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Billy Hamilton League
9-11-2078
spanky macfarland Relief Pitcher
Retired (1964, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 3.75 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 55-43 Status Deceased (1994) Option Years 0  
SV 83 Age at Death 67 Date of Birth 12-04-1927
K 923 Drafted Round 24, Pick 373
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 8 years
(10 games)
IP 1283.1
WHIP 1.31
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D  Endurance C    Ldrship D-
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity B+   Mentor Val D+
Speed C  Bunt A- Control B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1950 BOS-PHI
2
 2
35
0
0
0
1
 0
29.0
 36 22 22 1 17
13
1.83
6.83
1951 PHI-WAS
1
 2
26
0
0
0
2
 0
43.2
 48 29 27 2 32
15
1.83
5.56
1952 WAS
10
 4
55
0
0
0
0
 0
103.0
 105 51 47 3 47
76
1.48
4.11
1953 WAS
10
 5
77
0
0
0
0
 0
133.0
 132 64 61 2 41
90
1.30
4.13
1954 WAS
4
 5
71
0
0
0
2
 0
179.1
 184 89 87 4 70
142
1.42
4.37
1955 WAS
3
 2
68
0
0
0
0
 0
119.0
 108 51 44 0 49
82
1.32
3.33
1956 WAS
3
 1
64
0
0
0
0
 0
137.1
 100 44 41 0 39
109
1.01
2.69
1957 WAS
6
 2
51
0
0
0
0
 0
100.2
 74 25 25 1 28
71
1.01
2.24
1958 WAS
1
 2
58
0
0
0
0
 0
99.1
 94 40 40 1 40
66
1.35
3.62
1959 STL
2
 3
60
0
0
0
3
 0
103.0
 113 57 51 1 40
76
1.49
4.46
1960 STL
4
 3
42
0
0
0
0
 0
42.1
 43 27 24 0 17
25
1.42
5.10
1961 STL
6
 3
68
0
0
0
2
 0
95.2
 62 27 26 0 32
80
0.98
2.45
1962 STL
1
 2
45
0
0
0
34
 0
40.0
 33 13 12 2 14
27
1.18
2.70
1963 STL
2
 4
52
0
0
0
35
 0
45.1
 45 26 22 0 20
43
1.43
4.37
1964 STL-KC
0
 3
9
0
0
0
4
 0
12.2
 11 6 6 0 6
8
1.34
4.26
2078
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
55
 43
781
0
0
0
83
 0
1283.1
 1188 571 535 17 492
923
1.31
3.75
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1964-11-01spanky macfarland has retired from the Kansas City Yellow Canaries
1964-09-23The Kansas City Yellow Canaries have acquired spanky macfarland from the waiver wire.
1964-05-23The St. Louis FRED-BIRDS have waived spanky macfarland.
1964-05-16The St. Louis FRED-BIRDS have promoted rick ankle to the major league team. The St. Louis FRED-BIRDS have designated spanky macfarland for assignment.
1959-04-08The St. Louis FRED-BIRDS have renamed SPANKY MCFARLAND to spanky macfarland.
1959-03-05The St. Louis CARDINALS have renamed Ames Drummond to SPANKY MCFARLAND.
1955-07-29The Washington Wave have promoted Ames Drummond to the major league team. The Washington Wave have sent Fred Lotz to the minors.
1955-07-04The Washington Wave have promoted Fred Lotz to the major league team. The Washington Wave have sent Ames Drummond to the minors.
1952-04-01The Washington Loonatics have promoted Ames Drummond to the major league team. The Washington Loonatics have sent Bill Haney to the minors.
1951-10-03The Washington Loonatics have promoted Bill Haney to the major league team. The Washington Loonatics have sent Ames Drummond to the minors.
1951-08-28The Washington Loonatics have promoted Ames Drummond to the major league team. The Washington Loonatics have sent Jose Lafata to the minors.
1951-06-20A trade has been completed between the Washington Loonatics and the Philadelphia Phillies. The Philadelphia Phillies receive Frank Scott from the Washington Loonatics in exchange for Ames Drummond, Bubba Buchanan.
1951-05-27The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Ralph Hardy to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Ames Drummond to the minors.
1951-05-02The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Ames Drummond to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Larry Eayrs to the minors.
1951-04-01The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Larry Eayrs to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Ames Drummond to the minors.
1951-03-03The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Ames Drummond to the major league team.
1950-10-23The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Rinaldo Gleason to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Ames Drummond to the minors.
1950-08-09A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Boston Haymakers. The Boston Haymakers receive Bill Cobb from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Ames Drummond, Wally Reynolds.
1950-05-29The Boston Haymakers have promoted Ames Drummond to the major league team. The Boston Haymakers have sent Charlie Finley to the minors.
1950-05-01The Boston Haymakers have promoted Richie Bruhn to the major league team. The Boston Haymakers have sent Ames Drummond to the minors.
1950-04-13The Boston Haymakers have promoted Ames Drummond to the major league team. The Boston Haymakers have sent Hiram Champlin to the minors.
1950-04-01The Boston Haymakers have promoted Uncle Alf Hutchison to the major league team. The Boston Haymakers have sent Ames Drummond to the minors.
1950-04-01The Boston Haymakers have renamed John Farrell to Ames Drummond.