2B Bill Ballard #15
Cincinnati Cannons FABL
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
09/16/1963
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
2B BILL BALLARD #15 - AGE: 24 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
70 98 22 3 0 2 12 16 32 .224 .328 .316 1 -0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 2 3 2
Gap 4 4 4
Power 3 3 3
Eye 4 4 3
Avoid K's 2 2 2
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 3 3
Errors: - 4 3
Arm: 1 2 3
Turn DP: - 4 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 4
1st Base: - Center Field: 2
2nd Base: 3 Right Field: 3
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Aggressiveness: 2
Stealing Ability: 4
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 1
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/14/1963 @ CHC Win, 4-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/1963 KCK Loss, 1-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/09/1963 KCK Win, 4-3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/09/1963 KCK Loss, 1-4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
09/08/1963 LAS Win, 5-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/04/1963 MON Loss, 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/30/1963 @ NYI Win, 14-0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/20/1963 @ CLE Loss, 4-7 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
08/18/1963 CHC Win, 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/13/1963 SFS Loss, 6-10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/05/1939
Born in:Palmer, MA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$23,000
Signed Through:1963 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 13 Days
Service This Yr:161 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 159 Days
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1957, 10th Pick in Round 4
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1963 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 70 98 22 3 0 2 12 12 16 32 .224 .328 .316 .644 .286 .092 75
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 14 116 0 2 0 0 0 2 31 5 1 0 100.0 11.9 4.10 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   35 7 0 0 1 6 3 6 10 1 0 0 .200 .310 .286 .595
Versus Right   63 15 3 0 1 6 9 10 22 1 0 0 .238 .338 .333 .671
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
April   11 3 1 0 0 2 1 4 3 0 0 0 .273 .467 .364 .830
May   12 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 3 1 0 0 .333 .471 .417 .887
June   36 10 1 0 1 5 5 4 13 0 0 0 .278 .350 .389 .739
July   21 2 0 0 0 1 2 4 8 1 0 0 .095 .231 .095 .326
August   12 3 0 0 1 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
September   6 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   28 7 0 0 0 2 3 3 7 0 1 0 .250 .323 .250 .573
Last Year   62 20 6 0 3 7 11 6 16 1 0 0 .323 .377 .565 .941
Career   160 42 9 0 5 19 23 22 48 3 0 0 .263 .346 .412 .758
Home   68 16 3 0 1 8 8 12 21 1 0 0 .235 .346 .324 .669
Road   30 6 0 0 1 4 4 4 11 1 0 0 .200 .286 .300 .586
Grass   98 22 3 0 2 12 12 16 32 2 0 0 .224 .328 .316 .644
Day   40 9 1 0 0 5 5 7 14 1 0 0 .225 .333 .250 .583
Night   58 13 2 0 2 7 7 9 18 1 0 0 .224 .324 .362 .686
As Starter   46 12 2 0 1 4 7 9 16 0 0 0 .261 .382 .370 .751
As Reliever / Substitution   52 10 1 0 1 8 5 7 16 2 0 0 .192 .279 .269 .548
Pinch Hitting   44 9 1 0 1 7 5 6 12 2 0 0 .205 .288 .295 .584
Close/Late   36 7 0 0 0 7 2 7 8 2 0 0 .194 .311 .194 .506
Inning 1-3   14 5 1 0 0 1 2 2 4 0 0 0 .357 .438 .429 .866
Inning 4-6   22 4 1 0 1 2 3 3 10 0 0 0 .182 .280 .364 .644
Inning 7-9   55 11 1 0 1 8 7 10 17 2 0 0 .200 .313 .273 .586
Extra Innings   7 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
0 Outs   38 11 2 0 1 3 8 6 10 0 0 0 .289 .386 .421 .807
1 Outs   23 4 0 0 1 4 4 6 4 2 0 0 .174 .323 .304 .627
2 Outs   37 7 1 0 0 5 0 4 18 0 0 0 .189 .268 .216 .485
Scoring Position   24 5 0 0 0 9 0 5 8 2 0 0 .208 .323 .208 .531
Bases Empty   54 14 2 0 2 2 10 9 15 0 0 0 .259 .365 .407 .772
Runner on 1st   20 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 9 0 0 0 .150 .227 .200 .427
Runner on 2nd   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 .200 .556 .200 .756
Runner on 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Runner on 1st & 2nd   8 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000 .333 1.000 1.333
