Dick Billings

Positions: Catcher and Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: December 4, 1942 in Detroit, MI us

Draft: Drafted by the Washington Senators in the 25th round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI).

High School: Troy HS (Troy, MI)

School: Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI)

Debut: September 11, 1968 (Age 25-282d, 12,750th in major league history)
vs. BAL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 27, 1975 (Age 32-205d)
vs. MON 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Full Name: Richard Arlin Billings

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.3

1231

280

.228

101

RBI

142

OBP

.281

SLG

.304

OPS

.584

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-10 / in Starts: 5-5
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 40 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	34 (18-11-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 40 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	25 (12-8-4)

Most Driven In
L Randle	0
R Smith	0

Most Driven In By
J Burroughs	1
T Harrah	0
C Tovar	0

1974 Batting Game Log

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1974 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	381	1	Apr 4	TEX		OAK	L,2-7	GS-8	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	9	.46	0.032	.73	0.03%	0.67	C
2	382	4 (2)	Apr 9	TEX	@	CAL	W,10-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.429	.333	.762	9	.29	0.012	.45	0.01%	-0.45	C
3	383	6 (1)	Apr 11	TEX	@	CAL	L,8-11	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.364	.222	.586	9	.49	-0.019	.73	-0.02%	0.01	C
4	384	8 (1)	Apr 14 (1)	TEX	@	OAK	L,2-4	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.357	.250	.607	9	1.23	-0.045	1.89	-0.04%	-0.30	C
5	385	10 (1)	Apr 16	TEX		KCR	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.313	.214	.527	9	.77	-0.036	1.08	-0.03%	-0.36	C
6	386	11	Apr 17	TEX		KCR	W,4-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.313	.214	.527	9						C
7	387	13 (1)	Apr 20	TEX		MIN	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.316	.235	.551	9	1.24	-0.017	2.39	-0.02%	0.02	C
8	388	16 (2)	Apr 25	TEX		BOS	W,4-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250	.348	.250	.598	9	.66	-0.003	1.09	0.00%	0.36	C
9	389	17	Apr 26	TEX	@	NYY	L,3-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.348	.250	.598	9						C
10	390	18	Apr 27	TEX	@	NYY	W,6-1	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.238	.333	.238	.571	9	2.40	-0.134	4.24	-0.14%	-1.51	C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	391	35 (16)	May 16	TEX	@	KCR	L,3-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.320	.227	.547	9	3.88	-0.088	6.83	-0.09%	-0.46	C
12	392	39 (3)	May 22 (1)	TEX	@	CHW	L,2-6	GS-7	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.321	.280	.601	7	.78	0.045	1.52	0.05%	0.11	C
13	393	41 (1)	May 23	TEX	@	CHW	L,6-9	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.310	.269	.580	7	.37	-0.011	.69	-0.01%	-0.22	PH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	394	50 (8)	Jun 2	TEX		BAL	L,5-6	CG(10)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.207	.303	.241	.544	9	.98	0.011	1.49	0.01%	-0.04	C
15	395	70 (19)	Jun 23	TEX		CAL	L,2-10	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.207	.303	.241	.544	1						LF
16	396	71	Jun 24	TEX		MIN	L,4-8	6-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.314	.258	.572	3	1.14	0.010	2.45	0.01%	0.16	PH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
				Player went from Texas Rangers to St. Louis Cardinals
17	397	143	Sep 11	STL	@	NYM	W,4-3	13-GF(25)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.250	.550	5	3.84	-0.342	10.50	-0.56%	-1.33	C
							7-10		40	36	2	8	1	0	0	0	4	0	7	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	.222	.300	.250	.550		1.22	-0.585	2.54	-0.80%	-3.33

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