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Billy Cowan
Billy Rolland Cowan

Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: August 28, 1938 in Calhoun City, MS
High School: East (Bakersfield, CA)
School: University of Utah
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 1963
Final Game: April 24, 1972
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Standard Fielding

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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
1963	CHC	NL	24	OF	10	8	70.0	12	10	1	1	1	.917	-1.1	-18.9	-1.1	-1.1	0.1	0		1.41	1.10	.975	2.01	1.75
1963	CHC	NL	24	CF	7	5	45.0	7	6	0	1	0	.857	-0.8	-21.3	-0.8	-0.9	0.1	0		1.20	0.86	.986	2.38	2.09
1963	CHC	NL	24	RF	2	2	16.0	4	3	1	0	0	1.000	0.2	15.0	0.2	-0.2	0.5	0		2.25	2.00	.975	1.86	1.60
1963	CHC	NL	24	LF	1	1	9.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	-0.5	-66.7	-0.5	0.0	-0.5	0		1.00	1.00	1.000	1.80	1.40
1964	CHC	NL	25	CF	134	127	1142.0	315	302	2	11	0	.965	-4.5	-4.7	5.5	7.0	-1.5	-10		2.40	2.27	.977	2.35	2.10
1964	CHC	NL	25	OF	134	127	1142.0	309	297	2	10	0	.968	-4.5	-4.7	5.5	7.0	-1.5	-10		2.36	2.23	.973	1.99	1.72
1965	TOT	NL	26	OF	71	39	395.0	90	88	2	0	2	1.000	-4.0	-12.2	-3.0	-0.1	-2.9	-1		2.05	1.27	.974	2.00	1.75
1965	TOT	NL	26	CF	62	36	350.2	76	75	1	0	1	1.000	-2.5	-8.6	-2.5	-0.2	-2.3	0		1.95	1.23	.980	2.30	2.00
1965	TOT	NL	26	LF	10	3	44.1	9	8	1	0	1	1.000	-1.5	-40.6	-0.5	0.1	-0.6	-1		1.83	0.90	.967	1.71	1.38
1965	NYM	NL	26	OF	61	35	346.2	82	80	2	0	2	1.000	-2.5	-8.7	-2.5	-0.2	-2.3	0		2.13	1.34	.974	2.00	1.75
1965	NYM	NL	26	CF	59	34	334.2	75	74	1	0	1	1.000	-1.9	-6.8	-1.9	0.4	-2.3	0		2.02	1.27	.980	2.30	2.00
1965	NYM	NL	26	LF	3	1	12.0	2	1	1	0	1	1.000	-0.6	-60.0	-0.6	-0.6	0.0	0		1.50	0.67	.950	1.72	1.37
1965	NYM	NL	26	2B	2	0	3.0	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	0.1	40.0	0.1	0.1	0.0		0	6.00	1.00	.950	5.40	4.70
1965	NYM	NL	26	SS	1	0	1.0	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	-0.4	-480.0	-0.4	0.0	-0.4		0	18.00	2.00	.950	4.50	4.20
1965	MLN	NL	26	OF	10	4	48.1	8	8	0	0	0	1.000	-1.5	-37.2	-0.5	0.1	-0.6	-1		1.49	0.80	.975	1.99	1.75
1965	MLN	NL	26	LF	7	2	32.1	7	7	0	0	0	1.000	-0.9	-33.4	0.1	0.7	-0.6	-1		1.95	1.00	.971	1.70	1.39
1965	MLN	NL	26	CF	3	2	16.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	-0.6	-45.0	-0.6	-0.6	0.0	0		0.56	0.33	1.000	2.31	2.00
1967	PHI	NL	28	OF	20	16	122.2	19	19	0	0	0	1.000	-1.2	-11.7	-1.2	-1.6	0.5	0		1.39	0.95	.974	2.03	1.81
1967	PHI	NL	28	LF	16	13	99.0	14	14	0	0	0	1.000	-1.0	-12.1	-1.0	-0.7	-0.2	0		1.27	0.88	.971	1.75	1.50
1967	PHI	NL	28	RF	4	3	23.2	4	4	0	0	0	1.000	-0.2	-10.1	-0.2	-0.9	0.7	0		1.52	1.00	.975	2.05	1.75
1967	PHI	NL	28	2B	1	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0	0.00	0.00		5.40	4.60
1967	PHI	NL	28	3B	1	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0			0.00	0.00		2.70	2.80
1969	TOT	AL	30	OF	27	12	157.0	35	31	4	0	0	1.000	-0.9	-6.9	0.1	0.5	-0.3	-1		2.01	1.30	.977	2.13	1.84
1969	TOT	AL	30	LF	12	5	65.0	16	14	2	0	0	1.000	1.6	29.5	0.6	0.0	0.7	1		2.22	1.33	.981	1.99	1.60
1969	TOT	AL	30	RF	11	3	49.0	7	6	1	0	0	1.000	-2.0	-49.0	-1.0	0.0	-1.0	-1		1.29	0.64	.971	1.91	1.60
