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Bill Madlock
Full name Bill Madlock Born January 12, 1951, Memphis, Tennessee First Game: September 7, 1973 ; Final Game: October 7, 1987 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 11" Weight: 180 Named All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (1975) Named third baseman on The Sporting News NL All-Star Team (1975) Ejections as player: 1975 (3) , 1976 (2), 1977 (4) , 1978 (2), 1979 (1), 1980 (2), 1981 (3) , 1982 (1), 1986 (2). Total: 20 Ejections as coach: 2000 (2), 2001 (1). Total: 3 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1973 TEX A Daily Splits 21 77 16 27 5 3 1 5 7 0 9 1 0 0 0 4 0 3 2 .351 .412 .532 0.3 1973 TEX A
1974 CHI N Daily Splits 128 453 65 142 21 5 9 54 42 8 39 5 3 6 0 7 15 11 7 .313 .374 .442 0.6 1974 CHI N
1975 CHI N Daily Splits 130 514 77 182 29 7 7 64 42 5 34 3 1 5 0 14 11 9 7 .354 .402 .479 2.4 1975 CHI N
1976 CHI N Daily Splits 142 514 68 174 36 1 15 84 56 15 27 11 3 4 0 9 21 15 11 .339 .412 .500 2.5 1976 CHI N
1977 SF N Daily Splits 140 533 70 161 28 1 12 46 43 14 33 6 1 2 0 11 25 13 10 .302 .360 .426 -1.5 1977 SF N
1978 SF N Daily Splits 122 447 76 138 26 3 15 44 48 11 39 3 9 2 0 9 6 16 5 .309 .378 .481 2.8 1978 SF N
1979 SF N Daily Splits 69 249 37 65 9 2 7 41 18 3 19 0 1 2 0 2 3 11 3 .261 .309 .398 -0.6 1979 SF N
1979 PIT N Daily Splits 85 311 48 102 17 3 7 44 34 8 22 1 2 5 0 6 14 21 8 .328 .390 .469 0.5 1979 PIT N
1979 TOT N 154 560 85 167 26 5 14 85 52 11 41 1 3 7 0 8 17 32 11 .298 .355 .438 -0.1 1979 TOT N
1980 PIT N Daily Splits 137 494 62 137 22 4 10 53 45 12 33 4 0 3 0 9 15 16 10 .277 .341 .399 -1.7 1980 PIT N
1981 PIT N Daily Splits 82 279 35 95 23 1 6 45 34 7 17 3 0 4 0 4 5 18 6 .341 .413 .495 2.2 1981 PIT N
1982 PIT N Daily Splits 154 568 92 181 33 3 19 95 48 16 39 4 1 13 0 15 12 18 6 .319 .368 .488 1.9 1982 PIT N
1983 PIT N Daily Splits 130 473 68 153 21 0 12 68 49 10 24 2 1 5 0 8 16 3 4 .323 .386 .444 0.0 1983 PIT N
1984 PIT N Daily Splits 103 403 38 102 16 0 4 44 26 5 29 1 1 4 0 9 11 3 1 .253 .297 .323 -2.8 1984 PIT N
1985 PIT N Daily Splits 110 399 49 100 23 1 10 41 39 2 42 5 3 3 0 6 12 3 3 .251 .323 .388 -1.4 1985 PIT N
1985 LA N Daily Splits 34 114 20 41 4 0 2 15 10 0 11 3 0 1 0 1 3 7 1 .360 .422 .447 1.3 1985 LA N
1985 TOT N 144 513 69 141 27 1 12 56 49 2 53 8 3 4 0 7 15 10 4 .275 .345 .402 -0.1 1985 TOT N
1986 LA N Daily Splits 111 379 38 106 17 0 10 60 30 4 43 5 1 6 0 4 7 3 3 .280 .336 .404 0.2 1986 LA N
1987 LA N Daily Splits 21 61 5 11 1 0 3 7 6 0 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 .180 .265 .344 -0.6 1987 LA N
1987 DET A Daily Splits 87 326 56 91 17 0 14 50 28 1 45 10 8 4 0 6 10 4 3 .279 .351 .460 0.4 1987 DET A
1987 Total 108 387 61 102 18 0 17 57 34 1 50 11 9 4 0 8 14 4 3 .264 .337 .442 -0.2 1987 Total
Total NL (14 Years) 1698 6191 848 1890 326 31 148 805 570 120 456 57 28 65 0 116 180 167 85 .305 .366 .440 5.8 Total NL
Total AL ( 2 Years) 108 403 72 118 22 3 15 55 35 1 54 11 8 4 0 10 10 7 5 .293 .362 .474 0.7 Total AL
Total (15 Years) Splits 1806 6594 920 2008 348 34 163 860 605 121 510 68 36 69 0 126 190 174 90 .305 .365 .442 6.5 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1979 PIT N Daily Splits 3 12 1 3 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .250 .357 .500 1979 PIT N
