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Name Team Age
Bill Leftwich Retired (1971, Age 38) Died (2010, Age 77)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 1
(1955)		 RF B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Kevin Brown League 0 16 years (116 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B+ C 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B- B  B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A  A- C+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D  C 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C  A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C- 0 5/19/1933
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
2 2 3
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (---)
A- (78.8 %) C+ (48.7 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1955 LAA 77 314 35 77 8 1 13 39 20 85 0 0 9 .691 .290 .401 .245
1956 NYA 122 475 72 145 20 2 25 81 34 89 0 0 8 .864 .351 .514 .305
1957 NYA 142 568 70 163 23 4 28 88 41 129 0 0 6 .826 .337 .489 .287
1958 NYA 142 573 87 160 28 3 32 94 48 131 0 0 7 .843 .337 .506 .279
1959 NYA 104 402 48 98 20 0 12 50 37 79 0 0 5 .692 .309 .383 .244
1960 NYA 142 552 67 150 19 2 27 93 51 107 9 7 6 .792 .332 .460 .272
1961 NYA 142 559 80 153 26 1 33 103 49 119 7 4 1 .833 .332 .501 .274
1962 NYN 143 551 95 176 35 3 33 100 47 110 14 9 8 .946 .372 .574 .319
1963 NYN 142 558 74 140 17 0 25 79 51 140 11 7 6 .730 .314 .416 .251
1964 NYN 123 478 82 131 21 5 36 105 43 91 14 7 3 .903 .338 .565 .274
1965 NYN 142 441 49 126 13 2 22 80 25 82 7 2 3 .797 .323 .474 .286
1966 NYN 130 397 53 104 22 1 15 64 30 90 9 1 5 .750 .314 .436 .262
1967 NYN 142 560 104 162 20 2 34 109 56 113 11 5 6 .868 .353 .514 .289
1968 NYN 124 488 68 145 17 4 23 86 59 105 6 7 6 .864 .375 .490 .297
1969 NYN 138 545 83 150 17 7 30 99 45 117 8 2 7 .829 .332 .497 .275
1970 NYN 119 447 69 125 20 4 20 86 30 89 7 5 5 .801 .324 .477 .280
1971 CHN 123 122 17 30 3 1 4 18 8 34 1 3 0 .676 .291 .385 .246
Total 2197 8030 1153 2235 329 42 412 1374 674 1710 104 59 91 .818 .335 .484 .278
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1971-11-01Bill Leftwich has retired from the Chicago Sweet Jesus
1971-04-19The Chicago Sweet Jesus have promoted Bill Leftwich to the major league team.
1971-04-08The Chicago Sweet Jesus have acquired Bill Leftwich from the waiver wire.
1971-03-31The Washington Senators have waived Bill Leftwich.
1971-03-30Bill Leftwich has signed with the Washington Senators for $0.5M per year for 1 year.
1970-04-21Bill Leftwich of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1970-03-30The New York Knights have promoted Jerry Armbrust to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Dixie Clements to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Truck Koestner to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Dave Onslow to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Bill Leftwich to the major league team.
1970-03-29Bill Leftwich has signed with the New York Knights for $1.5M per year for 1 year.
1969-03-29The New York Knights have promoted Ernie Harris to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Jeff Moseley to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted George Holmes to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted John Wilson to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Wayne Bryant to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Bill Leftwich to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Bobby Digital to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Harry Harshany to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Eric Byrd to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Walter Saubchok to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted January Vowinkel to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Jim Hartje to the major league team.
1969-03-29Bill Leftwich has signed with the New York Knights for $3.5M per year for 1 year.
1968-08-19Bill Leftwich of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1967-08-04The New York Knights have placed Bill Leftwich on the trade block.
1966-09-09Bill Leftwich of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1964-09-06Bill Leftwich of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1962-03-28The New York Knights have promoted Bill Barkley to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Bill Leftwich to the major league team. The New York Knights have sent Bob Hoff to the minors. The New York Knights have sent Ken Scarborough to the minors.
1962-03-28Bill Leftwich has signed with the New York Knights for $7.5M per year for 7 years.
1959-06-22Bill Leftwich of the New York Pinstripers is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1959-04-05Bill Leftwich of the New York Pinstripers is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1956-06-08Bill Leftwich of the New York Pinstripers is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1956-05-16Bill Leftwich of the New York Pinstripers is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1955-07-24Bill Leftwich of the Los Angeles Mudd Soxs is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1955-07-05The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have promoted Bill Leftwich to the major league team. The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have sent Clyde Masaoka to the minors.
1955-04-26The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have promoted Bill Bishop to the major league team. The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have promoted Jim Grantham to the major league team. The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have designated Roger Jacobus for assignment. The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have sent Bill Leftwich to the minors.
1955-04-01The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have promoted Akihiko Tanaka to the major league team. The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have promoted Jim Navarro to the major league team. The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have promoted Dwight Scharein to the major league team. The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have promoted Gary Vail to the major league team. The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have promoted Bill Leftwich to the major league team.