1B Bill 'General' Ely #6
Reading Coal Barons (NYG) EA
Age: 25 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
08/11/1975
BNN Index | EA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
1B BILL 'GENERAL' ELY #6 - AGE: 25 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
96 315 73 16 4 4 51 66 37 .232 .372 .346 2 0.1
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/10/1975 CBL Loss, 3-7 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
08/09/1975 @ HAR Win, 2-1 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0
08/08/1975 @ HAR Win, 9-6 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/07/1975 @ HAR Win, 7-1 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
08/06/1975 @ FTW Win, 9-3 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/05/1975 @ FTW Win, 8-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
08/04/1975 @ FTW Win, 4-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/03/1975 @ FTW Loss, 3-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/01/1975 HAR Win, 5-3 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 0
07/31/1975 HAR Loss, 2-4 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:01/31/1950
Born in:Clarksville, TN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$15,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
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, 15th Pick in Round 1
EASTERN ASSOCIATION 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 96 315 73 16 4 4 51 41 66 37 .232 .372 .346 .718 .360 .114 106
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 87 393 7 1 0 5 1 4 109 24 2 2 50.0 46.5 4.94 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   99 24 5 3 1 14 14 21 16 3 0 1 .242 .371 .384 .755
Versus Right   216 49 11 1 3 37 27 45 21 1 1 6 .227 .373 .329 .702
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   27 6 1 0 0 1 4 4 4 1 0 0 .222 .312 .259 .572
April   22 5 1 0 0 5 4 5 2 0 0 0 .227 .370 .273 .643
May   85 20 4 0 0 13 11 22 8 1 0 3 .235 .405 .282 .688
June   91 25 8 2 3 24 14 18 9 2 0 2 .275 .398 .505 .904
July   85 15 2 2 0 5 7 17 14 0 1 2 .176 .327 .247 .574
August   32 8 1 0 1 4 5 4 4 1 0 0 .250 .324 .375 .699
Last Year   90 30 6 3 2 15 16 13 15 0 0 0 .333 .417 .533 .951
2 Years Ago   123 34 5 2 4 21 22 30 14 0 1 1 .276 .422 .447 .869
Career   803 208 41 11 11 130 118 175 111 7 6 10 .259 .395 .379 .774
Home   146 34 5 0 1 24 18 41 17 1 1 3 .233 .408 .288 .696
Road   169 39 11 4 3 27 23 25 20 3 0 4 .231 .338 .396 .735
Grass   315 73 16 4 4 51 41 66 37 4 1 7 .232 .372 .346 .718
Day   75 19 4 1 3 17 14 16 5 1 0 3 .253 .400 .453 .853
Night   240 54 12 3 1 34 27 50 32 3 1 4 .225 .364 .312 .676
As Starter   308 72 16 4 3 48 39 65 37 4 1 6 .234 .373 .341 .714
As Reliever / Substitution   7 1 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 .143 .333 .571 .905
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
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 Moline - R 18 48 158 36 5 6 2 23 25 41 3 1 47 0 1 .228 .394 .373 .768 104 109 0.1
1968 Charlotte - A 18 9 31 6 0 2 0 2 3 6 0 0 9 0 0 .194 .324 .323 .647 93 99 -0.0
1969 Clinton - R 19 26 97 28 4 2 2 16 19 23 0 2 24 0 0 .289 .418 .433 .851 125 126 0.4
1969 Fresno - A 19 92 304 103 15 4 8 58 56 91 3 3 59 4 4 .339 .491 .493 .985 156 167 3.3
1969 Albany - A 19 3 8 5 1 0 0 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 .625 .556 .750 1.306 300 288 0.2
