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Bill
Crouch		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 180
 
Born: August 20, 1910 in Usa, DE, WILMINGTON
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1939    1940   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1939 28 BRK NL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 4 4 4
1940 29 BRK NL $ 300,000 5 4 5 5 7 8 7 3 3 3
1941 30 BRK NL $ 300,000 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 3 3 3
1942 31 BRK NL $ 300,000 4 3 3 3 7 7 7 3 3 3
1943 32 BRK NL $ 350,000 4 3 3 3 7 7 7 3 3 3
1944 33 BRK NL $ 350,000 4 2 2 2 7 7 7 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 4 2 2 2 7 7 7 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 6 4 5 5 7 8 7 4 4 4
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1939 28 BRK NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1940 29 BRK NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1941 30 BRK NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1942 31 BRK NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1943 32 BRK NL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1944 33 BRK NL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1939 28 BRK NL 3 3 .500 27 0 0 0 16 25.3 29 10 1 3 7 3.55 .290 .308 .400 .708 5.1
    AAA   1 1 .500 5 0 0 0 2 6.0 5 5 0 5 2 7.50 .227 .370 .318 .689  
1940 29 BRK NL 5 13 .278 30 13 2 0 8 105.0 132 68 12 35 33 5.83 .314 .361 .470 .831 0.1
1941 30 BRK NL 7 7 .500 58 0 0 0 2 69.3 81 33 9 15 30 4.28 .289 .322 .411 .733 4.8
1942 31 BRK NL 5 4 .556 45 0 0 0 17 44.7 61 23 3 10 14 4.64 .323 .353 .466 .819 4.0
1943 32 AA   1 5 .167 12 12 0 0 0 39.0 43 25 7 10 25 5.77 .274 .317 .478 .795  
    A   1 3 .250 18 18 0 0 0 63.3 67 19 5 6 53 2.70 .264 .281 .374 .655  
1944 33 A   1 10 .091 30 30 0 0 0 106.0 95 31 6 29 63 2.63 .237 .288 .324 .613  
4 Years Sim 20 27 .426 160 13 2 0 43 244.3 303 134 25 63 84 4.94 .306 .343 .445 .789 14.0
1 Years AAA 1 1 .500 5 0 0 0 2 6.0 5 5 0 5 2 7.50 .227 .370 .318 .689  
1 Years AA 1 5 .167 12 12 0 0 0 39.0 43 25 7 10 25 5.77 .274 .317 .478 .795  
2 Years A 2 13 .133 48 48 0 0 0 169.3 162 50 11 35 116 2.66 .247 .286 .344 .629  
4 Years Minors 4 19 .174 65 60 0 0 2 214.3 210 80 18 50 143 3.36 .252 .294 .368 .662  
Season Average 5 6 .455 40 3 0 0 10 61.1 75 33 6 15 21 4.94 .306 .343 .445 .789  
Career Highs 7 13 .556 58 13 2 0 17 105.0 132 68 12 35 33 5.83 .323 .361 .470 .831  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   151 65 12 24 45   .298 .330 .438 .767
vs LH   152 69 13 39 39   .315 .366 .453 .819
Home 9 12 .429 72 5 0 0 16 102.0 140 56 8 25 32 4.94 .329 .366 .448 .814
Away 11 15 .423 88 8 2 0 27 142.3 163 78 17 38 52 4.93 .289 .334 .443 .777
Mar/Apr 5 5 .500 29 6 1 0 1 78.0 82 38 6 17 34 4.39 .275 .314 .396 .710
May 5 5 .500 32 7 1 0 8 69.3 79 40 8 24 15 5.19 .292 .349 .443 .792
June 3 6 .333 26 0 0 0 6 23.7 46 19 4 4 8 7.23 .411 .431 .580 1.011
July 3 4 .429 26 0 0 0 11 25.7 35 14 4 7 8 4.91 .310 .350 .478 .828
August 2 4 .333 31 0 0 0 12 33.7 40 18 2 8 14 4.81 .294 .333 .419 .752
Sep/Oct 2 3 .400 16 0 0 0 5 14.0 21 5 1 3 5 3.22 .350 .381 .450 .831
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1940 29 BRK NL 30 29 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 .000 .065 .000 .065 -1.8 0.0
1941 30 BRK NL 58 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1942 31 BRK NL 45 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
3 Years Sim 133 33 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 12 .000 .057 .000 .057 -2.1 0.0
162 Game Average 40 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 14 .000 .057 .000 .057 -2.6  
Career Highs 58 29 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 .000 .065 .000 .065 -0.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 .000 .065 .000 .065 -2.1
vs LH   4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
Home 60 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.0
Away 42 23 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 .000 .080 .000 .080 -1.5
RISP   11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .000 .083 .000 .083 -0.7
Close/Late   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Mar/Apr 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.7
May 18 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 .000 .125 .000 .125 -0.7
June 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1939 28 BRK NL P 27 0 25.3 4 6 0 0 1.000 3.55    
1940 29 BRK NL P 30 13 105.0 7 13 0 1 1.000 1.71    
1941 30 BRK NL P 58 0 69.3 3 16 1 0 .950 2.47    
1942 31 BRK NL P 45 0 44.7 3 8 0 0 1.000 2.22    
Career Totals   160 13 244.3 17 43 1 1 .984 2.21    
Career Highs   58 13 105.0 7 16 1 1 1.000 3.55    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1939-2-16
1940-7-8
1942-2-17
 Games Pitched
1941-7-58
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 10    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  6. Ron Klimkowski (966)
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  8. Johnny Kucab (965)
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 58th overall pick, by Brooklyn in 1939
Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game
Earned first career win on 8/13/1939
Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game
2/1/1943: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
 
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