Bill Virdon

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: June 9, 1931 in Hazel Park, MI us

Died: November 23, 2021 in Springfield, MO

Buried: Kingsway United Methodist Church Cemetery Columbarium, Springfield, MO

High School: West Plains HS (West Plains, MO)

School: Drury University (Springfield, MO)

Debut: April 12, 1955 (Age 23-307d, 11,197th in major league history)
vs. CHC 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 31, 1968 (Age 37-052d)
vs. CIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: William Charles Virdon

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Rookie of the Year
1960 World Series
Gold Glove

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

19.6

5980

1596

.267

735

RBI

502

OBP

.316

SLG

.379

OPS

.696

OPS+

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

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	PIT	@	CIN	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
2	2	Apr 10	PIT		MLN	L,0-8	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
3	3	Apr 11	PIT		MLN	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
4	4	Apr 14	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
5	6 (1)	Apr 17	PIT	@	MLN	T,2-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
6	7	Apr 18	PIT	@	MLN	W,11-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
7	8	Apr 22	PIT		CIN	W,9-8	CG	38	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
8	9	Apr 23	PIT		CIN	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
9	10	Apr 24	PIT	@	PHI	W,8-5	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
10	11	Apr 25	PIT	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
11	12	Apr 26 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	W,9-2	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
12	13	Apr 26 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	L,5-10	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
13	14	Apr 27	PIT		LAD	L,3-9	CG	47	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
14	15	Apr 29	PIT		SFG	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	16	May 1	PIT		STL	L,6-7	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
16	17	May 2	PIT		STL	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
17	18	May 3 (1)	PIT		STL	W,4-3	CG	43	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
18	19	May 3 susp	PIT		STL	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
19	20	May 4	PIT		CHC	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
20	21	May 5	PIT		CHC	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
21	22	May 6	PIT		CHC	L,0-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
22	23	May 7	PIT		PHI	W,5-4	CG	40	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
23	24	May 8	PIT		PHI	L,1-8	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
24	25	May 9	PIT		PHI	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
25	26	May 10 (1)	PIT		PHI	L,3-6	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
26	27	May 10 susp	PIT		PHI	W,7-6	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
27	28	May 11	PIT	@	SFG	L,4-14	CG	47	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
28	29	May 12	PIT	@	SFG	W,6-5	GS	24	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
29	30	May 13	PIT	@	LAD	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
30	32 (1)	May 16	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
31	33	May 17 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
32	34	May 17 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	L,6-7	GS	31	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
33	35	May 19	PIT	@	STL	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
34	36	May 20	PIT	@	STL	L,1-11	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
35	37	May 21	PIT	@	STL	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
36	38	May 22	PIT		CIN	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
37	39	May 23	PIT		CIN	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
38	40	May 24 (1)	PIT		CIN	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
39	41	May 24 (2)	PIT		CIN	W,5-4	CG	42	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
40	42	May 26	PIT	@	MLN	L,0-1	CG	40	12.2	8	0	0	8	0	CF
41	43	May 27	PIT	@	MLN	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
42	44	May 28	PIT	@	MLN	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
43	45	May 29	PIT	@	CIN	L,5-8	CG	36	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
44	46	May 30	PIT	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
45	47	May 31 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
46	48	May 31 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	W,14-11	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	49	Jun 2	PIT		STL	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
48	50	Jun 3	PIT		STL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	CF
49	51	Jun 4	PIT		STL	W,9-3	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
50	52	Jun 5	PIT		CHC	L,5-10	CG	47	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	CF
51	53	Jun 6	PIT		CHC	L,2-8	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
52	54	Jun 7 (1)	PIT		CHC	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
53	55	Jun 7 (2)	PIT		CHC	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
54	56	Jun 8	PIT		SFG	W,12-9	CG	53	11.0	5	2	0	7	0	CF
55	57	Jun 9	PIT		SFG	L,2-6	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
56	58	Jun 10	PIT		SFG	L,7-11	CG	47	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	CF
57	59	Jun 11	PIT		SFG	W,12-9	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
58	60	Jun 12	PIT		LAD	L,6-9	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
59	61	Jun 13	PIT		LAD	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
60	62	Jun 14 (1)	PIT		LAD	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
61	63	Jun 14 (2)	PIT		LAD	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
62	64	Jun 16	PIT	@	CHC	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
63	65	Jun 17	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
64	66	Jun 18	PIT	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	48	13.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
65	67	Jun 19	PIT	@	STL	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
66	68	Jun 20	PIT	@	STL	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
