RF Billy Kirkham #16
San Bernardino Friars (DAL) COW
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
05/12/1975
BNN Index | COW | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
RF BILLY KIRKHAM #16 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
18 60 12 1 1 0 4 14 9 .200 .360 .250 2 -0.1
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/11/1975 SAL Win, 3-2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/10/1975 @ SPO Win, 5-0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/09/1975 @ SPO Loss, 0-8 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
05/08/1975 @ SPO Loss, 0-8 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
05/06/1975 FRE Loss, 2-7 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 1
05/05/1975 @ FRE Loss, 1-5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
05/04/1975 @ FRE Win, 6-3 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
05/03/1975 @ MOD Loss, 4-8 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
05/02/1975 @ MOD Loss, 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/01/1975 @ MOD Win, 12-3 3 2 2 1 0 2 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:01/15/1944
Born in:Florence, AL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:1 Year, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1965, 6th Pick in Round 6
C-O-W LEAGUE 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 18 60 12 1 1 0 4 9 14 9 .200 .360 .250 .610 .316 .050 87
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 16 77 1 0 0 1 2 0 15 2 2 2 50.0 6.5 3.33 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   11 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 .273 .333 .273 .606
Versus Right   49 9 1 1 0 3 9 13 8 0 1 1 .184 .365 .245 .610
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   17 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 3 0 1 1 .059 .304 .059 .363
April   30 7 1 1 0 3 4 6 5 0 1 0 .233 .361 .333 .694
May   30 5 0 0 0 1 5 8 4 0 1 1 .167 .359 .167 .526
Last Year   97 33 6 2 3 11 27 34 14 0 0 3 .340 .522 .536 1.058
2 Years Ago   147 44 13 1 1 15 20 48 26 2 0 2 .299 .472 .422 .894
Career   322 94 22 4 4 32 57 100 53 2 2 6 .292 .465 .422 .887
Home   33 6 1 1 0 3 6 5 7 0 1 1 .182 .308 .273 .580
Road   27 6 0 0 0 1 3 9 2 0 1 0 .222 .417 .222 .639
Grass   60 12 1 1 0 4 9 14 9 0 2 1 .200 .360 .250 .610
Day   27 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 1 1 .111 .226 .111 .337
Night   33 9 1 1 0 4 7 11 8 0 1 0 .273 .455 .364 .818
As Starter   58 12 1 1 0 4 9 13 9 0 2 1 .207 .361 .259 .620
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
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
1965 Terre Haute - A 21 15 59 20 2 1 0 4 13 14 3 0 5 0 2 .339 .487 .407 .894 139 161 0.7
1965 Akron - AA 21 62 218 56 7 3 6 38 34 30 0 2 39 3 3 .257 .344 .399 .743 118 119 1.0
1966 Chattanooga - A 22 12 52 18 3 1 5 13 11 9 0 0 2 0 1 .346 .443 .731 1.173 199 206 1.1
1966 Terre Haute - A 22 32 114 30 5 0 3 13 14 20 0 0 18 1 0 .263 .373 .386 .759 125 133 1.4
1966 Akron - AA 22 48 192 69 9 4 4 44 37 32 3 5 21 3 1 .359 .448 .510 .959 163 169 2.5
1966 Atlanta - AAA 22 25 43 9 3 0 0 3 4 1 0 1 6 0 1 .209 .222 .279 .501 42 32 -0.2
1967 Chattanooga - A 23 6 27 11 2 0 0 1 5 6 0 0 3 2 0 .407 .515 .481 .997 197 217 0.7
1967 Terre Haute - A 23 33 109 36 6 0 0 9 25 20 0 1 11 6 3 .330 .431 .385 .816 144 153 1.4
1967 Akron - AA 23 44 142 29 3 2 1 8 18 32 2 0 30 1 2 .204 .358 .275 .633 95 95 0.2
