P Wally Bishop #20
Lincoln Railsplitters (MIN) HL
Age: 32 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
05/12/1975
BNN Index | HL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P WALLY BISHOP #20 - AGE: 32 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
5 5 2-1 0 2.67 30.1 30 2 13 30 1.42 0.7
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
05/10/1975 DUB Loss, 1-4 X 5.1 6 4 3 5 8 Loss
05/05/1975 @ RCK Win, 5-3 X 6.0 8 3 3 3 4
04/29/1975 @ EVA Win, 2-1 X 7.0 4 0 0 0 7 Win
04/24/1975 GAR Win, 7-2 X 6.0 4 1 1 3 6 Win
04/19/1975 @ WIC Win, 4-2 X 6.0 8 2 2 2 5
PERSONALITY
Birthday:04/04/1943
Born in:East Cleveland, OH
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$50,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 51 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:4 Years, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1965, 12th Pick in Round 2
HEARTLAND LEAGUE 1975 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 5 5 2 1 0 2.67 30.1 30 10 9 2 13 30 0 0.0 0 4 80.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 12.76 8.90 8.90 3.86 2.81 1.42 82 0.7 .333        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 45 9 0 0 1 6 8 9 0 1 0 .200 .321 .267 .587      
vs. RHB 71 21 3 1 1 4 5 21 0 1 0 .296 .342 .408 .751      
HEARTLAND LEAGUE 1975 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 2 2 0 1 0 4.76 11.1 14 7 6 2 8 12  
April 3 3 2 0 0 1.42 19.0 16 3 3 0 5 18  
May 2 2 0 1 0 4.76 11.1 14 7 6 2 8 12  
Last Year 15 15 7 2 0 2.05 92.1 80 23 21 3 40 65  
2 Years Ago 10 10 3 3 0 3.75 60.0 56 27 25 2 35 46  
Career 30 30 12 6 0 2.71 182.2 166 60 55 7 88 141  
Home 2 2 1 1 0 3.18 11.1 10 5 4 0 8 14  
Road 3 3 1 0 0 2.37 19.0 20 5 5 2 5 16  
Grass 5 5 2 1 0 2.67 30.1 30 10 9 2 13 30  
Day 1 1 0 0 0 3.00 6.0 8 2 2 0 2 5  
Night 4 4 2 1 0 2.59 24.1 22 8 7 2 11 25  
As Starter 5 5 2 1 0 2.67 30.1 30 10 9 2 13 30  
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+
1969 New York - FABL 26 5 5 1 3 0 2.43 29.2 33 14 8 0 14 11 0 0 1.58 .306 3.19 0.7 159
1970 Philadelphia - FABL 27 20 20 6 7 0 4.29 126.0 119 63 60 7 60 48 0 0 1.42 .262 4.82 1.4 108
1971 Philadelphia - FABL 28 4 4 1 1 0 2.20 28.2 20 8 7 0 9 10 0 0 1.01 .230 2.98 0.7 173
1972 Philadelphia - FABL 29 6 6 1 2 0 3.41 34.1 36 18 13 1 15 14 0 0 1.49 .299 3.49 0.5 105
Total FABL 35 35 9 13 0 3.62 218.2 208 103 88 8 98 83 0 0 1.40 .271 4.15 3.3 118
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+
1965 Rock Island - R 22 11 11 5 2 0 3.94 77.2 101 39 34 1 31 50 4 0 1.70 .369 3.75 2.5 136
1965 Fresno - A 22 5 5 3 1 0 1.49 36.1 30 7 6 2 2 14 0 0 0.88 .237 3.56 0.5 244
1966 Reading - AA 23 27 26 8 10 1 3.94 155.1 150 74 68 4 70 84 0 0 1.42 .286 4.12 2.4 108
1966 New Orleans - AAA 23 6 6 1 0 0 4.25 36.0 42 18 17 0 14 19 0 0 1.56 .336 3.39 0.8 96
1967 New Orleans - AAA 24 30 30 6 16 0 4.09 218.0 246 112 99 7 77 77 7 0 1.48 .308 3.98 3.2 100
1968 New Orleans - AAA 25 33 33 14 9 0 3.21 238.1 215 93 85 9 63 95 7 2 1.17 .257 3.79 4.1 127
1970 Louisville - AAA 27 11 11 6 3 0 3.50 79.2 78 36 31 5 32 34 3 1 1.38 .282 4.15 1.2 121
