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Name	Team	Age
Bill Koestner	Retired (1993, Age 36)	Died (2035, Age 78)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 4 (1976)	RP	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Satchel Paige League	0	15 years (110 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	C-	D-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D-	D	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
F	D-	B+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
D+	A-	B
Leadership	Mentor Value
B+	A
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	1/14/1957
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	1
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	POS	Team	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	E	DP	+/-	RF	FPCT
1977	P	LAN	5	0	6.0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.50	1.000
1978	P	LAN	70	0	83.0	10	0	10	0	0	-4	1.08	1.000
1979	P	LAN	85	0	101.66	8	0	8	0	0	-1	0.71	1.000
1980	P	LAN	51	0	57.33	6	0	6	0	0	0	0.94	1.000
1981	P	LAN	42	0	48.66	3	2	1	0	0	-1	0.55	1.000
1982	P	LAN	48	0	43.0	6	0	6	0	0	+1	1.26	1.000
1983	P	LAN	66	0	67.66	5	1	2	2	0	0	0.40	.600
1984	P	LAN	68	0	65.33	3	0	3	0	0	+1	0.41	1.000
1985	P	LAN	40	0	52.33	9	0	9	0	0	-2	1.55	1.000
1986	P	LAN	63	0	89.33	9	1	8	0	0	0	0.91	1.000
1987	P	LAN	74	0	82.33	10	1	7	2	0	0	0.87	.800
1988	P	LAN	43	0	63.0	6	0	6	0	1	-3	0.86	1.000
1989	P	LAN	77	0	72.0	10	2	7	1	0	-1	1.12	.900
1990	P	LAN	55	0	67.0	6	0	6	0	0	-1	0.81	1.000
1991	P	LAN	47	0	63.0	6	1	5	0	0	0	0.86	1.000
1992	P	LAN	50	0	63.0	8	1	6	1	0	0	1.00	.875
1993	P	LAN-PHI	12	0	11.99	2	0	2	0	1	0	1.50	1.000
Total			896	0	1036.62	108	9	93	6	2	-11	0.89	.944

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1993-11-01	Bill Koestner has retired from the Philadelphia Athletics
1993-06-01	The Philadelphia Athletics have acquired Bill Koestner from the waiver wire.
1993-05-25	The Los Angeles Sharks have designated Bill Koestner for assignment.
1992-09-13	Bill Koestner of the Los Angeles Sharks is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1992-07-25	Bill Koestner of the Los Angeles Sharks is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
1988-09-24	Bill Koestner of the Los Angeles Sharks is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1986-06-19	Bill Koestner of the Los Angeles Sharks is injured and is expected to be out 4 days.
1985-08-05	Bill Koestner of the Los Angeles Sharks is injured and is expected to be out 3 days.
1982-05-20	Bill Koestner of the Los Angeles Sharks is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1978-07-13	The Los Angeles Sharks have promoted Bill Koestner to the major league team. The Los Angeles Sharks have waived Chris Tincup.
1978-06-21	The Los Angeles Sharks have promoted Joe Paul to the major league team. The Los Angeles Sharks have sent Bill Koestner to the minors.
1977-09-21	The Los Angeles Sharks have promoted Bill Koestner to the major league team. The Los Angeles Sharks have waived Ruben Essegian.
1976-08-24	Trade #1598445 has been completed between the Cincinnati Green Sox and the Brooklyn Blue Bombers. The Brooklyn Blue Bombers receive Ike Young, Bill Koestner from the Cincinnati Green Sox in exchange for Max Sunkel.