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Satchel Paige League 10-1-2046 |
| Louis Ford |  CatcherRetired (2000, Age 34) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .234 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .614 | Status | Deceased (2025) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 460 | Age at Death | 59 | Date of Birth | 10-27-1966 | |
| HR | 13 | Drafted | Round 5, Pick 102 (1987) |
Majors Svc Time | 7 years (156 games) |
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| RBI | 168 | |||||
| SB | 11 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | (100%) | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements. | ||||||||
| Year | OS Age | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range |
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| 1987 | 21 | |||||||
| 1988 | 22 | |||||||
| 1989 | 23 | |||||||
| 1990 | 24 | |||||||
| 1991 | 25 | |||||||
| 1992 | 26 | |||||||
| 1993 | 27 | |||||||
| 1994 | 28 | |||||||
| 1995 | 29 | |||||||
| 1996 | 30 | |||||||
| 1997 | 31 | |||||||
| 1998 | 32 | |||||||
| 1999 | 33 | |||||||
| 2000 | 34 | |||||||
| Date | Transaction |
| 2000-11-01 | Louis Ford has retired from the Pittsburgh Porcupines |
| 2000-08-31 | Louis Ford of the Pittsburgh Porcupines is injured and is expected to be out 43 days. |
| 1999-09-12 | Louis Ford of the Pittsburgh Porcupines is injured and is expected to be out 26 days. |
| 1999-03-25 | The Pittsburgh Porcupines have promoted Louis Ford to the major league team. |
| 1999-03-25 | The Pittsburgh Porcupines have acquired Louis Ford from the waiver wire. |
| 1998-08-10 | The San Diego Padres have waived Louis Ford. |
| 1998-04-08 | The San Diego Padres have acquired Louis Ford from the waiver wire. |
| 1998-04-01 | The Tampa Bay Barracuda have waived Louis Ford. |
| 1997-08-08 | The Tampa Bay Barracuda have promoted John Vandenberg to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Barracuda have designated Louis Ford for assignment. |
| 1991-08-15 | The Tampa Bay Barracuda have promoted Louis Ford to the major league team. |
| 1987-08-23 | The Tampa Bay Barracuda have acquired Louis Ford from the waiver wire. |
| 1987-04-01 | The Milwaukee Braves have waived Louis Ford. |