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.

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	PIT		PHI	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
2	2	Apr 13	PIT	@	NYM	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
3	3	Apr 14	PIT	@	NYM	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
4	4	Apr 15	PIT	@	NYM	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
5	5	Apr 16	PIT	@	CHC	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
6	6	Apr 17	PIT	@	CHC	W,10-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
7	7	Apr 18	PIT	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
8	8	Apr 19	PIT	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
9	9	Apr 21	PIT		NYM	W,8-4	CG	45	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
10	10	Apr 22	PIT		NYM	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
11	11	Apr 23	PIT		NYM	L,1-9	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
12	12	Apr 24	PIT		SFG	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
13	13	Apr 25	PIT		SFG	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
14	14	Apr 27	PIT	@	LAD	L,2-7	CG	33	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
15	15	Apr 28	PIT	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	41	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
16	16	Apr 29 (1)	PIT	@	LAD	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
17	17	Apr 29 (2)	PIT	@	LAD	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
18	18	Apr 30	PIT	@	SFG	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	19	May 1	PIT	@	SFG	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
20	20	May 2	PIT	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
21	21	May 3	PIT	@	SFG	L,4-8	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
22	22	May 4	PIT		LAD	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
23	23	May 5	PIT		LAD	L,1-10	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
24	24	May 9	PIT	@	MLN	L,2-4	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
25	25	May 10	PIT	@	MLN	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
26	26	May 11	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	40	9.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
27	27	May 12	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-9	CG	37	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
28	28	May 13	PIT	@	CIN	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
29	29	May 15	PIT		MLN	W,5-4	CG	39	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
30	30	May 16	PIT		MLN	W,6-0	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
31	31	May 17	PIT		MLN	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
32	32	May 18	PIT		CIN	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
33	33	May 20	PIT		CIN	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
34	34	May 21	PIT		CHC	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
35	35	May 22	PIT		CHC	L,1-3	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
36	36	May 23	PIT	@	STL	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
37	37	May 24	PIT	@	STL	W,5-2	GS	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
38	41 (3)	May 28	PIT		STL	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
39	42	May 29	PIT		STL	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
40	43	May 30	PIT		STL	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
41	44	May 31	PIT		STL	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	45	Jun 1	PIT		HOU	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
43	46	Jun 2	PIT		HOU	W,9-2	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
44	47	Jun 3 (1)	PIT		HOU	L,6-10	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
45	48	Jun 3 (2)	PIT		HOU	L,3-10	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
46	49	Jun 5 (1)	PIT		LAD	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
47	50	Jun 5 susp	PIT		LAD	L,3-8	CG	48	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
48	51	Jun 6	PIT		LAD	L,3-5	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
49	52	Jun 7	PIT		LAD	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
50	53	Jun 9 (1)	PIT	@	MLN	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
51	54	Jun 9 (2)	PIT	@	MLN	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
52	55	Jun 10 (1)	PIT	@	MLN	W,12-8	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
53	56	Jun 10 (2)	PIT	@	MLN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
54	57	Jun 11	PIT	@	CHC	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
55	58	Jun 12	PIT	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
56	59	Jun 13	PIT	@	CHC	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
57	60	Jun 14	PIT	@	CHC	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
58	61	Jun 15	PIT		MLN	W,9-8	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
59	62	Jun 16	PIT		MLN	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
60	63	Jun 17	PIT		MLN	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
61	64	Jun 18 (1)	PIT		CIN	L,5-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
62	65	Jun 18 (2)	PIT		CIN	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
63	66	Jun 19	PIT		CIN	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
64	67	Jun 20	PIT		CIN	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
65	68	Jun 22	PIT		CHC	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
66	69	Jun 23	PIT		CHC	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
67	70	Jun 24 (1)	PIT		CHC	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
68	71	Jun 24 (2)	PIT		CHC	L,4-8	CG	47	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
69	72	Jun 25	PIT		NYM	W,13-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
70	73	Jun 26	PIT		NYM	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
71	74	Jun 27	PIT		NYM	W,6-5	CG	41	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
72	75	Jun 29	PIT	@	STL	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
73	76	Jun 30	PIT	@	STL	W,17-7	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
74	77	Jul 1	PIT	@	STL	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
75	78	Jul 2	PIT	@	HOU	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
76	79	Jul 3	PIT	@	HOU	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
77	80	Jul 4 (1)	PIT	@	HOU	W,7-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
78	81	Jul 4 (2)	PIT	@	HOU	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
79	82	Jul 5	PIT		PHI	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
