SS Bill Hightower #36
Cleveland Foresters FABL
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
08/11/1975
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
SS BILL HIGHTOWER #36 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
18 29 5 2 0 0 3 1 8 .172 .200 .241 0 -0.3
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/09/1975 @ DAL Loss, 2-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/07/1975 @ MIL Loss, 0-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/06/1975 @ MIL Loss, 1-2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/04/1975 @ MIL Win, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/27/1975 @ NYI Loss, 7-8 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
07/24/1975 KC Win, 6-5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/23/1975 KC Loss, 7-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/20/1975 @ SYR Loss, 2-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/19/1975 @ SYR Loss, 2-3 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
07/18/1975 @ PBG Loss, 4-5 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:03/07/1950
Born in:Richmond, VA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$15,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:None, 84 Days
Service This Yr:84 Days
40-Man Service:None, 126 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1968, 20th Pick in Round 17
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 18 29 5 2 0 0 3 2 1 8 .172 .200 .241 .441 .205 .069 26
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 4 30 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 2 0 0 0.0 1.2 1.31 -0.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   7 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .571 .571 .714 1.286
Versus Right   22 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 7 0 0 0 .045 .087 .091 .178
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429
April   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
May   9 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
June   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
July   5 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .333 .400 .733
August   7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429
Spring Training   3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Career   29 5 2 0 0 3 2 1 8 0 0 0 .172 .200 .241 .441
Home   9 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .222 .300 .222 .522
Road   20 3 2 0 0 2 1 0 6 0 0 0 .150 .150 .250 .400
Grass   21 3 1 0 0 2 2 1 7 0 0 0 .143 .182 .190 .372
Turf   8 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
Day   15 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 .133 .133 .200 .333
Night   14 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .214 .267 .286 .552
As Starter   16 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 .188 .188 .250 .438
As Reliever / Substitution   13 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .154 .214 .231 .445
Pinch Hitting   8 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Close/Late   10 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .200 .273 .300 .573
Inning 1-3   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Inning 4-6   5 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Inning 7-9   17 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 .059 .059 .118 .176
Extra Innings   3 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .667 .750 1.000 1.750
0 Outs   10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1 Outs   14 5 2 0 0 3 2 1 4 0 0 0 .357 .400 .500 .900
