C Bill Van Ness #4
Boston Minutemen FABL
Age: 33 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
12/04/1950
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C BILL VAN NESS #4 - AGE: 33 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
94 299 58 9 2 4 30 48 18 .194 .310 .278 2 -0.5
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/29/1950 WAS Win, 11-1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1950 @ DET Loss, 2-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/1950 @ NYG Win, 12-4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
09/14/1950 @ STL Loss, 6-7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/04/1950 @ WAS Win, 12-5 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/04/1950 @ WAS Loss, 1-4 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/31/1950 CHI Win, 8-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/25/1950 NYG Loss, 2-5 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/23/1950 STL Win, 3-1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/22/1950 STL Win, 6-5 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/23/1916
Born in:Dayton, OH
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$9,547
Signed Through:1951 Season
Major Service:11 Years, 139 Days
Service This Yr:167 Days
40-Man Service:11 Years, 139 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1935, 6th Pick in Round 1
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1950 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 94 299 58 9 2 4 30 30 48 18 .194 .310 .278 .587 .273 .084 57
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 86 355 4 8 0 7 3 4 83 15 2 0 100.0 28.5 3.02 -0.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   16 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .125 .176 .125 .301
Versus Right   283 56 9 2 4 29 30 48 17 4 3 3 .198 .317 .286 .603
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   42 10 3 0 0 4 7 8 1 0 2 0 .238 .360 .310 .670
May   64 14 2 0 2 5 5 13 5 0 0 1 .219 .359 .344 .703
June   66 11 2 1 2 7 7 10 2 0 0 1 .167 .286 .318 .604
July   58 10 2 0 0 6 7 10 6 2 1 0 .172 .286 .207 .493
August   59 10 0 0 0 6 2 6 2 1 0 1 .169 .254 .169 .423
September   10 3 0 1 0 2 2 1 2 1 0 1 .300 .385 .500 .885
Spring Training   41 10 4 0 0 1 3 7 4 0 1 2 .244 .380 .341 .721
Last Year   406 90 15 0 6 47 42 52 30 9 3 1 .222 .306 .303 .609
2 Years Ago   435 107 22 1 6 51 51 47 15 5 6 4 .246 .322 .343 .664
Career   4594 1129 191 9 61 553 533 575 220 53 16 39 .246 .331 .331 .662
Home   142 35 5 0 3 17 15 24 5 2 1 1 .246 .355 .345 .700
Road   157 23 4 2 1 13 15 24 13 2 2 3 .146 .269 .217 .485
Grass   299 58 9 2 4 30 30 48 18 4 3 4 .194 .310 .278 .587
Day   194 40 7 1 2 20 18 26 12 3 3 2 .206 .302 .284 .586
Night   105 18 2 1 2 10 12 22 6 1 0 2 .171 .323 .267 .590
As Starter   295 57 9 2 4 29 30 47 18 3 2 4 .193 .309 .278 .587
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Pinch Hitting   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 .333 .400 .333 .733
Close/Late   69 10 2 0 0 6 5 17 5 0 2 0 .145 .314 .174 .488
Inning 1-3   93 22 5 0 3 12 10 4 2 1 0 2 .237 .280 .387 .667
Inning 4-6   105 18 1 2 1 10 11 24 10 2 1 0 .171 .321 .248 .568
Inning 7-9   95 18 3 0 0 8 9 17 6 1 2 2 .189 .322 .221 .543
Extra Innings   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
0 Outs   111 20 5 1 1 6 17 19 6 0 3 2 .180 .311 .270 .581
1 Outs   96 15 2 1 0 10 7 15 3 4 0 1 .156 .267 .198 .465
2 Outs   92 23 2 0 3 14 6 14 9 0 0 1 .250 .355 .370 .725
Scoring Position   89 16 2 0 1 25 10 24 6 4 3 2 .180 .353 .236 .589
Bases Empty   151 30 7 1 2 2 16 21 10 0 0 2 .199 .305 .298 .603
Runner on 1st   59 12 0 1 1 3 4 3 2 0 0 0 .203 .242 .288 .530
Runner on 2nd   32 4 0 0 1 3 3 15 2 0 1 1 .125 .417 .219 .635
Runner on 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .400 .500 .400 .900
Runner on 1st & 2nd   24 5 2 0 0 4 3 5 2 0 1 0 .208 .345 .292 .636
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 .182 .167 .182 .348
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Bases Loaded   14 2 0 0 0 8 1 2 1 2 0 0 .143 .222 .143 .365
