Bill Virdon

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