SS Billy Young #27
Age: 35 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
SS BILLY YOUNG #27 - AGE: 35 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
03/18/1974 NYG Loss, 2-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/15/1939
Born in:Brooklyn, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, 45 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, 45 Days
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1958, 2nd Pick in Round 7
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
1959 Los Angeles - FABL 19 9 10 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 .100 .091 .100 .191 -48 -65 -0.2
Total FABL 9 10 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 .100 .091 .100 .191 -48 -65 -0.2
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
1958 Mobile - R 18 19 9 3 0 0 1 3 3 5 0 0 2 1 0 .333 .571 .667 1.238 212 220 0.1
1959 Mobile - R 19 8 32 8 0 0 0 6 9 9 0 0 3 2 1 .250 .415 .250 .665 64 82 0.1
1960 Mobile - R 20 61 245 71 13 1 2 45 39 49 0 4 32 5 2 .290 .403 .376 .778 96 99 1.3
1960 Salem - A 20 14 45 9 2 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 5 0 1 .200 .217 .244 .462 30 13 -0.2
1961 Salem - A 21 62 230 59 15 1 7 31 29 8 4 2 29 1 0 .257 .291 .422 .713 98 99 1.9
1961 Scranton - A 21 16 50 14 1 1 0 8 9 8 1 2 10 2 0 .280 .377 .340 .717 111 115 0.8
1962 Scranton - A 22 133 460 103 19 1 16 67 62 92 5 3 62 7 4 .224 .357 .374 .731 114 118 5.4
1963 Scranton - A 23 118 418 93 23 5 7 41 45 66 2 5 54 5 4 .222 .328 .352 .680 98 99 4.6
1963 Houston - AA 23 19 65 14 1 0 1 5 7 7 0 2 10 1 1 .215 .284 .277 .561 66 62 -0.1
1964 Houston - AA 24 112 376 92 10 0 13 53 48 46 2 4 51 6 3 .245 .327 .375 .702 97 96 1.7
1964 Salt Lake City - AAA 24 19 53 11 1 0 1 4 5 11 0 0 8 0 0 .208 .344 .283 .627 74 78 -0.1
1965 Shreveport - AA 25 19 65 17 1 0 3 8 7 9 1 1 15 3 1 .262 .355 .415 .771 115 118 0.4
1965 Salt Lake City - AAA 25 109 319 85 15 2 8 42 43 50 2 2 54 3 3 .266 .367 .401 .769 113 110 1.9
1966 Scranton - A 26 17 60 12 0 0 2 8 8 10 0 0 19 2 2 .200 .314 .300 .614 78 84 -0.0
1966 Shreveport - AA 26 59 152 42 7 0 7 32 24 24 0 1 32 4 3 .276 .373 .461 .833 128 133 1.1
1966 Salt Lake City - AAA 26 41 131 25 5 1 4 17 8 9 0 0 32 0 1 .191 .243 .336 .579 65 59 -0.6
1967 Scranton - A 27 38 123 25 5 0 3 12 15 16 3 0 28 2 0 .203 .310 .317 .627 84 75 0.7
1967 Shreveport - AA 27 61 166 41 6 0 3 23 22 21 1 2 34 1 2 .247 .332 .337 .669 79 81 -0.2
1967 Salt Lake City - AAA 27 20 51 10 3 0 1 2 5 7 0 0 10 1 0 .196 .293 .314 .607 83 78 0.1
1968 Salem - A 28 9 33 16 2 0 1 5 6 7 0 0 6 1 0 .485 .575 .636 1.211 237 257 1.0
1968 Scranton - A 28 23 71 20 4 0 0 12 12 21 0 0 18 1 1 .282 .446 .338 .784 128 147 1.1
1968 Shreveport - AA 28 105 337 79 21 2 4 44 60 66 1 3 78 7 2 .234 .359 .344 .703 97 101 1.3
1969 Shreveport - AA 29 137 426 91 10 2 4 53 48 84 3 3 101 13 4 .214 .345 .275 .620 79 85 0.9
1970 Scranton - A 30 45 150 39 8 1 4 14 22 40 2 0 30 2 1 .260 .422 .407 .829 136 143 2.0
1970 Shreveport - AA 30 90 277 62 11 2 2 34 43 61 2 5 60 9 1 .224 .362 .300 .662 80 88 0.8
1971 Salem - A 31 39 132 36 7 1 2 24 23 37 2 1 33 3 1 .273 .436 .386 .822 119 129 1.6
1971 Scranton - A 31 83 267 62 9 1 2 23 23 62 0 2 54 2 2 .232 .375 .296 .671 94 98 1.9
1971 Shreveport - AA 31 13 38 14 4 0 1 5 9 8 0 0 5 1 0 .368 .478 .553 1.031 173 181 0.4
1972 Salem - A 32 48 167 40 9 1 8 23 22 33 1 1 55 2 3 .240 .366 .449 .815 115 121 1.0
