CF Bill Virdon #45
Age: 34 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
02/15/1929
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CF BILL VIRDON #45 - AGE: 34 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
140 509 157 36 3 22 86 43 100 .308 .362 .521 1 4.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 56 52 58 56
Gap 54 48 56 54
Power 20 18 21 20
Eye 40 36 41 40
Avoid K's 67 65 68 67
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 70
Errors: - 9 56
Arm: - 10 50
Turn DP: - 5 -
Ability: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 79
1st Base: - Center Field: 50
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Ability: 62
Baserunning Inst.: 42
Sacrifice Bunt: 33
Bunt for Hit: 45
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/14/1928 CC Win, 6-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/13/1928 CC Win, 6-5 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/12/1928 CC Win, 5-4 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/11/1928 @ WIN Loss, 2-4 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/1928 @ WIN Loss, 6-7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/09/1928 @ WIN Loss, 3-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/08/1928 RIC Win, 4-2 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
09/07/1928 RIC Loss, 4-5 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/06/1928 RIC Win, 2-0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/05/1928 PLA Win, 5-1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/09/1894
Born in:Hazel Park, MI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:10 Years, 161 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, 6 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1916, 8th Pick in Round 2
TOKEN BASEBALL 1928 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 140 509 157 36 3 22 86 67 43 100 .308 .362 .521 .882 .351 .212 132
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 129 559 1 7 0 6 3 3 265 61 1 7 12.5 93.6 6.81 4.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   169 55 13 0 9 32 24 6 30 0 2 0 .325 .349 .562 .911
Versus Right   340 102 23 3 13 54 43 37 70 3 1 1 .300 .367 .500 .867
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   73 25 6 0 3 13 8 5 15 0 1 1 .342 .392 .548 .940
May   95 29 8 0 2 11 10 12 25 0 1 0 .305 .383 .453 .836
June   100 28 8 2 5 21 15 12 21 0 0 0 .280 .357 .550 .907
July   94 28 5 0 2 13 9 6 14 0 0 0 .298 .340 .415 .755
August   105 33 6 0 9 26 17 5 22 2 0 0 .314 .339 .629 .968
September   42 14 3 1 1 2 8 3 3 1 1 0 .333 .370 .524 .893
All-Star Game   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   509 157 36 3 22 86 67 43 100 3 3 1 .308 .362 .521 .882
Career   673 205 51 4 29 117 91 51 146 5 3 1 .305 .352 .522 .874
Home   253 76 20 1 6 31 32 25 41 1 2 0 .300 .362 .458 .821
Road   256 81 16 2 16 55 35 18 59 2 1 1 .316 .361 .582 .943
Grass   509 157 36 3 22 86 67 43 100 3 3 1 .308 .362 .521 .882
Day   140 43 9 1 9 31 16 14 27 0 1 0 .307 .370 .579 .949
Night   369 114 27 2 13 55 51 29 73 3 2 1 .309 .358 .499 .857
As Starter   493 153 36 3 21 82 63 42 97 3 3 1 .310 .364 .523 .887
As Reliever / Substitution   16 4 0 0 1 4 4 1 3 0 0 0 .250 .294 .438 .732
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1916 Kansas City - CBL 21 18 52 15 4 1 1 10 7 1 0 0 11 0 0 .288 .302 .462 .763 110 110 0.3
1917 Kansas City - CBL 22 135 525 167 34 1 18 62 74 22 2 1 110 0 3 .318 .347 .490 .837 134 137 2.9
1918 Kansas City - CBL 23 125 515 138 31 2 9 54 46 16 6 1 110 1 1 .268 .297 .388 .686 90 91 0.8
1919 Kansas City - CBL 24 136 548 133 22 7 6 59 61 27 3 4 107 3 3 .243 .280 .341 .621 72 72 -0.1
1920 Kansas City - CBL 25 120 455 133 29 1 6 42 53 24 1 1 79 3 1 .292 .328 .400 .728 103 103 2.3
1921 Plattsville - CBL 26 137 500 109 23 1 6 39 44 10 3 2 91 4 1 .218 .237 .304 .541 50 46 -0.7
1922 Plattsville - CBL 27 113 407 88 16 3 5 27 25 9 1 2 82 0 5 .216 .234 .307 .541 47 46 -1.9
1923 New York - CBL 28 121 215 57 9 1 6 24 28 12 3 1 39 1 1 .265 .312 .400 .712 94 97 0.8
1924 New York - CBL 29 104 325 89 22 3 6 43 46 22 1 6 59 1 4 .274 .316 .415 .732 103 104 1.7
1925 New York - CBL 30 134 417 97 26 1 4 48 38 17 1 1 90 0 1 .233 .264 .329 .592 61 61 -0.6
1926 New York - CBL 31 103 221 47 9 1 0 16 11 10 0 2 41 2 2 .213 .245 .262 .507 40 38 -0.5
