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Steve Bilko
Stephen Thomas Bilko
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 230 lb.

Born: November 13, 1928 in Nanticoke, PA
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1945. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 22, 1949
Final Game: August 23, 1962
Died: March 7, 1978 in Wilkes-Barre, PA
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1949 20 STL NL 6 22 17 3 5 2 0 0 2 0 5 6 .294 .455 .412 .866 129 7 0 0 0 /3
1950 21 STL NL 10 37 33 1 6 1 0 0 2 0 4 10 .182 .270 .212 .482 26 7 1 0 0 /3
1951 22 STL NL 21 82 72 5 16 4 0 2 12 0 0 9 10 .222 .309 .361 .670 79 26 1 0 1 3
1952 23 STL NL 20 78 72 7 19 6 1 1 6 0 0 4 15 .264 .303 .417 .719 98 30 2 0 2 3
1953 24 STL NL 154 641 570 72 143 23 3 21 84 0 1 70 125 .251 .334 .412 .746 93 235 17 1 0 *3
1954 25 TOT NL 55 120 106 12 24 8 1 4 13 0 0 14 25 .226 .317 .434 .751 93 46 8 0 0 0 3
1954 25 STL NL 8 17 14 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 .143 .294 .143 .437 18 2 2 0 0 0 /3
1954 25 CHC NL 47 103 92 11 22 8 1 4 12 0 0 11 24 .239 .320 .478 .799 105 44 6 0 0 0 3
1958 29 TOT NL 78 210 188 25 44 5 4 11 35 0 0 18 57 .234 .295 .479 .774 97 90 9 0 0 4 0 3
1958 29 CIN NL 31 100 87 12 23 4 2 4 17 0 0 10 20 .264 .330 .494 .824 110 43 5 0 0 3 0 3
1958 29 LAD NL 47 110 101 13 21 1 2 7 18 0 0 8 37 .208 .264 .465 .729 85 47 4 0 0 1 0 3
1960 31 DET AL 78 250 222 20 46 11 2 9 25 0 1 27 31 .207 .292 .396 .688 83 88 6 0 0 1 0 3
1961 32 LAA AL 114 354 294 49 82 16 1 20 59 1 1 58 81 .279 .395 .544 .940 139 160 9 0 0 2 2 3/9
1962 33 LAA AL 64 198 164 26 47 9 1 8 38 1 1 25 35 .287 .374 .500 .874 137 82 5 2 0 7 0 3
10 Seasons 600 1992 1738 220 432 85 13 76 276 2 4 234 395 .249 .336 .444 .780 103 771 58 3 3 14 2
162 Game Avg. 162 538 469 59 117 23 4 21 75 1 63 107 .249 .336 .444 .780 103 208 16 1 1
STL (6 yrs) 219 877 778 89 191 36 4 24 107 0 1 95 167 .246 .328 .395 .723 89 307 23 1 3 0
LAA (2 yrs) 178 552 458 75 129 25 2 28 97 2 2 83 116 .282 .388 .528 .916 138 242 14 2 0 9 2
LAD (1 yr) 47 110 101 13 21 1 2 7 18 0 0 8 37 .208 .264 .465 .729 85 47 4 0 0 1 0
CIN (1 yr) 31 100 87 12 23 4 2 4 17 0 0 10 20 .264 .330 .494 .824 110 43 5 0 0 3 0
CHC (1 yr) 47 103 92 11 22 8 1 4 12 0 0 11 24 .239 .320 .478 .799 105 44 6 0 0 0
DET (1 yr) 78 250 222 20 46 11 2 9 25 0 1 27 31 .207 .292 .396 .688 83 88 6 0 0 1 0
NL (7 yrs) 344 1190 1058 125 257 49 9 39 154 0 1 124 248 .243 .322 .417 .739 92 441 38 1 3 4 0
AL (3 yrs) 256 802 680 95 175 36 4 37 122 2 3 110 147 .257 .358 .485 .843 120 330 20 2 0 10 2
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1949 STL NL 20 1B 5 45 42 3 0 1 1.000 9.00 .991 8.98
1950 STL NL 21 1B 9 89 81 7 1 8 .989 9.78 .990 9.02
1951 STL NL 22 1B 19 186 170 13 3 18 .984 9.63 .989 9.29
1952 STL NL 23 1B 20 202 177 24 1 14 .995 10.05 .990 9.17
1953 STL NL 24 1B 154 1585 1446 124 15 145 .991 10.19 .990 6.49
