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Earl Averill League
9-5-2076
Bill Telford Catcher
Retired (1959, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .214 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .605 Status Deceased (2004) Option Years 0  
H 67 Age at Death 79 Date of Birth 03-06-1925
HR 8 Drafted Round 19, Pick 292
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 2 years
(61 games)
RBI 32
SB 12
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C- Contact vs. L C+ Endurance F    Ldrship C-
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B  Velocity D+   Mentor vR C 
Speed B+ Bunt B- Control D-   Mentor vL A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B D  (16.5%) LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1951 CIN-KC-NYA
51
108
12
22
2
0
2
12
9
 26 2 1
4
 0 2
.553
.275
.278
.074
.204
1952 NYA
11
40
5
9
0
1
1
3
1
 8 0 1
2
 1 0
.588
.238
.350
.125
.225
1953 NYA
1
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
 1 0 0
0
 0 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
1954 BOS
9
29
5
5
1
0
3
8
4
 9 0 0
2
 0 1
.790
.273
.517
.345
.172
1955 BOS
26
80
4
22
5
1
1
6
3
 17 0 0
3
 5 5
.701
.301
.400
.125
.275
1957 CHA
16
52
5
9
2
0
1
3
5
 10 1 1
1
 2 0
.523
.254
.269
.096
.173
Total
114
313
32
67
10
2
8
32
22
 71 3 3
12
 8 8
.605
.270
.335
.121
.214
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1959-11-01Bill Telford has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1959-04-01The Chicago Black Sox have waived Bill Telford.
1957-06-07The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Jim Davis to the major league team. The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Will Sullivan to the major league team. The Chicago Black Sox have designated Bill Telford for assignment.
1957-04-01The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Bill Telford to the major league team. The Chicago Black Sox have designated Frank Dudley for assignment.
1956-07-08The Chicago Black Sox have acquired Bill Telford from the waiver wire.
1956-04-24The Boston Bucks have acquired Dick Peters from the waiver wire. The Boston Bucks have waived Bill Telford.
1956-04-04The Boston Bucks have promoted Bruce Karchner to the major league team. The Boston Bucks have promoted Dave Luna to the major league team. The Boston Bucks have sent Scooty Schu to the minors. The Boston Bucks have designated Bill Telford for assignment.
1954-03-01The Boston Big Dig have promoted Bill Telford to the major league team. The Boston Big Dig have designated Kenny Lofton for assignment.
1954-03-01The Boston Big Dig have acquired Bill Telford from the waiver wire.
1953-05-06The New York Yankees have waived Bill Telford.
1953-05-06The New York Yankees have promoted Bert Lawson to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Bill Telford to the minors.
1951-04-22The New York Yankees have promoted Bill Telford to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Dixie Cooper to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Mike English to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Pete Smith to the minors.
1951-04-22The New York Yankees have acquired Bill Telford from the waiver wire.
1951-04-13The Kansas City Perfectos have acquired Bert Lawson from the waiver wire. The Kansas City Perfectos have waived Bill Telford.
1951-04-04The Kansas City Perfectos have acquired Bill Telford from the waiver wire. The Kansas City Perfectos have waived Freddie Murphy.
1951-04-02The Cincinnati Seraphim have waived Bill Telford.
1950-04-01The Cincinnati Seraphim have promoted Buck Rebel to the major league team. The Cincinnati Seraphim have sent Bill Telford to the minors.