C Bill Van Ness #4
Age: 45 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
06/04/1962
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C BILL VAN NESS #4 - AGE: 45 - 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 4 3 4
Avoid K's 3 3 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 1
Errors: - 1 1
Arm: 2 1 2
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 2 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 1 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Aggressiveness: 1
Stealing Ability: 4
Baserunning Inst.: 4
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:12/23/1916
Born in:Dayton, OH
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:16 Years, 117 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:16 Years, 117 Days
Pro Service:19 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
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 60 56 -0.7
1951 Boston - FABL 34 38 131 41 5 3 2 16 21 13 0 0 8 5 3 .313 .375 .443 .818 120 124 1.2
1952 Boston - FABL 35 46 93 17 2 4 1 7 13 17 1 1 3 1 1 .183 .312 .323 .635 87 71 0.3
1953 Boston - FABL 36 48 124 20 4 0 3 17 11 12 1 3 9 1 1 .161 .236 .266 .502 37 36 -0.7
1954 Boston - FABL 37 47 111 17 3 2 1 16 15 21 0 3 10 3 0 .153 .281 .243 .525 44 43 -0.3
1955 Boston - FABL 38 49 115 20 4 1 1 7 9 23 1 0 13 0 1 .174 .317 .252 .569 52 53 -0.3
Total FABL 1603 5168 1244 209 19 69 616 602 661 42 60 263 16 12 .241 .328 .329 .657 85 83 16.8
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
1951 Boston - MLB C 36 34 124 28 1 154 2 .987 297.1 4.60 +0.1 .930 1 26 11 42.3
1952 Boston - MLB C 41 27 133 15 0 149 1 .993 258.0 5.16 +0.3 1.435 5 15 8 53.3
1953 Boston - MLB C 46 33 148 26 1 176 2 .989 320.2 4.88 +0.4 .997 2 16 9 56.2
1954 Boston - MLB C 43 30 145 21 3 167 1 .994 284.2 5.25 -0.8 .890 2 20 7 35.0
1955 Boston - MLB C 46 31 145 25 2 170 0 1.000 305.2 5.01 -0.2 1.034 7 15 7 46.7
TOTAL C 1846 1731 6245 1032 133 7393 116 .984 15474.2 4.23 -2.8 .957 129 1084 430 39.7
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: - (-).
06/05/1951 Injured (ruptured tendon (finger)),out for 3-4 months.
10/08/1955 Retired from professional baseball.
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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