RF William 'Billy Bob' Roberts #43
Springfield Rifles (BOS) MAL
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
10/01/1962
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RF WILLIAM 'BILLY BOB' ROBERTS #43 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
69 265 72 9 3 10 41 35 64 .272 .363 .442 0 1.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 2 2 2
Gap 2 2 2
Power 3 3 3
Eye 2 2 2
Avoid K's 2 2 2
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 2 3
Errors: - 2 4
Arm: 1 1 3
Turn DP: - 2 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 3
1st Base: 3 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 3
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Aggressiveness: 4
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 5
Bunt for Hit: 2
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/23/1962 TRE Win, 3-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/21/1962 TRE Win, 6-0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/20/1962 @ CAM Win, 8-0 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 0
09/19/1962 @ CAM Win, 14-5 4 2 2 7 2 0 0 0
09/18/1962 @ CAM Loss, 7-8 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1962 @ CAM Loss, 1-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/16/1962 @ ALL Win, 3-2 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/15/1962 @ ALL Loss, 3-21 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/14/1962 @ ALL Win, 2-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/13/1962 @ ALL Win, 7-1 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/10/1935
Born in:Knoxville, TN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$22,000
Signed Through:1962 Season
Major Service:None, 38 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:2 Years, 168 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1953, 10th Pick in Round 1
EASTERN ASSOCIATION 1962 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 56 98 32 4 1 4 12 14 8 23 .327 .383 .510 .893 .402 .184 150
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 11 107 1 2 0 0 0 0 50 9 0 1 0.0 19.4 7.81 .8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   34 11 2 1 0 5 5 4 6 0 0 0 .324 .395 .441 .836
Versus Right   64 21 2 0 4 7 9 4 17 0 0 1 .328 .377 .547 .924
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
May   55 18 3 1 1 8 6 2 14 0 0 0 .327 .351 .473 .824
June   34 10 0 0 3 4 7 5 9 0 0 1 .294 .400 .559 .959
July   3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Last Year   201 42 6 2 4 24 23 17 50 1 0 3 .209 .279 .318 .598
2 Years Ago   30 6 1 1 0 5 2 1 6 0 0 0 .200 .226 .300 .526
Career   335 82 11 4 8 41 40 28 80 1 0 4 .245 .310 .373 .683
Home   54 20 3 0 2 7 7 4 13 0 0 0 .370 .414 .537 .951
Road   44 12 1 1 2 5 7 4 10 0 0 1 .273 .347 .477 .824
Grass   98 32 4 1 4 12 14 8 23 0 0 1 .327 .383 .510 .893
Day   34 10 0 0 4 6 9 4 8 0 0 1 .294 .385 .647 1.032
Night   64 22 4 1 0 6 5 4 15 0 0 0 .344 .382 .438 .820
As Starter   43 18 2 0 4 9 8 3 7 0 0 1 .419 .468 .744 1.212
As Reliever / Substitution   55 14 2 1 0 3 6 5 16 0 0 0 .255 .317 .327 .644
MIDDLE ATLANTIC LEAGUE 1962 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 69 265 72 9 3 10 41 36 35 64 .272 .363 .442 .804 .386 .170 133
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 69 306 4 0 0 8 0 2 117 22 0 0 0.0 43.1 5.74 1.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   80 21 2 1 3 9 14 13 24 1 0 2 .263 .375 .425 .800
Versus Right   185 51 7 2 7 32 22 22 40 1 0 2 .276 .357 .449 .806
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
July   73 17 3 1 1 12 7 15 20 1 0 0 .233 .360 .342 .702
August   114 35 6 2 5 17 19 8 27 0 0 1 .307 .358 .526 .884
September   78 20 0 0 4 12 10 12 17 1 0 3 .256 .372 .410 .783
Last Year   223 52 9 2 2 13 15 13 56 1 2 1 .233 .277 .318 .596
2 Years Ago   454 121 13 3 12 59 54 50 110 5 1 6 .267 .344 .388 .731
Career   1222 317 41 9 26 137 129 118 310 9 8 14 .259 .329 .372 .701
Home   135 34 4 2 6 16 16 15 35 1 0 1 .252 .329 .444 .773