1970 Clinton - R 20 3 11 5 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 1 0 0 .455 .600 .545 1.145 212 236 0.3
1970 Fresno - A 20 12 46 16 2 1 1 5 5 3 1 0 7 0 0 .348 .400 .500 .900 143 134 0.3
1970 Albany - A 20 10 38 9 1 0 0 2 2 7 0 0 8 0 0 .237 .356 .263 .619 82 96 0.1
1971 Clinton - R 21 11 38 16 1 3 2 11 11 17 0 0 5 0 0 .421 .600 .763 1.363 273 268 1.0
1971 Fresno - A 21 45 155 48 8 1 6 21 37 36 1 2 29 4 6 .310 .438 .490 .928 149 150 1.2
1971 Albany - A 21 59 215 50 5 3 3 18 21 34 2 1 48 1 1 .233 .341 .326 .667 99 102 0.7
1971 Reading - AA 21 15 44 11 3 0 0 10 6 11 0 0 4 0 0 .250 .400 .318 .718 88 93 -0.0
1972 Albany - A 22 53 193 53 12 1 3 19 40 36 1 0 24 2 1 .275 .391 .394 .785 133 144 1.1
1972 Reading - AA 22 74 231 60 11 2 1 33 33 55 2 3 41 2 0 .260 .402 .338 .740 91 98 0.2
1973 Albany - A 23 36 130 42 8 1 5 17 21 26 0 0 15 0 1 .323 .436 .515 .951 178 171 1.1
1973 Reading - AA 23 38 123 34 5 2 4 21 22 30 1 0 14 1 2 .276 .422 .447 .869 136 146 0.9
1973 New Orleans - AAA 23 23 55 21 1 1 1 11 11 13 0 2 8 1 1 .382 .486 .491 .977 161 169 0.7
1974 Reading - AA 24 24 90 30 6 3 2 15 16 13 0 0 15 0 1 .333 .417 .533 .951 154 158 0.7
1974 New Orleans - AAA 24 84 235 68 10 5 7 33 42 33 2 3 38 2 4 .289 .377 .464 .841 126 131 1.1
1975 Reading - AA 25 96 315 73 16 4 4 51 41 66 7 4 37 2 2 .232 .372 .346 .718 89 106 0.1
Total EA 247 803 208 41 11 11 130 118 175 10 7 111 5 5 .259 .395 .379 .774 103 115
Total MAL 161 584 159 27 5 11 60 88 103 3 2 95 3 3 .272 .383 .392 .775 129 133
Total SEL 9 31 6 0 2 0 2 3 6 0 0 9 0 0 .194 .324 .323 .647 93 99
Total COW 149 505 167 25 6 15 84 98 130 5 5 95 8 10 .331 .468 .493 .961 153 159
Total UMVA 88 304 85 11 11 6 51 57 85 3 3 77 0 1 .280 .438 .447 .885 138 141
Total CL 107 290 89 11 6 8 44 53 46 2 5 46 3 5 .307 .399 .469 .868 134 139
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1968 Charlotte - A LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Moline - R LF 4 3 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 27.0 0.67 -0.1 1.009
1968 Charlotte - A RF 8 8 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 71.0 1.27 -1.0 .957
1968 Moline - R RF 40 40 60 0 0 60 0 1.000 339.0 1.59 -6.0 .910
1969 Albany - A 1B 1 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 9.0 6.00 0.0 .000
1969 Fresno - A 1B 21 21 141 5 16 149 3 .980 169.0 7.78 -0.6 .936
1969 Fresno - A LF 25 15 19 0 0 20 1 .950 149.2 1.14 -0.1 1.001
1969 Clinton - R LF 11 11 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 95.0 1.04 -1.0 .897
1969 Albany - A RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1969 Fresno - A RF 52 51 56 0 0 61 5 .918 398.0 1.27 -5.1 .914
1969 Clinton - R RF 15 15 23 0 0 25 2 .920 133.0 1.56 -1.3 .948
1970 Albany - A 1B 10 10 97 10 9 108 1 .991 90.2 10.62 +0.1 1.016
1970 Fresno - A 1B 12 12 84 6 6 91 1 .989 91.2 8.84 -0.1 .977
1970 Clinton - R 1B 3 3 22 3 5 25 0 1.000 26.0 8.65 +0.2 1.080
1970 Clinton - R RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Reading - AA 1B 12 11 91 9 20 101 1 .990 95.1 9.44 -0.1 .992
1971 Albany - A 1B 57 57 490 29 66 521 2 .996 497.0 9.40 +1.2 .996
1971 Fresno - A 1B 39 39 281 10 28 291 0 1.000 330.1 7.93 +0.0 1.002
1971 Clinton - R 1B 5 5 28 5 1 34 1 .971 41.0 7.24 +0.0 .931
1971 Fresno - A LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Clinton - R LF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 17.0 1.59 +0.1 1.047
1971 Reading - AA RF 3 3 4 2 0 7 1 .857 23.0 2.35 -0.6 .802
