1B Bill Ballard #43
Age: 35 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
03/31/1975
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1B BILL BALLARD #43 - AGE: 35 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
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
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/05/1939
Born in:Palmer, MA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:9 Years, 119 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:11 Years, 115 Days
Pro Service:18 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1957, 10th Pick in Round 4
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 .941 146 138 0.5
1963 Cincinnati - FABL 23 72 101 22 3 0 2 12 12 16 0 2 33 1 0 .218 .319 .307 .626 73 75 -0.1
1964 Cincinnati - FABL 24 108 145 46 10 0 4 23 26 19 2 0 36 1 1 .317 .404 .469 .873 148 158 1.2
1965 Cincinnati - FABL 25 71 79 26 5 0 2 12 14 7 0 0 13 2 1 .329 .384 .468 .852 143 141 0.7
1966 Cincinnati - FABL 26 116 205 49 10 2 7 21 21 9 0 1 48 1 2 .239 .270 .410 .680 93 98 0.5
1967 Cincinnati - FABL 27 135 449 116 24 1 17 53 56 40 7 3 96 5 6 .258 .327 .430 .756 127 130 0.4
1968 Cincinnati - FABL 28 81 251 54 8 1 3 18 15 15 3 1 56 3 4 .215 .267 .291 .558 75 84 -0.2
1969 Cincinnati - FABL 29 39 71 17 3 0 2 11 10 9 0 1 16 0 0 .239 .321 .366 .687 101 97 -0.0
1970 Cincinnati - FABL 30 21 27 6 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 .222 .222 .370 .593 60 61 -0.1
1971 Cincinnati - FABL 31 23 27 6 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 7 0 0 .222 .250 .296 .546 59 65 -0.1
1972 Cincinnati - FABL 32 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 100 106 0.0
1973 Cincinnati - FABL 33 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 54 50 -0.1
Total FABL 691 1421 363 72 4 41 159 170 123 12 9 325 15 14 .255 .318 .398 .717 109 113 2.7
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
1957 Dubuque - R 17 41 141 34 9 0 7 21 24 26 2 0 38 1 3 .241 .367 .454 .821 105 105 0.2
1957 Mobile - A 17 14 37 5 1 2 0 1 1 13 0 1 14 1 1 .135 .353 .270 .623 67 76 -0.1
1958 Burlington - R 18 30 67 14 2 1 1 9 11 23 0 0 23 0 1 .209 .411 .313 .725 74 89 0.2
1958 Mobile - A 18 84 289 75 13 4 8 37 34 68 2 1 78 1 4 .260 .403 .415 .818 111 113 1.5
1958 Charleston - A 18 11 42 6 2 1 0 8 5 9 0 0 6 1 1 .143 .294 .238 .532 39 21 -0.4
1958 Total - A 18 95 331 81 15 5 8 45 39 77 2 1 84 2 5 .245 .389 .393 .782 102 102 1.1
1958 Indianapolis - AAA 18 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .600 .000 .600 100 160 0.0
1959 Burlington - R 19 29 91 30 8 1 2 17 23 30 1 0 24 1 2 .330 .500 .505 1.005 145 142 1.0
1959 Charleston - A 19 76 246 80 14 5 12 43 45 45 3 1 43 3 0 .325 .434 .569 1.003 160 158 3.3
1959 Camden - A 19 25 92 11 2 0 1 6 5 8 0 1 28 0 2 .120 .188 .174 .362 9 1 -1.1
1960 Camden - A 20 134 488 114 34 3 12 80 67 118 6 2 122 7 5 .234 .388 .389 .777 129 134 4.2
1961 Camden - A 21 12 42 10 4 1 0 5 4 12 1 0 9 1 1 .238 .418 .381 .799 145 155 0.8
1961 Erie - AA 21 125 424 108 21 5 15 63 56 89 8 4 100 3 2 .255 .390 .434 .824 133 132 4.0
1962 Erie - AA 22 73 270 71 15 2 6 42 40 41 6 2 55 9 0 .263 .370 .400 .770 120 126 2.4
1962 Indianapolis - AAA 22 54 212 44 6 0 5 17 29 20 1 1 48 2 1 .208 .278 .307 .584 100 65 -0.4
1972 Erie - AA 32 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .667 .750 .667 1.417 263 298 0.1
1972 Indianapolis - AAA 32 39 76 20 5 0 1 8 9 9 2 2 16 0 0 .263 .348 .368 .717 113 123 0.3
1973 Charleston - A 33 11 35 17 6 0 1 1 8 10 0 0 10 2 1 .486 .600 .743 1.343 270 254 1.1
1973 Camden - A 33 10 32 9 2 0 3 7 7 9 1 1 5 1 0 .281 .442 .625 1.067 211 193 0.6
1973 Erie - AA 33 38 77 20 4 0 1 8 13 18 4 0 18 0 1 .260 .424 .351 .775 107 117 0.2
1973 Indianapolis - AAA 33 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125 -64 -59 -0.1
