CF Bill Bather #67
Age: 41 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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CF BILL BATHER #67 - AGE: 41 - 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
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/10/1933
Born in:Baltimore, MD
Nationality:American
Height:5' 7"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:13 Years, 166 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:13 Years, 166 Days
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1954, 13th Pick in Round 6
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
1958 St. Louis - FABL 24 153 547 149 26 5 17 90 64 62 1 4 101 4 1 .272 .345 .431 .777 107 108 2.8
1959 St. Louis - FABL 25 152 558 153 18 6 17 80 80 54 1 5 86 7 6 .274 .337 .419 .756 101 103 3.2
1960 St. Louis - FABL 26 146 548 148 26 4 11 56 83 67 0 4 101 8 2 .270 .347 .392 .740 100 102 4.9
1961 St. Louis - FABL 27 151 598 187 27 4 22 72 113 79 1 4 88 11 5 .313 .391 .482 .873 136 142 6.6
1962 St. Louis - FABL 28 79 310 90 6 4 14 35 73 44 2 1 50 6 6 .290 .381 .471 .852 125 129 3.8
1963 St. Louis - FABL 29 119 454 128 16 1 13 44 64 53 1 0 73 12 7 .282 .358 .407 .766 110 116 3.8
1964 St. Louis - FABL 30 129 466 110 13 3 10 38 60 42 4 4 103 9 3 .236 .302 .341 .644 90 84 2.1
1965 St. Louis - FABL 31 156 553 126 20 8 11 65 83 61 8 4 96 14 6 .228 .312 .353 .664 95 96 3.5
1966 St. Louis - FABL 32 157 526 115 17 3 14 58 52 63 3 6 118 10 4 .219 .303 .342 .645 89 84 3.2
1967 St. Louis - FABL 33 115 319 71 5 4 4 32 32 30 4 1 66 6 4 .223 .297 .301 .598 83 82 0.2
1968 St. Louis - FABL 34 152 463 83 9 1 4 23 38 51 3 3 97 5 2 .179 .263 .229 .492 56 59 -1.7
1969 St. Louis - FABL 35 38 61 16 3 0 1 8 9 8 2 1 12 0 1 .262 .361 .361 .722 107 114 0.2
1970 St. Louis - FABL 36 31 53 8 3 0 1 5 6 9 3 0 18 0 0 .151 .308 .264 .572 55 57 -0.2
1971 St. Louis - FABL 37 18 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 -17 -18 -0.4
Total FABL 1596 5470 1386 189 43 139 606 757 623 33 37 1011 92 47 .253 .331 .380 .711 99 100 31.9
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
1954 Fresno - A 20 63 243 68 22 2 8 27 31 9 4 2 30 5 1 .280 .314 .486 .800 124 122 1.9
1955 Albany - A 21 91 336 86 16 3 4 37 60 57 2 4 50 7 2 .256 .363 .357 .721 101 105 2.3
1955 Reading - AA 21 35 130 36 4 4 1 7 12 9 0 1 26 3 1 .277 .321 .392 .714 99 92 0.5
1956 Albany - A 22 62 211 62 12 2 4 29 38 40 1 3 25 3 5 .294 .404 .427 .830 129 136 1.7
1956 Reading - AA 22 69 253 57 8 1 6 34 29 38 2 3 58 2 1 .225 .328 .336 .664 82 84 1.3
1957 Dallas - AA 23 18 65 19 5 0 5 14 12 19 0 1 9 0 0 .292 .447 .600 1.047 172 168 1.1
1957 Reading - AA 23 46 178 48 5 1 8 32 33 35 0 2 39 3 2 .270 .386 .444 .830 130 135 2.0
1957 Total - AA 23 64 243 67 10 1 13 46 45 54 0 3 48 3 2 .276 .403 .486 .889 142 144 3.1
1957 Toledo - AAA 23 35 116 33 3 2 3 20 25 25 0 1 21 1 1 .284 .408 .422 .831 126 137 1.3
1957 Oakland - AAA 23 28 111 29 4 0 6 18 20 15 1 0 21 4 1 .261 .354 .459 .814 119 118 1.2
1957 Total - AAA 23 63 227 62 7 2 9 38 45 40 1 1 42 5 2 .273 .383 .441 .823 122 128 2.5
1964 Oakland - AAA 30 3 10 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .462 .400 .862 130 144 0.1
Total EA 150 561 141 17 6 15 73 74 82 2 6 123 8 4 .251 .346 .383 .729 101 103
Total GWL 31 121 32 5 0 6 19 21 18 1 0 21 4 1 .264 .364 .455 .819 120 121
Total MAL 153 547 148 28 5 8 66 98 97 3 7 75 10 7 .271 .379 .384 .763 112 117
Total COW 63 243 68 22 2 8 27 31 9 4 2 30 5 1 .280 .314 .486 .800 124 122
Total LSA 18 65 19 5 0 5 14 12 19 0 1 9 0 0 .292 .447 .600 1.047 172 168
Total CL 35 116 33 3 2 3 20 25 25 0 1 21 1 1 .284 .408 .422 .831 126 137
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
1962 St. Louis - FABL 28 5 18 9 0 0 2 3 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 .500 .500 .833 1.333 247 258 1.9
1963 St. Louis - FABL 29 4 13 3 0 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 .231 .333 .462 .795 116 122 1.2
1964 St. Louis - FABL 30 5 17 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 4 0 0 .059 .200 .235 .435 28 30 1.0
1969 St. Louis - FABL 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
Total FABL 15 48 13 0 0 4 7 10 3 2 0 8 0 1 .271 .340 .521 .860 126 131
