LF Billy Kimball #17
Age: 39 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
06/04/1962
LF BILLY KIMBALL #17 - AGE: 39 - BATS: L - 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
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 2 2 2
Gap 3 2 3
Power 2 2 2
Eye 3 3 3
Avoid K's 3 3 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 1
Errors: - 1 2
Arm: 1 2 3
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 1
1st Base: 1 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Aggressiveness: 3
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/29/1922
Born in:Chester, WV
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:1 Year, 44 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:4 Years, 31 Days
Pro Service:20 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1941, 12th Pick in Round 3
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
1949 Philadelphia - FABL 26 87 131 46 6 1 5 12 25 16 1 2 11 0 2 .351 .420 .527 .947 154 157 1.0
1950 Philadelphia - FABL 27 26 72 18 0 2 0 8 6 6 1 0 6 0 0 .250 .316 .306 .622 69 74 -0.1
1951 Philadelphia - FABL 28 4 6 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .167 .286 .500 .786 108 37 -0.1
Total FABL 117 209 65 6 4 5 22 33 23 2 2 18 1 2 .311 .381 .450 .831 124 126 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
1939 Total - 16 25 101 52 15 6 3 32 45 13 6 3 5 24 8 .515 .577 .871 1.449 100 100 2.9
1940 Total - 17 27 113 55 13 6 1 35 45 14 6 3 2 24 8 .487 .551 .735 1.286 100 100 2.7
1941 Total - 18 23 93 48 14 6 1 30 39 12 6 2 6 11 3 .516 .584 .828 1.412 100 100 2.6
1941 Beaumont - C 18 34 119 35 5 2 0 18 13 5 1 3 17 1 1 .294 .320 .370 .690 100 95 0.4
1942 Beaumont - C 19 75 266 77 15 19 0 52 35 31 2 2 23 4 2 .289 .365 .489 .854 152 141 2.4
1942 Bakersfield - B 19 49 184 53 13 11 2 25 28 22 1 5 29 2 2 .288 .358 .511 .869 160 149 2.1
1943 Allentown - A 20 137 511 133 23 7 9 89 78 76 6 0 124 8 9 .260 .363 .386 .748 93 91 0.7
1944 New Orleans - AA 21 106 409 120 12 16 5 67 57 42 3 6 49 2 2 .293 .359 .438 .796 120 114 1.7
1946 Manzanillo - DL 23 20 30 7 1 0 1 3 5 6 0 0 4 0 0 .233 .361 .367 .728 102 95 0.1
1946 New Orleans - AA 23 46 152 45 5 4 1 20 19 17 3 2 7 3 1 .296 .374 .401 .775 121 125 0.7
1946 Louisville - AAA 23 35 56 11 3 0 0 5 6 5 0 1 5 1 0 .196 .258 .250 .508 37 35 -0.3
1947 New Orleans - AA 24 81 325 110 13 12 2 45 60 31 2 0 26 3 4 .338 .399 .471 .870 129 136 1.7
1947 Louisville - AAA 24 13 30 6 1 2 0 2 4 2 1 0 6 0 1 .200 .273 .367 .639 77 75 -0.0
1948 Louisville - AAA 25 97 227 71 8 9 6 36 41 31 2 0 19 1 2 .313 .400 .507 .907 137 140 1.6
1950 Louisville - AAA 27 47 116 35 5 3 1 15 16 17 1 1 7 1 3 .302 .393 .422 .815 124 128 0.1
1951 Louisville - AAA 28 90 297 89 22 9 5 30 40 29 6 2 26 1 1 .300 .371 .485 .856 135 135 1.2
1952 New Orleans - AA 29 4 14 3 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .214 .353 .357 .710 91 98 0.0
1952 Louisville - AAA 29 58 148 48 10 3 2 22 18 16 0 2 14 0 0 .324 .386 .473 .859 119 120 0.4
1953 Louisville - AAA 30 62 208 60 9 2 3 31 36 16 1 1 11 0 0 .288 .341 .394 .735 81 79 0.1
1954 Louisville - AAA 31 97 249 70 18 2 4 43 40 38 2 5 25 6 5 .281 .374 .418 .792 110 110 1.1
1955 Louisville - AAA 32 91 163 45 6 0 2 17 18 20 2 1 16 0 1 .276 .360 .350 .710 91 97 0.6