1974 Camden - A 34 17 49 20 4 0 2 8 11 10 1 1 7 0 1 .408 .508 .612 1.120 221 192 0.7
1974 Indianapolis - AAA 34 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -119 -0.0
Total EA 237 774 201 40 7 22 113 110 149 18 6 174 13 3 .260 .389 .415 .803 127 129
Total MAL 198 703 164 46 4 18 106 94 157 9 5 171 9 9 .233 .378 .387 .764 127 127
Total SEL 196 649 183 36 12 21 90 93 145 5 3 151 8 7 .282 .415 .471 .887 131 129
Total UMVA 100 299 78 19 2 10 47 58 79 3 0 85 2 6 .261 .420 .438 .858 110 113
Total CL 101 298 64 11 0 6 26 39 33 3 3 67 2 1 .215 .297 .312 .609 99 78
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 - R 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 -0.5 .466
1957 Mobile - A LF 3 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 27.0 1.67 -0.3 .954
1957 Mobile - A CF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.9 .644
1957 Mobile - A RF 9 9 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 72.0 2.38 +0.3 1.052
1957 Dubuque - R 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 -0.4 .667
1958 Mobile - A 2B 6 6 10 13 4 23 0 1.000 51.0 4.06 -0.6 .890
1958 Charleston - A 2B 9 9 24 24 9 48 0 1.000 88.0 4.91 -0.7 .910
1958 Burlington - R 2B 5 0 7 3 1 10 0 1.000 13.2 6.59 -0.1 .942
1958 Mobile - A LF 51 51 73 0 0 76 3 .961 444.0 1.48 +3.0 1.044
1958 Burlington - R LF 5 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 12.2 2.13 -0.3 .920
1958 Mobile - A CF 5 3 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 30.0 3.00 -0.5 .893
1958 Burlington - R CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Charleston - A RF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.0 .974
1958 Mobile - A RF 24 23 38 1 0 39 0 1.000 204.0 1.72 +0.5 1.030
1958 Burlington - R 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 - A 2B 13 10 22 20 6 42 0 1.000 93.0 4.06 -1.2 .931
1959 Burlington - R 2B 6 4 16 11 6 27 0 1.000 40.0 6.08 +0.0 .956
1959 Charleston - A LF 49 42 79 1 0 83 3 .964 378.1 1.90 +6.2 1.144
1959 Burlington - R LF 18 15 28 1 0 29 0 1.000 128.2 2.03 +2.5 1.192
1959 Charleston - A 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 - A RF 7 2 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 32.1 2.51 -0.3 .961
1959 Burlington - R 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 -0.9 .954
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 1.071
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 -0.5 .900
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 8 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 32.2 0.55 +0.2 1.942
1963 Cincinnati - MLB CF 3 3 8 0 0 9 1 .889 25.0 2.88 -0.5 .881
1963 Cincinnati - MLB RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Cincinnati - MLB 2B 55 5 49 35 7 88 4 .955 145.1 5.20 -2.3 .875
1964 Cincinnati - MLB LF 5 4 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 37.0 1.70 -1.3 .873
1964 Cincinnati - MLB RF 9 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 28.0 0.32 -1.4 .503
1965 Cincinnati - MLB 2B 25 4 24 21 8 45 0 1.000 91.2 4.42 -1.0 .929
1965 Cincinnati - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Cincinnati - MLB RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 +0.0 .990
1966 Cincinnati - MLB 2B 52 31 94 88 18 185 3 .984 318.0 5.15 -2.6 .907
1966 Cincinnati - MLB CF 1 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 8.0 5.62 +0.2 .991
1966 Cincinnati - MLB RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 .998
1967 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 61 58 490 32 43 528 6 .989 483.1 9.72 -3.4 .933
1967 Cincinnati - MLB 2B 69 53 149 128 27 289 12 .958 490.1 5.08 -18.7 .815
1967 Cincinnati - MLB LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 -0.0 .991
1967 Cincinnati - MLB RF 9 8 14 0 0 15 1 .933 66.2 1.89 -2.5 .816
1968 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 55 52 420 23 22 447 4 .991 408.0 9.77 -2.0 .950
