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Name Team Age
Bill Colton Retired (1961, Age 35) Died (1997, Age 71)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 18
(1948)		 2B B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Jesse Orosco League 0 11 years (26 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  C+ B-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A- A- A-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C+ B  D+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D- C  C 
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C  0 6/8/1926
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
1 4 6
Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (SS) Alt Pos (1B)
A+ (98.7 %) A+ (92.4 %) C  (40.9 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1950 PIT 88 314 31 87 14 1 3 49 30 49 6 0 9 .695 .338 .357 .277
1951 PIT 9 36 2 10 0 0 0 7 2 3 4 1 0 .585 .308 .278 .278
1952 PIT 111 398 47 97 19 4 7 49 36 69 7 2 13 .669 .305 .364 .244
1953 PIT 65 233 35 71 10 0 10 41 18 26 5 4 14 .828 .352 .476 .305
1954 PIT 103 283 47 78 12 2 5 41 43 46 14 6 12 .756 .371 .385 .276
1955 PIT 93 163 19 39 7 2 4 19 16 28 9 0 2 .686 .306 .380 .239
1956 PIT 60 162 26 43 8 1 3 15 12 21 7 4 1 .697 .314 .383 .265
1957 PIT 94 303 53 90 15 4 13 55 37 38 17 3 7 .877 .375 .502 .297
1958 PIT 79 243 32 59 7 3 2 26 19 33 8 3 4 .618 .297 .321 .243
1959 PIT 119 370 49 101 19 5 8 50 38 50 14 7 17 .759 .343 .416 .273
1960 PIT-WAS 103 154 23 46 8 2 2 14 13 19 12 4 2 .777 .361 .416 .299
1961 WAS 69 68 13 17 5 1 1 6 7 7 5 0 1 .717 .320 .397 .250
Total 993 2727 377 738 124 25 58 372 271 389 108 34 82 .735 .336 .398 .271
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1961-11-01Bill Colton has retired from the Washington Lobbyists
1960-08-03A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Washington Lobbyists. The Washington Lobbyists receive Bill Colton from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Draft Pick 1963 Round 3 WAS (Jon Sankey).
1960-04-10Bill Colton of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1955-07-10Bill Colton of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1952-09-16Bill Colton of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1951-09-29The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Bill Colton to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Earle Redman to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Hunkey Watt to the major league team.
1951-09-11The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Bill Colton to the minors.
1951-08-12The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Bill Colton to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Tom Craig to the minors.
1950-10-23The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Lou Barry to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Bill Colton to the minors.
1950-10-03The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Bill Colton to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Benny Lush to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Terry Tatum to the major league team.
1950-09-01The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Bill Colton to the minors.