1971 Jackson - AA 28 2 2 1 1 0 1.06 17.0 7 2 2 0 5 10 2 1 0.71 .156 2.21 0.5 291
1971 Louisville - AAA 28 27 27 13 9 0 3.98 183.1 188 95 81 9 87 59 1 0 1.50 .275 4.14 2.4 102
1972 Jackson - AA 29 14 14 5 4 0 2.45 117.1 97 37 32 3 41 60 9 2 1.18 .247 2.73 2.4 126
1972 Louisville - AAA 29 13 13 6 4 0 4.58 88.1 93 48 45 6 40 48 2 0 1.51 .298 4.05 1.5 93
1973 Lincoln - A 30 10 10 3 3 0 3.75 60.0 56 27 25 2 35 46 0 0 1.52 .309 3.96 0.9 107
1973 Amarillo - AA 30 12 12 6 3 0 4.39 67.2 74 34 33 5 25 37 0 0 1.46 .314 4.50 1.2 113
1973 Toledo - AAA 30 5 5 1 2 0 3.18 34.0 29 15 12 2 20 19 0 0 1.44 .255 4.01 0.5 128
1974 Roanoke - A 31 4 2 3 0 1 0.47 19.0 22 3 1 0 4 12 1 0 1.37 .361 2.27 0.7 783
1974 Lincoln - A 31 15 15 7 2 0 2.05 92.1 80 23 21 3 40 65 0 0 1.30 .282 3.69 1.7 196
1974 Amarillo - AA 31 9 9 7 1 0 2.35 53.2 45 19 14 1 23 30 0 0 1.27 .277 3.82 1.3 206
1975 Lincoln - A 32 5 5 2 1 0 2.67 30.1 30 10 9 2 13 30 0 0 1.42 .333 2.81 0.7 125
Total DIX 16 16 6 5 0 2.28 134.1 104 39 34 3 46 70 11 3 1.12 .237 2.66 136.2
Total EA 27 26 8 10 1 3.94 155.1 150 74 68 4 70 84 0 0 1.42 .286 4.12 108.1
Total HL 30 30 12 6 0 2.71 182.2 166 60 55 7 88 141 0 0 1.39 .299 3.63 143.1
Total UL 56 56 26 18 0 3.95 385.1 388 194 169 22 179 160 6 1 1.47 .280 4.11 104.9
Total SEL 4 2 3 0 1 0.47 19.0 22 3 1 0 4 12 1 0 1.37 .361 2.27 783.2
Total COW 5 5 3 1 0 1.49 36.1 30 7 6 2 2 14 0 0 0.88 .237 3.56 243.9
Total LSA 21 21 13 4 0 3.49 121.1 119 53 47 6 48 67 0 0 1.38 .298 4.20 141.6
Total UMVA 11 11 5 2 0 3.94 77.2 101 39 34 1 31 50 4 0 1.70 .369 3.75 136.0
Total CL 69 69 21 25 0 3.67 492.1 503 223 201 16 154 191 14 2 1.33 .286 3.85 110.7
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1965 Fresno - A P 5 5 6 7 0 13 0 1.000 36.1 3.22 +0.7 1.239
1965 Rock Island - R P 11 11 5 5 0 11 1 .909 77.2 1.16 +0.5 .867
1966 New Orleans - AAA P 6 6 2 5 0 9 2 .778 36.0 1.75 +0.5 .667
1966 Reading - AA P 27 26 11 14 0 26 1 .962 155.1 1.45 -3.9 .899
1967 New Orleans - AAA P 30 30 13 24 0 39 2 .949 218.0 1.53 +0.0 .931
1968 New Orleans - AAA P 33 33 18 24 0 42 0 1.000 238.1 1.59 +1.0 1.080
1969 New York - MLB P 5 5 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 29.2 0.61 -0.6 .999
1970 Philadelphia - MLB P 20 20 8 13 0 22 1 .955 126.0 1.50 -1.1 1.065
1970 Louisville - AAA P 11 11 5 10 2 15 0 1.000 79.2 1.69 +0.9 1.131
1971 Philadelphia - MLB P 4 4 2 3 0 6 1 .833 28.2 1.57 -0.3 .597
1971 Louisville - AAA P 27 27 6 28 2 34 0 1.000 183.1 1.67 -1.4 1.093
1971 Jackson - AA P 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 17.0 0.00 +0.1 .000
1972 Philadelphia - MLB P 6 6 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 34.1 1.57 +0.6 1.237
1972 Louisville - AAA P 13 13 4 5 0 9 0 1.000 88.1 0.92 -0.2 1.501
1972 Jackson - AA P 14 14 7 18 4 28 3 .893 117.1 1.92 -2.2 .956
1973 Toledo - AAA P 5 5 2 4 0 7 1 .857 34.0 1.59 +0.2 1.367
1973 Amarillo - AA P 12 12 2 9 2 11 0 1.000 67.2 1.46 -0.2 1.285
1973 Lincoln - A P 10 10 4 5 1 10 1 .900 60.0 1.35 -0.1 .815
1974 Amarillo - AA P 9 9 3 6 0 9 0 1.000 53.2 1.51 -0.4 1.032
1974 Lincoln - A P 15 15 1 10 0 11 0 1.000 92.1 1.07 +0.4 1.019