1969	TOT	AL	30	CF	7	4	43.0	13	12	1	0	0	1.000	-0.5	-14.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	-1		2.72	1.86	.985	2.51	2.17
1969	NYY	AL	30	OF	14	7	83.0	17	16	1	0	0	1.000	-1.1	-15.9	-0.1	-0.7	0.7	-1		1.84	1.21	.976	2.13	1.84
1969	NYY	AL	30	LF	9	5	51.0	10	10	0	0	0	1.000	0.3	7.1	0.3	-0.3	0.7	0		1.76	1.11	.980	1.99	1.60
1969	NYY	AL	30	CF	4	2	28.0	7	6	1	0	0	1.000	-1.3	-55.7	-0.3	-0.3	0.0	-1		2.25	1.75	.986	2.51	2.17
1969	NYY	AL	30	RF	2	0	4.0	0	0	0	0	0		-0.1	-30.0	-0.1	-0.1	0.0			0.00	0.00		1.80	1.60
1969	CAL	AL	30	OF	13	5	74.0	18	15	3	0	0	1.000	0.2	3.2	0.2	1.2	-1.0	0		2.19	1.38	.978	2.13	1.84
1969	CAL	AL	30	RF	9	3	45.0	7	6	1	0	0	1.000	-1.9	-50.7	-0.9	0.1	-1.0	-1		1.40	0.78	.971	1.92	1.60
1969	CAL	AL	30	1B	6	4	30.0	33	32	1	0	3	1.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.3	0.3		0	9.90	5.50	.991	9.63	8.33
1969	CAL	AL	30	CF	3	2	15.0	6	6	0	0	0	1.000	0.8	64.0	0.8	0.8	0.0	0		3.60	2.00	.983	2.52	2.17
1969	CAL	AL	30	LF	3	0	14.0	6	4	2	0	0	1.000	1.3	111.4	0.3	0.3	0.0	1		3.86	2.00	.983	1.99	1.60
1970	CAL	AL	31	OF	27	18	154.2	28	26	0	2	0	.929	-1.4	-10.9	-0.4	0.0	-0.4	-1		1.51	0.96	.982	2.14	1.85
1970	CAL	AL	31	RF	23	17	143.2	28	26	0	2	0	.929	-1.2	-10.0	-0.2	0.7	-0.9	-1		1.63	1.13	.975	1.98	1.59
1970	CAL	AL	31	1B	14	9	74.2	75	69	6	0	7	1.000	0.3	4.8	0.3	0.3	0.0		0	9.04	5.36	.991	9.59	8.14
1970	CAL	AL	31	LF	3	1	10.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	-0.5	-60.0	-0.5	-0.7	0.2	0		0.90	0.33	1.000	1.80	1.47
1970	CAL	AL	31	3B	2	0	5.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	-0.3	-72.0	-0.3	0.0	-0.3		0	1.80	0.50	.900	3.06	2.65
1970	CAL	AL	31	CF	1	0	1.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	0.3	360.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	0		9.00	1.00	1.000	2.70	2.30
1971	CAL	AL	32	OF	40	31	296.1	70	69	1	0	0	1.000	4.2	17.0	3.2	1.0	2.3	1		2.13	1.75	.981	2.24	1.96
1971	CAL	AL	32	LF	38	31	294.1	67	66	1	0	0	1.000	4.0	16.3	3.0	0.7	2.3	1		2.05	1.76	.981	1.93	1.60
1971	CAL	AL	32	1B	5	4	28.0	34	32	1	1	8	.971	-1.0	-42.9	-1.0	-0.2	-0.9		0	10.61	6.60	.991	9.58	8.10
1971	CAL	AL	32	RF	2	0	2.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	0.2	120.0	0.2	0.3	0.0	0		4.50	0.50	1.000	2.25	1.70
7 Seasons				OF	329	251	2337.2	563	540	10	13	3	.977	-8.9	-4.6	3.1	5.7	-2.2	-12		2.12	1.67	.975	2.04	1.78
5 Seasons				CF	211	172	1581.2	412	396	4	12	1	.971	-8.0	-6.1	3.0	6.4	-3.4	-11		2.28	1.90	.978	2.34	2.07
6 Seasons				LF	80	54	521.2	108	104	4	0	1	1.000	2.1	4.8	1.1	-0.6	1.9	1		1.86	1.35	.979	1.88	1.54
5 Seasons				RF	42	25	234.1	44	40	2	2	0	.955	-3.0	-15.4	-1.0	-0.1	-0.7	-2		1.61	1.00	.975	1.97	1.61
3 Seasons				1B	25	17	132.2	142	133	8	1	18	.993	-0.7	-6.3	-0.7	-0.2	-0.6		0	9.57	5.64	.991	9.60	8.18
2 Seasons				2B	3	0	3.1	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	0.1	36.0	0.1	0.1	0.0		0	5.40	0.67	.950	5.40	4.67
2 Seasons				3B	3	0	5.2	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	-0.3	-63.5	-0.3	0.0	-0.3		0	1.59	0.33	.900	3.02	2.70
1 Season				SS	1	0	1.0	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	-0.4	-480.0	-0.4	0.0	-0.4		0	18.00	2.00	.950	4.50	4.20
8 Seasons				TOT	361	268	2480.1	710	677	19	14	21	.980	-10.2	-4.9	1.8	5.6	-3.5	-12	0	2.53	1.93	.958	2.46	2.26
				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

