Bill Virdon

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: June 9, 1931 in Hazel Park, MI us

Died: November 23, 2021 in Springfield, MO

Buried: Kingsway United Methodist Church Cemetery Columbarium, Springfield, MO

High School: West Plains HS (West Plains, MO)

School: Drury University (Springfield, MO)

Debut: April 12, 1955 (Age 23-307d, 11,197th in major league history)
vs. CHC 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 31, 1968 (Age 37-052d)
vs. CIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: William Charles Virdon

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Rookie of the Year
1960 World Series
Gold Glove

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

19.6

5980

1596

.267

735

RBI

502

OBP

.316

SLG

.379

OPS

.696

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1963 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1963 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
2	2	Apr 9	PIT		MLN	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
3	3	Apr 10	PIT		MLN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
4	4	Apr 13	PIT	@	CIN	W,12-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
5	5	Apr 14	PIT	@	CIN	W,1-0	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
6	6	Apr 16	PIT	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
7	7	Apr 17	PIT	@	STL	L,3-7	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
8	8	Apr 18	PIT	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
9	9	Apr 20	PIT		CIN	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
10	10	Apr 21	PIT		CIN	L,3-8	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
11	11	Apr 22	PIT		CHC	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
12	12	Apr 23	PIT		CHC	L,2-7	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
13	13	Apr 24	PIT	@	PHI	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
14	14	Apr 26	PIT		NYM	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
15	15	Apr 27	PIT		NYM	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
16	16	Apr 28	PIT		NYM	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	17	May 1	PIT		SFG	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
18	18	May 2	PIT		SFG	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
19	19	May 3	PIT		LAD	W,13-2	GS	14	4.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
20	25 (5)	May 9	PIT	@	CHC	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
21	26	May 10	PIT		STL	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
22	27	May 11	PIT		STL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
23	28	May 12 (1)	PIT		STL	L,1-2	CG	51	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
24	29	May 12 (2)	PIT		STL	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
25	30	May 14	PIT	@	SFG	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
26	31	May 15	PIT	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
27	32	May 16	PIT	@	LAD	L,0-1	CG	33	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
28	33	May 17	PIT	@	LAD	L,3-9	CG	37	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
29	34	May 18	PIT	@	LAD	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
30	35	May 19	PIT	@	HOU	W,5-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
31	36	May 20	PIT	@	HOU	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
32	37	May 21	PIT	@	HOU	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
33	38	May 22	PIT	@	HOU	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
34	39	May 24	PIT	@	MLN	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
35	40	May 25	PIT	@	MLN	L,0-1	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
36	41	May 26	PIT	@	MLN	W,5-2	GS	34	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
37	42	May 28	PIT		PHI	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
38	43	May 30 (1)	PIT		PHI	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
39	44	May 30 (2)	PIT		PHI	L,5-6	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
40	45	May 31	PIT	@	NYM	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	46	Jun 1	PIT	@	NYM	W,10-1	CG	30	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
42	47	Jun 2 (1)	PIT	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	39	9.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
43	48	Jun 2 (2)	PIT	@	NYM	L,3-4	CG	40	9.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
44	49	Jun 5 (1)	PIT		CIN	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	CF
45	50	Jun 5 (2)	PIT		CIN	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
46	51	Jun 6 (1)	PIT		CIN	L,5-7	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
47	52	Jun 6 (2)	PIT		CIN	L,5-10	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
48	53	Jun 7	PIT		MLN	L,5-9	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
49	67 (13)	Jun 21	PIT	@	CHC	L,5-6	CG	47	9.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
50	68	Jun 22	PIT	@	CHC	W,3-0	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
51	69	Jun 23	PIT	@	CHC	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
52	70	Jun 25	PIT		PHI	L,4-5	CG	44	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
53	71	Jun 26	PIT		PHI	L,2-6	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
54	72	Jun 27	PIT		PHI	L,4-13	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
55	73	Jun 28	PIT		NYM	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
56	74	Jun 29	PIT		NYM	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
57	75	Jun 30	PIT		NYM	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
58	76	Jul 1 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
59	77	Jul 1 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	L,1-8	CG	39	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
60	78	Jul 2	PIT	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
61	79	Jul 4 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	40	9.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
62	80	Jul 4 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
63	81	Jul 5	PIT	@	NYM	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
64	82	Jul 6	PIT	@	NYM	W,11-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
65	83	Jul 7	PIT	@	NYM	W,11-5	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
66	84	Jul 10	PIT		HOU	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
