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Dick Billings
Richard Arlin Billings

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 195 lb.
School Michigan State University

Debut September 11, 1968
  vs. BAL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game June 27, 1975
Born December 4, 1942 in Detroit, MI

Drafted by the Washington Senators in the 25th round of the 1965 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1968 25 WSA AL  12   33    3    6   1  0   1    3   0  0   5  13  .182  .282  .303   80   10   1   1   0   0   1
 1969 26 WSA AL  27   37    3    5   0  0   0    0   0  1   6   8  .135  .256  .135   15    5   0   0   0   0   3
 1970 27 WSA AL  11   24    3    6   2  0   1    1   0  0   2   3  .250  .308  .458  114   11   0   0   0   0   1
 1971 28 WSA AL 116  349   32   86  14  0   6   48   2  5  21  54  .246  .296  .338   84  118   1   4   1   5   5
 1972 29 TEX AL 133  469   41  119  15  1   5   58   1  5  29  77  .254  .296  .322   88  151   2   6   5   2  13
 1973 30 TEX AL  81  280   17   50  11  0   3   32   1  1  20  43  .179  .237  .250   41   70   1   2   2   2  12
 1974 31 TOT     17   36    2    8   1  0   0    0   2  0   4   7  .222  .300  .250   61    9   0   0   0   0   1
         TEX AL  16   31    2    7   1  0   0    0   2  0   4   6  .226  .314  .258   69    8   0   0   0   0   1
         STL NL   1    5    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .200  .200  .200   13    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1975 32 STL NL   3    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      400 1231  101  280  44  1  16  142   6 12  87 207  .227  .281  .304   73  374   5  13   8   9  36
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        499   41  113  18  0   6   58   2  5  35  84  .227  .281  .304   73  151   2   5   3   4  15
 Career High    133  469   41  119  15  1   6   58   2  5  29  77  .254  .296  .338   88  151   2   6   5   5  13
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1968 25 WSA AL   40   30    3   2.7    77| .182  .235| .282  .303| .303  .347| .585  .651|  80  .381  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1969 26 WSA AL   43   36    1   0.8    90| .135  .247| .256  .323| .135  .373| .391  .696|  15  .041  -4.0  -0.4   0%
 1970 27 WSA AL   26   19    3   4.2    93| .250  .252| .308  .325| .458  .385| .766  .710| 114  .495   0.4   0.0   0%
 1971 28 WSA AL  380  278   34   3.3    87| .246  .248| .296  .319| .338  .368| .634  .687|  84  .408  -7.0  -0.7  28%
 1972 29 TEX AL  508  376   42   3.0    80| .254  .242| .296  .310| .322  .349| .618  .659|  88  .414  -7.3  -0.8  16%
 1973 30 TEX AL  305  246   15   1.6    89| .179  .254| .237  .322| .250  .373| .487  .694|  41  .144 -21.6  -2.2  50%
 1974 31 TOT      40   29    3   2.8    88| .222  .256| .300  .321| .250  .368| .550  .689|  61  .325  -1.7  -0.2 100%
         TEX AL   35   25    3   3.2    87| .226  .255| .314  .319| .258  .367| .572  .685|  69  .389  -1.1  -0.1 100%
         STL NL    5    4    0   0.0    95| .200  .262| .200  .334| .200  .379| .400  .714|  13  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1975 32 STL NL    3    3    0   0.0    99| .000  .270| .000  .342| .000  .390| .000  .732|-100  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons      1345 1017  101   2.7    85| .227  .247| .281  .316| .304  .362| .585  .678|  73  .328 -42.7  -4.5  33%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1968 25 WSA AL LF 8 12 1 1 0 .929 .977 1.62 1.45 1.95 1.84 7 60.0 3B 4 2 5 0 0 1.000 .946 1.75 2.67 3.50 3.05 1 18.0 1969 26 WSA AL OF 6 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.50 1.83 1.62 2.12 6 50.0 LF 5 11 0 0 0 1.000 .982 2.20 1.60 2.36 1.99 5 42.0 CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.20 1.12 2.48 1 8.0 3B 1 0 4 0 1 1.000 .952 4.00 2.70 4.50 3.15 1 8.0 1970 27 WSA AL C 8 25 3 0 0 1.000 .989 3.50 5.83 4.85 6.65 6 52.0 3 4 3 3 1971 28 WSA AL C 62 337 35 3 5 .992 .988 6.00 5.63 6.11 6.37 61 548.0 16 21 44 21 OF 32 41 2 1 0 .977 .982 1.34 1.96 1.74 2.24 25 222.3 LF 22 26 1 1 0 .964 .982 1.23 1.60 1.67 1.93 16 145.3 RF 12 16 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.33 1.70 1.87 2.05 9 77.0 3B 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.75 1.91 3.06 0 4.7 1972 29 TEX AL C 92 478 45 10 13 .981 .985 5.68 5.66 6.73 6.48 78 699.0 12 31 43 29 OF 41 66 5 3 0 .959 .983 1.73 1.91 2.04 2.22 35 314.0 LF 