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Kirby Puckett League
10-14-2078
River Niles Third Base
Retired (1963, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .262 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .732 Status Deceased (2011) Option Years 0  
H 2016 Age at Death 83 Date of Birth 09-10-1928
HR 250 Drafted Round 35, Pick 556
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 7 years
(0 games)
RBI 1034
SB 190
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship F 
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L A- Velocity D+   Mentor vR C 
Speed C+ Bunt C  Control D    Mentor vL C 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B+ LCS Appearances 0
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   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
1950 DET-KC
83
339
45
80
12
4
8
40
29
 53 1 2
0
 0 7
.662
.296
.366
.130
.236
1951 KC
152
592
49
132
8
2
16
63
36
 123 2 4
0
 2 10
.592
.268
.324
.101
.223
1952 KC-STL
152
558
59
141
24
4
10
92
48
 94 5 4
0
 1 13
.679
.315
.364
.111
.253
1953 STL
152
634
97
173
21
6
28
102
39
 96 4 5
3
 3 12
.774
.317
.457
.185
.273
1954 STL
151
605
73
158
25
3
27
75
45
 107 3 2
4
 5 5
.761
.315
.446
.185
.261
1955 STL
153
608
95
173
30
1
29
99
53
 107 3 3
8
 3 2
.824
.343
.480
.196
.285
1956 STL
153
585
81
171
27
4
14
74
58
 92 2 6
6
 6 5
.779
.355
.424
.132
.292
1957 STL-CIN-WAS
152
556
73
148
24
3
17
86
47
 80 0 8
18
 15 3
.731
.319
.412
.146
.266
1958 WAS
153
560
63
154
25
3
17
77
42
 100 3 6
24
 22 8
.747
.326
.421
.146
.275
1959 WAS
132
464
66
120
15
3
20
74
47
 96 4 3
25
 21 3
.763
.330
.433
.175
.259
1960 WAS
152
525
64
149
28
3
18
58
58
 72 1 1
24
 17 2
.807
.356
.451
.168
.284
1961 WAS
152
546
66
153
28
2
19
72
56
 98 3 3
30
 19 1
.792
.349
.443
.163
.280
1962 WAS
153
566
66
148
30
1
15
67
57
 102 0 3
27
 20 2
.725
.327
.398
.136
.261
1963 WAS
151
554
55
116
15
4
12
55
40
 93 4 6
21
 16 1
.581
.265
.316
.106
.209
Total
2041
7692
952
2016
312
43
250
1034
655
 1313 35 56
190
 150 74
.732
.321
.411
.149
.262
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1963-11-01River Niles has retired from the Washington Politicians
1957-08-08A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati War Monkeys and the Washington Politicians. The Washington Politicians receive River Niles, Bill Brady, Babyface Etheridge from the Cincinnati War Monkeys in exchange for Bob Barnes, Jessie Hodges, Draft Pick - 1958 Round 3 (WAS).
1957-06-03A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Crows and the Cincinnati War Monkeys. The Cincinnati War Monkeys receive River Niles, Einar Tovar, Clint Hall from the St. Louis Crows in exchange for Cliff Ragan, Draft Pick - 1958 Round 2 (CIN).
1952-08-27A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Crows and the Kansas City Crushers. The Kansas City Crushers receive Andre Bednar, Clyde Moffitt from the St. Louis Crows in exchange for River Niles, Jake Burnside, Bo Rolls, Scott Smith.
1950-06-26A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Crushers and the Detroit Squires. The Detroit Squires receive Scott Colson, Harry Barnes, Jackson Cardoni, Don Bystrom, Norm Freed from the Kansas City Crushers in exchange for River Niles, Red White, Pokey Stankard.
1950-04-01The Detroit Squires have renamed Heinie Niles to River Niles.