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.

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	PIT	@	SFG	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
2	2	Apr 12	PIT	@	SFG	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
3	3	Apr 13	PIT	@	SFG	L,5-6	CG	47	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
4	5 (1)	Apr 15	PIT	@	LAD	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
5	6	Apr 16	PIT	@	LAD	L,6-13	CG	47	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
6	7	Apr 18	PIT		CHC	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
7	8	Apr 19	PIT		CHC	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
8	9	Apr 20	PIT		CHC	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
9	13 (3)	Apr 29	PIT	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
10	14	Apr 30 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
11	15	Apr 30 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	16	May 2	PIT	@	STL	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
13	17	May 3	PIT	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
14	19 (1)	May 6	PIT		LAD	W,9-5	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
15	20	May 7	PIT		LAD	L,2-4	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
16	21	May 9	PIT		SFG	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
17	22	May 10	PIT		SFG	L,0-3	CG	31	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
18	23	May 12	PIT		CIN	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
19	24	May 13	PIT		CIN	W,13-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
20	25	May 14	PIT		CIN	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
21	26	May 16	PIT		STL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
22	27	May 17	PIT		STL	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
23	28	May 19	PIT	@	PHI	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
24	29	May 20	PIT	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
25	30	May 21	PIT	@	PHI	W,13-11	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
26	31	May 22	PIT	@	MLN	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
27	32	May 23	PIT	@	MLN	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
28	33	May 24	PIT	@	CHC	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
29	34	May 26	PIT	@	STL	L,2-12	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
30	35	May 27	PIT	@	STL	L,5-7	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
31	36	May 28	PIT	@	STL	L,4-8	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
32	37	May 30 (1)	PIT		CHC	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
33	38	May 30 (2)	PIT		CHC	L,0-10	GS	22	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
34	39	May 31	PIT		MLN	W,9-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	40	Jun 1	PIT		MLN	W,8-2	CG	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
36	41	Jun 2	PIT		PHI	L,0-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
37	42	Jun 3	PIT		PHI	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
38	43	Jun 4	PIT		PHI	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
39	44	Jun 5	PIT	@	LAD	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
40	45	Jun 6	PIT	@	LAD	L,7-8	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
41	46	Jun 7	PIT	@	LAD	L,3-7	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
42	47	Jun 8	PIT	@	LAD	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
43	48	Jun 9	PIT	@	SFG	L,6-9	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
44	49	Jun 10	PIT	@	SFG	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
45	50	Jun 11	PIT	@	SFG	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
46	51	Jun 13	PIT		CIN	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
47	52	Jun 14	PIT		CIN	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
48	53	Jun 15	PIT		CIN	L,1-8	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
49	54	Jun 16	PIT		STL	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
50	55	Jun 17	PIT		STL	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
51	56	Jun 18 (1)	PIT		STL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
52	57	Jun 18 (2)	PIT		STL	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
53	58	Jun 20	PIT	@	PHI	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
54	59	Jun 22	PIT	@	PHI	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
55	60	Jun 23	PIT		PHI	L,11-12	CG	46	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
56	61	Jun 24	PIT		PHI	L,2-6	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
57	62	Jun 25 (1)	PIT		PHI	W,10-5	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
58	63	Jun 25 (2)	PIT		PHI	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	CF
59	64	Jun 27	PIT		LAD	L,5-9	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
60	65	Jun 28	PIT		LAD	W,9-3	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
61	66	Jun 29	PIT		LAD	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
62	67	Jun 30	PIT		SFG	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
63	68	Jul 1	PIT		SFG	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
64	69	Jul 2 (1)	PIT		SFG	W,7-6	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
65	70	Jul 2 (2)	PIT		SFG	W,9-0	CG	28	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
66	71	Jul 3	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
67	72	Jul 4	PIT	@	CIN	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
68	73	Jul 6 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	W,15-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
69	74	Jul 6 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
70	75	Jul 7	PIT	@	MLN	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	CF
71	76	Jul 8	PIT	@	MLN	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
72	77	Jul 9	PIT	@	MLN	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
73	78	Jul 13	PIT	@	SFG	L,1-2	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
74	79	Jul 14	PIT	@	SFG	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
