1B Bill Springer #15
Youngstown Phenoms (CLE) EA
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
12/31/1961
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1B BILL SPRINGER #15 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
102 339 80 19 5 9 50 68 62 .236 .365 .401 12 2.8
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/17/1961 @ LOU Win, 5-2 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 0
09/16/1961 @ LOU Win, 4-3 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 0
09/15/1961 @ LOU Loss, 2-5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/14/1961 SYR Win, 1-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/13/1961 SYR Win, 10-9 2 1 1 1 0 3 1 1
09/12/1961 DAY Win, 5-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/11/1961 DAY Win, 4-3 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 0
09/10/1961 REA Loss, 4-5 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
09/09/1961 REA Win, 6-1 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
09/08/1961 REA Loss, 9-14 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/22/1928
Born in:Collierville, TN
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:175 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$25,000
Signed Through:1962 Season
Major Service:None, 113 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:2 Years, 117 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1947, 14th Pick in Round 2
EASTERN ASSOCIATION 1961 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 102 339 80 19 5 9 50 58 68 62 .236 .365 .401 .766 .371 .165 120
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 90 417 4 0 0 6 1 6 136 33 12 3 80.0 56.3 5.53 2.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   75 17 4 1 1 9 9 12 13 1 0 2 .227 .344 .347 .691
Versus Right   264 63 15 4 8 41 49 56 49 5 1 2 .239 .370 .417 .787
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   38 13 3 1 1 9 11 12 6 0 0 1 .342 .510 .553 1.062
June   85 20 2 1 3 16 18 19 24 1 0 1 .235 .377 .388 .766
July   70 22 8 0 2 14 10 11 9 2 0 1 .314 .405 .514 .919
August   104 17 5 1 2 8 13 20 13 3 0 1 .163 .297 .288 .585
September   42 8 1 2 1 3 6 6 10 0 1 0 .190 .292 .381 .673
Last Year   274 67 16 5 8 31 42 39 42 3 0 7 .245 .350 .427 .777
2 Years Ago   103 31 5 2 1 12 14 20 19 0 0 0 .301 .415 .417 .832
Career   894 223 51 17 20 113 144 167 159 10 2 12 .249 .371 .412 .783
Home   167 40 6 2 6 27 33 38 28 3 1 2 .240 .381 .407 .788
Road   172 40 13 3 3 23 25 30 34 3 0 2 .233 .348 .395 .743
Grass   339 80 19 5 9 50 58 68 62 6 1 4 .236 .365 .401 .766
Day   118 25 5 1 4 20 19 21 23 1 0 2 .212 .338 .373 .711
Night   221 55 14 4 5 30 39 47 39 5 1 2 .249 .378 .416 .794
As Starter   328 77 19 5 9 50 57 66 60 6 1 4 .235 .364 .405 .769
As Reliever / Substitution   11 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 .273 .385 .273 .657
UNION LEAGUE 1961 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 5 15 4 0 0 2 5 3 4 2 .267 .421 .667 1.088 .478 .400 210
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 5 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 1 0 100.0 4.9 11.95 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Versus Right   15 4 0 0 2 4 2 1 2 0 0 0 .267 .312 .667 .979
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
September   15 4 0 0 2 5 3 4 2 0 0 0 .267 .421 .667 1.088
Last Year   60 15 3 0 2 5 8 3 14 0 0 1 .250 .297 .400 .697
2 Years Ago   317 76 9 10 11 48 37 39 59 5 1 1 .240 .320 .435 .756
Career   2236 526 110 36 53 268 311 279 368 16 9 6 .235 .320 .388 .707
Home   5 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 .200 .500 .200 .700
Road   10 3 0 0 2 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 .300 .364 .900 1.264
