LF Billy 'Chatterbox' Black #32
Age: 37 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
12/31/1961
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LF BILLY 'CHATTERBOX' BLACK #32 - AGE: 37 - 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:09/19/1924
Born in:South Carthage, TN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:1 Year, 59 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:3 Years, 159 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1942, 7th Pick in Round 1
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
1948 Philadelphia - FABL 23 20 32 10 4 0 1 4 4 4 0 0 5 0 0 .312 .389 .531 .920 152 158 0.3
1949 Philadelphia - FABL 24 76 161 42 8 1 1 24 14 20 0 1 12 0 0 .261 .341 .342 .682 89 89 0.3
1953 Philadelphia - FABL 28 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .750 .500 1.250 257 293 0.1
Total FABL 98 195 53 12 1 2 28 19 26 0 1 17 0 0 .272 .356 .374 .730 102 104 0.7
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
1942 Total - 17 23 97 53 19 1 3 31 40 13 2 2 3 5 2 .546 .596 .856 1.452 100 100 2.8
1942 Bakersfield - B 17 69 188 50 5 2 1 25 20 15 1 6 35 1 0 .266 .314 .330 .644 93 88 -0.2
1943 Bakersfield - B 18 35 91 19 2 0 2 9 17 13 0 0 24 0 0 .209 .308 .297 .604 75 75 -0.0
1943 Allentown - A 18 93 244 54 11 2 1 32 26 17 0 3 57 1 0 .221 .269 .295 .564 45 42 -1.8
1946 Peoria - A 21 135 514 129 23 3 4 64 56 63 4 3 57 1 0 .251 .336 .331 .666 93 98 0.8
1947 Providence - AA 22 139 564 183 46 8 1 72 74 47 4 2 63 0 1 .324 .379 .440 .819 129 133 3.0
1948 Richmond - AAA 23 80 327 103 13 1 8 40 57 29 3 2 36 0 2 .315 .374 .434 .808 112 117 1.5
1949 Providence - AA 24 4 15 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 2 .267 .353 .333 .686 82 88 -0.1
1949 Richmond - AAA 24 39 158 39 6 0 0 5 10 11 0 0 14 0 2 .247 .296 .285 .581 80 79 0.3
1950 San Francisco - AAA 25 103 288 86 19 2 4 35 40 24 1 5 26 2 1 .299 .349 .420 .769 111 110 0.4
1951 El Paso - AA 26 90 280 98 22 3 7 58 48 43 2 2 14 1 2 .350 .437 .525 .962 171 175 4.4
1951 San Francisco - AAA 26 12 53 17 2 0 2 5 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 .321 .345 .472 .817 128 130 0.4
1952 El Paso - AA 27 3 11 3 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 .273 .385 .636 1.021 179 175 0.1
1952 San Francisco - AAA 27 128 430 126 42 0 8 54 57 48 2 5 30 0 3 .293 .363 .447 .809 153 158 4.6
1953 San Francisco - AAA 28 85 337 117 28 1 9 69 52 44 2 3 16 0 1 .347 .422 .516 .939 141 145 3.6
Total EA 143 579 187 47 8 1 73 75 49 4 2 66 0 3 .323 .379 .437 .816 128 132
Total GWL 328 1108 346 91 3 23 163 155 118 5 13 74 2 5 .312 .377 .462 .839 137 140
Total HL 135 514 129 23 3 4 64 56 63 4 3 57 1 0 .251 .336 .331 .666 93 98
Total UL 119 485 142 19 1 8 45 67 40 3 2 50 0 4 .293 .349 .386 .735 102 105
Total MAL 93 244 54 11 2 1 32 26 17 0 3 57 1 0 .221 .269 .295 .564 45 42
Total COW 104 279 69 7 2 3 34 37 28 1 6 59 1 0 .247 .312 .319 .631 87 83
Total LSA 93 291 101 23 3 8 59 50 45 2 2 16 1 2 .347 .435 .529 .965 172 175
CAREER POSTSEASON 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
1948 Philadelphia - FABL 23 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 134 158 -0.1
Total FABL 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 134 158
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1942 Bakersfield - B LF 69 69 123 2 0 131 6 .954 533.2 2.11 -4.2 .979
1942 Bakersfield - B RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1943 Bakersfield - B 1B 6 6 43 4 2 47 0 1.000 49.0 8.63 +0.1 1.057
1943 Allentown - A LF 88 88 130 1 0 137 6 .956 601.0 1.96 -4.1 .984
1943 Bakersfield - B LF 6 6 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 44.0 1.23 -0.9 1.022
1943 Allentown - A CF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 15.0 1.80 -0.2 .788
1943 Bakersfield - B CF 23 23 60 2 1 64 2 .969 169.0 3.30 +1.0 1.008
1943 Allentown - A RF 5 3 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 27.0 3.67 +0.4 1.020
1946 Peoria - A 1B 1 1 6 0 1 6 0 1.000 8.0 6.75 +0.0 .000
1946 Peoria - A LF 117 115 265 4 0 273 4 .985 993.0 2.44 -1.4 .993
1946 Peoria - A CF 1 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 8.0 6.75 +0.2 1.032
1946 Peoria - A RF 15 15 43 0 0 43 0 1.000 130.0 2.98 -0.2 .971
1947 Providence - AA 1B 15 14 101 12 14 114 1 .991 121.2 8.36 +0.5 1.041
1947 Providence - AA LF 110 109 249 3 2 255 3 .988 927.1 2.45 +6.1 1.023
1947 Providence - AA CF 5 5 16 0 0 17 1 .941 46.0 3.13 -3.5 .773
1947 Providence - AA RF 11 10 23 1 0 25 1 .960 88.0 2.45 +0.2 .974
1948 Philadelphia - MLB 1B 1 1 5 0 0 6 1 .833 7.0 6.43 -0.9 .000
1948 Philadelphia - MLB LF 8 2 6 1 0 8 1 .875 30.1 2.08 -0.5 1.004
1948 Richmond - AAA LF 72 71 162 6 3 170 2 .988 619.2 2.44 -1.1 1.004