Two Strikes   132 27 5 0 2 15 11 14 18 2 0 2 .205 .287 .288 .575
First Pitch   48 10 0 1 1 4 5 6 0 0 0 0 .208 .296 .312 .609
Count 0-1   37 7 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .189 .189 .243 .432
Count 0-2   19 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 .158 .150 .158 .308
Count 1-0   21 5 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 1 0 .238 .261 .333 .594
Count 1-1   29 5 2 0 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 2 .172 .219 .345 .564
Count 1-2   47 8 1 0 0 1 3 0 7 1 0 2 .170 .200 .191 .391
Count 2-0   8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Count 2-1   15 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .133 .188 .133 .321
Count 2-2   37 8 3 0 2 9 5 0 5 0 0 0 .216 .216 .459 .676
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   9 1 0 0 0 1 4 16 0 0 1 0 .111 .680 .111 .791
Full Count   29 8 1 0 0 4 3 14 2 0 0 0 .276 .512 .310 .822
Behind in Count   103 18 3 0 0 5 4 0 11 2 0 2 .175 .187 .204 .391
Ahead in Count   53 9 0 1 0 5 11 28 0 1 3 0 .170 .451 .208 .659
Batting Leadoff   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   29 4 1 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 1 0 .138 .242 .172 .415
Batting 6th   23 4 0 1 0 3 3 2 2 1 0 1 .174 .259 .261 .520
Batting 7th   122 27 5 1 3 13 12 23 6 0 0 2 .221 .354 .352 .706
Batting 8th   125 23 3 0 1 13 13 19 9 2 1 1 .184 .293 .232 .525
Low Leverage   109 24 5 0 3 6 9 10 9 1 0 2 .220 .295 .349 .644
Medium Leverage   122 25 3 1 1 10 17 24 4 1 0 2 .205 .342 .270 .613
High Leverage   67 9 1 1 0 14 4 14 5 2 3 0 .134 .277 .179 .456
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
1938 Boston - FABL 21 17 59 19 2 0 1 9 5 6 0 1 2 0 0 .322 .379 .407 .786 113 116 0.5
1939 Boston - FABL 22 145 518 122 22 1 5 63 56 55 7 6 26 0 0 .236 .314 .311 .625 70 62 0.0
1940 Boston - FABL 23 111 386 95 21 0 4 42 47 32 4 4 9 0 0 .246 .308 .332 .639 81 82 1.2
1941 Boston - FABL 24 56 169 51 11 0 3 21 18 16 0 1 1 0 2 .302 .360 .420 .780 116 118 1.2
1942 Boston - FABL 25 91 257 63 7 1 3 33 41 43 0 4 6 0 0 .245 .349 .315 .664 93 96 1.8
1943 Boston - FABL 26 130 411 105 18 1 4 44 61 70 7 4 26 0 2 .255 .370 .333 .703 107 108 3.0
1944 Boston - FABL 27 96 300 61 14 0 2 31 29 40 0 0 23 1 0 .203 .297 .270 .567 68 63 0.6
1945 Boston - FABL 28 136 465 134 18 1 6 48 57 68 5 2 18 1 1 .288 .383 .370 .753 123 126 4.2
1946 Boston - FABL 29 133 467 112 14 1 7 62 47 43 4 5 25 0 0 .240 .306 .319 .625 86 82 1.5
1947 Boston - FABL 30 123 422 112 18 1 10 72 49 55 3 8 21 1 1 .265 .348 .384 .732 102 102 2.9
1948 Boston - FABL 31 121 435 107 22 1 6 51 51 47 4 5 15 1 0 .246 .322 .343 .664 80 81 0.9
1949 Boston - FABL 32 122 406 90 15 0 6 47 42 52 1 9 30 0 0 .222 .306 .303 .609 64 55 -0.7
1950 Boston - FABL 33 94 299 58 9 2 4 30 30 48 4 4 18 2 0 .194 .310 .278 .587 56 57 -0.5
Total FABL 1375 4594 1129 191 9 61 553 533 575 39 53 220 6 6 .246 .331 .331 .662 87 86 16.6
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
1934 Total - 17 25 99 52 16 0 1 29 37 18 4 3 1 7 2 .525 .597 .717 1.314 100 100 2.6
1935 Total - 18 22 91 47 13 0 3 28 36 16 4 0 5 1 1 .516 .604 .758 1.362 100 100 2.5
1936 Arlington - B 19 102 384 113 32 6 0 59 37 15 3 6 30 0 1 .294 .321 .409 .730 97 92 1.1
1936 Springfield - A 19 26 95 24 11 0 1 9 5 2 0 0 17 0 0 .253 .268 .400 .668 91 90 0.5
1937 Springfield - A 20 96 362 95 24 2 5 54 40 22 5 2 27 1 0 .262 .312 .381 .693 86 84 0.9
1938 Columbus - AAA 21 120 428 146 29 3 7 64 52 44 6 4 21 1 0 .341 .407 .472 .879 133 134 4.2
Total CL 120 428 146 29 3 7 64 52 44 6 4 21 1 0 .341 .407 .472 .879 133 134
Total MAL 122 457 119 35 2 6 63 45 24 5 2 44 1 0 .260 .303 .385 .688 87 85
Total SEL 102 384 113 32 6 0 59 37 15 3 6 30 0 1 .294 .321 .409 .730 97 92
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
1941 Boston - FABL 24 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250 234 230 0.2
1943 Boston - FABL 26 7 22 2 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 1 2 0 0 .091 .192 .091 .283 -16 -23 0.6
Total FABL 9 26 3 0 0 1 4 2 3 0 1 2 0 0 .115 .200 .231 .431 18 11
