1B Bill Burgess #23
Reading Coal Barons (NYG) EA
Age: 32 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Unhappy
02/26/1962
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1B BILL BURGESS #23 - AGE: 32 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
28 14 3 1 0 0 1 5 5 .214 .421 .286 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 2 2 2
Gap 3 2 3
Power 2 2 2
Eye 2 2 2
Avoid K's 2 2 2
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 2 3
Errors: - 2 3
Arm: 1 2 3
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 3
1st Base: 3 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 2
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Aggressiveness: 5
Stealing Ability: 4
Baserunning Inst.: 5
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/16/1961 ERI Win, 7-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/10/1961 @ YOU Win, 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/07/1961 @ YOU Win, 6-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/01/1961 YOU Loss, 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/20/1961 ERI Loss, 1-7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/04/1961 @ HAR Loss, 0-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/25/1961 HAR Win, 10-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/20/1961 @ YOU Win, 6-4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
07/16/1961 @ WOR Win, 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/14/1961 YOU Loss, 1-10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/06/1929
Born in:French Valley, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$20,100
Signed Through:1962 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 42 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:4 Years, 149 Days
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1947, 12th Pick in Round 3
EASTERN ASSOCIATION 1961 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 28 14 3 1 0 0 1 2 5 5 .214 .421 .286 .707 .371 .071 121
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 1 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0.0 2.2 5.48 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .333 .600 .333 .933
Versus Right   11 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 3 0 0 0 .182 .357 .273 .630
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
May   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
June   3 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
July   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .400 .000 .400
August   2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
September   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Last Year   14 3 1 0 0 1 2 5 5 0 0 0 .214 .421 .286 .707
2 Years Ago   25 2 0 0 1 3 4 3 9 1 0 0 .080 .172 .200 .372
Career   789 230 50 13 11 99 133 128 125 9 1 4 .292 .389 .430 .819
Home   6 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 .333 .556 .500 1.056
Road   8 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 .125 .300 .125 .425
Grass   14 3 1 0 0 1 2 5 5 0 0 0 .214 .421 .286 .707
Day   9 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 .333 .455 .444 .899
Night   5 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 .000 .375 .000 .375
As Starter   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
As Reliever / Substitution   12 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 4 0 0 0 .250 .438 .333 .771
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
1952 New York - FABL 22 140 468 139 30 9 8 54 86 80 0 3 61 3 5 .297 .397 .451 .848 149 150 5.4
1953 New York - FABL 23 42 54 13 2 1 0 3 3 5 0 0 10 0 1 .241 .305 .315 .620 70 73 -0.2