1985 LA N Daily Splits 6 24 5 8 1 0 3 7 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .333 .333 .750 1985 LA N
1987 DET A Daily Splits 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1987 DET A
Total NL ( 2 Years) 9 36 6 11 1 0 4 9 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 .306 .342 .667 Total NL
Total AL ( 1 Year ) 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 Total AL
Total ( 3 Years) Splits 10 41 6 11 1 0 4 9 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 .268 .302 .585 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1979 PIT N Daily Splits 7 24 2 9 1 0 0 3 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 .375 .483 .417 1979 PIT N
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1975 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1975 NL
1981 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1981 NL
1983 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1983 NL
Total ( 3 Years) Splits 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1973 TEX A Daily Splits 3B 21 21 14 172.1 13 32 4 2 0 .918
1974 CHI N Daily Splits 3B 121 120 102 1025.1 84 229 18 14 0 .946
1975 CHI N Daily Splits 3B 129 128 118 1089.2 79 250 20 14 0 .943
1976 CHI N Daily Splits 3B 136 135 119 1177 107 234 14 21 0 .961
1977 SF N Daily Splits 3B 125 124 114 1089.1 96 220 17 16 0 .949
1977 SF N 2B 6 6 5 51 5 14 1 2 0 .950
1978 SF N Daily Splits 2B 114 111 90 940.2 223 299 14 48 0 .974
1978 SF N 1B 3 1 0 13 11 1 0 1 0 1.000
1979 SF N Daily Splits 2B 64 63 47 525 137 144 7 32 0 .976
1979 SF N 1B 5 0 0 8 9 0 0 3 0 1.000
1979 PIT N Daily Splits 3B 85 85 71 751.2 63 153 7 12 1 .969
1980 PIT N Daily Splits 3B 127 125 103 1078 86 214 14 18 0 .955
1980 PIT N 1B 12 8 6 67 73 3 3 7 0 .962
1981 PIT N Daily Splits 3B 78 77 58 648.2 50 147 9 17 0 .956
1982 PIT N Daily Splits 3B 146 142 126 1239.2 92 266 18 23 0 .952
1982 PIT N 1B 3 3 0 18 22 1 0 2 0 1.000
1983 PIT N Daily Splits 3B 125 124 108 1048.1 59 193 11 20 0 .958
1984 PIT N Daily Splits 3B 98 97 92 864.2 66 176 15 17 0 .942
1984 PIT N 1B 1 1 0 6 10 0 0 0 0 1.000
1985 PIT N Daily Splits 3B 98 97 78 832.1 46 175 14 10 0 .940
1985 PIT N 1B 12 9 9 83 81 5 0 3 0 1.000
1985 LA N Daily Splits 3B 32 32 14 235 28 63 5 7 0 .948
1985 TOT N 3B 130 129 92 1067.1 74 238 19 17 0 .943
1986 LA N Daily Splits 3B 101 101 38 767.1 72 170 24 7 0 .910
1986 LA N 1B 2 1 1 8 7 1 2 1 0 .800
1987 LA N Daily Splits 3B 16 16 6 119 8 23 3 2 0 .912
1987 LA N 1B 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1987 DET A Daily Splits DH 64 64 48 -
1987 DET A 1B 22 20 10 164 167 11 2 14 0 .989
1987 DET A 3B 1 1 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1987 Total 1B 23 20 10 165 167 11 2 14 0 .989
1987 Total 3B 17 17 6 125 8 24 3 2 0 .914
Total (14 Years) Splits 3B 1439 1425 1161 12144.1 949 2546 193 200 1 .948
Total ( 3 Years) 2B 184 180 142 1516.2 365 457 22 82 0 .974
Total ( 1 Year ) DH 64 64 48 -
Total ( 8 Years) 1B 61 43 26 368 380 22 7 31 0 .983
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1979 PIT N Daily Splits 3B 3 3 3 30 1 8 0 1 0 1.000
1985 LA N Daily Splits 3B 6 6 3 47.1 6 9 0 0 0 1.000
