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Keller Stargell League
8-1-2029
Gladiator McDavid Second Base
Retired (2001, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .277 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .779 Status Deceased (2023) Option Years 0  
H 1022 Age at Death 60 Date of Birth 04-03-1963
HR 148 Drafted Round 1, Pick 8
(1985)
Majors Svc Time 13 years
(33 games)
RBI 532
SB 125
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship D-
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR
Speed Bunt Control D-   Mentor vL
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF B+ (73.8%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 2
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 3
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
Notes: 3HR: 6/27/98. 2HR: 5/3/97; 7/6/98; 4/3/99. WO HR: 6/26, 8/12/98; 5/13/99. Lifetime postseason: 1 for 1, an RBI 2B. He played all 8 fielding positions in OAK, with 9 games at C, 141 at 1st, 143 at 2B, 2 at 3B, 22 at SS, 74 at LF, 7 at CF, 4 at RF.
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1987 Away 60 239 21 50 7 0 7 29 16 58 5 1 7 .587 .261 .326 .117 .209
1987 Home 60 230 26 62 8 0 10 35 22 59 4 2 11 .767 .332 .435 .165 .270
1988 Away 56 237 29 66 13 2 10 35 12 64 9 9 8 .790 .313 .477 .198 .278
1988 Home 54 210 30 49 7 0 4 19 21 48 8 7 8 .627 .303 .324 .090 .233
1989 Away 43 112 16 30 5 2 6 21 10 20 5 0 3 .837 .328 .509 .241 .268
1989 Home 47 115 20 36 3 1 3 19 14 24 6 6 1 .824 .389 .435 .122 .313
1990 Away 27 43 5 10 1 0 1 4 0 9 0 0 0 .558 .233 .326 .093 .233
1990 Home 34 63 8 16 2 2 3 12 6 8 0 0 1 .821 .329 .492 .238 .254
1991 Away 60 114 14 32 6 0 2 9 5 22 6 1 0 .697 .311 .386 .105 .281
1991 Home 62 139 15 38 10 1 4 19 10 39 1 2 1 .771 .325 .446 .173 .273
1992 Away 40 65 10 27 9 1 0 7 4 13 4 2 2 1.034 .449 .585 .169 .415
1992 Home 42 59 10 21 2 1 1 12 7 10 3 2 1 .901 .426 .475 .119 .356
1993 Away 52 90 13 26 4 1 3 13 10 18 2 3 1 .812 .356 .456 .167 .289
1993 Home 52 104 13 29 4 0 5 21 12 23 7 5 0 .815 .353 .462 .183 .279
1994 Away 32 39 7 10 3 2 3 11 5 9 0 0 0 1.008 .341 .667 .410 .256
1994 Home 32 52 6 13 3 0 1 10 7 17 3 2 0 .710 .344 .365 .115 .250
1995 Away 40 52 4 15 4 1 2 13 4 14 1 1 2 .853 .333 .519 .231 .288
1995 Home 39 54 8 20 3 0 3 13 1 10 2 0 0 .968 .375 .593 .222 .370
1996 Away 24 52 4 11 1 0 2 6 1 7 3 2 1 .573 .226 .346 .135 .212
1996 Home 31 83 10 20 1 1 5 13 6 23 2 1 3 .750 .292 .458 .217 .241
1997 Away 44 161 21 46 3 3 6 22 15 43 4 2 0 .798 .345 .453 .168 .286
1997 Home 38 133 25 40 2 0 7 21 7 36 2 2 2 .814 .340 .474 .173 .301
1998 Away 57 243 35 70 7 2 7 18 17 63 14 2 9 .757 .337 .420 .132 .288
1998 Home 63 264 39 81 12 0 18 45 18 60 13 3 13 .908 .351 .557 .250 .307
1999 Away 65 264 37 69 7 3 13 33 21 54 6 8 5 .775 .317 .458 .197 .261
1999 Home 65 256 41 82 6 2 13 38 25 56 13 12 6 .897 .385 .512 .191 .320
2000 Away 40 84 7 20 1 0 2 10 5 19 0 2 1 .610 .289 .321 .083 .238
2000 Home 43 109 13 30 1 0 7 24 6 29 1 1 1 .790 .313 .477 .202 .275
2001 Away 7 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 .205 .133 .071 .000 .071
2001 Home 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.000 .500 .500 .000 .500
Total Away 647 1809 224 483 71 17 64 231 126 419 59 33 39 .747 .315 .431 .164 .267
Total Home 664 1875 266 539 64 8 84 301 162 443 66 45 48 .810 .346 .465 .177 .287
Total 1311 3684 490 1022 135 25 148 532 288 862 125 78 87 .779 .331 .448 .171 .277
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2001-11-01Gladiator McDavid has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2001-04-25The Oakland Turtles have waived Gladiator McDavid.
