Bill Virdon

William Charles Virdon
Born: June 9, 1931
Hazel Park, MI USA
Deceased: 2021
Springfield, MO USA
Primary Position: CF
All Position(s) Played: RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 175
Career: 1955-1968
Minor League Statistics

Bill Virdon compiled a career batting average of .267 with 91 home runs and 502 RBI in his 1583-game career with the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates. He began playing during the 1955 season and last took the field during the 1968 campaign.


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Batting:

Year Lg Team GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
1955NLSt. Louis Cardinals144586534581501861768243664.281.322.433.755231101693
1956NLSt. Louis Cardinals248071101520290158.211.269.324.5932301212
1956NLPittsburgh Pirates133547509671702110837663363.334.374.462.836235121227
1957NLPittsburgh Pirates144605561591412811850333369.251.291.383.67521580835
1958NLPittsburgh Pirates144662604751612411946535270.267.324.387.71223451235
1959NLPittsburgh Pirates14458351967132242841745565.254.327.355.682184725211
1960NLPittsburgh Pirates12045440960108169840824044.264.326.406.73216640052
1961NLPittsburgh Pirates14666059981156228958584945.260.313.369.68222140571
1962NLPittsburgh Pirates1567056638216427106475133665.247.286.345.631229101230
1963NLPittsburgh Pirates14260755458149226853124355.269.321.374.69520760914
1964NLPittsburgh Pirates14551147359115113327153048.243.287.298.585141120531
1965NLPittsburgh Pirates13551948158134225424433049.279.322.370.69217861700
1968NLPittsburgh Pirates6331100120002.333.3331.3331.667400000
Totals158365225980735159623781915024754442647.267.316.379.6962268848533941


Fielding:

Year Lg Team Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G
1955NLSt. Louis CardinalsOF1421331186.03397121.9662.6262.437
1956NLPittsburgh PiratesOF1301261113.03341042.9892.7822.646
1956NLSt. Louis CardinalsOF2422183.753210.9822.6952.292
1957NLPittsburgh PiratesOF1411381242.04031362.9863.0142.950
1958NLPittsburgh PiratesOF1431431267.34011130.9932.9262.881
1959NLPittsburgh PiratesOF1441391248.04041695.9793.0292.917
1960NLPittsburgh PiratesOF10998887.72721050.9832.8592.587
1961NLPittsburgh PiratesOF1451441269.0384664.9852.7662.690
1962NLPittsburgh PiratesOF1561561375.33601190.9762.4282.378
1963NLPittsburgh PiratesOF1421421255.3323642.9882.3592.317
1964NLPittsburgh PiratesOF1341121038.3243561.9762.1501.851
1965NLPittsburgh PiratesOF1281101026.0260381.9702.3072.055
1968NLPittsburgh PiratesOF406.010001.0001.500.250
Totals1542146313097.737771007318.9822.6642.514

Postseason - Batting:

Year Lg Team Rnd GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
1960NLPittsburgh PiratesWS730292730051013.241.267.345.6111000000
Totals730292730051013.241.267.345.6111000000

Postseason - Fielding:

Year Lg Team Rnd Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G
1960NLPittsburgh PiratesWSCF7762.018010.9472.6132.571
Totals7762.018010.9472.6132.571

Awards

1955 - NL Rookie of the Year
1962 - NL Gold Glove OF




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