1971 Albany - A RF 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 +0.6 1.028
1971 Fresno - A RF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 18.0 1.00 -0.7 .697
1971 Clinton - R RF 5 4 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 36.1 1.24 -1.7 .673
1972 Reading - AA 1B 47 46 385 33 46 421 3 .993 388.1 9.69 -1.8 .953
1972 Albany - A 1B 10 10 81 3 4 84 0 1.000 81.2 9.26 +0.1 1.052
1972 Reading - AA LF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 14.2 1.23 +0.0 1.010
1972 Albany - A LF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.2 1.001
1972 Reading - AA RF 20 17 28 2 0 30 0 1.000 142.2 1.89 -2.1 .953
1972 Albany - A RF 42 42 57 4 1 62 1 .984 341.0 1.61 -6.6 .849
1973 New Orleans - AAA 1B 16 14 97 9 9 106 0 1.000 111.1 8.57 -0.1 1.047
1973 Reading - AA 1B 3 3 24 0 4 25 1 .960 26.0 8.31 -0.7 .525
1973 Albany - A 1B 24 24 167 17 16 184 0 1.000 195.2 8.46 -1.0 .996
1973 Reading - AA LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.0 1.026
1973 Albany - A LF 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 25.0 0.36 -0.9 .511
1973 Reading - AA RF 29 28 66 2 1 68 0 1.000 245.2 2.49 -1.8 .932
1973 Albany - A RF 8 7 9 2 0 11 0 1.000 62.0 1.60 -2.4 .709
1974 New Orleans - AAA 1B 61 57 468 33 30 507 6 .988 456.2 9.87 -2.7 .951
1974 Reading - AA 1B 18 18 173 10 15 185 2 .989 159.1 10.34 -1.3 .925
1974 New Orleans - AAA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 New Orleans - AAA RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.1 1.23 +0.0 .992
1974 Reading - AA RF 3 3 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 27.0 1.33 -0.1 1.014
1975 Reading - AA 1B 48 47 375 34 45 410 1 .998 382.1 9.63 -1.1 .979
1975 Reading - AA LF 8 8 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 73.0 1.48 -2.1 .825
1975 Reading - AA RF 34 32 45 4 0 51 2 .961 265.1 1.66 -5.9 .879
TOTAL 1B 387 378 3010 216 320 3248 22 .993 3151.1 9.21 -7.6 .976
TOTAL LF 59 48 53 0 0 54 1 .981 436.1 1.09 -3.8 .920
TOTAL RF 268 254 374 16 2 401 11 .973 2128.1 1.65 -34.8 .896
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1968 Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft out of high school (San Pablo; San Pablo, CA) by the St. Louis Pioneers. (Round 1, Pick 15, 15th overall pick).
08/16/1968 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 3 days.
11/03/1968 Outstandingly completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the St. Louis Pioneers development complex.
12/14/1968 Was traded by the St. Louis Pioneers to the New York Gothams, along with CL Harry Johnson, in exchange for CF Otto Pilkerton.
04/10/1969 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the New York Gothams development complex.
05/08/1970 Injured (fractured finger),out for 4 weeks.
06/05/1970 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 3 months.
09/27/1970 Wins the 1970 Middle Atlantic League MAL Championship Series with the Albany Knickerbockers!
08/20/1973 Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award.
08/20/1973 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for one week.
09/27/1973 Wins the 1973 Round 1 MVP Award.
09/28/1973 Wins the 1973 Century League Round 1 with the New Orleans Showboats!
12/10/1974 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the New York Gothams.
05/12/1975 Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for 3 days.
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