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Sam Crawford League 4-1-2004 |
| Bill Caton |  CatcherRetired (1959, Age 36) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .259 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .649 | Status | Retired (1959) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 139 | Age | 80 (OS 81) | Date of Birth | 07-16-1923 | |
| HR | 3 | Drafted | Round 36, Pick 574 (1950) |
Majors Svc Time | 8 years (90 games) |
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| RBI | 60 | |||||
| SB | 6 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | (100%) | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 2 | |||
| 1B | (15.5%) | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 5 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 6 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Vs | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | ISO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 155 | 537 | 59 | 139 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 60 | 45 | 97 | 6 | 5 | 10 | .649 | .314 | .335 | .076 | .259 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1959-11-01 | Bill Caton has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1959-07-18 | The Kansas City Royals have waived Bill Caton. |
| 1959-06-10 | The Kansas City Royals have promoted Duff Rosenberg to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Hank Roper to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Bill Charles to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have sent Charlie Bowsfield to the minors. The Kansas City Royals have sent Ted Steiner to the minors. The Kansas City Royals have designated Bill Caton for assignment. |
| 1950-09-01 | The Kansas City Royals have promoted Bill Caton to the major league team. |