P Bill Follis #36
Age: 37 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
P BILL FOLLIS #36 - AGE: 37 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/26/1937
Born in:Rochester, MN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:4 Years, 140 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:5 Years, 170 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1955, 16th Pick in Round 7
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1960 Washington - FABL 22 42 19 9 12 0 4.63 138.0 143 83 71 11 77 83 1 0 1.59 .295 4.40 1.3 92
1961 Washington - FABL 23 16 12 5 2 1 3.83 82.1 72 39 35 10 33 59 1 0 1.28 .249 4.33 0.9 110
1961 Detroit - FABL 23 16 0 2 2 3 7.13 17.2 26 20 14 2 15 9 0 0 2.32 .375 5.63 -0.2 59
1961 Total - FABL 23 32 12 7 4 4 4.41 100.0 98 59 49 12 48 68 1 0 1.46 .275 4.56 0.7 96
1962 Detroit - FABL 24 27 0 4 3 1 3.79 35.2 30 16 15 2 22 14 0 0 1.46 .250 4.99 -0.0 122
1963 Detroit - FABL 25 72 0 7 8 22 4.09 127.2 141 62 58 11 58 93 0 0 1.56 .328 3.94 0.9 103
1964 Detroit - FABL 26 41 0 5 8 9 4.80 60.0 61 33 32 7 34 42 0 0 1.58 .295 4.23 -0.4 74
Total FABL 214 31 32 35 36 4.39 461.1 473 253 225 43 239 300 2 0 1.54 .296 4.33 2.5 95
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1956 Savannah - A 18 6 6 3 3 0 4.57 45.1 46 25 23 2 25 29 4 0 1.57 .301 3.77 0.8 93
1956 Wilmington - A 18 4 4 2 2 0 4.05 26.2 29 19 12 1 19 14 2 0 1.80 .311 4.40 0.3 101
1956 Dayton - AA 18 29 0 4 2 4 4.44 50.2 46 26 25 7 29 36 0 0 1.48 .258 4.86 -0.3 90
1957 Wilmington - A 19 31 31 12 15 0 4.54 242.0 262 143 122 12 147 159 18 0 1.69 .326 3.76 3.9 87
1958 Wilmington - A 20 13 13 4 7 0 3.58 100.2 91 45 40 8 42 78 9 1 1.32 .290 3.17 1.8 96
1958 Youngstown - AA 20 15 15 5 5 0 3.22 95.0 87 37 34 5 48 73 1 0 1.42 .283 3.14 1.6 105
1959 Youngstown - AA 21 31 31 14 8 0 2.49 205.2 167 66 57 12 86 157 1 1 1.23 .259 2.88 4.5 139
1962 Newark - AAA 24 10 10 1 3 0 2.50 72.0 44 20 20 4 24 47 1 1 0.94 .199 2.63 2.1 149
1964 Newark - AAA 26 13 13 6 4 0 3.87 76.2 63 34 33 10 35 63 0 0 1.28 .251 3.97 0.9 98
1965 Chattanooga - A 27 26 0 6 3 8 5.66 35.0 36 23 22 4 19 34 0 0 1.57 .317 4.43 0.4 91
1965 Terre Haute - A 27 29 0 2 2 9 1.82 49.1 43 14 10 2 23 40 0 0 1.34 .287 3.23 0.8 235
1965 Atlanta - AAA 27 5 0 1 0 1 2.00 9.0 5 2 2 1 4 7 0 0 1.00 .174 3.76 0.0 190
1966 Everett - A 28 33 0 3 3 10 3.55 50.2 51 20 20 4 11 33 0 0 1.22 .294 3.38 0.2 98
1966 Trenton - A 28 29 0 2 6 7 2.79 48.1 46 15 15 6 30 48 0 0 1.57 .299 3.85 -0.1 128
1966 Terre Haute - A 28 5 0 0 0 2 5.40 6.2 9 4 4 0 2 5 0 0 1.65 .375 1.66 0.2 62
1966 Total - A 28 34 0 2 6 9 3.11 55.0 55 19 19 6 32 53 0 0 1.58 .310 3.58 0.1 113
Total EA 75 46 23 15 4 2.97 351.1 300 129 116 24 163 266 2 1 1.32 .265 3.23 119.1
Total HL 34 0 2 2 11 2.25 56.0 52 18 14 2 25 45 0 0 1.38 .299 3.04 176.1
Total UL 28 23 8 7 1 3.14 157.2 112 56 55 15 63 117 1 1 1.11 .223 3.35 120.0
Total MAL 77 48 20 30 7 4.07 417.2 428 222 189 27 238 299 29 1 1.59 .314 3.67 93.5
Total SEL 32 6 9 6 8 5.04 80.1 82 48 45 6 44 63 4 0 1.57 .308 4.06 92.1
Total COW 33 0 3 3 10 3.55 50.2 51 20 20 4 11 33 0 0 1.22 .294 3.38 98.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1956 Dayton - AA P 29 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 50.2 0.71 -0.3 1.014
1956 Wilmington - A P 4 4 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 26.2 1.35 +0.1 1.033
1956 Savannah - A P 6 6 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 45.1 0.99 +0.3 .942
1957 Wilmington - A P 31 31 12 27 2 42 3 .929 242.0 1.45 -0.1 1.094
1958 Youngstown - AA P 15 15 6 6 1 13 1 .923 95.0 1.14 +0.5 .994
1958 Wilmington - A P 13 13 3 12 1 15 0 1.000 100.2 1.34 -0.1 .903
