2B Bill 'Butcher' Church #2
Age: 41 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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2B BILL 'BUTCHER' CHURCH #2 - AGE: 41 - 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
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/10/1933
Born in:Yellow Springs, OH
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1952, 9th 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
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
1952 Beaumont - R 18 5 6 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833 101 96 0.0
1953 Beaumont - R 19 14 17 6 2 0 1 3 4 5 0 1 2 1 1 .353 .478 .647 1.125 195 199 0.2
1954 Beaumont - R 20 24 52 17 2 1 0 10 5 6 0 1 11 1 0 .327 .390 .404 .794 110 108 0.1
1955 Beaumont - R 21 22 37 14 1 0 2 8 8 4 0 2 2 2 0 .378 .419 .568 .986 171 148 0.5
1955 Bakersfield - A 21 7 6 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 101 100 0.0
1956 Beaumont - R 22 23 71 21 5 0 2 14 13 16 2 2 8 2 1 .296 .429 .451 .879 140 137 0.9
1956 Bakersfield - A 22 87 274 88 8 1 13 32 37 6 5 2 35 0 3 .321 .345 .500 .845 142 145 2.0
1956 Allentown - A 22 28 102 30 6 0 7 20 18 6 0 0 12 0 0 .294 .333 .559 .892 137 126 0.6
1957 Allentown - A 23 61 234 78 9 0 11 53 35 16 3 0 26 3 1 .333 .383 .513 .896 146 148 1.4
1957 New Orleans - AA 23 47 146 51 5 0 8 24 20 4 4 1 26 0 1 .349 .381 .548 .929 130 124 0.7
1958 Reading - AA 24 19 72 16 2 0 3 13 7 7 1 0 12 0 1 .222 .300 .375 .675 105 108 0.1
1958 New Orleans - AA 24 54 139 36 4 0 2 16 13 7 1 0 13 0 1 .259 .299 .331 .630 76 77 -0.1
1958 Total - AA 24 73 211 52 6 0 5 29 20 14 2 0 25 0 2 .246 .300 .346 .646 86 88 0.1
1959 Reading - AA 25 26 88 25 8 1 2 14 8 6 0 1 8 0 0 .284 .326 .466 .792 136 136 0.5
1959 Toledo - AAA 25 73 217 63 7 2 9 38 18 9 1 0 28 0 0 .290 .322 .465 .787 112 113 0.7
1960 Reading - AA 26 25 43 10 1 0 3 14 9 6 1 0 8 0 0 .233 .340 .465 .805 134 140 0.2
1960 Toledo - AAA 26 44 81 18 2 0 0 6 6 4 0 0 16 0 2 .222 .259 .247 .506 38 37 -0.5
1961 Reading - AA 27 49 91 23 6 0 3 16 15 7 1 1 9 1 0 .253 .310 .418 .728 109 92 0.1
1961 Toledo - AAA 27 20 29 6 0 0 3 5 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 .207 .233 .517 .751 99 100 0.1
1962 Toledo - AAA 28 87 249 66 5 0 8 37 27 10 3 1 37 1 1 .265 .300 .382 .682 84 86 0.1
1963 Toledo - AAA 29 85 219 56 8 1 6 34 26 4 6 3 30 0 0 .256 .284 .384 .668 80 81 -0.4
1964 Fresno - A 30 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .667 .750 1.000 1.750 380 275 0.1
1964 Albany - A 30 12 33 12 0 1 1 3 6 6 0 0 3 0 0 .364 .462 .515 .977 186 193 0.2
1964 Reading - AA 30 38 65 17 1 1 0 6 5 12 2 0 12 0 2 .262 .392 .308 .700 100 105 0.2
1964 Toledo - AAA 30 15 14 4 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661 81 96 0.1
Total DIX 101 285 87 9 0 10 40 33 11 5 1 39 0 2 .305 .341 .442 .783 104 102
Total EA 157 359 91 18 2 11 63 44 38 5 2 49 1 3 .253 .332 .407 .738 116 114
Total MAL 101 369 120 15 1 19 76 59 28 3 0 41 3 1 .325 .378 .526 .903 147 146
Total COW 95 283 92 9 1 13 34 38 7 5 2 35 1 3 .325 .350 .502 .852 145 146
Total GSL 88 183 60 11 1 5 37 31 31 2 6 26 6 2 .328 .419 .481 .900 143 137
Total CL 324 809 213 22 3 26 121 84 30 10 4 116 1 3 .263 .297 .394 .691 86 87
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1952 Beaumont - R CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1953 Beaumont - R LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 -0.4 .000
