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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 R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1955 Away 36 150 15 32 2 1 6 18 8 39 0 0 1 .612 .252 .360 .147 .213
1955 Home 41 164 20 45 6 0 7 21 12 46 0 0 8 .763 .324 .439 .165 .274
1956 Away 62 246 38 75 12 1 12 44 17 50 0 0 3 .859 .351 .508 .203 .305
1956 Home 60 229 34 70 8 1 13 37 17 39 0 0 5 .870 .351 .520 .214 .306
1957 Away 68 280 38 76 12 3 13 39 19 79 0 0 3 .795 .320 .475 .204 .271
1957 Home 74 288 32 87 11 1 15 49 22 50 0 0 3 .856 .353 .503 .201 .302
1958 Away 72 297 41 81 13 2 17 44 24 66 0 0 3 .830 .328 .502 .229 .273
1958 Home 70 276 46 79 15 1 15 50 24 65 0 0 4 .857 .347 .511 .225 .286
1959 Away 55 219 21 47 12 0 5 24 17 48 0 0 1 .609 .271 .338 .123 .215
1959 Home 49 183 27 51 8 0 7 26 20 31 0 0 4 .790 .353 .437 .158 .279
1960 Away 71 275 33 72 9 1 13 45 25 52 4 5 3 .767 .324 .444 .182 .262
1960 Home 71 277 34 78 10 1 14 48 26 55 5 2 3 .816 .340 .477 .195 .282
1961 Away 70 284 38 78 8 1 17 48 29 56 2 2 0 .831 .342 .489 .215 .275
1961 Home 72 275 42 75 18 0 16 55 20 63 5 2 1 .834 .321 .513 .240 .273
1962 Away 69 272 44 87 22 3 13 44 22 55 8 4 5 .936 .369 .566 .246 .320
1962 Home 74 279 51 89 13 0 20 56 25 55 6 5 3 .955 .375 .581 .262 .319
1963 Away 72 286 39 71 10 0 15 47 25 67 6 5 6 .747 .307 .441 .192 .248
1963 Home 70 272 35 69 7 0 10 32 26 73 5 2 0 .711 .321 .390 .136 .254
1964 Away 61 252 40 65 13 4 13 46 19 48 9 3 2 .811 .315 .496 .238 .258
1964 Home 62 226 42 66 8 1 23 59 24 43 5 4 1 1.004 .363 .642 .350 .292
1965 Away 71 216 20 63 8 1 8 31 16 45 4 1 2 .787 .338 .449 .157 .292
1965 Home 71 225 29 63 5 1 14 49 9 37 3 1 1 .805 .308 .498 .218 .280
1966 Away 63 188 22 44 10 0 7 24 14 42 1 0 3 .688 .289 .399 .165 .234
1966 Home 67 209 31 60 12 1 8 40 16 48 8 1 2 .805 .336 .469 .182 .287
1967 Away 72 292 44 80 7 0 18 51 24 67 6 4 2 .809 .326 .483 .209 .274
1967 Home 70 268 60 82 13 2 16 58 32 46 5 1 4 .931 .382 .549 .243 .306
1968 Away 61 245 34 68 4 1 10 34 27 51 4 4 2 .775 .350 .424 .147 .278
1968 Home 63 243 34 77 13 3 13 52 32 54 2 3 4 .954 .399 .556 .239 .317
1969 Away 69 279 40 78 8 6 10 48 19 50 5 1 6 .785 .327 .459 .179 .280
1969 Home 69 266 43 72 9 1 20 51 26 67 3 1 1 .874 .337 .538 .267 .271
1970 Away 60 234 34 68 12 3 9 44 15 47 5 3 4 .818 .335 .483 .192 .291
1970 Home 59 213 35 57 8 1 11 42 15 42 2 2 1 .783 .313 .469 .202 .268
1971 Away 64 61 11 17 2 1 2 7 3 19 1 1 0 .761 .318 .443 .164 .279
1971 Home 59 61 6 13 1 0 2 11 5 15 0 2 0 .593 .265 .328 .115 .213
Total Away 1096 4076 552 1102 164 28 188 638 323 881 55 33 46 .787 .324 .463 .192 .270
Total Home 1101 3954 601 1133 165 14 224 736 351 829 49 26 45 .850 .345 .505 .219 .287
Total 2197 8030 1153 2235 329 42 412 1374 674 1710 104 59 91 .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.