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Bill Virdon Bill Virdon

Full name: William Charles Virdon Born: June 9, 1931, Hazel Park, Michigan First Game: April 12, 1955; Final Game: July 26, 1968 Managed First Game: April 15, 1972; Managed Final Game: August 29, 1984 Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 175 NL Rookie of the Year (1955) TSN NL Rookie of the Year (1955) TSN Manager of the Year (1974 and 1980) NL Gold Glove as OF (1962) Bill Virdon Collectibles! Bill Virdon Memorabilia! Bill Virdon Cards! Bill Virdon Autographs! Game Used Memorabilia! Register on eBay for free today and start buying & selling with millions each week! Photo by Legend in Time, © 2006 BaseballChronology.com

Top Performances 

Pitcher Matchups

Batting RecordBatting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
1955 STL N               144   534   58  150  18   6  17   68   36   3   64   1   6   9          10    2   4  .281  .322  .433  -1.5 1955 STL N
1956 STL N                24    71   10   15   2   0   2    9    5   2    8   1   2   1           0    0   1  .211  .269  .324  -0.7 1956 STL N
1956 PIT N               133   509   67  170  21  10   8   37   33   7   63   1   2   2          12    6   6  .334  .374  .462   1.4 1956 PIT N
1956 TOT N               157   580   77  185  23  10  10   46   38   9   71   2   4   3          12    6   7  .319  .361  .445   0.7 1956 TOT N
1957 PIT N               144   561   59  141  28  11   8   50   33   5   69   0   8   3           8    3   3  .251  .291  .383  -1.6 1957 PIT N
1958 PIT N               144   604   75  161  24  11   9   46   52   5   70   1   2   3           5    5   3  .267  .324  .387  -1.5 1958 PIT N
1959 PIT N               144   519   67  132  24   2   8   41   55  11   65   2   5   2           7    7   4  .254  .327  .355  -0.5 1959 PIT N
1960 PIT N Daily Splits  120   409   60  108  16   9   8   40   40   2   44   0   0   5   0   8i  4    8   2  .264  .326  .406  -0.1 1960 PIT N
1961 PIT N Daily Splits  146   599   81  156  22   8   9   58   49   1   45   0   5   7   0  14   4    5   8  .260  .313  .369  -2.3 1961 PIT N
1962 PIT N Daily Splits  156   663   82  164  27  10   6   47   36   0   65   1   2   3   0   8i 10    5  13  .247  .286  .345  -4.1 1962 PIT N
1963 PIT N Daily Splits  142   554   58  149  22   6   8   53   43   4   55   0   9   1   0  10i  6    1   2  .269  .321  .374  -1.2 1963 PIT N
1964 PIT N Daily Splits  145   473   59  115  11   3   3   27   30   1   48   0   5   3   0   7i 12    1   5  .243  .287  .298  -3.4 1964 PIT N
1965 PIT N Daily Splits  135   481   58  134  22   5   4   24   30   0   49   1   7   0   0   4i  6    4   3  .279  .322  .370  -1.8 1965 PIT N
1968 PIT N Daily Splits    6     3    1    1   0   0   1    2    0   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .333 1.333   0.1 1968 PIT N
Total            Splits 1583  5980  735 1596 237  81  91  502  442  41  647   8  53  39   0i 51i 84   47  54  .267  .316  .379 -17.2 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam

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World Series Batting RecordWorld Series Batting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1960 PIT N Daily Splits    7    29    2    7   3   0   0    5    1   0    3   0   0   0   0   0   0    1   0  .241  .267  .345 1960 PIT N

