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Name	Team	Age
Bill Childs	Retired (1991, Age 34)	Died (2026, Age 69)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 5, Pick 77 (1979)	C	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Barry Zito League	0	0 years (0 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	B	D
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	B	D+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
D+	B-	D
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D-	F	F
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D-	0	8/14/1957
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
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F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
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F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
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F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year

Team

C

1B

2B

3B

SS

LF

CF

RF

PH

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1991-11-01	Bill Childs has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1980-04-01	The St. Louis Writers have waived Lee Powers. The St. Louis Writers have waived Dean Slocum. The St. Louis Writers have waived Cozy Stanley. The St. Louis Writers have waived Harry Lange. The St. Louis Writers have waived Hooks Orsatti. The St. Louis Writers have waived Bill Childs. The St. Louis Writers have waived Terry Fricano. The St. Louis Writers have waived Orlando Goodwin. The St. Louis Writers have waived Rudy Pyle.
1979-04-06	The St. Louis Writers have acquired Bill Childs from the waiver wire. The St. Louis Writers have waived Don Hayes.
1979-04-01	The Oakland Athletics have waived Bill Childs.