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Steve Bilko
Stephen Thomas Bilko

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 230 lb.

Debut September 22, 1949
Final Game August 23, 1962
Born November 13, 1928 in Nanticoke, PA
Died March 7, 1978 in Wilkes-Barre, PA

Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1945. (All Transactions)

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        Big Steve Bilko was 6' 1", 240++ lbs. A PCL L.A. Angels legend, he hit 148 HRs in a 3-year span (1955-57). A gentleman and fan favorite, Big Steve finished with the AL L.A. Angels, fittingly muscling the last home run ever hit in Wrigley Field in 1961.

Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1949 20 STL NL   6   17    3    5   2  0   0    2   0      5   6  .294  .455  .412  129    7   0           0   0
 1950 21 STL NL  10   33    1    6   1  0   0    2   0      4  10  .182  .270  .212   26    7   0           0   1
 1951 22 STL NL  21   72    5   16   4  0   2   12   0  0   9  10  .222  .309  .361   79   26   1           0   1
 1952 23 STL NL  20   72    7   19   6  1   1    6   0  0   4  15  .264  .303  .417   98   30   2           0   2
 1953 24 STL NL 154  570   72  143  23  3  21   84   0  1  70 125  .251  .334  .412   93  235   0           1  17
 1954 25 TOT NL  55  106   12   24   8  1   4   13   0  0  14  25  .226  .317  .434   93   46   0   0       0   8
         STL NL   8   14    1    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   3   1  .143  .294  .143   18    2   0   0       0   2
         CHC NL  47   92   11   22   8  1   4   12   0  0  11  24  .239  .320  .478  105   44   0   0       0   6
 1958 29 TOT NL  78  188   25   44   5  4  11   35   0  0  18  57  .234  .295  .479   97   90   0   4   0   0   9
         CIN NL  31   87   12   23   4  2   4   17   0  0  10  20  .264  .330  .494  110   43   0   3   0   0   5
         LAD NL  47  101   13   21   1  2   7   18   0  0   8  37  .208  .264  .465   85   47   0   1   0   0   4
 1960 31 DET AL  78  222   20   46  11  2   9   25   0  1  27  31  .207  .292  .396   83   88   0   1   0   0   6
 1961 32 LAA AL 114  294   49   82  16  1  20   59   1  1  58  81  .279  .395  .544  139  160   0   2   2   0   9
 1962 33 LAA AL  64  164   26   47   9  1   8   38   1  1  25  35  .287  .374  .500  137   82   0   7   0   2   5
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     600 1738  220  432  85 13  76  276   2  4 234 395  .249  .336  .444  103  771   3  14   2   3  58
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        469   59  117  23  4  21   75   1  1  63 107  .249  .336  .444  103  208   1   4   1   1  16
 Career High    154  570   72  143  23  4  21   84   1  1  70 125  .279  .395  .544  139  235   2   7   2   2  17
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1949 20 STL NL   22   12    3   6.7   108| .294  .276| .455  .351| .412  .413| .867  .764| 129  .667   1.2   0.1     
 1950 21 STL NL   37   28    2   1.9   112| .182  .275| .270  .353| .212  .427| .482  .780|  26  .160  -3.6  -0.4     
 1951 22 STL NL   82   58    8   3.7   104| .222  .269| .309  .343| .361  .407| .670  .750|  79  .411  -2.1  -0.2   0%
 1952 23 STL NL   78   57    9   4.2    97| .264  .262| .303  .334| .417  .389| .720  .724|  98  .509  -0.4   0.0   0%
 1953 24 STL NL  641  445   78   4.6   110| .251  .274| .334  .345| .412  .427| .746  .773|  93  .482  -5.7  -0.5   0%
 1954 25 TOT NL  120   90   15   4.5   110| .226  .275| .317  .347| .434  .426| .751  .772|  93  .467  -1.3  -0.2   0%
         STL NL   17   14    1   1.9   110| .143  .275| .294  .347| .143  .426| .437  .772|  18  .158  -1.6  -0.2   0%
         CHC NL  103   76   14   4.9   110| .239  .275| .320  .347| .478  .426| .798  .772| 105  .513   0.4   0.0   0%
 1958 29 TOT NL  210  157   24   4.1   110| .234  .275| .295  .344| .479  .430| .774  .774|  97  .442  -1.9  -0.2   0%
         CIN NL  100   72   13   4.8   111| .264  .277| .330  .346| .494  .432| .824  .778| 110  .518   1.2   0.1   0%
         LAD NL  110   85   11   3.5   109| .208  .274| .264  .343| .465  .428| .729  .771|  85  .368  -3.2  -0.3   0%
 1960 31 DET AL  250  184   25   3.7   104| .207  .267| .292  .341| .396  .408| .688  .749|  83  .408  -6.3  -0.6   0%
 1961 32 LAA AL  354  224   65   7.7   113| .279  .276| .395  .353| .544  .430| .939  .783| 139  .718  17.8   1.7  50%
 1962 33 LAA AL  198  130   32   6.6   100| .287  .260| .374  .331| .500  .404| .874  .736| 137  .664  10.0   1.0  50%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     1992 1385  261   5.0   108| .249  .272| .336  .344| .444  .421| .780  .765| 103  .535   7.7   0.7     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1949 20 STL NL  1B    5     42    3    0    1 1.000  .991  9.00  8.98                        
 1950 21 STL NL  1B    9     81    7    1    8  .989  .990  9.78  9.02                        
 1951 22 STL NL  1B   19    170   13    3   18  .984  .989  9.63  9.29                        
 1952 23 STL NL  1B   20    177   24    1   14  .995  .990 10.05  9.17                        
 1953 24 STL NL  1B  154   1446  124   15  145  .991  .990 10.19  6.49                        
 1954 25 TOT NL  1B   28    203   35    0   20 1.000  .991  8.50  9.26                        
         STL NL  1B    6     21    7    0    3 1.000  .989  4.67  9.27                        
         CHC NL  1B   22    182   28    0   17 1.000  .991  9.55  9.26                        
 1958 29 TOT NL  1B   46    345   28    2   39  .995  .990  8.11  8.11  9.35  9.54   46  359.0
         CIN NL  1B   21    172   11    1   19  .995  .990  8.71  8.11  9.47  9.54   21  174.0
         LAD NL  1B   25    173   17    1   20  .995  .990  7.60  8.11  9.24  9.54   25  185.0
 1960 31 DET AL  1B   62    501   36    5   47  .991  .991  8.66  8.04  9.72  9.58   59  497.3
 1961 32 LAA AL  1B   86    577   61    7   56  .989  .990  7.42  8.29  8.79  9.45   72  653.3
                 RF    3      2    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.67  1.73  0.78  2.07    3   23.0
 1962 33 LAA AL  1B   50    371   28    2   36  .995  .990  7.98  8.76  9.49  9.44   43  378.3

