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Mel Ott League
7-13-2068
John Kearns Right Field
Retired (1953, Age 33)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .259 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .707 Status Deceased (1986) Option Years 0  
H 235 Age at Death 67 Date of Birth 11-09-1919
HR 9 Drafted Round 19, Pick 292
(1950)
Majors Svc Time 2 years
(103 games)
RBI 114
SB 20
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L A- Endurance C-   Ldrship
Power vs. R D+ Power vs. L C- Velocity D-   Mentor vR C-
Speed A- Bunt B- Control   Mentor vL
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range WS Rings 0
1B --- LF (1.9%) Arm D+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 0
3B (88.1%) RF A+ (100%)   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
1950 NYA
134
436
59
115
19
5
3
51
60
61 2 9
11
5 13
.700
.349
.351
.087
.264
1951 NYA
129
426
60
106
14
12
5
58
53
53 2 2
6
2 12
.707
.333
.373
.124
.249
1952 BRO-DET
28
37
6
12
2
0
1
5
2
7 1 0
3
2 0
.834
.375
.459
.135
.324
1953 DET
4
8
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
2 0 0
0
0 0
.500
.250
.250
.000
.250
Total
295
907
126
235
35
17
9
114
115
123 5 11
20
9 25
.707
.342
.365
.106
.259
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1953-11-01John Kearns has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1953-06-27The Detroit Lions have waived John Kearns.
1953-05-24The Detroit Lions have designated John Kearns for assignment.
1953-04-15The Detroit Lions have promoted John Kearns to the major league team. The Detroit Lions have sent Willie Baker to the minors.
1953-03-03The Detroit Lions have promoted Paul Howard to the major league team. The Detroit Lions have designated John Kearns for assignment. The Detroit Lions have designated Bobby Wells for assignment.
1952-05-08The Detroit Lions have promoted John Kearns to the major league team. The Detroit Lions have sent Miguel Powers to the minors.
1952-05-08The Detroit Lions have acquired John Kearns from the waiver wire.
1952-04-01The Brooklyn bridegrooms have waived John Kearns.