Grass   15 4 0 0 2 5 3 4 2 0 0 0 .267 .421 .667 1.088
Day   13 3 0 0 2 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 .231 .286 .692 .978
Night   2 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 .500 .800 .500 1.300
As Starter   15 4 0 0 2 5 3 4 2 0 0 0 .267 .421 .667 1.088
MIDDLE ATLANTIC LEAGUE 1961 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 30 106 20 3 0 1 8 11 21 20 .189 .338 .245 .584 .305 .057 80
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 26 130 3 0 0 5 0 0 26 4 5 1 83.3 10.2 2.99 -0.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   44 4 0 0 0 1 1 10 7 0 0 1 .091 .273 .091 .364
Versus Right   62 16 3 0 1 7 10 11 13 0 0 2 .258 .387 .355 .742
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   106 20 3 0 1 8 11 21 20 0 0 3 .189 .338 .245 .584
Last Year   106 31 6 2 2 16 15 18 20 2 0 0 .292 .389 .443 .832
Career   1232 329 61 19 12 116 158 146 217 12 1 7 .267 .345 .377 .722
Home   47 10 2 0 1 6 6 9 7 0 0 1 .213 .351 .319 .670
Road   59 10 1 0 0 2 5 12 13 0 0 2 .169 .329 .186 .515
Grass   106 20 3 0 1 8 11 21 20 0 0 3 .189 .338 .245 .584
Day   26 4 0 0 1 2 3 9 6 0 0 2 .154 .405 .269 .675
Night   80 16 3 0 0 6 8 12 14 0 0 1 .200 .312 .237 .549
As Starter   103 20 3 0 1 8 11 20 20 0 0 3 .194 .341 .252 .594
As Reliever / Substitution   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
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
1956 Cleveland - FABL 27 10 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .750 .500 1.250 265 296 0.0
1957 Cleveland - FABL 28 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -134 -0.1
1958 Cleveland - FABL 29 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -130 -0.1
Total FABL 17 7 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 .143 .333 .143 .476 62 58 -0.1
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
1946 Total - 17 26 107 48 16 3 2 29 36 17 3 2 4 33 6 .449 .527 .710 1.237 100 100 2.3
1947 Total - 18 22 92 45 13 5 4 32 40 15 3 1 5 33 5 .489 .568 .870 1.437 100 100 2.6
1947 Beaumont - C 18 56 163 18 5 0 3 12 13 11 1 0 54 3 1 .110 .171 .196 .368 -1 -4 -1.6
1948 Beaumont - C 19 57 148 23 8 1 3 15 29 18 5 2 44 8 0 .155 .266 .284 .550 34 25 -0.8
1949 Beaumont - C 20 62 221 54 13 1 4 27 37 15 2 2 54 18 1 .244 .296 .367 .662 55 50 -0.7
1949 Bakersfield - B 20 25 83 14 6 0 1 5 11 9 0 1 22 3 2 .169 .247 .277 .524 38 32 -0.6
1950 Bakersfield - B 21 133 458 134 28 7 2 45 75 71 3 0 86 8 13 .293 .391 .397 .788 110 112 3.0
1951 Allentown - A 22 131 498 126 22 3 2 27 50 34 1 6 96 15 12 .253 .299 .321 .620 85 78 2.4
1952 Bakersfield - B 23 127 480 141 26 10 18 95 105 101 7 7 84 41 12 .294 .418 .502 .921 143 141 4.5
1953 Bakersfield - B 24 14 57 22 5 2 2 7 10 2 0 1 5 4 3 .386 .400 .649 1.049 195 213 0.9
1953 Allentown - A 24 103 378 114 22 11 5 42 57 38 0 3 60 12 11 .302 .363 .458 .820 125 120 2.3
1953 New Orleans - AA 24 18 64 14 2 1 2 9 11 11 1 2 13 5 3 .219 .333 .375 .708 82 82 0.1
1954 Wilmington - A 25 42 144 38 8 3 2 23 25 35 3 1 21 3 2 .264 .415 .403 .818 127 130 0.5
1954 Youngstown - AA 25 52 178 45 11 5 2 20 30 40 1 1 36 8 5 .253 .391 .404 .795 117 115 1.0
1954 Rochester - AAA 25 42 161 43 6 3 2 24 21 25 0 2 26 2 1 .267 .362 .379 .741 97 99 0.8
1955 Rochester - AAA 26 133 471 100 23 3 12 55 60 61 3 5 77 13 11 .212 .304 .350 .654 76 75 -0.1
1956 Rochester - AAA 27 90 366 92 22 6 8 35 59 45 0 0 51 17 10 .251 .333 .410 .743 99 99 1.5
1957 Rochester - AAA 28 110 431 102 25 6 8 50 67 53 1 4 68 17 7 .237 .319 .378 .697 90 89 1.8
1958 Rochester - AAA 29 111 415 94 22 8 8 46 56 49 0 0 71 14 4 .227 .308 .376 .684 97 98 1.6
1959 Youngstown - AA 30 35 103 31 5 2 1 12 14 20 0 0 19 5 0 .301 .415 .417 .832 148 150 1.0
1959 Rochester - AAA 30 92 317 76 9 10 11 48 37 39 1 5 59 10 9 .240 .320 .435 .756 118 118 2.2
