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Albert Pujols League
7-6-2131
Martin Van Buren Bates First Base
Retired (1995, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .268 Total Rating   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .739 Status Deceased (2028) Option Years 0  
H 1469 Age at Death 69 Date of Birth 11-05-1959
HR 140 Drafted Round 1, Pick 13
(1982)
Majors Svc Time 11 years
(147 games)
RBI 690
SB 209
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L Velocity D+   Mentor vR A-
Speed B+ Bunt D+ Control D+   Mentor vL B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm WS Appearances 3
2B (89.9%) CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 3
3B (0.1%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1982 Minors 23 62.00 4 / 8 4 / 9 2 / 12 2 / 8 5 / 7 9 / 9 9 / 9 35 / 62
1982 Pos (1B) 23 83.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 15 / 83
1983 Minors 24 69.00 4 / 16 1 / 7 3 / 9 3 / 13 1 / 4 10 / 12 6 / 8 28 / 69
1983 Pos (1B) 24 24.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 5 / 24
1984 Minors 25 16.00 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 4 1 / 3 3 / 4 3 / 3 8 / 16
1984 Majors 25 47.93 114 95 0 1 / 7 1 / 6 3 / 4 5 / 8 4 / 5 7 / 8 5 / 9 26 / 47
1985 Majors 26 68.15 162 135 0 2 / 9 5 / 15 2 / 9 1 / 13 5 / 10 1 / 4 4 / 8 20 / 68
1986 Majors 27 68.45 162 135 0 4 / 13 3 / 11 3 / 11 0 / 3 4 / 15 4 / 7 4 / 8 22 / 68
1987 Majors 28 66.87 162 135 0 1 / 14 1 / 7 1 / 9 1 / 7 0 / 6 1 / 11 1 / 12 6 / 66
1988 Majors 29 67.32 162 135 0 1 / 10 2 / 7 0 / 14 0 / 8 3 / 6 2 / 10 2 / 12 10 / 67
1989 Majors 30 67.32 162 135 0 0 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 13 0 / 13 1 / 8 1 / 9 0 / 6 2 / 67
1990 Majors 31 67.32 162 135 0 1 / 11 0 / 6 1 / 8 0 / 16 1 / 9 0 / 10 0 / 7 3 / 67
1991 Majors 32 64.00 162 135 0 0 / 17 0 / 7 1 / 5 0 / 6 0 / 7 1 / 10 1 / 12 3 / 64
1992 Majors 33 62.50 162 135 0 0 / 10 1 / 11 0 / 14 0 / 7 0 / 7 1 / 8 1 / 5 3 / 62
1993 Majors 34 46.24 162 84 0 0 / 4 -1 / 10 -2 / 8 -7 / 7 -7 / 5 -1 / 9 -2 / 3 -20 / 46
1994 Majors 35 61.44 162 117 0 -1 / 7 -2 / 9 -1 / 13 -5 / 8 -3 / 4 0 / 10 -2 / 10 -14 / 61
1995 Majors 36 20.32 129 11 33 -6 / 1 -2 / 2 -5 / 5 -7 / 5 -1 / 1 -1 / 3 -4 / 3 -26 / 20
Total 1863 1387 33 11 / 137 14 / 116 8 / 135 -7 / 126 14 / 97 38 / 124 28 / 115 126 / 957
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1995-11-01Martin Van Buren Bates has retired from the Philadelphia Fatals
1995-06-02Martin Van Buren Bates of the Philadelphia Fatals is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1984-05-25The Philadelphia Fatals have promoted Martin Van Buren Bates to the major league team.
1982-04-01The Philadelphia Fatals have renamed Joe Raabe to Martin Van Buren Bates.
1981-03-25A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Beer Bellys and the Philadelphia Fatals. The Philadelphia Fatals receive Draft Pick 1982 Round 1 MIL (Martin Van Buren Bates) from the Milwaukee Beer Bellys in exchange for Rick Mussina. Protest This Trade.