Appearances

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	G	GS	Batting	Defense	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR
1963	CHC	NL	24	14	8	14	14	0	0	0	0	1	7	2	10	5	1
1964	CHC	NL	25	139	127	139	139	0	0	0	0	0	134	0	134	4	2
1965	NYM	NL	26	82	35	82	82	0	2	0	1	3	59	0	61	14	12
1965	MLN	NL	26	19	4	19	19	0	0	0	0	7	3	0	10	6	4
1967	PHI	NL	28	34	16	34	34	0	1	1	0	16	0	4	20	8	9
1969	NYY	AL	30	32	7	32	32	0	0	0	0	9	4	2	14	21	2
1969	CAL	AL	30	28	9	28	28	6	0	0	0	3	3	9	13	15	4
1970	CAL	AL	31	68	27	68	68	14	0	2	0	3	1	23	27	41	0
1971	CAL	AL	32	74	35	74	74	5	0	0	0	38	0	2	40	38	0
1972	CAL	AL	33	3	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
8 Seasons				493	268	493	493	25	3	3	1	80	211	42	329	155	34

Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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				Errors					Assists					Single w/ Runner on 1st			Single w/ Runner on 2nd			Double w/ Runner on 1st			Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd			Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd			Baserunning Totals
Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Tot	Cch	Fld	Thr	ROE	Tot	1B	2B	3B	Hm	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Held%	Adv	Kill	Kill%	Aother	PA	RHB%	BIP%	FBIP%	Fld	F2O%
1963	CHC	NL	24	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	2	100.0%	0	0	0.0%	0	173	54%	80%	31%	13	46%
1964	CHC	NL	25	11	1	10	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	64	24	1	53	6	0	11	2	0	14	1	0	27	21	0	169	54	32.0%	114	1	0.6%	1	4977	62%	81%	26%	644	47%
1965	NYM	NL	26	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	8	5	0	13	2	0	5	1	0	2	1	0	10	9	0	38	18	47.4%	20	0	0.0%	1	1447	56%	81%	27%	151	49%
1965	MLN	NL	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	25.0%	3	0	0.0%	0	70	51%	79%	19%	8	13%
1969	NYY	AL	30	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	8	1	12.5%	7	0	0.0%	1	131	52%	73%	14%	14	50%
1969	CAL	AL	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.0%	2	0	0.0%	0	69	64%	61%	20%	10	60%
1970	CAL	AL	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	3	67%	100%	67%	1	100%
5 Seasons				12	1	11	0	0	4	0	1	1	1	79	32	1	72	8	0	16	3	0	16	2	0	40	31	0	223	76	34.1%	146	1	0.4%	3	6870	60%	81%	26%	841	47%
MLB Averages																															41.0%			2.1%			62%	77%	26%		56%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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				Errors					Assists					Single w/ Runner on 1st			Single w/ Runner on 2nd			Double w/ Runner on 1st			Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd			Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd			Baserunning Totals
Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Tot	Cch	Fld	Thr	ROE	Tot	1B	2B	3B	Hm	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Held%	Adv	Kill	Kill%	Aother	PA	RHB%	BIP%	FBIP%	Fld	F2O%
1963	CHC	NL	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100.0%	0	0	0.0%	0	38	55%	87%	24%	4	25%
1965	MLN	NL	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	3	1	33.3%	2	0	0.0%	0	115	63%	71%	26%	12	50%
1965	NYM	NL	26	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0.0%	0	1	100.0%	0	63	59%	79%	21%	3	33%
1967	PHI	NL	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	7	6	85.7%	1	0	0.0%	0	413	60%	77%	22%	26	54%
1969	NYY	AL	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	2	100.0%	0	0	0.0%	0	200	60%	80%	31%	20	50%
1969	CAL	AL	30	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.0%	2	0	0.0%	2	64	63%	81%	38%	7	86%
1970	CAL	AL	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	47	57%	81%	30%	4	25%
1971	CAL	AL	32	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	11	10	0	8	2	0	3	2	0	5	3	0	6	6	0	33	23	69.7%	10	0	0.0%	1	1287	59%	74%	27%	122	55%
6 Seasons				0	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	2	0	16	15	0	10	2	0	4	3	0	8	3	0	11	10	1	49	33	67.3%	15	1	2.0%	3	2227	60%	76%	26%	198	54%
MLB Averages																															57.3%			2.6%			62%	77%	26%		47%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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				Errors					Assists					Single w/ Runner on 1st			Single w/ Runner on 2nd			Double w/ Runner on 1st			Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd			Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd			Baserunning Totals
Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Tot	Cch	Fld	Thr	ROE	Tot	1B	2B	3B	Hm	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Held%	Adv	Kill	Kill%	Aother	PA	RHB%	BIP%	FBIP%	Fld	F2O%
1963	CHC	NL	24	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		1	60	70%	80%	23%	3	100%
1967	PHI	NL	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	2	100.0%	0	0	0.0%	0	100	66%	72%	23%	9	44%
1969	CAL	AL	30	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6	1	16.7%	5	0	0.0%	1	205	53%	78%	25%	16	38%
1969	NYY	AL	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	15	73%	80%	7%	0
1970	CAL	AL	31	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	4	0	3	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	16	7	43.8%	9	0	0.0%	0	606	61%	78%	28%	58	45%
1971	CAL	AL	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	100.0%	0	0	0.0%	0	8	63%	88%	13%	2	50%
5 Seasons				2	0	2	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	9	4	0	7	0	0	3	2	0	1	0	0	5	5	0	25	11	44.0%	14	0	0.0%	2	994	61%	78%	26%	88	45%
MLB Averages																															42.0%			3.2%			62%	77%	26%		54%

