RF Bill Rich #5
Age: 55 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
RF BILL RICH #5 - AGE: 55 - 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:04/12/1919
Born in:Quincy, IL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:
Service This Yr:
40-Man Service:
Pro Service:
Arbitration Eligibility:
Option Years:
Contract Extension:
Drafted:1940, 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
1945 Chicago - FABL 26 23 64 20 2 0 1 8 6 6 0 0 4 0 1 .312 .371 .391 .762 122 128 0.4
1946 Chicago - FABL 27 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
Total FABL 25 64 20 2 0 1 8 6 6 0 0 4 0 1 .312 .371 .391 .762 122 128 0.4
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
1940 San Jose - A 21 39 156 55 8 4 11 35 43 11 0 1 16 0 1 .353 .393 .667 1.060 165 165 1.8
1941 San Jose - A 22 36 139 37 5 0 8 20 29 15 0 1 26 4 2 .266 .335 .475 .810 113 118 0.8
1941 Lincoln - A 22 77 276 68 4 5 7 48 25 22 0 1 55 1 0 .246 .301 .373 .674 86 88 0.6
1942 Lincoln - A 23 70 280 96 15 1 12 70 48 22 1 0 34 0 1 .343 .393 .532 .925 158 161 3.2
1942 Mobile - R 23 68 252 88 20 2 5 43 44 26 0 5 39 5 5 .349 .403 .504 .907 168 175 3.4
1943 Mobile - R 24 138 574 173 27 2 18 115 93 49 3 7 62 5 1 .301 .355 .449 .805 142 148 6.2
1944 Mobile - R 25 79 311 88 13 2 2 34 48 28 0 7 31 4 3 .283 .335 .357 .692 103 106 1.5
1944 Milwaukee - AAA 25 59 236 68 8 3 4 32 29 28 0 2 21 2 1 .288 .361 .398 .759 106 111 1.2
1945 Milwaukee - AAA 26 87 349 98 18 2 5 44 52 36 2 3 35 0 0 .281 .349 .387 .736 99 103 1.4
1946 Milwaukee - AAA 27 92 361 102 15 4 2 38 45 36 1 2 47 0 0 .283 .347 .363 .710 93 101 1.4
1947 Jersey City - AAA 28 43 55 14 2 0 2 9 7 7 0 1 9 0 0 .255 .333 .400 .733 98 97 0.2
1948 Jersey City - AAA 29 14 29 9 2 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 .310 .310 .483 .793 113 117 0.2
Total HL 147 556 164 19 6 19 118 73 44 1 1 89 1 1 .295 .347 .453 .800 122 125
Total COW 75 295 92 13 4 19 55 72 26 0 2 42 4 3 .312 .365 .576 .942 140 142
Total GSL 285 1137 349 60 6 25 192 185 103 3 19 132 14 9 .307 .361 .436 .797 137 142
Total CL 295 1030 291 45 9 14 126 135 107 3 8 116 2 1 .283 .349 .384 .734 99 104
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1940 San Jose - A LF 5 0 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 18.0 3.50 +0.1 1.036
1940 San Jose - A CF 38 38 102 1 0 104 1 .990 304.2 3.04 -3.7 .937
1940 San Jose - A RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1941 Lincoln - A LF 18 16 39 0 0 39 0 1.000 128.0 2.74 +1.4 1.050
1941 San Jose - A LF 28 27 44 1 0 47 2 .957 233.0 1.74 -3.3 .928
1941 Lincoln - A CF 19 19 59 1 1 60 0 1.000 157.0 3.44 -2.7 .924
1941 Lincoln - A RF 42 41 91 4 3 98 3 .969 340.0 2.51 -3.7 .952
1941 San Jose - A RF 8 8 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 72.0 2.12 +0.6 1.049
1942 Mobile - R LF 64 61 143 3 1 147 1 .993 539.0 2.44 +4.1 1.049
1942 Lincoln - A LF 68 68 151 3 0 156 2 .987 606.2 2.28 +3.4 1.026
1942 Mobile - R CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1942 Mobile - R RF 5 4 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 36.0 2.25 +0.0 1.064
1943 Mobile - R LF 131 127 264 6 1 275 5 .982 1107.0 2.20 +2.2 1.029
1943 Mobile - R RF 11 10 16 1 0 17 0 1.000 80.0 1.91 -1.4 1.045
1944 Milwaukee - AAA LF 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 8.0 4.50 -0.2 1.000
1944 Mobile - R LF 72 71 158 6 0 165 1 .994 614.1 2.40 +1.4 1.011
1944 Milwaukee - AAA RF 57 57 163 7 1 174 4 .977 513.1 2.98 -1.8 .988
1944 Mobile - R RF 6 6 15 1 0 16 0 1.000 50.0 2.88 +0.2 .929
1945 Milwaukee - AAA 1B 1 1 7 1 0 8 0 1.000 7.0 10.29 +0.2 1.000
1945 Chicago - MLB LF 7 6 9 1 0 11 1 .909 48.0 1.88 -0.5 .996
1945 Milwaukee - AAA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.4 .000
1945 Chicago - MLB RF 11 10 35 0 0 36 1 .972 87.0 3.62 +0.8 1.007
1945 Milwaukee - AAA RF 86 86 163 5 2 169 1 .994 763.0 1.98 -7.2 .964
1946 Chicago - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1946 Milwaukee - AAA 1B 1 1 5 1 0 6 0 1.000 7.0 7.71 0.0 1.000
