P Bill 'The Windy City Whip' Ballantine #4
Age: 52 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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P BILL 'THE WINDY CITY WHIP' BALLANTINE #4 - AGE: 52 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/16/1922
Born in:Chicago, IL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, 63 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:3 Years, 23 Days
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1941, 11th Pick in Round 6
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1950 Chicago - FABL 27 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6.00 1.000 6.20 -0.0 999
Total FABL 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6.00 1.000 6.20 -0.0 999
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1941 La Crosse - R 18 12 0 2 2 5 5.02 14.1 17 8 8 0 7 6 0 0 1.67 .315 3.53 0.1 80
1942 La Crosse - R 19 22 11 6 0 3 2.43 66.2 65 24 18 3 18 32 0 0 1.24 .283 3.93 1.6 210
1943 La Crosse - R 20 11 11 3 1 0 2.85 60.0 48 22 19 2 41 58 0 0 1.48 .305 3.21 2.3 191
1943 San Jose - A 20 11 11 5 4 0 2.94 52.0 48 19 17 0 30 42 0 0 1.50 .308 2.90 1.3 127
1944 San Jose - A 21 11 11 8 1 0 2.11 68.1 50 17 16 1 18 59 0 0 1.00 .261 2.68 1.8 165
1944 Lincoln - A 21 12 12 3 5 0 3.89 78.2 84 35 34 6 26 50 0 0 1.40 .312 4.37 1.0 111
1945 Mobile - R 22 23 23 11 10 0 3.31 193.1 185 82 71 3 73 81 18 0 1.33 .280 3.42 1.9 94
1946 Mobile - R 23 13 13 6 6 0 2.47 113.0 107 37 31 1 37 51 12 2 1.27 .283 3.65 1.4 142
1946 Milwaukee - AAA 23 9 9 2 2 0 2.25 44.0 36 12 11 0 18 17 0 0 1.23 .252 3.65 0.9 181
1947 Milwaukee - AAA 24 22 22 8 6 0 4.84 122.2 130 71 66 8 78 36 0 0 1.70 .290 5.34 -0.1 84
1948 Milwaukee - AAA 25 23 14 5 5 0 4.31 94.0 96 46 45 12 49 39 0 0 1.54 .275 5.59 -0.5 94
1949 Milwaukee - AAA 26 67 0 6 11 16 4.92 93.1 109 55 51 10 38 47 0 0 1.58 .309 4.65 -0.3 83
1950 Milwaukee - AAA 27 36 0 4 6 1 3.63 52.0 49 21 21 6 19 25 0 0 1.31 .254 4.78 -0.2 112
1951 Milwaukee - AAA 28 20 0 2 1 1 3.48 41.1 40 18 16 3 15 18 0 0 1.33 .266 4.80 -0.2 117
1952 Rockford - A 29 6 0 1 0 2 4.50 12.0 13 6 6 2 3 12 0 0 1.33 .333 3.30 0.1 78
1952 Little Rock - AA 29 8 0 1 0 0 3.42 26.1 31 10 10 3 7 13 0 0 1.44 .326 3.76 0.2 126
1953 Rockford - A 30 38 0 4 3 4 4.39 55.1 55 28 27 5 23 31 0 0 1.41 .286 4.32 0.1 94
1953 Little Rock - AA 30 4 0 1 0 1 0.00 4.0 3 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 1.75 .375 3.05 0.1 999
1954 Rockford - A 31 1 0 0 0 1 3.00 3.0 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0.67 .125 3.38 0.0 138
1954 Little Rock - AA 31 12 0 0 1 0 2.41 18.2 18 6 5 1 8 19 0 0 1.39 .327 3.02 0.5 205
1955 Milwaukee - AAA 32 12 3 0 2 1 3.05 38.1 32 16 13 2 11 28 0 0 1.12 .250 3.43 0.7 133
1956 Milwaukee - AAA 33 26 25 7 9 0 5.19 131.2 160 86 76 17 53 86 0 0 1.62 .327 4.83 0.6 78
1957 Milwaukee - AAA 34 38 1 4 2 2 5.10 72.1 97 47 41 6 44 38 0 0 1.95 .354 4.76 -0.3 80
1958 Milwaukee - AAA 35 31 0 2 3 2 1.87 57.2 52 13 12 3 11 37 0 0 1.09 .269 3.32 0.8 217
Total DIX 24 0 2 1 1 2.76 49.0 52 16 15 4 19 37 0 0 1.45 .329 3.42 163.5
Total HL 57 12 8 8 7 4.11 149.0 153 70 68 13 53 95 0 0 1.38 .300 4.24 101.1
Total COW 22 22 13 5 0 2.47 120.1 98 36 33 1 48 101 0 0 1.21 .282 2.78 146.1
Total GSL 36 36 17 16 0 3.00 306.1 292 119 102 4 110 132 30 2 1.31 .281 3.50 107.6
Total UMVA 45 22 11 3 8 2.87 141.0 130 54 45 5 66 96 0 0 1.39 .295 3.58 174.3
Total CL 284 74 40 47 23 4.24 747.1 801 385 352 67 336 371 0 0 1.52 .295 4.72 95.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1941 La Crosse - R P 12 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 14.1 0.63 +0.5 .000
