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Bill
Drescher		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 200
 
Born: May 23, 1921 in Usa, NY, CONGERS
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1944 23 PIT NL     5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 10 10 10
1945 24 PIT NL     6 6 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 10 10 10
1946 25 PIT NL     6 6 6 2 2 2 3 4 4 3 3 3 10 10 10
1947 26 PIT NL     6 6 6 2 2 2 3 4 4 3 3 3 10 10 10
1948 27 PIT NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 10 10 10
1949 28 PIT NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 5 4 10 10 10
1950 29 PIT NL     6 6 6 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 5 5 10 10 10
1951 30 BRK NL $ 400,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 5 5 10 10 10
1952 31 BRK NL $ 400,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 5 4 10 10 10
1953 32 BRK NL $ 400,000   6 6 6 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 5 5 10 10 10
1954 33 BRK NL $ 400,000   6 6 6 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 5 5 9 9 9
1955 34 OAK AL $ 310,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 7
1956 35 OAK AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 400,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 5 5 10 10 10
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
1944 23 AA   131 474 58 135 16 0 1 37 4 6 43 9 .285 .344 .325 .669 52.8  
1945 24 AAA   124 393 44 100 5 1 2 34 4 1 22 6 .254 .294 .288 .582 33.3  
1946 25 AAA   128 457 56 135 13 0 6 54 6 4 28 8 .295 .336 .363 .699 54.4  
1947 26 AAA   137 568 84 171 15 2 5 58 5 5 46 7 .301 .353 .361 .714 71.4  
1948 27 PIT NL 124 453 38 130 10 1 4 56 0 0 28 13 .287 .328 .340 .668 47.3 5.1
1949 28 PIT NL 91 267 21 59 2 1 2 16 0 0 19 4 .221 .272 .258 .530 17.1 0.0
1950 29 PIT NL 18 22 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 .273 .385 .273 .657 2.9 0.3
1951 30 AAA   137 518 71 141 16 0 15 58 6 8 80 12 .272 .370 .390 .760 77.6  
1952 31 BRK NL 42 91 10 33 3 0 0 13 0 0 7 2 .363 .410 .396 .806 13.6 2.7
1953 32 BRK NL 46 134 7 32 2 0 2 13 0 0 8 8 .239 .280 .299 .578 11.1 0.5
1954 33 BRK NL 35 98 24 32 5 0 0 21 0 0 14 2 .327 .404 .378 .781 15.9 2.8
1955 34 OAK AL 5 11 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 .182 .308 .364 .671 1.0 0.0
    AAA   128 453 55 126 17 0 9 62 1 7 53 29 .278 .354 .375 .729 59.8  
1956 35 AAA   131 442 33 98 11 1 3 48 3 4 42 68 .222 .289 .271 .561 35.3  
7 Years Sim 361 1076 106 294 22 3 8 120 0 0 82 32 .273 .324 .322 .645 108.9 11.5
6 Years AAA 785 2831 343 771 77 4 40 314 25 29 271 130 .272 .335 .345 .680 331.8  
1 Years AA 131 474 58 135 16 0 1 37 4 6 43 9 .285 .343 .325 .668 52.8  
7 Years Minors 916 3305 401 906 93 4 41 351 29 35 314 139 .274 .336 .342 .678 384.6  
162 Game Average 482 47 131 9 1 3 53 0 0 36 14 .273 .324 .322 .645 48.9  
Career Highs 124 453 38 130 10 1 4 56 0 0 28 13 .363 .410 .396 .806 47.3  
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   732 77 208 15 3 7 86 0 0 61 23 .284 .339 .342 .680 85.9
vs LH   344 29 86 7 0 1 34 0 0 21 9 .250 .291 .279 .570 27.9
Home 184 538 54 149 10 0 7 68 0 0 42 20 .277 .328 .335 .663 60.2
Away 177 538 52 145 12 3 1 52 0 0 40 12 .270 .319 .309 .628 53.6
RISP   260 0 78 8 0 1 109 0 0 18 7 .300 .338 .342 .680 30.3
Pinch Hitting   64 10 19 2 0 0 9 0 0 8 2 .297 .384 .328 .712 8.3
Close/Late   123 7 29 4 0 0 14 0 0 8 4 .236 .276 .268 .544 9.1
Mar/Apr 43 115 14 34 1 0 0 12 0 0 13 4 .296 .367 .304 .672 13.9
May 59 193 14 41 0 0 0 15 0 0 13 5 .212 .262 .212 .475 10.3
June 63 200 25 54 2 1 3 16 0 0 15 7 .270 .323 .335 .658 21.9
July 62 181 12 55 7 1 1 27 0 0 12 2 .304 .345 .370 .716 22.5
August 61 180 16 55 4 0 1 21 0 0 12 6 .306 .347 .344 .692 21.4
Sep/Oct 73 207 25 55 8 1 3 29 0 0 17 8 .266 .317 .357 .675 23.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1948 27 PIT NL C 120 120 1040.3 422 46 4 1 .992 4.05 51 16 .314 2 7.3
    SS 1 0 3.3 1 1 0 1 1.000 5.41 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1949 28 PIT NL C 66 64 560.3 271 19 2 2 .993 4.66 16 5 .313 0 4.0
1950 29 PIT NL C 5 3 32.7 12 1 0 0 1.000 3.58 0 0 .000 0 0.2
1952 31 BRK NL C 26 21 190.0 72 6 0 0 1.000 3.69 9 2 .222 0 0.8
1953 32 BRK NL C 35 32 296.7 128 14 1 0 .993 4.31 11 7 .636 0 2.1
1954 33 BRK NL C 28 24 222.7 118 5 1 1 .992 4.97 4 2 .500 1 1.6
1955 34 OAK AL C 4 3 27.0 31 2 0 0 1.000 11.00 0 0 .000 0 0.4
  C 284 267 2369.6 1054 93 8 4 .993 4.36 91 32 .352 3 16.4
  SS 1 0 3.3 1 1 0 1 1.000 5.41 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   285 267 2373.0 1055 94 8 5 .993 4.36 91 32 .352 3 16.4
Career Highs   121 120 1043.7 423 47 4 2 1.000 11.00 51 16 .636 2  
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  1. Clyde Kluttz (982)
  2. Buddy Rosar (974)
  3. Earl Smith (971)
  4. Pat Corrales (971)
  5. Denny Williams (970)
  6. Bubber Jonnard (968)
  7. Pete Varney (964)
  8. Birdie Tebbetts (964)
  9. Rollie Hemsley (963)
  10. Dick Burrus (962)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 21st overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1944
Injured on 6/23/1947 with a Bruised Ulna, out for 1-2 weeks
Had first career hit on 4/2/1948, off Jim Hearn (CIN)
Hit first career homerun on 7/23/1948, off Ray Poat (NYA)
Released by Pittsburgh on 10/13/1950
Signed as a free agent by Brooklyn on 2/8/1951 to a 2-year deal worth $400,000 per year
2/1/1953: Gets a new one-year contract worth $400,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $400,000 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Oakland on 2/28/1955 to a 1-year deal worth $310,000 per year
7/1/1955: Signed a minor league contract extension with Oakland
 
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