Bill Bradford
William D. Bradford
Born: August 28, 1921
Choctaw, AR US
Deceased: August 22, 2000
Fairfield Bay, AR US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 180
Career: 1949-1958
Major League Statistics
Bill Bradford compiled a career record of 90 wins and 74 losses and a 3.63 ERA in his 351-game pitching career with the Yakima Bears, San Francisco Seals, Binghamton Triplets, Minneapolis Millers, Little Rock Travelers, Buffalo Bisons and Amarillo Gold Sox. He began playing during the 1949 season and last took the field during the 1958 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | B | NORW | Yakima Bears | 13 | 9 | .591 | 3.96 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 191.0 | 215 | 108 | 84 | 66 | 98 | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
| 1950 | B | NORW | Yakima Bears | 14 | 9 | .609 | 4.07 | 34 | 221.0 | 237 | 109 | 100 | 6 | 79 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 0 | 0 | 1.06 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 0 | 2 | .000 | 12.00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1951 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 14 | 11 | .560 | 2.36 | 30 | 24 | 198.0 | 191 | 81 | 52 | 70 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | Open | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 15 | 11 | .577 | 3.58 | 44 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 206.0 | 209 | 90 | 82 | 75 | 96 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |||||
| 1953 | Open | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3.35 | 39 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 191.0 | 183 | 77 | 71 | 15 | 74 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1954 | Open | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 6 | 2 | .750 | 3.39 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 103.7 | 98 | 52 | 39 | 8 | 36 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1955 | Open | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 12 | 5 | .706 | 3.13 | 51 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 149.3 | 141 | 74 | 52 | 11 | 42 | 63 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 5 | 7 | .417 | 5.17 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 94.0 | 111 | 65 | 54 | 11 | 39 | 8 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 1 | 6 | .143 | 6.59 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 41.0 | 58 | 33 | 30 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 0 | 1 | .000 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1958 | A | WL3 | Amarillo Gold Sox | 0 | 2 | .000 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 90 | 74 | .549 | 3.63 | 351 | 108 | 0 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 1415.0 | 1462 | 696 | 570 | 53 | 512 | 11 | 448 | 22 | 2 | 21 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | B | NORW | Yakima Bears | 30 | 83 | 70 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 19 | .086 | .158 | .086 | .244 | 6 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1950 | B | NORW | Yakima Bears | 34 | 83 | 83 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 | .253 | .253 | .506 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1951 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 31 | 70 | 70 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .186 | .186 | .229 | .414 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | Open | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 44 | 74 | 64 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .188 | .212 | .234 | .446 | 15 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| 1953 | Open | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 39 | 65 | 59 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .169 | .197 | .237 | .434 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 1954 | Open | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 36 | 27 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .115 | .115 | .115 | .231 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1955 | Open | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 51 | 44 | 39 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .231 | .250 | .256 | .506 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 51 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .000 | .062 | .000 | .062 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 11 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1958 | A | WL3 | Amarillo Gold Sox | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | 357 | 493 | 453 | 20 | 76 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 86 | .168 | .189 | .192 | .381 | 87 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | B | NORW | Yakima Bears | P | 29 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 2 | .971 | 1.138 |
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | P | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.400 |
| 1950 | B | NORW | Yakima Bears | P | 34 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1952 | Open | PCL | San Francisco Seals | P | 44 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .773 |
| 1953 | Open | PCL | San Francisco Seals | P | 39 | 9 | 31 | 2 | 0 | .952 | 1.026 |
| 1954 | Open | PCL | San Francisco Seals | P | 33 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | .952 | .606 |
| 1955 | Open | PCL | San Francisco Seals | P | 51 | 6 | 23 | 2 | 0 | .935 | .569 |
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | P | 51 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .765 | .255 |
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | P | 11 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | .818 |
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .600 |
| 1958 | A | WL3 | Amarillo Gold Sox | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 351 | 39 | 152 | 11 | 5 | .946 | .544 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | B | Western International League | Yakima Bears | |||
| 1950 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Francisco Seals | |||
| 1950 | B | Western International League | Yakima Bears | |||
| 1951 | A | Eastern League | Binghamton Triplets | NYA | ||
| 1951 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Francisco Seals | NYA | ||
| 1952 | Open | Pacific Coast League | San Francisco Seals | |||
| 1953 | Open | Pacific Coast League | San Francisco Seals | |||
| 1954 | Open | Pacific Coast League | San Francisco Seals | |||
| 1955 | Open | Pacific Coast League | San Francisco Seals | |||
| 1956 | AAA | American Association 2 | Minneapolis Millers | NY1 | ||
| 1957 | AA | Southern Association | Little Rock Travelers | KC1 | ||
| 1957 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | KC1 | ||
| 1958 | A | Western League | Amarillo Gold Sox | |||
| 1958 | AA | Southern Association | Little Rock Travelers | KC1 |
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