Bill Madlock
[edit] Biography
Bill Madlock (Bill Madlock) was born on January 2, 1951 in Memphis, Tennessee. He made his Major League debut on September 7, 1973 for the Texas Rangers. In 1974, his rookie year, he hit .313 with 9 home runs and 54 RBI. Madlock played for the Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Dodgers and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 15 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Bill Madlock's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1982, when he slugged 19 home runs, hit for a .319 average and knocked in 95 runs. However, others believe that it was 1979, when he stole 32 bases, hit for a .298 average and knocked in 85 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1973
| TEX
| A
| 21
| 77
| 16
| 27
| 1
| 5
| .351
| .412
| .532
| 5
| 3
| 7
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| CHI
| N
| 128
| 453
| 65
| 142
| 9
| 54
| .313
| .374
| .442
| 21
| 5
| 42
| 39
| 5
| 3
| 11
| 8
| 15
|
| 1975
| CHI
| N
| 130
| 514
| 77
| 182
| 7
| 64
| .354
| .402
| .479
| 29
| 7
| 42
| 34
| 3
| 1
| 9
| 5
| 11
|
| 1976
| CHI
| N
| 142
| 514
| 68
| 174
| 15
| 84
| .339
| .412
| .500
| 36
| 1
| 56
| 27
| 11
| 3
| 15
| 15
| 21
|
| 1977
| SF
| N
| 140
| 533
| 70
| 161
| 12
| 46
| .302
| .360
| .426
| 28
| 1
| 43
| 33
| 6
| 1
| 13
| 14
| 25
|
| 1978
| SF
| N
| 122
| 447
| 76
| 138
| 15
| 44
| .309
| .378
| .481
| 26
| 3
| 48
| 39
| 3
| 9
| 16
| 11
| 6
|
| 1979
| SF
| N
| 69
| 249
| 37
| 65
| 7
| 41
| .261
| .309
| .398
| 9
| 2
| 18
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 3
| 3
|
| 1979
| PIT
| N
| 85
| 311
| 48
| 102
| 7
| 44
| .328
| .390
| .469
| 17
| 3
| 34
| 22
| 1
| 2
| 21
| 8
| 14
|
| 1979
| TOT
| N
| 154
| 560
| 85
| 167
| 14
| 85
| .298
| .355
| .438
| 26
| 5
| 52
| 41
| 1
| 3
| 32
| 11
| 17
|
| 1980
| PIT
| N
| 137
| 494
| 62
| 137
| 10
| 53
| .277
| .341
| .399
| 22
| 4
| 45
| 33
| 4
| 0
| 16
| 12
| 15
|
| 1981
| PIT
| N
| 82
| 279
| 35
| 95
| 6
| 45
| .341
| .412
| .495
| 23
| 1
| 34
| 17
| 3
| 0
| 18
| 7
| 5
|
| 1982
| PIT
| N
| 154
| 568
| 92
| 181
| 19
| 95
| .319
| .368
| .488
| 33
| 3
| 48
| 39
| 4
| 1
| 18
| 16
| 12
|
| 1983
| PIT
| N
| 130
| 473
| 68
| 153
| 12
| 68
| .323
| .386
| .444
| 21
| 0
| 49
| 24
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 10
| 16
|
| 1984
| PIT
| N
| 103
| 403
| 38
| 102
| 4
| 44
| .253
| .297
| .323
| 16
| 0
| 26
| 29
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 5
| 11
|
| 1985
| PIT
| N
| 110
| 399
| 49
| 100
| 10
| 41
| .251
| .323
| .388
| 23
| 1
| 39
| 42
| 5
| 3
| 3
| 2
| 12
|
| 1985
| LA
| N
| 34
| 114
| 20
| 41
| 2
| 15
| .360
| .422
| .447
| 4
| 0
| 10
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 3
|
| 1985
| TOT
| N
| 144
| 513
| 69
| 141
| 12
| 56
| .275
| .345
| .402
| 27
| 1
| 49
| 53
| 8
| 3
| 10
| 2
| 15
|
| 1986
| LA
| N
| 111
| 379
| 38
| 106
| 10
| 60
| .280
| .336
| .404
| 17
| 0
| 30
| 43
| 5
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 7
|
| 1987
| LA
| N
| 21
| 61
| 5
| 11
| 3
| 7
| .180
| .265
| .344
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| 87
| 326
| 56
| 91
| 14
| 50
| .279
| .351
| .460
| 17
| 0
| 28
| 45
| 10
| 8
| 4
| 1
| 10
|
| 1987
| Total
|
| 108
| 387
| 61
| 102
| 17
| 57
| .264
| .337
| .442
| 18
| 0
| 34
| 50
| 11
| 9
| 4
| 1
| 14
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1698
| 6191
| 848
| 1890
| 148
| 805
| .305
| .366
| .440
| 326
| 31
| 570
| 456
| 57
| 28
| 167
| 120
| 180
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 108
| 403
| 72
| 118
| 15
| 55
| .293
| .362
| .474
| 22
| 3
| 35
| 54
| 11
| 8
| 7
| 1
| 10
|
| Total
|
|
| 1806
| 6594
| 920
| 2008
| 163
| 860
| .305
| .365
| .442
| 348
| 34
| 605
| 510
| 68
| 36
| 174
| 121
| 190
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1973
| TEX
| A
| 3B
| 21
| 21
| 172.1
| 13
| 32
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .918
|
| 1974
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 121
| 120
| 1025.1
| 84
| 229
| 18
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| 1975
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 128
| 127
| 1089.2
| 79
| 250
| 20
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1976
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 136
| 135
| 1177
| 107
| 234
| 14
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1977
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 125
