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Billy Hamilton League
7-13-2078
Animal Drummer Relief Pitcher
Retired (1965, Age 33)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 4.73 Total Rating   Bats/Throws L/R
W-L 34-25 Status Deceased (1996) Option Years 0  
SV 77 Age at Death 65 Date of Birth 11-28-1931
K 499 Drafted Round 1, Pick 12
(1954)
Majors Svc Time 7 years
(159 games)
IP 748.0
WHIP 1.45
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L Endurance   Ldrship D-
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity   Mentor Val C-
Speed C+ Bunt B+ Control
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1954 DET
2
1
25
0
0
0
5
0
26.2
32 14 13 0 8
16
1.50
4.39
1955 DET-NYN
1
0
31
0
0
0
1
0
29.2
37 25 24 1 15
16
1.75
7.28
1956 NYN
1
4
56
0
0
0
21
0
61.0
76 32 29 3 20
38
1.57
4.28
1957 NYN
4
3
58
0
0
0
27
0
63.2
65 29 29 2 26
49
1.43
4.10
1958 NYN
5
1
100
0
0
0
4
0
128.0
155 71 68 5 35
83
1.48
4.78
1959 NYN
6
3
108
0
0
0
17
0
113.2
120 56 52 3 35
73
1.36
4.12
1960 NYN
5
6
90
0
0
0
0
0
113.0
105 56 50 4 43
79
1.31
3.98
1961 NYN
2
2
39
0
0
0
1
0
40.1
50 33 33 2 19
28
1.71
7.36
1962 NYN-BOS
3
1
55
0
0
0
0
0
94.1
92 53 51 5 30
60
1.29
4.87
1963 BOS
5
4
74
0
0
0
1
0
78.0
95 49 44 1 23
57
1.51
5.08
2078
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
34
25
636
0
0
0
77
0
748.0
827 418 393 26 254
499
1.45
4.73
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1965-11-01Animal Drummer has retired from the Boston Braves
1962-06-20A trade has been completed between the New York Possum Nation and the Boston Braves. The Boston Braves receive Animal Drummer, Speedy Gonzalez, Draft Pick - 1963 Round 4 (NYN), Draft Pick - 1963 Round 2 (NYN) from the New York Possum Nation in exchange for Randy Bakely, Jeff Martin, Dylan King.
1957-03-01The New York Possum Nation have promoted Animal Drummer to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Sneezy Webber to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Cal "Condor" Conners to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Little Macadoo to the minors.
1956-10-01The New York Possum Nation have promoted Snubby Brown to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Animal Drummer to the minors.
1956-04-24The New York Possum Nation have promoted Animal Drummer to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Cal "Condor" Conners to the minors.
1956-04-22The New York Possum Nation have promoted Clyde "Lefty" Long to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Animal Drummer to the minors.
1955-09-09The New York Possum Nation have promoted Gene Edington to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Animal Drummer to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Fozzy Feller to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Emmitt Kelly to the minors.
1955-09-08The New York Possum Nation have promoted Mike Gossett to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Earl "The Snake" Bogle to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Emmitt Kelly to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Cal "Condor" Conners to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Freddy "The Frog" Freed to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Animal Drummer to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Lester Lemon to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Snubby Brown to the minors.
1955-09-07The New York Possum Nation have promoted Champ Squirrelli to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Freddy "The Frog" Freed to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Tweety Bird Twitty to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Animal Drummer to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Snubby Brown to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Sneezy Webber to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Jerry "Giraffe" Girafino to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Gene Edington to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Braniac Levens to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Matt Hausmann to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Gonzo Fielder to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Grover Blue to the minors.
1955-09-02The New York Possum Nation have promoted Cal "Condor" Conners to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Braniac Levens to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Champ Squirrelli to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Snubby Brown to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Freddy "The Frog" Freed to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Animal Drummer to the minors.
1955-08-29The New York Possum Nation have promoted Big Mouth Morgan to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Smokey "The Bear" Browning to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Kalamazoo Norman to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Animal Drummer to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Lester Lemon to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Pete "The Pirate" Pollard to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Gonzo Fielder to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Sneezy Webber to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Champ Squirrelli to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Braniac Levens to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Quarterback Pickens to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Tweety Bird Twitty to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Uga Uribe to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Cal "Condor" Conners to the minors.