1967 Atlanta - AAA 23 21 27 7 1 1 0 5 3 3 0 0 3 0 0 .259 .333 .370 .704 116 123 0.2
1968 Akron - AA 24 37 90 30 5 0 2 12 21 21 1 1 14 1 1 .333 .460 .456 .916 169 167 1.3
1968 Atlanta - AAA 24 49 87 21 1 2 1 17 15 12 0 1 12 1 0 .241 .330 .333 .663 73 71 -0.1
1969 Akron - AA 25 23 47 9 2 0 1 2 5 9 1 0 9 0 0 .191 .333 .298 .631 84 75 0.0
1969 Atlanta - AAA 25 73 146 43 9 1 4 30 30 29 1 0 14 2 1 .295 .415 .452 .867 123 121 0.9
1970 Raleigh - A 26 8 27 9 3 0 0 3 7 9 0 0 1 1 1 .333 .500 .444 .944 176 167 0.5
1970 Terre Haute - A 26 85 231 71 18 4 6 51 32 55 3 2 41 2 2 .307 .443 .498 .941 174 172 3.7
1970 Akron - AA 26 13 20 5 2 0 0 4 0 6 0 0 3 0 0 .250 .423 .350 .773 100 84 0.0
1970 Atlanta - AAA 26 12 20 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 .200 .200 .250 .450 20 13 -0.2
1971 Raleigh - A 27 32 83 25 4 2 0 11 7 19 0 0 11 3 1 .301 .431 .398 .829 140 143 1.3
1971 Terre Haute - A 27 78 148 32 3 2 4 17 20 22 0 1 21 3 0 .216 .316 .345 .660 88 82 0.3
1972 San Bernardino - A 28 7 18 5 2 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 4 1 1 .278 .409 .389 .798 116 133 0.3
1972 Dubuque - A 28 52 188 50 15 1 2 27 25 37 3 2 41 3 3 .266 .391 .388 .780 123 122 1.6
1972 Dayton - AA 28 37 65 20 5 0 1 10 11 17 2 0 7 0 1 .308 .464 .431 .895 135 145 0.7
1972 Denver - AAA 28 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 494 466 0.1
1973 San Bernardino - A 29 42 147 44 13 1 1 15 20 48 2 2 26 9 2 .299 .472 .422 .894 142 150 2.0
1973 Dubuque - A 29 56 193 60 14 3 4 22 21 39 5 0 29 6 4 .311 .439 .477 .916 153 157 2.5
1973 Dayton - AA 29 33 115 28 3 2 4 12 21 19 0 1 12 3 0 .243 .348 .409 .757 109 100 0.6
1974 San Bernardino - A 30 31 97 33 6 2 3 11 27 34 3 0 14 5 1 .340 .522 .536 1.058 187 197 1.9
1974 Dubuque - A 30 57 179 42 10 1 1 15 20 33 3 0 33 2 2 .235 .363 .318 .681 87 95 0.9
1974 Dayton - AA 30 35 89 28 3 3 1 11 15 14 2 0 13 1 1 .315 .419 .449 .868 132 140 0.7
1975 San Bernardino - A 31 18 60 12 1 1 0 4 9 14 1 0 9 2 2 .200 .360 .250 .610 68 87 -0.1
Total EA 332 978 274 39 14 20 141 162 180 11 9 148 12 9 .280 .395 .410 .805 128 128
Total HL 408 1221 341 73 12 20 158 170 240 17 6 199 23 16 .279 .403 .408 .811 131 135
Total UL 180 323 84 15 4 5 56 54 45 1 2 38 3 2 .260 .350 .378 .728 94 91
Total SEL 58 189 63 12 3 5 28 30 43 0 0 17 6 3 .333 .457 .508 .965 169 174
Total COW 98 322 94 22 4 4 32 57 100 6 2 53 17 6 .292 .465 .422 .887 142 153
Total CL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 494 466
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1965 Akron - AA LF 35 35 47 0 0 49 2 .959 297.2 1.42 -3.4 .906
1965 Terre Haute - A LF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 -0.2 1.037
1965 Akron - AA CF 7 7 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 54.2 2.30 -0.6 .961
1965 Terre Haute - A CF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1965 Akron - AA RF 19 16 35 1 0 36 0 1.000 144.1 2.24 +1.8 1.055
1965 Terre Haute - A RF 14 13 22 0 0 23 1 .957 114.2 1.73 +1.1 1.095
1966 Akron - AA LF 43 43 63 2 0 66 1 .985 375.0 1.56 -1.0 1.025
1966 Terre Haute - A LF 21 21 41 3 1 44 0 1.000 177.2 2.23 +3.7 1.117
1966 Chattanooga - A LF 9 9 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 82.2 1.85 +1.2 1.062
1966 Akron - AA CF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 -0.2 1.012
1966 Terre Haute - A CF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.1 1.035
1966 Chattanooga - A CF 2 2 5 0 0 6 1 .833 14.0 3.21 +0.5 1.030
