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Amos Otis League
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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 Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1956 Minors 18 0.00 7 / 7 6 / 6 9 / 10 4 / 7 1 / 1 2 / 3 4 / 4 33 / 38
1956 Majors 18 0.00 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 1 / 2 1 / 5
1957 Minors 19 0.00 9 / 10 13 / 14 4 / 7 5 / 7 3 / 3 7 / 12 9 / 9 50 / 62
1958 Minors 20 0.00 8 / 13 3 / 9 4 / 6 6 / 9 7 / 13 4 / 8 10 / 10 42 / 68
1959 Minors 21 49.00 7 / 12 4 / 5 4 / 9 5 / 8 3 / 4 6 / 7 1 / 5 30 / 50
1960 Majors 22 53.00 3 / 7 4 / 7 3 / 6 3 / 8 3 / 6 8 / 12 2 / 7 26 / 53
1961 Majors 23 28.69 0 / 3 2 / 5 3 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 3 2 / 3 2 / 4 9 / 28
1962 Majors 24 51.51 3 / 7 2 / 7 4 / 6 4 / 11 3 / 6 4 / 7 3 / 7 23 / 51
1963 Majors 25 48.26 3 / 12 0 / 4 1 / 4 2 / 9 1 / 8 2 / 5 1 / 6 10 / 48
1964 Majors 26 53.76 0 / 7 2 / 8 0 / 5 1 / 7 1 / 9 0 / 8 2 / 9 6 / 53
1965 Majors 27 48.92 1 / 6 0 / 3 0 / 7 0 / 11 2 / 5 0 / 6 4 / 10 7 / 48
1966 Majors 28 33.79 0 / 7 0 / 4 0 / 7 0 / 3 1 / 3 0 / 3 1 / 6 2 / 33
1967 Majors 29 32.70 0 / 1 1 / 6 1 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 4 0 / 2 1 / 7 3 / 32
1968 Majors 30 37.79 0 / 9 0 / 5 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 6 1 / 8 0 / 3 1 / 37
1969 Majors 31 40.70 0 / 5 0 / 10 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 5 0 / 40
1970 Majors 32 43.10 0 / 4 0 / 7 0 / 7 1 / 8 0 / 7 0 / 3 0 / 7 1 / 43
1971 Majors 33 45.99 0 / 9 1 / 3 0 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 6 1 / 45
1972 Majors 34 32.45 0 / 7 0 / 6 0 / 1 0 / 8 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 32
1973 Majors 35 38.70 0 / 5 0 / 9 0 / 7 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 38
1974 Majors 36 11.69 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 11
Total 0 0 0 41 / 133 38 / 121 33 / 108 31 / 127 25 / 102 36 / 110 41 / 114 245 / 815
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.