Bill Denney
William Forrest Denney
Born: December 28, 1931
Paris, IL US
Deceased: August 28, 2000
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 186
Career: 1950-1980
Bill Denney compiled a career record of 69 wins and 62 losses and a 4.28 ERA in his 208-game pitching career with the Ventura Braves, Evansville Braves, Lincoln Chiefs, Atlanta Crackers, Jacksonville Braves, Globe-Miami Miners, Corpus Christi Clippers, Magic Valley Cowboys and Phoenix Giants. He began playing during the 1950 season and last took the field during the 1980 campaign.
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Pitching:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
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1950 | C | CALL | Ventura Braves | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4.03 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 87.0 | 83 | 55 | 39 | 58 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 7 | ||||||
1951 | C | CALL | Ventura Braves | 14 | 17 | .452 | 4.07 | 37 | 32 | 252.0 | 222 | 140 | 114 | 165 | |||||||||||
1952 | B | IIIL | Evansville Braves | 16 | 7 | .696 | 3.44 | 30 | 191.0 | 173 | 89 | 73 | 6 | 86 | |||||||||||
1953 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 0 | 2 | .000 | 6.30 | 9 | 30.0 | 34 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 11 | |||||||||||
1953 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Chiefs | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.43 | 23 | 18 | 139.0 | 113 | 64 | 53 | 5 | 83 | ||||||||||
1954 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Braves | 2 | 1 | .667 | 10 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
1954 | B | IIIL | Evansville Braves | 4 | 6 | .400 | 5.17 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 87.0 | 86 | 58 | 50 | 10 | 63 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||||
1955 | C | AZTX | Globe-Miami Miners | 4 | 5 | .444 | 6.94 | 13 | 10 | 81.7 | 105 | 84 | 63 | 9 | 57 | ||||||||||
1955 | B | BSTL | Corpus Christi Clippers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
1957 | C | PION | Magic Valley Cowboys | 10 | 4 | .714 | 3.60 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 145.0 | 138 | 74 | 58 | 16 | 88 | 105 | 1 | 0 | 13 | ||||
1958 | C | PION | Magic Valley Cowboys | 4 | 6 | .400 | 5.40 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 90.0 | 106 | 74 | 54 | 13 | 58 | 65 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||||
1980 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Giants | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Totals | 69 | 62 | .527 | 4.28 | 208 | 99 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1103.7 | 1061 | 656 | 525 | 59 | 679 | 0 | 274 | 9 | 3 | 33 | 0 |
Batting:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1950 | C | CALL | Ventura Braves | 18 | 36 | 33 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | .182 | .229 | .303 | .532 | 10 | 0 | 1 | ||||
1951 | C | CALL | Ventura Braves | 44 | 105 | 105 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .257 | .257 | .371 | .629 | 39 | |||||||||||
1952 | B | IIIL | Evansville Braves | 34 | 79 | 79 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .203 | .203 | .342 | .544 | 27 | |||||||||||
1953 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Chiefs | 24 | 48 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 6 | |||||||||||
1954 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Braves | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .750 | 2 | |||||||||||
1954 | B | IIIL | Evansville Braves | 21 | 39 | 37 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .162 | .205 | .270 | .475 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1955 | B | BSTL | Corpus Christi Clippers | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
1955 | C | AZTX | Globe-Miami Miners | 77 | 269 | 269 | 72 | 13 | 3 | 20 | .268 | .268 | .561 | .829 | 151 | |||||||||||
1957 | C | PION | Magic Valley Cowboys | 88 | 278 | 263 | 36 | 79 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 79 | 1 | 7 | 69 | .300 | .318 | .589 | .907 | 155 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |||
1958 | C | PION | Magic Valley Cowboys | 39 | 94 | 84 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 23 | .202 | .269 | .464 | .733 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
Totals | 360 | 952 | 922 | 60 | 230 | 48 | 7 | 49 | 101 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 115 | .249 | .264 | .476 | .740 | 439 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
Fielding:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
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1950 | C | CALL | Ventura Braves | P | 18 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 3 | .964 | 1.500 |
1951 | C | CALL | Ventura Braves | P | 37 | .000 | |||||
1952 | B | IIIL | Evansville Braves | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
1953 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
1953 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Chiefs | P | 23 | .000 | |||||
1954 | B | IIIL | Evansville Braves | P | 20 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 1 | .724 | 1.050 |
1954 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Braves | P | 10 | .000 | |||||
1955 | B | BSTL | Corpus Christi Clippers | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
1957 | C | PION | Magic Valley Cowboys | OF | 46 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.283 |
1957 | C | PION | Magic Valley Cowboys | P | 23 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 2 | .871 | 1.174 |
1958 | C | PION | Magic Valley Cowboys | P | 19 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 2 | .870 | 1.053 |
1958 | C | PION | Magic Valley Cowboys | OF | 12 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .941 | 1.333 |
1980 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Giants | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
Totals | 253 | 95 | 75 | 17 | 9 | .909 | .672 |
Minor League Service:
Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
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1950 | C | California League | Ventura Braves | BSN | ||
1951 | C | California League | Ventura Braves | BSN | ||
1952 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Evansville Braves | BSN | ||
1953 | A | Western League | Lincoln Chiefs | ML1 | ||
1953 | AA | Southern Association | Atlanta Crackers | ML1 | ||
1954 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Evansville Braves | ML1 | ||
1954 | A | South Atlantic League | Jacksonville Braves | ML1 | ||
1955 | C | Arizona-Mexico League | Globe-Miami Miners | |||
1955 | B | Big State League | Corpus Christi Clippers | ML1 | ||
1957 | C | Pioneer League | Magic Valley Cowboys | CHN | ||
1958 | C | Pioneer League | Magic Valley Cowboys | CHN | ||
1980 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Phoenix Giants | SFN |
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