1954 New York - FABL 24 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 172 181 0.0
1955 New York - FABL 25 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
Total FABL 191 524 153 32 10 8 57 89 85 0 3 71 3 6 .292 .389 .437 .826 141 143 5.2
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
1944 Total - 14 26 107 48 12 4 5 35 48 20 2 2 9 11 2 .449 .534 .776 1.310 100 100 2.6
1945 Total - 15 25 102 44 15 3 3 31 34 18 2 2 5 16 3 .431 .516 .725 1.242 100 100 2.2
1946 Total - 16 22 91 42 11 2 3 29 37 16 2 0 4 20 5 .462 .550 .725 1.276 100 100 2.1
1947 Total - 17 22 91 39 15 6 3 26 34 16 2 3 8 27 6 .429 .509 .824 1.333 100 100 2.2
1947 Rock Island - C 17 56 214 41 9 1 3 13 28 30 1 3 51 9 3 .192 .290 .285 .575 69 75 0.3
1948 Rock Island - C 18 6 24 7 2 0 1 5 5 1 0 0 6 0 0 .292 .320 .500 .820 105 104 0.2
1948 Fresno - B 18 61 168 46 13 2 1 23 18 26 0 0 31 5 1 .274 .371 .393 .764 98 92 0.3
1949 Rock Island - C 19 44 161 46 6 2 4 18 21 15 2 0 22 5 2 .286 .354 .422 .776 100 103 -0.1
1949 Fresno - B 19 69 221 49 13 1 2 19 24 27 0 0 41 6 9 .222 .306 .317 .623 64 58 -0.5
1950 Fresno - B 20 139 553 152 33 14 1 71 115 125 7 1 77 18 8 .275 .414 .391 .805 115 120 4.1
1951 Manzanillo - DL 21 35 110 29 5 3 1 10 22 17 2 2 17 1 3 .264 .366 .391 .757 96 95 0.1
1951 Albany - A 21 52 205 57 17 8 2 27 30 28 1 4 28 4 2 .278 .361 .468 .830 148 142 2.3
1951 Reading - AA 21 42 171 61 16 5 4 24 27 30 0 0 18 4 5 .357 .453 .579 1.032 181 184 2.6
1951 Toledo - AAA 21 14 55 10 4 2 1 4 7 3 0 0 5 0 0 .182 .224 .382 .606 78 74 0.6
1954 Toledo - AAA 24 122 453 97 14 2 7 38 55 46 3 3 60 7 5 .214 .289 .300 .589 69 69 -1.7
1955 Reading - AA 25 74 224 59 10 0 3 25 43 48 2 5 27 4 3 .263 .391 .348 .739 105 108 1.1
1955 Toledo - AAA 25 33 95 18 4 1 2 5 7 8 1 0 15 0 2 .189 .260 .316 .575 64 52 -0.7
1956 Reading - AA 26 106 282 88 18 7 2 37 48 36 2 3 49 8 4 .312 .390 .447 .837 129 130 2.0
1956 Toledo - AAA 26 10 37 10 0 0 1 2 9 7 0 0 10 0 0 .270 .386 .351 .738 106 114 0.1
1957 Toledo - AAA 27 71 193 50 8 5 7 33 23 13 0 1 29 3 1 .259 .304 .461 .765 112 104 0.9
1958 Toledo - AAA 28 78 179 35 6 1 3 15 21 21 1 2 27 0 3 .196 .281 .291 .571 67 63 -0.7
1959 Reading - AA 29 44 73 17 5 1 1 9 9 6 0 0 17 0 1 .233 .291 .370 .661 97 89 -0.1
1959 Toledo - AAA 29 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 -38 -16 -0.1
1960 Albany - A 30 14 13 2 0 0 2 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 .154 .267 .615 .882 146 142 0.1
1960 Reading - AA 30 23 25 2 0 0 1 3 4 3 0 1 9 0 0 .080 .172 .200 .372 9 4 -0.2
1961 Reading - AA 31 28 14 3 1 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 5 0 0 .214 .421 .286 .707 98 121 0.0
Total CL 330 1016 220 36 11 21 97 122 98 6 6 147 10 11 .217 .288 .336 .623 78 74
Total EA 317 789 230 50 13 11 99 133 128 4 9 125 16 13 .292 .389 .430 .819 126 127
Total MAL 66 218 59 17 8 4 30 32 30 1 4 29 4 2 .271 .356 .477 .833 148 142
Total COW 269 942 247 59 17 4 113 157 178 7 1 149 29 18 .262 .383 .374 .757 101 101
Total UMVA 106 399 94 17 3 8 36 54 46 3 3 79 14 5 .236 .317 .353 .670 83 88
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1947 Rock Island - C 1B 20 6 59 5 3 65 1 .985 63.1 9.09 -0.2 .977
1947 Rock Island - C CF 50 50 150 4 1 157 3 .981 418.2 3.31 -1.9 1.004
1948 Fresno - B 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 0.0 .000
1948 Fresno - B LF 58 58 124 2 0 132 6 .955 445.1 2.55 +1.6 1.029
1948 Fresno - B CF 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 5.2 4.76 +0.2 1.006
1948 Rock Island - C CF 6 6 12 3 1 15 0 1.000 47.0 2.87 +0.8 1.211
1948 Fresno - B RF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 11.0 1.64 +0.0 1.002
1949 Rock Island - C 1B 5 5 39 2 6 42 1 .976 39.0 9.46 -0.4 .847