1959 Youngstown - AA P 31 31 12 12 0 24 0 1.000 205.2 1.05 +1.5 .902
1960 Washington - MLB P 42 19 7 15 2 22 0 1.000 138.0 1.43 +1.0 1.181
1961 Washington - MLB P 16 12 9 8 0 17 0 1.000 82.1 1.86 +0.5 1.103
1961 Detroit - MLB P 15 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 17.2 1.02 +0.0 .981
1962 Detroit - MLB P 27 0 1 2 0 4 1 .750 35.2 0.76 +0.0 .648
1962 Newark - AAA P 10 10 1 6 0 7 0 1.000 72.0 0.88 -0.3 1.244
1963 Detroit - MLB P 72 0 6 11 0 18 1 .944 127.2 1.20 -1.0 .981
1964 Detroit - MLB P 41 0 5 4 0 10 1 .900 60.0 1.35 +0.4 1.018
1964 Newark - AAA P 13 13 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 76.2 0.70 +0.2 .875
1965 Atlanta - AAA P 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Terre Haute - A P 29 0 1 6 1 7 0 1.000 49.1 1.28 +0.9 1.030
1965 Chattanooga - A P 26 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 35.0 0.26 +0.1 1.059
1966 Terre Haute - A P 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 6.2 1.35 -0.2 1.040
1966 Trenton - A P 29 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 48.1 0.56 -0.4 1.038
1966 Everett - A P 33 0 3 4 0 7 0 1.000 50.2 1.24 +0.8 1.080
TOTAL P 492 154 74 131 7 212 7 .967 1575.0 1.17 +4.1 1.022
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1955 Drafted in the 1955 first-year player draft out of high school (Sumner; Sumner, IA) by the Detroit Dynamos. (Round 7, Pick 16, 112nd overall pick).
06/28/1955 Released by the Detroit organization.
07/04/1955 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Providence Sailors organization.
09/14/1955 Released by the Providence Sailors.
09/21/1955 Signed a minor league contract with the Portland Green Sox organization.
12/06/1955 Released by the Portland Green Sox.
12/12/1955 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Dayton Dukes organization.
03/13/1956 Outstandingly completed training to work on his bunting at the Dayton Dukes development complex.
07/24/1956 Released by the Dayton Dukes.
07/30/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Cleveland Foresters organization.
06/15/1958 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/01/1958 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
08/24/1958 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Allentown Cokers with 8 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
08/05/1959 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Dayton Dukes with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
12/11/1959 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 2 , Pick 3, 19th overall Pick) by the Washington Eagles from the Cleveland Foresters.
09/04/1960 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/21/1961 Was traded by the Washington Eagles to the Detroit Dynamos in exchange for RP Walt Staton and 3B Del Gaines.
09/13/1962 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Richmond Rebels with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 2.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 2.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 2.
09/19/1965 Wins the 1965 Championship with the Chattanooga Dynamos!
04/27/1966 Released by the Detroit organization.
05/09/1966 Signed a minor league contract with the Washington Eagles organization.
09/09/1966 Wins the 1966 Heartland League Heartland League Championship Series with the Terre Haute Brewers!
09/19/1966 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1963 72 4
Year SV Rank
1963 22 2
1964 9 9
Year RA Rank
1963 72 3
Year GF Rank
1963 47 4
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