3B Bill Shank #37
Age: 25 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
01/20/1975
3B BILL SHANK #37 - AGE: 25 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
11 8 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 .000 .385 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/07/1974 @ TUC Win, 9-7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/05/1974 PHX Loss, 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/03/1974 @ SLC Loss, 7-9 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/20/1974 POR Win, 4-3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/12/1974 @ PHX Loss, 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/05/1974 @ SAC Loss, 4-12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/25/1974 @ TUC Win, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/22/1974 PHX Loss, 3-10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/14/1974 @ HAW Win, 11-6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/13/1974 SAC Loss, 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/05/1949
Born in:Detroit, MI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:180 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, 15th Pick in Round 19
GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 11 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 .000 .385 .000 .385 .291 .000 68
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 0 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.5 1.69 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .400 .000 .400
Versus Right   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
July   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 .000 .333 .000 .333
August   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
September   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Last Year   8 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 1 .000 .385 .000 .385
Career   20 2 0 0 0 2 4 4 4 0 0 1 .100 .280 .100 .380
Home   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Road   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 .000 .400 .000 .400
Grass   8 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 1 .000 .385 .000 .385
Day   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 .000 .600 .000 .600
Night   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
As Reliever / Substitution   8 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 1 .000 .385 .000 .385
Pinch Hitting   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Close/Late   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 .000 .571 .000 .571
Inning 1-3   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Inning 4-6   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Inning 7-9   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Extra Innings   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 .000 .667 .000 .667
0 Outs   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .400 .000 .400
1 Outs   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .200 .000 .200
2 Outs   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Bases Empty   8 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Runner on 1st   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Two Strikes   4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 .000 .429 .000 .429
First Pitch   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .500 .000 .500
Count 0-2   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-2   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-1   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Full Count   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Behind in Count   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Ahead in Count   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Batting Leadoff   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 .000 .600 .000 .600
Low Leverage   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .000 .167 .000 .167
Medium Leverage   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
High Leverage   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .600 .000 .600
LONE STAR ASSOCIATION 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 49 127 37 3 1 5 22 25 21 23 .291 .397 .449 .846 .378 .157 113
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 36 155 2 2 0 3 4 1 57 9 1 0 100.0 24.1 6.64 .6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   19 8 1 1 1 1 5 4 3 0 0 0 .421 .522 .737 1.259
