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.

1964 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1964 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	PIT		CHC	L,4-8	CG	45	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
2	2	Apr 15	PIT		CHC	W,5-4	CG	46	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
3	3	Apr 17	PIT	@	NYM	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
4	4	Apr 18	PIT	@	NYM	W,9-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
5	5	Apr 19	PIT	@	NYM	L,0-6	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
6	6	Apr 21	PIT	@	CHC	W,8-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
7	7	Apr 23	PIT	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	36	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
8	8	Apr 24	PIT		NYM	W,9-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
9	9	Apr 25	PIT		NYM	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
10	10	Apr 26 (1)	PIT		NYM	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
11	11	Apr 26 (2)	PIT		NYM	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
12	12	Apr 28	PIT	@	MLN	L,5-9	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
13	13	Apr 29	PIT	@	MLN	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 1	PIT	@	STL	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
15	15	May 2	PIT	@	STL	W,5-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
16	16	May 3	PIT	@	STL	W,12-8	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
17	17	May 4	PIT	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
18	18	May 5	PIT	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	37	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
19	19	May 6	PIT		STL	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
20	20	May 7	PIT		STL	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
21	21	May 8	PIT		MLN	L,1-2	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
22	24 (2)	May 10 (2)	PIT		MLN	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
23	25	May 11	PIT		CIN	L,6-7	GS	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
24	26	May 12	PIT		CIN	W,3-2	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
25	27	May 15	PIT	@	LAD	L,0-6	CG	39	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
26	28	May 16	PIT	@	LAD	W,7-4	GF	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
27	30 (1)	May 17 (2)	PIT	@	LAD	W,8-3	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
28	31	May 18	PIT	@	LAD	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
29	32	May 19	PIT	@	HOU	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
30	33	May 20	PIT	@	HOU	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
31	34	May 21	PIT	@	HOU	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
32	35	May 22	PIT	@	SFG	L,3-8	CG	42	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
33	36	May 23	PIT	@	SFG	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
34	37	May 24 (1)	PIT	@	SFG	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
35	38	May 24 (2)	PIT	@	SFG	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
36	40 (1)	May 27	PIT		PHI	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
37	42 (1)	May 29	PIT		LAD	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
38	43	May 30	PIT		LAD	L,3-10	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	45 (1)	Jun 2	PIT		SFG	W,3-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
40	46	Jun 3	PIT		SFG	L,0-3	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
41	47	Jun 4	PIT		SFG	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
42	48	Jun 5	PIT		HOU	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
43	49	Jun 7 (1)	PIT		HOU	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
44	50	Jun 7 (2)	PIT		HOU	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
45	51	Jun 9 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
46	52	Jun 9 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
47	54 (1)	Jun 12	PIT	@	CHC	L,1-7	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
48	55	Jun 13	PIT	@	CHC	W,10-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
49	56	Jun 14	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
50	57	Jun 16	PIT		NYM	W,2-1	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
51	58	Jun 17	PIT		NYM	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
52	59	Jun 18	PIT		NYM	W,10-0	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR CF
53	60	Jun 20	PIT		CHC	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
54	61	Jun 21 (1)	PIT		CHC	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
55	62	Jun 21 (2)	PIT		CHC	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
56	63	Jun 23	PIT	@	NYM	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
57	64	Jun 24	PIT	@	NYM	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
58	65	Jun 25	PIT	@	NYM	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
59	66	Jun 26	PIT		CIN	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
60	67	Jun 27	PIT		CIN	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
61	68	Jun 28 (1)	PIT		CIN	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
62	71 (2)	Jul 1	PIT	@	SFG	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
63	73 (1)	Jul 3	PIT	@	HOU	W,2-1	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR CF
64	75 (1)	Jul 5	PIT	@	HOU	W,7-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
65	78 (2)	Jul 10	PIT		MLN	W,5-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
66	79	Jul 11	PIT		MLN	L,8-9	GF	20	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
67	80	Jul 13 (1)	PIT		STL	L,4-5	CG	55	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