1956 Louisville - AAA 33 96 284 72 12 1 5 33 40 30 6 1 31 3 3 .254 .336 .356 .692 86 88 0.3
1957 Louisville - AAA 34 89 262 78 15 1 4 25 28 39 1 1 29 0 2 .298 .389 .408 .798 118 115 -0.4
1958 Louisville - AAA 35 37 48 14 4 0 0 4 6 6 2 0 9 1 0 .292 .393 .375 .768 122 122 0.3
1959 Louisville - AAA 36 35 62 14 3 1 1 6 6 9 0 1 4 0 0 .226 .319 .355 .674 96 85 0.0
1960 Louisville - AAA 37 31 31 7 3 0 1 5 2 6 1 0 7 0 1 .226 .368 .419 .788 123 118 0.2
1961 Louisville - AAA 38 15 16 4 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 .250 .278 .250 .528 52 47 -0.0
Total DIX 237 900 278 32 32 8 132 138 92 9 8 84 8 7 .309 .376 .442 .818 123 124
Total UL 893 2197 624 119 33 34 279 301 265 25 17 211 14 19 .284 .365 .415 .780 109 109
Total MAL 137 511 133 23 7 9 89 78 76 6 0 124 8 9 .260 .363 .386 .748 93 91
Total COW 49 184 53 13 11 2 25 28 22 1 5 29 2 2 .288 .358 .511 .869 160 149
Total GSL 109 385 112 20 21 0 70 48 36 3 5 40 5 3 .291 .352 .452 .804 137 127
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1941 Beaumont - C 1B 33 33 276 12 30 289 1 .997 266.2 9.72 +1.0 1.004
1941 Beaumont - C LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 +0.0 1.055
1942 Bakersfield - B 1B 47 47 454 33 43 490 3 .994 406.1 10.79 +3.3 1.066
1942 Beaumont - C 1B 3 3 28 3 6 31 0 1.000 27.0 10.33 +0.4 1.070
1942 Bakersfield - B LF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 +0.1 1.043
1942 Beaumont - C LF 71 70 152 4 2 158 2 .987 605.2 2.32 +2.4 1.015
1943 Allentown - A 1B 55 54 428 38 39 471 5 .989 484.1 8.66 +0.5 1.007
1943 Allentown - A LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 10.0 0.90 -0.1 1.022
1943 Allentown - A CF 80 79 270 11 3 287 6 .979 677.2 3.73 -2.8 .989
1944 New Orleans - AA 1B 75 74 669 41 58 715 5 .993 644.1 9.92 +3.4 1.032
1944 New Orleans - AA LF 18 15 56 0 0 57 1 .982 148.0 3.41 +0.2 1.002
1944 New Orleans - AA CF 12 12 46 1 1 50 3 .940 106.0 3.99 -2.0 .936
1946 Louisville - AAA 1B 8 6 56 3 3 59 0 1.000 54.0 9.83 +0.3 1.039
1946 New Orleans - AA 1B 37 35 320 20 31 346 6 .983 314.1 9.73 -1.8 .918
1946 Louisville - AAA LF 6 4 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 38.2 4.66 +0.5 .963
1946 New Orleans - AA LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 1.025
1946 Manzanillo - DL LF 5 4 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 41.2 1.08 -0.3 .827
1947 New Orleans - AA 1B 57 57 518 35 57 560 7 .988 482.2 10.31 -2.7 .942
1947 Louisville - AAA LF 6 6 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 53.0 2.89 -0.1 1.004
1947 New Orleans - AA LF 23 23 43 1 0 46 2 .957 196.2 2.01 -2.8 .913
1948 Louisville - AAA P 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.1 6.75 -0.0 .965
1948 Louisville - AAA 1B 29 21 219 19 20 239 1 .996 212.1 10.09 +0.3 .992
1948 Louisville - AAA LF 24 22 52 0 0 52 0 1.000 196.0 2.39 -0.9 .961
1948 Louisville - AAA CF 3 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 13.1 3.38 +0.0 .995
1949 Philadelphia - MLB 1B 10 8 64 4 7 68 0 1.000 71.1 8.58 +0.7 1.141
1949 Philadelphia - MLB LF 27 16 46 1 0 49 2 .959 154.1 2.74 -3.9 .929
1950 Philadelphia - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1950 Louisville - AAA 1B 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.2 6.75 0.0 .000
