SS Bill Hightower #12
Rochester Rooks (CLE) UL
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
01/20/1975
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SS BILL HIGHTOWER #12 - AGE: 24 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
49 113 26 3 1 4 11 13 19 .230 .307 .381 1 -0.1
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/21/1974 @ REA Win, 4-3 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 0
09/19/1974 CBL Win, 7-0 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/18/1974 CBL Loss, 3-9 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/17/1974 CBL Win, 6-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1974 CBL Win, 8-4 5 1 1 2 1 0 1 0
09/15/1974 HAR Win, 7-5 4 2 3 5 2 1 1 0
09/12/1974 HAR Loss, 2-4 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0
09/10/1974 @ AKR Loss, 2-6 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/09/1974 @ AKR Loss, 2-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/08/1974 @ AKR Loss, 7-12 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:03/07/1950
Born in:Richmond, VA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1968, 20th Pick in Round 17
EASTERN ASSOCIATION 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 54 205 57 4 1 5 24 27 20 23 .278 .352 .380 .733 .349 .102 94
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 50 231 4 2 0 13 1 1 78 10 0 2 0.0 24.2 3.96 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   44 13 2 0 2 6 6 9 5 0 0 1 .295 .426 .477 .903
Versus Right   161 44 2 1 3 18 21 11 18 1 1 3 .273 .330 .354 .684
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   27 5 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 .185 .214 .185 .399
May   66 19 4 0 0 7 4 8 5 0 0 1 .288 .373 .348 .722
June   13 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 .308 .357 .308 .665
July   61 17 0 1 2 5 11 5 9 1 1 3 .279 .357 .410 .767
September   38 12 0 0 3 11 6 5 6 0 0 0 .316 .395 .553 .948
Last Year   205 57 4 1 5 24 27 20 23 1 1 4 .278 .352 .380 .733
2 Years Ago   222 46 7 1 2 26 24 30 35 4 8 0 .207 .297 .275 .572
Career   470 110 13 3 7 52 56 56 67 5 12 4 .234 .318 .319 .637
Home   105 32 1 1 4 17 16 11 13 0 0 2 .305 .381 .448 .829
Road   100 25 3 0 1 7 11 9 10 1 1 2 .250 .321 .310 .631
Grass   205 57 4 1 5 24 27 20 23 1 1 4 .278 .352 .380 .733
Day   76 21 1 0 2 9 11 7 6 0 0 1 .276 .345 .368 .714
Night   129 36 3 1 3 15 16 13 17 1 1 3 .279 .356 .388 .744
As Starter   202 56 3 1 5 24 26 20 22 1 1 4 .277 .352 .376 .729
As Reliever / Substitution   3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
UNION LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 49 113 26 3 1 4 11 14 13 19 .230 .307 .381 .688 .316 .150 97
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 27 128 0 1 0 6 1 1 43 8 1 0 100.0 12.3 3.49 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   24 7 1 1 0 1 4 3 4 0 0 0 .292 .370 .417 .787
Versus Right   89 19 2 0 4 10 10 10 15 1 1 0 .213 .290 .371 .661
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   10 5 0 0 1 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .500 .800 1.300
June   46 8 1 0 1 3 6 3 9 0 1 0 .174 .224 .261 .485
July   19 7 2 0 1 4 2 3 4 1 0 0 .368 .435 .632 1.066
August   33 6 0 1 1 2 2 7 3 0 0 0 .182 .325 .333 .658
September   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   113 26 3 1 4 11 14 13 19 1 1 0 .230 .307 .381 .688
2 Years Ago   62 13 2 0 0 2 8 9 6 0 1 0 .210 .310 .242 .552
Career   175 39 5 1 4 13 22 22 25 1 2 0 .223 .308 .331 .640
Home   55 14 0 1 3 7 8 4 12 0 0 0 .255 .305 .455 .760
Road   58 12 3 0 1 4 6 9 7 1 1 0 .207 .309 .310 .619
