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Name Team Age
Billy Farmer Retired (1984, Age 36) Died (2024, Age 76)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 12
(1967)		 CF L/L
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Lou Whitaker League 0 13 years (42 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ B  B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A- B+ B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B+ B  C 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D+ 0 10/18/1948
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
1 2 2
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (---)
A+ (98.4 %) A+ (97.3 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year Type   Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1967 Minors 60.00 9 / 10 7 / 8 11 / 12 9 / 9 1 / 4 10 / 11 5 / 6 52 / 60
1968 Minors 62.00 7 / 11 9 / 13 5 / 6 6 / 7 2 / 11 9 / 10 4 / 4 42 / 62
1969 Minors 62.00 9 / 11 5 / 9 7 / 8 8 / 10 4 / 12 4 / 5 5 / 7 42 / 62
1970 Minors 42.00 4 / 8 3 / 8 1 / 3 4 / 7 2 / 4 1 / 2 7 / 10 22 / 42
1970 Pos (1B) 11.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 4 / 11
1971 Minors 17.00 1 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 0 3 / 4 1 / 4 1 / 2 3 / 4 9 / 17
1971 Majors 30.73 69 57 39 1 / 6 3 / 6 1 / 2 1 / 2 2 / 6 1 / 4 1 / 4 10 / 30
1971 Pos (1B) 30.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 4 / 30
1971 Pos (RF) 24.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 18 / 24
1972 Majors 63.93 162 135 0 1 / 6 7 / 13 4 / 12 6 / 8 1 / 10 4 / 4 4 / 10 27 / 63
1973 Majors 56.72 137 115 24 0 / 10 2 / 10 4 / 5 1 / 7 1 / 12 3 / 7 3 / 5 14 / 56
1974 Majors 64.01 162 135 0 1 / 8 0 / 7 4 / 10 2 / 14 1 / 9 2 / 6 0 / 10 10 / 64
1975 Majors 65.04 162 135 0 3 / 7 1 / 8 2 / 10 1 / 10 0 / 10 3 / 10 2 / 10 12 / 65
1976 Majors 56.57 137 115 25 2 / 9 1 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 7 0 / 10 1 / 12 0 / 1 4 / 56
1977 Majors 67.22 162 135 0 0 / 10 0 / 7 0 / 4 0 / 10 0 / 8 2 / 17 1 / 11 3 / 67
1978 Majors 63.31 162 119 0 0 / 7 0 / 13 0 / 6 1 / 7 0 / 14 0 / 5 0 / 11 1 / 63
1979 Majors 35.31 162 24 0 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 35
1980 Majors 47.14 162 55 0 0 / 5 0 / 6 0 / 8 0 / 4 0 / 7 0 / 5 2 / 12 2 / 47
1981 Majors 50.17 127 91 29 0 / 8 0 / 4 1 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 9 0 / 5 1 / 7 2 / 50
1982 Majors 66.03 162 134 0 -3 / 10 -4 / 11 -1 / 7 -4 / 8 -5 / 10 -3 / 11 -2 / 9 -22 / 66
1983 Majors 58.81 162 110 0 -2 / 11 -5 / 11 -4 / 7 -2 / 11 -8 / 5 -4 / 7 -4 / 6 -29 / 58
1984 Majors 30.03 162 21 0 -5 / 5 -2 / 5 -4 / 3 -2 / 4 -1 / 4 -1 / 3 -3 / 6 -18 / 30
Total 2090 1381 117 28 / 147 27 / 154 31 / 125 34 / 144 1 / 156 33 / 130 29 / 137 209 / 1058
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1984-11-01Billy Farmer has retired from the Detroit Sharks
1981-09-24Billy Farmer of the Detroit Sharks is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
1981-08-26Billy Farmer of the Detroit Sharks is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1981-05-02Billy Farmer of the Detroit Sharks is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1981-04-01A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Royal Giants and the Detroit Sharks . The Detroit Sharks receive Billy Farmer, Joey Blanton from the Brooklyn Royal Giants in exchange for Draft Pick 1983 Round 1 DET (Eric Madden).
1976-05-29Billy Farmer of the Brooklyn Royal Giants is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1973-06-26Billy Farmer of the Brooklyn Royal Giants is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1971-08-31Billy Farmer of the Brooklyn Royal Giants is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1971-07-15Billy Farmer of the Brooklyn Royal Giants is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
1971-06-28The Brooklyn Royal Giants have promoted Billy Farmer to the major league team. The Brooklyn Royal Giants have designated Dave Ripple for assignment.
1971-05-19The Brooklyn Royal Giants have sent Billy Farmer to the minors.
1971-04-21The Brooklyn Royal Giants have promoted Billy Farmer to the major league team.
1970-04-01The Brooklyn Royal Giants have promoted Mario Driscoll to the major league team. The Brooklyn Royal Giants have sent Billy Farmer to the minors.
1970-03-25The Brooklyn Royal Giants have promoted Tom Baker to the major league team. The Brooklyn Royal Giants have promoted Chuck George to the major league team. The Brooklyn Royal Giants have promoted Billy Farmer to the major league team.