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Satchel Paige League
9-7-2046
Bob Strain Catcher
Retired (1985, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .265 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .738 Status Deceased (2029) Option Years 0  
H 1986 Age at Death 83 Date of Birth 10-22-1946
HR 203 Drafted Round 1, Pick 13
(1968)
Majors Svc Time 15 years
(151 games)
RBI 867
SB 186
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L C+ Velocity C-   Mentor vR
Speed B- Bunt D- Control   Mentor vL
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range C- WS Rings 0
1B D- (8.3%) LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 3
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* 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
1970 Away 71 285 27 70 16 2 2 32 29 58 3 8 8 .654 .317 .337 .091 .246
1970 Home 63 253 23 52 6 1 3 21 20 57 5 2 4 .536 .264 .273 .067 .206
1971 Away 70 292 32 77 16 2 6 32 36 59 9 6 3 .738 .345 .394 .130 .264
1971 Home 69 277 41 76 8 1 13 28 30 59 9 7 5 .795 .344 .451 .177 .274
1972 Away 62 265 31 64 15 0 6 28 22 55 4 7 1 .666 .300 .366 .125 .242
1972 Home 61 252 45 69 16 1 10 28 25 45 6 4 3 .805 .341 .464 .190 .274
1973 Away 64 243 26 63 10 3 7 18 14 44 12 3 2 .711 .300 .412 .152 .259
1973 Home 72 270 33 73 8 2 7 19 33 46 4 6 3 .742 .350 .393 .122 .270
1974 Away 72 278 31 66 13 0 6 30 36 50 13 4 2 .676 .327 .349 .112 .237
1974 Home 67 266 37 89 15 3 8 36 26 54 9 9 4 .898 .394 .504 .169 .335
1975 Away 69 273 26 73 12 0 5 21 29 55 4 8 3 .705 .339 .366 .099 .267
1975 Home 70 283 38 87 16 2 10 29 23 49 13 5 1 .844 .359 .484 .177 .307
1976 Away 67 280 42 79 13 2 9 32 30 64 9 8 1 .793 .354 .439 .157 .282
1976 Home 72 288 33 76 14 1 4 34 33 58 10 7 2 .700 .339 .361 .097 .264
1977 Away 69 291 44 79 18 4 13 51 35 56 8 6 3 .845 .350 .495 .223 .271
1977 Home 70 277 33 78 12 0 10 28 29 49 9 8 3 .786 .353 .433 .152 .282
1978 Away 67 249 30 57 4 1 7 29 26 47 9 3 2 .644 .307 .337 .108 .229
1978 Home 72 279 48 84 19 5 9 43 24 54 7 7 1 .859 .357 .502 .201 .301
1979 Away 70 250 28 65 9 0 8 20 39 47 4 5 0 .753 .361 .392 .132 .260
1979 Home 69 243 31 69 9 2 7 30 24 46 3 3 3 .773 .349 .424 .140 .284
1980 Away 70 256 28 67 7 4 6 24 31 44 3 4 4 .734 .344 .391 .129 .262
1980 Home 69 241 30 62 13 1 5 18 27 41 4 2 2 .714 .332 .382 .124 .257
1981 Away 72 251 24 68 12 0 5 26 32 44 5 2 2 .734 .356 .378 .108 .271
1981 Home 67 223 24 56 11 1 7 37 22 39 3 2 3 .726 .323 .404 .152 .251
1982 Away 72 251 27 67 11 3 3 31 32 42 5 2 4 .719 .348 .371 .104 .267
1982 Home 67 224 30 58 7 0 9 38 20 33 6 2 1 .728 .317 .411 .152 .259
1983 Away 69 237 22 61 9 1 8 39 23 50 6 5 6 .726 .321 .405 .148 .257
1983 Home 70 246 27 66 12 3 9 48 18 53 2 1 2 .775 .323 .451 .183 .268
1984 Away 21 74 6 18 1 0 1 8 9 15 0 1 1 .623 .325 .297 .054 .243
1984 Home 12 40 4 6 0 0 0 3 8 6 1 0 1 .442 .292 .150 .000 .150
1985 Away 9 32 3 2 1 0 0 3 5 6 0 0 0 .278 .184 .094 .031 .062
1985 Home 11 38 4 9 1 0 0 3 4 8 1 0 1 .573 .310 .263 .026 .237
Total Away 994 3807 427 976 167 22 92 424 428 736 94 72 42 .717 .332 .384 .128 .256
Total Home 981 3700 481 1010 167 23 111 443 366 697 92 65 39 .760 .339 .421 .148 .273
Total 1975 7507 908 1986 334 45 203 867 794 1433 186 137 81 .738 .336 .402 .138 .265

Statistics prior to 1970 were earned in the Harold Baines League.

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1985-11-01Bob Strain has retired from the Detroit Mustangs
1972-09-10Bob Strain of the Detroit Mustangs is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
1970-04-08Trade #1567267 has been completed between the Detroit Mustangs and the Baltimore IRISH. The Baltimore IRISH receive Hugh Jass from the Detroit Mustangs in exchange for Bob Strain, Draft Pick 1971 Round 1 BAL (Bjorne Toulouse).