P Bill Hestand #40
Cleveland Foresters FABL
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
10/06/1975
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P BILL HESTAND #40 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
10 0 0-0 0 4.22 21.1 27 2 7 13 1.59 0.1
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/23/1975 TOR Win, 12-3 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
09/22/1975 TOR Loss, 4-9 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
09/16/1975 @ MIL Loss, 7-14 2.0 6 4 3 0 1
09/07/1975 NYI Loss, 1-6 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
08/28/1975 LOU Loss, 2-3 X 7.0 6 3 3 1 5 Loss
08/23/1975 RIC Loss, 9-12 X 5.1 5 3 3 3 6
08/18/1975 BUF Win, 4-3 X 6.2 7 3 3 2 6
08/13/1975 SYR Win, 3-0 X 6.0 3 0 0 4 4 Win
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
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, 119 Days
Service This Yr:84 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, None
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 10 0 0 0 0 4.22 21.1 27 15 10 2 7 13 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 10 3 14.34 11.39 5.48 2.95 3.86 1.59 100 0.1 .325        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 31 11 4 0 1 7 2 3 1 0 0 .355 .382 .581 .963      
vs. RHB 60 16 2 1 1 8 5 10 0 0 0 .267 .323 .383 .706      
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  
September 4 0 0 0 0 4.26 6.1 9 4 3 0 1 2  
Spring Training 10 0 0 0 0 1.80 10.0 7 2 2 0 2 4  
Career 13 0 0 0 0 4.44 26.1 30 18 13 3 8 14  
Home 7 0 0 0 0 0.90 10.0 9 4 1 1 3 7  
Road 3 0 0 0 0 7.15 11.1 18 11 9 1 4 6  
Grass 8 0 0 0 0 1.32 13.2 12 5 2 1 5 10  
Turf 2 0 0 0 0 9.39 7.2 15 10 8 1 2 3  
Day 4 0 0 0 0 1.17 7.2 5 1 1 0 2 5  
Night 6 0 0 0 0 5.93 13.2 22 14 9 2 5 8  
As Reliever / Substitution 10 0 0 0 0 4.22 21.1 27 15 10 2 7 13  
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 17 17 6 4 0 2.91 105.1 91 35 34 10 48 81 0 0.0 0 12 70.6
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 12.39 7.78 6.92 4.10 3.83 1.32 96 1.6 .273        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 145 39 8 0 2 13 20 21 0 0 1 .269 .361 .366 .727      
vs. RHB 243 52 3 2 8 22 28 60 0 7 5 .214 .308 .342 .650      
UNION LEAGUE 1975 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
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 6 6 2 1 0 2.58 38.1 33 11 11 2 13 34  
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 153 109 52 35 4 2.98 750.0 595 286 248 41 331 520  
Home 9 9 3 1 0 2.62 55.0 46 17 16 3 22 50  
Road 8 8 3 3 0 3.22 50.1 45 18 18 7 26 31  
Grass 17 17 6 4 0 2.91 105.1 91 35 34 10 48 81  
Day 4 4 2 1 0 1.82 24.2 22 5 5 0 12 23  
Night 13 13 4 3 0 3.24 80.2 69 30 29 10 36 58  
As Starter 17 17 6 4 0 2.91 105.1 91 35 34 10 48 81  
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 10 0 0 0 0 4.22 21.1 27 15 10 2 7 13 0 0 1.59 .325 3.86 0.1 91
Total FABL 13 0 0 0 0 4.44 26.1 30 18 13 3 8 14 0 0 1.44 .287 4.29 -0.1 84
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 17 17 6 4 0 2.91 105.1 91 35 34 10 48 81 0 0 1.32 .273 3.83 1.6 135
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 153 109 52 35 4 2.98 750.0 595 286 248 41 331 520 2 1 1.23 .256 3.55 135.2
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 10 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 21.1 0.84 -0.1 .000
1975 Rochester - AAA P 17 17 5 15 1 20 0 1.000 105.1 1.71 +1.2 1.190
TOTAL P 252 196 52 131 11 190 7 .963 1348.2 1.22 +3.9 1.014
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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