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1936 Springfield - A C 26 26 88 18 2 108 2 .981 220.2 4.32 +0.2 1.096 3 27 8 29.6
1936 Arlington - B C 99 99 280 46 9 343 17 .950 847.2 3.46 -3.3 .896 6 96 22 22.9
1937 Springfield - A C 92 92 355 58 5 423 10 .976 813.1 4.57 +0.8 .936 4 92 29 31.5
1938 Boston - MLB C 17 16 51 7 0 59 1 .983 137.2 3.79 -0.1 .772 1 9 3 33.3
1938 Columbus - AAA C 114 114 416 66 6 493 11 .978 998.2 4.34 -1.2 .842 8 74 28 37.8
1939 Boston - MLB C 144 143 546 88 9 645 11 .983 1274.1 4.48 -2.7 .923 7 123 45 36.6
1940 Boston - MLB C 102 97 340 61 11 414 13 .969 875.2 4.12 -1.2 .917 5 80 32 40.0
1941 Boston - MLB C 44 40 156 19 5 179 4 .978 365.2 4.31 -1.7 .762 3 15 5 33.3
1942 Boston - MLB C 74 63 233 40 1 277 4 .986 585.0 4.20 +3.2 1.189 2 44 23 52.3
1943 Boston - MLB C 124 120 394 78 10 479 7 .985 1054.1 4.03 +2.8 1.015 8 57 24 42.1
1944 Boston - MLB C 92 85 338 38 6 379 3 .992 758.1 4.46 +1.7 .984 5 37 18 48.6
1945 Boston - MLB C 126 120 411 68 16 487 8 .984 1082.1 3.98 +0.8 .913 9 51 26 51.0
1946 Boston - MLB C 129 122 426 67 5 498 5 .990 1100.2 4.03 +0.4 .964 15 60 29 48.3
1947 Boston - MLB C 121 117 366 77 12 452 9 .980 1033.2 3.86 +2.0 1.142 11 59 32 54.2
1948 Boston - MLB C 120 119 434 72 12 508 2 .996 1051.1 4.33 -0.2 .888 9 64 30 46.9
1949 Boston - MLB C 121 117 406 63 9 471 2 .996 1047.0 4.03 -4.6 .911 10 65 19 29.2
1950 Boston - MLB C 89 86 310 51 8 362 1 .997 762.0 4.26 +0.5 1.077 6 39 15 38.5
TOTAL C 1634 1576 5550 917 126 6577 110 .983 14008.1 4.15 -2.6 .951 112 992 388 39.1
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1935 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
12/05/1935 Drafted in the 1935 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 6, 6th overall pick) by the Boston Minutemen, out of high school (Suffolk; Suffolk, VA).
12/14/1935 Signed a minor league contract with the Boston Minutemen organization with a signing bonus of $13,000.
01/01/1936 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/14/1936 Named the #25 prospect in the FABL
07/06/1936 Named the #14 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1937 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/19/1937 Named the #20 prospect in the FABL
07/11/1937 Named the #15 prospect in the FABL
08/12/1937 Injured (fractured thumb),out for 5 weeks.
10/14/1937 Named the #34 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1938 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/18/1938 Named the #76 prospect in the FABL
06/26/1938 Injured (bruised forearm),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/10/1938 Named the #48 prospect in the FABL
08/15/1938 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
10/15/1938 Named the #39 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1939 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/24/1939 Named the #38 prospect in the FABL
07/01/1939 Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award.
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/08/1941 Injured (strep throat),day-to-day for 4 days.
10/10/1941 Wins the 1941 World Championship Series with the Boston Minutemen.
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/01/1943 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
10/18/1944 Injured (undisclosed injury),out for 5 days.
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/08/1945 Was selected to the 1945 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
10/02/1946 Injured (earache),day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/14/1948 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/18/1948 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 4 days.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year BB Rank
1943 70 10
Year IBB Rank
1939 13 1
1943 7 7
1944 7 8
1949 12 2
1950 8 8
Year HP Rank
1939 7 4
1940 4 10
1943 7 2
1945 5 3
1946 4 8
1947 3 10
1948 4 7
Year SF Rank
1947 8 7
1949 9 4
Year OBP Rank
1945 .383 7
Year wOBA Rank
1945 .362 9
Year OPS Rank
1945 .753 10
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