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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 Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1950 Minors 21 57.00 7 / 8 2 / 6 10 / 11 7 / 10 1 / 3 5 / 11 6 / 8 38 / 57
1951 Minors 22 66.00 5 / 10 4 / 7 9 / 12 6 / 9 1 / 8 6 / 9 4 / 11 35 / 66
1951 Pos (CF) 22 107.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 18 / 107
1951 Pos (LF) 22 16.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 10 / 16
1952 Minors 23 37.00 1 / 2 4 / 8 3 / 5 2 / 3 3 / 9 3 / 6 0 / 4 16 / 37
1952 Majors 23 33.14 72 69 0 2 / 5 3 / 9 0 / 6 2 / 5 2 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 2 9 / 33
1952 Pos (LF) 23 16.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 7 / 16
1953 Majors 24 63.85 130 117 32 1 / 6 2 / 17 4 / 9 3 / 7 0 / 11 0 / 5 3 / 8 13 / 63
1954 Majors 25 71.79 162 155 0 0 / 7 2 / 10 2 / 12 1 / 8 0 / 12 1 / 12 2 / 10 8 / 71
1955 Majors 26 72.15 162 155 0 2 / 10 1 / 11 3 / 11 6 / 10 0 / 15 0 / 7 0 / 8 12 / 72
1956 Majors 27 58.96 137 132 25 0 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 7 2 / 13 1 / 6 3 / 58
1957 Majors 28 70.63 162 155 0 0 / 11 1 / 11 1 / 17 0 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 6 1 / 8 3 / 70
1958 Majors 29 64.70 162 155 0 0 / 5 0 / 8 0 / 7 1 / 7 0 / 11 0 / 12 0 / 14 1 / 64
1959 Majors 30 55.54 162 155 0 0 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 9 0 / 7 1 / 10 0 / 5 0 / 7 1 / 55
1960 Majors 31 61.71 162 155 0 0 / 11 1 / 15 0 / 9 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 5 1 / 7 2 / 61
1961 Majors 32 63.95 162 155 0 0 / 16 1 / 6 0 / 10 0 / 9 0 / 7 0 / 10 0 / 5 1 / 63
1962 Majors 33 62.60 157 151 6 0 / 6 0 / 5 0 / 10 0 / 10 0 / 11 1 / 10 0 / 10 1 / 62
1963 Majors 34 56.94 141 136 21 -1 / 9 -6 / 6 -1 / 5 -4 / 13 -9 / 7 -1 / 7 -2 / 9 -24 / 56
1964 Majors 35 64.43 162 154 0 -4 / 3 -2 / 9 -1 / 10 -2 / 9 -9 / 17 -3 / 8 -2 / 8 -23 / 64
1965 Majors 36 62.08 155 146 7 -1 / 8 -5 / 8 -3 / 7 -5 / 10 -1 / 11 -1 / 9 -3 / 9 -19 / 62
1966 Minors 37 29.00 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 4 2 / 4 2 / 10 1 / 5 0 / 2 5 / 29
1967 Majors 38 20.09 162 7 0 -6 / 4 -7 / 3 -5 / 2 -5 / 1 -5 / 5 -2 / 3 -1 / 2 -31 / 20
Total 2250 1997 91 6 / 140 1 / 159 22 / 164 14 / 143 -14 / 172 12 / 147 10 / 138 86 / 1202
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.