1948 Richmond - AAA CF 8 8 23 0 0 23 0 1.000 70.0 2.96 -0.3 .995
1948 Philadelphia - MLB RF 2 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 17.0 2.65 -0.3 1.015
1948 Richmond - AAA RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.032
1949 Philadelphia - MLB 1B 3 2 14 1 0 15 0 1.000 15.0 9.00 -0.1 1.054
1949 Philadelphia - MLB LF 51 16 75 3 0 82 4 .951 233.0 3.01 +1.1 .983
1949 Richmond - AAA LF 32 30 61 0 0 61 0 1.000 263.2 2.08 +0.2 1.031
1949 Providence - AA LF 4 4 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 32.0 1.12 -0.3 1.001
1949 Philadelphia - MLB CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 +0.0 .992
1949 Richmond - AAA CF 3 3 12 1 1 14 1 .929 25.0 4.68 +0.7 1.014
1949 Philadelphia - MLB RF 16 15 32 1 1 34 1 .971 128.0 2.32 -0.3 .982
1949 Richmond - AAA RF 6 5 11 1 0 12 0 1.000 44.0 2.45 +0.7 1.009
1950 San Francisco - AAA 1B 11 7 67 4 6 72 1 .986 65.1 9.78 -0.1 .979
1950 San Francisco - AAA LF 16 13 27 1 1 29 1 .966 115.0 2.19 -2.6 .955
1950 San Francisco - AAA RF 72 51 126 4 0 131 1 .992 486.2 2.40 -3.9 .991
1951 San Francisco - AAA 1B 12 12 107 4 13 111 0 1.000 98.1 10.16 +1.4 1.066
1951 El Paso - AA 1B 3 1 9 2 1 11 0 1.000 13.0 7.62 +0.6 2.029
1951 El Paso - AA SS 1 1 2 2 0 5 1 .800 9.0 4.00 -0.8 .717
1951 San Francisco - AAA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1951 El Paso - AA LF 61 60 107 4 1 114 3 .974 514.0 1.94 +7.1 1.087
1951 San Francisco - AAA RF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 -0.7 .679
1951 El Paso - AA RF 12 5 16 1 0 18 1 .944 56.0 2.73 -0.5 1.014
1952 San Francisco - AAA 1B 61 60 559 40 55 605 6 .990 507.0 10.63 +2.7 1.052
1952 El Paso - AA 1B 3 3 19 1 2 20 0 1.000 21.0 8.57 +0.1 1.018
1952 San Francisco - AAA LF 15 0 6 0 0 7 1 .857 25.2 2.10 +0.1 .971
1952 San Francisco - AAA CF 23 23 57 0 0 59 2 .966 201.1 2.55 -2.2 .945
1952 San Francisco - AAA RF 39 29 63 3 0 69 3 .957 285.0 2.08 +3.7 1.029
1953 Philadelphia - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 San Francisco - AAA LF 4 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 19.1 1.86 +0.8 1.310
1953 San Francisco - AAA CF 76 76 205 0 0 207 2 .990 652.0 2.83 -4.8 .958
1953 Philadelphia - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 San Francisco - AAA RF 5 4 7 1 1 9 1 .889 36.0 2.00 +0.1 .998
TOTAL 1B 116 107 930 68 94 1007 9 .991 905.1 9.92 +4.5 1.046
TOTAL SS 1 1 2 2 0 5 1 .800 9.0 4.00 -0.8 .717
TOTAL LF 655 585 1225 25 7 1281 31 .976 4955.2 2.27 +0.4 1.007
TOTAL CF 146 141 383 3 2 394 8 .980 1192.1 2.91 -9.0 .957
TOTAL RF 189 139 340 12 2 360 8 .978 1303.2 2.43 -0.6 .993
PLAYER HISTORY
06/22/1942 Drafted in the 1942 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 7, 7th overall pick) by the Philadelphia Keystones, out of high school Nashville Bible (Nashville Bible; Nashville, TN).
07/01/1942 Signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Keystones organization with a signing bonus of $21,200.
07/06/1942 Named the #34 prospect in the FABL
09/21/1942 Wins the 1942 Championship with the Bakersfield Bears!
10/10/1942 Named the #29 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/20/1943 Named the #66 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/18/1944 Named the #75 prospect in the FABL
10/14/1944 Named the #68 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/16/1945 Named the #90 prospect in the FABL
08/05/1945 Was traded by the Philadelphia Keystones to the Philadelphia Sailors, along with a 1st round draft pick, in exchange for 3B Frank Covarrubias.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/16/1946 Named the #65 prospect in the FABL
10/13/1946 Named the #80 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/14/1947 Named the #72 prospect in the FABL
05/26/1947 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
07/06/1947 Named the #85 prospect in the FABL
07/11/1947 Goes 0-4 against the Dayton Dukes, ending his hitting streak at 21 games.
08/11/1947 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/03/1948 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/30/1951 Wins the LSA Player of the Week Award.
05/26/1952 Wins the GWL Player of the Week Award.
06/01/1952 Wins the GWL Batter of the Month Award.
08/04/1953 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 2 weeks.
04/26/1954 Was claimed off waivers by Washington while with San Francisco.
05/10/1954 Released by the Washington Eagles.
05/31/1955 Signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Stars organization.
06/14/1955 Released by the Los Angeles Stars.
10/12/1956 Retired from professional baseball.
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