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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											Putouts					Assists					Errors					Double Plays
Year	Tm	Lg	Age	PA	RHB%	BIP%	GBIP%	Fld	F2O%	FC	Tot	Cgt	Frc	Tag	3U	Tot	1B	2B	Hm	Rly	Tot	Cch	Fld	Thr	ROE	Tot	363	361	36	GB	GBs	LD	LDs	LDf	bFld	bF2O%
1969	CAL	AL	30	146	56%	81%	25%	9	89%	0	34	2	31	1	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0%
1970	CAL	AL	31	339	66%	77%	22%	19	95%	0	68	7	61	0	6	6	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	3	100%
1971	CAL	AL	32	124	66%	79%	27%	5	80%	0	32	3	29	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	8	0	0	0	6	0	2	1	1	0
3 Seasons				609	64%	78%	23%	33	91%	0	134	12	121	1	12	8	6	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	18	0	0	0	16	0	2	1	1	4	75%
MLB Averages					62%	77%	27%		94%																											87%

Advanced Fielding -- 2B*

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											Putouts				Assists					Errors					Double Plays
Year	Tm	Lg	Age	PA	RHB%	BIP%	GBIP%	Fld	F2O%	FC	Tot	Cgt	Frc	Tag	Tot	1B	2B	Hm	Rly	Tot	Cch	Fld	Thr	ROE	Tot	643	543	463	43	GB	GBs	GBr	LD	LDs	LDf
1965	NYM	NL	26	14	64%	86%	50%	1	100%	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1967	PHI	NL	28	1	100%	100%	100%	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2 Seasons				15	67%	87%	53%	1	100%	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MLB Averages					62%	77%	27%		93%

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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											Putouts				Assists					Errors					Double Plays
Year	Tm	Lg	Age	PA	RHB%	BIP%	GBIP%	Fld	F2O%	FC	Tot	Cgt	Frc	Tag	Tot	1B	2B	Hm	Rly	Tot	Cch	Fld	Thr	ROE	Tot	543	53	GB	LD	LDs	LDf	bFld	bF2O%
1967	PHI	NL	28	2	100%	100%	0%	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1970	CAL	AL	31	26	54%	62%	12%	1	100%	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2 Seasons				28	57%	64%	11%	1	100%	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MLB Averages					62%	77%	27%		89%																								66%

Advanced Fielding -- SS*

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											Putouts				Assists					Errors					Double Plays
Year	Tm	Lg	Age	PA	RHB%	BIP%	GBIP%	Fld	F2O%	FC	Tot	Cgt	Frc	Tag	Tot	1B	2B	Hm	Rly	Tot	Cch	Fld	Thr	ROE	Tot	643	63	463	163	363	GB	GBs	GBr	LD	LDs	LDf
1965	NYM	NL	26	9	78%	89%	0%	1	100%	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1 Season				9	78%	89%	0%	1	100%	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MLB Averages					62%	77%	27%		91%

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