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Kevin Brown League
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Bill Leftwich Right Field
Retired (1971, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .278 Total Rating   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .818 Status Deceased (2010) Option Years 0  
H 2235 Age at Death 77 Date of Birth 05-19-1933
HR 412 Drafted Round 1, Pick 1
(1955)
Majors Svc Time 16 years
(116 games)
RBI 1374
SB 104 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 1971
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R Power vs. L A- Velocity   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt C+ Control   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range WS Rings 2
1B --- LF A- (78.8%) Arm B+ WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF C+ (48.7%)   Health C- LCS Appearances 3
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 2
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1955 LHP 42 108 22 4 0 3 6 6 35 .570 .246 .324 .120 .204
1955 RHP 66 206 55 4 1 10 33 14 50 .754 .312 .442 .175 .267
1956 LHP 52 147 48 5 1 5 23 7 30 .829 .353 .476 .150 .327
1956 RHP 103 328 97 15 1 20 58 27 59 .880 .350 .530 .235 .296
1957 LHP 73 183 40 7 1 7 17 9 40 .638 .255 .383 .164 .219
1957 RHP 123 385 123 16 3 21 71 32 89 .914 .374 .540 .221 .319
1958 LHP 58 145 40 4 1 8 27 12 36 .820 .338 .483 .207 .276
1958 RHP 126 428 120 24 2 24 67 36 95 .851 .337 .514 .234 .280
1959 LHP 41 88 25 4 0 4 16 7 17 .803 .337 .466 .182 .284
1959 RHP 98 314 73 16 0 8 34 30 62 .661 .301 .360 .127 .232
1960 LHP 72 127 31 5 0 6 24 13 23 .738 .312 .425 .181 .244
1960 RHP 133 425 119 14 2 21 69 38 84 .808 .338 .471 .191 .280
1961 LHP 56 124 31 5 0 8 29 12 22 .800 .316 .484 .234 .250
1961 RHP 134 435 122 21 1 25 74 37 97 .842 .336 .506 .225 .280
1962 LHP 61 135 32 4 2 6 15 7 27 .702 .273 .430 .193 .237
1962 RHP 120 416 144 31 1 27 85 40 83 1.023 .403 .620 .274 .346
1963 LHP 67 144 37 4 0 3 19 17 38 .679 .331 .347 .090 .257
1963 RHP 124 414 103 13 0 22 60 34 102 .747 .308 .440 .191 .249
1964 LHP 49 120 35 4 2 10 31 9 24 .959 .351 .608 .317 .292
1964 RHP 108 358 96 17 3 26 74 34 67 .884 .333 .550 .282 .268
1965 LHP 54 152 47 5 0 10 33 7 22 .877 .338 .539 .230 .309
1965 RHP 120 289 79 8 2 12 47 18 60 .755 .315 .439 .166 .273
1966 LHP 42 116 28 3 0 2 9 2 28 .571 .252 .319 .078 .241
1966 RHP 113 281 76 19 1 13 55 28 62 .822 .338 .484 .214 .270
1967 LHP 63 150 44 7 1 12 30 16 29 .955 .361 .593 .300 .293
1967 RHP 129 410 118 13 1 22 79 40 84 .836 .350 .485 .198 .288
1968 LHP 54 111 31 4 1 6 20 16 25 .870 .375 .495 .216 .279
1968 RHP 112 377 114 13 3 17 66 43 80 .862 .374 .488 .186 .302
1969 LHP 48 114 34 3 1 7 23 8 21 .876 .350 .526 .228 .298
1969 RHP 125 431 116 14 6 23 76 37 96 .817 .327 .490 .220 .269
1970 LHP 37 82 20 6 0 5 26 8 22 .808 .308 .500 .256 .244
1970 RHP 112 365 105 14 4 15 60 22 67 .799 .328 .471 .184 .288
1971 LHP 23 22 4 0 0 0 3 2 6 .422 .240 .182 .000 .182
1971 RHP 103 100 26 3 1 4 15 6 28 .733 .303 .430 .170 .260
Total LHP 892 2068 549 74 10 102 351 158 445 .777 .318 .459 .193 .265
Total RHP 1949 5962 1686 255 32 310 1023 516 1265 .833 .340 .492 .209 .283
Total 2197 8030 2235 329 42 412 1374 674 1710 .818 .335 .484 .205 .278
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1971-11-01Bill Leftwich has retired from the Chicago Sweet Jesus
1971-04-19The Chicago Sweet Jesus have promoted Bill Leftwich to the major league team.
1971-04-08The Chicago Sweet Jesus have acquired Bill Leftwich from the waiver wire.
1971-03-31The Washington Senators have waived Bill Leftwich.
1971-03-30Bill Leftwich has signed with the Washington Senators for $0.5M per year for 1 year.
1970-04-21Bill Leftwich of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1970-03-30The New York Knights have promoted Jerry Armbrust to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Dixie Clements to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Truck Koestner to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Dave Onslow to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Bill Leftwich to the major league team.
1970-03-29Bill Leftwich has signed with the New York Knights for $1.5M per year for 1 year.
1969-03-29The New York Knights have promoted Ernie Harris to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Jeff Moseley to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted George Holmes to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted John Wilson to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Wayne Bryant to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Bill Leftwich to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Bobby Digital to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Harry Harshany to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Eric Byrd to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Walter Saubchok to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted January Vowinkel to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Jim Hartje to the major league team.
1969-03-29Bill Leftwich has signed with the New York Knights for $3.5M per year for 1 year.
1968-08-19Bill Leftwich of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1967-08-04The New York Knights have placed Bill Leftwich on the trade block.
1966-09-09Bill Leftwich of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1964-09-06Bill Leftwich of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1962-03-28The New York Knights have promoted Bill Barkley to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Bill Leftwich to the major league team. The New York Knights have sent Bob Hoff to the minors. The New York Knights have sent Ken Scarborough to the minors.
1962-03-28Bill Leftwich has signed with the New York Knights for $7.5M per year for 7 years.
1959-06-22Bill Leftwich of the New York Pinstripers is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1959-04-05Bill Leftwich of the New York Pinstripers is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1956-06-08Bill Leftwich of the New York Pinstripers is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1956-05-16Bill Leftwich of the New York Pinstripers is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1955-07-24Bill Leftwich of the Los Angeles Mudd Soxs is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1955-07-05The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have promoted Bill Leftwich to the major league team. The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have sent Clyde Masaoka to the minors.
1955-04-26The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have promoted Bill Bishop to the major league team. The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have promoted Jim Grantham to the major league team. The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have designated Roger Jacobus for assignment. The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have sent Bill Leftwich to the minors.
1955-04-01The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have promoted Akihiko Tanaka to the major league team. The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have promoted Jim Navarro to the major league team. The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have promoted Dwight Scharein to the major league team. The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have promoted Gary Vail to the major league team. The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have promoted Bill Leftwich to the major league team.