2B Bill Yates #17
Bismarck Rough Riders WBL
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
01/20/1975
BNN Index | WBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
2B BILL YATES #17 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
26 100 26 3 0 2 15 11 20 .260 .327 .350 0 -0.4
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/21/1974 CAS Loss, 4-9 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/20/1974 CAS Loss, 0-1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/19/1974 CAS Win, 4-3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/17/1974 @ TOP Win, 6-4 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/16/1974 @ TOP Loss, 0-4 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
07/15/1974 @ TOP Loss, 7-8 5 1 1 4 1 0 2 0
07/14/1974 SXF Loss, 13-17 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/13/1974 SXF Win, 6-5 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/12/1974 SXF Win, 18-7 5 2 4 2 0 2 0 0
07/11/1974 @ SFC Loss, 8-19 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/03/1944
Born in:Chicago, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:3 Years, 45 Days
Service This Yr:45 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1963, 13th Pick in Round 5
WESTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 26 100 26 3 0 2 15 15 11 20 .260 .327 .350 .677 .339 .090 61
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 23 115 0 0 0 2 2 2 35 5 0 0 0.0 12.2 4.10 -0.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   46 7 1 0 0 3 4 4 12 1 0 0 .152 .216 .174 .390
Versus Right   54 19 2 0 2 12 11 7 8 1 2 0 .352 .419 .500 .919
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
June   27 4 0 0 0 2 2 4 5 1 0 0 .148 .250 .148 .398
July   73 22 3 0 2 13 13 7 15 1 2 0 .301 .358 .425 .783
Last Year   100 26 3 0 2 15 15 11 20 2 2 0 .260 .327 .350 .677
2 Years Ago   149 42 11 2 1 33 25 41 24 4 0 2 .282 .434 .403 .836
Career   436 133 25 2 9 97 76 95 81 8 2 4 .305 .427 .433 .861
Home   46 10 0 0 0 4 7 8 12 1 2 0 .217 .327 .217 .545
Road   54 16 3 0 2 11 8 3 8 1 0 0 .296 .328 .463 .791
Grass   100 26 3 0 2 15 15 11 20 2 2 0 .260 .327 .350 .677
Day   16 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 1 0 .125 .176 .125 .301
Night   84 24 3 0 2 15 12 10 16 2 1 0 .286 .354 .393 .747
As Starter   96 26 3 0 2 15 14 11 20 2 2 0 .271 .339 .365 .704
As Reliever / Substitution   4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
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
1963 Ottumwa - R 18 60 231 59 8 1 10 27 39 28 2 0 41 1 0 .255 .341 .429 .770 76 70 -1.1
1964 Ottumwa - R 19 47 178 64 5 2 3 23 35 28 1 1 28 0 0 .360 .447 .461 .908 109 118 0.8
1964 Savannah - A 19 45 152 38 5 0 1 17 12 20 0 2 26 0 0 .250 .333 .303 .636 60 57 -0.5
1964 Wilmington - A 19 2 7 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .571 .625 .571 1.196 229 263 0.2
1965 Ottumwa - R 20 17 15 6 1 0 0 1 5 6 0 0 3 0 0 .400 .571 .467 1.038 139 172 0.2
1965 Savannah - A 20 23 67 21 5 0 2 13 10 10 1 0 13 0 1 .313 .410 .478 .888 119 124 0.3
1966 Savannah - A 21 16 15 4 1 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .267 .312 .333 .646 66 61 -0.0
