Brien Bickerton
Brien Cleve Bickerton
Born: July 6, 1949
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, OF
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 185
Draft: Round 1 (1967 June Amateur Draft, Kansas City Athletics)
School: Santana HS (Santee, CA)
Career: 1968-1975
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Brien Bickerton compiled a career record of 23 wins and 49 losses and a 4.58 ERA in his 145-game pitching career with the Burlington Bees, Lodi Crushers, Birmingham A's, Iowa Oaks, Key West Conchs, Midland Cubs and Key West Cubs. He began playing during the 1968 season and last took the field during the 1975 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3.87 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 93.0 | 77 | 53 | 40 | 3 | 77 | 1 | 100 | 4 | 0 | 13 | |||
| 1969 | A | CALL | Lodi Crushers | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3.40 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 90.0 | 80 | 42 | 34 | 3 | 70 | 1 | 78 | 5 | 0 | 19 | ||
| 1969 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.00 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1970 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3.81 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 | 26 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Oaks | 2 | 2 | .500 | 6.65 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46.0 | 43 | 37 | 34 | 2 | 53 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1971 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | 2 | 9 | .182 | 5.74 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 69.0 | 62 | 54 | 44 | 6 | 72 | 2 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1972 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | 0 | 2 | .000 | 7.39 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 34 | 28 | 23 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 1973 | A | FLOR | Key West Conchs | 4 | 5 | .444 | 2.81 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 80.0 | 64 | 29 | 25 | 2 | 41 | 2 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1973 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | 0 | 8 | .000 | 5.28 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46.0 | 31 | 34 | 27 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 1973 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | 0 | 4 | .000 | 6.11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1974 | AA | TL | Midland Cubs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.43 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1974 | A | FLOR | Key West Conchs | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1975 | A | FLOR | Key West Cubs | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Totals | 23 | 49 | .319 | 4.58 | 145 | 74 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 562.0 | 504 | 347 | 286 | 22 | 484 | 14 | 493 | 25 | 5 | 73 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | 17 | 36 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .088 | .139 | .118 | .257 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | A | CALL | Lodi Crushers | 26 | 35 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .114 | .114 | .229 | .343 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Oaks | 17 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .167 | .333 | .417 | .750 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .286 | .286 | .286 | .571 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | 20 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .250 | .308 | .375 | .683 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1973 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | 10 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1973 | A | FLOR | Key West Conchs | 13 | 34 | 32 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .250 | .273 | .438 | .710 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1974 | A | FLOR | Key West Conchs | 14 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | .176 | .391 | .176 | .568 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 147 | 203 | 181 | 13 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 70 | .155 | .231 | .249 | .480 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | P | 17 | 6 | 25 | 3 | 1 | .912 | 1.824 |
| 1969 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | P | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .600 | .750 |
| 1969 | A | CALL | Lodi Crushers | P | 21 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 2 | .812 | 1.238 |
| 1969 | A | CALL | Lodi Crushers | 1B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1970 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | P | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .857 | .667 |
| 1970 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Oaks | P | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | .412 |
| 1971 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | P | 20 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .944 | .850 |
| 1972 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | P | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 1973 | A | FLOR | Key West Conchs | P | 9 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 0 | .789 | 1.667 |
| 1973 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | P | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | .778 |
| 1973 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | P | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .833 |
| 1974 | A | FLOR | Key West Conchs | P | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .857 |
| 1974 | AA | TL | Midland Cubs | P | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .429 |
| 1974 | A | FLOR | Key West Conchs | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1975 | A | FLOR | Key West Cubs | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Totals | 147 | 28 | 110 | 21 | 5 | .868 | .939 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | A | Midwest League | Burlington Bees | OAK | ||
| 1969 | A | California League | Lodi Crushers | OAK | ||
| 1969 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham A's | OAK | ||
| 1970 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham A's | OAK | ||
| 1970 | AAA | American Association 2 | Iowa Oaks | OAK | ||
| 1971 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham A's | OAK | ||
| 1972 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham A's | OAK | ||
| 1973 | A | Midwest League | Burlington Bees | OAK | ||
| 1973 | A | Florida State League | Key West Conchs | |||
| 1973 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham A's | OAK | ||
| 1974 | A | Florida State League | Key West Conchs | CHN | ||
| 1974 | AA | Texas League | Midland Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1975 | A | Florida State League | Key West Cubs | CHN |
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