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+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	17 (16)	Apr 25	WSA		MIL	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
2	20 (2)	Apr 28	WSA		MIN	W,4-3	GS	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	29 (8)	May 9	WSA	@	MIN	L,5-6	GF	15	2.2	2	0	0	2	0	PR LF
4	32 (2)	May 14	WSA		DET	W,3-2	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
5	33	May 15	WSA		DET	W,4-3	CG	57	15.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
6	35 (1)	May 17	WSA		CLE	L,3-6	GF	12	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	3B
7	36	May 18	WSA		CLE	L,3-7	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
8	38 (1)	May 21	WSA	@	DET	L,0-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
9	40 (1)	May 23 (1)	WSA	@	DET	L,0-5	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
10	42 (1)	May 24	WSA	@	BOS	W,8-6	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
11	45 (2)	May 27	WSA	@	BOS	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
12	46	May 28	WSA		KCR	L,0-5	GF	10	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	48 (1)	Jun 1	WSA		CAL	W,6-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
14	49	Jun 2	WSA		CAL	L,1-2	CG	32	7.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
15	52 (2)	Jun 6	WSA		OAK	L,1-8	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
16	53	Jun 8	WSA	@	KCR	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
17	54	Jun 9	WSA	@	KCR	L,4-5	GF	12	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	RF LF
18	55	Jun 11	WSA	@	CAL	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
19	56	Jun 12	WSA	@	CAL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
20	59 (2)	Jun 16	WSA	@	OAK	L,1-5	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
21	61 (1)	Jun 19	WSA		BOS	W,2-0	CG	37	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	C
22	62	Jun 20	WSA		BOS	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
23	64 (1)	Jun 22 (1)	WSA		BAL	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
24	67 (2)	Jun 24	WSA		BAL	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
25	71 (3)	Jun 27 (2)	WSA	@	NYY	W,8-0	GS	26	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
26	72	Jun 28	WSA	@	BOS	L,4-10	CG	42	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
27	73	Jun 29	WSA	@	BOS	L,2-6	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
28	74	Jun 30	WSA		NYY	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	75	Jul 1	WSA		NYY	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
30	76	Jul 2	WSA	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
31	77	Jul 3	WSA	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
32	78	Jul 4	WSA	@	CLE	W,9-4	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
33	79	Jul 5	WSA	@	CLE	W,15-6	GS	22	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
34	80	Jul 6 (1)	WSA	@	BAL	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
35	81	Jul 6 (2)	WSA	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
36	82	Jul 7	WSA	@	BAL	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
37	83	Jul 8	WSA	@	BAL	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
38	84	Jul 9	WSA		DET	L,0-1	CG	45	11.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
39	85	Jul 10	WSA		DET	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
40	86	Jul 11	WSA		DET	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
41	87	Jul 15	WSA		CHW	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
42	88	Jul 16	WSA		CHW	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	6	3	0	9	0	C
43	89	Jul 17	WSA		MIN	L,3-5	GS	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF C
44	90	Jul 18	WSA		MIN	W,3-2	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
45	91	Jul 19	WSA		MIN	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
46	92	Jul 20	WSA		MIL	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
47	93	Jul 21	WSA		MIL	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
48	94	Jul 22	WSA		MIL	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
49	95	Jul 24 (1)	WSA	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	43	9.1	7	1	0	8	0	C
50	96	Jul 24 (2)	WSA	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
51	97	Jul 25 (1)	WSA	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
52	99 (1)	Jul 27	WSA	@	MIN	L,2-4	CG	40	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	C
53	100	Jul 28	WSA	@	MIN	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	C
54	101	Jul 30	WSA	@	MIL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
55	102	Jul 31	WSA	@	MIL	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	8	3	0	11	1	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
56	103	Aug 1 (1)	WSA	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
57	105 (1)	Aug 2	WSA	@	DET	L,7-11	CG	43	8.0	8	1	1	10	0	C
58	106	Aug 3	WSA	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
59	107	Aug 4	WSA	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	28	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
60	108	Aug 5	WSA		CLE	L,1-7	CG	43	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
61	113 (4)	Aug 10 (2)	WSA		KCR	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
62	114	Aug 11	WSA		KCR	L,0-1	CG	23	5.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
63	116 (1)	Aug 12 (2)	WSA		KCR	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
64	117	Aug 13	WSA		CAL	W,4-0	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
65	118	Aug 14	WSA		CAL	W,2-0	GS	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF LF
66	119	Aug 15	WSA		CAL	L,3-4	CG	42	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
67	122 (2)	Aug 20 (1)	WSA	@	KCR	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
68	124 (1)	Aug 21	WSA	@	KCR	L,5-8	CG	40	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
69	125	Aug 22	WSA	@	KCR	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
70	127 (1)	Aug 25	WSA	@	CAL	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
71	129 (1)	Aug 27	WSA	@	OAK	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
72	132 (2)	Aug 29 (2)	WSA	@	OAK	L,0-9	CG	43	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
73	134 (1)	Sep 1	WSA	@	NYY	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
74	135	Sep 2	WSA	@	NYY	L,1-11	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
75	137 (1)	Sep 4	WSA		BAL	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
76	138	Sep 5	WSA		BAL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
77	139	Sep 6	WSA		DET	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
78	140	Sep 7	WSA		DET	L,2-3	CG	45	11.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
79	141	Sep 8	WSA		DET	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
80	142	Sep 9	WSA	@	BAL	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
81	143	Sep 10	WSA	@	BAL	L,1-7	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
82	144	Sep 14 (1)	WSA	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
83	145	Sep 14 susp	WSA	@	CLE	W,8-6	CG	83	20.0	16	1	1	18	0	C
84	146	Sep 15	WSA	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	8	2	0	10	1	C
85	147	Sep 16	WSA	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
86	148	Sep 17	WSA		BOS	L,7-10	CG	51	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
87	149	Sep 18	WSA		BOS	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
88	150	Sep 19	WSA		BOS	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
89	151	Sep 20	WSA		CLE	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
90	152	Sep 21	WSA		CLE	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	C
91	153	Sep 22	WSA		CLE	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
92	154	Sep 24	WSA	@	BOS	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
93	155	Sep 25	WSA	@	BOS	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
94	157 (1)	Sep 28	WSA		NYY	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
95	159 (1)	Sep 30	WSA		NYY	L,7-5	CG	37	8.2	6	1	0	7	0	C
							98gm		775.0	380	36	4	420	5