1942 La Crosse - R P 22 11 2 6 1 8 0 1.000 66.2 1.08 +0.6 .965
1943 San Jose - A P 11 11 3 4 0 8 1 .875 52.0 1.21 +0.3 .991
1943 La Crosse - R P 11 11 3 6 0 9 0 1.000 60.0 1.35 +2.0 1.126
1944 Lincoln - A P 12 12 4 6 1 10 0 1.000 78.2 1.14 +0.1 .973
1944 San Jose - A P 11 11 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 68.1 0.79 +0.1 1.471
1945 Mobile - R P 23 23 13 23 2 38 2 .947 193.1 1.68 -1.7 .909
1946 Milwaukee - AAA P 9 9 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 44.0 0.82 +0.3 .667
1946 Mobile - R P 13 13 5 13 1 19 1 .947 113.0 1.43 +0.9 .881
1947 Milwaukee - AAA P 22 22 8 17 1 25 0 1.000 122.2 1.83 +2.3 1.154
1948 Milwaukee - AAA P 23 14 5 9 1 14 0 1.000 94.0 1.34 +2.5 1.375
1949 Milwaukee - AAA P 66 0 4 11 1 15 0 1.000 93.1 1.45 +0.5 1.200
1950 Chicago - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1950 Milwaukee - AAA P 36 0 1 8 0 9 0 1.000 52.0 1.56 +0.6 1.000
1951 Milwaukee - AAA P 20 0 5 3 0 8 0 1.000 41.1 1.74 -0.0 1.000
1952 Little Rock - AA P 8 0 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 26.1 2.05 +0.2 .981
1952 Rockford - A P 6 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 12.0 2.25 +0.0 .976
1953 Little Rock - AA P 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Rockford - A P 36 0 5 5 2 10 0 1.000 55.1 1.63 +0.0 .982
1954 Little Rock - AA P 12 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 18.2 0.48 -0.1 1.019
1954 Rockford - A P 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 0.0 .000
1955 Milwaukee - AAA P 12 3 5 3 0 8 0 1.000 38.1 1.88 -0.4 1.000
1956 Milwaukee - AAA P 26 25 7 7 0 14 0 1.000 131.2 0.96 +0.8 1.111
1957 Milwaukee - AAA P 38 1 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 72.1 1.00 +0.9 1.333
1958 Milwaukee - AAA P 31 0 6 2 0 8 0 1.000 57.2 1.25 +1.1 1.500
TOTAL P 466 166 87 142 10 233 4 .983 1513.1 1.36 +11.4 1.048
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1939 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/24/1941 Drafted in the 1941 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 11, 91st overall pick) by the Chicago Cougars, out of high school Fenger (Fenger; Chicago, IL).
07/04/1941 Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cougars organization with a signing bonus of $1,400.
09/15/1941 Wins the 1941 Championship with the La Crosse Lions!
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
04/26/1942 Injured (strained forearm),out for 4-5 weeks.
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/01/1944 Wins the COW Pitcher of the Month Award.
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
07/20/1945 Injured (cold),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/01/1945 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
04/27/1946 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chattanooga Reliables with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/23/1946 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Nashville Chieftains with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/23/1946 Wins the 1946 Championship with the Milwaukee Blues!
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/23/1947 Injured (dizziness and nausea),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
09/18/1951 Wins the 1951 Championship with the Milwaukee Blues!
09/21/1953 Wins the 1953 Championship with the Little Rock Governors!
09/18/1955 Wins the 1955 Championship with the Milwaukee Blues!
09/18/1956 Wins the 1956 Championship with the Milwaukee Blues!
09/19/1958 Retired from professional baseball.
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