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Amos Otis League
5-10-2139
Jake Beamon Catcher
Retired (1974, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .264 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .727 Status Deceased (2004) Option Years 0  
H 1454 Age at Death 66 Date of Birth 02-11-1938
HR 128 Drafted Undrafted
(1956)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(95 games)
RBI 709
SB 114
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship A 
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B+ Velocity F    Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm A  WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% 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
1956 PHI
14
55
5
11
0
1
0
5
4
 7 0 0
2
 0 0
.491
.254
.236
.036
.200
1960 PHI
130
495
56
134
28
4
6
62
34
 64 2 4
23
 2 1
.698
.318
.380
.109
.271
1961 PHI-KC
103
245
32
57
8
0
4
26
38
 41 0 4
9
 1 1
.645
.331
.314
.082
.233
1962 KC
128
471
60
124
13
2
16
60
53
 78 0 1
16
 6 1
.738
.337
.401
.138
.263
1963 KC
127
459
44
117
20
5
9
49
37
 70 1 5
6
 6 5
.688
.309
.379
.124
.255
1964 KC
131
490
67
117
22
3
13
50
54
 85 4 5
16
 4 3
.692
.316
.376
.137
.239
1965 KC
122
441
60
124
17
5
14
57
49
 69 5 5
4
 3 2
.794
.356
.438
.156
.281
1966 KC
87
308
29
76
9
3
6
32
26
 52 2 2
1
 3 2
.662
.308
.354
.107
.247
1967 KC
138
295
34
71
18
1
4
38
29
 40 2 1
2
 0 1
.661
.312
.349
.108
.241
1968 KC
121
343
50
102
13
2
12
49
34
 46 1 0
4
 3 1
.814
.362
.452
.155
.297
1969 KC
96
373
43
94
18
0
8
58
32
 54 2 0
9
 4 0
.679
.314
.365
.113
.252
1970 KC
104
381
52
130
23
2
7
63
45
 50 1 4
6
 4 0
.876
.408
.467
.126
.341
1971 KC
111
407
69
112
25
5
9
60
48
 60 1 4
7
 1 0
.778
.350
.428
.152
.275
1972 KC
108
296
43
72
13
6
12
42
28
 57 0 1
4
 2 0
.757
.308
.449
.206
.243
1973 KC-CLE
109
339
47
89
18
2
7
48
41
 75 4 3
4
 2 0
.736
.346
.389
.127
.263
1974 CLE
87
108
14
24
8
0
1
10
9
 17 0 0
1
 1 1
.606
.282
.324
.102
.222
Total
1716
5506
705
1454
253
41
128
709
561
 865 25 39
114
 42 18
.727
.333
.395
.131
.264
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1974-11-01Jake Beamon has retired from the Cleveland Spiders
1973-05-08A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Killer Corgis and the Kansas City Royals. The Kansas City Royals receive Rod Kelso from the Cleveland Killer Corgis in exchange for Jake Beamon.
1967-03-03The Kansas City Royals have renamed Jim Sundberg to Jake Beamon.
1962-04-11The Kansas City Royals have renamed Jake Beamon to Jim Sundberg.
1961-08-30A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Athletics and the Philadelphia Wildbunch. The Philadelphia Wildbunch receive Matt Strahler, Irv Driscoll from the Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Jake Beamon, Draft Pick - 1962 Round 3 (PHI), Draft Pick - 1963 Round 5 (PHI).
1960-04-01The Philadelphia Wildbunch have promoted Mel Grissom to the major league team. The Philadelphia Wildbunch have promoted Jake Beamon to the major league team. The Philadelphia Wildbunch have promoted D.J. Walker to the major league team. The Philadelphia Wildbunch have sent Ron Bloomfield to the minors. The Philadelphia Wildbunch have sent Homer McNulty to the minors. The Philadelphia Wildbunch have sent Ken Lambert to the minors. The Philadelphia Wildbunch have designated Dave Bottomley for assignment.
1957-03-01The Philadelphia Wildbunch have promoted Ken Lambert to the major league team. The Philadelphia Wildbunch have sent Jake Beamon to the minors.
1956-09-08The Philadelphia Wildbunch have promoted Jake Beamon to the major league team. The Philadelphia Wildbunch have sent Ken Lambert to the minors.
1956-04-02The Philadelphia Wildbunch have acquired Jake Beamon from the waiver wire. The Philadelphia Wildbunch have waived Jack Macullar.