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Sandberg Yingling League
4-8-2320
Gene Yeltkers Catcher
Retired (1972, Age 40)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .297 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .839 Status Deceased (1997) Option Years 0  
H 3169 Age at Death 65 Date of Birth 04-27-1932
HR 388 Drafted Round 9, Pick 137
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 5 years
(81 games)
RBI 1463
SB 91
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A  Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship A 
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed D+ Bunt C+ Control D    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 0% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1950 DET-BRO
131
509
71
157
25
1
22
71
48
 53 2 4
0
 0 3
.859
.368
.491
.183
.308
1951 BRO
127
528
92
154
30
0
20
71
60
 66 6 4
0
 0 3
.830
.368
.462
.170
.292
1952 BRO
128
536
100
165
32
2
19
66
59
 61 2 0
0
 0 1
.860
.379
.481
.174
.308
1953 BRO
107
448
73
144
26
2
21
61
56
 35 3 0
0
 0 4
.929
.400
.529
.208
.321
1954 BRO
116
481
81
138
31
0
12
42
69
 49 2 0
1
 5 2
.805
.379
.426
.139
.287
1955 BRO
129
531
91
167
37
1
21
65
74
 50 0 0
3
 2 3
.905
.398
.507
.192
.315
1956 BRO
98
387
57
101
17
1
10
33
46
 38 4 4
4
 3 0
.730
.342
.388
.127
.261
1957 BRO
124
446
53
119
23
0
19
58
51
 58 5 4
3
 2 4
.792
.346
.446
.179
.267
1958 BRO
109
415
54
120
14
3
21
54
47
 50 5 3
1
 0 2
.855
.366
.489
.200
.289
1959 BRO
112
432
63
126
19
2
23
54
47
 52 2 1
5
 2 1
.868
.363
.505
.213
.292
1960 BRO
105
394
43
110
24
2
9
45
44
 52 1 2
4
 4 1
.770
.351
.419
.140
.279
1961 BRO
108
392
68
130
28
4
15
59
69
 40 1 0
5
 3 2
.971
.433
.538
.207
.332
1962 BRO-CIN
127
470
69
131
20
4
18
67
63
 57 5 6
10
 5 2
.819
.366
.453
.174
.279
1963 CIN
127
513
83
168
30
3
16
92
53
 68 1 7
8
 4 3
.878
.387
.491
.164
.327
1964 CIN
117
455
70
142
27
3
16
77
43
 66 1 5
7
 3 1
.859
.369
.490
.178
.312
1965 CIN
132
480
71
139
23
3
16
78
46
 80 3 7
6
 1 0
.801
.351
.450
.160
.290
1966 CIN
126
459
67
126
22
2
21
71
61
 60 1 1
9
 4 2
.829
.360
.468
.194
.275
1967 CIN-KC
129
479
64
138
24
5
12
69
72
 58 3 5
9
 3 0
.815
.381
.434
.146
.288
1968 KC
130
483
99
152
27
2
30
92
76
 51 0 5
4
 2 2
.969
.404
.565
.251
.315
1969 KC
111
436
52
130
16
0
14
62
34
 63 1 6
7
 2 0
.777
.346
.431
.133
.298
1970 KC
118
467
62
136
21
1
11
40
57
 64 2 1
3
 2 1
.781
.370
.411
.120
.291
1971 KC
121
459
55
137
26
2
15
71
56
 65 5 4
2
 2 3
.840
.378
.462
.163
.298
1972 KC
130
477
54
139
20
0
7
65
47
 63 0 5
0
 0 2
.729
.352
.377
.086
.291
Total
2762
10677
1592
3169
562
43
388
1463
1278
 1299 55 74
91
 49 42
.839
.373
.467
.170
.297
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1972-11-01Gene Yeltkers has retired from the Kansas City Griffsters
1967-08-03A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Redlegs and the Kansas City Griffsters. The Kansas City Griffsters receive Gene Yeltkers from the Cincinnati Redlegs in exchange for Draft Pick - 1968 Round 3 (KC).
1964-06-19The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Gene Yeltkers to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Steve Milne to the minors.
1964-05-30The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Steve Milne to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Gene Yeltkers to the minors.