1953 Beaumont - R CF 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 12.0 1.50 +0.2 .994
1953 Beaumont - R RF 5 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 28.0 1.29 -0.8 .774
1954 Beaumont - R LF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.2 2.08 +0.1 .966
1954 Beaumont - R CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 10.0 0.90 -1.4 .497
1954 Beaumont - R RF 20 15 23 0 0 24 1 .958 119.2 1.73 +0.5 .978
1955 Bakersfield - A LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1955 Beaumont - R LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.1 3.86 +0.2 .962
1955 Beaumont - R CF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 6.2 2.70 +0.1 .942
1955 Beaumont - R RF 13 6 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 60.2 2.67 +0.2 .988
1956 Allentown - A LF 12 10 22 0 0 22 0 1.000 90.1 2.19 +0.0 .935
1956 Bakersfield - A LF 14 11 20 0 0 21 1 .952 93.2 1.92 -0.8 .981
1956 Beaumont - R LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 10.0 0.90 +0.1 .000
1956 Allentown - A CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Bakersfield - A CF 15 15 24 0 0 25 1 .960 117.0 1.85 -2.3 .898
1956 Allentown - A RF 16 16 27 1 0 29 1 .966 142.0 1.77 +0.3 1.050
1956 Bakersfield - A RF 57 56 121 0 0 122 1 .992 442.0 2.46 +1.0 1.000
1956 Beaumont - R RF 20 19 33 0 0 33 0 1.000 153.1 1.94 +2.9 1.085
1957 New Orleans - AA 1B 25 25 194 13 22 210 3 .986 208.1 8.94 +0.2 1.022
1957 Allentown - A 1B 28 21 227 11 23 240 2 .992 186.2 11.48 +0.7 1.031
1957 New Orleans - AA LF 5 4 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 37.2 1.19 -0.2 .952
1957 Allentown - A LF 16 14 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 122.0 1.25 -1.1 .839
1957 New Orleans - AA CF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 -0.3 .515
1957 Allentown - A CF 16 16 29 0 0 29 0 1.000 133.0 1.96 -6.3 .822
1957 New Orleans - AA RF 6 6 12 2 0 15 1 .933 52.1 2.41 -0.1 1.054
1957 Allentown - A RF 7 7 16 1 0 17 0 1.000 59.0 2.59 -0.1 .970
1958 New Orleans - AA 1B 27 24 189 19 25 210 2 .990 208.0 9.00 +0.9 1.027
1958 New Orleans - AA LF 3 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 4.0 9.00 -0.1 .959
1958 Reading - AA LF 7 7 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 67.0 2.28 +0.4 .991
1958 New Orleans - AA CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 New Orleans - AA RF 6 6 8 1 0 10 1 .900 54.0 1.50 -0.1 1.016
1958 Reading - AA RF 12 10 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 88.0 1.84 -1.3 .999
1959 Toledo - AAA 1B 27 26 200 9 17 210 1 .995 222.1 8.46 +0.1 1.000
1959 Reading - AA 1B 1 1 4 1 2 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 +0.1 1.047
1959 Toledo - AAA LF 12 9 13 0 0 14 1 .929 83.1 1.40 -0.4 .867
1959 Reading - AA LF 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 26.0 0.69 -0.3 .988
1959 Toledo - AAA RF 18 15 27 1 0 28 0 1.000 138.1 1.82 -0.7 .931
1959 Reading - AA RF 18 17 28 0 0 28 0 1.000 151.0 1.67 -0.7 .946
1960 Toledo - AAA 1B 9 6 61 5 4 66 0 1.000 56.2 10.48 +0.9 1.000
1960 Reading - AA 1B 6 4 36 1 5 37 0 1.000 38.0 8.76 +0.3 1.051
1960 Toledo - AAA 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Toledo - AAA SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Toledo - AAA LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1960 Reading - AA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Toledo - AAA RF 11 7 9 1 0 10 0 1.000 63.0 1.43 -0.2 .900
