Billy Queen

William Eddleman Queen
Born: November 28, 1928
Gastonia, NC US
Deceased: April 23, 2006
Gastonia, NC US
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, LF, OF, RF, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 185
Career: 1947-1960
Major League Statistics
TSN Contract Card

Billy Queen compiled a career batting average of .278 with 149 home runs and 367 RBI in his 1319-game career with the Mount Vernon Braves, Evansville Braves, St. Petersburg Saints, Paducah Chiefs, Bluefield Blue-Grays, Eau Claire Bears, Wichita Falls Spudders, Toledo Sox, Wichita Braves, Austin Senators, Houston Buffalos, Omaha Cardinals, Memphis Chicks, Sacramento Solons, Houston Buffs and Gastonia Rippers. He began playing during the 1947 season and last took the field during the 1960 campaign.

St. Petersburg Saints	Eau Claire Bears	Toledo Sox	Houston Buffalos	Austin Senators	Houston Buffs
Sacramento Solons

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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
1960	D	SALL3	Gastonia Rippers	0	0			1						0.0									0
Totals				0	0			1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	MIDW	Mount Vernon Braves	82	311	311		79	6	2	0						.254	.254	.286	.540	89
1948	D	MIDW	Mount Vernon Braves	118	439	439		137	24	3	4						.312	.312	.408	.720	179
1949	B	IIIL	Evansville Braves	14	48	39	5	6	2	0	0	3	1		8	4	.154	.298	.205	.503	8		0	1
1949	D	MIDW	Paducah Chiefs	53	228	182	32	45	14	3	3	25	4		44	12	.247	.394	.407	.800	74		0	2
1950	D	APPY1	Bluefield Blue-Grays	118	447	447		159	39	5	21						.356	.356	.606	.962	271
1951	B	IIIL	Evansville Braves	11	33	33		10	1	0	2						.303	.303	.515	.818	17
1951	C	NORL1	Eau Claire Bears	19	68	68		17	7	0	1						.250	.250	.397	.647	27
1952	B	BSTL	Wichita Falls Spudders	146	579	579		192	31	5	36						.332	.332	.589	.921	341
1953	AAA	AA2	Toledo Sox	124	486	434	74	122	17	1	18	77	3		49	84	.281	.355	.449	.805	195	5	1	2
1954	AAA	AA2	Toledo Sox	126	499	430	67	96	15	1	19	58	4		63	89	.223	.322	.395	.717	170	7	1	2	3
1955	AAA	AA2	Toledo Sox	106	414	353	56	89	14	1	15	56	2		54	54	.252	.348	.425	.773	150	8	0	3	4
1956	AAA	AA2	Wichita Braves	123	442	388	50	99	14	2	14	55	1		43	53	.255	.326	.410	.736	159	11	1	3	7
1957	AAA	AA2	Omaha Cardinals	62	207	183	24	43	7	0	6	23	3		21	34	.235	.311	.372	.682	68		0	1	2	0
1957	AA	TL	(+) Austin Senators	54	209	188	20	45	9	1	4	24	1	1	19	14	.239	.306	.362	.668	68		0	0	2
1957	AA	TL	(+) Houston Buffalos	54	209	188	20	45	9	1	4	24	1	1	19	14	.239	.306	.362	.668	68		0	0	2
1958	AAA	AA2	Omaha Cardinals	90	241	213	21	41	7	0	4	23	3		22	24	.192	.267	.282	.548	60		1	1	4	5
1959	AAA	PCL	Sacramento Solons	9	18	18		4									.222	.222	.222	.444	4
1959	AA	SOUA	Memphis Chicks	39	89	77	12	24	6	0	1	12	0		9	12	.312	.393	.429	.822	33		2	0	1	0
1959	AAA	AA2	Houston Buffs	13	25	22	4	6	0	0	0	1	0		3	6	.273	.360	.273	.633	6		0	0	0	0
1960	D	SALL3	Gastonia Rippers	66	255	206	44	61	12	1	5	34	6		45	20	.296	.420	.437	.857	90		1	0	3
Totals				1319	4829	4422	389	1230	216	24	149	367	27	0	361	392	.278	.332	.439	.771	1941	31	7	15	24	5

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	SB	CS
1949	D	MIDW	Paducah Chiefs	SS	53	98	146	26	14	.904	4.604
1953	AAA	AA2	Toledo Sox	3B	81	64	146	18	13	.921	2.593
1953	AAA	AA2	Toledo Sox	OF	34	68	4	2	1	.973	2.118
1954	AAA	AA2	Toledo Sox	3B	68	63	139	13	13	.940	2.971
1954	AAA	AA2	Toledo Sox	OF	51	82	4	2	1	.977	1.686
1955	AAA	AA2	Toledo Sox	C	97	555	39	9	8	.985	6.124	21
1956	AAA	AA2	Wichita Braves	OF	80	110	4	8	3	.934	1.425
1956	AAA	AA2	Wichita Braves	C	35	164	14	2	4	.989	5.086	3
1957	AAA	AA2	Omaha Cardinals	C	53	273	16	3	6	.990	5.453	7
1958	AAA	AA2	Omaha Cardinals	C	60	351	28	5	5	.987	6.317	4
1959	AA	SOUA	Memphis Chicks	C	19	83	0	2	2	.976	4.368	2
1959	AAA	AA2	Houston Buffs	C	11	27	5	1	1	.970	2.909	1
1960	D	SALL3	Gastonia Rippers	2B	24	72	75	3	15	.980	6.125
1960	D	SALL3	Gastonia Rippers	OF	18	18	2	0	1	1.000	1.111
1960	D	SALL3	Gastonia Rippers	1B	17	143	10	2	8	.987	9.000
1960	D	SALL3	Gastonia Rippers	C	12	60	4	1	0	.985	5.333	0
Totals					713	2231	636	97	95	.967	4.021	38	0	0

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team	Affiliation
1947	D	Illinois State League	Mount Vernon Braves	BSN
1948	D	Illinois State League	Mount Vernon Braves	BSN
1949	B	Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League	Evansville Braves	BSN
1949	B	Florida International League	St. Petersburg Saints	CLE
1949	D	Miss-Ohio Valley (M.O.V.) League	Paducah Chiefs
1950	D	Appalachian League	Bluefield Blue-Grays	BSN
1951	C	Northern League	Eau Claire Bears	BSN
1951	B	Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League	Evansville Braves	BSN
1952	B	Big State League	Wichita Falls Spudders	BSN
1953	AAA	American Association 2	Toledo Sox	ML1
1954	AAA	American Association 2	Toledo Sox	ML1
1955	AAA	American Association 2	Toledo Sox	ML1
1956	AAA	American Association 2	Wichita Braves	ML1
1957	AA	Texas League	Austin Senators	ML1
1957	AA	Texas League	Houston Buffalos	SLN
1957	AAA	American Association 2	Omaha Cardinals	SLN
1958	AAA	American Association 2	Omaha Cardinals	SLN
1959	AA	Southern Association	Memphis Chicks
1959	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Sacramento Solons	ML1
1959	AAA	American Association 2	Houston Buffs
1960	D	Western Carolina League	Gastonia Rippers

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