Bill Pleis
William Pleis
Born: August 5, 1937
St. Louis, MO US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 170
Career: 1956-1968
Major League Statistics
Bill Pleis compiled a career record of 54 wins and 53 losses and a 3.62 ERA in his 252-game pitching career with the Louisville Colonels, Orlando Seratomas, Lafayette Bulls, Magic Valley Cowboys, Allentown Red Sox, Memphis Chicks, Charlotte Hornets, Syracuse Chiefs, Vancouver Mounties, Denver Bears and Hawaii Islanders. He began playing during the 1956 season and last took the field during the 1968 campaign.
 Magic Valley Cowboys |
 Charlotte Hornets |
 Syracuse Chiefs |
 Denver Bears |
 Hawaii Islanders |
 Louisville Colonels |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1956 | D | FLOR | Orlando Seratomas | 11 | 12 | .478 | 2.75 | 26 | 25 | 193.0 | 170 | 77 | 59 | 5 | 87 | ||||||||||
| 1957 | C | EVAN | Lafayette Bulls | 7 | 3 | .700 | 2.79 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 100.0 | 89 | 38 | 31 | 5 | 45 | 92 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1957 | C | PION | Magic Valley Cowboys | 6 | 3 | .667 | 5.17 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 87.0 | 93 | 58 | 50 | 15 | 38 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1958 | A | EL | Allentown Red Sox | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3.09 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 32.0 | 31 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.28 | 39 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 173.0 | 154 | 80 | 63 | 11 | 81 | 3 | 100 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1960 | A | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | 10 | 4 | .714 | 2.73 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 138.7 | 119 | 52 | 42 | 6 | 40 | 4 | 97 | 9 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 1 | 2 | .333 | 5.73 | 6 | 2 | 22.0 | 35 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2.00 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 63.0 | 58 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Denver Bears | 1 | 2 | .333 | 5.49 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41.0 | 57 | 30 | 25 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 1 | 9 | .100 | 5.02 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 86.0 | 92 | 62 | 48 | 8 | 48 | 6 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Louisville Colonels | 3 | 5 | .375 | 8.27 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.0 | 45 | 34 | 34 | 9 | 31 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |||
| Totals | 54 | 53 | .505 | 3.62 | 252 | 109 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 972.7 | 943 | 476 | 391 | 72 | 422 | 20 | 531 | 31 | 3 | 25 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | D | FLOR | Orlando Seratomas | 26 | 75 | 75 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .107 | .107 | .120 | .227 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1957 | C | PION | Magic Valley Cowboys | 30 | 36 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | .172 | .314 | .207 | .521 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1957 | C | EVAN | Lafayette Bulls | 27 | 44 | 37 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | .297 | .409 | .324 | .733 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | A | EL | Allentown Red Sox | 7 | 9 | 9 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 39 | 65 | 57 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 20 | .228 | .323 | .246 | .569 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | A | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | 27 | 54 | 47 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | .170 | .235 | .213 | .448 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | .429 | .429 | .429 | .857 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 15 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .000 | .105 | .000 | .105 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Denver Bears | 20 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .000 | .308 | .000 | .308 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 45 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .286 | .286 | .381 | .667 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Louisville Colonels | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 269 | 358 | 318 | 19 | 54 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 73 | .170 | .244 | .195 | .439 | 62 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | D | FLOR | Orlando Seratomas | P | 26 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | C | EVAN | Lafayette Bulls | P | 22 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | .913 | .955 |
| 1957 | C | PION | Magic Valley Cowboys | P | 22 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.182 |
| 1958 | A | EL | Allentown Red Sox | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | P | 39 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | .950 | .487 |
| 1960 | A | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | P | 26 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 1 | .966 | 1.077 |
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | P | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .400 |
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Denver Bears | P | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .389 |
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | P | 44 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .477 |
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Louisville Colonels | P | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .261 |
| Totals | 246 | 30 | 104 | 4 | 3 | .971 | .545 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | WS1 | ||
| 1956 | D | Florida State League | Orlando Seratomas | WS1 | ||
| 1957 | C | Evangeline League | Lafayette Bulls | CHN | ||
| 1957 | C | Pioneer League | Magic Valley Cowboys | CHN | ||
| 1958 | A | Eastern League | Allentown Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1959 | AA | Southern Association | Memphis Chicks | |||
| 1960 | A | South Atlantic League | Charlotte Hornets | WS1 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | MIN | ||
| 1962 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Vancouver Mounties | MIN | ||
| 1966 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Denver Bears | MIN | ||
| 1967 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hawaii Islanders | WS2 | ||
| 1968 | AAA | International League | Louisville Colonels | BOS |
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