Bill Virdon Home Address

	Bill Virdon 1311 E River Rd Springfield, MO 65804	Request Date: 10/24/2008 Date Received: 11/10/2008 [17 Days] Items Sent: 1 x Custom Index Card Items Received: 1 x Custom Index Card

Inscription: My first major league at bat was in Wriggley Field. I got an infield single behind second base that I beat out. I could run then.
If you want to play baseball in the majors you must practice, practice, practice.
Good Luck
Bill Virdon
N.L R.O.Y. 55

We sent this request to Bill Virdon to see if he would share his memories of his major league debut on Tuesday April 12, 1955 at 24 years of age.

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Born: 6/9/1931 Hazel Park, MI USA Debut: 04/12/1955 (23) Final Game: 07/31/1968 (37) Current Age: 78 Teams: Houston Astros New York Yankees Pittsburgh Pirates St. Louis Cardinals Montreal Expos Gold Glove : 1962 Rookie of the Year : 1955

Career Batting Stats Year Team G AB R H HR RBI SB AVG 1955 St. Louis Cardinals 144 534 58 150 17 68 2 0.281 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 24 71 10 15 2 9 0 0.211 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates 133 509 67 170 8 37 6 0.334 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates 144 561 59 141 8 50 3 0.251 1958 Pittsburgh Pirates 144 604 75 161 9 46 5 0.267 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates 144 519 67 132 8 41 7 0.254 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates 120 409 60 108 8 40 8 0.264 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 146 599 81 156 9 58 5 0.260 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates 156 663 82 164 6 47 5 0.247 1963 Pittsburgh Pirates 142 554 58 149 8 53 1 0.269 1964 Pittsburgh Pirates 145 473 59 115 3 27 1 0.243 1965 Pittsburgh Pirates 135 481 58 134 4 24 4 0.279 1968 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 3 1 1 1 2 0 0.333   1583 5980 735 1596 91 502 47 0.267