1966 Atlanta - AAA RF 7 7 15 1 1 17 1 .941 62.0 2.32 +1.1 1.073
1966 Akron - AA RF 10 3 4 2 0 6 0 1.000 33.2 1.60 +1.1 1.327
1966 Terre Haute - A RF 8 8 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 73.1 1.60 +0.6 1.050
1966 Chattanooga - A RF 2 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 13.0 4.15 +0.9 1.285
1967 Atlanta - AAA LF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 18.0 1.50 +0.1 1.022
1967 Akron - AA LF 6 6 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 55.0 1.80 -0.1 .927
1967 Terre Haute - A LF 15 15 22 1 0 23 0 1.000 128.1 1.61 +0.5 1.013
1967 Chattanooga - A LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Chattanooga - A CF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 11.0 1.64 +0.2 1.024
1967 Atlanta - AAA RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 .995
1967 Akron - AA RF 35 34 64 2 0 69 3 .957 295.1 2.01 -0.6 .996
1967 Terre Haute - A RF 14 14 25 1 0 26 0 1.000 124.0 1.89 +1.4 1.059
1967 Chattanooga - A RF 4 4 10 1 0 11 0 1.000 36.0 2.75 +0.9 1.069
1968 Atlanta - AAA LF 8 5 11 2 0 14 1 .929 48.1 2.42 -0.0 1.015
1968 Akron - AA CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.023
1968 Atlanta - AAA RF 14 10 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 95.0 1.33 -0.2 1.019
1968 Akron - AA RF 24 21 31 2 0 33 0 1.000 192.2 1.54 +1.5 1.028
1969 Atlanta - AAA LF 13 11 15 0 0 16 1 .938 97.0 1.39 -0.3 1.020
1969 Akron - AA LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 10.0 0.90 +0.0 1.030
1969 Atlanta - AAA RF 25 21 45 2 0 48 1 .979 185.0 2.29 +1.2 1.047
1969 Akron - AA RF 11 9 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 81.0 1.89 +0.3 .967
1970 Atlanta - AAA LF 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 23.0 0.39 -0.7 .510
1970 Akron - AA LF 3 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 20.2 1.74 +0.0 1.010
1970 Terre Haute - A LF 3 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 19.0 1.42 +0.0 1.026
1970 Terre Haute - A CF 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 17.0 2.12 +0.3 1.028
1970 Atlanta - AAA RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 +0.0 1.000
1970 Akron - AA RF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.1 1.93 -0.0 1.040
1970 Terre Haute - A RF 57 54 92 7 0 100 1 .990 484.2 1.84 +4.9 1.053
1970 Raleigh - A RF 7 7 20 2 0 22 0 1.000 68.0 2.91 +1.2 1.108
1971 Terre Haute - A LF 18 8 14 2 0 19 3 .842 93.1 1.54 +0.3 1.044
1971 Raleigh - A LF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.1 1.024
1971 Terre Haute - A CF 8 7 11 0 0 12 1 .917 62.0 1.60 -0.8 1.035
1971 Terre Haute - A RF 15 12 20 2 0 22 0 1.000 110.0 1.80 +1.2 1.036
1971 Raleigh - A RF 24 18 43 3 0 48 2 .958 172.1 2.40 +4.3 1.139
1972 Denver - AAA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1972 Dayton - AA LF 9 6 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 56.0 2.57 +0.1 1.010
1972 Dubuque - A LF 36 33 57 2 0 60 1 .983 301.1 1.76 +5.3 1.079
1972 San Bernardino - A LF 2 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 11.0 3.27 +1.6 3.048
1972 Dayton - AA CF 3 3 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 27.0 3.00 -1.1 .843
1972 Dubuque - A CF 10 10 27 0 0 28 1 .964 94.1 2.58 -1.3 .930
1972 San Bernardino - A CF 4 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 25.0 1.80 -0.0 1.036
1972 Dayton - AA RF 10 5 22 0 0 22 0 1.000 60.1 3.28 +1.7 1.126
1972 Dubuque - A RF 4 4 6 2 0 8 0 1.000 36.0 2.00 +0.1 1.034
