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Willie Mays League
8-23-2085
Walter Templeton Second Base
Retired (1969, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .257 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .705 Status Deceased (2005) Option Years 0  
H 1693 Age at Death 72 Date of Birth 03-24-1933
HR 165 Drafted Round 5, Pick 80
(1951)		 Majors Svc Time 7 years
(23 games)
RBI 815
SB 133
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B- Velocity C+   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt C  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS D+ (20.6%) Range A  WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm A  WS Appearances 1
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health D  LCS Appearances 2
3B D- (8.7%) 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
1954 WAS
122
435
30
101
12
3
9
42
60
 68 3 2
4
 2 5
.664
.328
.336
.103
.232
1955 WAS
113
422
30
105
14
1
6
39
29
 64 1 2
1
 2 1
.627
.297
.329
.081
.249
1956 WAS
129
468
41
108
11
2
9
42
44
 73 3 2
7
 4 6
.620
.300
.321
.090
.231
1957 WAS
129
494
75
138
22
2
9
52
61
 86 3 0
7
 5 0
.749
.362
.387
.107
.279
1958 WAS
129
510
74
138
20
2
14
57
48
 87 4 3
9
 10 4
.736
.336
.400
.129
.271
1959 WAS
126
490
55
105
15
3
11
44
38
 70 1 0
9
 8 0
.597
.272
.324
.110
.214
1960 WAS
130
499
68
127
22
4
13
56
42
 94 1 3
13
 5 3
.705
.312
.393
.138
.255
1961 WAS-CLE
130
473
51
122
25
3
8
58
55
 81 3 6
13
 9 2
.709
.335
.374
.116
.258
1962 CLE
130
491
66
142
20
3
16
83
53
 70 1 5
11
 8 3
.796
.356
.440
.151
.289
1963 CLE
130
506
57
118
17
1
13
59
41
 83 1 4
12
 5 5
.638
.290
.348
.115
.233
1964 CLE
130
505
53
141
25
4
13
70
47
 81 1 8
16
 4 3
.759
.337
.422
.143
.279
1965 CLE
130
497
69
131
19
0
19
91
44
 80 3 5
11
 6 0
.741
.324
.416
.153
.264
1966 CLE
114
431
56
111
19
0
13
65
37
 76 0 4
9
 4 3
.706
.314
.392
.135
.258
1967 CLE
95
177
26
54
10
2
9
36
21
 20 1 1
6
 2 1
.917
.380
.537
.232
.305
1968 CLE
37
113
17
31
10
0
2
14
13
 21 0 1
4
 0 0
.762
.346
.416
.142
.274
1969 CLE-WAS
40
78
12
21
6
1
1
7
5
 8 2 0
1
 1 4
.740
.329
.410
.141
.269
Total
1814
6589
780
1693
267
31
165
815
638
 1062 28 46
133
 75 40
.705
.323
.382
.125
.257
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1969-11-01Walter Templeton has retired from the Washington Bureaucrats
1969-04-05The Washington Bureaucrats have acquired Walter Templeton from the waiver wire.
1969-04-01The Cleveland Rollers have promoted Fred Eason to the major league team. The Cleveland Rollers have promoted Vic Palmquist to the major league team. The Cleveland Rollers have promoted Dave Smith to the major league team. The Cleveland Rollers have designated John Craddock for assignment. The Cleveland Rollers have designated Jason Shannabrook for assignment. The Cleveland Rollers have designated Walter Templeton for assignment.
1961-05-02A trade has been completed between the Washington Bureaucrats and the Cleveland Rollers. The Cleveland Rollers receive Walter Templeton, Ellis Dalrymple, Hank Covington from the Washington Bureaucrats in exchange for Billy Bonetti, Vince Cullen, Larry Kiely, Joe Roberts.
1959-09-19The Washington Bureaucrats have promoted Walter Templeton to the major league team. The Washington Bureaucrats have sent Tom Restelli to the minors.
1959-09-11The Washington Bureaucrats have promoted Tom Restelli to the major league team. The Washington Bureaucrats have sent Walter Templeton to the minors.
1955-05-13The Washington Bureaucrats have promoted Walter Templeton to the major league team. The Washington Bureaucrats have sent Dave Blaylock to the minors.
1955-04-19The Washington Bureaucrats have promoted Dave Blaylock to the major league team. The Washington Bureaucrats have sent Walter Templeton to the minors.
1954-10-03The Washington Bureaucrats have promoted Walter Templeton to the major league team. The Washington Bureaucrats have sent Fred Davis to the minors.
1954-09-25The Washington Bureaucrats have promoted Fred Davis to the major league team. The Washington Bureaucrats have sent Walter Templeton to the minors.
1954-04-03The Washington Bureaucrats have promoted Walter Templeton to the major league team. The Washington Bureaucrats have sent Orlando Wells to the minors.