1966 Wilmington - A 21 27 40 11 0 0 2 6 6 7 1 0 11 0 0 .275 .396 .425 .821 135 154 0.4
1966 Youngstown - AA 21 8 8 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .125 .222 .125 .347 -5 -7 -0.1
1967 Savannah - A 22 17 34 6 1 0 1 3 5 7 1 1 7 0 0 .176 .326 .294 .620 85 81 0.2
1967 Wilmington - A 22 25 20 6 0 0 1 4 6 0 2 0 4 0 0 .300 .364 .450 .814 136 155 0.2
1967 Youngstown - AA 22 4 7 4 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .571 .571 1.143 1.714 425 458 0.3
1968 Wilmington - A 23 39 46 15 5 0 1 11 3 5 0 0 9 0 0 .326 .392 .500 .892 153 158 0.6
1968 Youngstown - AA 23 7 11 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .182 .182 .545 .727 112 104 0.0
1969 Savannah - A 24 2 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600 77 63 -0.1
1969 Wilmington - A 24 28 28 3 2 0 0 5 1 5 1 0 4 0 0 .107 .265 .179 .443 26 42 -0.2
1969 Youngstown - AA 24 20 49 8 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 1 11 0 0 .163 .222 .163 .385 12 12 -0.6
1970 Wilmington - A 25 18 18 5 0 0 0 3 4 4 1 0 2 0 0 .278 .435 .278 .713 100 128 0.1
1970 Youngstown - AA 25 18 14 7 1 2 2 7 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .562 1.286 1.848 369 343 0.5
1971 Bismarck - A 26 72 79 24 4 0 3 13 16 21 0 0 18 0 0 .304 .450 .468 .918 138 129 0.6
1972 Bismarck - A 27 82 108 41 7 0 3 36 20 22 2 2 19 0 0 .380 .485 .528 1.013 169 159 0.6
1973 Bismarck - A 28 95 149 42 11 2 1 33 25 41 2 4 24 0 0 .282 .434 .403 .836 114 111 0.5
1974 Bismarck - A 29 26 100 26 3 0 2 15 15 11 0 2 20 0 0 .260 .327 .350 .677 66 61 -0.4
Total EA 57 89 22 3 2 4 15 10 6 1 1 15 0 0 .247 .299 .461 .760 110 106
Total MAL 139 159 44 7 0 4 29 22 22 5 0 31 0 0 .277 .382 .396 .778 120 136
Total SEL 103 273 70 13 0 4 37 31 38 2 3 49 1 1 .256 .348 .348 .696 78 77
Total WBL 275 436 133 25 2 9 97 76 95 4 8 81 0 0 .305 .427 .433 .861 122 116
Total UMVA 124 424 129 14 3 13 51 79 62 3 1 72 1 0 .304 .396 .443 .839 93 94
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1963 Ottumwa - R 2B 57 57 134 141 37 283 8 .972 485.0 5.10 -11.8 .860
1964 Savannah - A 1B 8 7 45 2 7 47 0 1.000 58.2 7.21 -0.0 1.048
1964 Ottumwa - R 1B 4 4 35 2 7 37 0 1.000 34.0 9.79 -0.8 .910
1964 Wilmington - A 2B 2 2 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 18.0 3.00 +0.4 1.070
1964 Savannah - A 2B 38 38 86 68 26 155 1 .994 296.2 4.67 -1.8 .974
1964 Ottumwa - R 2B 42 42 98 81 23 185 6 .968 337.2 4.77 -1.7 .952
1964 Savannah - A 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Savannah - A 1B 17 15 108 9 15 117 0 1.000 131.1 8.02 -0.3 1.001
1965 Ottumwa - R 1B 3 0 9 2 3 11 0 1.000 7.0 14.14 +0.1 1.058
1965 Savannah - A 2B 4 0 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 8.0 5.62 +0.1 1.053
1965 Ottumwa - R 2B 5 1 5 5 1 10 0 1.000 17.1 5.19 -0.4 .901
1965 Ottumwa - R 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Youngstown - AA 1B 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 4.0 6.75 0.0 .000
1966 Wilmington - A 1B 10 7 44 2 6 46 0 1.000 62.0 6.68 -0.1 1.060
1966 Savannah - A 1B 6 1 18 0 1 18 0 1.000 19.0 8.53 +0.2 1.077
1966 Youngstown - AA 2B 1 0 1 2 0 4 1 .750 3.0 9.00 -0.2 .654
1966 Wilmington - A 2B 2 1 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 10.0 5.40 -0.2 .772