Versus Right   108 29 2 0 4 21 20 17 20 1 4 2 .269 .375 .398 .773
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   5 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
May   73 16 1 1 2 10 11 17 17 0 2 0 .219 .367 .342 .709
June   49 19 2 0 3 10 13 4 6 1 2 2 .388 .446 .612 1.059
Last Year   127 37 3 1 5 22 25 21 23 1 4 2 .291 .397 .449 .846
2 Years Ago   193 57 12 0 2 29 22 31 30 2 1 2 .295 .395 .389 .783
Career   428 119 20 1 10 68 64 60 74 5 5 6 .278 .371 .400 .770
Home   59 19 1 1 3 14 15 11 8 1 3 1 .322 .431 .525 .956
Road   68 18 2 0 2 8 10 10 15 0 1 1 .265 .367 .382 .749
Grass   127 37 3 1 5 22 25 21 23 1 4 2 .291 .397 .449 .846
Day   44 12 1 1 1 7 6 6 8 1 2 0 .273 .353 .409 .762
Night   83 25 2 0 4 15 19 15 15 0 2 2 .301 .420 .470 .890
As Starter   111 30 2 1 4 17 20 19 20 1 4 2 .270 .383 .414 .798
As Reliever / Substitution   16 7 1 0 1 5 5 2 3 0 0 0 .438 .500 .688 1.188
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 Moline - R 18 6 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 -24 -57 0.0
1968 Charlotte - A 18 15 31 8 0 0 0 4 0 5 1 0 6 0 0 .258 .378 .258 .636 89 105 -0.4
1968 Hartford - A 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
1969 Moline - R 19 13 23 7 2 0 0 4 3 5 0 0 2 0 0 .304 .429 .391 .820 111 123 0.2
1969 Charlotte - A 19 29 70 20 4 0 0 9 10 5 0 1 13 0 0 .286 .329 .343 .672 100 95 -0.0
1969 Hartford - A 19 6 25 6 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 5 0 0 .240 .296 .240 .536 54 54 0.0
1970 Moline - R 20 15 62 20 7 0 2 10 14 11 1 0 14 0 0 .323 .432 .532 .965 156 161 0.5
1970 Charlotte - A 20 32 67 16 1 0 1 6 5 8 2 0 11 0 0 .239 .338 .299 .636 89 93 0.3
1970 Hartford - A 20 11 17 6 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 5 0 0 .353 .421 .471 .892 149 159 0.1
1971 Charlotte - A 21 31 104 27 1 0 1 4 8 15 2 0 28 0 0 .260 .364 .298 .662 94 104 -0.1
1971 Hartford - A 21 56 105 22 4 0 0 3 11 21 3 0 19 2 0 .210 .357 .248 .604 70 78 -0.3
1971 San Antonio - AA 21 12 22 6 1 0 1 9 7 1 1 1 2 0 0 .273 .320 .455 .775 100 96 0.0
1972 Moline - R 22 5 11 5 1 0 2 4 5 3 0 0 2 0 0 .455 .571 1.091 1.662 341 332 0.4
1972 Charlotte - A 22 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 40 132 0.0
1972 Hartford - A 22 45 155 48 7 0 7 22 16 16 0 0 21 0 0 .310 .374 .490 .865 145 137 0.9
1972 San Antonio - AA 22 36 86 19 4 0 2 8 10 7 1 1 19 1 0 .221 .284 .337 .621 63 62 -0.4
1972 San Diego - AAA 22 9 12 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 -9 -16 -0.2
1973 San Antonio - AA 23 83 193 57 12 0 2 29 22 31 2 2 30 0 0 .295 .395 .389 .783 103 102 0.7
1974 San Antonio - AA 24 49 127 37 3 1 5 22 25 21 2 1 23 1 0 .291 .397 .449 .846 113 113 0.6
1974 San Diego - AAA 24 11 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 2 0 0 .000 .385 .000 .385 4 68 0.0
Total GWL 20 20 2 0 0 0 2 4 4 1 0 4 0 0 .100 .280 .100 .380 -2 28
Total MAL 119 302 82 13 0 7 29 32 40 4 0 50 2 0 .272 .364 .384 .748 110 110
Total SEL 108 274 71 6 0 2 23 23 35 5 1 58 0 0 .259 .352 .303 .655 93 100
Total LSA 180 428 119 20 1 10 68 64 60 6 5 74 2 0 .278 .371 .400 .770 98 97
Total UMVA 39 103 33 10 0 4 19 22 19 1 0 20 0 0 .320 .431 .534 .965 157 159
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1968 Charlotte - A 1B 4 2 18 2 3 21 1 .952 18.1 9.82 -0.9 .791
1968 Hartford - A 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Charlotte - A 2B 2 2 5 3 0 10 2 .800 18.0 4.00 -2.9 .443
1968 Moline - R 2B 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.1 1.092
1968 Hartford - A 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Charlotte - A 3B 3 1 3 1 1 4 0 1.000 10.0 3.60 +0.1 1.085
1968 Hartford - A SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Charlotte - A SS 5 4 7 5 1 13 1 .923 35.0 3.09 -1.0 .709
1968 Moline - R SS 4 1 5 7 1 12 0 1.000 16.0 6.75 +0.9 1.103
1968 Charlotte - A LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1969 Hartford - A 1B 2 2 22 4 2 26 0 1.000 18.0 13.00 +0.8 1.068
1969 Charlotte - A 1B 7 4 33 4 5 38 1 .974 41.0 8.12 -1.0 .845
1969 Moline - R 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1969 Hartford - A 2B 1 0 1 5 1 6 0 1.000 9.0 6.00 +0.3 1.105
1969 Charlotte - A 2B 4 4 11 10 1 22 1 .955 36.0 5.25 -0.2 .918
1969 Moline - R 2B 2 2 2 3 0 6 1 .833 15.2 2.87 -0.5 .685
1969 Hartford - A 3B 3 3 1 7 0 9 1 .889 26.0 2.77 -0.3 .964
1969 Charlotte - A 3B 5 1 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 18.1 1.47 +0.1 1.084
