1B Bill Absher #38
Age: 45 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
1B BILL ABSHER #38 - AGE: 45 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/08/1929
Born in:Oxnard, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:8 Years, 163 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:2 Years, 159 Days
Pro Service:19 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1947, 11th Pick in Round 10
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
1947 Gulfport - R 17 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 168 185 0.0
1948 Gulfport - R 18 7 8 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 21 17 -0.1
1949 Gulfport - R 19 10 8 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650 56 80 0.0
1950 Gulfport - R 20 35 51 19 0 0 1 8 6 8 0 0 15 0 0 .373 .458 .431 .889 124 125 0.3
1951 Miami - A 21 61 124 28 1 0 2 13 12 11 0 1 24 0 1 .226 .287 .282 .569 49 42 -1.3
1952 Miami - A 22 87 204 46 3 1 3 22 17 29 1 3 38 0 3 .225 .321 .294 .615 63 56 -1.3
1952 Peoria - A 22 19 56 12 0 1 0 5 2 6 0 0 15 0 0 .214 .290 .250 .540 63 54 -0.1
1953 Miami - A 23 44 129 42 8 2 4 27 21 18 0 1 20 1 1 .326 .405 .512 .917 144 147 0.9
1953 Peoria - A 23 40 85 20 3 0 1 6 7 4 0 0 17 0 0 .235 .270 .306 .576 60 56 -0.3
1954 Peoria - A 24 89 191 68 4 0 5 32 22 21 0 1 27 0 1 .356 .418 .455 .873 145 147 1.0
1954 El Paso - AA 24 11 39 13 2 0 1 6 6 3 0 0 3 0 0 .333 .381 .462 .842 119 110 0.1
1955 El Paso - AA 25 70 249 77 15 0 7 32 35 24 1 2 35 0 1 .309 .370 .454 .823 117 109 0.8
1955 Sacramneto - AAA 25 13 19 4 2 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 .211 .318 .316 .634 70 76 0.0
1956 Memphis - AA 26 117 425 157 27 1 2 47 65 52 1 3 60 1 0 .369 .437 .452 .888 125 132 2.1
1957 Memphis - AA 27 137 512 181 36 2 9 64 78 51 0 4 59 2 2 .354 .409 .484 .894 123 127 2.5
1958 Memphis - AA 28 135 522 158 30 1 7 64 66 54 3 2 50 2 2 .303 .370 .404 .774 118 120 1.7
1959 Memphis - AA 29 133 513 144 20 1 13 53 62 49 2 0 51 1 2 .281 .346 .400 .745 107 111 0.8
1960 Memphis - AA 30 139 507 166 22 1 18 69 80 54 1 6 49 1 2 .327 .389 .481 .870 135 138 3.1
1961 Memphis - AA 31 138 488 151 28 2 5 50 54 58 3 2 65 1 0 .309 .385 .406 .790 119 126 2.1
1962 Memphis - AA 32 127 431 135 16 0 10 53 66 77 0 0 49 1 3 .313 .417 .420 .837 130 138 1.5
1963 Memphis - AA 33 137 472 143 23 0 11 44 64 76 1 1 53 1 1 .303 .400 .422 .822 129 138 2.2
1964 Memphis - AA 34 133 478 132 17 0 7 42 64 69 8 3 48 0 2 .276 .375 .356 .730 100 108 1.1
1965 Gary - A 35 4 17 3 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .176 .222 .412 .634 65 50 -0.1
1965 Birmingham - AA 35 27 35 11 1 0 1 3 4 5 0 0 4 0 0 .314 .400 .429 .829 118 122 -0.0
1965 Houston - AAA 35 5 5 3 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .667 .800 1.467 307 321 0.2
Total DIX 1223 4383 1378 220 8 83 489 603 545 19 21 488 10 14 .314 .391 .425 .816 120 126
Total GWL 18 24 7 3 0 0 5 4 4 0 0 2 0 0 .292 .393 .417 .810 120 129
Total HL 152 349 103 8 1 7 46 32 32 0 1 62 0 1 .295 .353 .384 .737 108 106
Total SEL 192 457 116 12 3 9 62 50 58 1 5 82 1 5 .254 .336 .352 .688 82 78
Total LSA 81 288 90 17 0 8 38 41 27 1 2 38 0 1 .312 .371 .455 .826 117 109
Total GSL 55 69 24 0 0 1 10 8 9 1 0 22 0 0 .348 .430 .391 .822 106 110
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1947 Gulfport - R LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1948 Gulfport - R LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1948 Gulfport - R RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1949 Gulfport - R P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.1 2.08 0.0 .000
1949 Gulfport - R LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 -0.0 1.001
1949 Gulfport - R RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1950 Gulfport - R LF 13 9 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 79.0 1.82 -0.2 1.010
1950 Gulfport - R RF 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 6.2 1.35 -0.1 .503
1951 Miami - A LF 12 5 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 60.0 2.10 -0.2 .920
1951 Miami - A CF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.2 .992
1951 Miami - A RF 36 21 48 0 0 48 0 1.000 218.2 1.98 -5.9 .913
1952 Peoria - A LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.1 .968
1952 Miami - A LF 38 35 53 0 0 56 3 .946 286.1 1.67 -3.5 .918
1952 Peoria - A RF 15 14 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 118.1 1.45 +0.2 .917
1952 Miami - A RF 21 13 24 0 0 25 1 .960 129.0 1.67 -1.9 .926
1953 Peoria - A LF 6 5 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 41.2 1.51 +0.2 .982
1953 Miami - A LF 22 21 41 0 0 41 0 1.000 176.0 2.10 -2.0 .908
1953 Peoria - A RF 13 11 26 0 0 26 0 1.000 100.1 2.33 -1.2 .883
1953 Miami - A RF 8 8 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 72.0 1.25 -0.2 .956
1954 Peoria - A LF 11 7 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 72.2 1.98 -1.9 .861
1954 El Paso - AA RF 10 10 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 81.0 1.44 -0.6 .920
1954 Peoria - A RF 37 34 53 2 0 56 1 .982 285.1 1.73 -4.7 .894
1955 Sacramneto - AAA LF 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 14.0 1.29 -0.2 .948
1955 El Paso - AA LF 9 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 24.0 1.88 -0.2 1.001