Road   130 38 5 1 4 25 20 20 29 1 0 3 .292 .396 .438 .835
Grass   265 72 9 3 10 41 36 35 64 2 0 4 .272 .363 .442 .804
Day   116 30 4 1 3 9 10 10 24 0 0 2 .259 .328 .388 .716
Night   149 42 5 2 7 32 26 25 40 2 0 2 .282 .388 .483 .871
As Starter   265 72 9 3 10 41 36 35 64 2 0 4 .272 .363 .442 .804
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
1960 Boston - FABL 24 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -131 -0.0
Total FABL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -131 -0.0
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
1950 Total - 14 25 107 53 11 1 7 37 44 16 3 1 10 17 5 .495 .567 .813 1.380 100 100 2.9
1951 Total - 15 22 91 41 7 0 11 36 40 13 3 1 7 0 0 .451 .528 .890 1.418 100 100 2.5
1952 Total - 16 39 167 73 16 1 12 51 63 26 3 0 12 8 7 .437 .520 .760 1.281 100 100 3.8
1953 Total - 17 43 178 79 17 2 16 57 87 32 3 3 13 9 8 .444 .528 .831 1.359 100 100 4.5
1953 La Crosse - C 17 60 239 71 8 3 8 36 43 37 3 0 60 1 2 .297 .398 .456 .854 115 116 1.1
1954 La Crosse - C 18 21 31 8 1 1 1 6 4 6 0 0 8 0 0 .258 .378 .452 .830 119 118 0.3
1955 La Crosse - C 19 19 31 9 1 0 2 4 3 2 1 1 9 0 0 .290 .343 .516 .859 126 118 -0.0
1956 Hattiesburg - C 20 60 231 67 2 1 4 29 27 12 2 2 58 0 1 .290 .328 .359 .687 88 83 0.6
1957 Hattiesburg - C 21 42 164 59 6 2 2 24 18 14 1 0 33 2 1 .360 .413 .457 .871 132 133 0.9
1957 Arlington - B 21 31 98 14 2 0 0 3 3 7 1 0 31 0 4 .143 .208 .163 .371 0 -18 -1.7
1957 Springfield - A 21 9 21 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 .190 .227 .238 .465 27 15 -0.2
1958 Arlington - B 22 58 214 65 13 1 6 38 21 10 1 1 51 0 2 .304 .336 .458 .794 105 102 -0.1
1958 Springfield - A 22 17 55 13 0 0 0 4 4 2 0 1 17 0 0 .236 .259 .236 .495 46 37 -0.3
1959 Arlington - B 23 74 281 90 11 1 10 45 44 35 3 1 64 3 2 .320 .400 .473 .873 124 130 1.3
1959 Springfield - A 23 52 204 55 9 1 2 19 20 17 3 0 59 0 2 .270 .335 .353 .688 99 99 -0.1
1959 Worcester - AA 23 2 6 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 .333 .500 .333 .833 150 167 0.1
1960 Springfield - A 24 118 454 121 13 3 12 59 54 50 6 5 110 0 2 .267 .344 .388 .731 106 103 0.4
1960 Worcester - AA 24 8 30 6 1 1 0 5 2 1 0 0 6 0 0 .200 .226 .300 .526 53 44 -0.2
1961 Springfield - A 25 59 223 52 9 2 2 13 15 13 1 1 56 1 2 .233 .277 .318 .596 76 69 -1.9
1961 Worcester - AA 25 58 201 42 6 2 4 24 23 17 3 1 50 0 0 .209 .279 .318 .598 70 67 -0.2
1961 Columbus - AAA 25 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 -40 -22 -0.0
1962 Springfield - A 26 69 265 72 9 3 10 41 36 35 4 2 64 0 0 .272 .363 .442 .804 125 133 1.7
1962 Worcester - AA 26 56 98 32 4 1 4 12 14 8 1 0 23 0 1 .327 .383 .510 .893 151 150 0.8
Total CL 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 -40 -22
Total EA 124 335 82 11 4 8 41 40 28 4 1 80 2 2 .245 .310 .373 .683 94 91
Total MAL 324 1222 317 41 9 26 137 129 118 14 9 310 1 6 .259 .329 .372 .701 100 99
Total SEL 163 593 169 26 2 16 86 68 52 5 2 146 3 8 .285 .347 .417 .763 98 96
Total GSL 102 395 126 8 3 6 53 45 26 3 2 91 2 2 .319 .364 .400 .764 107 104
Total UMVA 100 301 88 10 4 11 46 50 45 4 1 77 1 2 .292 .390 .462 .852 117 117
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1953 La Crosse - C LF 57 57 89 0 0 91 2 .978 491.2 1.63 +1.9 .999
1953 La Crosse - C RF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 24.0 1.12 -0.1 .988
1954 La Crosse - C LF 16 7 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 71.1 1.89 +1.1 1.080
1954 La Crosse - C RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1955 La Crosse - C 1B 6 0 18 0 1 19 1 .947 16.0 10.12 -0.6 .000
1955 La Crosse - C LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 8.2 0.00 -0.7 .000
1955 La Crosse - C RF 10 10 12 0 0 14 2 .857 77.0 1.40 -0.6 .891
1956 Hattiesburg - C 1B 3 3 20 4 4 24 0 1.000 26.0 8.31 +0.5 1.051
1956 Hattiesburg - C LF 45 42 68 1 0 71 2 .972 374.2 1.66 +3.0 1.029
1956 Hattiesburg - C RF 15 15 27 0 0 27 0 1.000 112.2 2.16 +0.4 .990
1957 Arlington - B 1B 2 1 11 1 2 12 0 1.000 9.0 12.00 +0.3 1.033