1927 Hoboken - CBL 32 117 449 111 23 2 3 39 45 17 3 5 69 1 1 .247 .276 .327 .604 64 61 0.3
Total CBL 1363 4629 1184 248 24 70 463 478 187 24 26 888 16 23 .256 .287 .365 .652 80 80 5.2
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1918 Plano - AAA 23 8 31 13 4 0 2 13 2 1 0 0 6 1 0 .419 .438 .742 1.179 215 232 0.6
1920 Plano - AAA 25 23 84 24 8 1 1 6 13 5 0 1 21 0 0 .286 .322 .440 .763 104 105 0.4
1921 Plano - AAA 26 5 20 5 0 0 2 5 5 1 0 0 7 0 0 .250 .286 .550 .836 130 140 0.2
1922 Bloomingburg - AAA 27 7 29 6 3 0 2 7 4 1 0 1 12 0 0 .207 .226 .517 .743 94 93 0.1
1928 Austin - AAA 33 140 509 157 36 3 22 86 67 43 1 3 100 1 7 .308 .362 .521 .882 134 132 4.4
Total NFT 183 673 205 51 4 29 117 91 51 1 5 146 2 7 .305 .352 .522 .874 132 132
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1917 Kansas City - CBL 22 8 31 5 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 9 0 0 .161 .161 .258 .419 17 -2 -1.4
1919 Kansas City - CBL 24 10 41 14 3 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 10 0 0 .341 .341 .415 .756 109 110 -0.2
1923 New York - CBL 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
1924 New York - CBL 29 14 58 13 2 0 1 2 4 0 1 0 10 1 1 .224 .237 .310 .548 52 48 0.0
1925 New York - CBL 30 7 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 295 302 0.0
1926 New York - CBL 31 6 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 38 36 0.3
Total CBL 46 136 34 6 0 2 11 11 0 1 0 29 1 1 .250 .255 .338 .594 64 58
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1916 Kansas City - MLB 1B 2 0 7 0 0 8 1 .875 10.0 6.30 -0.5 .000
1916 Kansas City - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1916 Kansas City - MLB CF 11 11 29 2 1 31 0 1.000 98.0 2.85 -0.6 .998
1917 Kansas City - MLB LF 120 118 227 2 1 231 2 .991 1032.2 2.00 -3.4 1.001
1917 Kansas City - MLB CF 14 11 30 0 0 30 0 1.000 102.0 2.65 +0.5 .998
1917 Kansas City - MLB RF 2 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 13.0 3.46 +0.4 .997
1918 Kansas City - MLB LF 122 122 252 4 1 261 5 .981 1077.1 2.14 +1.6 1.011
1918 Kansas City - MLB CF 4 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 13.0 4.15 -0.0 .993
1919 Kansas City - MLB LF 132 131 290 3 0 298 5 .983 1147.0 2.30 +5.8 1.025
1919 Kansas City - MLB CF 3 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 10.1 3.48 +0.3 .997
1920 Kansas City - MLB LF 116 115 266 6 1 273 1 .996 1001.2 2.44 +4.3 1.026
1920 Kansas City - MLB CF 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 18.0 2.00 +0.1 .995
1921 Plattsville - MLB LF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.1 .976
1921 Plattsville - MLB CF 137 136 387 16 3 409 6 .985 1203.1 3.01 -0.0 1.008
1922 Plattsville - MLB LF 5 2 13 1 0 14 0 1.000 32.1 3.90 +0.1 .990
1922 Plattsville - MLB CF 109 109 302 8 1 313 3 .990 931.0 3.00 -1.4 1.012
1923 New York - MLB LF 81 13 55 1 0 56 0 1.000 243.1 2.07 +0.6 1.004
1923 New York - MLB CF 40 37 105 6 5 111 0 1.000 318.1 3.14 -0.3 .000
1923 New York - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 -0.1 .000
1924 New York - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1924 New York - MLB CF 104 89 263 8 0 274 3 .989 800.1 3.05 +3.1 1.031
1924 New York - MLB RF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 16.0 1.69 -0.2 .000
1925 New York - MLB LF 4 4 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 33.0 1.91 +0.3 .983
1925 New York - MLB CF 142 107 361 5 2 375 9 .976 999.1 3.30 +2.1 1.004
1926 New York - MLB LF 50 12 43 0 0 44 1 .977 166.1 2.33 +3.0 1.041
1926 New York - MLB CF 53 48 155 2 0 159 2 .987 419.1 3.37 +4.1 1.022
1927 Hoboken - MLB CF 117 116 385 8 3 398 5 .987 1030.1 3.43 +6.5 1.021
1928 Austin - AAA SS 1 1 1 3 1 5 1 .800 12.1 2.92 -0.9 .432
1928 Austin - AAA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1928 Austin - AAA CF 135 128 361 16 2 380 3 .992 1153.1 2.94 +12.8 1.062
TOTAL 1B 2 0 7 0 0 8 1 .875 10.0 6.30 -0.5 .000
TOTAL SS 1 1 1 3 1 5 1 .800 12.1 2.92 -0.9 .432
TOTAL LF 632 517 1155 17 3 1186 14 .988 4741.2 2.22 +12.4 1.016
TOTAL CF 871 795 2392 71 17 2494 31 .988 7096.2 3.12 +27.2 1.021
TOTAL RF 5 2 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 30.1 2.37 +0.0 .998
PLAYER HISTORY
06/15/1916 Drafted in the 1916 first-year player draft by the Kansas City Regents. (Round 2, Pick 8, 30th overall pick).
