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Paul Waner League
5-25-2170
Jim Ventura Second Base
Retired (1958, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .277 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .784 Status Deceased (1990) Option Years 0  
H 230 Age at Death 66 Date of Birth 04-18-1924
HR 27 Drafted Round 26, Pick 401
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 6 years
(28 games)
RBI 112
SB 6
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L A- Velocity D    Mentor vR C 
Speed C- Bunt C  Control D-   Mentor vL A 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS D+ (21.1%) Range A- WS Rings 1
1B --- LF B  (66.8%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF D- (10.2%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% 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
1951 STL
85
171
23
47
5
2
5
17
18
 30 1 1
0
 1 2
.761
.346
.415
.140
.275
1952 STL
52
173
32
52
9
2
8
28
18
 24 3 1
3
 1 3
.889
.374
.514
.214
.301
1953 STL
50
135
20
45
9
2
5
27
8
 24 2 0
1
 2 0
.920
.379
.541
.207
.333
1954 STL
84
217
35
54
11
0
6
24
22
 41 3 0
1
 1 2
.709
.326
.382
.134
.249
1955 STL
12
40
5
8
0
0
2
5
7
 9 0 0
0
 0 0
.669
.319
.350
.150
.200
1956 STL-NYN-BRO
10
28
3
9
0
1
1
7
1
 4 0 0
1
 0 0
.845
.345
.500
.179
.321
1957 BRO-STL
27
52
5
12
2
0
0
4
8
 11 0 0
0
 0 0
.603
.333
.269
.038
.231
1958 STL-MIL
4
14
1
3
0
0
0
0
2
 2 0 0
0
 0 1
.527
.312
.214
.000
.214
Total
324
830
124
230
36
7
27
112
84
 145 9 2
6
 5 8
.784
.349
.435
.158
.277
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1958-11-01Jim Ventura has retired from the Milwaukee Monster Mash
1958-10-20The Milwaukee Monster Mash have re-claimed Jim Ventura from the waiver wire.
1958-10-03The Milwaukee Monster Mash have designated Jim Ventura for assignment.
1958-09-24The Milwaukee Monster Mash have promoted Jim Ventura to the major league team.
1958-09-24The Milwaukee Monster Mash have acquired Jim Ventura from the waiver wire.
1958-05-27The St. Louis Cardinales have waived Jim Ventura.
1958-04-29The St. Louis Cardinales have promoted Johnny Joss to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinales have designated Jim Ventura for assignment.
1958-04-29The St. Louis Cardinales have promoted Jim Ventura to the major league team.
1957-04-30The St. Louis Cardinales have acquired Jim Ventura from the waiver wire.
1957-04-30The St. Louis Cardinales have designated Ted Stroehmann for assignment.
1957-04-16The Brooklyn Breeze have promoted Jim Ventura to the major league team. The Brooklyn Breeze have sent Rick Neitzke to the minors.
1956-09-05The Brooklyn Breeze have designated Jim Ventura for assignment.
1956-08-20The Brooklyn Breeze have promoted Jim Ventura to the major league team. The Brooklyn Breeze have sent German Harts to the minors.
1956-08-17The Brooklyn Breeze have acquired Jim Ventura from the waiver wire.
1956-04-24The New York Giants have waived Jim Ventura.
1956-04-16The New York Giants have acquired Jim Ventura from the waiver wire.
1956-04-11The St. Louis Termites have waived Jim Ventura.
1956-04-03The St. Louis Termites have promoted Dave Perez to the major league team. The St. Louis Termites have promoted Alex Gooch to the major league team. The St. Louis Termites have promoted Jeff Thomas to the major league team. The St. Louis Termites have promoted Art Suzuki to the major league team. The St. Louis Termites have promoted Bert Allison to the major league team. The St. Louis Termites have designated Jim Ventura for assignment. The St. Louis Termites have designated Mudcat Monteagudo for assignment. The St. Louis Termites have designated Stan Musial for assignment. The St. Louis Termites have designated Vance Reyes for assignment. The St. Louis Termites have designated Jess Harrell for assignment.
1951-04-01The St. Louis Termites have promoted Rey Madjeski to the major league team. The St. Louis Termites have promoted Steve Stuffel to the major league team. The St. Louis Termites have promoted Jim Ventura to the major league team. The St. Louis Termites have designated Rick Claset for assignment. The St. Louis Termites have designated German Slattery for assignment. The St. Louis Termites have designated Norm Miller for assignment.