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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 Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1952 LHP 46 96 17 4 0 1 8 6 20 .475 .225 .250 .073 .177
1952 RHP 56 175 46 11 0 4 20 11 39 .703 .309 .394 .131 .263
1953 LHP 49 104 26 3 2 4 11 11 24 .754 .322 .433 .183 .250
1953 RHP 107 359 91 17 2 19 65 35 96 .788 .317 .471 .217 .253
1954 LHP 79 227 53 7 3 3 17 13 46 .608 .278 .330 .097 .233
1954 RHP 130 443 113 22 1 17 49 35 100 .735 .310 .424 .169 .255
1955 LHP 78 212 56 13 2 5 24 18 36 .740 .325 .415 .151 .264
1955 RHP 131 442 130 26 6 22 63 31 98 .870 .341 .529 .235 .294
1956 LHP 54 135 43 7 2 8 24 12 27 .952 .374 .578 .259 .319
1956 RHP 120 431 97 14 6 16 51 35 101 .679 .282 .397 .172 .225
1957 LHP 75 222 56 7 2 3 21 14 50 .639 .297 .342 .090 .252
1957 RHP 127 456 140 18 10 30 81 39 82 .948 .360 .588 .281 .307
1958 LHP 70 169 49 10 3 9 28 16 43 .892 .348 .544 .254 .290
1958 RHP 139 443 131 24 11 16 88 32 91 .851 .343 .508 .212 .296
1959 LHP 57 152 45 4 2 13 30 7 29 .932 .327 .605 .309 .296
1959 RHP 128 321 72 11 3 17 63 45 73 .754 .318 .436 .212 .224
1960 LHP 64 123 37 6 1 5 18 11 30 .843 .356 .488 .187 .301
1960 RHP 142 448 115 11 1 19 57 45 100 .738 .325 .413 .156 .257
1961 LHP 66 144 35 6 0 4 19 12 36 .666 .297 .368 .125 .243
1961 RHP 140 475 129 21 7 24 94 32 88 .815 .318 .497 .225 .272
1962 LHP 66 144 31 6 1 5 18 11 30 .646 .271 .375 .160 .215
1962 RHP 134 451 129 18 5 26 94 38 107 .862 .341 .521 .235 .286
1963 LHP 66 129 24 1 2 3 16 11 38 .548 .254 .295 .109 .186
1963 RHP 125 391 114 24 3 16 71 33 102 .837 .346 .491 .199 .292
1964 LHP 54 124 37 7 1 6 21 11 24 .872 .356 .516 .218 .298
1964 RHP 141 469 121 14 6 24 82 37 109 .779 .312 .467 .209 .258
1965 LHP 62 148 33 3 0 5 19 11 39 .622 .278 .345 .122 .223
1965 RHP 135 448 105 15 3 23 84 37 105 .726 .291 .435 .201 .234
1967 LHP 6 9 2 1 0 0 2 2 2 .667 .333 .333 .111 .222
1967 RHP 22 33 13 2 1 4 12 3 10 1.323 .444 .879 .485 .394
Total LHP 892 2138 544 85 21 74 276 166 474 .726 .308 .418 .163 .254
Total RHP 1777 5785 1546 248 65 277 974 488 1301 .800 .324 .476 .209 .267
Total 2017 7923 2090 333 86 351 1250 654 1775 .780 .320 .460 .197 .264
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.