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Phil Niekro League
10-26-2088
Bill Kienzle Right Field
Retired (1978, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .273 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .765 Status Deceased (2020) Option Years 0  
H 1167 Age at Death 78 Date of Birth 10-28-1942
HR 119 Drafted Round 1, Pick 9
(1964)		 Majors Svc Time 11 years
(86 games)
RBI 584
SB 123
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B  Velocity B-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 1
1B --- LF D  (14.7%) Arm B+ WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 5
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1967 NYN
77
255
30
67
7
0
5
28
17
 50 2 0
2
 1 1
.663
.314
.349
.086
.263
1968 NYN
142
542
71
143
21
5
19
61
56
 85 2 1
2
 0 1
.761
.334
.426
.162
.264
1969 NYN
142
537
81
143
26
0
13
59
61
 100 2 3
3
 0 6
.729
.342
.387
.121
.266
1970 NYN-PIT
130
407
59
111
13
2
16
59
53
 74 2 2
9
 6 3
.790
.358
.432
.160
.273
1971 PIT
118
424
71
125
25
5
11
75
52
 62 3 8
16
 12 5
.825
.370
.455
.160
.295
1972 PIT
142
519
76
134
25
5
17
65
65
 85 0 0
24
 9 3
.765
.341
.424
.166
.258
1973 PIT
142
521
79
150
24
4
13
61
60
 99 5 1
31
 13 1
.790
.366
.424
.136
.288
1974 PIT-OAK
111
318
50
87
9
2
12
56
45
 49 1 5
12
 6 2
.788
.360
.428
.154
.274
1975 OAK
87
185
24
50
11
2
4
28
17
 38 2 2
4
 3 2
.751
.335
.416
.146
.270
1976 OAK
80
191
21
50
7
2
5
42
22
 29 0 2
5
 0 1
.733
.335
.398
.136
.262
1977 OAK
70
197
22
56
11
4
2
28
14
 32 1 1
5
 3 3
.745
.333
.411
.127
.284
1978 OAK
60
174
26
51
7
1
2
22
29
 24 2 0
10
 1 8
.779
.400
.379
.086
.293
Total
1301
4270
610
1167
186
32
119
584
491
 727 22 25
123
 54 36
.765
.349
.415
.142
.273
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1978-11-01Bill Kienzle has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1978-10-19The Oakland Organics have designated Bill Kienzle for assignment.
1976-09-28Bill Kienzle of the Oakland Organics is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
1974-06-11A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Miners and the Oakland Organics. The Oakland Organics receive Ed Oyler, Gary Hodges, Bill Kienzle from the Pittsburgh Miners in exchange for Allen Murphy.
1971-04-26Bill Kienzle of the Pittsburgh Miners is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1970-06-01A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Miners and the New York Roosters. The New York Roosters receive Ray Knight, Ed Platt, Don Moran from the Pittsburgh Miners in exchange for Bill Kienzle.
1969-05-10The New York Roosters have removed Bill Kienzle from the trade block.
1968-06-11The New York Roosters have placed Bill Kienzle on the trade block.
1967-09-13Bill Kienzle of the New York Roosters is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1967-05-20The New York Roosters have promoted Bill Kienzle to the major league team. The New York Roosters have designated Gary Bashore for assignment.