1957 Hattiesburg - C 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1957 Springfield - A LF 9 9 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 59.0 1.07 -0.2 .950
1957 Arlington - B LF 28 28 47 1 1 50 2 .960 232.1 1.86 -2.2 .954
1957 Hattiesburg - C LF 42 42 73 2 0 80 5 .938 345.0 1.96 +1.4 1.033
1958 Arlington - B 1B 8 7 54 6 7 61 1 .984 60.0 9.00 -0.6 .883
1958 Springfield - A LF 16 16 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 120.0 1.27 -0.3 .993
1958 Arlington - B LF 50 50 79 1 1 83 3 .964 407.0 1.77 -2.0 .956
1959 Springfield - A 1B 4 2 18 2 1 21 1 .952 22.0 8.18 -0.5 .827
1959 Arlington - B 1B 51 51 412 31 48 445 2 .996 440.0 9.06 -0.4 1.007
1959 Worcester - AA LF 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 16.0 2.25 -0.2 .988
1959 Springfield - A LF 47 47 67 1 1 73 5 .932 376.0 1.63 -1.7 .958
1959 Arlington - B LF 22 21 27 1 0 28 0 1.000 151.2 1.66 -0.5 .951
1959 Springfield - A RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 -0.5 .972
1960 Worcester - AA 1B 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 7.0 3.86 0.0 .000
1960 Springfield - A 1B 98 97 754 40 82 799 5 .994 796.2 8.97 +1.0 1.005
1960 Boston - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Worcester - AA LF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 14.0 1.93 -0.1 .977
1960 Springfield - A LF 10 10 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 77.0 0.82 -0.3 .964
1960 Worcester - AA RF 5 5 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 43.0 1.47 -0.3 .850
1960 Springfield - A RF 11 10 21 0 0 21 0 1.000 79.2 2.37 -2.4 .811
1961 Worcester - AA 1B 12 0 27 0 1 28 1 .964 30.0 8.10 -0.4 .886
1961 Springfield - A 1B 29 13 132 9 9 144 3 .979 149.2 8.48 +0.1 .979
1961 Worcester - AA LF 8 8 16 1 1 17 0 1.000 63.0 2.43 -0.6 .931
1961 Springfield - A LF 6 5 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 35.0 2.06 -0.2 .959
1961 Columbus - AAA RF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.2 1.013
1961 Worcester - AA RF 47 47 73 1 0 75 1 .987 364.1 1.83 -2.1 .986
1961 Springfield - A RF 36 35 59 1 0 61 1 .984 286.2 1.88 -11.2 .816
1962 Worcester - AA 1B 11 6 52 2 7 55 1 .982 68.2 7.08 -0.3 .842
1962 Springfield - A 1B 69 69 539 41 59 585 5 .991 616.1 8.47 +1.8 1.042
1962 Worcester - AA LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 12.2 0.00 -0.4 .000
1962 Worcester - AA RF 10 5 12 1 1 14 1 .929 61.1 1.91 -0.4 .964
TOTAL 1B 297 249 2041 136 221 2197 20 .991 2242.1 8.74 +1.0 1.001
TOTAL LF 370 346 527 8 4 555 20 .964 2857.0 1.69 -2.0 .984
TOTAL RF 138 131 217 3 1 225 5 .978 1065.2 1.86 -17.4 .907
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1953 Drafted in the 1953 first-year player draft out of high school (Seymour; Seymour, TN) by the Chicago Cougars. (Round 1, Pick 10, 10th overall pick).
08/28/1953 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
04/19/1955 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Chicago Cougars development complex.
02/29/1956 Was traded by the Chicago Cougars to the Boston Minutemen, along with CF Ike Soeur and LF Elmer Hoffman, in exchange for 1B Danny Taylor.
08/27/1956 Wins the GSL Player of the Week Award.
07/11/1957 Goes 5-5 against the Jackson Junipers, with 1 HR, 3 RBI and 1 R.
12/11/1957 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Boston Minutemen.
08/04/1958 Wins the SEL Player of the Week Award.
08/17/1958 Goes 5-7 against the Charlotte Bluebirds, with 1 RBI and 1 R.
03/10/1959 Outstandingly completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Boston Minutemen development complex.
04/14/1960 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Boston Minutemen development complex.
10/11/1960 Wins the 1960 World Championship Series with the Boston Minutemen.
05/30/1961 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/26/1962 Injured (bruised foot),day-to-day for one week.
08/06/1962 Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award.
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