1968 Cincinnati - MLB 2B 40 11 39 56 11 96 1 .990 163.2 5.22 -1.1 .959
1968 Cincinnati - MLB LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.4 .000
1968 Cincinnati - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Cincinnati - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 17 13 126 5 10 132 1 .992 118.1 9.96 -0.6 .987
1969 Cincinnati - MLB 2B 11 0 8 5 3 13 0 1.000 31.2 3.69 -0.9 .805
1969 Cincinnati - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Cincinnati - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 4 0 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 6.2 8.10 +0.0 1.047
1970 Cincinnati - MLB 2B 11 1 7 3 2 10 0 1.000 23.2 3.80 -0.4 .750
1970 Cincinnati - MLB SS 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1970 Cincinnati - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Cincinnati - MLB RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 .980
1971 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 2 0 3 0 1 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 +0.0 .000
1971 Cincinnati - MLB 2B 17 2 21 17 3 38 0 1.000 53.2 6.37 -0.7 .858
1971 Cincinnati - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Cincinnati - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Indianapolis - AAA 1B 4 2 16 2 0 18 0 1.000 18.0 9.00 -0.5 .834
1972 Erie - AA 1B 1 1 9 0 2 9 0 1.000 7.0 11.57 +0.1 1.057
1972 Indianapolis - AAA 2B 8 6 24 17 5 41 0 1.000 68.1 5.40 -0.7 .896
1972 Cincinnati - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Indianapolis - AAA RF 6 5 8 0 0 9 1 .889 51.0 1.41 -0.6 .902
1973 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 2 0 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 6.0 12.00 -0.5 .522
1973 Indianapolis - AAA 1B 3 0 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 7.2 8.22 +0.0 1.047
1973 Erie - AA 1B 6 4 38 2 3 40 0 1.000 30.0 12.00 +0.4 1.050
1973 Camden - A 1B 10 10 59 6 4 65 0 1.000 83.0 7.05 +0.4 1.049
1973 Charleston - A 1B 2 1 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 11.0 9.00 +0.1 1.071
1973 Cincinnati - MLB 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Indianapolis - AAA 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 -0.0 .000
1973 Erie - AA 2B 7 4 12 10 6 22 0 1.000 44.0 4.50 -2.2 .821
1973 Charleston - A 2B 8 8 18 23 6 41 0 1.000 72.0 5.12 +1.5 1.016
1973 Erie - AA LF 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 12.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Erie - AA RF 11 10 15 1 0 16 0 1.000 79.0 1.82 -0.1 .968
1973 Charleston - A RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Camden - A 1B 14 14 106 7 17 113 0 1.000 115.0 8.84 -0.7 .982
TOTAL 1B 181 155 1299 77 102 1387 11 .992 1297.0 9.55 -6.7 .955
TOTAL 2B 722 516 1406 1401 389 2857 50 .982 5032.2 5.02 -44.0 .938
TOTAL SS 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 181 146 262 3 0 272 7 .974 1331.0 1.79 +13.6 1.077
TOTAL CF 49 40 104 0 0 108 4 .963 367.0 2.55 -2.9 .926
TOTAL RF 163 130 205 4 0 217 8 .963 1153.2 1.63 -2.6 .992
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.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
04/13/1964 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Cincinnati Cannons development complex.
03/28/1967 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Cincinnati Cannons development complex.
04/16/1967 Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/09/1967 Was selected to the 1967 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
04/23/1974 Designated for assignment and placed on waivers by the Cincinnati Cannons.
06/03/1974 Released by the Cincinnati organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HP Rank
1967 7 10
Year SH Rank
1967 12 7
Year ISO Rank
1967 .171 9
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