P Bill Hestand #35
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
08/11/1975
P BILL HESTAND #35 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
13 13 5-3 0 2.80 80.1 70 8 38 60 1.34 1.1
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
08/08/1975 PBG Loss, 5-6 X 7.0 5 2 2 1 5
08/02/1975 COL Win, 4-0 X 6.1 7 0 0 2 8 Win
07/28/1975 @ BUF Win, 3-2 X 6.0 8 2 2 2 2
07/23/1975 TOL Win, 4-1 X 6.0 2 1 1 4 4 Win
07/17/1975 @ PBG Loss, 1-2 X 7.0 2 1 1 3 4
07/12/1975 @ COL Loss, 1-4 X 6.0 4 2 2 4 5 Loss
07/06/1975 RIC Loss, 8-9 X 5.0 7 4 3 2 7
07/01/1975 @ TOL Win, 4-2 X 6.1 7 2 2 3 3 Win
06/27/1975 SYR Loss, 2-3 X 5.2 4 1 1 3 5
06/21/1975 @ LOU Loss, 2-7 X 5.0 7 6 6 5 5 Loss
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/17/1948
Born in:Montpelier, VT
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$15,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:None, 91 Days
Service This Yr:56 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 126 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 13th Pick in Round 6
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 6 0 0 0 0 4.20 15.0 18 11 7 2 6 11 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 0 0 0.0 6 2 14.40 10.80 6.60 3.60 4.40 1.60 112 -0.0 .314        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 17 6 2 0 1 5 1 3 1 0 0 .353 .368 .647 1.015      
vs. RHB 46 12 1 1 1 6 5 8 0 0 0 .261 .333 .391 .725      
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1975 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 3 0 0 0 0 4.91 11.0 13 7 6 1 4 6  
May 3 0 0 0 0 2.25 4.0 5 4 1 1 2 5  
Spring Training 10 0 0 0 0 1.80 10.0 7 2 2 0 2 4  
Career 9 0 0 0 0 4.50 20.0 21 14 10 3 7 12  
Home 4 0 0 0 0 1.59 5.2 6 4 1 1 2 6  
Road 2 0 0 0 0 5.79 9.1 12 7 6 1 4 5  
Grass 5 0 0 0 0 1.93 9.1 9 5 2 1 4 9  
Turf 1 0 0 0 0 7.94 5.2 9 6 5 1 2 2  
Day 3 0 0 0 0 1.42 6.1 4 1 1 0 2 5  
Night 3 0 0 0 0 6.23 8.2 14 10 6 2 4 6  
As Reliever / Substitution 6 0 0 0 0 4.20 15.0 18 11 7 2 6 11  
UNION LEAGUE 1975 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 13 13 5 3 0 2.80 80.1 70 26 25 8 38 60 0 0.0 0 9 69.2
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 12.66 7.84 6.72 4.26 4.05 1.34 99 1.1 .276        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 114 30 6 0 2 11 15 17 0 0 1 .263 .354 .368 .722      
vs. RHB 179 40 1 2 6 15 23 43 0 7 4 .223 .325 .352 .677      
UNION LEAGUE 1975 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 1 1 0 0 0 2.57 7.0 5 2 2 0 1 5  
June 5 5 2 2 0 3.52 30.2 28 12 12 6 17 22  
July 6 6 2 1 0 2.72 36.1 30 12 11 2 18 25  
August 2 2 1 0 0 1.35 13.1 12 2 2 0 3 13  
Last Year 49 6 7 7 4 2.08 91.0 61 32 21 3 43 56  
2 Years Ago 25 24 9 9 0 2.93 169.0 124 65 55 8 73 126  
Career 149 105 51 34 4 2.97 725.0 574 277 239 39 321 499  
Home 5 5 2 0 0 2.10 30.0 25 8 7 1 12 29  
Road 8 8 3 3 0 3.22 50.1 45 18 18 7 26 31  
Grass 13 13 5 3 0 2.80 80.1 70 26 25 8 38 60  
Day 3 3 2 1 0 0.93 19.1 17 2 2 0 9 17  
Night 10 10 3 2 0 3.39 61.0 53 24 23 8 29 43  
As Starter 13 13 5 3 0 2.80 80.1 70 26 25 8 38 60  
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 Cleveland - FABL 23 3 0 0 0 0 5.40 5.0 3 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0.80 .118 6.11 -0.2 63
1975 Cleveland - FABL 26 6 0 0 0 0 4.20 15.0 18 11 7 2 6 11 0 0 1.60 .314 4.40 -0.0 93
Total FABL 9 0 0 0 0 4.50 20.0 21 14 10 3 7 12 0 0 1.40 .265 4.82 -0.2 83
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+
1967 Ottumwa - R 18 10 10 3 3 0 5.07 65.2 65 38 37 6 53 67 1 0 1.80 .331 5.41 0.3 93
1967 Savannah - A 18 5 5 1 2 0 4.11 35.0 33 18 16 1 31 32 0 0 1.83 .317 4.00 0.1 78
1968 Savannah - A 19 13 13 7 5 0 2.16 100.0 75 31 24 1 48 92 9 3 1.23 .267 2.40 2.7 154
1968 Wilmington - A 19 15 15 7 5 0 3.16 102.2 71 36 36 6 60 91 0 0 1.28 .250 3.62 1.3 113
1969 Ottumwa - R 20 9 9 2 3 0 5.15 57.2 57 36 33 4 40 61 1 0 1.68 .327 4.74 0.8 96
1969 Savannah - A 20 5 5 3 1 0 2.75 39.1 32 15 12 2 20 38 3 2 1.32 .297 2.88 0.8 124
1969 Wilmington - A 20 1 1 0 1 0 7.50 6.0 7 5 5 0 7 8 0 0 2.33 .438 3.02 0.1 46
