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Paul Waner League
5-25-2170
Casey Ruth Shortstop
Retired (1961, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .342 Total Rating   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS 1.045 Status Deceased (2011) Option Years 0  
H 2206 Age at Death 88 Date of Birth 08-13-1923
HR 445 Drafted Round 1, Pick 4
(1950)
Majors Svc Time 12 years
(83 games)
RBI 1573
SB 237
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L C+ Endurance   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L B+ Velocity   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt C- Control   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range B+ WS Rings 6
1B D- (4.0%) LF D- (4.2%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 9
2B (43.6%) CF ---   Health A- LCS Appearances 12
3B D- (4.6%) RF D- (5.9%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* 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
1950 NYN
154
623
152
230
40
12
55
167
61
101 7 8
12
5 11
1.163
.426
.737
.368
.369
1951 NYN
156
611
136
215
39
11
38
151
81
93 2 9
15
1 8
1.062
.424
.638
.286
.352
1952 NYN-PIT
156
661
172
238
43
10
42
160
70
101 3 8
38
3 20
1.065
.419
.646
.286
.360
1953 PIT
157
645
167
231
46
10
55
203
77
88 5 6
45
6 4
1.143
.427
.716
.358
.358
1954 PIT
157
624
135
212
53
9
45
154
67
100 1 11
18
0 7
1.068
.398
.670
.330
.340
1955 PIT
141
570
142
206
33
5
45
146
65
57 1 6
24
3 11
1.097
.424
.674
.312
.361
1956 PIT
157
633
128
206
26
9
47
152
71
93 1 5
15
7 6
1.009
.392
.618
.292
.325
1957 PIT
156
626
137
221
44
11
42
159
71
94 2 10
28
9 6
1.074
.415
.660
.307
.353
1958 PIT
114
466
99
148
28
6
29
97
56
84 0 5
21
5 0
.977
.387
.590
.273
.318
1959 PIT
117
453
77
142
16
5
23
85
49
64 2 2
9
5 1
.905
.381
.523
.210
.313
1960 PIT
119
455
77
138
23
4
22
89
50
72 4 5
11
4 1
.890
.374
.516
.213
.303
1961 PIT
36
83
11
19
0
0
2
10
9
16 1 1
1
1 0
.610
.309
.301
.072
.229
Total
1620
6450
1433
2206
391
92
445
1573
727
963 29 76
237
49 75
1.045
.407
.638
.296
.342
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1961-11-01Casey Ruth has retired from the Pittsburgh Pilots
1952-04-08A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Pilots and the New York Giants. The New York Giants receive Greg Colbert, Oreste Clemens, Milo Abernathy, Frank Miller, Draft Pick - 1953 Round 2 (PIT) from the Pittsburgh Pilots in exchange for Casey Ruth.
1950-04-01The New York Giants have renamed Mighty Casey to Casey Ruth.
1950-04-01The New York Giants have renamed Dean Shires to Mighty Casey.