Dick Billings

Full Name: Richard Arlin Billings	Primary Position: C,OF,LF
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/195	First Game: September 11, 1968
Birthdate: December 4, 1942	Final Game: June 27, 1975
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan	MLB Experience: 7 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Dick Billings (Richard Arlin Billings) was born on December 4, 1942 in Detroit, Michigan. He made his Major League debut on September 11, 1968 for the Washington Senators. In 1971, his rookie year, he hit .246 with 6 home runs and 48 RBI. Billings played for the Washington Senators, Texas Rangers and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 7 year career.

Most people believe that Dick Billings's best season was 1972, when he knocked in 58 runs.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1968	WAS	A	12	33	3	6	1	3	.182	.282	.303	1	0	5	13	0	1	0	0	1
1969	WAS	A	27	37	3	5	0	0	.135	.256	.135	0	0	6	8	0	0	0	0	3
1970	WAS	A	11	24	3	6	1	1	.250	.308	.458	2	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	1
1971	WAS	A	116	349	32	86	6	48	.246	.296	.338	14	0	21	54	5	1	2	1	5
1972	TEX	A	133	469	41	119	5	58	.254	.296	.322	15	1	29	77	2	2	1	5	13
1973	TEX	A	81	280	17	50	3	32	.179	.237	.250	11	0	20	43	2	1	1	2	12
1974	TEX	A	16	31	2	7	0	0	.226	.314	.258	1	0	4	6	0	0	2	0	1
1974	STL	N	1	5	0	1	0	0	.200	.200	.200	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1974	Total		17	36	2	8	0	0	.222	.300	.250	1	0	4	7	0	0	2	0	1
1975	STL	N	3	3	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Total	NL		4	8	0	1	0	0	.125	.125	.125	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Total	AL		396	1223	101	279	16	142	.228	.282	.305	44	1	87	204	9	5	6	8	36
Total			400	1231	101	280	16	142	.227	.281	.304	44	1	87	207	9	5	6	8	36

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1968	WAS	A	3B	4	1	18	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1968	WAS	A	OF	8	7	60	12	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.929
1968	WAS	A	LF	8	7	60	12	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.929
1969	WAS	A	CF	1	1	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1969	WAS	A	OF	6	6	50	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1969	WAS	A	3B	1	1	8	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000
1969	WAS	A	LF	5	5	42	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1970	WAS	A	C	8	6	52	25	3	0	0	3	3	3	0	1.000
1971	WAS	A	LF	22	16	145.1	26	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.964
1971	WAS	A	C	62	61	548	337	35	3	5	16	44	21	3	.992
1971	WAS	A	RF	12	9	77	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1971	WAS	A	OF	32	25	222.1	41	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.977
1971	WAS	A	3B	2	0	4.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1972	TEX	A	C	92	78	699	478	45	10	13	12	43	29	2	.981
1972	TEX	A	3B	5	5	43	3	14	3	0	0	0	0	0	.850
1972	TEX	A	OF	41	35	314	66	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	.959
1972	TEX	A	RF	2	0	3.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1972	TEX	A	LF	39	35	310.1	66	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	.959
1972	TEX	A	1B	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1973	TEX	A	C	72	67	597.2	356	32	10	3	3	55	25	0	.975
1973	TEX	A	LF	3	2	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1973	TEX	A	OF	4	3	25	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1973	TEX	A	DH	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1973	TEX	A	1B	3	3	22.2	17	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	.864
1973	TEX	A	RF	1	1	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1974	TEX	A	C	13	10	78.1	55	2	0	1	0	4	3	0	1.000
1974	TEX	A	OF	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1974	TEX	A	LF	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1974	TEX	A	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1974	STL	N	C	1	0	13	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1974	Total		C	14	10	91.1	63	2	0	1	0	4	3	0	1.000
Total			3B	12	7	73.2	6	23	3	1	0	0	0	0	.906
Total			DH	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	15	10	88.2	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			C	248	222	1988	1259	117	23	22	34	149	81	5	.984
Total			LF	78	65	576.2	117	7	5	0	0	0	0	0	.961
Total			1B	4	3	23.2	17	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	.864
Total			CF	1	1	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			OF	92	76	673.1	132	8	5	0	0	0	0	0	.966

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Selected by Washington Senators in the 25th round of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1965).
Sold by Texas Rangers to St. Louis Cardinals (August 12, 1974).
Released by St. Louis Cardinals (September 29, 1975).

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