08/10/1916 Signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Regents organization with a signing bonus of $860,000.
10/30/1916 Named the #31 prospect in the CBL
11/22/1916 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000.
01/01/1917 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 54 (61); Power: 62 (62); Eye: 31 (31).
03/11/1917 Injured (hip strain),out for 4 weeks.
04/01/1917 Named the #26 prospect in the CBL
05/05/1917 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for one week.
08/01/1917 Wins the CBL BTC Rookie of the Month Award.
11/09/1917 Finished 2nd in 1917 CBL BTC Rookie of the Year Award voting.
11/21/1917 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000.
01/01/1918 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 69 (69); Power: 54 (54); Eye: 29 (31).
05/04/1918 Injured (bruised finger),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/17/1918 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000.
01/01/1919 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 66 (66); Power: 46 (47); Eye: 29 (32).
04/24/1919 Injured (bone bruise (wrist)),out for 3 weeks.
08/08/1919 Suspended 4 games after ejection following a brawl.
09/25/1919 Injured (neck stiffness),day-to-day for 2 days.
11/02/1919 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,220,000 with the Kansas City Regents organization.
01/01/1920 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 49 (66); Power: 37 (47); Eye: 32 (36).
03/08/1920 Injured on 03/07/1920, diagnosed with a strained back muscle, will miss 2 weeks.
03/17/1920 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
10/30/1920 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,680,000 with the Kansas City Regents organization.
11/03/1920 Wins the 1920 CBL BTC Great Glove Award at LF.
01/01/1921 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 44 (65); Power: 35 (47); Eye: 38 (38).
04/17/1921 Was traded by the Kansas City Regents to the Plattsville Millstones, along with RP Luis Cessa, in exchange for SP Derek Lilliquist.
10/27/1921 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $4,080,000 with the Plattsville Millstones organization.
01/01/1922 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (64); Power: 38 (46); Eye: 44 (44).
06/22/1922 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),out for 6 weeks.
11/19/1922 Became a free agent.
01/01/1923 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 44 (64); Power: 44 (47); Eye: 39 (39).
01/06/1923 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the New York Knights organization.
11/05/1923 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $6,600,000 with the New York Knights organization.
01/01/1924 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 42 (62); Power: 32 (46); Eye: 36 (36).
03/15/1924 Injured on 03/13/1924, diagnosed with a strained back muscle, is day-to-day.
05/17/1924 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 4-5 weeks.
08/09/1924 Injured (gout),out for 1 day.
09/12/1924 Injured on 09/09/1924, diagnosed with a strained back muscle, will miss 3 weeks.
01/01/1925 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 42 (42); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 37 (37).
01/01/1926 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 46 (46); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 40 (40).
11/20/1926 Became a free agent.
01/01/1927 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 44 (44); Power: 26 (26); Eye: 37 (37).
05/04/1927 Signed a minor league contract ($60,000 bonus) with the Hoboken Zephyrs organization.
11/20/1927 Became a free agent.
01/01/1928 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 51 (51); Power: 21 (21); Eye: 37 (37).
02/29/1928 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the New York Knights organization.
05/01/1928 Did not elect for free agency and will remain in the New York organization.
07/08/1928 Was selected to the 1928 Token Baseball All-Star Game.
07/23/1928 Wins the NFT North Player of the Week Award.
09/01/1928 Wins the NFT North Batter of the Month Award.
10/14/1928 Wins the 1928 NFT North Great Glove Award at CF.
10/19/1928 Finished 3rd in 1928 NFT North Most Valuable Player Award voting.
11/20/1928 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1929 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 56 (56); Power: 20 (20); Eye: 38 (38).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
1919 7 2
Year SF Rank
1924 6 6
Year AVG Rank
1917 .318 3
Year RC/27 Rank
1917 6.32 9
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