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Orlando Cepeda League (AAA) 8-11-2309 |
| Don Townsend |  Left FieldRetired (1964, Age 34) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .280 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/L | |
| OPS | .795 | Status | Deceased (1996) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 511 | Age at Death | 66 | Date of Birth | 01-09-1930 | |
| HR | 63 | Drafted | Round 2, Pick 20 (1953) |
Majors Svc Time | 0 years (0 games) |
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| RBI | 288 | |||||
| SB | 15 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | (100%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 1 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | (6.1%) |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 1 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | (89.8%) |
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 |
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| 1955 | NYA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 45 | 18 |
| 1956 | NYA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 25 | 20 |
| 1957 | NYA | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 26 |
| 1958 | NYA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 70 | 36 |
| 1959 | NYA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 37 | 46 |
| 1960 | NYA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 38 | 23 |
| 1961 | NYA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 48 |
| 1962 | NYA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 43 |
| 1963 | NYA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1964-11-01 | Don Townsend has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1964-10-10 | The Boston Elite Giants have waived Don Townsend. |
| 1964-08-09 | The Boston Elite Giants have acquired Don Townsend from the waiver wire. |
| 1964-06-03 | The New York Bees have waived Don Townsend. |
| 1964-05-14 | The New York Bees have acquired Don Townsend from the waiver wire. |
| 1964-03-31 | The New York BlueSox have waived Don Townsend. |
| 1963-08-14 | The New York BlueSox have promoted Bob Howard to the major league team. The New York BlueSox have designated Don Townsend for assignment. |
| 1963-05-31 | The New York BlueSox have promoted Don Townsend to the major league team. |
| 1963-03-26 | The New York BlueSox have designated Don Townsend for assignment. |
| 1957-04-26 | The Baltimore BlueSox have promoted Don Townsend to the major league team. |
| 1957-04-05 | A trade has been completed between the Baltimore BlueSox and the Boston Wonders. The Boston Wonders receive Milt Popovich, Rob Canate from the Baltimore BlueSox in exchange for Don Townsend. |
| 1956-08-06 | The Boston Wonders have promoted Jim Baldwin to the major league team. The Boston Wonders have sent Don Townsend to the minors. |
| 1955-06-11 | The Washington Wonders have promoted Don Townsend to the major league team. The Washington Wonders have sent Roger Tutwiler to the minors. |