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Jumbo Brown League
10-12-2128
Willie Steele Center Field
Retired (1996, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .267 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .752 Status Deceased (2023) Option Years 0  
H 772 Age at Death 62 Date of Birth 04-16-1961
HR 98 Drafted Round 3, Pick 56
(1980)
Majors Svc Time 10 years
(23 games)
RBI 350
SB 155
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship D-
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L Velocity   Mentor vR C+
Speed Bunt Control D-   Mentor vL C+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B D+ (23.7%) LF A+ (95.8%) Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF A+ (98.0%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1985 LHP 19 52 9 2 0 1 6 2 9 .469 .200 .269 .096 .173
1985 RHP 38 112 24 7 0 2 7 5 28 .578 .248 .330 .116 .214
1986 LHP 64 178 47 8 1 3 17 14 43 .687 .316 .371 .107 .264
1986 RHP 114 350 86 9 5 8 34 24 101 .666 .297 .369 .123 .246
1987 LHP 68 160 41 6 4 4 20 14 46 .735 .316 .419 .163 .256
1987 RHP 67 155 39 6 1 6 18 12 38 .729 .310 .419 .168 .252
1988 LHP 56 132 33 4 4 8 16 6 33 .816 .293 .523 .273 .250
1988 RHP 76 220 73 8 2 9 31 10 56 .868 .359 .509 .177 .332
1989 LHP 15 23 5 0 0 1 2 3 7 .656 .308 .348 .130 .217
1989 RHP 62 94 28 5 1 4 14 7 25 .847 .347 .500 .202 .298
1990 LHP 30 65 23 4 2 2 8 3 14 .952 .382 .569 .215 .354
1990 RHP 91 183 45 6 4 4 17 20 46 .712 .324 .388 .142 .246
1991 LHP 38 63 14 4 4 4 8 3 14 .861 .258 .603 .381 .222
1991 RHP 107 303 69 9 4 6 24 32 84 .644 .301 .343 .116 .228
1992 LHP 20 38 10 3 0 0 5 2 5 .642 .300 .342 .079 .263
1992 RHP 33 71 14 5 0 4 12 7 23 .708 .272 .437 .239 .197
1993 LHP 21 40 13 0 0 6 11 5 5 1.166 .391 .775 .450 .325
1993 RHP 47 118 35 6 1 2 14 6 26 .746 .331 .415 .119 .297
1994 LHP 48 123 35 4 1 8 24 7 22 .857 .328 .528 .244 .285
1994 RHP 84 149 50 4 1 8 20 8 43 .906 .369 .537 .201 .336
1995 LHP 52 117 34 4 3 4 19 8 21 .815 .336 .479 .188 .291
1995 RHP 92 141 44 5 2 4 23 11 31 .827 .366 .461 .149 .312
1996 LHP 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 .333 .667 .333 .333
1996 RHP 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
Total LHP 433 994 265 40 19 41 136 67 219 .783 .314 .469 .202 .267
Total RHP 812 1898 507 70 21 57 214 142 503 .736 .319 .416 .149 .267
Total 1018 2892 772 110 40 98 350 209 722 .752 .318 .434 .167 .267
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1996-11-01Willie Steele has retired from the St. Louis Wolverines
1996-10-01The St. Louis Wolverines have promoted Willie Steele to the major league team.
1996-05-10The St. Louis Wolverines have acquired Willie Steele from the waiver wire.
1996-04-21The Washington Senators have waived Willie Steele.
1996-04-03The Washington Senators have designated Willie Steele for assignment.
1994-08-08Willie Steele of the Washington Senators is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
1994-05-02Willie Steele of the Washington Senators is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1994-04-11The Washington Senators have acquired Willie Steele from the waiver wire.
1994-04-01The Houston Cougars have promoted Armando Lutz to the major league team. The Houston Cougars have promoted Tatsuya Matsui to the major league team. The Houston Cougars have designated Frenchy Hankins for assignment. The Houston Cougars have designated Willie Steele for assignment.
1989-04-09Willie Steele of the Houston Cougars is injured and is expected to be out 47 days.
1987-07-31Willie Steele of the Houston Cougars is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1985-08-03Trade #1394859 has been completed between the New York Yankees and the Houston Cougars. The Houston Cougars receive Masato Matsumoto, Willie Steele, Cesar Rigney, Roy Gorecki (Optioned), Draft Pick - 1988 Round 2 (NYA), Draft Pick - 1988 Round 1 (NYA), Draft Pick 1987 Round 2 NYA (Dave Tabb), Draft Pick 1987 Round 1 NYA (Chuck Fick), Draft Pick 1986 Round 2 NYA (Rod Long) from the New York Yankees in exchange for Rick Casey, Yank Magrann, Vladimir Molinet.