1950 Philadelphia - MLB LF 20 16 48 0 0 48 0 1.000 144.2 2.99 +0.2 .980
1950 Louisville - AAA LF 31 26 70 1 0 75 4 .947 238.0 2.68 -4.7 .933
1951 Louisville - AAA 1B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 0.1 27.00 +0.1 1.048
1951 Philadelphia - MLB LF 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.2 2.79 -0.7 .740
1951 Louisville - AAA LF 67 59 131 4 0 139 4 .971 537.0 2.26 -2.0 .964
1951 Louisville - AAA RF 11 11 21 0 0 23 2 .913 96.0 1.97 -0.3 .953
1952 Louisville - AAA 1B 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1952 New Orleans - AA 1B 4 4 32 2 5 34 0 1.000 36.0 8.50 +0.1 1.036
1952 Louisville - AAA LF 23 21 43 2 1 46 1 .978 190.2 2.12 -1.7 .917
1952 Louisville - AAA CF 11 11 32 0 0 32 0 1.000 97.0 2.97 -2.3 .967
1952 Louisville - AAA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Louisville - AAA 1B 10 2 31 3 6 35 1 .971 29.2 10.31 -0.3 .908
1953 Louisville - AAA 2B 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 -0.0 .000
1953 Louisville - AAA SS 4 3 5 17 1 26 4 .846 34.0 5.82 -1.3 .896
1953 Louisville - AAA LF 5 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 32.0 1.41 +0.2 .964
1953 Louisville - AAA CF 16 16 44 2 0 48 2 .958 138.1 2.99 -4.0 .959
1953 Louisville - AAA RF 19 19 36 0 0 36 0 1.000 162.0 2.00 -2.0 .919
1954 Louisville - AAA 1B 5 0 11 0 1 11 0 1.000 12.2 7.82 +0.0 1.013
1954 Louisville - AAA 3B 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.0 1.052
1954 Louisville - AAA SS 3 3 7 8 5 18 3 .833 26.0 5.19 -1.3 .770
1954 Louisville - AAA LF 7 3 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 33.1 1.35 -1.1 .787
1954 Louisville - AAA RF 53 53 92 0 0 94 2 .979 437.1 1.89 -0.2 .981
1955 Louisville - AAA 1B 4 0 8 0 2 8 0 1.000 8.1 8.64 +0.0 1.023
1955 Louisville - AAA SS 4 4 8 13 3 24 3 .875 35.0 5.40 -0.6 .883
1955 Louisville - AAA LF 12 7 14 1 0 15 0 1.000 68.2 1.97 -0.4 .986
1955 Louisville - AAA RF 17 17 32 0 0 32 0 1.000 146.1 1.97 -0.3 .966
1956 Louisville - AAA 1B 31 27 213 18 26 235 4 .983 235.2 8.82 -1.1 .933
1956 Louisville - AAA SS 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.0 1.044
1956 Louisville - AAA LF 7 4 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 35.0 2.57 +1.0 1.000
1956 Louisville - AAA RF 34 34 61 0 0 61 0 1.000 286.1 1.92 +0.3 .974
1957 Louisville - AAA 1B 2 0 6 0 1 6 0 1.000 7.0 7.71 +0.0 1.030
1957 Louisville - AAA 3B 1 1 1 1 0 6 4 .333 8.0 2.25 -1.8 .266
1957 Louisville - AAA SS 67 67 135 163 25 322 24 .925 589.2 4.55 -15.8 .883
1957 Louisville - AAA LF 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 11.2 1.54 -0.0 .972
1957 Louisville - AAA CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.1 1.047
1957 Louisville - AAA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Louisville - AAA 1B 9 0 17 1 3 18 0 1.000 16.0 10.12 +0.1 1.024
1958 Louisville - AAA 3B 2 2 1 4 0 6 1 .833 14.2 3.07 -0.2 .884
1958 Louisville - AAA SS 1 1 2 5 1 8 1 .875 14.0 4.50 -0.6 .869
1958 Louisville - AAA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Louisville - AAA CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Louisville - AAA RF 4 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 19.0 1.42 -0.5 .749
