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Name	Team	Age
Bill Patton	Retired (1959, Age 34)	Died (2011, Age 86)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 29 (1950)	SS	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Vida Blue League	0	4 years (109 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	D+	A+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	A	C
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
D+	C	C+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C+	D+
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C-	C-	B+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A+	0	7/8/1925
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	1	2
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (2B)
A+ (97.4 %)	D+ (26.8 %)	D+ (22.7 %)

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E	OPS	OBP	SLG	AVG
1950	KC	70	124	20	45	10	1	1	13	13	10	2	0	2	.907	.423	.484	.363
1951	KC	36	66	5	15	2	0	0	7	7	9	0	1	0	.559	.301	.258	.227
1952	KC	31	45	2	6	2	0	0	4	4	7	0	0	2	.378	.200	.178	.133
1953	KC	37	65	4	17	0	0	1	6	4	5	0	0	3	.608	.300	.308	.262
1954	KC	48	98	6	29	6	2	0	16	13	19	1	2	2	.770	.372	.398	.296
1957	STL	14	52	5	8	0	0	0	2	3	13	0	0	4	.354	.200	.154	.154
Total		236	450	42	120	20	3	2	48	44	63	3	3	13	.667	.329	.338	.267

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1959-11-01	Bill Patton has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1957-06-29	The St. Louis Bandits have waived Bill Patton.
1957-06-23	The St. Louis Bandits have designated Bill Patton for assignment.
1957-06-08	The St. Louis Bandits have promoted Bill Patton to the major league team.
1957-06-08	The St. Louis Bandits have acquired Bill Patton from the waiver wire.
1956-05-01	The Brooklyn Dead Rabbits have waived Bill Patton.
1956-04-01	The Brooklyn Dead Rabbits have acquired Bill Patton from the waiver wire.
1955-09-01	The Pittsburgh Playboys have waived Bill Patton.
1955-08-03	The Pittsburgh Playboys have acquired Bill Patton from the waiver wire.
1955-07-24	The Pittsburgh Playboys have waived Bill Patton.
1955-05-24	The Pittsburgh Playboys have acquired Bill Patton from the waiver wire.
1955-05-20	The Chicago Nittany Lions have waived Bill Patton.
1955-04-20	The Chicago Nittany Lions have acquired Bill Patton from the waiver wire.
1955-04-11	The Kansas City Keyser Sozes have waived Bill Patton.
1955-04-01	The Kansas City Keyser Sozes have designated Bill Patton for assignment.
1955-03-25	The Kansas City Keyser Sozes have promoted Bill Patton to the major league team. The Kansas City Keyser Sozes have promoted Casey Polonia to the major league team. The Kansas City Keyser Sozes have promoted Walt Gardner to the major league team.
1954-09-11	The Kansas City Keyser Sozes have promoted Mal Lowe to the major league team. The Kansas City Keyser Sozes have designated Bill Patton for assignment.
1952-09-29	The Kansas City Keyser Sozes have promoted Bill Patton to the major league team. The Kansas City Keyser Sozes have promoted Walt Gardner to the major league team.
1952-09-08	The Kansas City Keyser Sozes have designated Bill Patton for assignment.
1952-08-20	The Kansas City Keyser Sozes have promoted Bill Patton to the major league team.
1952-08-08	The Kansas City Keyser Sozes have promoted Mal Lowe to the major league team. The Kansas City Keyser Sozes have designated Bill Patton for assignment.
1952-07-02	The Kansas City Keyser Sozes have promoted Bill Patton to the major league team. The Kansas City Keyser Sozes have sent Herb Mathews to the minors.
1952-07-02	The Kansas City Keyser Sozes have sent Bill Patton down to the minors.
1952-06-06	The Kansas City Keyser Sozes have promoted Bill Patton to the major league team.
1952-05-20	The Kansas City Keyser Sozes have promoted Roger Patterson to the major league team. The Kansas City Keyser Sozes have promoted Hugh Foster to the major league team. The Kansas City Keyser Sozes have promoted John Jacobs to the major league team. The Kansas City Keyser Sozes have sent Bill Patton to the minors. The Kansas City Keyser Sozes have sent Walt Gardner to the minors. The Kansas City Keyser Sozes have sent Pat Terrell to the minors.