67	69	Jun 21 (1)	PIT	@	STL	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
68	70	Jun 21 (2)	PIT	@	STL	W,10-8	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
69	71	Jun 22	PIT	@	SFG	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
70	72	Jun 23	PIT	@	SFG	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
71	73	Jun 24	PIT	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	37	8.2	5	0	1	6	0	CF
72	74	Jun 25	PIT	@	SFG	W,3-1	CG	44	12.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
73	75	Jun 26	PIT	@	LAD	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
74	76	Jun 27	PIT	@	LAD	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
75	77	Jun 28	PIT	@	LAD	L,4-9	CG	40	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
76	78	Jun 30	PIT	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
77	79	Jul 1	PIT	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
78	80	Jul 2	PIT		MLN	W,4-3	CG	37	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
79	81	Jul 3	PIT		MLN	L,0-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
80	82	Jul 4	PIT		CIN	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
81	83	Jul 5 (1)	PIT		CIN	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
82	84	Jul 5 (2)	PIT		CIN	W,3-2	CG	41	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
83	85	Jul 9	PIT		CHC	W,4-3	CG	0	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
84	86	Jul 10	PIT		CHC	W,7-6	CG	46	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
85	87	Jul 11	PIT		CHC	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
86	88	Jul 12 (1)	PIT		STL	W,6-5	CG	44	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
87	89	Jul 12 susp	PIT		STL	L,6-8	GS	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
88	90	Jul 14	PIT		LAD	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
89	91	Jul 15	PIT		LAD	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
90	92	Jul 17	PIT		SFG	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
91	93	Jul 18	PIT		SFG	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
92	94	Jul 19	PIT		SFG	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
93	95	Jul 21	PIT		PHI	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
94	96	Jul 22	PIT		PHI	L,4-11	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
95	98 (1)	Jul 25	PIT	@	MLN	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
96	99	Jul 26 (1)	PIT	@	MLN	L,0-4	GS	26	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
97	100	Jul 26 (2)	PIT	@	MLN	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
98	101	Jul 27	PIT	@	MLN	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
99	102	Jul 28	PIT	@	LAD	L,4-9	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
100	103	Jul 29	PIT	@	LAD	L,0-2	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
101	104	Jul 30	PIT	@	LAD	W,5-4	GF	21	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
102	106 (1)	Aug 1	PIT	@	SFG	L,5-9	CG	41	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
103	108 (1)	Aug 4	PIT	@	STL	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
104	109	Aug 5	PIT	@	STL	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
105	110	Aug 6	PIT	@	STL	W,18-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
106	111	Aug 7	PIT	@	CHC	L,0-4	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
107	112	Aug 8	PIT	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	55	14.0	10	0	0	10	0	CF
108	113	Aug 9	PIT	@	CHC	W,5-3	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
109	114	Aug 11	PIT	@	PHI	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
110	115	Aug 12	PIT	@	PHI	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	CF
111	116	Aug 14	PIT		MLN	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
112	117	Aug 15	PIT		MLN	W,10-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
113	119 (1)	Aug 16 (2)	PIT		MLN	L,2-5	GF	26	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
114	120	Aug 17	PIT		CHC	W,7-6	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
115	121	Aug 19	PIT		STL	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
116	122	Aug 20	PIT		STL	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
117	123	Aug 21	PIT		LAD	L,5-6	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
118	124	Aug 22	PIT		LAD	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
119	125	Aug 23 (1)	PIT		LAD	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
120	126	Aug 23 (2)	PIT		LAD	W,4-3	CG	43	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
121	127	Aug 24	PIT		SFG	W,6-0	CG	39	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
122	128	Aug 25	PIT		SFG	L,5-12	GS	33	7.0	2	2	0	4	0	CF
123	129	Aug 26	PIT		SFG	W,5-4	CG	43	10.0	5	1	0	6	0	CF
124	130	Aug 28	PIT		PHI	W,9-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
125	131	Aug 29	PIT		PHI	W,11-1	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
126	132	Aug 30 (1)	PIT		PHI	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
127	133	Aug 30 (2)	PIT		PHI	W,7-6	CG	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
128	134	Sep 2 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-6	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
129	135	Sep 2 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
130	136	Sep 4	PIT	@	PHI	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
131	137	Sep 5	PIT	@	PHI	W,7-6	CG	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
132	138	Sep 6	PIT	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
133	139	Sep 7 (1)	PIT	@	MLN	L,1-5	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
134	141 (1)	Sep 9	PIT	@	SFG	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
135	142	Sep 10	PIT	@	SFG	W,5-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
136	144 (1)	Sep 11 (2)	PIT	@	LAD	L,0-4	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
137	146 (1)	Sep 16 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
138	147	Sep 16 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
139	148	Sep 17	PIT	@	STL	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
140	149	Sep 19	PIT		CIN	W,4-3	CG	47	12.0	7	1	0	8	0	CF
141	150	Sep 20	PIT		CIN	W,10-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
142	153 (2)	Sep 23	PIT		MLN	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
143	154	Sep 26	PIT	@	CIN	L,6-7	GF	8	1.2	0	0	1	1	0	CF
144	155	Sep 27	PIT	@	CIN	L,7-9	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
							144gm		1251.0	403	16	9	428	5