Player Report for #55 Bill Brown

04/26/1981

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P Bill Brown #55

Age: 28

Bats: R

Throws: L

Morale: Normal

G	GS	Rec	SV	ERA	IP	HA	HR	BB	K	WHIP
0	0	0-0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.00

	Overall	Potential
Stuff
Movement
Control

Pitching Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Stuff	8	7	8	8
Movement	6	6	6	6
Control	10	10	10	10

Pitch Ratings
Pitch	Current	Potential
Fastball	10	10
Changeup	5	5
Screwball	9	9

Other Pitching Ratings
Velocity	87-89 Mph
Stamina	8
Suggested Role	BP/Emergency SP
Groundball Percentage	43 %
Hold Runners	20
Defense	9

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	7
Stealing Ability:	13
Baserunning Inst.:	14
Sacrifice Bunt:	16
Bunt for Hit:	1

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	Normal
Loyalty:	Normal
Desire f. Win:	Normal
Greed:	Low
Intelligence:	Normal
Work Ethic:	Very Low

Bill Brown
Birthday:	04/25/1937
Born in:	Kalamazoo (Michigan)
Nationality:	American
Height:	5' 10"
Weight:	198 lbs
Local Popularity:	Unknown
National Pop.:	Unknown

Status
Contract:	RETIRED
Salary:	-
Signed Through:	-
Major Service:	1 Year, 50 Days
Service This Yr:	None
40-Man Service:	3 Years, 14 Days
Pro Service:	9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	Out of option years
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	1956, 10th Pick in Round 3

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1961 Philadelphia - ABA	24	1	1	0	1	0	2.70	6.2	10	6	2	0	3	2	0	0	1.95	.357	1.5	134
1963 Boston - ABA	26	20	18	4	9	0	5.47	120.0	151	89	73	26	39	54	0	0	1.58	.295	-15.7	63
Total ABA		21	19	4	10	0	5.33	126.2	161	95	75	26	42	56	0	0	1.60	.299	-14.2	67

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1956 Total - HS	19	12	12	8	1	0	1.31	89.1	63	15	13	4	15	113	0	0	0.87	.245	0.0	100
1956 Calabasas - A	19	12	12	3	7	0	5.44	86.0	110	56	52	15	37	35	4	0	1.71	.317	-4.6	81
1957 Calabasas - A	20	29	29	10	15	0	4.05	218.0	223	125	98	31	84	94	12	0	1.41	.269	12.9	101
1958 Calabasas - A	21	10	4	2	2	0	4.05	40.0	47	18	18	3	17	23	0	0	1.60	.328	2.5	94
1959 Calabasas - A	22	6	0	0	0	0	4.91	7.1	4	4	4	2	3	8	0	0	0.95	.125	0.0	92
1960 Calabasas - A	23	17	2	1	3	1	3.18	22.2	14	10	8	4	7	20	0	0	0.93	.182	5.2	139
1960 Harlingen - AA	23	3	1	1	1	0	7.04	7.2	8	6	6	0	4	7	0	0	1.57	.333	-2.0	54
1961 Calabasas - A	24	9	9	4	4	0	3.19	62.0	70	33	22	5	15	38	1	0	1.37	.313	10.9	132
1961 Harlingen - AA	24	12	11	4	4	0	3.62	82.0	70	35	33	13	28	44	3	2	1.20	.231	8.3	102
1961 Brantford - AAA	24	5	5	1	2	0	5.97	28.2	39	22	19	5	7	17	2	0	1.60	.347	-4.4	63
1962 Harlingen - AA	25	1	1	1	0	0	1.00	9.0	6	1	1	0	2	4	1	0	0.89	.231	3.7	378
1962 Brantford - AAA	25	29	29	12	10	0	3.88	192.2	199	95	83	27	61	117	6	1	1.35	.287	18.2	99
1963 Brantford - AAA	26	2	2	0	0	0	3.09	11.2	12	4	4	2	4	6	0	0	1.37	.270	1.9	111
1964 Kingsville - AA	27	12	3	3	1	1	3.06	35.1	39	15	12	8	13	31	0	0	1.47	.307	3.6	110
Total GHL		36	36	13	12	0	4.09	233.0	250	121	106	34	72	140	8	1	1.38	.294	15.6	95.5
Total STL		28	16	9	6	1	3.49	134.0	123	57	52	21	47	86	4	2	1.27	.256	13.5	120.2
Total SCL		83	56	20	31	1	4.17	436.0	468	246	202	60	163	218	17	0	1.45	.286	26.8	102.7

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1961 Philadelphia - ML	P	1	1	0	2	0	2	0	1.000	6.2	2.70	+0.5	1.321
1963 Boston - ML	P	20	18	5	19	0	26	2	.923	120.0	1.80	-0.8	.939

Player History
06/15/1956	Drafted in the 1956 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 10, 42nd overall pick) by the Los Angeles Moguls, out of high school (Comstock; Kalamazoo, MI).
06/19/1956	Signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Moguls organization with a signing bonus of $5,800.
01/01/1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (13).
04/28/1957	Injured (tender shoulder), day-to-day for one week.
06/18/1957	Injured (back stiffness), day-to-day for 6 days.
01/01/1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (10); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (13).
01/01/1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (8).
01/01/1960	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 8 (10).
06/02/1960	Injured (neck stiffness), day-to-day for 1 day.
08/30/1960	Won the 1960 South Texas League Lone Star Series with the Harlingen Herons!
01/01/1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 8 (9).
04/14/1961	Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Laredo Cowboys with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
05/12/1961	Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Alice Ideals with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
01/01/1962	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 10 (11).
06/06/1962	Injured (sore shoulder), out for one week.
07/05/1962	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Catherines Wildcats with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1963	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 10 (10).
04/10/1963	Injured (strained hamstring), out for 2-3 months.
06/27/1963	Got claimed off waivers by Boston while with Philadelphia.
08/08/1963	Injured (forearm cramp), day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1964	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 10 (10).
05/28/1964	Released by the Boston organization.
01/01/1965	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 10 (10).
01/01/1966	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 10 (10).
01/01/1966	Retired from professional baseball.