C Bill Forster #17
Age: 59 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal    
10/15/2005
C BILL FORSTER #17 - AGE: 59 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 3 4 3 3
Gap 4 4 4 4
Power 5 6 5 5
Eye 6 7 6 6
Avoid K's 4 4 4 4
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 1
Errors: - 4 3
Arm: 3 2 1
Turn DP: - 1 -
Ability: 2 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 1 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Not a bad teammate.
Low: Adaptability, Greed
Birthday:06/28/1946
Born in:Sydney, NSW
Nationality:Australian
Height:6' 4"
Weight:270 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:13 Years, 1 Day
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:22 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1965, 8th Pick in Round 8
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CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1970 Newtown - SBC 23 11 19 4 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 .211 .250 .368 .618 57 63 -0.0
1972 Newtown - SBC 25 91 83 20 4 0 1 10 5 9 2 1 26 0 0 .241 .326 .325 .652 72 84 0.1
1973 Newtown - SBC 26 60 108 33 0 0 5 15 16 12 0 0 28 0 0 .306 .375 .444 .819 111 125 1.0
1974 Newtown - SBC 27 92 83 17 2 0 3 7 14 17 3 0 17 0 0 .205 .359 .337 .697 82 69 -0.0
1975 Newtown - SBC 28 94 154 47 7 0 9 31 19 18 2 2 36 0 0 .305 .381 .526 .907 127 145 1.8
1976 Newtown - SBC 29 52 58 13 2 0 1 13 9 10 3 1 15 0 0 .224 .361 .310 .671 73 70 0.0
1977 Canterbury - SBC 30 89 272 63 4 0 14 39 34 39 6 1 63 0 0 .232 .340 .401 .740 97 109 2.1
1978 Canterbury - SBC 31 61 135 34 5 0 8 22 20 27 3 0 33 0 0 .252 .388 .467 .855 125 120 1.3
1979 Canterbury - SBC 32 30 73 14 2 0 2 11 9 12 4 3 17 0 0 .192 .326 .301 .627 69 81 0.2
1980 East Sydney - SBC 33 104 332 56 9 0 11 51 24 49 10 2 93 1 0 .169 .293 .295 .588 58 59 -0.1
1981 Carlton - VBL 34 83 241 64 4 2 18 48 35 42 5 1 53 0 0 .266 .384 .523 .907 136 147 2.9
1982 Carlton - VBL 35 109 365 105 17 0 23 59 52 48 7 3 84 0 0 .288 .378 .523 .902 127 130 3.6
1983 South Melbourne - VBL 36 109 369 72 11 0 16 44 40 51 5 2 108 0 0 .195 .300 .355 .655 75 80 1.3
1984 South Melbourne - VBL 37 92 291 56 10 0 18 43 34 47 7 2 84 0 0 .192 .317 .412 .729 94 101 1.6
1985 South Melbourne - VBL 38 77 215 53 9 0 11 34 35 28 7 1 59 0 0 .247 .351 .442 .792 115 120 1.7
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1965 Total - 18 24 104 46 8 1 4 32 41 12 5 0 8 9 4 .442 .521 .654 1.175 100 100 2.0
1965 Marrickville - AA 18 84 278 68 10 0 7 29 32 23 14 0 92 1 0 .245 .333 .356 .689 87 83 1.1
1966 Marrickville - AA 19 87 349 80 22 0 8 29 53 22 14 0 122 0 0 .229 .301 .361 .662 88 94 1.7
1967 Marrickville - AA 20 22 74 27 8 1 3 11 12 16 3 0 15 0 0 .365 .495 .622 1.116 214 221 1.7
1967 Erskineville - AAA 20 64 236 55 9 0 5 22 30 22 9 1 74 0 0 .233 .321 .335 .656 72 75 0.3
1968 Erskineville - AAA 21 87 344 115 15 1 16 69 57 41 6 6 69 0 0 .334 .408 .523 .931 139 143 3.8
1969 Erskineville - AAA 22 87 335 101 20 1 14 42 48 38 7 1 68 0 0 .301 .383 .493 .876 125 129 3.0
1970 Erskineville - AAA 23 75 293 99 14 0 16 51 50 36 7 5 60 0 0 .338 .416 .549 .966 153 154 3.6
1971 Erskineville - AAA 24 88 345 107 13 0 17 64 58 52 9 1 51 0 0 .310 .413 .496 .908 134 136 3.6
Total SBC 684 1317 301 35 0 55 200 152 194 33 10 332 1 0 .229 .340 .380 .720 89 95
Total RES 401 1553 477 71 2 68 248 243 189 38 14 322 0 0 .307 .392 .487 .879 127 130
Total YL 193 701 175 40 1 18 69 97 61 31 0 229 1 0 .250 .337 .387 .723 102 105
Total VBL 470 1481 350 51 2 86 228 196 216 31 9 388 0 0 .236 .344 .448 .791 107 113
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1970 Newtown - SBC 23 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -127 -0.0
1973 Newtown - SBC 26 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 30 30 0.2
1978 Canterbury - SBC 31 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167 215 253 0.4
1981 Carlton - VBL 34 6 21 6 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 .286 .348 .286 .634 70 77 0.3
1982 Carlton - VBL 35 13 43 13 1 1 3 6 8 7 1 0 13 0 0 .302 .412 .581 .993 150 163 1.3
1985 South Melbourne - VBL 38 7 21 4 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 5 0 0 .190 .227 .381 .608 63 62 0.2