80	83	Jul 6	PIT		PHI	L,2-6	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
81	84	Jul 7	PIT		PHI	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
82	85	Jul 8 (1)	PIT		PHI	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
83	86	Jul 8 (2)	PIT		PHI	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
84	87	Jul 12	PIT		HOU	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
85	88	Jul 13	PIT		HOU	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
86	89	Jul 14	PIT		HOU	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
87	90	Jul 15 (1)	PIT		STL	L,2-3	CG	39	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
88	91	Jul 15 (2)	PIT		STL	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
89	92	Jul 16	PIT		STL	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
90	93	Jul 19 (1)	PIT	@	NYM	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
91	94	Jul 19 (2)	PIT	@	NYM	W,7-6	CG	45	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
92	95	Jul 20	PIT		SFG	L,3-6	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
93	96	Jul 21	PIT		SFG	W,7-6	CG	49	11.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
94	97	Jul 22	PIT		SFG	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
95	98	Jul 23	PIT	@	CIN	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	3	2	1	6	0	CF
96	99	Jul 24	PIT	@	CIN	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
97	100	Jul 25	PIT	@	CIN	L,6-13	CG	48	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
98	101	Jul 26	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
99	102	Jul 27 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
100	103	Jul 27 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
101	104	Jul 28	PIT	@	PHI	L,2-9	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
102	105	Jul 29	PIT	@	PHI	L,1-8	CG	45	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
103	106	Aug 1	PIT	@	LAD	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
104	107	Aug 2	PIT	@	LAD	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
105	108	Aug 3	PIT	@	SFG	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
106	109	Aug 4	PIT	@	SFG	L,5-6	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
107	110	Aug 5	PIT	@	SFG	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
108	111	Aug 7	PIT		STL	L,0-5	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
109	112	Aug 8	PIT		STL	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
110	113	Aug 10	PIT	@	CHC	L,6-7	CG	39	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
111	114	Aug 11	PIT	@	CHC	W,10-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
112	115	Aug 12	PIT	@	CHC	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
113	116	Aug 14	PIT		LAD	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
114	117	Aug 15	PIT		LAD	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
115	118	Aug 16	PIT		LAD	L,3-7	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
116	119	Aug 17	PIT		PHI	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	CF
117	120	Aug 18	PIT		PHI	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
118	121	Aug 19	PIT		PHI	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
119	122	Aug 20 (1)	PIT	@	NYM	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
120	123	Aug 20 (2)	PIT	@	NYM	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
121	124	Aug 21 (1)	PIT	@	NYM	W,8-6	CG	44	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
122	125	Aug 21 (2)	PIT	@	NYM	L,4-5	CG	41	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
123	127 (1)	Aug 23	PIT		HOU	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
124	128	Aug 25 (1)	PIT	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	37	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
125	129	Aug 25 (2)	PIT	@	STL	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
126	130	Aug 26 (1)	PIT	@	STL	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
127	131	Aug 26 (2)	PIT	@	STL	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
128	132	Aug 28	PIT		CHC	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
129	133	Aug 29	PIT		CHC	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
130	134	Aug 30	PIT		CHC	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
131	135	Aug 31	PIT	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	42	10.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
132	136	Sep 1	PIT	@	PHI	W,7-6	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
133	137	Sep 3 (1)	PIT		NYM	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
134	138	Sep 3 (2)	PIT		NYM	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
135	139	Sep 4	PIT		NYM	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
136	140	Sep 5	PIT	@	HOU	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
137	141	Sep 6	PIT	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	35	8.2	2	0	1	3	0	CF
138	142	Sep 7	PIT	@	LAD	W,10-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
139	143	Sep 8	PIT	@	LAD	L,1-6	CG	41	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
140	144	Sep 9	PIT	@	LAD	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
141	145	Sep 10	PIT	@	SFG	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
142	146	Sep 11	PIT	@	SFG	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
143	147	Sep 14	PIT		SFG	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
144	148	Sep 15	PIT		SFG	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
145	149	Sep 16	PIT		SFG	W,6-4	CG	39	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
146	150	Sep 17	PIT		SFG	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
147	151	Sep 18	PIT		CIN	L,4-7	CG	49	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
148	152	Sep 19	PIT		CIN	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
149	153	Sep 20	PIT		CIN	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
150	154	Sep 21	PIT		MLN	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
151	155	Sep 22	PIT		MLN	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
152	156	Sep 23	PIT		MLN	L,3-10	GS	31	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
153	157	Sep 25	PIT	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
154	158	Sep 26	PIT	@	CIN	W,1-0	CG	36	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
155	160 (1)	Sep 29	PIT	@	MLN	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
156	161	Sep 30	PIT	@	MLN	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
							156gm		1375.1	349	11	9	369	0