1954 TOT NL 25 1B 28 25 210.0 238 203 35 0 20 1.000 3.5 20.0 3.5 0.9 2.6 0 10.20 8.50 .991 9.81 9.26
1954 STL NL 25 1B 6 4 34.1 28 21 7 0 3 1.000 0.7 24.5 0.7 0.3 0.4 0 7.34 4.67 .989 9.80 9.27
1954 CHC NL 25 1B 22 21 175.2 210 182 28 0 17 1.000 2.8 19.1 2.8 0.6 2.2 0 10.76 9.55 .991 9.81 9.26
1958 TOT NL 29 1B 46 46 359.0 375 345 28 2 39 .995 1.4 4.7 1.4 -0.1 1.6 0 9.35 8.11 .990 9.54 8.11
1958 CIN NL 29 1B 21 21 174.0 184 172 11 1 19 .995 -0.7 -4.8 -0.7 -1.5 0.9 0 9.47 8.71 .990 9.54 8.11
1958 LAD NL 29 1B 25 25 185.0 191 173 17 1 20 .995 2.1 13.6 2.1 1.4 0.7 0 9.24 7.60 .990 9.54 8.11
1960 DET AL 31 1B 62 59 497.1 542 501 36 5 47 .991 4.1 9.9 4.1 1.5 2.7 0 9.72 8.66 .991 9.58 8.04
1961 LAA AL 32 1B 86 72 653.1 645 577 61 7 56 .989 1.3 2.4 1.3 -1.6 2.9 0 8.79 7.42 .990 9.45 8.29
1961 LAA AL 32 OF 3 3 23.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -52.2 -1.0 0.0 -1.0 0 0.78 0.67 1.000 2.27 1.97
1961 LAA AL 32 RF 3 3 23.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -52.2 -1.0 0.0 -1.0 0 0.78 0.67 1.000 2.07 1.73
1962 LAA AL 33 1B 50 43 378.1 401 371 28 2 36 .995 -0.1 -0.3 -0.1 1.1 -1.2 0 9.49 7.98 .990 9.44 8.76
10 Seasons 1B 479 245 2098.0 4308 3913 359 36 384 .992 10.2 5.8 10.2 1.8 8.6 0 18.33 8.92 .990 9.53 7.87
1 Season OF 3 3 23.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -52.2 -1.0 0.0 -1.0 0 0.78 0.67 1.000 2.27 1.97
1 Season RF 3 3 23.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -52.2 -1.0 0.0 -1.0 0 0.78 0.67 1.000 2.07 1.73
10 Seasons TOT 482 248 2121.0 4310 3915 359 36 384 .992 9.2 5.2 9.2 1.8 7.6 0 0 18.14 8.87 .982 9.45 7.83

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1953 NL--154--9th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1953 NL--125--1st

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1962 AL--7--10th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1953 NL--17--9th

Youngest s c a p y
1949 NL--born 1928-11-13--5th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 1 (2493), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 9 (1781), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

Before 1945 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

April 30, 1954: Purchased by the Chicago Cubs from the St. Louis Cardinals for $12,500.

October 8, 1957: Purchased by the Cincinnati Redlegs from the Chicago Cubs.

June 15, 1958: Traded by the Cincinnati Redlegs with players to be named later and Johnny Klippstein to the Los Angeles Dodgers for players to be named later and Don Newcombe. The Cincinnati Redlegs sent Art Fowler (June 23, 1958) and Charlie Rabe (June 23, 1958) to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete the trade.

November 30, 1959: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1959 rule 5 draft.

December 14, 1960: Drafted by the Los Angeles Angels from the Detroit Tigers in the 1960 expansion draft.

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