| 124
| 1089.1
| 96
| 220
| 17
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1977
| SF
| N
| 2B
| 6
| 6
| 51
| 5
| 14
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1978
| SF
| N
| 1B
| 3
| 1
| 13
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| SF
| N
| 2B
| 114
| 111
| 939.2
| 223
| 299
| 14
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1979
| SF
| N
| 2B
| 64
| 63
| 525
| 137
| 144
| 7
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1979
| SF
| N
| 1B
| 5
| 0
| 8
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 85
| 85
| 751.2
| 63
| 153
| 7
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1980
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 127
| 125
| 1078
| 86
| 214
| 14
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1980
| PIT
| N
| 1B
| 12
| 8
| 67
| 73
| 3
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1981
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 78
| 77
| 648.1
| 50
| 147
| 9
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1982
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 146
| 142
| 1239.2
| 92
| 266
| 18
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1982
| PIT
| N
| 1B
| 3
| 3
| 18
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 125
| 124
| 1048.1
| 59
| 193
| 11
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1984
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 98
| 97
| 864.2
| 66
| 176
| 15
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .942
|
| 1984
| PIT
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 98
| 97
| 832.1
| 46
| 175
| 14
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .940
|
| 1985
| PIT
| N
| 1B
| 12
| 9
| 83
| 81
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 32
| 32
| 235
| 28
| 63
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| 1985
| TOT
| N
| 3B
| 130
| 129
| 1067.1
| 74
| 238
| 19
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1986
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 101
| 101
| 767.1
| 72
| 170
| 24
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .910
|
| 1986
| LA
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 1
| 8
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1987
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 16
| 16
| 119
| 8
| 23
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .912
|
| 1987
| LA
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 22
| 20
| 164
| 167
| 11
| 2
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| DH
| 64
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| Total
|
| 1B
| 23
| 20
| 165
| 167
| 11
| 2
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1987
| Total
|
| 3B
| 17
| 17
| 125
| 8
| 24
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .914
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 184
| 180
| 1515.2
| 365
| 457
| 22
| 82
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1438
| 1424
| 12144
| 949
| 2546
| 193
| 200
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 61
| 43
| 368
| 380
| 22
| 7
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 64
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by St. Louis Cardinals in the 11th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 5, 1969).
- Selected by Washington Senators in the 5th round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (January 17, 1970 - signed May 25, 1970).
- Traded by Texas Rangers with Vic Harris to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Fergie Jenkins (October 25, 1973).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with Rob Sperring to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Bobby Murcer, Steve Ontiveros and Andy Muhlstock (February 11, 1977).
- Traded by San Francisco Giants with Lenny Randle and Dave Roberts to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Ed Whitson, Fred Breining and Al Holland (June 28, 1979).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for 3 players to be named later (August 31, 1985); Pittsburgh Pirates received R.J. Reynolds (September 3, 1985) and Cecil Espy and Sid Bream (September 9, 1985).
- Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (May 29, 1987).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (June 4, 1987).
- Granted free agency (November 9, 1987).
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