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Bill Virdon

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Full Name: William Charles Virdon Primary Position: OF,CF
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/175 First Game: April 12, 1955
Birthdate: June 9, 1931 Final Game: July 31, 1968
Birthplace: Hazel Park, Michigan MLB Experience: 12 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Bill Virdon (William Charles Virdon) was born on June 9, 1931 in Hazel Park, Michigan. He made his Major League debut on April 12, 1955 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1955, his rookie year, he hit .281 with 17 home runs and 68 RBI. Virdon played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates over the course of his 12 year career.

Most people believe that Bill Virdon's best season was 1961, when he knocked in 58 runs.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1955 STL N 144 534 58 150 17 68 .281 .322 .433 18 6 36 64 1 6 2 3 10
1956 STL N 24 71 10 15 2 9 .211 .269 .324 2 0 5 8 1 2 0 2 0
1956 PIT N 133 509 67 170 8 37 .334 .374 .462 21 10 33 63 1 2 6 7 12
1956 TOT N 157 580 77 185 10 46 .319 .361 .445 23 10 38 71 2 4 6 9 12
1957 PIT N 144 561 59 141 8 50 .251 .291 .383 28 11 33 69 0 8 3 5 8
1958 PIT N 144 604 75 161 9 46 .267 .324 .387 24 11 52 70 1 2 5 5 5
1959 PIT N 144 519 67 132 8 41 .254 .327 .355 24 2 55 65 2 5 7 11 7
1960 PIT N 120 409 60 108 8 40 .264 .326 .406 16 9 40 44 0 0 8 2 4
1961 PIT N 146 599 81 156 9 58 .260 .313 .369 22 8 49 45 0 5 5 1 4
1962 PIT N 156 663 82 164 6 47 .247 .286 .345 27 10 36 65 1 2 5 0 10
1963 PIT N 142 554 58 149 8 53 .269 .321 .374 22 6 43 55 0 9 1 4 6
1964 PIT N 145 473 59 115 3 27 .243 .287 .298 11 3 30 48 0 5 1 1 12
1965 PIT N 135 481 58 134 4 24 .279 .322 .370 22 5 30 49 1 7 4 0 6
1968 PIT N 6 3 1 1 1 2 .333 .333 1.333 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1583 5980 735 1596 91 502 .267 .316 .379 237 81 442 647 8 53 47 41 84

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1955 STL N OF 142 0 0 339 7 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 .966
1956 STL N OF 24 0 0 53 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .982
1956 PIT N OF 130 0 0 334 10 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .989
1956 TOT N OF 154 0 0 387 12 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1956 TOT N CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1957 PIT N OF 141 138 1242 403 13 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 .986
1957 PIT N CF 141 138 1242 396 11 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 .983
1958 PIT N CF 143 143 1267.1 389 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .993
1958 PIT N OF 143 143 1267.1 401 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .993
1959 PIT N OF 144 139 1248 404 16 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 .979
1959 PIT N CF 144 139 1248 406 16 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 .979
1960 PIT N OF 109 98 887.2 272 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .983
1960 PIT N CF 109 98 887.2 265 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .982
1961 PIT N CF 145 144 1269 379 7 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 .985
1961 PIT N OF 145 144 1269 384 6 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 .985
1962 PIT N CF 156 156 1375.1 354 11 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 .976
1962 PIT N OF 156 156 1375.1 360 11 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 .976
1963 PIT N OF 142 142 1255.1 323 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1963 PIT N CF 142 142 1255.1 315 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1964 PIT N OF 134 112 1038.1 243 5 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 .976
1964 PIT N CF 134 112 1038.1 241 7 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .980
1965 PIT N CF 128 110 1026 262 3 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 .971
1965 PIT N OF 128 110 1026 260 3 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 .970
1968 PIT N LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1968 PIT N OF 4 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1968 PIT N RF 3 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total OF 1542 1182 10615 3777 100 73 18 0 0 0 0 0 .982
Total CF 1242 1182 10609 3007 81 56 15 0 0 0 0 0 .982
Total RF 3 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees (1950).
  • Traded by New York Yankees with Mel Wright and Emil Tellinger to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Enos Slaughter (April 11, 1954).
  • Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Dick Littlefield and Bobby Del Greco (May 17, 1956).
  • Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (November 22, 1965).
  • Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (July 15, 1968).
  • Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (August 13, 1968).

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