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Kevin Brown League
3-28-2195
Bill Bickham Center Field
Retired (1967, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .264 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .780 Status Deceased (2014) Option Years 0  
H 2090 Age at Death 85 Date of Birth 11-23-1929
HR 351 Drafted Round 1, Pick 3
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(104 games)
RBI 1250
SB 159 Salary $0.75M Final Contract Year 1967
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship A 
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L A- Velocity F    Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 1
1B F  (3.4%) LF --- Arm A  WS Appearances 3
2B A+ (93.5%) CF A+ (100%)   Health A- LCS Appearances 6
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 8
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP PB SB CS CS% +/- RF   FPCT GG
1952 LF OAK 30 30 273.1 68 64 0 4 0 +1 2.11 .941
CF OAK 28 28 253.0 69 68 0 1 0 -1 2.42 .986
RF OAK 11 11 99.1 20 19 0 1 0 0 1.72 .950
1953 CF OAK 112 112 1004.1 267 264 1 2 1 -2 2.37 .993
LF OAK 6 4 40.1 10 9 0 1 0 -1 2.01 .900
1B OAK 1 1 9.0 12 11 0 1 0 0 11.00 .917
1954 CF OAK 155 155 1400.2 363 359 1 3 1 +11 2.31 .992
1955 CF OAK 155 155 1403.2 392 385 1 6 1 +4 2.47 .985
1956 CF OAK 132 132 1174.2 320 314 1 5 1 -6 2.41 .984
1957 CF OAK 155 155 1399.0 373 364 2 7 2 -4 2.35 .981
1958 CF TOR 138 138 1220.1 344 336 4 4 4 -4 2.51 .988
LF TOR 17 17 152.2 35 35 0 0 0 0 2.06 1.000
1959 2B WAS 141 141 1094.2 647 247 384 16 61 +6 5.19 .975
CF WAS 14 14 123.1 39 38 1 0 1 -1 2.85 1.000
1960 3B WAS 126 126 1125.1 300 83 206 11 11 +2 2.31 .963
2B WAS 29 29 237.1 128 57 69 2 15 -2 4.78 .984
1961 3B WAS 118 118 1060.1 356 93 253 10 11 +21 2.94 .972
2B WAS 37 37 322.0 184 62 120 2 21 -1 5.09 .989
1962 3B WAS 119 119 1072.0 362 72 282 8 23 +28 2.97 .978
2B WAS 32 32 277.1 163 64 96 3 24 -1 5.19 .982
1963 3B WAS 106 106 950.1 265 52 202 11 13 +12 2.41 .958
2B WAS 30 30 268.0 159 59 97 3 19 0 5.24 .981
1964 3B WAS 128 128 1130.1 369 81 270 18 14 +10 2.79 .951
2B WAS 26 26 246.0 139 51 84 4 19 -2 4.94 .971
1965 3B WAS 122 122 1123.2 377 92 269 16 22 +5 2.89 .958
2B WAS 24 24 218.0 140 56 83 1 16 -1 5.74 .993
1967 3B PHI 4 2 22.0 6 2 4 0 0 0 2.45 1.000
1B PHI 2 2 17.0 18 16 1 1 1 0 9.00 .944
2B PHI 1 1 9.0 9 5 4 0 2 0 9.00 1.000
SS PHI 1 1 9.0 3 1 2 0 0 -1 3.00 1.000
C PHI 1 1 8.0 6 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.0% 0 5.62 .833
Pos Total CF 889 889 7979.0 2167 2128 11 28 11 -3 2.41 .987
3B 723 721 6484.0 2035 475 1486 74 94 +78 2.72 .964
2B 320 320 2672.1 1569 601 937 31 177 -1 5.18 .980
LF 53 51 466.1 113 108 0 5 0 0 2.08 .956
RF 11 11 99.1 20 19 0 1 0 0 1.72 .950
1B 3 3 26.0 30 27 1 2 1 0 9.69 .933
SS 1 1 9.0 3 1 2 0 0 -1 3.00 1.000
C 1 1 8.0 6 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.0% 0 5.62 .833
Total 2001 1997 17744.0 5943 3364 2437 142 283 0 1 0 0.0% +73 2.94 .976
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1967-11-01Bill Bickham has retired from the Philadelphia Thunder
1967-03-30The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Bill Bickham to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Brad Harper to the minors.
1966-03-30Bill Bickham has signed with the Philadelphia Thunder for $0.75M per year for 2 years.
1965-07-17Bill Bickham of the Washington Senators is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1963-04-20Bill Bickham of the Washington Senators is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1962-08-12Bill Bickham of the Washington Senators is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1959-03-28The Washington Senators have promoted Bill Bickham to the major league team. The Washington Senators have promoted Ron Reed to the major league team. The Washington Senators have promoted Mike Nelson to the major league team.
1959-03-28Bill Bickham has signed with the Washington Senators for $11.25M per year for 7 years.
1958-03-31The Toronto Faceless Corporation have promoted Bill Bickham to the major league team.
1958-03-30Bill Bickham has signed with the Toronto Faceless Corporation for $11.25M per year for 1 year.
1957-05-01The Oakland Athletics have placed Bill Bickham on the trade block.
1956-07-27Bill Bickham of the Oakland Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1953-09-22Bill Bickham of the Oakland Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1953-08-23Bill Bickham of the Oakland Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1953-06-21Bill Bickham of the Oakland Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1953-03-28The Oakland Athletics have promoted Bill Bickham to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Jackie Oberkfell to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Jack Dixon to the major league team.
1952-10-13The Oakland Athletics have sent Jack Dixon to the minors. The Oakland Athletics have sent Bill Bickham to the minors. The Oakland Athletics have sent Jackie Oberkfell to the minors.
1952-07-13The Oakland Athletics have promoted Bill Bickham to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have designated Fred Gassaway for assignment.
1952-03-30The Oakland Athletics have promoted Benj Hartman to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have sent Bill Bickham to the minors.
1951-10-03The Oakland Athletics have promoted Bill Bickham to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have sent Harry Grimsley to the minors.