Grass   113 26 3 1 4 11 14 13 19 1 1 0 .230 .307 .381 .688
Day   23 4 0 0 1 3 3 1 6 1 0 0 .174 .200 .304 .504
Night   90 22 3 1 3 8 11 12 13 0 1 0 .244 .333 .400 .733
As Starter   95 21 2 0 4 9 13 12 17 1 0 0 .221 .306 .368 .674
As Reliever / Substitution   18 5 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 .278 .316 .444 .760
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1968 Salem - A 18 74 262 54 6 2 2 25 22 27 4 0 71 2 4 .206 .290 .267 .557 54 45 -0.7
1968 Scranton - A 18 9 22 5 0 0 1 3 5 4 0 0 7 0 0 .227 .346 .364 .710 107 106 0.1
1969 Lafayette - R 19 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 30 16 -0.0
1969 Salem - A 19 103 384 113 13 4 11 63 56 63 6 2 91 2 2 .294 .400 .435 .835 116 115 2.7
1969 Scranton - A 19 6 18 4 1 0 1 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .391 .444 .836 146 156 0.2
1970 Lafayette - R 20 20 74 14 0 1 1 7 6 8 1 1 22 0 2 .189 .274 .257 .531 44 41 -0.2
1970 Salem - A 20 36 128 28 4 0 3 14 18 21 1 1 36 0 2 .219 .331 .320 .651 73 68 -0.1
1970 Scranton - A 20 64 217 50 11 0 1 20 24 18 2 2 42 0 1 .230 .293 .295 .588 68 59 -0.8
1970 Shreveport - AA 20 7 19 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 .158 .200 .158 .358 -3 -36 -0.2
1971 Ottumwa - R 21 5 21 10 3 0 1 5 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 .476 .542 .762 1.304 235 241 0.6
1971 Savannah - A 21 64 232 52 6 2 1 20 23 31 0 1 37 0 0 .224 .314 .280 .595 73 56 -0.7
1971 Wilmington - A 21 4 10 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 .100 .357 .100 .457 28 66 -0.1
1972 Savannah - A 22 10 34 7 1 0 0 6 2 6 0 1 5 0 0 .206 .317 .235 .552 59 64 0.2
1972 Wilmington - A 22 83 272 71 12 0 3 35 26 42 1 4 53 3 5 .261 .357 .338 .696 97 97 1.0
1972 Youngstown - AA 22 15 43 7 2 1 0 2 5 6 0 0 9 0 0 .163 .265 .256 .521 34 24 -0.4
1973 Youngstown - AA 23 75 222 46 7 1 2 26 24 30 0 4 35 1 0 .207 .297 .275 .572 55 48 -1.2
1973 Rochester - AAA 23 31 62 13 2 0 0 2 8 9 0 0 6 1 0 .210 .310 .242 .552 57 56 -0.1
1974 Youngstown - AA 24 54 205 57 4 1 5 24 27 20 4 1 23 0 2 .278 .352 .380 .733 87 94 0.5
1974 Rochester - AAA 24 49 113 26 3 1 4 11 14 13 0 1 19 1 0 .230 .307 .381 .688 89 97 -0.1
Total EA 144 470 110 13 3 7 52 56 56 4 5 67 1 2 .234 .318 .319 .637 66 65
Total UL 80 175 39 5 1 4 13 22 22 0 1 25 2 0 .223 .308 .331 .640 78 82
Total MAL 166 539 131 24 0 6 60 59 73 3 6 103 3 6 .243 .333 .321 .654 87 84
Total SEL 74 266 59 7 2 1 26 25 37 0 2 42 0 0 .222 .315 .274 .589 71 57
Total COW 213 774 195 23 6 16 102 96 111 11 3 198 4 8 .252 .353 .359 .712 89 85
Total LSA 7 19 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 .158 .200 .158 .358 -3 -36
Total GSL 21 78 15 0 1 1 7 6 8 1 1 22 0 2 .192 .273 .256 .529 43 39
Total UMVA 5 21 10 3 0 1 5 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 .476 .542 .762 1.304 235 241
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1968 Salem - A 1B 2 2 12 1 0 13 0 1.000 17.0 6.88 +0.5 2.101
1968 Salem - A 2B 4 4 7 14 0 22 1 .955 32.0 5.91 -0.1 .992
1968 Salem - A 3B 5 5 2 8 1 11 1 .909 37.2 2.39 -0.4 .953
1968 Scranton - A SS 8 8 13 23 6 37 1 .973 60.0 5.40 -0.7 .909
1968 Salem - A SS 62 60 89 170 42 267 8 .970 523.2 4.45 -0.9 .980
1969 Salem - A 1B 4 4 27 2 2 29 0 1.000 32.0 8.16 +0.2 1.053
1969 Scranton - A 2B 2 2 1 3 1 4 0 1.000 18.0 2.00 -0.3 .737
1969 Salem - A 2B 5 4 9 11 3 20 0 1.000 29.2 6.07 +0.4 1.115
1969 Salem - A 3B 8 7 8 12 2 20 0 1.000 57.1 3.14 -1.3 .878
1969 Scranton - A SS 4 4 7 8 2 15 0 1.000 34.0 3.97 -0.3 .897
1969 Salem - A SS 85 84 155 234 96 395 6 .985 738.2 4.74 +2.1 1.019
1969 Lafayette - R SS 1 1 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 +0.1 1.150
