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Wesley
Bilderback		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 235
 
Born: August 25, 1923 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove Award 1948   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 23 SBP KL $ 300,000   6 6 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 5 7 6 7 7 7
1948 24 SBP KL $ 300,000   6 6 6 5 6 6 6 7 7 5 7 6 6 7 7
1949 25 SBP KL $ 1,528,571   6 6 6 5 6 6 6 7 7 5 7 6 6 7 7
1950 26 SBP KL $ 2,378,571   6 6 6 5 6 6 7 8 7 5 6 6 6 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   6 6 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 5 6 6 6 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,378,571   6 6 6 5 6 6 7 8 7 5 7 6 7 7 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hitter of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1947 23 SBP KL 143 425 58 101 21 1 13 62 11 2 31 69 .238 .288 .384 .672 47.2 5.1
1948 24 SBP KL 153 576 69 163 33 5 12 94 18 6 57 68 .283 .346 .420 .767 83.7 16.9
1949 25 SBP KL 157 531 66 156 21 5 14 73 21 6 53 64 .294 .357 .431 .788 80.4 14.3
1950 26 SBP KL 155 476 53 113 14 7 14 70 20 2 39 56 .237 .294 .384 .678 60.3 6.5
4 Years Sim 608 2008 246 533 89 18 53 299 70 16 180 257 .265 .325 .407 .732 271.6 42.8
162 Game Average 535 65 142 23 4 14 79 18 4 47 68 .265 .325 .407 .732 72.4  
Career Highs 157 576 69 163 33 7 14 94 21 6 57 69 .294 .357 .431 .788 83.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1396 171 392 59 14 36 221 50 14 146 164 .281 .348 .420 .769 208.2
vs LH   612 75 141 30 4 17 78 20 2 34 93 .230 .268 .376 .644 64.5
Home 306 997 122 259 49 10 24 153 33 7 85 131 .260 .316 .401 .717 130.0
Away 302 1011 124 274 40 8 29 146 37 9 95 126 .271 .333 .412 .745 142.7
RISP   537 0 148 17 5 11 225 0 0 60 75 .276 .340 .387 .728 73.8
Pinch Hitting   45 6 14 1 1 2 14 1 1 0 6 .311 .311 .511 .822 6.5
Close/Late   244 35 68 4 4 11 40 0 0 22 34 .279 .337 .463 .800 38.0
Mar/Apr 101 365 45 81 17 2 8 46 8 2 34 50 .222 .287 .345 .632 37.9
May 104 361 40 98 10 2 11 52 21 3 31 52 .271 .325 .402 .727 50.7
June 100 306 39 72 12 4 7 43 7 4 33 42 .235 .312 .369 .681 36.1
July 98 279 34 75 13 3 6 41 12 1 31 28 .269 .341 .401 .742 40.4
August 102 333 44 98 15 4 10 47 10 3 26 39 .294 .343 .453 .796 51.0
Sep/Oct 103 364 44 109 22 3 11 70 12 3 25 46 .299 .345 .467 .812 56.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1947 23 SBP KL LF 89 67 626.7 160 1 3 1 .982 2.31   2.3
    CF 23 17 167.0 46 0 0 0 1.000 2.48    
    RF 13 12 106.7 27 1 0 1 1.000 2.36    
1948 24 SBP KL RF 153 152 1372.3 371 9 10 1 .974 2.49   4.1
1949 25 SBP KL CF 119 116 1015.0 305 3 1 0 .997 2.73   5.3
    RF 37 37 317.0 86 3 4 1 .957 2.53    
    LF 4 0 4.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.93    
1950 26 SBP KL CF 127 118 1083.3 362 11 2 2 .995 3.10   6.1
    RF 17 8 84.7 23 0 1 0 .958 2.45    
    LF 6 0 13.0 3 0 1 0 .750 2.08    
  CF 269 251 2265.3 713 14 3 2 .996 2.89   11.4
  RF 220 209 1880.7 507 13 15 3 .972 2.49   4.1
  LF 99 67 644.3 164 1 4 1 .976 2.30   2.3
Career Totals   588 527 4790.3 1384 28 22 6 .985 2.65   17.8
Career Highs   160 153 1372.3 392 11 10 2 .990 3.04    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1948 24 SBP KL 5 18 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 .278 .316 .278 .594
1949 25 SBP KL 7 22 1 6 2 0 0 2 1 1 2 3 .273 .333 .364 .697
Career Post-Season Batting 12 40 4 11 2 0 0 4 1 1 3 5 .275 .326 .325 .651
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games
1949-3-157
1950-9-155
CAR-43-608
 Doubles
1948-9-33
 Triples
CAR-37-18
 Stolen Bases
CAR-30-70
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 4
 
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History
Drafted in 11th round, 187th overall pick, by South Beach in 1947
Had first career hit on 4/4/1947, off Walter Wells (OMA)
Hit first career homerun on 5/12/1947, off Oswaldo Arceniaga (OMA)
Won Gold Glove Award at Rightfield in 1948
1/26/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,528,571 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 7/25/1949, hitting .478 with 3 HR, 5 RBI
1/26/1950: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,378,571 through salary arbitration
 
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