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Name	Team	Age
Bill Householder	Retired (1982, Age 38)	Died (2024, Age 80)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 27 (1965)	LF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Duke Snider League	0	16 years (37 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B-	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A-	A-	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B-	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B+	0	10/28/1944
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	5	15
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (1B)
A+ (99.0 %)	A+ (97.7 %)	F  (0.1 %)

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Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1982-11-01	Bill Householder has retired from the New York Metropolitans
1978-06-10	A trade has been completed between the New York Metropolitans and the Chicago Slayers. The Chicago Slayers receive Walt Slaught from the New York Metropolitans in exchange for Bill Householder.
1977-08-23	A trade has been completed between the Chicago Slayers and the Detroit Thugs. The Detroit Thugs receive Jeff Shinault, Jim Hock from the Chicago Slayers in exchange for Bill Householder.
1967-08-29	The Detroit Thugs have promoted Bill Householder to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Footsie Prim to the minors.
1967-08-08	The Detroit Thugs have promoted Footsie Prim to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Bill Householder to the minors.
1967-07-23	The Detroit Thugs have promoted Bill Householder to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Footsie Prim to the minors.
1967-07-23	The Detroit Thugs have sent Bill Householder to the minors.
1967-07-01	The Detroit Thugs have promoted Bill Householder to the major league team.
1967-06-17	The Detroit Thugs have promoted Footsie Prim to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Bill Householder to the minors.
1967-04-04	The Detroit Thugs have promoted Vance Griffin to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have promoted Bill Householder to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Gordon Marrero to the minors. The Detroit Thugs have sent Footsie Prim to the minors.