RF Billy 'Chatterbox' Black #23
San Francisco Hawks (PHS) GWL
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/30/1950
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RF BILLY 'CHATTERBOX' BLACK #23 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
103 288 86 19 2 4 35 24 26 .299 .349 .420 2 0.4
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/16/1950 @ LA Win, 9-1 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/1950 POR Loss, 7-10 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/13/1950 POR Win, 8-4 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 0
09/12/1950 POR Win, 5-4 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/11/1950 OAK Win, 3-1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/10/1950 OAK Win, 5-3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/09/1950 OAK Loss, 1-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/07/1950 @ SD Loss, 2-9 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/05/1950 @ SD Loss, 2-3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/03/1950 SEA Win, 6-3 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/19/1924
Born in:South Carthage, TN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:1 Year, 17 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:2 Years, 160 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1942, 7th Pick in Round 1
GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE 1950 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 103 288 86 19 2 4 35 40 24 26 .299 .349 .420 .769 .354 .122 110
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 71 318 1 0 0 7 3 5 121 25 2 1 66.7 42.6 5.27 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   29 9 1 0 1 3 6 4 4 0 0 0 .310 .394 .448 .842
Versus Right   259 77 18 2 3 32 34 20 22 5 3 1 .297 .344 .417 .761
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   31 9 3 0 1 4 6 3 4 1 0 0 .290 .343 .484 .827
May   50 17 3 2 0 7 9 5 6 0 1 0 .340 .400 .480 .880
June   39 13 3 0 0 2 4 2 3 0 1 0 .333 .366 .410 .776
July   63 18 3 0 1 9 9 3 5 1 1 0 .286 .313 .381 .694
August   67 19 4 0 2 7 9 9 7 1 0 0 .284 .364 .433 .796
September   38 10 3 0 0 6 3 2 1 2 0 1 .263 .302 .342 .644
Career   288 86 19 2 4 35 40 24 26 5 3 1 .299 .349 .420 .769
Home   176 53 11 1 3 24 23 12 17 4 2 1 .301 .342 .426 .768
Road   112 33 8 1 1 11 17 12 9 1 1 0 .295 .360 .411 .771
Grass   288 86 19 2 4 35 40 24 26 5 3 1 .299 .349 .420 .769
Day   101 27 9 0 1 11 11 6 7 3 0 0 .267 .300 .386 .686
Night   187 59 10 2 3 24 29 18 19 2 3 1 .316 .375 .439 .814
As Starter   268 79 18 2 4 32 37 21 24 5 2 1 .295 .342 .422 .764
As Reliever / Substitution   20 7 1 0 0 3 3 3 2 0 1 0 .350 .435 .400 .835
Pinch Hitting   7 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 .429 .556 .571 1.127
Close/Late   58 24 8 0 1 9 8 7 3 2 1 0 .414 .463 .603 1.066
Inning 1-3   88 21 3 1 0 14 8 8 11 2 2 1 .239 .303 .295 .598
Inning 4-6   104 29 5 1 1 9 15 5 5 1 0 0 .279 .309 .375 .684
Inning 7-9   92 33 10 0 3 10 16 11 10 2 1 0 .359 .419 .565 .984
Extra Innings   4 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.000 1.750
0 Outs   92 28 6 1 2 4 16 8 5 0 3 0 .304 .360 .457 .817
1 Outs   92 29 7 0 2 15 15 5 13 5 0 0 .315 .333 .457 .790
2 Outs   104 29 6 1 0 16 9 11 8 0 0 1 .279 .353 .356 .709
Scoring Position   81 26 4 1 1 29 8 10 11 5 3 1 .321 .381 .432 .814
Bases Empty   134 40 10 1 3 3 22 10 7 0 0 0 .299 .347 .455 .802
Runner on 1st   73 20 5 0 0 3 10 4 8 0 0 0 .274 .312 .342 .654
Runner on 2nd   29 10 2 0 1 6 2 3 3 0 3 0 .345 .406 .517 .923
Runner on 3rd   8 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Runner on 1st & 2nd   28 8 2 0 0 7 4 5 6 0 0 1 .286 .412 .357 .769
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 .429 .375 .429 .804
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .200 .750 .950
Bases Loaded   5 2 0 0 0 7 1 1 0 3 0 0 .400 .333 .400 .733
Two Strikes   105 22 4 0 1 10 14 12 26 3 0 0 .210 .283 .276 .560
First Pitch   49 13 1 0 0 7 4 0 0 0 1 0 .265 .265 .286 .551
Count 0-1   37 13 3 1 1 3 6 0 0 1 1 0 .351 .342 .568 .910
Count 0-2   19 4 1 0 1 3 1 0 5 2 0 0 .211 .190 .421 .612
Count 1-0   37 16 4 1 0 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 .432 .421 .595 1.016
Count 1-1   18 5 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .278 .444 .722
Count 1-2   33 6 1 0 0 2 1 0 11 0 0 0 .182 .182 .212 .394
Count 2-0   11 4 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .364 .364 .545 .909
Count 2-1   24 10 5 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 .417 .440 .750 1.190
Count 2-2   27 7 0 0 0 4 4 0 7 1 0 0 .259 .250 .259 .509
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 3 0 0 0 2 1 7 0 0 0 0 .429 .714 .429 1.143
Full Count   26 5 2 0 0 1 8 12 3 0 0 0 .192 .447 .269 .717
Behind in Count   89 23 5 1 2 8 8 0 16 3 1 0 .258 .250 .404 .654
Ahead in Count   79 33 11 1 1 13 11 12 0 1 1 1 .418 .495 .620 1.115
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   5 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .600 .667 .600 1.267
Batting 3rd   17 4 1 0 0 2 3 4 3 0 1 0 .235 .381 .294 .675
Batting 4th   57 15 2 0 0 2 6 4 5 0 0 0 .263 .311 .298 .610
Batting 5th   171 51 15 2 2 25 25 10 14 5 2 1 .298 .332 .444 .776
Batting 6th   30 9 0 0 2 4 3 2 3 0 0 0 .300 .344 .500 .844
Batting 9th   7 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 .571 .700 .714 1.414
Low Leverage   118 33 9 0 3 9 20 11 11 2 0 0 .280 .336 .432 .768
Medium Leverage   118 38 6 1 1 12 15 7 11 0 2 0 .322 .360 .415 .775
High Leverage   50 14 4 1 0 14 5 6 4 3 1 1 .280 .350 .400 .750
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
Total FABL 96 193 52 12 1 2 28 18 24 0 1 17 0 0 .269 .349 .373 .722 100 100 0.6
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 .769 102 110 0.4
Total EA 143 579 187 47 8 1 73 75 49 4 2 66 0 3 .323 .379 .437 .816 128 132
Total GWL 103 288 86 19 2 4 35 40 24 1 5 26 2 1 .299 .349 .420 .769 102 110
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
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
TOTAL 1B 37 31 236 21 23 260 3 .988 266.0 8.70 -0.3 1.005
TOTAL LF 573 523 1108 21 6 1156 27 .977 4392.2 2.31 -7.7 .999
TOTAL CF 47 42 121 3 2 128 4 .969 339.0 3.29 -2.1 .962
TOTAL RF 129 101 252 7 1 262 3 .989 922.2 2.53 -3.3 .987
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: - (-).
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