Roger Lahti to the major league team. The New York Robber Barons have promoted Roy Perez to the major league team.
1955-03-29Bill Key has signed with the New York Robber Barons for $0.75M per year for 3 years.
1954-03-29The Colorado Renegades have promoted Will Hurley to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have promoted Cy Tsamis to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have promoted Juan Elliott to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have promoted Rip Osborne to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have promoted Joe Stone to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have promoted Domingo Potter to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have promoted Bob McKechnie to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have promoted Rudy Chaplin to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have promoted Roy Perez to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have promoted March Wilson to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have promoted Elmer Clark to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have promoted Bill Key to the major league team.
1954-03-29Bill Key has signed with the Colorado Renegades for $0.65M per year for 1 year.
1953-04-01The Baltimore Clippers have promoted Bill Key to the major league team.
1953-04-01The Baltimore Clippers have acquired Bill Key from the waiver wire.
1951-03-31The Cincinnati Red Legs have designated Jason Maldonado for assignment. The Cincinnati Red Legs have designated Bill Key for assignment.
1951-03-28The Cincinnati Red Legs have promoted Bill Key to the major league team.
1950-05-30The Cincinnati Red Legs have sent Bill Key to the minors.
1950-03-24The Cincinnati Red Legs have promoted Bill Key to the major league team.