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Whitey Ford League
4-1-2070
Bill McConnell Third Base
Retired (1984, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .221 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .613 Status Deceased (2025) Option Years 0  
H 149 Age at Death 75 Date of Birth 09-16-1950
HR 19 Drafted Round 2, Pick 27
(1972)		 Majors Svc Time 6 years
(122 games)
RBI 74
SB 6
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C  Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A 
Speed B+ Bunt C  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS F  (0.1%) Range C- WS Rings 0
1B D- (7.1%) LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 0
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% 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 
1972 Minors 22 30.00 2 / 5 6 / 6 3 / 4 1 / 3 3 / 4 5 / 5 3 / 3 23 / 30
1973 Minors 23 31.00 4 / 5 2 / 6 0 / 1 4 / 7 4 / 6 2 / 3 3 / 3 19 / 31
1974 Minors 24 23.00 4 / 7 5 / 5 1 / 3 1 / 2 0 / 0 2 / 2 3 / 4 16 / 23
1975 Minors 25 16.00 1 / 2 2 / 3 0 / 2 1 / 2 0 / 0 2 / 2 5 / 5 11 / 16
1976 Minors 26 15.00 2 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 0 1 / 2 2 / 3 1 / 2 6 / 15
1976 Majors 26 9.19 21 19 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 2 3 / 4 0 / 0 6 / 9
1977 Minors 27 24.00 1 / 5 1 / 2 2 / 4 0 / 2 1 / 3 3 / 7 1 / 1 9 / 24
1978 Majors 28 29.55 162 5 0 1 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 5 1 / 5 0 / 6 0 / 3 2 / 6 4 / 29
1979 Majors 29 28.92 162 11 0 0 / 3 1 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 3 0 / 0 1 / 28
1980 Majors 30 31.16 162 13 0 0 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 6 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 31
1981 Majors 31 29.40 138 22 24 0 / 4 0 / 7 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 5 1 / 5 1 / 29
1982 Majors 32 29.87 162 12 0 0 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 3 1 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 1 / 29
1983 Minors 33 7.00 0 / 1 0 / 1 1 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 1 / 7
1983 Majors 33 13.73 101 6 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 13
1984 Majors 34 20.05 162 1 0 -4 / 6 -5 / 2 -4 / 1 -6 / 2 0 / 4 -2 / 2 0 / 3 -21 / 20
Total 1070 89 24 11 / 53 12 / 49 5 / 46 3 / 46 10 / 49 17 / 47 19 / 44 77 / 334
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1984-11-01Bill McConnell has retired from the Chicago Buffalo Soldiers
1983-06-09The Chicago Buffalo Soldiers have promoted Bill McConnell to the major league team.
1983-04-01The Chicago Buffalo Soldiers have promoted Moses Tarver to the major league team. The Chicago Buffalo Soldiers have designated Bill McConnell for assignment.
1981-09-02Bill McConnell of the Chicago Buffalo Soldiers is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1978-04-01The Chicago Buffalo Soldiers have promoted Lester Piggot to the major league team. The Chicago Buffalo Soldiers have promoted Bill McConnell to the major league team. The Chicago Buffalo Soldiers have promoted Lefty Kingsale to the major league team.
1976-05-23The Chicago Buffalo Soldiers have promoted Ray Sanders to the major league team. The Chicago Buffalo Soldiers have sent Bill McConnell to the minors.
1976-04-29The Chicago Buffalo Soldiers have promoted Bill McConnell to the major league team.
1975-06-08The Chicago Buffalo Soldiers have acquired Bill McConnell from the waiver wire.
1975-04-05The Brooklyn Wild Geese have waived Bill McConnell.