Bill
Bañuelos
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 225
 
Born: February 21, 1920 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Series of the Wests Won 1952   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 32 DEN PL $ 300,000  
1953 33 SD CL    
1954 34 LAA CL    
1955 35 DEN PL    
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 32 MIN PL 18 24 1 3 2 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 .125 .192 .208 .401 0.5 0.0
  OKC PL 8 21 1 9 3 0 0 4 1 0 1 1 .429 .455 .571 1.026 4.2 0.9
  DEN PL 24 54 10 17 2 1 1 14 3 0 6 9 .315 .393 .444 .838 9.2 1.5
  TOT   50 99 12 29 7 1 1 20 5 0 9 11 .293 .358 .414 .772 14.0 2.4
1953 33 AAA   84 284 46 89 9 5 11 48 12 3 31 55 .313 .381 .496 .877 52.5  
1954 34 LAA CL 18 34 6 6 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 5 .176 .243 .206 .449 1.7 0.0
    AAA   44 158 29 55 5 1 8 26 7 1 25 24 .348 .437 .544 .981 36.2  
1955 35 AAA   53 204 26 63 13 1 8 40 10 3 25 37 .309 .384 .500 .884 38.2  
2 Years Sim 68 133 18 35 8 1 1 25 5 0 12 16 .263 .329 .361 .690 15.7 2.4
3 Years AAA 181 646 101 207 27 7 27 114 29 7 81 116 .320 .398 .509 .907 127.0  
162 Game Average 316 42 83 19 2 2 59 11 0 28 38 .263 .329 .361 .690 37.4  
Career Highs 50 99 12 29 7 1 1 20 5 0 9 11 .293 .358 .414 .772 14.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   89 11 21 4 1 0 18 3 0 7 14 .236 .299 .303 .602 8.3
vs LH   44 7 14 4 0 1 7 2 0 5 2 .318 .388 .477 .865 8.0
Home 34 62 6 12 4 0 0 10 0 0 7 10 .194 .286 .258 .544 4.5
Away 34 71 12 23 4 1 1 15 5 0 5 6 .324 .368 .451 .819 11.9
RISP   54 0 15 4 0 1 25 0 0 4 9 .278 .339 .407 .746 6.9
Pinch Hitting   25 5 6 1 0 0 6 0 0 2 3 .240 .296 .280 .576 2.1
Close/Late   14 1 5 3 0 0 6 0 0 3 3 .357 .471 .571 1.042 3.3
Mar/Apr 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .222 .000 .222 0.0
May 6 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.1
June 20 41 6 7 3 0 0 5 0 0 3 4 .171 .227 .244 .471 1.9
July 18 37 3 13 3 1 0 8 3 0 2 4 .351 .400 .486 .886 6.6
August 11 28 4 8 1 0 1 5 2 0 1 6 .286 .310 .429 .739 3.9
Sep/Oct 6 13 5 6 1 0 0 6 0 0 4 1 .462 .588 .538 1.127 3.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1952 32 MIN PL RF 4 3 19.1 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.88   0.1
    CF 4 3 16.8 6 0 0 0 1.000 3.21   0.0
    LF 3 1 9.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00   0.0
  OKC PL RF 2 1 16.2 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.67   0.1
    CF 2 1 14.2 5 0 0 0 1.000 3.17   0.0
    LF 1 0 7.6 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.18   0.0
  DEN PL RF 6 4 45.7 8 0 0 0 1.000 1.58   0.3
    CF 5 4 40.0 14 1 0 0 1.000 3.38   0.0
    LF 4 1 21.4 3 0 1 0 .750 1.26   0.0
  TOT   RF 12 8 81.0 15 0 0 0 1.000 1.67   0.6
      CF 11 8 71.0 25 1 0 0 1.000 3.30   0.0
      LF 8 2 38.0 5 0 1 0 .833 1.18   0.0
1954 34 LAA CL RF 5 3 26.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.38   0.1
    LF 3 3 26.0 4 0 1 0 .800 1.38    
    CF 2 1 12.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
    3B 1 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
  RF 17 11 107.0 19 0 0 0 1.000 1.60   0.6
  CF 13 9 83.0 25 1 0 0 1.000 2.82   0.0
  LF 11 5 64.0 9 0 2 0 .818 1.27   0.0
  3B 1 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
Career Totals   42 25 257.0 54 1 2 0 .965 1.93   0.6
Career Highs   31 18 190.0 45 1 1 0 .979 2.18    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1952 32 DEN PL 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Career Post-Season Batting 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
History
Drafted in 24th round, 465th overall pick, by Minneapolis in 1952
Had first career hit on 5/9/1952, off Bradley Koch (NO)
Was claimed off waivers by Oklahoma on 6/24/1952
Traded from Oklahoma to Denver on 7/7/1952 (Going to OKC: LF Greg Wampler, P Gary Daniels, P Ron Strong. Going to DEN: RF Bill Bañuelos, P Juan Coen, P Raymond Zapien)
Hit first career homerun on 8/23/1952, off Harry Pettitt (MIN)
Won Series of the West with Denver in 1952
Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 2/24/1953 to a 3-year deal worth $1,000,000 per year
Released by Kansas City on 4/14/1953
Signed as a free agent by San Diego on 5/12/1953 to a minor league deal
Signed as a free agent by Los Angeles on 3/15/1954 to a minor league deal
4/14/1954: Signed a minor league contract extension with Los Angeles
Released by Los Angeles on 8/4/1954
Signed as a free agent by Denver on 6/30/1955 to a minor league deal
Injured on 7/1/1955 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week