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Name Team Age
Bill Lance Retired (1988, Age 35) Died (2025, Age 72)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 44
(1974)
3B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Billy Hamilton League 0 5 years (63 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- B-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C+ B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C+ B- D+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C+ 0 9/21/1953
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
1 1 4
Alt Pos (SS) Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (2B)
A- (80.9 %) C- (30.5 %) D- (7.7 %)

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
1979 RHP 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
1980 LHP 9 10 4 3 0 0 2 0 3 1.155 .455 .700 .400
1980 RHP 53 128 34 1 0 3 15 10 26 .665 .321 .344 .266
1981 LHP 69 175 52 11 3 3 19 15 29 .798 .352 .446 .297
1981 RHP 104 273 70 12 1 2 35 24 45 .647 .317 .330 .256
1982 LHP 14 14 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .624 .267 .357 .214
1982 RHP 64 165 40 4 0 2 13 12 29 .597 .294 .303 .242
1985 LHP 21 36 5 2 1 0 2 4 3 .475 .225 .250 .139
1985 RHP 25 59 10 3 0 0 3 3 13 .427 .206 .220 .169
1986 LHP 19 42 7 1 1 0 6 5 7 .503 .265 .238 .167
1986 RHP 34 101 27 5 0 3 10 8 20 .727 .321 .406 .267
1987 LHP 34 68 17 3 1 1 5 10 10 .714 .346 .368 .250
1987 RHP 61 170 41 7 4 3 14 9 35 .663 .280 .382 .241
1988 LHP 18 42 8 1 0 0 4 6 13 .506 .292 .214 .190
1988 RHP 19 59 18 5 1 0 11 5 14 .783 .359 .424 .305
Total LHP 184 387 96 21 7 4 39 41 68 .692 .323 .370 .248
Total RHP 363 958 240 37 6 13 101 71 183 .645 .303 .342 .251
Total 455 1345 336 58 13 17 140 112 251 .659 .308 .350 .250
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1988-11-01Bill Lance has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1988-05-19The Chicago Zeuglodons have waived Bill Lance.
1986-10-13The Chicago Zeuglodons have promoted Bill Lance to the major league team.
1986-06-27The Chicago Zeuglodons have designated Bill Lance for assignment.
1986-03-03The Chicago Zeuglodons have promoted Bill Lance to the major league team.
1985-09-05The Chicago Zeuglodons have designated Bill Lance for assignment.
1985-08-06The Chicago Zeuglodons have promoted Bill Lance to the major league team.
1985-08-06The Chicago Zeuglodons have acquired Bill Lance from the waiver wire.
1985-06-08The Pittsburgh Detail have waived Bill Lance.
1985-06-04The Pittsburgh Detail have promoted Giovanni Cardona to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Detail have designated Bill Lance for assignment.
1985-05-05The Pittsburgh Detail have promoted Bill Lance to the major league team.
1985-05-05The Pittsburgh Detail have acquired Bill Lance from the waiver wire.
1985-03-07The Brooklyn Giants have waived Bill Lance.
1983-03-07The Brooklyn Black Sox have promoted Scott Barnes to the major league team. The Brooklyn Black Sox have designated Bill Lance for assignment.
1982-09-23Bill Lance of the Brooklyn Black Sox is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1980-05-15Bill Lance of the Brooklyn Black Sox is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1979-09-20The Brooklyn Black Sox have promoted Bill Lance to the major league team.
1979-05-23The Brooklyn Black Sox have sent Bill Lance down to the minors.
1979-04-01The Brooklyn Black Sox have promoted Bill Lance to the major league team.
1978-04-19The Brooklyn Black Sox have sent Bill Lance to the minors.
1978-04-18The Brooklyn Black Sox have promoted Bill Lance to the major league team.
1978-04-18The Brooklyn Black Sox have sent Bill Lance to the minors.
1978-04-01The Brooklyn Black Sox have promoted Bill Lance to the major league team. The Brooklyn Black Sox have sent Steve Smith to the minors.