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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 R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1952 Away 31 126 13 29 9 0 3 18 8 24 1 0 1 .649 .276 .373 .143 .230
1952 Home 38 145 18 34 6 0 2 10 9 35 0 0 5 .599 .282 .317 .083 .234
1953 Away 66 258 34 63 11 2 14 42 21 66 6 4 2 .765 .300 .465 .221 .244
1953 Home 55 205 34 54 9 2 9 34 25 54 4 1 2 .799 .341 .459 .195 .263
1954 Away 77 349 46 75 10 3 11 34 21 83 4 1 1 .618 .263 .355 .140 .215
1954 Home 78 321 51 91 19 1 9 32 27 63 10 1 2 .772 .339 .433 .150 .283
1955 Away 77 331 49 93 19 3 11 44 28 71 6 1 3 .795 .339 .456 .175 .281
1955 Home 78 323 56 93 20 5 16 43 21 63 4 4 3 .862 .332 .529 .241 .288
1956 Away 67 307 54 77 8 5 12 34 18 64 7 2 3 .719 .292 .427 .176 .251
1956 Home 65 259 51 63 13 3 12 41 29 64 6 0 2 .773 .317 .456 .212 .243
1957 Away 77 346 50 95 10 6 19 53 26 63 8 1 3 .827 .324 .503 .228 .275
1957 Home 78 332 62 101 15 6 14 49 27 69 12 3 4 .868 .356 .512 .208 .304
1958 Away 78 311 46 87 20 5 6 45 24 65 9 3 3 .764 .330 .434 .154 .280
1958 Home 77 301 55 93 14 9 19 71 24 69 6 1 1 .963 .359 .605 .296 .309
1959 Away 78 242 31 57 5 3 15 45 17 53 6 1 8 .749 .282 .467 .231 .236
1959 Home 77 231 45 60 10 2 15 48 35 49 6 1 8 .873 .358 .515 .255 .260
1960 Away 77 293 34 90 8 2 15 43 27 64 6 2 5 .865 .363 .502 .195 .307
1960 Home 78 278 28 62 9 0 9 32 29 66 7 1 8 .650 .298 .353 .129 .223
1961 Away 77 324 34 84 13 7 9 47 16 70 9 2 8 .718 .292 .426 .167 .259
1961 Home 78 295 55 80 14 0 19 66 28 54 9 0 4 .847 .335 .512 .241 .271
1962 Away 76 311 50 91 13 4 19 65 25 69 3 1 7 .890 .347 .543 .251 .293
1962 Home 75 284 38 69 11 2 12 47 24 68 5 7 4 .723 .300 .423 .180 .243
1963 Away 69 269 26 71 12 1 9 41 20 74 9 0 6 .734 .317 .416 .152 .264
1963 Home 67 251 29 67 13 4 10 46 24 66 6 0 8 .799 .329 .470 .203 .267
1964 Away 76 297 44 77 9 4 16 47 27 65 3 3 10 .801 .323 .478 .219 .259
1964 Home 78 296 46 81 12 3 14 56 21 68 5 1 12 .795 .319 .476 .203 .274
1965 Away 71 299 38 70 7 2 14 57 26 66 1 2 6 .703 .292 .411 .177 .234
1965 Home 75 297 33 68 11 1 14 46 22 78 1 1 11 .698 .283 .414 .185 .229
1967 Away 13 26 5 6 2 0 2 9 4 9 0 0 2 .861 .323 .538 .308 .231
1967 Home 10 16 4 9 1 1 2 5 1 3 0 1 0 1.713 .588 1.125 .562 .562
Total Away 1010 4089 554 1065 156 47 175 624 308 906 78 23 68 .762 .312 .450 .190 .260
Total Home 1007 3834 605 1025 177 39 176 626 346 869 81 22 74 .799 .327 .472 .204 .267
Total 2017 7923 1159 2090 333 86 351 1250 654 1775 159 45 142 .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.