1970 Scranton - A 2B 3 3 8 6 3 15 1 .933 27.0 4.67 -0.3 .883
1970 Salem - A 2B 2 2 3 5 3 8 0 1.000 15.0 4.80 +0.2 1.075
1970 Shreveport - AA 3B 7 7 7 10 0 17 0 1.000 49.0 3.12 +0.8 1.080
1970 Scranton - A 3B 3 3 3 4 1 7 0 1.000 28.0 2.25 +0.5 1.079
1970 Salem - A 3B 6 6 3 11 1 14 0 1.000 47.0 2.68 -0.6 .912
1970 Scranton - A SS 58 57 84 144 45 235 7 .970 482.1 4.25 -7.8 .933
1970 Salem - A SS 28 27 45 66 23 112 1 .991 234.2 4.26 -0.4 1.027
1970 Lafayette - R SS 19 19 33 54 11 90 3 .967 165.0 4.75 +0.6 1.046
1971 Savannah - A 2B 2 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 5.2 6.35 +0.6 1.055
1971 Wilmington - A 3B 4 4 0 8 3 9 1 .889 35.0 2.06 -1.1 .945
1971 Savannah - A 3B 57 57 37 87 11 130 6 .954 486.1 2.29 -3.3 .970
1971 Savannah - A SS 10 4 10 15 6 26 1 .962 49.2 4.53 -1.9 .816
1971 Ottumwa - R SS 5 5 9 14 4 23 0 1.000 44.0 4.70 +1.2 1.101
1972 Youngstown - AA 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Wilmington - A 2B 5 2 10 9 2 19 0 1.000 31.0 5.52 +0.4 1.029
1972 Youngstown - AA 3B 10 9 9 18 2 29 2 .931 79.0 3.08 -0.7 .927
1972 Wilmington - A 3B 72 67 51 132 12 193 10 .948 577.2 2.85 +0.9 1.025
1972 Savannah - A 3B 10 10 5 21 2 26 0 1.000 88.0 2.66 +2.1 1.129
1972 Youngstown - AA SS 5 2 6 5 1 12 1 .917 19.2 5.03 -0.8 .732
1972 Wilmington - A SS 12 6 10 25 4 40 5 .875 66.2 4.72 -2.2 .857
1973 Rochester - AAA 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.1 6.75 0.0 .000
1973 Youngstown - AA 1B 2 2 13 1 3 14 0 1.000 18.0 7.00 -0.5 .700
1973 Rochester - AAA 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Youngstown - AA 2B 2 2 4 4 1 8 0 1.000 13.0 5.54 -0.2 1.026
1973 Rochester - AAA 3B 12 5 6 16 4 22 0 1.000 70.0 2.83 -0.2 .920
1973 Youngstown - AA 3B 23 19 11 40 3 53 2 .962 160.2 2.86 -0.2 1.007
1973 Rochester - AAA SS 14 8 16 30 5 46 0 1.000 87.0 4.76 -0.2 .912
1973 Youngstown - AA SS 46 33 68 114 28 190 8 .958 322.2 5.08 -5.9 .905
1973 Youngstown - AA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Rochester - AAA 1B 4 4 25 2 3 28 1 .964 30.2 7.92 -0.9 .711
1974 Youngstown - AA 1B 3 2 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 18.0 9.50 +0.2 1.044
1974 Rochester - AAA 2B 8 5 17 12 4 30 1 .967 50.0 5.22 -2.9 .679
1974 Youngstown - AA 2B 4 1 1 4 1 6 1 .833 16.0 2.81 -0.6 .774
1974 Rochester - AAA 3B 23 11 13 22 0 37 2 .946 123.1 2.55 -0.2 .948
1974 Youngstown - AA 3B 20 16 15 29 3 47 3 .936 131.2 3.01 +0.0 1.014
1974 Rochester - AAA SS 11 6 8 17 6 26 1 .962 54.1 4.14 -1.6 .902
1974 Youngstown - AA SS 34 31 66 97 26 166 3 .982 276.2 5.30 -0.3 .967
1974 Rochester - AAA LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.1 1.029
TOTAL 1B 17 14 97 6 8 104 1 .990 117.0 7.92 -0.6 .923
TOTAL 2B 37 25 62 70 18 136 4 .971 237.1 5.01 -2.9 .925
TOTAL 3B 260 226 170 418 45 615 27 .956 1970.2 2.69 -3.6 .993
TOTAL SS 402 355 620 1018 306 1683 45 .973 3167.0 4.65 -18.9 .966
TOTAL LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.1 1.029
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1968 Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft out of high school (Varina; Richmond, VA) by the Los Angeles Stars. (Round 17, Pick 20, 340th overall pick).
08/24/1969 Injured (fractured wrist),out for 8-9 weeks.
02/05/1971 Was traded by the Los Angeles Stars to the Cleveland Foresters, along with CL Ed Squires, in exchange for CL Dick Butler.
04/22/1971 Injured (triceps strain),out for 6-7 weeks.
05/19/1971 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 3 weeks.
05/05/1973 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day.
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