Bill Bethea Minor League Statistics & History

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Bill Bethea

William Lamar Bethea (Spot)

Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: January 1, 1942 in Houston, Texas, US
School: University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX)

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Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	HBP	SH	SF
1963	21	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AA	STL	67		230	9	72	16	0	6	8	1	2	13	12	.313		.461		106
1963	21	Billings	PION	A	STL	36		143		53	14	0	6						.371		.594		85
1963	21	Tulsa	TL	AA	STL	31	100	87	9	19	2	0	0	8	1	2	13	12	.218	.320	.241	.561	21
1964	22	Charlotte	SOUL	AA	MIN	138	507	453	58	117	21	1	8	58	7	5	54	76	.258	.337	.362	.699	164
1965	23	3 Teams	2 Lgs	WRk-AA	NYY,MIN	110		334	35	66	13	2	5	23	5	4	51	55	.198		.293		98
1965	23	Yankees	FLIL	WRk	NYY
1965	23	Columbus,Charlotte	SOUL	AA	MIN,NYY	110	385	334	35	66	13	2	5	23	5	4	51	55	.198	.304	.293	.597	98
1965	23	Charlotte	SOUL	AA	MIN
1965	23	Columbus	SOUL	AA	NYY
1966	24	Toledo	IL	AAA	NYY	98	280	237	26	51	9	1	5	27	3	2	37	52	.215	.320	.325	.645	77	0	5	1
1967	25	Binghamton	EL	AA	NYY	134	540	453	56	84	16	2	2	27	10	5	87	88	.185	.317	.243	.559	110
1968	26	El Paso	TL	AA	CAL	109	365	310	53	84	31	1	14	46	10	4	55	59	.271	.381	.513	.894	159
1969	27	Hawaii	PCL	AAA	CAL	26	94	89	7	20	3	1	1	7	1	2	5	23	.225	.266	.315	.581	28	0	0	0
7 Seasons						682	2414	2106	244	494	109	8	41	196	37	24	302	365	.235	.330	.352	.683	742	0	5	1
AA (5 seasons)				AA		522	1897	1637	211	370	83	6	29	162	33	20	260	290	.226	.332	.337	.669	552
AAA (2 seasons)				AAA		124	374	326	33	71	12	2	6	34	4	4	42	75	.218	.306	.322	.628	105	0	5	1
A (1 season)				A		36	143	143		53	14	0	6						.371	.371	.594	.965	85
WRk (1 season)				WRk

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
1966	24	Toledo	IL	AAA	NYY	0	0		0.00	1	0		0	0		2.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		1.500	13.5	0.0	0.0	9.0
1 Season						0	0		0.00	1	0		0	0		2.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		1.500	13.5	0.0	0.0	9.0

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1963	21	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A	STL	SS	53	245	74	149	22	15	.910	4.21
1963	21	Billings	PION	A	STL	SS	22	111	29	73	9		.919	4.64
1963	21	Tulsa	TL	AA	STL	SS	31	134	45	76	13	15	.903	3.90
1964	22	Charlotte	SOUL	AA	MIN	SS	136	658	231	390	37	80	.944	4.57
1965	23	Columbus	SOUL	AA	NYY	SS	77	357	129	211	17	39	.952	4.42
1965	23	Columbus	SOUL	AA	NYY	3B	34	88	30	54	4	6	.955	2.47
1966	24	Toledo	IL	AAA	NYY	2B	78	394	164	221	9	71	.977	4.94
1966	24	Toledo	IL	AAA	NYY	P	1							0.00
1967	25	Binghamton	EL	AA	NYY	SS	134	676	239	405	32	97	.953	4.81
1968	26	El Paso	TL	AA	CAL	OF	1	3	2	1	0	1	1.000	3.00
1968	26	El Paso	TL	AA	CAL	SS	19	75	30	44	1	9	.987	3.89
1968	26	El Paso	TL	AA	CAL	3B	49	170	73	93	4	8	.976	3.39
1968	26	El Paso	TL	AA	CAL	2B	33	180	68	106	6	25	.967	5.27
1969	27	Hawaii	PCL	AAA	CAL	SS	8	29	13	13	3	3	.897	3.25
1969	27	Hawaii	PCL	AAA	CAL	3B	1	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	2.00
1969	27	Hawaii	PCL	AAA	CAL	2B	18	82	36	45	1	7	.988	4.50
6 Seasons							531	2514	930	1469	115	316	.954	4.52
SS (5 seasons)						SS	350	1683	587	1001	95	204	.944	4.54
2B (3 seasons)						2B	129	656	268	372	16	103	.976	4.96
3B (2 seasons)						3B	50	172	73	95	4	8	.977	3.36
P (1 season)						P	1							0.00
OF (1 season)						OF	1	3	2	1	0	1	1.000	3.00

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
1963	21	Tulsa Oilers	Texas League	AA	STL
1963	21	Billings Mustangs	Pioneer League	A	STL
1964	22	Charlotte Hornets	Southern League	AA	MIN
1964	22	Minnesota Twins	American League	MLB	MIN	1	1964-09-13	1964-09-29
1965	23	FIL Yankees	Florida Instructional League	WRk	NYY
1965	23	Charlotte Hornets	Southern League	AA	MIN	1
1965	23	Columbus Confederate Yankees	Southern League	AA	NYY	2
1966	24	Toledo Mud Hens	International League	AAA	NYY
1967	25	Binghamton Triplets	Eastern League	AA	NYY
1968	26	El Paso Sun Kings	Texas League	AA	CAL
1969	27	Hawaii Islanders	Pacific Coast League	AAA	CAL

Sabr ID: 550ecb4b

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