1970 Youngstown - AA 21 27 27 6 9 0 5.12 149.1 154 94 85 15 108 104 0 0 1.75 .312 4.88 2.7 103
1970 Rochester - AAA 21 4 4 3 0 0 2.19 24.2 15 6 6 2 13 16 0 0 1.14 .206 4.52 0.3 194
1971 Rochester - AAA 22 30 30 14 6 0 3.09 183.2 144 72 63 9 89 117 0 0 1.27 .252 3.75 3.4 131
1972 Rochester - AAA 23 28 28 13 9 0 3.52 176.1 160 76 69 9 65 124 1 1 1.28 .284 3.42 4.5 121
1973 Youngstown - AA 24 3 3 1 0 0 2.70 16.2 14 7 5 1 14 19 0 0 1.68 .302 3.71 0.4 166
1973 Rochester - AAA 24 25 24 9 9 0 2.93 169.0 124 65 55 8 73 126 1 0 1.17 .243 3.25 3.9 132
1974 Rochester - AAA 25 49 6 7 7 4 2.08 91.0 61 32 21 3 43 56 0 0 1.14 .222 3.38 1.2 182
1975 Rochester - AAA 26 13 13 5 3 0 2.80 80.1 70 26 25 8 38 60 0 0 1.34 .276 4.05 1.1 142
Total EA 30 30 7 9 0 4.88 166.0 168 101 90 16 122 123 0 0 1.75 .311 4.77 107.4
Total UL 149 105 51 34 4 2.97 725.0 574 277 239 39 321 499 2 1 1.23 .256 3.57 136.0
Total MAL 16 16 7 6 0 3.40 108.2 78 41 41 6 67 99 0 0 1.33 .261 3.59 104.4
Total SEL 23 23 11 8 0 2.68 174.1 140 64 52 4 99 162 12 5 1.37 .284 2.83 123.1
Total UMVA 19 19 5 6 0 5.11 123.1 122 74 70 10 93 128 2 0 1.74 .329 5.10 94.5
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1967 Savannah - A P 5 5 0 4 1 4 0 1.000 35.0 1.03 -0.1 1.050
1967 Ottumwa - R P 10 10 1 11 2 12 0 1.000 65.2 1.64 +0.5 1.126
1968 Wilmington - A P 15 15 5 7 1 13 1 .923 102.2 1.05 +0.9 1.055
1968 Savannah - A P 12 12 4 5 1 9 0 1.000 100.0 0.81 +0.0 1.041
1969 Wilmington - A P 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 +0.0 1.069
1969 Savannah - A P 5 5 1 3 1 5 1 .800 39.1 0.92 +0.5 .691
1969 Ottumwa - R P 9 9 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 57.2 0.94 -0.1 1.090
1970 Rochester - AAA P 4 4 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 24.2 1.46 +0.4 1.005
1970 Youngstown - AA P 27 27 3 17 1 22 2 .909 149.1 1.21 -0.9 .841
1971 Rochester - AAA P 30 30 11 13 1 25 1 .960 183.2 1.18 +0.4 .888
1972 Cleveland - MLB P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Rochester - AAA P 28 28 7 22 1 29 0 1.000 176.1 1.48 -0.0 1.159
1973 Rochester - AAA P 25 24 6 17 1 24 1 .958 169.0 1.22 +0.8 .968
1973 Youngstown - AA P 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 16.2 0.54 +0.1 1.002
1974 Rochester - AAA P 48 6 4 8 0 13 1 .923 91.0 1.19 +0.3 1.008
1975 Cleveland - MLB P 6 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 15.0 1.20 +0.1 .000
1975 Rochester - AAA P 13 13 4 10 0 14 0 1.000 80.1 1.57 +1.2 1.258
TOTAL P 244 192 51 126 10 184 7 .962 1317.1 1.21 +4.2 1.013
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1967 Drafted in the 1967 first-year player draft out of high school (Pittsfield; Pittsfield, NH) by the Cleveland Foresters. (Round 6, Pick 13, 113rd overall pick).
07/07/1968 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Arlington Patriots with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/18/1968 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Charlotte Bluebirds with 11 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
09/17/1968 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Charleston Seagulls with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09/04/1969 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Raleigh Explorers with 10 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09/08/1969 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Charleston Seagulls with 8 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
09/27/1969 Wins the 1969 Southeastern League SEL Championship Series with the Savannah Privateers!
09/24/1970 Wins the 1970 Championship with the Rochester Rooks!
12/10/1971 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Cleveland Foresters.
04/10/1972 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his pitch control at the Cleveland Foresters development complex.
04/30/1972 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Columbus Titans with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
05/01/1972 Wins the UL Pitcher of the Month Award.
08/01/1973 Wins the UL Pitcher of the Month Award.
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