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Mel Ott League
8-18-2069
Harry Bonham Right Field
Retired (1968, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .268 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .734 Status Deceased (2015) Option Years 0  
H 2022 Age at Death 84 Date of Birth 08-16-1931
HR 161 Drafted Round 31, Pick 483
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 16 years
(150 games)
RBI 895
SB 314
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship A 
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L B- Velocity D+   Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt C  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (98.5%) Arm B- WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 8
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* 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 
1950 Minors 19 0.00 6 / 6 8 / 8 4 / 8 9 / 11 3 / 8 6 / 7 2 / 12 38 / 60
1951 Minors 20 0.00 0 / 0 3 / 3 0 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 2 3 / 3 0 / 1 8 / 11
1951 Majors 20 0.00 1 / 4 1 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 3 1 / 3 0 / 2 3 / 17
1952 Majors 21 0.00 4 / 7 7 / 9 5 / 11 2 / 6 2 / 8 2 / 6 0 / 10 22 / 57
1953 Minors 22 27.00 4 / 4 3 / 4 3 / 4 1 / 2 2 / 3 1 / 3 5 / 8 19 / 28
1953 Majors 22 34.00 4 / 7 5 / 5 3 / 6 1 / 1 4 / 8 1 / 2 0 / 5 18 / 34
1954 Majors 23 58.00 5 / 7 7 / 11 4 / 5 7 / 12 4 / 6 3 / 10 5 / 7 35 / 58
1955 Majors 24 52.95 7 / 10 4 / 5 3 / 7 5 / 8 5 / 12 2 / 3 3 / 7 29 / 52
1956 Majors 25 52.61 5 / 11 1 / 5 0 / 4 1 / 6 1 / 7 1 / 11 0 / 8 9 / 52
1957 Majors 26 59.90 2 / 7 4 / 10 2 / 5 3 / 10 3 / 11 2 / 10 0 / 6 16 / 59
1958 Majors 27 47.32 0 / 6 0 / 3 1 / 12 0 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 9 0 / 5 1 / 47
1959 Majors 28 57.41 1 / 7 1 / 8 1 / 10 0 / 4 2 / 8 3 / 15 0 / 5 8 / 57
1960 Majors 29 46.79 1 / 11 1 / 7 0 / 5 0 / 4 1 / 9 0 / 4 0 / 6 3 / 46
1961 Majors 30 59.19 1 / 5 0 / 10 1 / 8 0 / 10 0 / 11 0 / 12 0 / 3 2 / 59
1962 Majors 31 59.79 0 / 3 0 / 10 0 / 15 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 7 0 / 59
1963 Majors 32 59.49 0 / 7 0 / 11 1 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 11 0 / 4 0 / 9 1 / 59
1964 Majors 33 37.90 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 37
1965 Majors 34 38.39 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 10 0 / 9 0 / 38
1966 Majors 35 48.91 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 8 0 / 12 0 / 1 0 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 48
1967 Majors 36 26.50 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 7 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 9 0 / 3 0 / 26
1968 Majors 37 11.50 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 11
Total 0 0 0 41 / 117 45 / 125 28 / 142 30 / 125 28 / 135 25 / 142 15 / 129 212 / 915
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1968-11-01Harry Bonham has retired from the Pittsburgh Prairie Dogs
1967-08-31Harry Bonham of the Pittsburgh Prairie Dogs is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1953-08-25The Pittsburgh Prairie Dogs have promoted Harry Bonham to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Prairie Dogs have sent Vern Swanson to the minors.
1953-06-13The Pittsburgh Prairie Dogs have promoted Rick Morse to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Prairie Dogs have promoted Earl Mitchell to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Prairie Dogs have sent Vern Swanson to the minors. The Pittsburgh Prairie Dogs have sent Harry Bonham to the minors.
1951-08-05The Pittsburgh Prairie Dogs have promoted Harry Bonham to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Prairie Dogs have promoted Mel Gordinier to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Prairie Dogs have designated Gene Moorhead for assignment. The Pittsburgh Prairie Dogs have designated Benny Hope for assignment.
1951-08-05A trade has been completed between the Chicago Champs and the Pittsburgh Prairie Dogs. The Pittsburgh Prairie Dogs receive Mel Gordinier, Harry Bonham from the Chicago Champs in exchange for Johnson Tomer, Bobby Bradley, Draft Pick - 1952 Round 2 (PIT).
1950-04-01The Chicago Champs have promoted Ron McLaughlin to the major league team. The Chicago Champs have promoted Russ Riddle to the major league team. The Chicago Champs have sent Chet Whiten to the minors. The Chicago Champs have sent Harry Bonham to the minors.