P Bill Richards #17
Montreal Saints FABL
Age: 29 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Unhappy
05/12/1975
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P BILL RICHARDS #17 - AGE: 29 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
10 0 0-2 2 4.50 16.0 15 0 7 4 1.38 0.1
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
05/11/1975 @ CHC Loss, 3-4 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
05/06/1975 @ TOR Loss, 2-3 1.1 2 1 1 3 1 Loss
05/04/1975 NYI Loss, 0-7 2.2 3 2 2 1 0
04/26/1975 @ NYI Win, 8-5 1.0 3 4 4 2 1
04/20/1975 @ CLE Win, 8-7 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Save
04/19/1975 @ CLE Win, 3-1 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 Save
04/18/1975 @ CLE Win, 7-3 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
04/15/1975 MIL Loss, 1-3 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
04/13/1975 TOR Loss, 2-3 3.0 2 1 1 0 1 Loss
04/12/1975 TOR Loss, 1-5 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:03/08/1946
Born in:Washington, NC
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$15,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:None, 153 Days
Service This Yr:35 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 133 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1968, 19th Pick in Round 12
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1975 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 10 0 0 2 2 4.50 16.0 15 8 8 0 7 4 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 2 0 100.0 10 8 12.38 8.44 2.25 3.94 3.58 1.38 91 0.1 .278        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 18 3 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 .167 .286 .222 .508      
vs. RHB 40 12 0 0 0 8 4 3 0 3 0 .300 .364 .300 .664      
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1975 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 2 0 0 1 0 2.70 3.1 3 1 1 0 3 1  
April 7 0 0 1 2 4.50 10.0 9 5 5 0 3 3  
May 3 0 0 1 0 4.50 6.0 6 3 3 0 4 1  
Spring Training 18 0 1 0 1 2.00 18.0 16 5 4 1 2 11  
Last Year 11 0 1 0 4 0.00 12.2 8 1 0 0 4 4  
2 Years Ago 8 0 0 1 0 5.73 11.0 13 7 7 1 6 6  
Career 31 0 1 3 6 3.50 43.2 44 18 17 1 17 16  
Home 4 0 0 1 0 3.12 8.2 7 3 3 0 2 2  
Road 6 0 0 1 2 6.14 7.1 8 5 5 0 5 2  
Grass 6 0 0 1 2 6.14 7.1 8 5 5 0 5 2  
Turf 4 0 0 1 0 3.12 8.2 7 3 3 0 2 2  
Day 8 0 0 1 2 4.97 12.2 13 7 7 0 3 2  
Night 2 0 0 1 0 2.70 3.1 2 1 1 0 4 2  
As Reliever / Substitution 10 0 0 2 2 4.50 16.0 15 8 8 0 7 4  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1972 Chicago - FABL 26 2 0 0 0 0 4.50 4.0 8 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 2.00 .444 1.79 0.1 79
1973 Chicago - FABL 27 8 0 0 1 0 5.73 11.0 13 7 7 1 6 6 0 0 1.73 .343 5.49 -0.1 72
1974 Montreal - FABL 28 11 0 1 0 4 0.00 12.2 8 1 0 0 4 4 0 0 0.95 .205 2.80 0.3 999
1975 Montreal - FABL 29 10 0 0 2 2 4.50 16.0 15 8 8 0 7 4 0 0 1.38 .278 3.58 0.1 87
Total FABL 31 0 1 3 6 3.50 43.2 44 18 17 1 17 16 0 0 1.40 .295 3.67 0.4 113
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1968 Tacoma - A 22 38 0 4 2 7 3.10 66.2 57 25 23 4 32 73 0 0 1.33 .303 3.17 0.9 129
1968 Cedar Rapids - A 22 3 0 0 0 0 3.38 2.2 4 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 2.25 .444 3.30 -0.0 88
1969 Austin - AA 23 20 0 1 3 1 3.63 34.2 32 14 14 2 13 27 0 0 1.30 .291 3.53 0.3 106
1971 Oklahoma City - AAA 25 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.33 .000 1.73 0.1 999
1972 Austin - AA 26 12 0 0 0 0 4.29 21.0 21 11 10 1 8 20 0 0 1.38 .345 3.47 0.4 109
1972 Oklahoma City - AAA 26 26 1 2 5 3 5.29 32.1 29 23 19 2 15 16 0 0 1.36 .255 3.62 0.1 64
1973 Oklahoma City - AAA 27 55 0 4 3 10 4.26 80.1 91 47 38 4 37 63 0 0 1.59 .336 3.55 0.9 99
1974 Syracuse - AAA 28 57 0 6 13 15 3.51 89.2 85 48 35 7 42 50 0 0 1.42 .273 4.20 0.0 114
Total HL 3 0 0 0 0 3.38 2.2 4 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 2.25 .444 3.30 87.8
Total UL 57 0 6 13 15 3.51 89.2 85 48 35 7 42 50 0 0 1.42 .273 4.20 114.0
Total COW 38 0 4 2 7 3.10 66.2 57 25 23 4 32 73 0 0 1.33 .303 3.17 129.0
Total LSA 32 0 1 3 1 3.88 55.2 53 25 24 3 21 47 0 0 1.33 .311 3.50 107.0
Total CL 82 1 6 8 13 4.44 115.2 120 70 57 6 53 81 0 0 1.50 .307 3.53 87.5
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1968 Cedar Rapids - A P 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 2.2 6.75 +0.0 1.031
1968 Tacoma - A P 38 0 3 3 0 7 1 .857 66.2 0.81 -0.5 .679
1969 Austin - AA P 20 0 4 4 0 8 0 1.000 34.2 2.08 +0.0 1.033
1971 Oklahoma City - AAA P 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 1.008
1972 Chicago - MLB P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 0.0 .000
1972 Oklahoma City - AAA P 26 1 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 32.1 1.95 -0.2 .854
1972 Austin - AA P 12 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 21.0 0.86 +0.1 1.018
1973 Chicago - MLB P 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 11.0 0.00 +0.1 .000
1973 Oklahoma City - AAA P 55 0 5 4 0 10 1 .900 80.1 1.01 -0.7 .498
1974 Montreal - MLB P 11 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 12.2 2.84 +0.4 1.004
1974 Syracuse - AAA P 57 0 3 8 0 11 0 1.000 89.2 1.10 +0.3 1.344
1975 Montreal - MLB P 10 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 16.0 1.12 +0.4 .969
TOTAL P 243 1 21 32 1 55 2 .964 374.0 1.28 +0.0 .915
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1968 Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft out of college (William Moultrie University; Florence, SC) by the Chicago Chiefs. (Round 12, Pick 19, 239th overall pick).
04/23/1969 Injured (neck stiffness),day-to-day for 5 days.
10/07/1969 Injured (gout),out for 2 days.
12/10/1971 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Chicago Chiefs.
07/31/1972 Injured (heart palpitations),out for 4 days.
01/09/1974 Was traded by the Chicago Chiefs to the Montreal Saints, along with 2B Max Morgan and SP Nick Villa, in exchange for LF Andy Ellefsen.
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