1960 Wilmington - A 31 28 106 31 6 2 2 16 15 18 0 2 20 4 0 .292 .389 .443 .832 134 133 0.9
1960 Youngstown - AA 31 81 274 67 16 5 8 31 42 39 7 3 42 7 6 .245 .350 .427 .777 127 128 1.4
1960 Rochester - AAA 31 14 60 15 3 0 2 5 8 3 1 0 14 2 3 .250 .297 .400 .697 96 98 0.1
1961 Wilmington - A 32 30 106 20 3 0 1 8 11 21 3 0 20 5 1 .189 .338 .245 .584 64 80 -0.7
1961 Youngstown - AA 32 102 339 80 19 5 9 50 58 68 4 6 62 12 3 .236 .365 .401 .766 113 120 2.8
1961 Rochester - AAA 32 5 15 4 0 0 2 5 3 4 0 0 2 1 0 .267 .421 .667 1.088 200 210 0.3
Total DIX 18 64 14 2 1 2 9 11 11 1 2 13 5 3 .219 .333 .375 .708 82 82
Total EA 270 894 223 51 17 20 113 144 167 12 10 159 32 14 .249 .371 .412 .783 122 125
Total UL 597 2236 526 110 36 53 268 311 279 6 16 368 76 45 .235 .320 .388 .707 95 95
Total MAL 334 1232 329 61 19 12 116 158 146 7 12 217 39 26 .267 .345 .377 .722 105 102
Total COW 299 1078 311 65 19 23 152 201 183 10 9 197 56 30 .288 .394 .448 .842 124 124
Total GSL 175 532 95 26 2 10 54 79 44 8 4 152 29 2 .179 .250 .291 .541 32 26
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
1956 Cleveland - FABL 27 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -134 0.0
Total FABL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -134
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1947 Beaumont - C 2B 57 56 105 120 31 232 7 .970 440.1 4.60 -1.9 1.010
1947 Beaumont - C 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1948 Beaumont - C 2B 57 56 129 138 20 276 9 .967 412.1 5.83 +0.1 .999
1949 Bakersfield - B 2B 25 25 46 43 9 90 1 .989 190.2 4.20 -2.1 .929
1949 Beaumont - C 2B 62 62 143 154 38 303 6 .980 491.2 5.44 -1.9 .981
1950 Bakersfield - B 2B 133 133 297 314 129 619 8 .987 1088.1 5.05 +7.6 1.058
1951 Allentown - A 2B 127 126 300 338 110 651 13 .980 1057.2 5.43 +13.7 1.082
1952 Bakersfield - B 1B 109 108 805 71 96 883 7 .992 918.2 8.58 +2.9 1.006
1952 Bakersfield - B 2B 26 6 29 27 9 56 0 1.000 108.0 4.67 +0.9 1.064
1953 Allentown - A 1B 9 9 73 12 11 85 0 1.000 77.0 9.94 +1.9 1.168
1953 Bakersfield - B 1B 14 14 110 2 10 114 2 .982 116.0 8.69 +0.2 1.035
1953 New Orleans - AA 2B 18 18 41 43 10 87 3 .966 151.1 5.00 -0.1 1.029
1953 Allentown - A 2B 88 80 219 217 48 445 9 .980 719.1 5.46 +0.6 1.025
1953 Bakersfield - B 2B 4 0 2 4 1 6 0 1.000 6.0 9.00 +0.5 1.467
1954 Youngstown - AA 1B 3 0 8 0 1 8 0 1.000 6.0 12.00 +0.0 1.021
1954 Wilmington - A 1B 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 1.0 27.00 0.0 .000
1954 Rochester - AAA 2B 24 24 60 79 12 141 2 .986 209.1 5.98 +1.7 1.052
1954 Youngstown - AA 2B 37 33 84 81 26 169 4 .976 292.1 5.08 +0.5 1.081
1954 Wilmington - A 2B 36 36 88 104 30 201 9 .955 325.0 5.32 -3.3 .930
1954 Rochester - AAA SS 17 17 47 51 13 103 5 .951 151.2 5.82 -2.6 .915
1954 Youngstown - AA SS 17 12 27 24 6 59 8 .864 117.0 3.92 -3.7 .798
1954 Wilmington - A SS 4 4 6 11 1 18 1 .944 34.2 4.41 -0.5 .971
1955 Rochester - AAA 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1955 Rochester - AAA 2B 114 113 278 308 67 592 6 .990 941.2 5.60 +2.2 1.027
1955 Rochester - AAA SS 17 17 31 61 14 99 7 .929 150.0 5.52 -2.9 .904
1956 Cleveland - MLB 1B 7 0 12 1 1 13 0 1.000 10.2 10.97 +0.1 1.033
1956 Cleveland - MLB 2B 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 5.0 3.60 +0.1 .960
1956 Rochester - AAA 2B 81 81 208 241 72 465 16 .966 695.2 5.81 +2.2 1.016
1956 Rochester - AAA SS 9 9 23 25 4 49 1 .980 81.2 5.29 -1.2 .940
1957 Cleveland - MLB 1B 2 0 3 0 1 3 0 1.000 4.0 6.75 +0.0 1.044
1957 Cleveland - MLB 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 .955
1957 Rochester - AAA 2B 58 58 143 179 44 329 7 .979 509.0 5.69 +3.4 1.032
1957 Rochester - AAA SS 49 47 100 134 35 236 2 .992 420.0 5.01 -0.4 .984