1963-10-03The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Jim Bentley to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Jess Gilkey to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Ramon McQuillen to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Gene Yeltkers to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Jerry Cavet to the minors. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Steve Valentine to the minors. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Steve Milne to the minors. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Alfonso Okrie to the minors.
1963-09-28The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Alfonso Okrie to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Mike Mitchell to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Steve Wapnick to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted John Turner to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Steve Valentine to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Jerry Cavet to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Erik Freeman to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Steve Milne to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Russ Kahler to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Jess Gilkey to the minors. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Charlie Farmer to the minors. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Rod Stark to the minors. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Ramon McQuillen to the minors. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Gene Yeltkers to the minors. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Cliff Darr to the minors. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Rowdy Newell to the minors. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Jeff Miller to the minors. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Jim Bentley to the minors.
1962-10-03The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Rowdy Newell to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Jim Bentley to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Rollie Oravetz to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Charlie Farmer to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Jess Gilkey to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Bill Black to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Rod Stark to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Ramon McQuillen to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Gene Yeltkers to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Dave Brenegan to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Manny Sugden to the minors. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Lefty Guzman to the minors. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Fritz King to the minors. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Larry Gardner to the minors. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Bill Hinzo to the minors. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Steve Valentine to the minors. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Joe Herman to the minors. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Bob Goodwin to the minors. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Rex Stratton to the minors. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Xavier Steele to the minors.
1962-09-30The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Bob Goodwin to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Xavier Steele to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Lefty Guzman to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Manny Sugden to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Fritz King to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Larry Gardner to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Bill Hinzo to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Joe Herman to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Charlie Farmer to the minors. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Bill Black to the minors. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Rod Stark to the minors. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Ramon McQuillen to the minors. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Gene Yeltkers to the minors. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Dave Brenegan to the minors. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Rowdy Newell to the minors. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Jim Bentley to the minors.
1962-06-03The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Gene Yeltkers to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Ken Smith to the minors.
1962-06-03A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Redlegs and the Brooklyn Griffsters. The Brooklyn Griffsters receive Nick Metz, Jim Stoddard, Bill Jenkins from the Cincinnati Redlegs in exchange for Gene Yeltkers.
1960-05-27The Brooklyn Griffsters have promoted Gene Yeltkers to the major league team. The Brooklyn Griffsters have sent Jimmy Bissonette to the minors.
1960-04-19The Brooklyn Griffsters have promoted Strick Koonce to the major league team. The Brooklyn Griffsters have sent Gene Yeltkers to the minors.
1956-06-26The Brooklyn Griffsters have promoted Gene Yeltkers to the major league team. The Brooklyn Griffsters have sent Glenn West to the minors.
1956-05-11The Brooklyn Griffsters have promoted Glenn West to the major league team. The Brooklyn Griffsters have sent Gene Yeltkers to the minors.
1954-05-23The Brooklyn Griffsters have promoted Gene Yeltkers to the major league team. The Brooklyn Griffsters have sent Crash Lauterborn to the minors.
1954-05-03The Brooklyn Griffsters have promoted Crash Lauterborn to the major league team. The Brooklyn Griffsters have sent Gene Yeltkers to the minors.
1953-09-05The Brooklyn Griffsters have promoted Gene Yeltkers to the major league team. The Brooklyn Griffsters have sent Art Ward to the minors.
1953-08-05The Brooklyn Griffsters have promoted Roy Hobbs to the major league team. The Brooklyn Griffsters have sent Gene Yeltkers to the minors.
1951-10-24The Brooklyn Griffsters have promoted Gene Yeltkers to the major league team. The Brooklyn Griffsters have sent Arthur Edwards to the minors.
1951-09-28The Brooklyn Griffsters have promoted Chick Cummings to the major league team. The Brooklyn Griffsters have sent Gene Yeltkers to the minors.
1950-04-04The Brooklyn Griffsters have acquired Gene Yeltkers from the waiver wire.
1950-04-01The Brooklyn Griffsters have renamed Gene Upshaw to Gene Yeltkers.
1950-04-01A trade has been completed between the Detroit Muggers and the Brooklyn Griffsters. The Brooklyn Griffsters receive Gene Upshaw from the Detroit Muggers in exchange for Howie Rogers.
1950-04-01The Detroit Muggers have promoted Gary Belanger to the major league team. The Detroit Muggers have sent Gene Upshaw to the minors.