1972 Scranton - A 32 70 214 55 7 1 7 28 34 51 2 1 50 4 5 .257 .403 .397 .800 129 135 2.2
1972 Shreveport - AA 32 16 52 11 1 0 0 9 4 8 0 1 8 0 0 .212 .311 .231 .542 44 54 -0.1
1973 Arlington - A 33 20 68 13 5 0 1 8 9 11 3 2 24 0 1 .191 .321 .309 .630 75 79 -0.0
1973 Springfield - A 33 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667 359 402 0.1
Total GWL 189 554 131 24 3 14 65 61 77 2 2 104 4 4 .236 .331 .366 .697 95 93
Total MAL 544 1816 425 77 10 41 213 230 366 15 13 325 27 19 .234 .365 .355 .720 109 113
Total SEL 20 68 13 5 0 1 8 9 11 3 2 24 0 1 .191 .321 .309 .630 75 79
Total COW 172 607 160 35 3 18 86 82 85 8 4 128 7 5 .264 .359 .420 .779 111 115
Total LSA 631 1954 463 72 6 38 266 272 334 10 22 394 45 17 .237 .348 .338 .686 91 95
Total GSL 88 286 82 13 1 3 54 51 63 0 4 37 8 3 .287 .411 .371 .781 96 102
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1958 Mobile - R SS 12 0 4 9 2 14 1 .929 23.1 5.01 -1.6 .680
1959 Los Angeles - MLB SS 6 2 5 9 2 14 0 1.000 23.2 5.32 -0.9 .935
1959 Mobile - R SS 8 8 19 24 4 45 2 .956 70.0 5.53 +0.4 1.013
1960 Salem - A SS 14 13 15 34 6 49 0 1.000 105.2 4.17 +0.4 1.083
1960 Mobile - R SS 60 60 111 154 29 273 8 .971 520.2 4.58 +2.4 1.052
1961 Scranton - A SS 15 15 28 46 8 75 1 .987 129.2 5.14 +3.1 1.145
1961 Salem - A SS 61 61 97 178 25 278 3 .989 533.0 4.64 +5.2 1.045
1962 Scranton - A 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Scranton - A SS 128 127 235 424 82 673 14 .979 1141.2 5.20 +13.2 1.048
1963 Houston - AA SS 18 18 32 52 7 88 4 .955 166.2 4.54 -1.3 .944
1963 Scranton - A SS 113 110 214 359 81 586 13 .978 980.0 5.26 +20.8 1.102
1964 Salt Lake City - AAA SS 19 17 35 48 15 86 3 .965 152.1 4.90 -2.3 .943
1964 Houston - AA SS 108 107 189 287 50 496 20 .960 878.2 4.88 -1.4 .972
1965 Salt Lake City - AAA SS 105 104 185 321 58 519 13 .975 862.0 5.28 -3.0 .989
1965 Shreveport - AA SS 18 18 29 51 7 82 2 .976 156.0 4.62 -0.9 .938
1966 Salt Lake City - AAA 2B 26 26 63 38 5 103 2 .981 218.1 4.16 -4.5 .854
1966 Shreveport - AA 2B 29 27 60 53 10 113 0 1.000 223.0 4.56 -2.0 .913
1966 Scranton - A 2B 15 15 36 36 7 74 2 .973 134.1 4.82 -1.2 .972
1966 Salt Lake City - AAA SS 16 11 28 35 5 65 2 .969 114.2 4.94 -0.2 .941
1966 Shreveport - AA SS 16 9 17 21 2 39 1 .974 94.0 3.64 -0.6 .893
1967 Salt Lake City - AAA 2B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Shreveport - AA 2B 34 34 75 74 25 156 7 .955 288.0 4.66 -1.7 .930
1967 Scranton - A 2B 11 11 33 30 7 63 0 1.000 96.0 5.91 +1.5 1.075
1967 Salt Lake City - AAA SS 15 12 23 37 8 61 1 .984 111.0 4.86 -0.5 .922
1967 Shreveport - AA SS 11 7 9 25 3 37 3 .919 69.2 4.39 -2.1 .813
1967 Scranton - A SS 24 23 42 58 16 104 4 .962 201.2 4.46 +1.7 1.060
1968 Shreveport - AA 2B 74 74 163 193 46 361 5 .986 629.0 5.09 -2.1 .970
1968 Scranton - A 2B 20 20 57 61 13 121 3 .975 170.1 6.23 +1.4 1.062
1968 Salem - A 2B 8 8 16 16 7 32 0 1.000 66.0 4.36 +1.1 1.302
1968 Shreveport - AA SS 29 23 37 63 16 104 4 .962 198.1 4.54 -2.2 .973
1968 Scranton - A SS 5 2 8 10 4 18 0 1.000 27.0 6.00 +0.7 .977
1968 Salem - A SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Shreveport - AA 2B 78 77 167 167 57 338 4 .988 630.0 4.77 -0.0 .997
1969 Shreveport - AA SS 59 50 84 139 37 234 11 .953 446.1 4.50 -5.6 .916
1970 Shreveport - AA 2B 25 25 48 63 14 113 2 .982 218.0 4.58 -0.5 .967