1949 Fresno - B LF 59 57 103 1 1 105 1 .990 468.2 2.00 +3.5 1.040
1949 Rock Island - C LF 28 26 27 0 0 28 1 .964 226.0 1.08 -0.5 1.026
1949 Fresno - B CF 11 11 30 0 0 31 1 .968 93.1 2.89 -0.0 1.004
1949 Rock Island - C CF 13 13 23 2 0 25 0 1.000 105.1 2.14 +0.3 1.045
1950 Fresno - B 1B 19 0 12 3 0 17 2 .882 24.2 5.47 -0.8 .692
1950 Fresno - B LF 37 21 57 3 2 61 1 .984 214.0 2.52 +2.4 1.070
1950 Fresno - B CF 106 105 307 15 5 326 4 .988 857.0 3.38 -4.3 .981
1950 Fresno - B RF 25 11 42 0 0 43 1 .977 121.0 3.12 +0.0 .951
1951 Reading - AA 1B 15 15 119 12 13 132 1 .992 126.1 9.33 +1.1 1.035
1951 Albany - A 1B 1 0 12 0 2 12 0 1.000 8.0 13.50 +0.1 1.024
1951 Manzanillo - DL 1B 22 16 142 7 12 151 2 .987 145.2 9.21 +0.1 .929
1951 Reading - AA LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 -0.0 .962
1951 Manzanillo - DL LF 13 9 13 0 0 14 1 .929 78.1 1.49 +0.4 .946
1951 Toledo - AAA CF 13 13 39 0 0 41 2 .951 117.0 3.00 +2.2 1.058
1951 Reading - AA CF 24 24 64 0 0 64 0 1.000 216.2 2.66 +1.1 1.012
1951 Albany - A CF 16 12 29 0 0 29 0 1.000 103.0 2.53 -3.3 .870
1951 Reading - AA RF 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 11.0 2.45 -0.3 .976
1951 Albany - A RF 42 36 102 0 0 103 1 .990 353.0 2.60 +6.9 1.071
1952 New York - MLB 1B 5 1 20 1 0 21 0 1.000 15.1 12.33 +0.1 1.050
1952 New York - MLB LF 116 112 194 2 0 198 2 .990 1014.0 1.74 +1.3 1.003
1952 New York - MLB CF 11 0 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 23.2 3.04 +0.1 .998
1952 New York - MLB RF 7 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 16.2 2.70 +0.2 1.231
1953 New York - MLB 1B 4 0 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 5.0 14.40 +0.0 1.045
1953 New York - MLB LF 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 +0.3 .941
1953 New York - MLB CF 6 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 6.0 6.00 -0.8 .788
1953 New York - MLB RF 18 5 17 1 0 19 1 .947 74.1 2.18 -1.8 .873
1954 Toledo - AAA 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 New York - MLB LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Toledo - AAA CF 115 113 277 13 2 292 2 .993 1010.2 2.58 -17.9 .936
1954 New York - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Toledo - AAA RF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 -0.0 1.000
1955 Toledo - AAA C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1955 New York - MLB 1B 6 0 6 2 1 8 0 1.000 6.1 11.37 +0.1 1.030
1955 Toledo - AAA 1B 5 5 36 3 2 40 1 .975 40.0 8.78 -0.3 .864
1955 Reading - AA 1B 45 39 336 27 40 366 3 .992 350.1 9.33 +3.8 1.094
1955 Toledo - AAA LF 5 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 25.0 0.72 -0.2 .991
1955 Reading - AA LF 8 5 9 1 0 10 0 1.000 51.0 1.76 -0.6 .965
1955 Toledo - AAA CF 17 16 41 2 1 45 2 .956 144.0 2.69 -3.0 .906
1955 Reading - AA CF 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 21.2 0.83 -0.5 .986
1955 Toledo - AAA RF 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 10.0 1.80 +0.5 2.029
1955 Reading - AA RF 13 12 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 89.2 1.71 -1.8 .931
1956 Reading - AA 1B 65 52 426 38 36 472 8 .983 455.1 9.17 +0.4 .992
1956 Reading - AA LF 4 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 13.1 2.02 +0.0 .971
1956 Toledo - AAA CF 10 10 27 1 1 28 0 1.000 95.1 2.64 -3.0 .866
1956 Reading - AA CF 2 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 12.0 3.75 +0.1 .996
1956 Reading - AA RF 17 11 30 1 0 31 0 1.000 108.2 2.57 +0.1 1.023
1957 Toledo - AAA 1B 16 0 19 2 2 21 0 1.000 16.2 11.34 +0.3 1.052
1957 Toledo - AAA LF 13 6 11 1 0 12 0 1.000 65.1 1.65 -1.3 .898
1957 Toledo - AAA CF 32 32 72 4 2 78 2 .974 271.1 2.52 -1.8 .955
1957 Toledo - AAA RF 15 7 23 0 0 23 0 1.000 89.0 2.33 +0.5 1.004