1969 Moline - R 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 +0.1 1.098
1969 Charlotte - A SS 7 5 9 12 4 21 0 1.000 47.0 4.02 -1.4 .994
1969 Moline - R SS 7 3 5 4 0 9 0 1.000 31.0 2.61 +0.5 1.144
1970 Hartford - A 1B 3 2 17 2 0 19 0 1.000 18.0 9.50 +0.4 1.064
1970 Charlotte - A 1B 6 2 19 3 0 22 0 1.000 24.1 8.14 +0.1 1.060
1970 Moline - R 1B 1 1 8 0 1 8 0 1.000 9.0 8.00 0.0 .000
1970 Hartford - A 2B 1 1 4 3 1 7 0 1.000 8.0 7.88 -0.4 .706
1970 Charlotte - A 2B 7 5 14 12 1 26 0 1.000 49.0 4.78 +0.3 1.074
1970 Charlotte - A 3B 2 1 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 11.0 4.91 +0.3 1.090
1970 Moline - R 3B 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.1 1.121
1970 Hartford - A SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.6 .000
1970 Charlotte - A SS 7 7 15 18 1 34 1 .971 57.2 5.15 -0.7 .916
1970 Moline - R SS 14 13 20 32 3 55 3 .945 121.1 3.86 -2.9 .919
1971 San Antonio - AA 1B 2 1 7 0 1 7 0 1.000 7.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1971 Hartford - A 1B 13 8 59 2 8 62 1 .984 60.2 9.05 -0.3 .880
1971 Charlotte - A 1B 6 5 45 5 4 50 0 1.000 44.0 10.23 +0.2 1.044
1971 San Antonio - AA 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
1971 Hartford - A 2B 10 2 11 8 5 19 0 1.000 39.2 4.31 -0.9 .737
1971 Charlotte - A 2B 2 2 6 4 1 10 0 1.000 18.0 5.00 -0.3 .844
1971 San Antonio - AA 3B 2 2 2 2 0 5 1 .800 10.0 3.60 -0.4 .722
1971 Hartford - A 3B 13 11 3 15 6 21 3 .857 87.1 1.85 -2.9 .860
1971 Charlotte - A 3B 9 5 5 15 1 20 0 1.000 53.0 3.40 -0.7 1.018
1971 San Antonio - AA SS 4 1 3 8 0 11 0 1.000 15.0 6.60 +0.3 1.096
1971 Hartford - A SS 17 3 13 15 4 28 0 1.000 54.0 4.67 -0.6 .881
1971 Charlotte - A SS 14 13 20 41 9 66 5 .924 123.2 4.44 -5.3 .862
1972 San Diego - AAA 1B 5 0 16 0 1 17 1 .941 12.1 11.68 -0.5 .526
1972 San Antonio - AA 1B 13 4 43 3 8 46 0 1.000 48.1 8.57 +0.4 1.029
1972 Hartford - A 1B 8 1 16 2 1 19 1 .947 19.0 8.53 -0.2 .902
1972 Moline - R 1B 1 1 7 2 0 9 0 1.000 9.0 9.00 +0.6 1.582
1972 San Antonio - AA 2B 7 5 10 15 6 26 1 .962 45.0 5.00 -1.8 .867
1972 Hartford - A 2B 5 3 11 8 3 20 1 .950 29.0 5.90 -0.3 .900
1972 Moline - R 2B 1 1 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 7.1 3.68 +0.3 1.129
1972 San Diego - AAA 3B 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 -0.1 1.070
1972 San Antonio - AA 3B 10 8 4 6 1 10 0 1.000 59.0 1.53 -1.2 .807
1972 Hartford - A 3B 35 34 16 53 6 74 5 .932 282.2 2.20 -1.7 .973
1972 Charlotte - A 3B 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 +0.1 1.078
1972 San Diego - AAA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 San Antonio - AA SS 7 6 14 13 2 27 0 1.000 49.1 4.93 -1.1 .873
1972 Hartford - A SS 4 2 4 6 1 12 2 .833 26.2 3.38 -2.1 .708
1972 Moline - R SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 -0.8 .000
1973 San Antonio - AA 1B 9 3 34 3 7 37 0 1.000 36.2 9.08 +0.3 1.061
1973 San Antonio - AA 2B 14 10 28 32 7 61 1 .984 89.2 6.02 -1.2 .966
1973 San Antonio - AA 3B 41 27 28 61 5 93 4 .957 251.1 3.19 +0.8 .998
1973 San Antonio - AA SS 13 9 20 19 3 41 2 .951 77.2 4.52 -0.6 .981
1974 San Diego - AAA 1B 4 0 11 0 2 11 0 1.000 7.0 14.14 +0.1 1.052
1974 San Antonio - AA 1B 4 1 14 1 4 15 0 1.000 19.0 7.11 +0.1 1.054
1974 San Antonio - AA 2B 2 2 5 3 1 9 1 .889 15.0 4.80 -0.3 .845
1974 San Diego - AAA 3B 4 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 17.1 2.60 +0.2 1.064
1974 San Antonio - AA 3B 34 33 14 60 4 79 5 .937 246.1 2.70 -1.6 .973
1974 San Diego - AAA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 San Antonio - AA SS 4 0 2 4 2 6 0 1.000 7.1 7.36 +0.1 1.101
TOTAL 1B 89 37 370 33 47 408 5 .988 392.2 9.24 +0.1 .986
TOTAL 2B 63 39 110 109 28 227 8 .965 387.1 5.09 -8.0 .894
TOTAL 3B 168 128 79 235 24 333 19 .943 1095.1 2.58 -7.1 .972
TOTAL SS 111 67 137 184 31 335 14 .958 666.0 4.34 -15.2 .901
TOTAL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1968 Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft out of high school (Wixom; Wixom, MI) by the St. Louis Pioneers. (Round 19, Pick 15, 375th overall pick).
10/01/1969 Wins the 1969 Middle Atlantic League MAL Championship Series with the Hartford Colonials!
07/01/1972 Injured (quadriceps soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/14/1973 Injured (calf soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/10/1974 Injured (thumb contusion),day-to-day for 2 days.
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