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1949 20 STL NL  1B    5     42    3    0    1 1.000  .991  9.00  8.98                        
 1950 21 STL NL  1B    9     81    7    1    8  .989  .990  9.78  9.02                        
 1951 22 STL NL  1B   19    170   13    3   18  .984  .989  9.63  9.29                        
 1952 23 STL NL  1B   20    177   24    1   14  .995  .990 10.05  9.17                        
 1953 24 STL NL  1B  154   1446  124   15  145  .991  .990 10.19  6.49                        
 1954 25 TOT NL  1B   28    203   35    0   20 1.000  .991  8.50  9.26                        
         STL NL  1B    6     21    7    0    3 1.000  .989  4.67  9.27                        
         CHC NL  1B   22    182   28    0   17 1.000  .991  9.55  9.26                        
 1958 29 TOT NL  1B   46    345   28    2   39  .995  .990  8.11  8.11  9.35  9.54   46  359.0
         CIN NL  1B   21    172   11    1   19  .995  .990  8.71  8.11  9.47  9.54   21  174.0
         LAD NL  1B   25    173   17    1   20  .995  .990  7.60  8.11  9.24  9.54   25  185.0
 1960 31 DET AL  1B   62    501   36    5   47  .991  .991  8.66  8.04  9.72  9.58   59  497.3
 1961 32 LAA AL  1B   86    577   61    7   56  .989  .990  7.42  8.29  8.79  9.45   72  653.3
 1962 33 LAA AL  1B   50    371   28    2   36  .995  .990  7.98  8.76  9.49  9.44   43  378.3

 1961 32 LAA AL  OF    3      2    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.67  1.97  0.78  2.27    3   23.0

 1961 32 LAA AL  RF    3      2    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.67  1.73  0.78  2.07    3   23.0

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total  1B* 479   3913  359   36  384  .992  .990  8.92  7.87              220 1888.0
                 RF*   3      2    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.67  1.73                3   23.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       482   3915  359   36  384  .992  .990  8.87  7.83
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Games
1953 NL-154-9

Strikeouts
1953 NL-125-1

Sac. Flies
1962 AL-7-10

Grounded into Double Plays
1953 NL-17-9

Youngest Player
1949 NL-20-5

Gray Ink: Batting - 1 (2299) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 9.0 (1781) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

Before 1945 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

April 30, 1954: Purchased by the Chicago Cubs from the St. Louis Cardinals for $12,500.

October 8, 1957: Purchased by the Cincinnati Redlegs from the Chicago Cubs.

June 15, 1958: Traded by the Cincinnati Redlegs with players to be named later and Johnny Klippstein to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Don Newcombe. The Cincinnati Redlegs sent Art Fowler (June 23, 1958) and Charlie Rabe (June 23, 1958) to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete the trade.

November 30, 1959: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1959 rule 5 draft.

December 14, 1960: Drafted by the Los Angeles Angels from the Detroit Tigers in the 1960 expansion draft.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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