67	85	Jul 11	PIT		HOU	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
68	86	Jul 12	PIT		HOU	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
69	87	Jul 13	PIT		HOU	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
70	88	Jul 15 (1)	PIT		SFG	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
71	89	Jul 15 (2)	PIT		SFG	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
72	90	Jul 16 (1)	PIT		SFG	L,2-3	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
73	91	Jul 16 (2)	PIT		SFG	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
74	92	Jul 17	PIT		LAD	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
75	93	Jul 18	PIT		LAD	L,5-10	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
76	94	Jul 19	PIT		CHC	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
77	95	Jul 21 (1)	PIT		CHC	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
78	96	Jul 21 (2)	PIT		CHC	W,6-5	CG	52	14.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
79	97	Jul 23	PIT	@	LAD	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
80	98	Jul 24	PIT	@	LAD	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
81	99	Jul 25	PIT	@	LAD	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
82	100	Jul 26	PIT	@	SFG	L,4-6	CG	38	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
83	101	Jul 27	PIT	@	SFG	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
84	102	Jul 28	PIT	@	SFG	L,1-3	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
85	103	Jul 29	PIT	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
86	104	Jul 30	PIT	@	HOU	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
87	105	Jul 31	PIT	@	HOU	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
88	106	Aug 2	PIT	@	CIN	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
89	107	Aug 3	PIT	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
90	108	Aug 4 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
91	109	Aug 4 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,1-4	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
92	110	Aug 6	PIT		MLN	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
93	111	Aug 7	PIT		MLN	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
94	112	Aug 8	PIT		MLN	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
95	113	Aug 9 (1)	PIT		HOU	L,6-7	CG	65	15.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
96	114	Aug 9 (2)	PIT		HOU	W,7-6	CG	50	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
97	115	Aug 10	PIT		HOU	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
98	116	Aug 11	PIT		HOU	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
99	117	Aug 12	PIT		HOU	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
100	118	Aug 14	PIT	@	NYM	L,2-4	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
101	119	Aug 15	PIT	@	NYM	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
102	120	Aug 16	PIT		PHI	L,0-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
103	121	Aug 17	PIT		PHI	L,3-5	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
104	122	Aug 18	PIT		PHI	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
105	123	Aug 20	PIT	@	CHC	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
106	124	Aug 21	PIT	@	CHC	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
107	125	Aug 22	PIT	@	CHC	W,9-3	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
108	126	Aug 23	PIT	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
109	127	Aug 24	PIT	@	PHI	W,7-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
110	128	Aug 25	PIT	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	47	10.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
111	129	Aug 27	PIT		NYM	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
112	130	Aug 28	PIT		NYM	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
113	131	Aug 29	PIT		NYM	L,4-7	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
114	132	Aug 30	PIT		CIN	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
115	133	Aug 31	PIT		CIN	L,0-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
116	134	Sep 1	PIT		CIN	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
117	135	Sep 2 (1)	PIT	@	STL	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
118	136	Sep 2 (2)	PIT	@	STL	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
119	137	Sep 3	PIT	@	STL	L,5-10	CG	46	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
120	138	Sep 4	PIT	@	MLN	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
121	139	Sep 5	PIT	@	MLN	L,0-8	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
122	140	Sep 6 (1)	PIT		STL	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
123	141	Sep 6 (2)	PIT		STL	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
124	142	Sep 7	PIT		STL	L,5-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
125	143	Sep 8	PIT		STL	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
126	144	Sep 10	PIT		LAD	L,2-4	GS	21	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
127	145	Sep 11	PIT		LAD	L,4-9	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
128	146	Sep 12	PIT		LAD	L,3-5	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
129	147	Sep 13	PIT		SFG	W,5-4	CG	51	13.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
130	148	Sep 14	PIT		SFG	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
131	150 (1)	Sep 16	PIT		CHC	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
132	151	Sep 17 (1)	PIT		CHC	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
133	152	Sep 17 (2)	PIT		CHC	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
134	153	Sep 18	PIT		CHC	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
135	154	Sep 20	PIT	@	LAD	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
136	155	Sep 21	PIT	@	LAD	L,3-5	CG	33	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	CF
137	156	Sep 22	PIT	@	LAD	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
138	157	Sep 24	PIT	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
139	158	Sep 25	PIT	@	HOU	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
140	160 (1)	Sep 27	PIT	@	SFG	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
141	161	Sep 28	PIT	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
142	162	Sep 29	PIT	@	SFG	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
							142gm		1255.1	315	6	4	325	2