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Branch Rickey League
5-29-2229
Herb Mitchell Catcher
Retired (1964, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .229 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .683 Status Deceased (2006) Option Years 0  
H 1141 Age at Death 77 Date of Birth 04-15-1929
HR 222 Drafted Round 3, Pick 46
(1951)		 Majors Svc Time 11 years
(27 games)
RBI 713
SB 4
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C- Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R A+ Power vs. L A+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A-
Speed C+ Bunt D+ Control D    Mentor vL A 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range C- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF D- (6.2%) Arm A+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health A- LCS Appearances 1
3B C+ (46.8%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 4
* 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
1953 Away 12 39 3 6 1 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 .410 .154 .256 .103 .154
1953 Home 12 41 2 7 1 0 0 1 2 12 0 0 1 .404 .209 .195 .024 .171
1954 Away 72 241 24 53 6 0 11 34 22 74 0 0 2 .662 .280 .382 .162 .220
1954 Home 70 237 25 53 7 2 11 36 11 46 0 0 2 .666 .257 .409 .186 .224
1955 Away 72 277 31 68 8 0 18 50 19 66 0 0 2 .761 .292 .469 .224 .245
1955 Home 70 260 29 53 7 3 8 30 19 79 0 0 2 .604 .258 .346 .142 .204
1956 Away 61 238 23 62 7 3 6 20 16 72 0 0 2 .697 .306 .391 .130 .261
1956 Home 67 250 40 63 3 1 17 47 17 71 0 0 2 .780 .304 .476 .224 .252
1957 Away 72 283 30 57 10 2 13 47 17 78 0 0 1 .635 .246 .389 .187 .201
1957 Home 70 266 30 65 13 2 10 35 18 62 0 0 2 .717 .296 .421 .177 .244
1958 Away 60 241 39 64 10 0 16 42 18 60 0 0 2 .823 .317 .506 .241 .266
1958 Home 57 224 21 53 11 1 6 38 11 59 0 0 1 .652 .277 .375 .138 .237
1959 Away 68 273 38 61 8 1 17 43 13 62 0 0 1 .705 .258 .447 .223 .223
1959 Home 74 287 32 70 10 3 13 34 16 67 0 0 2 .721 .285 .436 .192 .244
1960 Away 72 287 38 64 8 1 21 49 17 83 0 0 1 .744 .267 .477 .254 .223
1960 Home 70 264 36 62 8 1 9 40 22 70 0 0 1 .668 .293 .375 .140 .235
1961 Away 57 186 17 40 7 1 5 17 13 44 0 0 0 .608 .264 .344 .129 .215
1961 Home 49 173 23 47 5 2 12 39 12 41 0 0 0 .854 .323 .532 .260 .272
1962 Away 65 242 19 59 12 0 4 34 17 62 2 4 4 .634 .291 .343 .099 .244
1962 Home 64 239 23 46 10 1 7 24 20 64 2 4 5 .585 .255 .331 .138 .192
1963 Away 45 161 22 39 8 2 5 26 11 42 0 0 8 .701 .291 .410 .168 .242
1963 Home 48 153 18 27 1 0 7 14 9 38 0 0 5 .551 .230 .320 .144 .176
1964 Away 22 62 5 11 1 1 3 9 6 12 0 0 0 .621 .250 .371 .194 .177
1964 Home 26 69 6 11 2 1 2 3 5 29 0 0 0 .521 .216 .304 .145 .159
Total Away 678 2530 289 584 86 11 120 372 169 661 2 4 23 .693 .278 .416 .185 .231
Total Home 677 2463 285 557 78 17 102 341 162 638 2 4 23 .672 .276 .396 .170 .226
Total 1355 4993 574 1141 164 28 222 713 331 1299 4 8 46 .683 .277 .406 .177 .229
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1964-11-01Herb Mitchell has retired from the San Diego Wizards
1962-09-07Herb Mitchell of the San Diego Wizards is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1961-10-26The San Diego Wizards have placed Herb Mitchell on the trade block.
1958-04-05Herb Mitchell of the San Diego Wizards is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
1956-05-13The San Diego Wizards have promoted Herb Mitchell to the major league team. The San Diego Wizards have sent Tom Harper to the minors.
1956-04-25The San Diego Wizards have demoted Herb Mitchell to the minor leagues.
1953-09-18The San Diego Wizards have promoted Herb Mitchell to the major league team. The San Diego Wizards have promoted Ray Speer to the major league team. The San Diego Wizards have promoted Chad Hayes to the major league team.
1953-07-29The San Diego Wizards have promoted Chan Cole to the major league team. The San Diego Wizards have sent Herb Mitchell to the minors.
1953-07-02The San Diego Wizards have promoted Herb Mitchell to the major league team. The San Diego Wizards have designated Ruben Weston for assignment.
1952-04-25The San Diego Wizards have acquired Herb Mitchell from the waiver wire.
1952-04-01The Baltimore Terrapins have waived Herb Mitchell.