2001-04-18The Oakland Turtles have promoted Sunny Hackman to the major league team. The Oakland Turtles have designated Gladiator McDavid for assignment.
2000-05-08Gladiator McDavid of the Oakland Turtles is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1998-08-25Gladiator McDavid of the Oakland Turtles is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1997-09-28Gladiator McDavid of the Oakland Turtles is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1997-08-11Gladiator McDavid of the Oakland Turtles is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1997-07-09Gladiator McDavid of the Oakland Turtles is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1997-03-11The Oakland Turtles have renamed Sluggo McDavid to Gladiator McDavid.
1997-03-11The Oakland Turtles have renamed Sluggo Bench to Sluggo McDavid.
1997-03-11Trade #1627293 has been completed between the St. Louis Browns and the Oakland Turtles. The Oakland Turtles receive Howie Paciorek, Sluggo Bench, Johnny Lovelace, Freddie Pole from the St. Louis Browns in exchange for Foggy McNamara, Fastcat Patterson.
1995-03-07The St. Louis Browns have placed Sluggo Bench on the trade block.
1994-09-30Sluggo Bench of the St. Louis Browns is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1993-03-07The St. Louis Browns have renamed Wayne McDavid to Sluggo Bench.
1993-03-07Trade #1592451 has been completed between the St. Louis Browns and the Los Angeles Megalodons. The Los Angeles Megalodons receive Larry Dean, Joe Pepitone, Draft Pick 1994 Round 3 STL (Junior Baldwin), Draft Pick - 1993 Round 2 (NYA) from the St. Louis Browns in exchange for Wayne McDavid.
1993-03-07Wayne McDavid has been reverted to his original name.
1992-04-02Cal Ripken Jr of the Los Angeles Mega Quakes is injured and is expected to be out 4 days.
1990-04-02Cal Ripken Jr of the Los Angeles Mega Quakes is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
1989-03-07The Baltimore Dirty Soxs have renamed Wayne McDavid to Cal Ripken Jr.
1988-05-16Wayne McDavid of the Baltimore Crushers is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1987-04-29Wayne McDavid of the Baltimore Gladiators is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1987-03-07The Baltimore Gladiators have promoted Wayne McDavid to the major league team. The Baltimore Gladiators have designated Chris Lankford for assignment.
1986-03-01The Boston Gladiators have sent Wayne McDavid to the minors.
1986-03-01The Boston Lionhearts have designated Flash Gordon for assignment. The Boston Lionhearts have designated Gene Carter for assignment. The Boston Lionhearts have sent Carlos Grapenthin to the minors. The Boston Lionhearts have designated Big Papi for assignment. The Boston Lionhearts have designated Morgan Hays for assignment. The Boston Lionhearts have designated Frankie Walker for assignment. The Boston Lionhearts have designated Chris Lankford for assignment. The Boston Lionhearts have sent Gary Magoon to the minors. The Boston Lionhearts have sent Merv Rand to the minors. The Boston Lionhearts have sent Johnny Gonzalez to the minors. The Boston Lionhearts have promoted Cal Allietta to the major league team. The Boston Lionhearts have promoted Dave Rader to the major league team. The Boston Lionhearts have promoted Phil Meyerle to the major league team. The Boston Lionhearts have promoted Milt Toporcer to the major league team. The Boston Lionhearts have promoted Wayne McDavid to the major league team. The Boston Lionhearts have promoted Joe Harris to the major league team. The Boston Lionhearts have promoted Joe Anderson to the major league team. The Boston Lionhearts have promoted Lorenzo Cain to the major league team. The Boston Lionhearts have promoted George McHale to the major league team. The Boston Lionhearts have promoted Clarence Tellmann to the major league team. The Boston Lionhearts have promoted Pete Manlove to the major league team. The Boston Lionhearts have promoted Ody Smalley to the major league team. The Boston Lionhearts have promoted Sixty-six Lansing Boulevard to the major league team. The Boston Lionhearts have promoted Tony Nahem to the major league team. The Boston Lionhearts have promoted Bobby Doscher to the major league team. The Boston Lionhearts have promoted Hank Burpo to the major league team.