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George Van Haltren League
4-1-2072
John Mickelson First Base
Retired (1963, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .282 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .785 Status Deceased (2013) Option Years 0  
H 1865 Age at Death 86 Date of Birth 09-09-1927
HR 201 Drafted Round 10, Pick 153
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(52 games)
RBI 839
SB 244
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L A- Endurance D    Ldrship B-
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B+ Velocity C+   Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt B  Control C-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 1
1B A+ (100%) LF A- (79.0%) Arm A- WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health A- LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF D- (11.6%)   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 NYA
3
10
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
 2 0 0
1
 0 0
.400
.200
.200
.000
.200
1951 NYA
46
166
19
43
7
1
0
21
15
 26 0 1
5
 2 0
.632
.319
.313
.054
.259
1952 NYA
110
269
41
72
12
2
10
25
30
 39 0 0
5
 0 2
.780
.341
.439
.171
.268
1953 NYA-DET
157
678
111
193
34
5
25
87
61
 107 3 6
27
 9 10
.804
.344
.460
.176
.285
1954 DET
157
672
112
212
31
5
17
85
65
 106 6 2
18
 13 9
.832
.380
.452
.137
.315
1955 DET
157
675
97
190
28
2
20
91
68
 114 3 1
21
 10 5
.767
.349
.418
.136
.281
1956 DET
157
641
103
187
23
8
24
87
70
 83 4 4
28
 13 8
.828
.363
.465
.173
.292
1957 DET
157
647
102
173
32
3
13
62
66
 109 3 2
34
 11 8
.723
.337
.386
.119
.267
1958 DET
157
603
122
178
20
5
27
97
84
 101 7 5
27
 7 4
.864
.385
.479
.184
.295
1959 DET
157
621
109
169
30
4
20
62
60
 106 4 1
32
 5 2
.770
.340
.430
.158
.272
1960 DET
157
600
94
158
28
4
20
67
72
 93 4 1
26
 15 4
.769
.346
.423
.160
.263
1961 MIL
148
567
86
161
21
8
14
81
54
 94 5 4
8
 2 3
.772
.349
.423
.139
.284
1962 MIL
94
230
34
65
10
6
6
39
22
 24 3 2
3
 1 3
.807
.350
.457
.174
.283
1963 MIL-NYN-DET
99
246
35
62
10
3
5
35
31
 33 0 3
9
 1 3
.710
.332
.378
.126
.252
Total
1756
6625
1065
1865
286
56
201
839
698
 1037 42 32
244
 89 61
.785
.352
.433
.151
.282
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1963-11-01John Mickelson has retired from the Detroit Thunderbirds
1963-09-28The Detroit Thunderbirds have designated John Mickelson for assignment.
1963-08-19A trade has been completed between the Detroit Thunderbirds and the New York Philosophers. The New York Philosophers receive Vic Davalillo, Draft Pick - 1964 Round 2 (DET) from the Detroit Thunderbirds in exchange for John Mickelson, Draft Pick - 1964 Round 3 (NYN).
1963-06-19The New York Philosophers have acquired John Mickelson from the waiver wire.
1963-06-19The New York Philosophers have demoted Curt Field to the minor leagues.
1963-06-15The Milwaukee Record Breakers have promoted George Ferris to the major league team. The Milwaukee Record Breakers have designated John Mickelson for assignment.
1953-04-17The Detroit Mustangs have renamed Luol Deng to John Mickelson.
1953-03-03A trade has been completed between the New York Traders and the Detroit Mustangs. The Detroit Mustangs receive Luol Deng, Will Avery, DeMarcus Nelson, Draft Pick - 1953 Round 5 (NYA), Draft Pick - 1953 Round 2 (NYA), Draft Pick - 1953 Round 1 (NYA) from the New York Traders in exchange for Mike Mondesi.
1951-08-12The New York Traders have promoted Luol Deng to the major league team. The New York Traders have designated Andy Means for assignment.
1950-05-06The New York Traders have renamed John Mickelson to Luol Deng.
1950-04-11The New York Traders have promoted Garton Risberg to the major league team. The New York Traders have promoted Ben Smith to the major league team. The New York Traders have promoted Earl Goltz to the major league team. The New York Traders have promoted Bart Rudolph to the major league team. The New York Traders have promoted Bill Nicholson to the major league team. The New York Traders have sent Ben McEwing to the minors. The New York Traders have sent John Mickelson to the minors. The New York Traders have sent Bill Moore to the minors. The New York Traders have sent Greg Campbell to the minors. The New York Traders have designated Ed Hurst for assignment.