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Earl Averill League
9-22-2076
Bill Appleton Starting Pitcher
Retired (1980, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.33 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 84-141 Status Deceased (2019) Option Years 0  
SV 1 Age at Death 75 Date of Birth 05-20-1944
K 1209 Drafted Round 2, Pick 24
(1966)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(157 games)
IP 1882.2
WHIP 1.48
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L F  Endurance B-   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R F  Power vs. L D  Velocity B-   Mentor Val B-
Speed D+ Bunt C- Control B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm D+ WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health D  LCS Appearances 3
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
1966 MIL
2
 5
13
10
0
0
0
 0
73.1
 101 71 64 0 47
42
2.02
7.85
1967 MIL
8
 7
27
21
0
0
0
 0
140.0
 168 98 93 3 47
87
1.54
5.98
1968 MIL-PHI
6
 10
27
26
1
0
0
 0
158.0
 179 125 124 3 74
91
1.60
7.06
1969 PHI
1
 0
8
0
0
0
0
 0
8.0
 8 9 8 0 2
4
1.25
9.00
1970 PHI
4
 1
60
0
0
0
0
 1
84.1
 73 40 36 3 44
50
1.39
3.84
1971 BOS
9
 8
26
26
0
0
0
 0
132.2
 148 84 73 2 49
94
1.48
4.95
1972 BOS
5
 21
34
34
0
0
0
 0
154.0
 191 119 114 2 55
106
1.60
6.66
1973 BOS
7
 10
35
35
1
0
0
 0
188.2
 192 96 92 4 73
114
1.40
4.39
1974 BOS
6
 8
23
23
0
0
0
 0
123.0
 119 70 65 0 47
113
1.35
4.76
1975 BOS
6
 18
31
31
0
0
0
 0
158.0
 181 89 86 3 49
102
1.46
4.90
1976 BOS-DET
3
 22
33
33
1
1
0
 0
181.0
 187 110 99 2 54
113
1.33
4.92
1977 DET
8
 12
28
28
0
0
0
 0
135.1
 149 82 75 0 59
87
1.54
4.99
1978 DET
8
 7
34
25
0
0
0
 0
151.2
 163 84 81 1 59
106
1.46
4.81
1979 DET
10
 9
34
25
0
0
0
 0
158.2
 151 80 72 3 58
81
1.32
4.08
1980 DET-CHN-NYA
1
 3
16
3
0
0
1
 2
36.0
 52 32 32 1 15
19
1.86
8.00
2076
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
84
 141
429
320
3
1
1
 3
1882.2
 2062 1189 1114 27 732
1209
1.48
5.33
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1980-11-01Bill Appleton has retired from the New York Thunderbolts
1980-08-16The New York Thunderbolts have promoted Bill Appleton to the major league team. The New York Thunderbolts have designated Tomas McLemore for assignment.
1980-08-16The New York Thunderbolts have acquired Bill Appleton from the waiver wire.
1980-07-05The Chicago BleacherBums have waived Bill Appleton.
1980-05-17The Chicago BleacherBums have acquired Bill Appleton from the waiver wire.
1980-05-09The Detroit First Nationals have waived Bill Appleton.
1980-04-26The Detroit First Nationals have promoted Carl Tyson to the major league team. The Detroit First Nationals have designated Bill Appleton for assignment.
1976-10-23The Detroit First Nationals have acquired Bill Appleton from the waiver wire.
1976-10-03The Boston Bishops have designated Bill Appleton for assignment. The Boston Bishops have sent Nat Vickers to the minors. The Boston Bishops have sent Darrel Bethea to the minors.
1971-05-10The Boston Bishops have promoted Bill Appleton to the major league team. The Boston Bishops have sent John Durbin to the minors.
1971-05-08A trade has been completed between the Boston Bishops and the Philadelphia Balco Boyz. The Philadelphia Balco Boyz receive Cade Lynne, John Adamson, Sam Bean, Draft Pick - 1972 Round 1 (BOS) from the Boston Bishops in exchange for Bill Appleton, Draft Pick - 1973 Round 3 (PHI).
1970-09-26The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have promoted Whimpy Johnson to the major league team. The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have sent Bill Appleton to the minors.
1970-04-08The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have promoted Bill Appleton to the major league team. The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have designated John Redmon for assignment.
1969-05-20The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have sent Bill Appleton down to the minors.
1969-04-29The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have promoted Bill Appleton to the major league team. The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have sent Pete Rosebud to the minors.
1969-04-10The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have sent Bill Appleton down to the minors.
1969-04-01The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have promoted Bill Appleton to the major league team. The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have sent Jim Manning to the minors.
1968-10-03The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have sent Bill Appleton to the minors. The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have sent Byron Walls to the minors.
1968-08-25A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Blue Ribbon and the Philadelphia Balco Boyz. The Philadelphia Balco Boyz receive Bill Appleton, Tim Almanza, Draft Pick - 1969 Round 2 (MIL) from the Milwaukee Blue Ribbon in exchange for Eric Andres.
1966-07-15The Milwaukee Blue Ribbon have promoted Bill Appleton to the major league team. The Milwaukee Blue Ribbon have designated Feugo Vega for assignment.
1966-05-29The Milwaukee Blue Ribbon have sent Bill Appleton to the minors.
1966-04-17The Milwaukee Blue Ribbon have promoted Bill Appleton to the major league team. The Milwaukee Blue Ribbon have sent Freddie Baylor to the minors.
1966-04-01The Milwaukee Blue Ribbon have renamed Randy Learch to Bill Appleton.
1966-04-01The Milwaukee Blue Ribbon have renamed Bill Appleton to Randy Learch.