1972 San Bernardino - A RF 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 10.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Dayton - AA LF 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 18.2 0.96 +0.0 1.026
1973 Dubuque - A LF 19 16 17 2 0 21 2 .905 139.2 1.22 -0.4 .972
1973 San Bernardino - A LF 13 12 11 2 0 13 0 1.000 104.2 1.12 +0.8 1.272
1973 Dayton - AA CF 10 4 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 53.0 3.23 +0.6 1.014
1973 Dubuque - A CF 6 4 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 34.1 2.36 +0.8 1.040
1973 San Bernardino - A CF 16 16 29 0 0 29 0 1.000 136.2 1.91 -0.8 1.004
1973 Dayton - AA RF 23 21 31 3 0 34 0 1.000 181.0 1.69 +0.9 1.067
1973 Dubuque - A RF 32 30 48 5 1 54 1 .981 271.0 1.76 +3.0 1.057
1973 San Bernardino - A RF 14 12 27 2 0 30 1 .967 115.2 2.26 +1.4 1.056
1974 Dayton - AA LF 4 4 9 0 0 10 1 .900 33.0 2.45 -0.2 .915
1974 Dubuque - A LF 10 6 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 60.0 2.10 +0.6 1.024
1974 San Bernardino - A LF 9 8 7 0 0 9 2 .778 72.0 0.88 -1.8 .911
1974 Dayton - AA CF 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 10.0 3.60 +0.3 1.036
1974 Dubuque - A CF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 -0.5 .772
1974 San Bernardino - A CF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.5 1.032
1974 Dayton - AA RF 18 12 27 3 0 32 2 .938 135.0 2.00 -0.4 .978
1974 Dubuque - A RF 37 36 58 8 1 69 3 .957 328.0 1.81 +3.8 1.090
1974 San Bernardino - A RF 20 18 33 3 0 36 0 1.000 159.0 2.04 +2.4 1.117
1975 San Bernardino - A LF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 10.0 1.80 -0.3 1.081
1975 San Bernardino - A RF 16 15 19 3 0 22 0 1.000 126.0 1.57 -0.5 1.009
1975 San Bernardino - A CF 1 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 8.0 5.62 +0.0 .996
TOTAL LF 293 253 397 16 1 427 14 .967 2282.0 1.63 +5.5 1.024
TOTAL CF 77 66 152 0 0 155 3 .981 587.0 2.33 -2.1 .979
TOTAL RF 471 407 751 55 3 822 16 .981 3724.1 1.95 +35.5 1.058
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1965 Drafted in the 1965 first-year player draft out of college (Eastern State; Virginia Beach, VA) by the Detroit Dynamos. (Round 6, Pick 6, 108th overall pick).
09/20/1965 Wins the 1965 Championship with the Akron Wheels!
05/09/1966 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
09/09/1966 Wins the 1966 Heartland League Heartland League Championship Series with the Terre Haute Brewers!
09/19/1966 Wins the 1966 Championship with the Akron Wheels!
06/26/1967 Wins the SEL Player of the Week Award.
09/18/1967 Wins the 1967 Championship with the Akron Wheels!
09/22/1969 Wins the 1969 Championship with the Akron Wheels!
06/18/1970 Was selected to the 1970 Heartland League All-Star Game.
07/07/1970 Injured (mild hip strain),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
08/31/1970 Wins the HL Player of the Week Award.
09/01/1970 Wins the HL Batter of the Month Award.
09/10/1971 Wins the 1971 Heartland League Heartland League Championship Series with the Terre Haute Brewers!
12/09/1971 Released by the Detroit organization.
02/19/1972 Signed a minor league contract ($3,900 bonus) with the Dallas Wranglers organization.
06/15/1972 Was selected to the 1972 Heartland League All-Star Game.
09/25/1972 Wins the 1972 Century League Round 1 with the Denver Bruins!
07/21/1974 Injured (bruised shoulder),day-to-day for 5 days.
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