2 Outs   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Scoring Position   7 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 .429 .429 .571 1.000
Bases Empty   17 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 .118 .167 .176 .343
Runner on 1st   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Bases Loaded   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Two Strikes   13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
First Pitch   7 3 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .714 1.143
Count 0-1   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-2   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-1   4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 1-2   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-1   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Full Count   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Behind in Count   10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Ahead in Count   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting Leadoff   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   7 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
Batting 8th   14 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 .214 .214 .286 .500
Batting 9th   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   12 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 .083 .154 .083 .237
Medium Leverage   8 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
High Leverage   9 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .222 .222 .333 .556
UNION LEAGUE 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 32 106 27 5 0 3 13 16 10 16 .255 .316 .387 .703 .319 .132 95
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 25 121 0 0 0 3 4 1 41 8 1 0 100.0 13.1 4.07 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   33 10 2 0 1 4 4 1 4 0 0 0 .303 .324 .455 .778
Versus Right   73 17 3 0 2 9 12 9 12 1 4 0 .233 .313 .356 .669
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
June   48 14 2 0 1 3 8 5 6 0 0 0 .292 .358 .396 .754
July   58 13 3 0 2 10 8 5 10 1 4 0 .224 .281 .379 .661
Last Year   113 26 3 1 4 11 14 13 19 1 1 0 .230 .307 .381 .688
2 Years Ago   62 13 2 0 0 2 8 9 6 0 1 0 .210 .310 .242 .552
Career   281 66 10 1 7 26 38 32 41 2 6 0 .235 .311 .352 .663
Home   52 13 2 0 3 6 10 3 6 0 2 0 .250 .291 .462 .752
Road   54 14 3 0 0 7 6 7 10 1 2 0 .259 .339 .315 .654
Grass   106 27 5 0 3 13 16 10 16 1 4 0 .255 .316 .387 .703
Day   24 5 0 0 1 3 3 3 3 0 2 0 .208 .296 .333 .630
Night   82 22 5 0 2 10 13 7 13 1 2 0 .268 .322 .402 .725
As Starter   93 24 5 0 3 13 15 10 14 1 4 0 .258 .327 .409 .736
As Reliever / Substitution   13 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .231 .231 .231 .462
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
1975 Cleveland - FABL 25 18 29 5 2 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 8 0 0 .172 .200 .241 .441 19 26 -0.3
Total FABL 18 29 5 2 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 8 0 0 .172 .200 .241 .441 19 26 -0.3
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
1968 Salem - A 18 74 262 54 6 2 2 25 22 27 4 0 71 2 4 .206 .290 .267 .557 54 45 -0.7
1968 Scranton - A 18 9 22 5 0 0 1 3 5 4 0 0 7 0 0 .227 .346 .364 .710 107 106 0.1
1969 Lafayette - R 19 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 30 16 -0.0
1969 Salem - A 19 103 384 113 13 4 11 63 56 63 6 2 91 2 2 .294 .400 .435 .835 116 115 2.7
1969 Scranton - A 19 6 18 4 1 0 1 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .391 .444 .836 146 156 0.2
