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Thurman Munson League
7-5-2254
J.B. Books Second Base
Retired (2151, Age 40)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .318 Total Rating   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .933 Status Deceased (2176) Option Years 0  
H 2593 Age at Death 65 Date of Birth 06-15-2111
HR 414 Drafted Round 1, Pick 1
(2133)
Majors Svc Time 18 years
(25 games)
RBI 1353
SB 128
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R Power vs. L Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed C+ Bunt A+ Control   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 4
1B B- (57.7%) LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 5
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 11
3B --- RF D- (4.1%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 8
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
2133 Minors 22 59.00 3 / 11 2 / 7 3 / 8 1 / 8 6 / 6 8 / 8 9 / 11 32 / 59
2133 Majors 22 1.10 7 0 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1
2134 Majors 23 66.28 162 128 0 3 / 8 0 / 7 1 / 7 5 / 12 7 / 10 7 / 10 7 / 12 30 / 66
2135 Majors 24 60.20 162 130 0 2 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 7 1 / 4 3 / 7 11 / 12 10 / 13 27 / 60
2136 Majors 25 67.86 162 130 0 0 / 8 1 / 10 1 / 7 3 / 11 4 / 9 5 / 12 6 / 10 20 / 67
2137 Majors 26 62.01 147 119 15 1 / 9 1 / 12 1 / 10 2 / 6 4 / 10 4 / 10 3 / 5 16 / 62
2138 Majors 27 69.97 162 130 0 0 / 10 1 / 11 1 / 8 2 / 11 0 / 8 2 / 11 1 / 10 7 / 69
2139 Majors 28 52.19 121 97 28 1 / 5 1 / 10 1 / 8 1 / 7 1 / 5 2 / 5 2 / 12 9 / 52
2140 Majors 29 68.61 162 130 0 0 / 16 1 / 8 0 / 7 1 / 15 1 / 10 1 / 6 0 / 6 4 / 68
2141 Majors 30 68.34 162 130 0 0 / 12 0 / 10 0 / 14 0 / 8 0 / 10 0 / 5 0 / 9 0 / 68
2142 Majors 31 62.58 154 124 8 0 / 4 0 / 12 0 / 12 0 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 10 0 / 6 0 / 62
2143 Majors 32 61.61 144 116 18 0 / 10 0 / 7 0 / 12 0 / 6 0 / 8 1 / 14 1 / 4 2 / 61
2144 Majors 33 69.04 162 130 0 0 / 18 0 / 9 0 / 6 0 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 11 0 / 9 0 / 69
2145 Majors 34 64.76 162 127 0 -4 / 14 -6 / 6 -4 / 7 0 / 8 -4 / 10 -1 / 10 -1 / 9 -20 / 64
2146 Majors 35 54.77 137 108 25 0 / 9 -4 / 9 -1 / 6 -6 / 8 0 / 8 -1 / 8 -1 / 6 -13 / 54
2147 Majors 36 65.83 162 128 0 -2 / 9 -3 / 9 -1 / 7 -5 / 9 0 / 12 -3 / 11 -3 / 8 -17 / 65
2148 Majors 37 54.50 162 92 0 -4 / 9 -4 / 10 -2 / 5 -3 / 7 -4 / 7 -1 / 10 -3 / 6 -21 / 54
2149 Majors 38 58.65 162 106 0 -1 / 8 -7 / 10 -2 / 8 -3 / 8 -3 / 5 -1 / 7 0 / 12 -17 / 58
2150 Majors 39 58.46 147 107 15 -2 / 12 -2 / 10 -1 / 7 -4 / 6 -9 / 9 0 / 5 -3 / 9 -21 / 58
2151 Majors 40 22.84 152 6 10 -3 / 1 -4 / 2 -4 / 4 -2 / 0 -8 / 2 -2 / 7 -3 / 6 -26 / 22
Total 2791 2038 119 -6 / 181 -23 / 168 -7 / 150 -7 / 153 -2 / 152 32 / 172 25 / 163 12 / 1139
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2151-11-01J.B. Books has retired from the Cincinnati Cubs
2151-06-01J.B. Books of the Cincinnati Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
2150-05-31J.B. Books of the Cincinnati Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
2149-06-17Trade #1585614 has been completed between the Philadelphia BodySnatchers and the Cincinnati Cubs. The Cincinnati Cubs receive Lew Zisk, Lin McAdam, J.B. Books from the Philadelphia BodySnatchers in exchange for Draft Pick 2150 Round 2 CIN (Tim Smyth), Draft Pick 2150 Round 3 CIN (Hal Nieves).
2146-08-08J.B. Books of the Philadelphia BodySnatchers is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
2143-06-08J.B. Books of the Philadelphia BodySnatchers is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
2142-06-15J.B. Books of the Philadelphia BodySnatchers is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
2142-04-19Trade #1562261 has been completed between the Philadelphia BodySnatchers and the Brooklyn Bandits. The Brooklyn Bandits receive Barry Grove, Draft Pick 2145 Round 1 PHI (Pierre LaForge) from the Philadelphia BodySnatchers in exchange for J.B. Books.
2142-03-26The Brooklyn Bandits have placed J.B. Books on the trade block.
2139-08-16J.B. Books of the Brooklyn Bandits is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
2137-07-15J.B. Books of the Brooklyn Bandits is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
2134-08-12Trade #1537370 has been completed between the Philadelphia Body Snatchers and the Brooklyn Bandits. The Brooklyn Bandits receive J.B. Books, Draft Pick 2135 Round 2 PHI (Russ Arocha) from the Philadelphia Body Snatchers in exchange for Barry Grove, Otto Becker.
2134-04-11The Philadelphia Body Snatchers have renamed Mike Somerville to J.B. Books.
2134-04-01The Philadelphia Body Snatchers have promoted Yusniel Poll to the major league team. The Philadelphia Body Snatchers have promoted Mike Somerville to the major league team.
2133-04-11The Philadelphia Body Snatchers have promoted Mike Bolin to the major league team. The Philadelphia Body Snatchers have sent Mike Somerville to the minors.
2133-04-03The Philadelphia Body Snatchers have auto-promoted Mike Somerville to the major leagues.