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Cesar Cedeno League
8-19-2075
Paul Preston Left Field
Retired (1969, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .244 Total Rating C    Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .668 Status Deceased (2003) Option Years 0  
H 673 Age at Death 72 Date of Birth 10-14-1931
HR 66 Drafted Round 3, Pick 41
(1954)		 Majors Svc Time 9 years
(160 games)
RBI 337
SB 36
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C  Contact vs. L C- Endurance B-   Ldrship A 
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L C+ Velocity D+   Mentor vR F 
Speed D+ Bunt B- Control F    Mentor vL F 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C  WS Rings 0
1B D  (18.2%) LF A+ (100%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B F  (0.7%) CF D+ (22.7%)   Health C- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF A+ (99.0%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1954 Minors 23 0.00 2 / 2 1 / 3 2 / 2 1 / 2 2 / 2 0 / 1 2 / 2 10 / 14
1955 Minors 24 0.00 3 / 3 1 / 1 2 / 2 2 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 0 2 / 3 10 / 13
1956 Minors 25 0.00 1 / 3 1 / 2 1 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 1 2 / 2 6 / 11
1956 Majors 25 0.00 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 2 / 2 3 / 3
1957 Minors 26 0.00 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 0 2 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 1 1 / 1 4 / 5
1957 Majors 26 0.00 3 / 4 1 / 5 1 / 5 4 / 9 3 / 3 0 / 6 3 / 5 15 / 37
1958 Majors 27 0.00 3 / 7 2 / 6 4 / 7 3 / 9 3 / 3 2 / 9 2 / 4 19 / 45
1959 Majors 28 43.00 3 / 7 3 / 5 1 / 6 3 / 8 3 / 6 0 / 5 2 / 6 15 / 43
1960 Majors 29 40.00 0 / 5 3 / 10 0 / 4 0 / 2 4 / 10 1 / 4 1 / 5 9 / 40
1961 Minors 30 11.00 1 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 0 1 / 11
1962 Minors 31 14.00 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 5 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 2 1 / 1 1 / 14
1963 Majors 32 34.40 0 / 4 0 / 8 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 5 0 / 8 0 / 34
1964 Majors 33 23.50 0 / 5 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 23
1965 Majors 34 12.70 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 12
1966 Majors 35 20.10 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 20
1967 Majors 36 23.50 1 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 0 0 / 3 0 / 3 1 / 23
1968 Majors 37 18.60 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 7 0 / 3 0 / 18
1969 Majors 38 0.50 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0
Total 0 0 0 18 / 57 13 / 57 11 / 52 15 / 52 15 / 39 4 / 56 18 / 53 94 / 366
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1969-11-01Paul Preston has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1969-08-22The Pittsburgh PeanuTs have waived Paul Preston.
1969-08-01The Pittsburgh PeanuTs have promoted Dick Hanson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh PeanuTs have designated Paul Preston for assignment.
1969-07-15The Pittsburgh PeanuTs have promoted Paul Preston to the major league team. The Pittsburgh PeanuTs have sent Charlie Newfield to the minors.
1969-07-05The Pittsburgh PeanuTs have promoted Dick Hanson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh PeanuTs have designated Paul Preston for assignment.
1969-06-15The Pittsburgh PeanuTs have promoted Paul Preston to the major league team. The Pittsburgh PeanuTs have sent Charlie Newfield to the minors.
1969-04-23The Pittsburgh PeanuTs have promoted Mark Kucab to the major league team. The Pittsburgh PeanuTs have designated Paul Preston for assignment.
1965-05-07A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Athletics and the Pittsburgh Mudskippers. The Pittsburgh Mudskippers receive Paul Preston from the Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Jay Perez.
1963-04-18The Kansas City Blues have promoted Paul Preston to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have designated Russ Hetzel for assignment.
1957-05-27The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Steve Dukes to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Ham Odom to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Angelo Glazner to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted George Barnicle to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Billy Stapleton to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Paul Preston to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Scott Green to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Rich Harden to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Larry Layne for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Fred Saberhagen for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Frank Burgess to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Kevin Ohman for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Roman Phifer for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Dave Hoerst for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Antonio Armas for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Francis Borgia for assignment.
1957-05-27A trade has been completed between the New York Crush and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pittsburgh Pirates receive Paul Preston, Ham Odom, Wayne Oldring, Tom Richmond, Ron Perkowski, Draft Pick - 1958 Round 5 (NYN), Draft Pick - 1958 Round 4 (NYN), Draft Pick - 1958 Round 3 (NYN) from the New York Crush in exchange for Draft Pick - 1958 Round 1 (PIT).
1956-10-03The New York Crush have sent Paul Preston to the minors. The New York Crush have sent George Marshall to the minors. The New York Crush have sent Ham Odom to the minors. The New York Crush have sent Oscar Hall to the minors. The New York Crush have sent Pop Kelley to the minors. The New York Crush have sent Lorenzo Schaffernoth to the minors.
1956-09-22The New York Crush have promoted Paul Preston to the major league team.
1954-04-06The New York Crush have renamed Heinie Silverio to Paul Preston.