1966 Savannah - A 2B 5 0 4 2 0 6 0 1.000 6.0 9.00 -0.3 .669
1967 Youngstown - AA 1B 3 1 11 0 1 11 0 1.000 11.1 8.74 +0.2 1.064
1967 Wilmington - A 1B 11 0 14 0 5 15 1 .933 21.1 5.91 +0.5 1.579
1967 Savannah - A 1B 8 6 48 5 6 53 0 1.000 56.0 8.52 +1.0 1.066
1967 Youngstown - AA 2B 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 4.0 6.75 +0.1 1.022
1967 Wilmington - A 2B 8 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 10.0 4.50 -0.2 1.038
1967 Savannah - A 2B 4 1 4 7 1 11 0 1.000 15.1 6.46 +0.6 1.045
1968 Youngstown - AA 1B 3 1 11 1 0 12 0 1.000 13.0 8.31 +0.3 1.054
1968 Wilmington - A 1B 21 3 69 4 11 73 0 1.000 70.0 9.39 +0.8 1.193
1968 Youngstown - AA 2B 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 -0.3 1.032
1968 Wilmington - A 2B 14 0 5 6 1 11 0 1.000 21.0 4.71 +0.1 1.022
1969 Youngstown - AA 1B 18 13 117 5 5 124 2 .984 120.2 9.10 -1.1 .935
1969 Wilmington - A 1B 25 6 87 6 11 93 0 1.000 88.2 9.44 +0.7 1.068
1969 Savannah - A 1B 1 1 9 1 0 10 0 1.000 9.0 10.00 -0.6 1.056
1969 Youngstown - AA 2B 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 3.1 5.40 +0.0 1.031
1969 Wilmington - A 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.6 .000
1969 Savannah - A 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Youngstown - AA 1B 17 0 36 2 11 38 0 1.000 34.0 10.06 +0.2 1.056
1970 Wilmington - A 1B 17 2 57 2 7 59 0 1.000 56.1 9.43 +0.4 1.241
1970 Youngstown - AA 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Bismarck - A 1B 28 0 31 8 7 39 0 1.000 42.0 8.36 +0.8 1.061
1971 Bismarck - A 2B 45 11 52 52 19 107 3 .972 170.2 5.48 -0.6 .975
1972 Bismarck - A 1B 14 0 24 1 5 25 0 1.000 24.0 9.38 +0.1 1.059
1972 Bismarck - A 2B 48 7 33 34 16 71 4 .944 149.1 4.04 -3.1 .847
1972 Bismarck - A SS 26 9 15 26 5 46 5 .891 100.2 3.67 -5.8 .762
1973 Bismarck - A 1B 14 0 10 3 2 13 0 1.000 15.1 7.63 +0.8 .000
1973 Bismarck - A 2B 48 13 65 61 26 129 3 .977 191.1 5.93 -2.1 .932
1973 Bismarck - A SS 45 16 36 60 15 103 7 .932 177.2 4.86 -3.1 .890
1974 Bismarck - A 2B 25 23 58 51 23 113 4 .965 199.0 4.93 -1.8 .946
TOTAL 1B 230 67 786 55 110 844 3 .996 877.2 8.62 +3.1 1.052
TOTAL 2B 355 196 559 525 174 1115 31 .972 1952.2 5.00 -23.6 .920
TOTAL SS 71 25 51 86 20 149 12 .919 278.1 4.43 -8.9 .843
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 1; Power: 1; Eye: 1.
06/18/1963 Drafted in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 13, 93rd overall pick) by the Cleveland Foresters, out of high school St. Benedict (St. Benedict; Chicago, IL).
09/02/1963 Wins the UMVA Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 1; Power: 1; Eye: 1.
04/13/1964 Named the #56 prospect in the FABL
08/18/1964 Goes 6-6 against the Rock Island Steamboats, with 1 HR, 2 RBI and 3 R.
08/23/1964 Goes 5-5 against the Waterloo Chiefs, with 1 HR, 3 RBI and 2 R.
08/24/1964 Wins the UMVA Player of the Week Award.
10/15/1964 Named the #51 prospect in the FABL
09/27/1969 Wins the 1969 Southeastern League SEL Championship Series with the Savannah Privateers!
07/27/1970 Released by the Cleveland organization.
03/21/1971 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Bismarck Rough Riders organization.
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