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1954 Fresno - A CF 61 59 184 1 0 187 2 .989 531.2 3.13 +0.3 1.010
1955 Reading - AA LF 6 6 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 49.0 2.57 -0.4 .965
1955 Albany - A LF 23 23 37 1 0 39 1 .974 199.0 1.72 +2.2 .997
1955 Reading - AA CF 24 21 52 0 0 52 0 1.000 190.0 2.46 +1.8 1.006
1955 Albany - A CF 63 61 157 1 0 160 2 .988 550.2 2.58 +3.1 1.034
1955 Reading - AA RF 8 8 17 0 0 18 1 .944 64.1 2.38 +0.2 .934
1955 Albany - A RF 4 4 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 36.0 1.25 +0.2 .981
1956 Albany - A LF 40 40 71 0 0 71 0 1.000 342.0 1.87 +1.5 1.037
1956 Reading - AA CF 68 67 183 7 1 195 5 .974 583.0 2.93 +7.3 1.060
1956 Albany - A CF 23 14 43 3 0 48 2 .958 149.2 2.77 -0.6 1.016
1956 Albany - A RF 3 3 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 29.0 1.24 -0.1 .972
1957 Reading - AA 2B 1 1 5 3 1 9 1 .889 9.0 8.00 -0.8 .628
1957 Toledo - AAA LF 4 4 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 29.2 1.52 -0.0 1.000
1957 Oakland - AAA LF 19 19 28 0 0 29 1 .966 143.1 1.76 +4.6 1.382
1957 Reading - AA LF 14 14 25 0 0 25 0 1.000 112.2 2.00 -0.1 1.012
1957 Dallas - AA LF 12 12 21 0 0 22 1 .955 106.0 1.78 +1.6 1.164
1957 Toledo - AAA CF 32 30 88 1 0 93 4 .957 270.0 2.97 +1.6 .967
1957 Oakland - AAA CF 14 8 33 1 0 34 0 1.000 92.2 3.30 +0.9 1.015
1957 Reading - AA CF 31 29 97 8 1 109 4 .963 263.2 3.58 +4.6 1.061
1957 Dallas - AA CF 6 0 11 2 0 14 1 .929 27.0 4.33 +0.3 1.030
1957 Dallas - AA RF 4 4 6 0 0 7 1 .857 28.0 1.93 +0.4 1.023
1958 St. Louis - MLB CF 151 148 351 10 0 367 6 .984 1333.0 2.44 -2.5 .976
1958 St. Louis - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 St. Louis - MLB CF 151 151 375 10 2 393 8 .980 1305.2 2.65 +8.2 1.024
1960 St. Louis - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 St. Louis - MLB CF 144 141 377 10 1 391 4 .990 1250.0 2.79 +25.1 1.106
1961 St. Louis - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 St. Louis - MLB CF 145 143 371 8 1 385 6 .984 1276.2 2.67 +9.1 1.041
1961 St. Louis - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 St. Louis - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 St. Louis - MLB CF 76 75 183 7 2 191 1 .995 657.0 2.60 +15.5 1.167
1963 St. Louis - MLB CF 117 115 321 10 1 336 5 .985 998.1 2.98 +9.5 1.033
1964 St. Louis - MLB CF 128 127 328 17 1 348 3 .991 1108.0 2.80 +7.7 1.025
1964 Oakland - AAA CF 3 3 5 2 0 7 0 1.000 27.0 2.33 +0.1 1.030
1965 St. Louis - MLB CF 149 149 374 21 0 400 5 .988 1318.0 2.70 +10.8 1.036
1966 St. Louis - MLB CF 153 152 398 13 0 414 3 .993 1320.2 2.80 +16.4 1.060
1967 St. Louis - MLB LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 10.0 0.90 +0.0 .991
1967 St. Louis - MLB CF 107 97 201 12 0 215 2 .991 854.2 2.24 -6.0 .965
1968 St. Louis - MLB LF 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 5.0 5.40 +0.0 .988
1968 St. Louis - MLB CF 46 31 69 5 0 78 4 .949 299.2 2.22 -5.2 .945
1968 St. Louis - MLB RF 112 112 181 0 0 183 2 .989 936.1 1.74 -1.6 .996
1969 St. Louis - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 St. Louis - MLB CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.1 2.70 +0.0 1.002
1969 St. Louis - MLB RF 34 15 21 2 0 25 2 .920 164.0 1.26 -0.7 .942
1970 St. Louis - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 St. Louis - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 St. Louis - MLB RF 26 13 25 0 0 27 2 .926 134.2 1.67 +0.6 1.021
1971 St. Louis - MLB 1B 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 0.0 .000
1971 St. Louis - MLB LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 10.2 0.84 -0.3 1.008
1971 St. Louis - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 St. Louis - MLB RF 10 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 23.1 1.54 -1.8 .665
TOTAL 1B 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 1 1 5 3 1 9 1 .889 9.0 8.00 -0.8 .628
TOTAL LF 132 118 206 1 0 210 3 .986 1009.1 1.85 +9.0 1.065
TOTAL CF 1695 1621 4202 149 10 4418 67 .985 14410.1 2.72 +107.9 1.035
TOTAL RF 201 159 263 2 0 273 8 .971 1415.2 1.68 -2.7 .982
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1954 Drafted in the 1954 first-year player draft out of college (Edgemoor; Newberry, SC) by the New York Gothams. (Round 6, Pick 13, 93rd overall pick).