1970 Scranton - A 2B 37 35 104 98 34 204 2 .990 323.0 5.63 +2.0 1.047
1970 Shreveport - AA SS 59 59 88 160 39 253 5 .980 488.1 4.57 -2.3 .992
1970 Scranton - A SS 8 7 8 29 8 37 0 1.000 70.0 4.76 +0.1 1.013
1971 Shreveport - AA 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 0.1 27.00 +0.0 1.023
1971 Scranton - A 2B 4 4 15 11 6 26 0 1.000 34.0 6.88 -0.1 1.032
1971 Salem - A 2B 8 8 13 19 3 32 0 1.000 60.2 4.75 -0.2 1.065
1971 Shreveport - AA SS 13 12 19 35 5 60 6 .900 92.2 5.24 -2.7 .882
1971 Scranton - A SS 74 74 134 217 57 358 7 .980 625.2 5.05 +3.2 .987
1971 Salem - A SS 35 29 41 89 28 132 2 .985 260.1 4.49 +3.1 1.057
1972 Scranton - A 1B 1 1 6 0 1 6 0 1.000 7.0 7.71 +0.0 .000
1972 Shreveport - AA 2B 1 1 2 2 1 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 +0.1 1.070
1972 Scranton - A 2B 23 16 41 50 13 92 1 .989 142.0 5.77 -0.9 .898
1972 Salem - A 2B 6 4 8 11 3 19 0 1.000 29.0 5.90 +0.3 1.060
1972 Shreveport - AA SS 14 14 24 34 6 59 1 .983 109.2 4.76 +0.2 .941
1972 Scranton - A SS 53 47 70 143 35 220 7 .968 403.2 4.75 +0.6 .978
1972 Salem - A SS 44 39 67 122 38 193 4 .979 347.0 4.90 -2.6 .971
1973 Arlington - A 1B 8 7 44 3 2 47 0 1.000 59.0 7.17 -0.5 1.071
1973 Springfield - A 2B 1 1 3 3 1 6 0 1.000 7.0 7.71 +0.1 1.032
1973 Arlington - A 2B 5 5 8 10 2 18 0 1.000 43.0 3.77 +0.3 1.067
1973 Arlington - A 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Arlington - A SS 6 6 11 23 8 36 2 .944 55.0 5.56 -0.4 .924
TOTAL 1B 9 8 50 3 3 53 0 1.000 66.0 7.23 -0.5 1.071
TOTAL 2B 407 392 912 936 254 1876 28 .985 3327.0 5.00 -6.5 .982
TOTAL SS 1169 1084 1908 3236 691 5288 144 .973 9462.1 4.89 +24.4 1.002
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1958 Drafted in the 1958 first-year player draft out of high school (Exeter; Exeter, MO) by the Los Angeles Stars. (Round 7, Pick 2, 98th overall pick).
08/03/1959 Designated for assignment and placed on waivers by the Los Angeles Stars.
04/14/1960 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at shortstop at the Los Angeles Stars development complex.
08/15/1961 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for one week.
09/18/1961 Wins the 1961 Championship with the Scranton Silver Stars!
09/24/1962 Wins the 1962 Championship with the Scranton Silver Stars!
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
07/31/1964 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
08/18/1965 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/20/1965 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/02/1966 Injured (undisclosed injury),out for 4 days.
07/18/1966 Wins the LSA Player of the Week Award.
08/22/1966 Wins the LSA Player of the Week Award.
08/07/1968 Injured (blurred vision),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
08/24/1970 Injured (sprained elbow),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
07/03/1972 Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award.
04/05/1973 Released by the Los Angeles organization.
08/06/1973 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $19,200 with the Boston Minutemen organization.
10/01/1973 Released by the Boston organization.
12/03/1973 Signed a minor league contract ($1,500 bonus) with the Los Angeles Suns organization.
04/04/1974 Released by the Los Angeles organization.
10/20/1974 Retired from professional baseball.
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