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Name Team Age
Bill Hader Retired (1989, Age 40) Died (2027, Age 78)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 3
(1971)		 RF L/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Keller Stargell League 0 19 years (26 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- B+ C+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B  B- B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B- B- A+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D  F 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
F  C- C-
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C  0 1/3/1949
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 1 4
Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (1B)
A+ (97.4 %) A- (78.5 %) D- (6.3 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1971 HOU 112 466 77 133 22 7 16 41 33 99 21 6 6 .798 .333 .466 .285
1972 HOU 142 563 88 158 22 4 23 91 55 114 42 12 1 .803 .347 .456 .281
1973 HOU 142 607 98 192 22 5 17 78 50 136 29 7 2 .821 .368 .453 .316
1974 HOU 128 532 107 178 30 7 24 113 59 97 33 14 3 .953 .400 .553 .335
1975 HOU 143 590 108 176 27 5 30 107 48 115 39 7 2 .864 .350 .514 .298
1976 HOU 142 596 112 175 22 9 24 87 53 111 48 13 4 .832 .350 .482 .294
1977 HOU 142 568 103 169 25 7 22 88 60 116 29 8 5 .846 .363 .482 .298
1978 HOU 142 531 101 162 27 9 20 77 57 94 22 7 3 .876 .373 .503 .305
1979 HOU 141 540 89 166 27 3 28 116 56 117 22 7 6 .895 .370 .524 .307
1980 HOU 109 200 26 67 10 1 9 30 20 47 10 4 1 .925 .395 .530 .335
1981 HOU 127 242 33 71 12 1 10 34 25 55 13 3 0 .837 .362 .475 .293
1982 HOU-STL 143 414 89 133 19 8 24 85 41 83 26 8 3 .962 .382 .580 .321
1983 STL 144 553 114 180 20 13 34 108 51 107 38 11 6 .977 .384 .593 .325
1984 STL 114 427 76 133 23 8 21 82 42 87 33 10 0 .925 .374 .550 .311
1985 PIT 127 491 71 142 20 5 13 82 43 107 37 23 3 .781 .351 .430 .289
1986 PIT 136 504 78 155 21 4 11 70 42 97 38 24 4 .795 .364 .431 .308
1987 PIT 127 525 69 142 20 7 8 69 30 109 24 10 2 .691 .310 .381 .270
1988 PIT 111 424 52 116 13 2 8 49 36 82 17 7 2 .699 .328 .370 .274
1989 DET-BAL 55 165 14 33 5 0 0 6 25 44 5 4 1 .538 .307 .230 .200
Total 2427 8938 1505 2681 387 105 342 1413 826 1817 526 185 54 .841 .359 .482 .300
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1989-11-01Bill Hader has retired from the Los Angeles Dirty Soxs
1989-06-30Bill Hader of the Baltimore Dirty Soxs is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1989-05-12The Baltimore Dirty Soxs have acquired Bill Hader from the waiver wire.
1989-05-08The Detroit Derbys have promoted Mark Borchers to the major league team. The Detroit Derbys have designated Bill Hader for assignment.
1989-04-13The Detroit Derbys have promoted Bill Hader to the major league team.
1989-04-13The Detroit Derbys have acquired Bill Hader from the waiver wire.
1989-04-08The Pittsburgh Legends have waived Bill Hader.
1989-03-07The Pittsburgh Legends have sent Tuck Pena to the minors. The Pittsburgh Legends have designated Bill Hader for assignment. The Pittsburgh Legends have promoted Mickey Yastrzemski to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Legends have promoted Chris Smith to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Legends have promoted Buck Destrade to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Legends have promoted Alex McDill to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Legends have promoted Cliff Braun to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Legends have promoted Mike Stone to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Legends have promoted Steve Clingman to the major league team.
1988-09-20Bill Hader of the Pittsburgh Mudd Soxs is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1988-09-09Bill Hader of the Pittsburgh Mudd Soxs is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1985-09-03Bill Hader of the Pittsburgh Mudd Soxs is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1985-04-01Trade #1521004 has been completed between the St. Louis Browns and the Pittsburgh Mudd Soxs. The Pittsburgh Mudd Soxs receive Steve Olson, Tommy Sheehan, Bill Hader from the St. Louis Browns in exchange for Brice Borden.
1982-06-01Trade #1493790 has been completed between the St. Louis Browns and the Houston Berrybashers. The Houston Berrybashers receive Woody London, Gerry Cantrell, Draft Pick 1984 Round 2 STL (John Jordan), Draft Pick 1983 Round 2 STL (Dave Connors) from the St. Louis Browns in exchange for Bill Hader.
1981-05-08The Houston Berrybashers have placed Bill Hader on the trade block.
1974-06-27Bill Hader of the Houston Astros is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1973-03-11The Houston Astros have renamed Billy Dowd to Bill Hader.
1971-05-10The Houston Astros have promoted Billy Dowd to the major league team.