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Earl Averill League
8-23-2077
Nails Maeda Center Field
Retired (1967, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .284 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .795 Status Deceased (2001) Option Years 0  
H 1764 Age at Death 70 Date of Birth 05-25-1931
HR 165 Drafted Round 1, Pick 5
(1953)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(77 games)
RBI 772
SB 316
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A 
Speed B+ Bunt B- Control D-   Mentor vL A 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 1
1B F  (1.8%) LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health D+ LCS Appearances 4
3B --- RF B- (58.5%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Team C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF PH
1953 NYA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 136
1954 NYA 1 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
1955 NYA 42 68 0 0 0 2 0 0 13
1956 NYA-CHN 0 130 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
1957 CHN-CLE 0 82 0 0 0 0 0 54 0
1958 CLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 135 0
1959 CLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 116 0
1960 CLE-MIL 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 128 0
1961 MIL 0 0 10 0 3 0 7 61 37
1962 MIL 1 1 4 7 0 0 3 27 57
1963 MIL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 115 0
1964 MIL 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 86 0
1965 MIL 0 0 0 0 0 0 135 0 0
1966 MIL 0 0 0 0 0 0 130 0 0
1967 MIL-PHI 2 1 0 0 1 0 22 0 52
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1967-11-01Nails Maeda has retired from the Philadelphia Balco Boyz
1967-08-16The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have acquired Nails Maeda from the waiver wire.
1967-08-16The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have demoted Swifty McNuggett to the minor leagues.
1967-08-12The Milwaukee Blue Ribbon have designated Nails Maeda for assignment.
1960-04-01The Milwaukee Braves have renamed Ken Maeda to Nails Maeda.
1960-03-01A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Bombers and the Milwaukee Braves. The Milwaukee Braves receive Ken Maeda, Herm Center from the Cleveland Bombers in exchange for Draft Pick - 1960 Round 1 (MIL).
1957-05-02The Cleveland Bombers have renamed Manuel Drews to Ken Maeda.
1957-05-01A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Bombers and the Chicago Gangsters. The Chicago Gangsters receive Ken Nomura, Draft Pick - 1958 Round 3 (CLE), Draft Pick - 1958 Round 2 (CLE), Draft Pick - 1958 Round 1 (CLE) from the Cleveland Bombers in exchange for Manuel Drews.
1956-04-09A trade has been completed between the New York Yankees and the Chicago Gangsters. The Chicago Gangsters receive Manuel Drews, Spencer Clyburn, Clyde Holmes, Graehme Myers, Rick Hausmann, Draft Pick - 1957 Round 1 (NYA) from the New York Yankees in exchange for Jay Dotson, Al Galan.
1953-04-01The New York Yankees have promoted Manuel Drews to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent William Wallace to the minors.