1974 Roanoke - A P 4 2 3 2 1 5 0 1.000 19.0 2.37 +0.2 1.022
1975 Lincoln - A P 5 5 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 30.1 0.59 -1.0 1.010
TOTAL P 274 271 104 200 12 317 13 .959 1823.0 1.50 -6.5 1.021
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1965 Drafted in the 1965 first-year player draft out of college (Ellery College; Cranston, RI) by the New York Gothams. (Round 2, Pick 12, 34th overall pick).
07/06/1965 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for one week.
07/08/1965 Named the #38 prospect in the FABL
09/01/1965 Wins the UMVA Pitcher of the Month Award.
03/29/1966 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his pitch control at the New York Gothams development complex.
04/11/1966 Named the #42 prospect in the FABL
07/07/1966 Named the #64 prospect in the FABL
03/28/1967 Successfully completed training to increase his velocity at the New York Gothams development complex.
04/10/1967 Named the #53 prospect in the FABL
07/27/1967 Injured (heat exhaustion),day-to-day for 1 day.
03/26/1968 Unsuccessfully completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the New York Gothams development complex.
04/10/1968 Named the #99 prospect in the FABL
06/22/1968 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Oklahoma City Warriors with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
06/24/1968 Wins the GWL Player of the Week Award.
07/23/1968 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Sacramento Hawks with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/29/1968 Wins the GWL Player of the Week Award.
12/10/1968 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the New York Gothams.
11/10/1969 Was traded by the New York Gothams to the Philadelphia Keystones, along with SP George Britton, in exchange for RF Fred Davis.
06/14/1970 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Richmond Rebels with 1 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
02/10/1971 Outstandingly completed training to work on his bunting at the Philadelphia Keystones development complex.
08/26/1971 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Jacksonville Gators with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/03/1972 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Montgomery Capitals with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/12/1972 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Chattanooga Reliables with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
03/22/1973 Unsuccessfully completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the Philadelphia Keystones development complex.
04/17/1973 Was claimed off waivers by Minneapolis while with Philadelphia.
09/09/1973 Wins the 1973 Heartland League Heartland League Championship Series with the Lincoln Railsplitters!
09/24/1973 Wins the 1973 Championship with the Amarillo Rustlers!
09/06/1974 Wins the 1974 Heartland League Heartland League Championship Series with the Lincoln Railsplitters!
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