68	82 (1)	Jul 14	PIT		PHI	W,4-3	GF	14	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
69	83	Jul 15	PIT		PHI	W,3-0	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
70	84	Jul 16	PIT		PHI	L,5-7	GF	13	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
71	85	Jul 18	PIT	@	MLN	W,8-2	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
72	86	Jul 19 (1)	PIT	@	MLN	L,2-6	GS	35	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
73	87	Jul 19 (2)	PIT	@	MLN	L,4-5	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
74	88	Jul 21	PIT	@	STL	W,8-4	GF	24	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
75	89	Jul 22	PIT	@	STL	W,13-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
76	90	Jul 23	PIT	@	STL	W,8-5	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
77	91	Jul 24	PIT	@	CIN	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
78	92	Jul 25	PIT	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
79	93	Jul 26 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
80	94	Jul 26 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
81	95	Jul 29	PIT		HOU	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
82	96	Jul 30 (1)	PIT		HOU	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
83	97	Jul 30 (2)	PIT		HOU	W,8-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
84	98	Jul 31	PIT		SFG	L,6-8	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
85	99	Aug 1	PIT		SFG	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
86	100	Aug 2	PIT		SFG	L,1-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
87	101	Aug 3	PIT		SFG	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
88	103 (1)	Aug 4 (2)	PIT		LAD	L,7-10	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
89	104	Aug 5	PIT		LAD	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
90	105	Aug 6	PIT		LAD	W,4-1	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
91	106	Aug 7 (1)	PIT		CHC	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
92	107	Aug 7 (2)	PIT		CHC	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
93	108	Aug 8	PIT		CHC	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
94	109	Aug 9	PIT		CHC	W,2-0	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
95	111 (1)	Aug 12	PIT		NYM	W,5-4	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
96	112	Aug 14 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
97	113	Aug 14 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
98	114	Aug 15	PIT	@	CHC	W,5-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
99	115	Aug 16 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	45	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
100	116	Aug 16 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	W,7-4	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
101	117	Aug 17	PIT	@	NYM	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
102	119 (1)	Aug 19	PIT	@	NYM	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
103	120	Aug 20 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	L,0-2	CG	33	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
104	123 (2)	Aug 22	PIT	@	PHI	W,9-4	GF	8	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
105	124	Aug 23	PIT	@	PHI	L,3-9	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
106	125	Aug 24	PIT	@	STL	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
107	128 (2)	Aug 28	PIT		PHI	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
108	129	Aug 29	PIT		PHI	L,8-10	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
109	131 (1)	Sep 1	PIT		LAD	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
110	132	Sep 2	PIT		LAD	L,5-8	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
111	133	Sep 4	PIT		HOU	W,10-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
112	134	Sep 5	PIT		HOU	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
113	135	Sep 6	PIT		HOU	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
114	136	Sep 7 (1)	PIT		SFG	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
115	137	Sep 7 (2)	PIT		SFG	L,6-9	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
116	138	Sep 9	PIT		CIN	W,4-1	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
117	139	Sep 10	PIT		CIN	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
118	140	Sep 11	PIT	@	HOU	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
119	141	Sep 12	PIT	@	HOU	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
120	142	Sep 13	PIT	@	HOU	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
121	143	Sep 14	PIT	@	LAD	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
122	145 (1)	Sep 16	PIT	@	LAD	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
123	146	Sep 18	PIT	@	SFG	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
124	147	Sep 19	PIT	@	SFG	L,4-13	GS	30	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
125	148	Sep 20	PIT	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	43	10.1	3	0	1	4	0	CF
126	149	Sep 22	PIT		MLN	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
127	150	Sep 23	PIT		MLN	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
128	151	Sep 24 (1)	PIT		STL	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
129	155 (3)	Sep 27	PIT		STL	L,0-5	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
130	156	Sep 29	PIT	@	CIN	W,2-0	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
131	157	Sep 30	PIT	@	CIN	W,1-0	CG	66	16.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
132	158	Oct 1	PIT	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
133	159	Oct 2 (1)	PIT	@	MLN	L,2-3	CG	42	9.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
134	162 (2)	Oct 4	PIT	@	MLN	L,0-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
							134gm		1038.1	238	7	6	251	2