1970 Lafayette - R 20 20 74 14 0 1 1 7 6 8 1 1 22 0 2 .189 .274 .257 .531 44 41 -0.2
1970 Salem - A 20 36 128 28 4 0 3 14 18 21 1 1 36 0 2 .219 .331 .320 .651 73 68 -0.1
1970 Scranton - A 20 64 217 50 11 0 1 20 24 18 2 2 42 0 1 .230 .293 .295 .588 68 59 -0.8
1970 Shreveport - AA 20 7 19 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 .158 .200 .158 .358 -3 -36 -0.2
1971 Ottumwa - R 21 5 21 10 3 0 1 5 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 .476 .542 .762 1.304 235 241 0.6
1971 Savannah - A 21 64 232 52 6 2 1 20 23 31 0 1 37 0 0 .224 .314 .280 .595 73 56 -0.7
1971 Wilmington - A 21 4 10 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 .100 .357 .100 .457 28 66 -0.1
1972 Savannah - A 22 10 34 7 1 0 0 6 2 6 0 1 5 0 0 .206 .317 .235 .552 59 64 0.2
1972 Wilmington - A 22 83 272 71 12 0 3 35 26 42 1 4 53 3 5 .261 .357 .338 .696 97 97 1.0
1972 Youngstown - AA 22 15 43 7 2 1 0 2 5 6 0 0 9 0 0 .163 .265 .256 .521 34 24 -0.4
1973 Youngstown - AA 23 75 222 46 7 1 2 26 24 30 0 4 35 1 0 .207 .297 .275 .572 55 48 -1.2
1973 Rochester - AAA 23 31 62 13 2 0 0 2 8 9 0 0 6 1 0 .210 .310 .242 .552 57 56 -0.1
1974 Youngstown - AA 24 54 205 57 4 1 5 24 27 20 4 1 23 0 2 .278 .352 .380 .733 93 94 0.5
1974 Rochester - AAA 24 49 113 26 3 1 4 11 14 13 0 1 19 1 0 .230 .307 .381 .688 94 97 -0.1
1975 Rochester - AAA 25 32 106 27 5 0 3 13 16 10 0 1 16 1 0 .255 .316 .387 .703 86 95 0.3
Total EA 144 470 110 13 3 7 52 56 56 4 5 67 1 2 .234 .318 .319 .637 69 65
Total UL 112 281 66 10 1 7 26 38 32 0 2 41 3 0 .235 .311 .352 .663 83 87
Total MAL 166 539 131 24 0 6 60 59 73 3 6 103 3 6 .243 .333 .321 .654 87 84
Total SEL 74 266 59 7 2 1 26 25 37 0 2 42 0 0 .222 .315 .274 .589 71 57
Total COW 213 774 195 23 6 16 102 96 111 11 3 198 4 8 .252 .353 .359 .712 89 85
Total LSA 7 19 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 .158 .200 .158 .358 -3 -36
Total GSL 21 78 15 0 1 1 7 6 8 1 1 22 0 2 .192 .273 .256 .529 43 39
Total UMVA 5 21 10 3 0 1 5 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 .476 .542 .762 1.304 235 241
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1968 Salem - A 1B 2 2 12 1 0 13 0 1.000 17.0 6.88 +0.5 2.101
1968 Salem - A 2B 4 4 7 14 0 22 1 .955 32.0 5.91 -0.1 .992
1968 Salem - A 3B 5 5 2 8 1 11 1 .909 37.2 2.39 -0.4 .953
1968 Scranton - A SS 8 8 13 23 6 37 1 .973 60.0 5.40 -0.7 .909
1968 Salem - A SS 62 60 89 170 42 267 8 .970 523.2 4.45 -0.9 .980
1969 Salem - A 1B 4 4 27 2 2 29 0 1.000 32.0 8.16 +0.2 1.053
1969 Scranton - A 2B 2 2 1 3 1 4 0 1.000 18.0 2.00 -0.3 .737
1969 Salem - A 2B 5 4 9 11 3 20 0 1.000 29.2 6.07 +0.4 1.115
1969 Salem - A 3B 8 7 8 12 2 20 0 1.000 57.1 3.14 -1.3 .878
1969 Scranton - A SS 4 4 7 8 2 15 0 1.000 34.0 3.97 -0.3 .897
1969 Salem - A SS 85 84 155 234 96 395 6 .985 738.2 4.74 +2.1 1.019
1969 Lafayette - R SS 1 1 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 +0.1 1.150
1970 Scranton - A 2B 3 3 8 6 3 15 1 .933 27.0 4.67 -0.3 .883
1970 Salem - A 2B 2 2 3 5 3 8 0 1.000 15.0 4.80 +0.2 1.075
1970 Shreveport - AA 3B 7 7 7 10 0 17 0 1.000 49.0 3.12 +0.8 1.080
1970 Scranton - A 3B 3 3 3 4 1 7 0 1.000 28.0 2.25 +0.5 1.079
1970 Salem - A 3B 6 6 3 11 1 14 0 1.000 47.0 2.68 -0.6 .912
1970 Scranton - A SS 58 57 84 144 45 235 7 .970 482.1 4.25 -7.8 .933
1970 Salem - A SS 28 27 45 66 23 112 1 .991 234.2 4.26 -0.4 1.027
1970 Lafayette - R SS 19 19 33 54 11 90 3 .967 165.0 4.75 +0.6 1.046
1971 Savannah - A 2B 2 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 5.2 6.35 +0.6 1.055
1971 Wilmington - A 3B 4 4 0 8 3 9 1 .889 35.0 2.06 -1.1 .945
