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Steve Bilko
Stephen Thomas Bilko

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 230 lb.

MLB Debut September 22, 1949
Final Game August 14, 1962
Born November 13, 1928 in Nanticoke, PA
Died March 7, 1978 (age 49)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1949 20 CHN NL   25   23    3    9   5   0   0    5   0   0    2    9  .391  .440  .609 1.049   139    14   0   0   0   0   0  
 1950 21 BOA AL   16   33    4    6   1   0   0    5   0   0    6   11  .182  .308  .212  .520    70     7   1   0   0   0   1  
 1951 22 CIN NL   28   23    5    6   0   0   2    5   0   0    5    7  .261  .393  .522  .915   127    12   0   0   0   0   1  
 1952 23 CIN NL   31   77    5   21   3   2   1    8   0   0    5   13  .273  .317  .403  .720   102    31   0   0   1   0   2  
 1953 24 DEA AL  153  588   72  137  19   3  19   81   1   0   71  153  .233  .314  .372  .687    94   219   0   7   0   2  17  
 1954 25 CHN NL   33   98   10   22   6   0   3   13   0   0   14   23  .224  .319  .378  .696    95    37   0   1   2   0   1  
         CHA AL   14   26    0    8   1   1   0    1   0   0    2    4  .308  .357  .423  .780   110    11   0   0   0   0   0  
         TOT      47  124   10   30   7   1   3   14   0   0   16   27  .242  .326  .387  .713          48   0   1   2   0   1 
 1955           [Did not play]
 1956           [Did not play]
 1957           [Did not play]
 1958 29 MLN NL   48   43    2    7   0   0   0    3   0   0    4   12  .163  .224  .163  .387    55     7   0   2   0   0   0  
 1959           [Did not play]
 1960 31 DEA AL   54  156   21   42  11   2  10   29   0   0   17   15  .269  .337  .558  .895   122    87   0   2   0   0   5  
 1961 32 LAN NL  117  302   73   95  16   1  30   65   0   2   55   67  .315  .418  .672 1.090   149   203   0   2   2   0   5  
 1962 33 LAN NL   91  167   26   43   7   0   7   32   2   1   35   41  .257  .380  .425  .806   115    71   0   3   4   0   5  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons      610 1536  221  396  69   9  72  247   3   3  216  355  .258  .347  .455  .802         699   1  17   9   2  37
 Per 600 PA           520   75  134  23   3  24   84   1   1   73  120                                 237   0   6   3   1  13
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With LAN      208  469   99  138  23   1  37   97   2   3   90  108  .294  .404  .584  .988         274   0   5   6   0  10
   With DEA      207  744   93  179  30   5  29  110   1   0   88  168  .241  .319  .411  .730         306   0   9   0   2  22
   With CIN       59  100   10   27   3   2   3   13   0   0   10   20  .270  .336  .430  .766          43   0   0   1   0   3
   With CHN       58  121   13   31  11   0   3   18   0   0   16   32  .256  .341  .421  .762          51   0   1   2   0   1
   With MLN       48   43    2    7   0   0   0    3   0   0    4   12  .163  .224  .163  .387           7   0   2   0   0   0
   With BOA       16   33    4    6   1   0   0    5   0   0    6   11  .182  .308  .212  .520           7   1   0   0   0   1
   With CHA       14   26    0    8   1   1   0    1   0   0    2    4  .308  .357  .423  .780          11   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      600 1738  220  432  85  13  76  276   2   4  234  395  .249  .336  .444  .780         771   3  14   2   3  58
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1949 20 CHN NL  36    6  12.3  23   9   0  .391   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH             182   
 1950 21 BOA AL  64    2   2.3   9   2   0  .222   2    3    1  .333    0    0  .000  1B   4e18       37   
 1951 22 CIN NL  32    4   7.1  23   6   2  .261   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH             245   
 1952 23 CIN NL  83    9   4.4  12   3   0  .250   2    5    2  .400    0    0  .000  1B   4e14        0   
 1953 24 DEA AL  31   69   4.0   0   0   0  .000  12   47   27  .574    0    0  .000  1B   4e15      -59   
 1954 25 CHN NL  41   12   4.4   4   2   0  .500   5    7    1  .143    0    0  .000  1B   4e13      -54   
         CHA AL  82    4   6.2   8   1   0  .125   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  1B   4e13       30   
         TOT                    12   3   0  .250   5    7    1  .143    0    0  .000
 1955           [Did not play]
 1956           [Did not play]
 1957           [Did not play]
 1958 29 MLN NL  30    2   1.4  42   7   0  .167   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH            -387   
 1959           [Did not play]
 1960 31 DEA AL  82   28   6.4  10   5   0  .500   3   15    3  .200    0    0  .000  1B   4e15      206   
 1961 32 LAN NL  54   86  10.8  38  14   4  .368   6   23   11  .478    0    0  .000  1B   4e17      150   
 1962 33 LAN NL  66   28   5.8  44  13   1  .295   1   10    5  .500    0    0  .000  1B   4e8       -68   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 10 Seasons          255   5.8 213  62   7  .291  31  110   50  .455    0    0  .000                  14   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 11.9 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 4.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1950 21 BOA AL  3B     6     7     2    0    0  1.000     2    36.0   2.25
                 1B     6    33     4    2    2   .949     3    30.0  11.10
 1951           [Did not play]
 1952 23 CIN NL  1B    20   151     7    2   10   .988    18   151.1   9.40
 1953 24 DEA AL  1B   153  1379   104   12  155   .992   153  1350.1   9.88
 1954 25 CHN NL  1B    30   266    26    5   12   .983    27   249.2  10.53
         CHA AL  1B     6    49     5    0    6  1.000     6    43.0  11.30
 1955           [Did not play]
 1956           [Did not play]
 1957           [Did not play]
 1958           [Did not play]
 1959           [Did not play]
 1960 31 DEA AL  1B    46   378    32    3   35   .993    43   344.2  10.71
 1961 32 LAN NL  1B    76   636    44    6   76   .991    70   612.2   9.99
                 RF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
 1962 33 LAN NL  1B    37   293    19    1   26   .997    35   298.1   9.41
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 1B   374  3185   241   31  322   .991   355  3080.0  10.01
                 3B     6     7     2    0    0  1.000     2    36.0   2.25
                 RF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1960 WS    DEA SFN   L    3   4  0  1  1  0  0   0  0  1  .250  .250  .500  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1949  CHN   57-97   Alan Boodman
 1950  BOA   82-72   Steve Bivens
 1951  CIN   67-87   John Storer
 1952  CIN   76-78   John Storer
 1953  DEA   64-90   Tom Austad
 1954  CHN   64-90   Alan Boodman
 1954  CHA   93-61   Robert Rescigno
 1958  MLN   80-74   John Storer
 1960  DEA   96-58   Tom Austad
 1961  LAN   73-81   Robert Rescigno
 1962  LAN   91-71   Robert Rescigno

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