Fielding RecordFielding Record

Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1955 STL N        OF  142                     339    7   12    1      .966     1  109   34 
1956 STL N        OF   24                      53    2    1    0      .982     0   24    0 
1956 PIT N        OF  130                     334   10    4    2      .989     0  130    0 
1956 TOT N        CF                                                     -
1956 TOT N        OF  154                     387   12    5    2      .988     0  154    0 
1957 PIT N        OF  141                     403   13    6    2      .986     0  141    0 
1958 PIT N        OF  143                     401   11    3    0      .993     0  143    0 
1959 PIT N        OF  144                     404   16    9    5      .979     0  144    0 
1960 PIT N Daily  OF  109   98   93   887.2   272   10    5    0   0  .983     0  109    0 
1960 PIT N        CF  109   98   93   887.2   262   10    5    0i  0  .982
1961 PIT N Daily  OF  145  144  143  1269     384    6    6    4   0  .985     0  145    0 
1961 PIT N        CF  145  144  143  1269     375    7    6    4   0  .985
1962 PIT N Daily  OF  156  155  154  1375.1   360   11    9    0   0  .976     0  156    0 
1962 PIT N        CF  156  155  154  1375.1   356   11    9    0i  0  .976
1963 PIT N Daily  OF  142  142  138  1255.1   323    6    4    2   0  .988     0  142    0 
1963 PIT N        CF  142  142  138  1255.1   321    6    4    2i  0  .988
1964 PIT N Daily  OF  134  112  107  1038.1   243    5    6    1   0  .976     0  134    0 
1964 PIT N        CF  134  112  107  1038.1   241    7    5    2i  0  .980
1965 PIT N Daily  OF  128  110   99  1025.1   260    3    8    1   0  .970     0  128    0 
1965 PIT N        CF  128  110   99  1025.1   262    3    8    0   0  .971
1968 PIT N Daily  OF    4    0    0     6       1    0    0    0   0 1.000     1    0    3 
1968 PIT N        RF    3    0    0     5       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
1968 PIT N        LF    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0     -
Total             OF 1542  761i 734i 6857  i 3777  100   73   18   0i .982     2 1505   37 
Total             CF  814i 761i 734i 6851  i 1817i  44i  37i   8i  0i .981
Total             RF    3i   0i   0i    5  i    1i   0i   0i   0i  0i1.000
Total             LF    1i   0i   0i    1  i    0i   0i   0i   0i  0i    -
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G

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World Series Fielding RecordWorld Series Fielding Record

Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1960 PIT N Daily  OF    7    7    7    62       0    0    0    0   0     -     0    7    0 
1960 PIT N        CF    7    7    7    62      18    0    1    0   0  .947

Managerial RecordManagerial Record

Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1972 PIT N  155   96   59  .619   691   512                  1
1973 PIT N  136   67   69  .493   570   590          9- 5    3  3
1974 NY  A  162   89   73  .549   671   623                  2
1975 NY  A  104   53   51  .510   447   388          8- 1    3  3
1975 HOU N   35   17   17  .500   146   147   8-19           6  6
1976 HOU N  162   80   82  .494   625   657                  3
1977 HOU N  162   81   81  .500   680   650                  3
1978 HOU N  162   74   88  .457   605   634                  5
1979 HOU N  162   89   73  .549   583   582                  2
1980 HOU N  163   93   70  .571   637   589                  1
1981 HOU N  110   61   49  .555   394   331                  3
1982 HOU N  111   49   62  .441   406   465          8- 9    5  5
1983 MON N  163   82   80  .506   677   646                  3
1984 MON N  131   64   67  .489   480   469          8-29    5  5
Total      1918  995  921  .519  7612  7283
Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING

Division Series Managerial RecordDivision Series Managerial Record

Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1981 HOU N    5    2    3  .400     6    13

League Championship Series Managerial RecordLeague Championship Series Managerial Record

Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1972 PIT N    5    2    3  .400    15    19
1980 HOU N    5    2    3  .400    19    20
Total        10    4    6  .400    34    39
Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING

TransactionsTransactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees (1950).

Traded by New York Yankees with Mel Wright and Emil Tellinger to St. Louis Cardinals
in exchange for Enos Slaughter (April 11, 1954).

Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Dick Littlefield
and Bobby Del Greco (May 17, 1956).

Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (November 22, 1965).

Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (July 15, 1968).

Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (August 13, 1968).

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