Bases Loaded   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   58 5 2 0 0 4 3 8 32 2 0 0 .086 .191 .121 .312
First Pitch   5 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .400 .571 .400 .971
Count 0-1   3 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Count 0-2   10 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   10 5 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .800 1.300
Count 1-1   8 4 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Count 1-2   12 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 .083 .083 .167 .250
Count 2-0   7 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Count 2-1   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-2   23 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 1 0 0 .043 .042 .043 .085
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .375 .000 .375
Full Count   13 3 1 0 0 1 2 8 4 1 0 0 .231 .500 .308 .808
Behind in Count   25 3 1 0 0 3 2 0 14 0 0 0 .120 .120 .160 .280
Ahead in Count   24 9 0 0 1 2 5 6 0 0 0 0 .375 .500 .500 1.000
Batting Leadoff   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 2nd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Batting 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   9 4 1 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 .444 .583 .556 1.139
Batting 6th   16 5 0 0 1 2 1 3 5 0 0 0 .312 .421 .500 .921
Batting 7th   13 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 0 0 .077 .200 .077 .277
Batting 8th   16 5 1 0 0 4 2 3 3 1 0 0 .312 .400 .375 .775
Batting 9th   33 6 1 0 1 6 4 4 9 1 0 0 .182 .263 .303 .566
Low Leverage   39 7 0 0 2 3 6 6 16 0 0 0 .179 .289 .333 .622
Medium Leverage   29 9 3 0 0 2 6 5 9 0 0 0 .310 .412 .414 .826
High Leverage   28 5 0 0 0 7 0 5 6 2 0 0 .179 .286 .179 .464
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
1962 Cincinnati - FABL 22 20 62 20 6 0 3 7 11 6 0 1 16 2 0 .323 .377 .565 .941 146 132 0.4
1963 Cincinnati - FABL 23 70 98 22 3 0 2 12 12 16 0 2 32 1 0 .224 .328 .316 .644 70 75 -0.1
Total FABL 90 160 42 9 0 5 19 23 22 0 3 48 3 0 .263 .346 .412 .758 98 96 0.3
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
1954 Total - 14 32 151 74 15 4 4 42 63 4 4 0 7 24 13 .490 .516 .722 1.238 100 100 3.0
1955 Total - 15 36 167 81 20 7 12 57 77 6 4 2 8 24 12 .485 .508 .904 1.413 100 100 4.1
1956 Total - 16 33 150 73 17 4 11 53 62 6 4 3 3 29 13 .487 .509 .873 1.383 100 100 3.6
1957 Total - 17 37 167 72 17 1 2 39 60 12 4 1 15 7 3 .431 .478 .581 1.059 100 100 2.3
1957 Dubuque - C 17 41 141 34 9 0 7 21 24 26 2 0 38 1 3 .241 .367 .454 .821 104 103 0.5
1957 Mobile - B 17 14 37 5 1 2 0 1 1 13 0 1 14 1 1 .135 .353 .270 .623 68 77 -0.1
1958 Burlington - C 18 30 67 14 2 1 1 9 11 23 0 0 23 0 1 .209 .411 .313 .725 74 87 0.2
1958 Mobile - B 18 84 289 75 13 4 8 37 34 68 2 1 78 1 4 .260 .403 .415 .818 113 114 2.1
1958 Indianapolis - AAA 18 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .600 .000 .600 84 178 -0.0
1958 Charleston - B 18 11 42 6 2 1 0 8 5 9 0 0 6 1 1 .143 .294 .238 .532 39 20 -0.5
1959 Burlington - C 19 29 91 30 8 1 2 17 23 30 1 0 24 1 2 .330 .500 .505 1.005 142 138 0.9
1959 Charleston - B 19 76 246 80 14 5 12 43 45 45 3 1 43 3 0 .325 .434 .569 1.003 157 155 3.1
1959 Camden - A 19 25 92 11 2 0 1 6 5 8 0 1 28 0 2 .120 .188 .174 .362 5 -4 -1.2
1960 Camden - A 20 134 488 114 34 3 12 80 67 118 6 2 122 7 5 .234 .388 .389 .777 119 127 3.5
1961 Camden - A 21 12 42 10 4 1 0 5 4 12 1 0 9 1 1 .238 .418 .381 .799 136 148 0.8
1961 Erie - AA 21 125 424 108 21 5 15 63 56 89 8 4 100 3 2 .255 .390 .434 .824 135 131 3.9
1962 Erie - AA 22 73 270 71 15 2 6 42 40 41 6 2 55 9 0 .263 .370 .400 .770 122 125 2.3
1962 Indianapolis - AAA 22 54 212 44 6 0 5 17 29 20 1 1 48 2 1 .208 .278 .307 .584 67 70 0.2
Total CL 55 214 44 6 0 5 18 30 23 1 1 49 2 1 .206 .285 .304 .588 68 72
Total EA 198 694 179 36 7 21 105 96 130 14 6 155 12 2 .258 .383 .421 .803 130 129
Total MAL 171 622 135 40 4 13 91 76 138 7 3 159 8 8 .217 .364 .357 .721 106 111
Total SEL 185 614 166 30 12 20 89 85 135 5 3 141 6 6 .270 .404 .456 .860 122 121
Total UMVA 100 299 78 19 2 10 47 58 79 3 0 85 2 6 .261 .420 .438 .858 109 110
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1957 Dubuque - C 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 -0.5 .466
1957 Mobile - B LF 3 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 27.0 1.67 -0.3 .954
1957 Mobile - B CF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.9 .644