Total SBC 8 7 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661 83 94
Total VBL 26 85 23 2 1 4 11 10 10 1 0 21 0 0 .271 .354 .459 .813 111 120
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1965 Marrickville - AA C 84 84 805 50 2 863 8 .991 692.2 11.11 +1.6 .967 4 74 32 43.2
1965 Marrickville - AA 1B 4 0 5 0 1 6 1 .833 5.0 9.00 -0.5 .000
1966 Marrickville - AA C 87 87 902 55 1 964 7 .993 756.2 11.38 +0.1 1.003 7 96 35 36.5
1967 Erskineville - AAA C 63 63 534 34 3 571 3 .995 549.0 9.31 -0.8 .926 5 48 16 33.3
1967 Marrickville - AA C 22 22 202 14 0 220 4 .982 186.1 10.43 -0.3 .826 2 28 10 35.7
1968 Erskineville - AAA C 87 87 742 34 3 780 4 .995 779.2 8.96 +0.4 .975 2 68 23 33.8
1969 Erskineville - AAA C 85 85 676 38 6 720 6 .992 757.1 8.49 -0.2 .843 4 73 25 34.2
1970 Newtown - IND C 3 3 19 1 0 22 2 .909 25.0 7.20 -0.4 .000 0 2 1 50.0
1970 Erskineville - AAA C 75 75 616 43 5 665 6 .991 663.0 8.95 -1.3 .900 6 72 21 29.2
1971 Erskineville - AAA C 88 88 772 50 2 823 1 .999 792.2 9.33 +1.5 1.167 8 79 26 32.9
1972 Newtown - IND 1B 4 0 19 0 3 20 1 .950 15.2 10.91 -0.4 .802
1973 Newtown - IND C 24 20 143 11 1 155 1 .994 171.0 8.11 +0.9 1.024 0 12 6 50.0
1973 Newtown - IND 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.1 2.70 0.0 .000
1973 Newtown - IND 3B 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 +0.0 1.016
1973 Newtown - IND SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Newtown - IND CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Newtown - IND C 9 0 20 1 0 21 0 1.000 21.0 9.00 +0.1 .000 0 2 1 50.0
1974 Newtown - IND 3B 2 0 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 8.0 5.63 +0.0 1.009
1974 Newtown - IND SS 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 .500 4.0 2.25 -0.5 .495
1975 Newtown - IND C 30 24 151 7 2 160 2 .988 234.0 6.08 +0.6 2.047 1 17 4 23.5
1975 Newtown - IND 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Newtown - IND CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.013
1975 Newtown - IND RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 1.055
1976 Newtown - IND C 14 5 60 2 0 63 1 .984 68.1 8.17 -0.2 .000 1 8 2 25.0
1976 Newtown - IND 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
1976 Newtown - IND 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.005
1976 Newtown - IND 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1977 Canterbury - IND C 70 67 459 40 4 502 3 .994 603.2 7.44 +1.3 1.133 5 55 14 25.5
1978 Canterbury - IND C 31 31 226 24 2 251 1 .996 285.2 7.88 +1.0 1.154 3 34 12 35.3
1978 Canterbury - IND 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1978 Canterbury - IND 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1979 Canterbury - IND C 21 20 133 12 3 147 2 .986 169.1 7.71 -0.3 1.003 1 26 6 23.1
1979 Canterbury - IND SS 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 6.0 3.00 -0.5 .668
1980 East Sydney - IND C 95 93 524 49 8 585 12 .979 821.1 6.28 -1.5 1.031 12 94 24 25.5
1980 East Sydney - IND 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1981 Carlton - IND C 73 68 439 38 3 480 3 .994 582.0 7.38 -1.1 .920 5 40 12 30.0
1982 Carlton - IND C 107 103 743 44 6 790 3 .996 918.2 7.71 +1.0 1.004 10 50 22 44.0
1983 South Melbourne - IND C 106 106 600 46 7 652 6 .991 876.0 6.64 +2.2 1.058 5 41 14 34.1
1983 South Melbourne - IND 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 0.0 .000
1984 South Melbourne - IND C 86 85 438 42 6 487 7 .986 719.1 6.01 -1.8 .876 6 56 15 26.8
1985 South Melbourne - IND C 64 62 321 29 3 354 4 .989 516.0 6.10 -1.7 .864 5 38 8 21.1
TOTAL C 1324 1278 9525 664 67 10275 86 .992 11188.2 8.20 +1.2 .975 92 1013 329 32.5
TOTAL 1B 11 0 28 0 4 30 2 .933 26.2 9.45 -1.0 .642
TOTAL 2B 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 5.1 3.38 +0.0 1.005
TOTAL 3B 5 0 3 4 0 7 0 1.000 18.0 3.50 +0.0 1.012
TOTAL SS 2 0 0 3 0 4 1 .750 10.0 2.70 -1.0 .599
TOTAL CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.013
TOTAL RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 1.055
PLAYER HISTORY