1959 Louisville - AAA 1B 8 2 33 2 3 35 0 1.000 38.0 8.29 +0.4 1.026
1959 Louisville - AAA 2B 1 1 2 1 0 5 2 .600 8.0 3.38 -1.8 .000
1959 Louisville - AAA SS 7 7 13 18 0 32 1 .969 60.0 4.65 +0.3 1.036
1959 Louisville - AAA LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Louisville - AAA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Louisville - AAA 1B 11 0 23 1 2 24 0 1.000 18.1 11.78 +0.2 1.031
1960 Louisville - AAA LF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 6.0 3.00 -0.1 .979
1960 Louisville - AAA RF 3 2 2 0 0 3 1 .667 22.2 0.79 -0.3 .991
1961 Louisville - AAA 1B 8 0 12 2 1 14 0 1.000 13.1 9.45 +0.1 1.032
1961 Louisville - AAA LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 -0.0 .979
TOTAL P 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.1 6.75 -0.0 .965
TOTAL 1B 450 373 3421 238 345 3692 33 .991 3382.1 9.74 +5.1 1.000
TOTAL 2B 2 2 4 1 0 7 2 .714 10.0 4.50 -1.8 .000
TOTAL 3B 4 4 2 6 0 13 5 .615 31.2 2.27 -2.0 .674
TOTAL SS 87 86 171 225 36 432 36 .917 767.2 4.64 -19.3 .893
TOTAL LF 375 302 729 15 3 760 16 .979 2774.2 2.41 -14.3 .966
TOTAL CF 124 119 398 14 4 423 11 .974 1036.2 3.58 -11.0 .978
TOTAL RF 143 138 247 0 0 252 5 .980 1172.0 1.90 -3.4 .962
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/24/1941 Drafted in the 1941 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 12, 44th overall pick) by the Philadelphia Keystones, out of high school Chester (Chester; Chester, WV).
07/25/1941 Signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Keystones organization with a signing bonus of $2,530.
09/01/1941 Injured (fractured wrist),out for 5 weeks.
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/29/1942 Wins the GSL Player of the Week Award.
09/21/1942 Wins the 1942 Championship with the Bakersfield Bears!
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/29/1943 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for one week.
06/18/1943 Injured (hand soreness),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/18/1944 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 2 weeks.
09/26/1944 Wins the 1944 Championship with the New Orleans Showboats!
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
11/28/1945 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 days.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/13/1946 Injured (stomach virus),day-to-day for one week.
09/23/1946 Wins the 1946 Championship with the New Orleans Showboats!
11/19/1946 Named to the 1946 Cuban Winter League for the Manzanillo Palms.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/14/1947 Injured (strained posterior cruciate ligament),out for 2 weeks.
09/13/1947 Goes 5-6 against the Birmingham Ironmen, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 1 R.
09/15/1947 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
03/25/1949 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/14/1950 Was suspended for 1 games.
09/22/1952 Wins the 1952 Championship with the Louisville Derbies!
09/17/1956 Injured (fractured thumb),out for 3 weeks.
09/19/1961 Retired from professional baseball.
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