1957 Mobile - B RF 9 9 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 72.0 2.38 +0.3 1.052
1957 Dubuque - C RF 37 37 55 1 0 59 3 .949 319.0 1.58 -1.2 .996
1958 Indianapolis - AAA 2B 1 1 2 2 1 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 -0.7 .659
1958 Mobile - B 2B 6 6 10 13 4 23 0 1.000 51.0 4.06 -0.6 .890
1958 Charleston - B 2B 9 9 24 24 9 48 0 1.000 88.0 4.91 -0.7 .910
1958 Burlington - C 2B 5 0 7 3 1 10 0 1.000 13.2 6.59 -0.1 .942
1958 Mobile - B LF 51 51 73 0 0 76 3 .961 444.0 1.48 +3.0 1.044
1958 Burlington - C LF 5 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 12.2 2.13 -0.3 .920
1958 Mobile - B CF 5 3 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 30.0 3.00 -0.5 .893
1958 Burlington - C CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Charleston - B RF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.0 .974
1958 Mobile - B RF 24 23 38 1 0 39 0 1.000 204.0 1.72 +0.5 1.030
1958 Burlington - C RF 16 15 21 0 0 21 0 1.000 120.0 1.57 +2.0 1.058
1959 Camden - A 2B 23 23 60 61 21 122 1 .992 199.0 5.47 -2.7 .929
1959 Charleston - B 2B 13 10 22 20 6 42 0 1.000 93.0 4.06 -1.2 .931
1959 Burlington - C 2B 6 4 16 11 6 27 0 1.000 40.0 6.08 +0.0 .956
1959 Charleston - B LF 49 42 79 1 0 83 3 .964 378.1 1.90 +6.2 1.144
1959 Burlington - C LF 18 15 28 1 0 29 0 1.000 128.2 2.03 +2.5 1.192
1959 Charleston - B CF 5 5 12 0 0 13 1 .923 40.2 2.66 +0.1 .968
1959 Camden - A RF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 19.0 0.95 -0.0 .972
1959 Charleston - B RF 7 2 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 32.1 2.51 -0.3 .961
1959 Burlington - C RF 5 5 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 43.1 1.04 +0.3 1.192
1960 Camden - A 2B 112 108 271 252 72 533 10 .981 979.1 4.81 -5.1 .973
1960 Camden - A LF 14 11 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 106.1 1.61 +0.7 .964
1960 Camden - A CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.2 2.45 +0.0 1.007
1960 Camden - A RF 10 10 10 1 0 14 3 .786 78.1 1.26 +0.3 1.090
1961 Erie - AA 2B 95 93 214 226 80 448 8 .982 827.0 4.79 -0.4 .987
1961 Camden - A 2B 8 8 16 23 4 40 1 .975 70.2 4.97 +1.6 1.074
1961 Erie - AA LF 8 6 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 54.0 2.67 +1.4 1.064
1961 Camden - A LF 4 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 27.2 1.63 +0.9 1.199
1961 Erie - AA CF 20 16 31 0 0 32 1 .969 148.2 1.88 -1.0 .954
1961 Camden - A CF 1 1 5 0 0 6 1 .833 9.0 5.00 +0.1 .992
1961 Erie - AA RF 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 10.0 0.90 -0.0 .986
1962 Cincinnati - MLB 2B 20 20 44 54 12 99 1 .990 165.1 5.33 -1.5 .986
1962 Indianapolis - AAA 2B 40 39 101 112 32 218 5 .977 343.0 5.59 +0.8 1.004
1962 Erie - AA 2B 63 61 153 170 38 326 3 .991 562.1 5.17 -1.1 .984
1962 Indianapolis - AAA LF 3 3 15 0 0 16 1 .938 24.0 5.62 +0.4 1.024
1962 Erie - AA LF 8 4 8 1 0 9 0 1.000 41.2 1.94 -0.2 .980
1962 Indianapolis - AAA CF 10 9 27 0 0 27 0 1.000 80.0 3.04 -1.2 .951
1962 Erie - AA CF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 12.0 2.25 +0.0 1.018
1962 Erie - AA RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.0 .964
1963 Cincinnati - MLB 2B 15 9 20 26 7 47 1 .979 86.0 4.81 -1.2 .832
1963 Cincinnati - MLB LF 7 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 30.2 0.59 +0.3 1.942
1963 Cincinnati - MLB CF 3 3 8 0 0 9 1 .889 25.0 2.88 -0.5 .883
1963 Cincinnati - MLB RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.2 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 417 391 960 998 293 1988 30 .985 3528.1 4.99 -13.1 .973
TOTAL LF 170 141 253 3 0 263 7 .973 1275.0 1.81 +14.5 1.082
TOTAL CF 48 39 99 0 0 103 4 .961 359.0 2.48 -3.8 .938
TOTAL RF 117 105 164 3 0 173 6 .965 914.2 1.64 +1.9 1.026
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1957 Drafted in the 1957 first-year player draft out of high school (Lexington; Lexington, MA) by the Montreal Saints. (Round 4, Pick 10, 58th overall pick).
07/30/1958 Was traded by the Montreal Saints to the Cincinnati Cannons, along with SP Pete Rivera, in exchange for LF Max Conrad and $9,500.
07/06/1959 Goes 5-5 against the Charlotte Bluebirds, with 1 HR, 2 RBI and 3 R.
08/03/1959 Wins the UMVA Player of the Week Award.
12/11/1961 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Cincinnati Cannons.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
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