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Name Team Age
Bill Friday Retired (1986, Age 37) 61
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 14
(1967)		 2B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Rollie Fingers League 0 14 years (18 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B  B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B  B  B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B+ B+ D 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- F  D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C- A- A-
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D  0 1/7/1949
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 3 5
Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (---)
D  (16.0 %) D- (5.4 %) F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1973 AHP 70 273 70 13 2 5 30 25 58 .694 .320 .374 .256
1973 HHP 65 252 62 7 0 4 23 18 56 .618 .296 .321 .246
1973 LHP 73 181 49 7 2 5 14 15 34 .741 .327 .414 .271
1973 RHP 115 344 83 13 0 4 39 28 80 .613 .299 .314 .241
1974 AHP 73 296 79 13 0 9 46 25 61 .727 .325 .402 .267
1974 HHP 62 234 65 7 3 6 30 22 39 .750 .340 .410 .278
1974 LHP 67 155 32 5 1 4 15 17 30 .612 .283 .329 .206
1974 RHP 122 375 112 15 2 11 61 30 70 .790 .352 .437 .299
1975 AHP 54 223 56 10 0 6 33 10 45 .661 .284 .377 .251
1975 HHP 81 293 72 10 5 10 52 26 58 .724 .307 .416 .246
1975 LHP 73 139 41 11 3 3 28 8 17 .811 .329 .482 .295
1975 RHP 121 377 87 9 2 13 57 28 86 .654 .286 .369 .231
1976 AHP 51 158 43 8 1 4 21 20 31 .763 .352 .411 .272
1976 HHP 58 191 46 11 5 5 32 22 34 .749 .319 .429 .241
1976 LHP 61 123 32 7 4 4 21 15 16 .818 .338 .480 .260
1976 RHP 87 226 57 12 2 5 32 27 49 .721 .332 .389 .252
1977 AHP 69 277 62 6 3 2 27 36 55 .602 .313 .289 .224
1977 HHP 65 259 68 8 0 12 41 34 51 .783 .350 .432 .263
1977 LHP 71 138 36 4 0 3 16 19 31 .705 .350 .355 .261
1977 RHP 123 398 94 10 3 11 52 51 75 .684 .324 .359 .236
1978 AHP 66 262 64 3 4 9 26 15 66 .674 .285 .389 .244
1978 HHP 63 210 53 10 2 6 34 26 46 .742 .338 .405 .252
1978 LHP 53 123 34 3 2 4 22 10 27 .757 .326 .431 .276
1978 RHP 114 349 83 10 4 11 38 31 85 .687 .303 .384 .238
1979 AHP 70 290 66 10 5 4 34 22 69 .624 .286 .338 .228
1979 HHP 65 248 75 7 5 5 39 31 36 .810 .379 .431 .302
1979 LHP 62 140 34 2 3 5 31 20 28 .745 .338 .407 .243
1979 RHP 125 398 107 15 7 4 42 33 77 .698 .326 .372 .269
1980 AHP 66 248 69 10 4 4 36 19 51 .733 .333 .399 .278
1980 HHP 69 259 70 8 2 9 40 18 46 .740 .319 .421 .270
1980 LHP 69 147 47 8 3 7 29 12 24 .927 .369 .558 .320
1980 RHP 126 360 92 10 3 6 47 25 73 .658 .308 .350 .256
1981 AHP 60 230 50 9 2 1 30 22 46 .574 .287 .287 .217
1981 HHP 58 220 63 15 1 6 26 13 41 .775 .329 .445 .286
1981 LHP 70 135 34 8 1 2 9 16 22 .701 .331 .370 .252
1981 RHP 106 315 79 16 2 5 47 19 65 .659 .297 .362 .251
1982 AHP 58 232 65 8 1 5 27 17 47 .719 .331 .388 .280
1982 HHP 64 249 67 10 4 7 39 20 45 .750 .325 .426 .269
1982 LHP 70 134 37 7 1 2 14 11 28 .719 .331 .388 .276
1982 RHP 115 347 95 11 4 10 52 26 64 .741 .326 .415 .274
1983 AHP 74 294 80 15 3 7 55 28 52 .753 .338 .415 .272
1983 HHP 63 241 65 15 4 9 43 21 49 .804 .327 .477 .270
1983 LHP 81 176 53 13 3 6 39 17 32 .873 .362 .511 .301
1983 RHP 122 359 92 17 4 10 59 32 69 .728 .319 .409 .256
1984 AHP 64 251 64 8 6 9 45 22 39 .756 .314 .442 .255
1984 HHP 66 243 69 5 2 8 37 23 42 .769 .349 .420 .284
1984 LHP 77 163 47 5 4 7 36 22 23 .870 .373 .497 .288
1984 RHP 117 331 86 8 4 10 46 23 58 .709 .310 .399 .260
1985 AHP 40 102 29 4 0 2 22 6 20 .703 .321 .382 .284
1985 HHP 41 115 40 4 2 2 14 9 22 .874 .405 .470 .348
1985 LHP 16 15 3 2 0 0 2 1 7 .583 .250 .333 .200
1985 RHP 73 202 66 6 2 4 34 14 35 .810 .374 .436 .327
1986 AHP 7 7 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 .661 .375 .286 .286
1986 HHP 13 9 2 1 0 0 2 4 3 .795 .462 .333 .222
1986 LHP 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.000 1.000 1.000 1.000
1986 RHP 20 15 3 1 0 0 4 5 6 .667 .400 .267 .200
Total AHP 822 3143 799 117 31 67 434 268 643 .689 .314 .375 .254
Total HHP 833 3023 817 118 35 89 452 287 568 .756 .335 .421 .270
Total LHP 844 1770 480 82 27 52 276 183 319 .774 .338 .436 .271
Total RHP 1486 4396 1136 153 39 104 610 372 892 .700 .318 .382 .258
Total 1655 6166 1616 235 66 156 886 555 1211 .722 .324 .398 .262
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1986-11-01Bill Friday has retired from the Detroit Bounders
1982-04-04Bill Friday of the Detroit Bounders is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1981-09-07Bill Friday of the Detroit Bounders is injured and is expected to be out 39 days.
1976-04-18Trade #1842230 has been completed between the Chicago Cubs and the Detroit Bounders. The Detroit Bounders receive Bill Friday from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Draft Pick 1977 Round 1 DET (Jack Sherman).
1973-04-01The Chicago Cubs have promoted Bill Friday to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Jim Wheaton to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have designated George Speck for assignment. The Chicago Cubs have designated Leif Eriksson XXXIV for assignment.
1971-08-08The Chicago Cubs have promoted Tony Higuera to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have sent Bill Friday to the minors.
1971-08-07The Chicago Cubs have promoted Bill Friday to the major league team.
1971-05-29The Chicago Cubs have promoted Dave Maldonado to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Victor Sierra to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have sent Bill Friday to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have sent Bert Angelini to the minors.
1971-05-29The Chicago Cubs have promoted Bill Friday to the major league team.
1971-03-25The Chicago Cubs have sent Bill Friday to the minors.
1970-10-14The Chicago Cubs have promoted Bill Friday to the major league team.