1942
Born December 4, 1942
Detroit, MI, USA
Dick Billings Notable
b. December 4, 1942 · Washington Senators 1968–1971, Texas Rangers 1972–1974, St. Louis Cardinals 1974–1975
Dick Billings played for three clubs across eight seasons as a catcher, opening with the Washington Senators in 1968 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1975.
Across 400 games he batted .227, with 280 hits and 101 runs. He finished with 16 home runs, 44 doubles and 6 stolen bases.
He played 248 games behind the plate, with 1,259 putouts and 23 errors. He turned 22 double plays.
He was born in Detroit, MI, USA on December 4, 1942. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | WSA | 12 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 0 | .182 |
| 1969 | WSA | 27 | 37 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | .135 |
| 1970 | WSA | 11 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .250 |
| 1971 | WSA | 116 | 349 | 32 | 86 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 21 | 54 | 2 | .246 |
| 1972 | TEX | 133 | 469 | 41 | 119 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 58 | 29 | 77 | 1 | .254 |
| 1973 | TEX | 81 | 280 | 17 | 50 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 43 | 1 | .179 |
| 1974 | STL/TEX | 17 | 36 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | .222 |
| 1975 | STL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 400 | 1231 | 101 | 280 | 44 | 1 | 16 | 142 | 87 | 207 | 6 | .227 |
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