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Name Team Age
Bill Bickham Retired (1967, Age 37) Died (2014, Age 85)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 3
(1950)		 CF L/L
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Kevin Brown League 0 14 years (104 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  A  B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C+ C+ B 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B+ A- C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- F  D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A  A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
A- 0 11/23/1929
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
1 3 6
Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (CF)
A+ (93.5 %) F  (3.4 %) F  (0.2 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1952 OAK 69 271 31 63 15 0 5 28 17 59 1 0 6 .622 .279 .343 .232
1953 OAK 121 463 68 117 20 4 23 76 46 120 10 5 4 .781 .318 .462 .253
1954 OAK 155 670 97 166 29 4 20 66 48 146 14 2 3 .692 .300 .393 .248
1955 OAK 155 654 105 186 39 8 27 87 49 134 10 5 6 .828 .336 .492 .284
1956 OAK 132 566 105 140 21 8 24 75 47 128 13 2 5 .744 .304 .440 .247
1957 OAK 155 678 112 196 25 12 33 102 53 132 20 4 7 .847 .340 .507 .289
1958 TOR 155 612 101 180 34 14 25 116 48 134 15 4 4 .862 .344 .518 .294
1959 WAS 155 473 76 117 15 5 30 93 52 102 12 2 16 .811 .321 .490 .247
1960 WAS 155 571 62 152 17 2 24 75 56 130 13 3 13 .760 .331 .429 .266
1961 WAS 155 619 89 164 27 7 28 113 44 124 18 2 12 .780 .313 .467 .265
1962 WAS 151 595 88 160 24 6 31 112 49 137 8 8 11 .810 .325 .486 .269
1963 WAS 136 520 55 138 25 5 19 87 44 140 15 0 14 .765 .323 .442 .265
1964 WAS 154 593 90 158 21 7 30 103 48 133 8 4 22 .798 .321 .477 .266
1965 WAS 146 596 71 138 18 3 28 103 48 144 2 3 17 .700 .288 .413 .232
1967 PHI 23 42 9 15 3 1 4 14 5 12 0 1 2 1.179 .417 .762 .357
Total 2017 7923 1159 2090 333 86 351 1250 654 1775 159 45 142 .780 .320 .460 .264
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1967-11-01Bill Bickham has retired from the Philadelphia Thunder
1967-03-30The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Bill Bickham to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Brad Harper to the minors.
1966-03-30Bill Bickham has signed with the Philadelphia Thunder for $0.75M per year for 2 years.
1965-07-17Bill Bickham of the Washington Senators is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1963-04-20Bill Bickham of the Washington Senators is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1962-08-12Bill Bickham of the Washington Senators is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1959-03-28The Washington Senators have promoted Bill Bickham to the major league team. The Washington Senators have promoted Ron Reed to the major league team. The Washington Senators have promoted Mike Nelson to the major league team.
1959-03-28Bill Bickham has signed with the Washington Senators for $11.25M per year for 7 years.
1958-03-31The Toronto Faceless Corporation have promoted Bill Bickham to the major league team.
1958-03-30Bill Bickham has signed with the Toronto Faceless Corporation for $11.25M per year for 1 year.
1957-05-01The Oakland Athletics have placed Bill Bickham on the trade block.
1956-07-27Bill Bickham of the Oakland Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1953-09-22Bill Bickham of the Oakland Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1953-08-23Bill Bickham of the Oakland Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1953-06-21Bill Bickham of the Oakland Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1953-03-28The Oakland Athletics have promoted Bill Bickham to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Jackie Oberkfell to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Jack Dixon to the major league team.
1952-10-13The Oakland Athletics have sent Jack Dixon to the minors. The Oakland Athletics have sent Bill Bickham to the minors. The Oakland Athletics have sent Jackie Oberkfell to the minors.
1952-07-13The Oakland Athletics have promoted Bill Bickham to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have designated Fred Gassaway for assignment.
1952-03-30The Oakland Athletics have promoted Benj Hartman to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have sent Bill Bickham to the minors.
1951-10-03The Oakland Athletics have promoted Bill Bickham to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have sent Harry Grimsley to the minors.