1955 Sacramneto - AAA RF 3 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 18.0 3.50 +0.5 .999
1955 El Paso - AA RF 63 63 92 0 0 93 1 .989 486.0 1.70 -1.6 .970
1956 Memphis - AA LF 33 32 43 1 0 44 0 1.000 257.2 1.54 -2.7 .918
1956 Memphis - AA RF 78 77 114 4 0 118 0 1.000 609.0 1.74 -7.2 .908
1957 Memphis - AA 1B 131 131 988 83 119 1080 9 .992 1030.2 9.35 -2.5 .985
1957 Memphis - AA 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Memphis - AA SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Memphis - AA LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 -0.0 .952
1957 Memphis - AA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Memphis - AA 1B 129 129 1100 47 110 1157 10 .991 1109.0 9.31 -6.8 .965
1958 Memphis - AA LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Memphis - AA RF 4 0 2 0 0 3 1 .667 5.0 3.60 +0.1 1.016
1959 Memphis - AA 1B 127 127 1037 84 96 1137 16 .986 1088.0 9.27 -6.9 .942
1959 Memphis - AA SS 2 2 1 3 0 7 3 .571 20.0 1.80 -1.6 .539
1959 Memphis - AA LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.0 .976
1959 Memphis - AA RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Memphis - AA 1B 122 122 996 71 87 1077 10 .991 1004.1 9.56 -3.1 .984
1960 Memphis - AA RF 9 7 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 62.1 1.88 -1.0 .932
1961 Memphis - AA 1B 88 88 706 41 60 751 4 .995 696.1 9.65 -3.1 .962
1961 Memphis - AA RF 45 44 69 0 0 70 1 .986 343.1 1.81 -4.3 .894
1962 Memphis - AA 1B 16 15 110 9 13 124 5 .960 117.0 9.15 -2.2 .827
1962 Memphis - AA RF 102 102 150 6 2 162 6 .963 815.0 1.72 -16.6 .877
1963 Memphis - AA 1B 5 5 48 1 4 49 0 1.000 44.1 9.95 -1.0 .933
1963 Memphis - AA LF 45 43 56 0 0 57 1 .982 353.1 1.43 -5.7 .857
1963 Memphis - AA RF 82 82 109 6 0 118 3 .975 654.2 1.58 -8.9 .897
1964 Memphis - AA 1B 120 120 876 67 70 951 8 .992 939.1 9.04 -3.8 .970
1964 Memphis - AA LF 5 3 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 34.0 2.12 +0.5 1.015
1964 Memphis - AA RF 3 3 6 0 0 7 1 .857 28.0 1.93 -1.6 .744
1965 Houston - AAA 1B 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 0.0 .000
1965 Birmingham - AA 1B 1 1 7 0 1 8 1 .875 9.0 7.00 -0.5 .523
1965 Gary - A 1B 4 4 21 1 0 23 1 .957 36.0 5.50 -0.7 .637
1965 Houston - AAA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Birmingham - AA LF 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 12.0 1.50 -0.7 .678
1965 Birmingham - AA RF 6 4 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 36.2 0.74 -1.2 .694
TOTAL P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.1 2.08 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 744 742 5892 404 560 6360 64 .990 6076.0 9.33 -30.6 .963
TOTAL SS 3 2 1 3 0 7 3 .571 21.0 1.71 -1.6 .539
TOTAL LF 216 164 267 1 0 272 4 .985 1445.2 1.67 -16.6 .909
TOTAL CF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.2 .992
TOTAL RF 545 495 758 19 2 793 16 .980 4079.2 1.71 -56.4 .904
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/24/1947 Drafted in the 1947 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 11, 155th overall pick) by the Philadelphia Sailors, out of high school Oxnard (Oxnard; Oxnard, CA).
07/08/1947 Signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Sailors organization with a signing bonus of $1,600.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
03/04/1956 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at right field at the San Francisco Sailors development complex.
04/30/1956 Released by the San Francisco Sailors.
05/06/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Memphis Excelsiors organization.
05/08/1956 Goes 5-5 against the Chattanooga Reliables, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 1 R.
07/09/1956 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
09/16/1957 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
03/27/1958 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at right field at the Memphis Excelsiors development complex.
05/05/1958 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
11/22/1958 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at right field at the Memphis Excelsiors development complex.
11/24/1959 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at right field at the Memphis Excelsiors development complex.
05/30/1960 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
07/25/1960 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
09/05/1960 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
05/21/1962 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
06/04/1962 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
07/29/1962 Goes 5-6 against the New Orleans Showboats, with 3 2B, 3 RBI and 2 R.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
05/20/1963 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 3 days.
08/27/1963 Goes 5-5 against the Little Rock Governors, with 0 RBI and 3 R.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
04/01/1965 Released by the Memphis Excelsiors.
06/07/1965 Signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Miners organization.
04/11/1966 Released by the Pittsburgh organization.
10/14/1966 Retired from professional baseball.
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