08/17/1965 Drafted in the 1965 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 8, 92nd overall pick) by the Newtown BlueBags.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (4); Power: 1 (4); Eye: 3 (6).
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (5); Power: 1 (6); Eye: 3 (6).
10/03/1967 Named the #43 prospect in the SBC
11/10/1967 Injured (thumb contusion), out for 2 days.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 2 (7); Eye: 4 (6).
10/01/1968 Named the #29 prospect in the SBC
12/05/1968 Goes 5-6 against the Caringbah Aces, with 1 HR, 2 RBI and 2 R.
12/09/1968 Wins the RES RES Player of the Week Award.
12/15/1968 Goes 0-4 against the Redfern Railroaders, ending his hitting streak at 20 games.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (6); Power: 3 (8); Eye: 6 (6).
10/07/1969 Named the #10 prospect in the SBC
11/17/1969 Wins the RES RES Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 3 (8); Eye: 6 (6).
10/06/1970 Named the #13 prospect in the SBC
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 4 (8); Eye: 6 (6).
04/01/1971 Wins the 1970 Grand Final with the Newtown BlueBags.
04/25/1971 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $13,445 through automatic renewal.
10/05/1971 Named the #18 prospect in the SBC
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 5 (8); Eye: 6 (6).
02/29/1972 Wins the 1971 Championship with the Erskineville Pirates!
10/03/1972 Named the #19 prospect in the SBC
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 5 (7); Eye: 6 (6).
04/24/1973 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $15,094 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 5 (7); Eye: 6 (6).
04/18/1974 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $15,501 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 6 (6).
04/19/1975 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $23,438 through arbitration.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6).
04/21/1976 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $26,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (7).
04/24/1977 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
08/12/1977 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $128,000 with the Canterbury Bulldogs organization.
01/01/1978 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 7 (7).
12/17/1978 Was selected to the 1978 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game.
01/01/1979 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (7).
10/07/1979 Injured (Bruised toe), day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1980 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (7).
04/18/1980 Became a free agent.
08/28/1980 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $38,000 with the East Sydney Roosters organization.
01/01/1981 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (7).
04/26/1981 Became a free agent.
09/03/1981 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $34,000 with the Carlton Blues organization.
01/01/1982 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (7).
01/14/1982 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $34,000 with the Carlton Blues organization.
01/01/1983 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 7 (7).
03/31/1983 Wins the 1982 Grand Final Series with the Carlton Blues.
04/09/1983 Wins the 1982 VBL VBL Silver Slugger Award at C.
04/22/1983 Became a free agent.
08/08/1983 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $240,000 with the South Melbourne Swans organization.
01/01/1984 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 7 (7).
09/07/1984 Injured (Sprained wrist), day-to-day for 3-4 weeks.
12/01/1984 Injured (Bruised shin), day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1985 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (7).
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 7 (7).
04/23/1986 Became a free agent.
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 5 (6); Eye: 7 (7).
04/18/1987 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
1983 108 2
Year IBB Rank
1974 7 5
1978 8 9
1982 7 4
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