Billy Darden
William Darden
Born: July 27, 1926
Deceased: December 23, 2011
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 190
Career: 1947-1959
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Billy Darden compiled a career record of 92 wins and 58 losses and a 2.85 ERA in his 432-game pitching career with the Enterprise Boll Weevils, Valdosta Dodgers, Miami Sun Sox, Asheville Tourists, Dayton Indians, Fort Worth Cats, St. Paul Saints, Mobile Bears, Memphis Chicks and Dallas Rangers. He began playing during the 1947 season and last took the field during the 1959 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | D | ALFL | Enterprise Boll Weevils | 14 | 6 | .700 | 2.17 | 26 | 174.0 | 160 | 68 | 42 | 36 | ||||||||||||
| 1948 | D | GAFL | Valdosta Dodgers | 12 | 7 | .632 | 3.47 | 34 | 187.0 | 185 | 97 | 72 | 95 | ||||||||||||
| 1949 | B | TRIS5 | Asheville Tourists | 15 | 6 | .714 | 3.56 | 32 | 17 | 1 | 202.0 | 194 | 90 | 80 | 54 | 79 | 6 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| 1949 | B | FLIN | Miami Sun Sox | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0.00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21.0 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1950 | B | FLIN | Miami Sun Sox | 10 | 8 | .556 | 1.93 | 32 | 187.0 | 163 | 50 | 40 | 2 | 67 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | A | CENL5 | Dayton Indians | 14 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1952 | B | FLIN | Miami Sun Sox | 18 | 10 | .643 | 1.79 | 36 | 30 | 226.0 | 170 | 58 | 45 | 69 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 5 | 3 | .625 | 3.48 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 | 71 | 35 | 29 | 1 | 27 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3.74 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89.0 | 78 | 43 | 37 | 4 | 33 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 7 | 5 | .583 | 4.90 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 101.0 | 119 | 57 | 55 | 12 | 37 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1956 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2.88 | 34 | 1 | 75.0 | 63 | 31 | 24 | 3 | 28 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1958 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 31 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1958 | AA | TL | Dallas Rangers | 33 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 0 | 3 | .000 | 13 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 92 | 58 | .613 | 2.85 | 432 | 38 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1337.0 | 1216 | 537 | 424 | 22 | 459 | 3 | 170 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | D | ALFL | Enterprise Boll Weevils | 27 | 71 | 71 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .169 | .169 | .183 | .352 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1948 | D | GAFL | Valdosta Dodgers | 36 | 80 | 80 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .112 | .213 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | B | TRIS5 | Asheville Tourists | 33 | 82 | 68 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 16 | .191 | .267 | .250 | .517 | 17 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 1950 | B | FLIN | Miami Sun Sox | 39 | 73 | 73 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .164 | .164 | .192 | .356 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | A | CENL5 | Dayton Indians | 14 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .077 | .077 | .154 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | B | FLIN | Miami Sun Sox | 45 | 67 | 67 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .239 | .239 | .269 | .507 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 42 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 58 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .188 | .235 | .188 | .423 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 44 | 29 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .231 | .231 | .231 | .462 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 34 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .263 | .316 | .579 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | (+) Mobile Bears | 49 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | (+) Memphis Chicks | 49 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1958 | AA | TL | (+) Dallas Rangers | 64 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | AA | TL | (+) Fort Worth Cats | 64 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 390 | 473 | 452 | 19 | 80 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 31 | .177 | .193 | .201 | .394 | 91 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | D | ALFL | Enterprise Boll Weevils | P | 26 | .000 | |||||
| 1948 | D | GAFL | Valdosta Dodgers | P | 34 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | B | TRIS5 | Asheville Tourists | P | 32 | 8 | 38 | 1 | 1 | .979 | 1.438 |
| 1949 | B | FLIN | Miami Sun Sox | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1950 | B | FLIN | Miami Sun Sox | P | 32 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | A | CENL5 | Dayton Indians | P | 14 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | B | FLIN | Miami Sun Sox | P | 36 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | P | 40 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | .450 |
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | P | 58 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 2 | .905 | .328 |
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | P | 42 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 1 | .920 | .548 |
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | P | 34 | .000 | |||||
| 1958 | AA | TL | Dallas Rangers | P | 33 | .000 | |||||
| 1958 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | P | 31 | .000 | |||||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | P | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .154 |
| Totals | 432 | 19 | 89 | 6 | 7 | .947 | .250 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | D | Alabama State League | Enterprise Boll Weevils | |||
| 1948 | D | Georgia-Florida League | Valdosta Dodgers | BRO | ||
| 1949 | B | Florida International League | Miami Sun Sox | BRO | ||
| 1949 | B | Tri-State League | Asheville Tourists | BRO | ||
| 1950 | B | Florida International League | Miami Sun Sox | BRO | ||
| 1951 | A | Central League | Dayton Indians | SLA | ||
| 1952 | B | Florida International League | Miami Sun Sox | BRO | ||
| 1953 | AA | Texas League | Fort Worth Cats | BRO | ||
| 1954 | AAA | American Association 2 | St. Paul Saints | BRO | ||
| 1955 | AAA | American Association 2 | St. Paul Saints | BRO | ||
| 1956 | AAA | American Association 2 | St. Paul Saints | CHN | ||
| 1956 | AA | Southern Association | Mobile Bears | CLE | ||
| 1957 | AA | Southern Association | Mobile Bears | CLE | ||
| 1957 | AA | Southern Association | Memphis Chicks | CHN | ||
| 1958 | AA | Texas League | Fort Worth Cats | CHN | ||
| 1958 | AA | Texas League | Dallas Rangers | |||
| 1959 | AA | Southern Association | Mobile Bears | CLE |
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