Bill Virdon
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Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | STL | 144 | 534 | 58 | 150 | 18 | 6 | 17 | 68 | 2 | 36 | 64 | 0.281 | 0.322 | 0.433 |
| 1956 | PIT | 133 | 509 | 67 | 170 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 37 | 6 | 33 | 63 | 0.334 | 0.374 | 0.462 |
| 1956 | STL | 24 | 71 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0.211 | 0.269 | 0.324 |
| 1957 | PIT | 144 | 561 | 59 | 141 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 50 | 3 | 33 | 69 | 0.251 | 0.291 | 0.383 |
| 1958 | PIT | 144 | 604 | 75 | 161 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 46 | 5 | 52 | 70 | 0.267 | 0.324 | 0.387 |
| 1959 | PIT | 144 | 519 | 67 | 132 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 41 | 7 | 55 | 65 | 0.254 | 0.327 | 0.355 |
| 1960 | PIT | 120 | 409 | 60 | 108 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 8 | 40 | 44 | 0.264 | 0.326 | 0.406 |
| 1961 | PIT | 146 | 599 | 81 | 156 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 58 | 5 | 49 | 45 | 0.260 | 0.313 | 0.369 |
| 1962 | PIT | 156 | 663 | 82 | 164 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 47 | 5 | 36 | 65 | 0.247 | 0.286 | 0.345 |
| 1963 | PIT | 142 | 554 | 58 | 149 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 53 | 1 | 43 | 55 | 0.269 | 0.321 | 0.374 |
| 1964 | PIT | 145 | 473 | 59 | 115 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 30 | 48 | 0.243 | 0.287 | 0.298 |
| 1965 | PIT | 135 | 481 | 58 | 134 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 30 | 49 | 0.279 | 0.322 | 0.370 |
| 1968 | PIT | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 1.333 |
| Career | 1583 | 5980 | 735 | 1596 | 237 | 81 | 91 | 502 | 47 | 442 | 647 | - | - | - | |
Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | G | GS | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | STL | 144 | 133 | 1,186 | 337 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0.966 |
| 1956 | PIT | 133 | 126 | 1,113 | 333 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0.988 |
| 1956 | STL | 24 | 22 | 183 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.982 |
| 1957 | PIT | 144 | 138 | 1,242 | 396 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0.983 |
| 1958 | PIT | 144 | 143 | 1,267 | 389 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0.993 |
| 1959 | PIT | 144 | 139 | 1,248 | 406 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0.979 |
| 1960 | PIT | 120 | 98 | 887 | 265 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0.982 |
| 1961 | PIT | 146 | 144 | 1,269 | 379 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0.985 |
| 1962 | PIT | 156 | 156 | 1,375 | 348 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0.976 |
| 1963 | PIT | 142 | 142 | 1,255 | 315 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0.988 |
| 1964 | PIT | 145 | 112 | 1,038 | 241 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.980 |
| 1965 | PIT | 135 | 110 | 1,026 | 259 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0.970 |
| 1968 | PIT | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Career | 1583 | 1463 | - | 3723 | 101 | 73 | 18 | - | |
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Biography
William Charles Virdon (born June 9, 1931 in Hazel Park, Michigan) is a former outfielder, manager and coach in Major League Baseball. A premier defensive outfielder during his playing days (1955–65) as a center fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates (winning a Gold Glove in 1962), Virdon also had a long tenure in the major leagues as a manager, with the Pirates (1972–73), New York Yankees (1974–75), Houston Astros (1975–82), and Montreal Expos (1983–84). He was the American League Manager of the Year in 1974, his only full season working for the Yankees of George Steinbrenner. Bill also was named National League Manager of the Year in 1980 while with the Houston Astros.
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