07/05/1954 Wins the COW Player of the Week Award.
08/29/1954 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 5 weeks.
09/20/1954 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 3-4 weeks.
09/16/1956 Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/27/1957 Was traded by the New York Gothams to the St. Louis Pioneers, along with CF Dixie Amodei, SP Doc Carver, SS John Power, and LF Tom Johnson, in exchange for RF Rex Pilcher and CF Milt Hall.
08/28/1957 Goes 5-6 against the Salt Lake City Stars, with 1 HR, 5 RBI and 2 R.
12/10/1957 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the St. Louis Pioneers.
04/26/1958 Hits three home runs against the Boston Minutemen, going 3-4 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored!
05/01/1958 Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award.
10/19/1958 Finished 3rd in 1958 FABL FA Kellogg Award voting.
08/05/1959 Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for one week.
06/25/1960 Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for one week.
09/08/1960 Injured (hyperextended knee),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/25/1960 Injured (strained hamstring),out for 5 weeks.
10/20/1960 Wins the 1960 FABL FA Diamond Defense Award at CF.
06/05/1961 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for one week.
07/15/1961 Was selected to the 1961 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
08/04/1961 Goes 5-6 against the Detroit Dynamos, with 1 2B, 0 RBI and 2 R.
09/03/1961 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/25/1961 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
04/28/1962 Goes 5-6 against the Boston Minutemen, with 1 HR, 2 RBI and 4 R.
06/25/1962 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
07/09/1962 Injured (strained hamstring),out for 3 months.
10/10/1962 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for one week.
10/11/1962 Wins the 1962 World Championship Series MVP Award.
10/12/1962 Wins the 1962 World Championship Series with the St. Louis Pioneers.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 3; Eye: 4.
05/19/1963 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for one week.
07/21/1963 Injured (oblique strain),out for 5-6 weeks.
10/08/1963 Wins the 1963 World Championship Series with the St. Louis Pioneers.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 3; Eye: 4.
06/28/1964 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 5 weeks.
10/14/1964 Wins the 1964 World Championship Series with the St. Louis Pioneers.
07/08/1965 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for 4 days.
10/24/1965 Wins the 1965 FABL FA Diamond Defense Award at CF.
03/29/1966 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the St. Louis Pioneers development complex.
07/02/1966 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 1 day.
10/22/1966 Wins the 1966 FABL FA Diamond Defense Award at CF.
03/28/1967 Detrimentally completed training to generate gap power at the St. Louis Pioneers development complex.
07/22/1968 Injured (sprained elbow),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
08/11/1970 Injured (hyperextended knee),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
10/16/1971 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1958 148 5
1959 151 3
Year PA Rank
1961 682 3
Year AB Rank
1961 598 5
Year H Rank
1961 187 4
Year K Rank
1958 101 7
1960 101 9
1961 88 10
1966 118 7
Year TB Rank
1961 288 10
Year 3B Rank
1965 8 7
Year R Rank
1961 113 2
Year BB Rank
1966 63 10
Year HP Rank
1965 8 6
Year SH Rank
1964 24 1
1965 21 1
1966 15 2
1967 16 5
Year SF Rank
1966 6 9
Year AVG Rank
1961 .313 7
Year OBP Rank
1961 .391 6
Year RC Rank
1961 118.50 4
Year RC/27 Rank
1961 7.39 6
Year wOBA Rank
1961 .383 8
Year OPS Rank
1961 .873 9
Year WAR Rank
1961 5.9 4
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