1971 Savannah - A 3B 57 57 37 87 11 130 6 .954 486.1 2.29 -3.3 .970
1971 Savannah - A SS 10 4 10 15 6 26 1 .962 49.2 4.53 -1.9 .816
1971 Ottumwa - R SS 5 5 9 14 4 23 0 1.000 44.0 4.70 +1.2 1.101
1972 Youngstown - AA 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Wilmington - A 2B 5 2 10 9 2 19 0 1.000 31.0 5.52 +0.4 1.029
1972 Youngstown - AA 3B 10 9 9 18 2 29 2 .931 79.0 3.08 -0.7 .927
1972 Wilmington - A 3B 72 67 51 132 12 193 10 .948 577.2 2.85 +0.9 1.025
1972 Savannah - A 3B 10 10 5 21 2 26 0 1.000 88.0 2.66 +2.1 1.129
1972 Youngstown - AA SS 5 2 6 5 1 12 1 .917 19.2 5.03 -0.8 .732
1972 Wilmington - A SS 12 6 10 25 4 40 5 .875 66.2 4.72 -2.2 .857
1973 Rochester - AAA 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.1 6.75 0.0 .000
1973 Youngstown - AA 1B 2 2 13 1 3 14 0 1.000 18.0 7.00 -0.5 .700
1973 Rochester - AAA 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Youngstown - AA 2B 2 2 4 4 1 8 0 1.000 13.0 5.54 -0.2 1.026
1973 Rochester - AAA 3B 12 5 6 16 4 22 0 1.000 70.0 2.83 -0.2 .920
1973 Youngstown - AA 3B 23 19 11 40 3 53 2 .962 160.2 2.86 -0.2 1.007
1973 Rochester - AAA SS 14 8 16 30 5 46 0 1.000 87.0 4.76 -0.2 .912
1973 Youngstown - AA SS 46 33 68 114 28 190 8 .958 322.2 5.08 -5.9 .905
1973 Youngstown - AA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Rochester - AAA 1B 4 4 25 2 3 28 1 .964 30.2 7.92 -0.9 .711
1974 Youngstown - AA 1B 3 2 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 18.0 9.50 +0.2 1.044
1974 Rochester - AAA 2B 8 5 17 12 4 30 1 .967 50.0 5.22 -2.9 .679
1974 Youngstown - AA 2B 4 1 1 4 1 6 1 .833 16.0 2.81 -0.6 .774
1974 Rochester - AAA 3B 23 11 13 22 0 37 2 .946 123.1 2.55 -0.2 .948
1974 Youngstown - AA 3B 20 16 15 29 3 47 3 .936 131.2 3.01 +0.0 1.014
1974 Rochester - AAA SS 11 6 8 17 6 26 1 .962 54.1 4.14 -1.6 .902
1974 Youngstown - AA SS 34 31 66 97 26 166 3 .982 276.2 5.30 -0.3 .967
1974 Rochester - AAA LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.1 1.029
1975 Cleveland - MLB 1B 3 1 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 11.0 10.64 +0.1 1.053
1975 Rochester - AAA 1B 5 5 44 2 3 49 3 .939 41.0 10.10 -1.7 .526
1975 Cleveland - MLB 2B 1 1 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 8.0 5.62 +0.3 1.040
1975 Rochester - AAA 2B 6 5 20 13 3 33 0 1.000 50.0 5.94 -1.6 .825
1975 Cleveland - MLB 3B 4 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 10.2 2.53 +0.1 1.053
1975 Rochester - AAA 3B 3 1 0 5 1 6 1 .833 16.0 2.81 -0.3 .895
1975 Cleveland - MLB SS 5 2 5 5 0 10 0 1.000 25.1 3.55 -0.8 .825
1975 Rochester - AAA SS 18 14 31 46 5 78 1 .987 125.0 5.54 +1.7 1.041
TOTAL 1B 25 20 154 8 11 166 4 .976 169.0 8.63 -2.2 .825
TOTAL 2B 44 31 83 87 21 174 4 .977 295.1 5.18 -4.3 .912
TOTAL 3B 267 227 170 426 46 624 28 .955 1997.1 2.69 -3.8 .992
TOTAL SS 425 371 656 1069 311 1771 46 .974 3317.1 4.68 -18.0 .968
TOTAL LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.1 1.029
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1968 Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft out of high school (Varina; Richmond, VA) by the Los Angeles Stars. (Round 17, Pick 20, 340th overall pick).
08/24/1969 Injured (fractured wrist),out for 8-9 weeks.
02/05/1971 Was traded by the Los Angeles Stars to the Cleveland Foresters, along with CL Ed Squires, in exchange for CL Dick Butler.
04/22/1971 Injured (triceps strain),out for 6-7 weeks.
05/19/1971 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 3 weeks.
05/05/1973 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day.
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