39 66 5 3 0 .959 .981 1.82 1.53 2.06 1.89 35 310.3 3B 5 3 14 3 0 .850 .955 3.40 2.70 3.56 2.97 5 43.0 RF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.75 4.86 2.19 0 3.7 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.00 0.00 9.90 0 1.0 1973 30 TEX AL C 72 356 32 10 3 .975 .985 5.39 5.29 5.84 6.05 67 597.7 3 30 55 25 OF 4 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.75 2.02 1.08 2.30 3 25.0 1B 3 17 2 3 1 .864 .990 6.33 8.27 7.53 9.87 3 22.7 LF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.67 0.53 2.01 2 17.0 DH 2 RF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.70 2.25 2.14 1 8.0 1974 31 TOT C 14 63 2 0 1 1.000 .983 4.64 5.04 6.41 5.91 10 91.3 0 4 4 3 TEX AL C 13 55 2 0 1 1.000 .983 4.38 5.01 6.55 5.89 10 78.3 0 4 4 3 LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 4.50 2.25 0 2.0 DH 1 STL NL C 1 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 8.00 5.40 5.54 6.09 0 13.0 0 0 0 0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1972 29 TEX AL 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.00 0.00 9.90 0 1.0 1973 30 TEX AL 1B 3 17 2 3 1 .864 .990 6.33 8.27 7.53 9.87 3 22.7 1968 25 WSA AL 3B 4 2 5 0 0 1.000 .946 1.75 2.67 3.50 3.05 1 18.0 1969 26 WSA AL 3B 1 0 4 0 1 1.000 .952 4.00 2.70 4.50 3.15 1 8.0 1971 28 WSA AL 3B 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.75 1.91 3.06 0 4.7 1972 29 TEX AL 3B 5 3 14 3 0 .850 .955 3.40 2.70 3.56 2.97 5 43.0 1970 27 WSA AL C 8 25 3 0 0 1.000 .989 3.50 5.83 4.85 6.65 6 52.0 3 4 3 3 1971 28 WSA AL C 62 337 35 3 5 .992 .988 6.00 5.63 6.11 6.37 61 548.0 16 21 44 21 1972 29 TEX AL C 92 478 45 10 13 .981 .985 5.68 5.66 6.73 6.48 78 699.0 12 31 43 29 1973 30 TEX AL C 72 356 32 10 3 .975 .985 5.39 5.29 5.84 6.05 67 597.7 3 30 55 25 1974 31 TOT C 14 63 2 0 1 1.000 .983 4.64 5.04 6.41 5.91 10 91.3 0 4 4 3 TEX AL C 13 55 2 0 1 1.000 .983 4.38 5.01 6.55 5.89 10 78.3 0 4 4 3 STL NL C 1 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 8.00 5.40 5.54 6.09 0 13.0 0 0 0 0 1969 26 WSA AL CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.20 1.12 2.48 1 8.0 1973 30 TEX AL DH 2 1974 31 TEX AL DH 1 1968 25 WSA AL LF 8 12 1 1 0 .929 .977 1.62 1.45 1.95 1.84 7 60.0 1969 26 WSA AL LF 5 11 0 0 0 1.000 .982 2.20 1.60 2.36 1.99 5 42.0 1971 28 WSA AL LF 22 26 1 1 0 .964 .982 1.23 1.60 1.67 1.93 16 145.3 1972 29 TEX AL LF 39 66 5 3 0 .959 .981 1.82 1.53 2.06 1.89 35 310.3 1973 30 TEX AL LF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.67 0.53 2.01 2 17.0 1974 31 TEX AL LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 4.50 2.25 0 2.0 1968 25 WSA AL OF 8 12 1 1 0 .929 .977 1.62 1.80 1.95 2.08 7 60.0 1969 26 WSA AL OF 6 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.50 1.83 1.62 2.12 6 50.0 1971 28 WSA AL OF 32 41 2 1 0 .977 .982 1.34 1.96 1.74 2.24 25 222.3 1972 29 TEX AL OF 41 66 5 3 0 .959 .983 1.73 1.91 2.04 2.22 35 314.0 1973 30 TEX AL OF 4 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.75 2.02 1.08 2.30 3 25.0 1974 31 TEX AL OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.10 4.50 2.25 0 2.0 1971 28 WSA AL RF 12 16 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.33 1.70 1.87 2.05 9 77.0 1972 29 TEX AL RF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.75 4.86 2.19 0 3.7 1973 30 TEX AL RF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.70 2.25 2.14 1 8.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 248 1259 117 23 22 .984 .986 5.55 5.52 6.23 6.30 222 1988.0 34 90 149 81 OF* 92 132 8 5 0 .966 .982 1.52 1.92 1.87 2.21 76 673.3 78 1 15# LF* 78 117 7 5 0 .961 .981 1.59 1.56 1.94 1.91 65 576.7 RF* 15 20 0 0 0 1.000 .985 1.33 1.71 2.03 2.06 10 88.7 3B* 12 6 23 3 1 .906 .954 2.42 2.70 3.54 3.02 7 73.7 1B* 4 17 2 3 1 .864 .990 4.75 8.20 7.22 9.87 3 23.7 DH 3 Games not counted in Overall Total below CF* 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.20 1.12 2.48 1 8.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 356 1414 150 34 24 .979 .985 4.39 4.52 5.10 5.24 308 2759
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Sac. Flies
1972 AL-6-9

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

June 8, 1965: Drafted by the Washington Senators in the 25th round of the 1965 amateur draft.

August 12, 1974: Purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Texas Rangers.

September 29, 1975: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.


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