1946 Chicago - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1946 Milwaukee - AAA LF 78 78 200 4 0 206 2 .990 658.0 2.79 -5.3 .990
1946 Milwaukee - AAA RF 14 13 33 1 0 34 0 1.000 119.2 2.56 -1.7 .969
1947 Jersey City - AAA 1B 8 4 48 4 1 52 0 1.000 39.1 11.90 +0.1 1.000
1947 Jersey City - AAA LF 7 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 19.0 2.84 -0.7 1.000
1947 Jersey City - AAA RF 5 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 15.0 3.00 -0.9 1.000
1948 Jersey City - AAA 1B 1 1 9 1 0 10 0 1.000 8.0 11.25 +0.0 1.000
1948 Jersey City - AAA LF 3 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 18.0 2.00 +0.2 1.000
1948 Jersey City - AAA RF 6 3 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 31.0 1.45 -1.1 .667
TOTAL 1B 12 7 70 7 1 77 0 1.000 62.1 11.12 +0.3 1.000
TOTAL LF 484 458 1029 24 2 1067 14 .987 3999.0 2.37 +2.5 1.016
TOTAL CF 57 57 161 2 1 164 1 .994 461.2 3.18 -6.5 .932
TOTAL RF 254 239 551 20 6 580 9 .984 2112.0 2.43 -16.2 .974
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1935 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1936 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1937 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/22/1937 Drafted in the 1937 first-year player draft out of high school (Kahoka; Kahoka, MO) by the Chicago Cougars. (Round 20, Pick 4, 308th overall pick).
08/21/1937 Failed to sign with the Chicago Cougars and joined Grange College.
01/01/1938 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1939 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/24/1940 Drafted in the 1940 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 12, 44th overall pick) by the Chicago Cougars, out of college Grange College
07/10/1940 Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cougars organization with a signing bonus of $1,630.
09/16/1940 Wins the 1940 Championship with the San Jose Cougars!
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/04/1942 Wins the HL Player of the Week Award.
06/08/1942 Wins the HL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1942 Wins the HL Batter of the Month Award.
07/15/1942 Goes 5-5 against the Birmingham Ironmen, with 3 2B, 6 RBI and 1 R.
07/20/1942 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
08/07/1942 Goes 5-5 against the Knoxville Knights, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI and 3 R.
08/21/1942 Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/21/1942 Wins the 1942 Championship with the Mobile Commodores!
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/31/1943 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
06/21/1943 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1943 Wins the DIX Batter of the Month Award.
09/22/1943 Injured (bruised toe),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/27/1943 Wins the 1943 Championship with the Mobile Commodores!
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
09/18/1944 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
09/25/1944 Wins the 1944 Championship with the Milwaukee Blues!
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/07/1946 Injured (undisclosed injury),out for 3 days.
05/01/1946 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/15/1946 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
07/28/1946 Injured (sprained wrist),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
08/19/1946 Released by the Chicago organization.
08/28/1946 Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cougars organization.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/14/1947 Released by the Chicago organization.
04/23/1947 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Brooklyn Kings organization.
09/22/1947 Wins the 1947 Championship with the Jersey City Uniforms!
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/31/1948 Released by the Brooklyn organization.
10/12/1948 Retired from professional baseball.
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