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Name	Team	Age
Bill Spikes	Retired (1967, Age 36)	Died (1999, Age 68)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 19 (1953)	RF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Jimmy Wynn League	0	11 years (117 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	C	B+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	B+	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C	B-	C+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
C-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	1/23/1931
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (2B)
A+ (93.6 %)	A  (89.4 %)	D  (19.8 %)

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Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1967-11-01	Bill Spikes has retired from the Milwaukee Mandrills
1962-04-22	The Chicago White Sox have acquired Bill Spikes from the waiver wire.
1962-04-17	The New York Knights have promoted Moe Hogue to the major league team. The New York Knights have designated Bill Spikes for assignment.
1957-07-29	A trade has been completed between the New York Knights and the Detroit Cadillacs. The Detroit Cadillacs receive Stuffy Sutko, Ed Eastwick, Ross Youngs, Val Bues, Draft Pick - 1958 Round 3 (NYN) from the New York Knights in exchange for Bill Spikes, Andy Ashford, Dallas Wilson, Draft Pick - 1958 Round 2 (DET).
1954-04-01	The Detroit Pythons have promoted Bill Spikes to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have promoted Steve Altamirano to the major league team.
1953-09-20	The Detroit Pythons have promoted Herman Garcia to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have promoted Steve Altamirano to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have promoted Ernie Duffalo to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have promoted Ryan Reagan to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have promoted Brian Ashford to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have promoted Duane Olson to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have sent Art Brower to the minors. The Detroit Pythons have sent Fritz Lawless to the minors. The Detroit Pythons have sent Bob Boone to the minors. The Detroit Pythons have sent Jack Lobert to the minors. The Detroit Pythons have sent Wayne Smith to the minors. The Detroit Pythons have sent Bill Spikes to the minors.
1953-05-01	The Detroit Pythons have promoted Bill Spikes to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have promoted Steve Altamirano to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have promoted Herman Garcia to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have sent Ryan Reagan to the minors. The Detroit Pythons have sent Ernie Dotter to the minors. The Detroit Pythons have sent Fritz Lawless to the minors.
1953-04-30	The Detroit Pythons have promoted Fritz Lawless to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have promoted Bill Spikes to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have sent Herman Garcia to the minors. The Detroit Pythons have promoted Ryan Reagan to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have promoted Ernie Dotter to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have sent Ernie Duffalo to the minors.
1953-04-30	The Detroit Pythons have promoted Fritz Lawless to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have promoted Bill Spikes to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have promoted Herman Garcia to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have sent Ryan Reagan to the minors. The Detroit Pythons have promoted Ernie Dotter to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have promoted Ernie Duffalo to the major league team.
1953-04-30	The Detroit Pythons have promoted Fritz Lawless to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have sent Bill Spikes to the minors. The Detroit Pythons have sent Herman Garcia to the minors. The Detroit Pythons have sent Ryan Reagan to the minors. The Detroit Pythons have sent Ernie Dotter to the minors. The Detroit Pythons have sent Ernie Duffalo to the minors.