1960 Reading - AA RF 5 3 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 30.0 1.20 -1.4 .793
1961 Toledo - AAA 1B 9 3 39 1 3 40 0 1.000 39.0 9.23 +0.1 1.143
1961 Reading - AA 1B 10 10 74 5 12 80 1 .988 84.0 8.46 -0.1 .967
1961 Reading - AA 2B 2 2 9 5 2 15 1 .933 18.0 7.00 -0.5 .821
1961 Toledo - AAA LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Reading - AA LF 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 6.0 4.50 +0.1 .993
1961 Toledo - AAA RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.000
1961 Reading - AA RF 8 5 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 49.1 1.46 -0.0 .986
1962 Toledo - AAA 1B 23 11 118 9 13 128 1 .992 119.2 9.55 +0.5 .929
1962 Toledo - AAA 2B 45 43 132 109 19 252 11 .956 384.2 5.64 -3.6 .896
1962 Toledo - AAA LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Toledo - AAA RF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 15.2 1.15 -0.4 .667
1963 Toledo - AAA 1B 2 0 6 2 0 8 0 1.000 9.0 8.00 +0.1 1.000
1963 Toledo - AAA 2B 68 48 138 118 23 262 6 .977 481.0 4.79 -7.2 .879
1964 Reading - AA 1B 14 12 97 7 8 104 0 1.000 109.1 8.56 +1.0 1.067
1964 Albany - A 1B 7 7 54 3 6 59 2 .966 63.0 8.14 -2.7 .680
1964 Fresno - A 1B 1 1 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 9.0 8.00 -0.1 .000
1964 Toledo - AAA 2B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.1 1.000
1964 Albany - A 2B 1 1 5 1 0 6 0 1.000 9.0 6.00 +0.3 1.070
1964 Toledo - AAA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Reading - AA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Reading - AA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 189 151 1307 86 140 1405 12 .991 1362.0 9.20 +1.8 .995
TOTAL 2B 117 94 286 233 44 537 18 .966 894.2 5.22 -10.9 .888
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.2 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 94 59 107 0 0 109 2 .982 576.1 1.67 -2.4 .931
TOTAL CF 45 33 59 0 0 60 1 .983 289.2 1.83 -10.1 .829
TOTAL RF 225 192 359 7 0 371 5 .987 1648.1 2.00 -1.0 .987
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1952 Drafted in the 1952 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 9, 105th overall pick) by the Philadelphia Keystones, out of high school Yellow Springs (Yellow Springs; Yellow Springs, OH).
09/12/1953 Wins the 1953 Championship with the Beaumont Buffaloes!
11/20/1953 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Philadelphia Keystones development complex.
04/30/1956 Wins the COW Player of the Week Award.
06/04/1956 Wins the COW Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1957 Wins the MAL Batter of the Month Award.
07/03/1957 Goes 5-5 against the Springfield Rifles, with 2 RBI and 2 R.
08/01/1957 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
07/25/1958 Was traded by the Philadelphia Keystones to the New York Gothams, along with SP Ben Sanders and SP Joe Menzie, in exchange for SP Clarence Miller.
08/17/1958 Injured (strained forearm),out for 2-3 months.
07/28/1959 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/02/1960 Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for one week.
08/24/1962 Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/12/1962 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 3; Eye: 2.
07/29/1963 Injured (concussion),day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
09/18/1964 Retired from professional baseball.
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