1958 Toledo - AAA 1B 27 1 39 1 3 40 0 1.000 41.0 8.78 -0.1 1.030
1958 Toledo - AAA LF 13 5 10 1 0 11 0 1.000 64.0 1.55 -0.6 1.090
1958 Toledo - AAA CF 35 35 73 4 1 78 1 .987 304.2 2.27 -5.7 .923
1958 Toledo - AAA RF 7 4 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 45.0 2.20 +0.4 1.005
1959 Reading - AA 1B 13 2 30 1 4 31 0 1.000 35.0 7.97 +0.0 1.047
1959 Reading - AA LF 10 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 26.1 2.05 -0.4 .988
1959 Toledo - AAA CF 2 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 10.0 3.60 -0.1 1.026
1959 Reading - AA CF 7 6 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 51.0 1.41 -0.7 .899
1959 Reading - AA RF 7 5 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 45.1 1.59 -0.8 .981
1960 Reading - AA 1B 6 1 16 1 2 17 0 1.000 20.0 7.65 +0.2 1.051
1960 Albany - A 1B 13 3 31 4 5 35 0 1.000 34.1 9.17 +0.3 1.029
1960 Reading - AA LF 3 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 8.0 4.50 -0.2 .977
1960 Reading - AA CF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 +0.1 1.012
1960 Reading - AA RF 8 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 23.0 1.96 +0.3 .991
1960 Albany - A RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Reading - AA 1B 15 0 13 0 2 13 0 1.000 20.2 5.66 +0.0 1.064
1961 Reading - AA LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 -0.9 .496
1961 Reading - AA CF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.3 1.015
1961 Reading - AA RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 +0.1 .000
TOTAL C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
TOTAL 1B 303 146 1365 109 133 1493 19 .987 1448.0 9.16 +4.8 1.008
TOTAL LF 375 304 568 11 3 591 12 .980 2719.1 1.92 +4.8 1.017
TOTAL CF 485 452 1182 48 14 1247 17 .986 3929.0 2.82 -37.9 .965
TOTAL RF 173 97 271 2 0 276 3 .989 1013.2 2.42 +4.4 1.013
PLAYER HISTORY
07/06/1929 Brother of Gary Burgess.
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/24/1947 Drafted in the 1947 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 12, 44th overall pick) by the New York Gothams, out of high school Downey (Downey; Downey, CA).
07/03/1947 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Gothams organization with a signing bonus of $2,600.
07/06/1947 Named the #74 prospect in the FABL
10/10/1947 Named the #69 prospect in the FABL
11/10/1947 Injured (fractured thumb),out for 5 weeks.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/11/1948 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/21/1949 Injured (forearm inflammation),out for 2 weeks.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
09/18/1950 Wins the 1950 Championship with the Fresno Falcons!
06/01/1951 Wins the MAL Batter of the Month Award.
06/03/1951 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 3-4 weeks.
11/20/1951 Named to the 1951 Cuban Winter League for the Manzanillo Palms.
04/15/1952 Named the #89 prospect in the FABL
09/01/1952 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
09/01/1952 Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award.
10/18/1952 Finished 2nd in 1952 FABL FA Kellogg Award voting.
06/24/1955 Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/18/1961 Wins the 1961 Championship with the Reading Coal Barons!
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 2B Rank
1952 30 5
Year 3B Rank
1951 3 4
1952 9 4
Year R Rank
1952 86 9
Year BB Rank
1952 80 9
Year SF Rank
1951 2 10
Year EBH Rank
1952 47 10
Year AVG Rank
1952 .297 7
Year OBP Rank
1952 .397 4
Year SLG Rank
1952 .451 8
Year RC/27 Rank
1952 6.81 7
Year wOBA Rank
1952 .393 6
Year OPS Rank
1952 .848 6
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