1955-08-29The New York Possum Nation have sent Big Mouth Morgan to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Smokey "The Bear" Browning to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Kalamazoo Norman to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Animal Drummer to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Lester Lemon to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Pete "The Pirate" Pollard to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Gonzo Fielder to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Sneezy Webber to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Champ Squirrelli to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Braniac Levens to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Quarterback Pickens to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Tweety Bird Twitty to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Uga Uribe to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Cal "Condor" Conners to the major league team.
1955-08-29The New York Possum Nation have promoted Big Mouth Morgan to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Smokey "The Bear" Browning to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Kalamazoo Norman to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Animal Drummer to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Lester Lemon to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Pete "The Pirate" Pollard to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Gonzo Fielder to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Sneezy Webber to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Champ Squirrelli to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Braniac Levens to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Quarterback Pickens to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Tweety Bird Twitty to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Uga Uribe to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Cal "Condor" Conners to the minors.
1955-08-27The New York Possum Nation have promoted Quarterback Pickens to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Braniac Levens to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Captain "Kitty" Kittles to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent John Helms to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Animal Drummer to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Grover Blue to the minors.
1955-08-21The New York Possum Nation have promoted Uga Uribe to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Leo "The Lion" Law to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Emmitt Kelly to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Sneezy Webber to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Animal Drummer to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Quarterback Pickens to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Cal "Condor" Conners to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Freddy "The Frog" Freed to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Kalamazoo Norman to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Braniac Levens to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Captain "Kitty" Kittles to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Gene Edington to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Big Mouth Morgan to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Elmer Cowens to the minors.
1955-08-17The New York Possum Nation have promoted Sneezy Webber to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Snubby Brown to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Grover Blue to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Mike Gossett to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Jerry "Giraffe" Girafino to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Harold "The Hamster" Cage to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Gonzo Fielder to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Cal "Condor" Conners to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Animal Drummer to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Godzilla Hatsui to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Leo "The Lion" Law to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Emmitt Kelly to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Kalamazoo Norman to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent My-T-Mite Valley to the minors.
1955-08-08The New York Possum Nation have promoted Elmer Cowens to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Animal Drummer to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Braniac Levens to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Captain "Kitty" Kittles to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Sheba Black to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Sneezy Webber to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Mike Gossett to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Earl "The Snake" Bogle to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Pete "The Pirate" Pollard to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Snubby Brown to the minors.
1955-08-05The New York Possum Nation have promoted Freddy "The Frog" Freed to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Earl "The Snake" Bogle to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Emmitt Kelly to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Pete "The Pirate" Pollard to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Animal Drummer to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Captain "Kitty" Kittles to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Braniac Levens to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Sheba Black to the minors.
1955-08-03The New York Possum Nation have promoted Fozzy Feller to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Animal Drummer to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Gene Edington to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Braniac Levens to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Cal "Condor" Conners to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Snubby Brown to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Mike Gossett to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Matt Hausmann to the minors.
1955-07-31The New York Possum Nation have promoted Mike Gossett to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Matt Hausmann to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Elmer Cowens to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Godzilla Hatsui to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Leo "The Lion" Law to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Pete "The Pirate" Pollard to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Animal Drummer to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Kazoo Katsasami to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Fozzy Feller to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Braniac Levens to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Tweety Bird Twitty to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Casey Butte to the minors.
1955-07-30The New York Possum Nation have promoted Kalamazoo Norman to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Harold "The Hamster" Cage to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Braniac Levens to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Animal Drummer to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Casey Butte to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Big Mouth Morgan to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Gene Edington to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Leo "The Lion" Law to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Godzilla Hatsui to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Snubby Brown to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Elmer Cowens to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Gonzo Fielder to the minors.
1955-07-26The New York Possum Nation have promoted Gene Edington to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Freddy "The Frog" Freed to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Captain "Kitty" Kittles to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Emmitt Kelly to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Animal Drummer to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Earl "The Snake" Bogle to the minors.
1955-07-25The New York Possum Nation have promoted Pete "The Pirate" Pollard to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Dino Beach to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Bugs Carrol to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Kalamazoo Norman to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Leo "The Lion" Law to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Animal Drummer to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Gene Edington to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Freddy "The Frog" Freed to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Harold "The Hamster" Cage to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Uga Uribe to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Gonzo Fielder to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Cal "Condor" Conners to the minors.