75	80	Jul 15	PIT	@	SFG	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
76	81	Jul 16	PIT	@	LAD	L,11-12	CG	52	9.1	6	0	0	6	0	CF
77	82	Jul 17	PIT	@	LAD	L,4-6	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
78	83	Jul 20	PIT		CHC	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
79	84	Jul 21	PIT		MLN	L,3-5	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
80	85	Jul 22	PIT		MLN	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
81	86	Jul 23 (1)	PIT		MLN	L,4-11	CG	47	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
82	87	Jul 23 (2)	PIT		MLN	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
83	88	Jul 25	PIT		SFG	L,7-16	CG	49	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
84	89	Jul 26	PIT		SFG	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
85	90	Jul 27	PIT		SFG	L,0-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
86	91	Jul 28	PIT		LAD	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
87	92	Jul 29	PIT		LAD	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
88	93	Jul 30	PIT		LAD	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
89	94	Aug 2	PIT	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
90	95	Aug 3	PIT	@	STL	W,19-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
91	96	Aug 4	PIT	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	40	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
92	97	Aug 5	PIT	@	CIN	W,11-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
93	98	Aug 6 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
94	99	Aug 6 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	39	9.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
95	100	Aug 7	PIT	@	PHI	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
96	101	Aug 8 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
97	102	Aug 8 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
98	103	Aug 9	PIT		STL	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
99	104	Aug 10	PIT		STL	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
100	105	Aug 11	PIT		PHI	W,6-0	CG	24	6.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
101	106	Aug 12	PIT		PHI	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
102	107	Aug 13	PIT		PHI	W,13-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
103	108	Aug 14	PIT	@	MLN	L,3-8	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
104	109	Aug 15	PIT	@	MLN	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
105	110	Aug 16	PIT	@	MLN	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
106	111	Aug 17 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	L,4-11	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
107	112	Aug 17 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
108	113	Aug 18	PIT	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	39	10.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
109	114	Aug 19	PIT	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	46	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
110	115	Aug 20	PIT	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	41	10.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
111	116	Aug 22	PIT		MLN	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
112	117	Aug 23	PIT		MLN	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
113	118	Aug 24	PIT		MLN	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
114	119	Aug 25	PIT		CHC	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
115	120	Aug 26	PIT		CHC	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
116	121	Aug 27 (1)	PIT		CHC	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
117	122	Aug 27 (2)	PIT		CHC	L,5-6	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
118	123	Aug 28	PIT		CHC	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
119	124	Aug 29	PIT		CIN	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
120	125	Aug 30	PIT		CIN	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
121	126	Sep 1	PIT	@	STL	L,4-8	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
122	127	Sep 2	PIT	@	STL	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
123	128	Sep 3	PIT	@	STL	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
124	129	Sep 4	PIT	@	STL	L,4-9	CG	39	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
125	130	Sep 5	PIT	@	CHC	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
126	131	Sep 6	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
127	132	Sep 7	PIT	@	CHC	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
128	133	Sep 8	PIT	@	MLN	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
129	134	Sep 9	PIT	@	MLN	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
130	135	Sep 10	PIT	@	MLN	L,3-4	CG	41	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
131	137 (1)	Sep 12	PIT	@	SFG	W,3-0	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
132	138	Sep 13	PIT	@	LAD	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
133	139	Sep 14	PIT	@	LAD	L,6-7	CG	34	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
134	140	Sep 16	PIT		STL	L,3-6	CG	37	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
135	141	Sep 17	PIT		STL	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
136	142	Sep 18	PIT		STL	W,8-6	CG	45	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
137	143	Sep 19	PIT	@	CIN	L,1-10	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
138	144	Sep 20	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
139	145	Sep 22	PIT	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
140	146	Sep 23	PIT	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	59	15.1	4	0	0	4	0	CF
141	147	Sep 24	PIT	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
142	148	Sep 26 (1)	PIT		LAD	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
143	149	Sep 26 (2)	PIT		LAD	W,8-0	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
144	153 (3)	Sep 30	PIT		CIN	W,11-6	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
145	154	Oct 1	PIT		CIN	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
							145gm		1269.0	382	7	6	395	4