1958 Rochester - AAA 2B 25 17 41 50 17 93 2 .978 167.1 4.89 -2.6 .951
1958 Cleveland - MLB SS 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .000
1958 Rochester - AAA SS 87 87 181 255 58 442 6 .986 794.2 4.94 -3.6 .954
1959 Youngstown - AA 1B 8 7 48 2 10 52 2 .962 56.0 8.04 -0.2 1.047
1959 Rochester - AAA 2B 61 61 143 177 44 323 3 .991 535.2 5.38 +2.1 1.031
1959 Youngstown - AA 2B 13 11 32 30 9 62 0 1.000 108.0 5.17 -0.6 .970
1959 Rochester - AAA 3B 12 12 5 18 3 25 2 .920 105.0 1.97 -1.4 .927
1959 Rochester - AAA SS 18 18 34 62 12 100 4 .960 159.0 5.43 -1.2 .956
1959 Youngstown - AA SS 16 9 21 33 11 55 1 .982 97.2 4.98 -2.9 .894
1960 Youngstown - AA 1B 6 2 17 2 0 20 1 .950 27.0 6.33 -0.5 .788
1960 Wilmington - A 1B 1 1 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 6.2 9.45 -0.3 1.029
1960 Youngstown - AA 2B 11 8 15 23 2 40 2 .950 77.1 4.42 -0.4 .937
1960 Wilmington - A 2B 4 3 4 4 1 8 0 1.000 25.0 2.88 +0.3 1.029
1960 Youngstown - AA 3B 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.1 1.065
1960 Wilmington - A 3B 11 11 8 17 3 26 1 .962 101.1 2.22 +0.5 .998
1960 Rochester - AAA SS 14 14 30 44 11 76 2 .974 124.2 5.34 -1.1 .978
1960 Youngstown - AA SS 60 59 95 161 36 267 11 .959 530.0 4.35 -6.6 .931
1960 Wilmington - A SS 15 12 25 32 13 58 1 .983 109.2 4.68 -1.6 1.015
1961 Youngstown - AA SS 52 48 75 127 30 208 6 .971 429.1 4.23 +0.9 1.002
1961 Youngstown - AA 2B 38 34 88 73 16 164 3 .982 320.1 4.52 -5.4 .900
1961 Wilmington - A 2B 26 26 70 53 15 131 8 .939 240.2 4.60 -8.1 .823
1961 Wilmington - A SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1961 Youngstown - AA 1B 9 8 65 5 7 70 0 1.000 68.0 9.26 +0.6 1.064
1961 Rochester - AAA SS 3 3 7 15 3 22 0 1.000 26.0 7.62 +0.2 .972
1961 Rochester - AAA 3B 2 2 2 0 1 2 0 1.000 18.0 1.00 -0.6 .000
TOTAL 1B 169 149 1151 95 137 1258 12 .990 1291.0 8.69 +4.8 1.022
TOTAL 2B 1130 1067 2567 2801 760 5486 118 .978 9120.0 5.30 +9.6 1.015
TOTAL 3B 26 26 16 36 7 55 3 .945 232.1 2.01 -1.3 .963
TOTAL SS 380 356 703 1035 247 1793 55 .969 3229.0 4.84 -27.4 .951
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/24/1947 Drafted in the 1947 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 14, 30th overall pick) by the Philadelphia Keystones, out of high school Collierville (Collierville; Collierville, TN).
07/05/1947 Signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Keystones organization with a signing bonus of $6,050.
07/06/1947 Named the #71 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/19/1948 Named the #68 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/18/1949 Named the #84 prospect in the FABL
07/10/1949 Named the #73 prospect in the FABL
10/15/1949 Named the #73 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/18/1950 Named the #97 prospect in the FABL
06/15/1951 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/22/1952 Wins the 1952 Championship with the Bakersfield Bears!
10/17/1953 Was traded by the Philadelphia Keystones to the Philadelphia Sailors, along with RP Ray Miller, in exchange for RP Troy Crockett.
01/26/1954 Released by the Philadelphia organization.
02/03/1954 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Cleveland Foresters organization.
09/20/1954 Wins the 1954 Championship with the Rochester Rooks!
05/02/1955 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
10/11/1957 Wins the 1957 World Championship Series with the Cleveland Foresters.
04/28/1958 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
08/08/1960 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
08/13/1960 Injured (food poisoning),out for 3 days.
09/18/1961 Wins the 1961 Championship with the Rochester Rooks!
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