1955-07-22The New York Possum Nation have promoted Freddy "The Frog" Freed to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Teddy "Bear" Blue to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted My-T-Mite Valley to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Fozzy Feller to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Snubby Brown to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Elmer Cowens to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Animal Drummer to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Matt Hausmann to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Pete "The Pirate" Pollard to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Tweety Bird Twitty to the minors.
1955-07-20The New York Possum Nation have promoted Harold "The Hamster" Cage to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Mike Gossett to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Animal Drummer to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Matt Hausmann to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Jerry "Giraffe" Girafino to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Gonzo Fielder to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Quarterback Pickens to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Pete "The Pirate" Pollard to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Earl "The Snake" Bogle to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Kazoo Katsasami to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Teddy "Bear" Blue to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Captain "Kitty" Kittles to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Emmitt Kelly to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Cal "Condor" Conners to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Grover Blue to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent My-T-Mite Valley to the minors.
1955-07-16The New York Possum Nation have promoted Emmitt Kelly to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Sneezy Webber to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Kalamazoo Norman to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Todo Pomerance to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Captain "Kitty" Kittles to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Tweety Bird Twitty to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Matt Hausmann to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Kazoo Katsasami to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Harold "The Hamster" Cage to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Animal Drummer to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Slick Nick Hornick to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Gonzo Fielder to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Mike Gossett to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Pete "The Pirate" Pollard to the minors.
1955-07-15The New York Possum Nation have promoted Animal Drummer to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Matt Hausmann to the minors.
1955-07-10The New York Possum Nation have promoted Pete "The Pirate" Pollard to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Matt Hausmann to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Freddy "The Frog" Freed to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Braniac Levens to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Gene Edington to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Animal Drummer to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Mike Gossett to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Cal "Condor" Conners to the minors.
1955-07-08The New York Possum Nation have promoted Animal Drummer to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Braniac Levens to the minors.
1955-07-04The New York Possum Nation have promoted Emmitt Kelly to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Cal "Condor" Conners to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Braniac Levens to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Pete "The Pirate" Pollard to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Animal Drummer to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Earl "The Snake" Bogle to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Matt Hausmann to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Fozzy Feller to the minors.
1955-07-02The New York Possum Nation have promoted Animal Drummer to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Earl "The Snake" Bogle to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Fozzy Feller to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Freddy "The Frog" Freed to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Snubby Brown to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Braniac Levens to the minors.
1955-06-27The New York Possum Nation have promoted Cal "Condor" Conners to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Grover Blue to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Animal Drummer to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Tony "The Tiger" Tooley to the minors.
1955-06-26The New York Possum Nation have promoted Pete "The Pirate" Pollard to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Animal Drummer to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Freddy "The Frog" Freed to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Braniac Levens to the minors.
1955-06-24The New York Possum Nation have promoted Earl "The Snake" Bogle to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Animal Drummer to the minors.
1955-06-24The New York Possum Nation have promoted Animal Drummer to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Freddy "The Frog" Freed to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Braniac Levens to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Mike Gossett to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Matt Hausmann to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Grover Blue to the minors.
1955-06-20The New York Possum Nation have promoted Mike Gossett to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Matt Hausmann to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Grover Blue to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Animal Drummer to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Earl "The Snake" Bogle to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Pete "The Pirate" Pollard to the minors.
1955-06-15The New York Possum Nation have promoted Animal Drummer to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Mike Gossett to the minors.
1955-05-06The New York Possum Nation have renamed Granny King to Animal Drummer.
1955-05-06A trade has been completed between the Detroit Tigres and the New York Possum Nation. The New York Possum Nation receive Granny King, Brent MacCormack, Draft Pick - 1957 Round 2 (DET), Draft Pick - 1956 Round 3 (DET) from the Detroit Tigres in exchange for Draft Pick - 1956 Round 1 (NYN), Draft Pick - 1957 Round 3 (NYN).
1955-04-03The Detroit Tigres have promoted Jim James to the major league team. The Detroit Tigres have sent Granny King to the minors.
1955-03-01The Detroit Tigres have promoted Granny King to the major league team. The Detroit Tigres have sent Jim James to the minors.
1954-10-05The Detroit Tigres have promoted Joe Holden to the major league team. The Detroit Tigres have sent Granny King to the minors.
1954-04-01The Detroit Tigres have promoted Granny King to the major league team. The Detroit Tigres have sent Vince Wagner to the minors.