1987 DET A Daily Splits DH 1 1 1 -
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 3B 9 9 6 77.1 7 17 0 1 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) DH 1 1 1 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1979 PIT N Daily Splits 3B 7 7 7 62 3 10 1 4 0 .929
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1975 NL Daily Splits 3B 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 -
1981 NL Daily Splits 3B 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1983 NL Daily Splits 3B 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total ( 3 Years) Splits 3B 3 0 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
Coaching Record
Year Team Position START END
2000 DET A Hitting 4- 3 10- 1
2001 DET A Hitting 4- 3 10- 7
Total ( 2 Years)
Ejection Information
As player:
Date Team Umpire Reason
5-14-1975 BOX CHI N Ed Vargo Call at 1B (Profanity)
8-16-1975 BOX CHI N Art Williams Call at 1B (Profanity)
9- 5-1975(1) BOX CHI N Jerry Dale Called third strike
5- 1-1976 BOX CHI N Paul Runge Charging mound
9-17-1976 BOX CHI N Bruce Froemming Threw bat after ground out
6- 8-1977 BOX SF N Jerry Crawford Balls and strikes
7- 2-1977 BOX SF N Lee Weyer Called third strike
7- 3-1977 BOX SF N Art Williams Called third strike
8-26-1977 BOX SF N Bill Williams Called third strike
5- 1-1978 BOX SF N Charlie Williams Called third strike
7- 1-1978 BOX SF N Nick Colosi Interference call
8-25-1979 BOX PIT N Dave Pallone Balls and strikes
5- 1-1980 BOX PIT N Jerry Crawford Called third strike
9-23-1980 BOX PIT N Terry Tata Comments about teammate being fined
5-10-1981 BOX PIT N Bruce Froemming Bench jockeying
5-27-1981 BOX PIT N Lanny Harris Call at 1B
9-24-1981 BOX PIT N Paul Runge Fair/foul call
7-10-1982 BOX PIT N Dutch Rennert Call at 3B
8- 8-1986(1) BOX LA N Tom Hallion Balls and strikes
9-17-1986 BOX LA N Dick Stello Balls and strikes
As coach:
Date Team Umpire Reason
4-24-2000 BOX DET A Bill Welke Called third strike
8-25-2000 BOX DET A Mike DiMuro Called third strike
9-20-2001 BOX DET A Rick Reed Balls and strikes
Transaction Information
Selected by St. Louis Cardinals in the 11th round of the free-agent draft - did not
sign (June 5, 1969 ).
Selected by Washington Senators in the 5th round of the secondary phase of
free-agent draft (January 17, 1970 - signed May 25, 1970 ).
Traded by Texas Rangers with Vic Harris to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Fergie
Jenkins (October 25, 1973 ).
Traded by Chicago Cubs with Rob Sperring to San Francisco Giants in exchange for
Bobby Murcer , Steve Ontiveros and Andrew Muhlstock (February 11, 1977 ).
Traded by San Francisco Giants with Lenny Randle and Dave Roberts to Pittsburgh
Pirates in exchange for Ed Whitson , Fred Breining and Al Holland (June 28, 1979 ).
Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for 3 players to be
named later (August 31, 1985 ); Pittsburgh Pirates received R.J. Reynolds (September
3, 1985 ) and Cecil Espy and Sid Bream (September 9, 1985 ).
Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (May 29, 1987 ).
Signed by Detroit Tigers (June 4, 1987 ).
Granted free agency (November 9, 1987 ).
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