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Thurman Munson League
7-2-2254
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   Series G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
2141 LCS
6
21
4
9
1
0
1
4
5
3 0 0
0
0 2
1.158
.538
.619
.190
.429
2142 LCS
6
23
4
11
2
0
1
3
3
3 0 0
0
0 0
1.234
.538
.696
.217
.478
2142 WS
5
21
0
3
1
0
0
0
1
7 0 0
0
0 1
.372
.182
.190
.048
.143
2143 LCS
7
32
3
8
0
0
0
0
2
4 0 0
0
0 0
.544
.294
.250
.000
.250
2143 WS
4
14
1
4
2
0
0
2
4
2 1 0
0
0 0
.902
.474
.429
.143
.286
2144 LCS
6
25
6
10
1
0
4
8
3
3 0 0
1
0 0
1.384
.464
.920
.520
.400
2144 WS
6
27
3
7
0
0
1
2
2
8 0 0
3
0 1
.681
.310
.370
.111
.259
2145 LCS
6
21
3
2
0
1
0
2
3
9 0 0
0
0 0
.399
.208
.190
.095
.095
2145 WS
5
20
2
7
2
1
0
1
3
4 0 0
0
0 0
.985
.435
.550
.200
.350
2146 LCS
5
23
2
8
2
0
0
3
0
4 0 0
0
0 1
.783
.348
.435
.087
.348
2147 LCS
4
15
4
3
0
0
0
0
4
5 0 0
0
0 1
.568
.368
.200
.000
.200
2148 LCS
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1 0 0
0
0 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
2149 LCS
5
16
1
4
2
0
0
4
0
4 0 0
0
0 2
.625
.250
.375
.125
.250
2150 LCS
6
24
2
8
0
0
0
1
0
3 0 0
0
0 0
.667
.333
.333
.000
.333
2150 WS
6
20
1
6
2
0
1
7
2
4 0 0
0
0 0
.914
.364
.550
.250
.300
Total
80
305
36
90
15
2
8
37
32
64 1 0
4
0 8
.800
.364
.436
.141
.295
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.