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Ryan Doby League
5-25-2004
Bear Rhodes Left Field
Retired (1987, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .269 Total Rating   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .731 Status Retired (1987) Option Years 0  
H 720 Age 52 (OS 53) Date of Birth 08-03-1951
HR 58 Drafted Round 1, Pick 6
(1969)
Majors Svc Time 12 years
(51 games)
RBI 370
SB 143
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR B+
Speed B+ Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 1
1B A+ (96.4%) LF A+ (100%) Arm WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF A- (81.3%)   Health D+ LCS Appearances 3
3B --- RF A+ (97.8%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Team C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF PH
1971 STL 0 0 14 0 0 4 0 0 0
1972 STL 0 0 2 6 5 5 7 2 6
1973 STL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
1974 STL 0 0 0 4 1 9 4 4 6
1975 STL 0 35 3 0 1 0 0 2 1
1976 STL 0 0 1 3 3 26 12 17 11
1977 STL 0 11 0 0 1 1 6 8 18
1978 STL 0 4 0 0 1 0 5 21 9
1979 STL-KC 0 0 2 0 0 28 10 9 31
1980 KC 1 16 0 0 0 91 2 14 8
1981 KC 0 2 0 0 0 23 16 2 49
1982 KC 0 5 0 0 0 2 3 0 28
1983 KC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 24
1984 KC 0 39 0 0 0 8 5 5 30
1985 KC 0 13 0 0 0 1 0 33 64
1986 KC 0 3 0 2 0 41 1 23 49
1987 KC 0 4 0 2 1 1 12 1 73

Statistics prior to 1970 were earned in the Larry Doby League.

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1987-11-01Bear Rhodes has retired from the Kansas City Sky Rockets
1983-07-25Bear Rhodes of the Kansas City Sky Rockets is injured and is expected to be out 43 days.
1982-06-09Bear Rhodes of the Kansas City Sky Rockets is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1979-06-28Bear Rhodes of the Kansas City Sky Rockets is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1979-04-30Trade #1706193 has been completed between the St. Louis Twisters and the Kansas City Sky Rockets. The Kansas City Sky Rockets receive Byung-Hyun Scheer, Bear Rhodes, Cheech Bakowitz, Joe Crosetti, Earl Thigpen, Draft Pick 1981 Round 2 STL (Cy Stroughter), Draft Pick 1980 Round 2 STL (Frank Kennedy) from the St. Louis Twisters in exchange for Naoto Kinoshita.
1975-08-03The St. Louis Twisters have promoted Bear Rhodes to the major league team.
1974-06-10The St. Louis Twisters have sent Bear Rhodes down to the minors.
1973-10-01Bear Rhodes of the St. Louis Twisters is injured and is expected to be out 42 days.
1973-09-10The St. Louis Twisters have promoted Bear Rhodes to the major league team. The St. Louis Twisters have sent Dave Brill to the minors.
1972-06-12The St. Louis Twisters have promoted Dave Brill to the major league team. The St. Louis Twisters have sent Bear Rhodes to the minors.
1972-04-05The St. Louis Twisters have promoted Bear Rhodes to the major league team. The St. Louis Twisters have designated Robert Smith for assignment.
1972-04-01The St. Louis Twisters have promoted Rock Jaxon to the major league team. The St. Louis Twisters have sent Bear Rhodes to the minors.
1971-09-26The St. Louis Twisters have promoted Bear Rhodes to the major league team. The St. Louis Twisters have sent Drummond Murchison to the minors.
1971-08-20The St. Louis Twisters have promoted Brian Trlicek to the major league team. The St. Louis Twisters have sent Bear Rhodes to the minors.
1971-08-04The St. Louis Twisters have promoted Bear Rhodes to the major league team. The St. Louis Twisters have sent Brian Trlicek to the minors.