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Bobby Doerr League
7-13-2026
Bill Shank Right Field
Retired (1994, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .283 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .747 Status Deceased (2025) Option Years 0  
H 591 Age at Death 66 Date of Birth 11-17-1959
HR 32 Drafted Round 2, Pick 19
(1977)		 Majors Svc Time 8 years
(98 games)
RBI 238
SB 53
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A+ Contact vs. L A  Endurance B-   Ldrship F 
Power vs. R C  Power vs. L C  Velocity F    Mentor vR C 
Speed B+ Bunt C  Control D-   Mentor vL C 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A  WS Rings 0
1B D- (6.3%) LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A+ (97.9%)   Health D- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1985 COL
117
360
43
89
15
3
7
37
31
 42 2 0
6
 3 0
.674
.310
.364
.117
.247
1986 COL
132
195
30
56
9
0
3
20
33
 35 1 0
5
 2 0
.773
.393
.379
.092
.287
1987 COL
114
132
13
40
9
1
4
18
17
 17 0 1
1
 2 2
.857
.380
.477
.174
.303
1988 COL
39
145
16
47
10
1
2
12
12
 19 2 2
0
 0 2
.827
.379
.448
.124
.324
1989 COL-BOS
84
274
34
76
8
4
3
34
42
 36 3 0
8
 3 0
.748
.379
.369
.091
.277
1990 BOS
128
456
63
138
11
7
4
58
56
 73 1 2
20
 8 3
.762
.379
.384
.081
.303
1991 DET
123
158
16
43
7
1
3
21
19
 22 0 2
6
 1 2
.732
.346
.386
.114
.272
1992 DET
101
286
34
82
9
2
3
33
38
 35 0 1
7
 5 2
.733
.369
.364
.077
.287
1993 BRO
70
83
10
20
0
0
3
5
7
 6 0 0
0
 0 0
.649
.300
.349
.108
.241
Total
908
2089
259
591
78
19
32
238
255
 285 9 8
53
 24 11
.747
.362
.384
.101
.283
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1994-11-01Bill Shank has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1994-09-05The San Francisco Giants have waived Bill Shank.
1994-07-23The San Francisco Giants have acquired Bill Shank from the waiver wire.
1994-04-01The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Luis Luis to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Yoshinori Ando to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have waived Bill Shank. The Brooklyn Dodgers have waived Bob Tesreau.
1993-08-10Bill Shank of the Brooklyn Dodgers is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1993-04-01The Brooklyn Dodgers have acquired Bill Shank from the waiver wire.
1992-10-13The Detroit Tigers have promoted Byrd Keister to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Bill Heep to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Del Shocker to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have designated Milton Johnson for assignment. The Detroit Tigers have designated Bill Shank for assignment. The Detroit Tigers have designated Jose Hohnhorst for assignment.
1992-05-31Bill Shank of the Detroit Tigers is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1990-10-21The Boston Red hots have placed Bill Shank on the trade block.
1990-06-01The Boston Red hots have removed Bill Shank from the trade block.
1990-04-01The Boston Red hots have placed Bill Shank on the trade block.
1989-06-19Trade #1871855 has been completed between the Colorado Space Ghosts and the Boston Red hots. The Boston Red hots receive Pat McGaffigan, Bill Shank, Draft Pick 1990 Round 3 COL (Yeral Hernandez) from the Colorado Space Ghosts in exchange for Roy Anderson.
1988-06-12The Colorado Space Ghosts have placed Bill Shank on the trade block.
1987-10-15Bill Shank has been reverted to his original name.
1987-06-27Will Shank of the Colorado Limpets is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1985-04-06The Colorado Limpets have promoted John Viviparous to the major league team. The Colorado Limpets have promoted Will Shank to the major league team. The Colorado Limpets have sent Oscar Blattner to the minors. The Colorado Limpets have sent Ian Gardner to the minors.
1980-05-25Trade #1851223 has been completed between the Colorado Limpets and the San Francisco Giants. The San Francisco Giants receive Lafayette Stearnes from the Colorado Limpets in exchange for Will Shank, Ian Gardner.
1977-04-15The San Francisco Giants have renamed Bill Shank to Will Shank.
1976-05-30Trade #1841922 has been completed between the San Francisco Giants and the Kansas City Royals. The Kansas City Royals receive Ryan Wentz, Olaf Jones from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for Draft Pick 1977 Round 2 KC (Will Shank).