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Ty Cobb League
8-17-2086
Tony Nieson Left Field
Retired (1987, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .295 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .827 Status Deceased (2022) Option Years 0  
H 2202 Age at Death 71 Date of Birth 09-24-1951
HR 204 Drafted Round 1, Pick 15
(1969)
Majors Svc Time 15 years
(132 games)
RBI 934
SB 329
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R Power vs. L B- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed A- Bunt C+ Control   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 2
1B D- (5.6%) LF A+ (100%) Arm A- WS Appearances 5
2B --- CF (61.5%)   Health C- LCS Appearances 10
3B (1.5%) RF C- (33.4%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 2
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1969 Minors 18 0.00 6 / 8 12 / 12 6 / 9 7 / 7 5 / 6 16 / 16 5 / 5 57 / 63
1970 Minors 19 53.00 3 / 4 6 / 9 6 / 7 7 / 9 8 / 8 6 / 7 9 / 10 45 / 54
1970 Majors 19 1.00 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1
1971 Minors 20 37.00 6 / 6 2 / 3 8 / 9 2 / 2 1 / 6 4 / 4 8 / 8 31 / 38
1972 Minors 21 8.00 1 / 2 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 2 / 2 1 / 1 5 / 8
1972 Majors 21 40.44 2 / 6 3 / 5 2 / 5 1 / 7 1 / 9 4 / 6 0 / 2 13 / 40
1973 Minors 22 5.00 0 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 2 / 2 4 / 5
1973 Majors 22 57.04 5 / 8 5 / 8 6 / 11 4 / 12 0 / 8 3 / 5 3 / 5 26 / 57
1974 Majors 23 59.48 4 / 7 1 / 7 4 / 8 7 / 11 1 / 8 8 / 9 7 / 9 32 / 59
1975 Majors 24 67.01 5 / 7 3 / 11 1 / 10 3 / 8 1 / 6 9 / 13 6 / 12 28 / 67
1976 Majors 25 63.67 5 / 11 1 / 5 1 / 9 1 / 10 1 / 9 6 / 12 3 / 7 18 / 63
1977 Majors 26 67.26 2 / 11 0 / 11 2 / 8 3 / 9 1 / 10 2 / 11 0 / 7 10 / 67
1978 Majors 27 67.85 1 / 11 1 / 8 0 / 9 1 / 13 2 / 10 1 / 11 0 / 5 6 / 67
1979 Majors 28 62.00 0 / 12 0 / 10 2 / 12 0 / 3 0 / 9 1 / 7 1 / 9 4 / 62
1980 Majors 29 65.00 0 / 10 2 / 13 0 / 8 1 / 6 0 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 11 3 / 65
1981 Majors 30 55.30 1 / 7 0 / 3 0 / 7 0 / 13 0 / 6 1 / 9 0 / 10 2 / 55
1982 Majors 31 63.30 0 / 8 0 / 7 0 / 14 1 / 10 0 / 5 0 / 6 0 / 13 1 / 63
1983 Majors 32 35.74 0 / 9 0 / 3 1 / 8 0 / 5 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 3 1 / 35
1984 Majors 33 63.60 0 / 7 0 / 11 0 / 9 0 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 9 1 / 9 1 / 63
1985 Majors 34 50.99 0 / 4 0 / 7 0 / 12 0 / 5 0 / 7 2 / 11 0 / 4 2 / 50
1986 Majors 35 13.14 0 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 6 0 / 2 0 / 13
1987 Majors 36 14.98 0 / 1 1 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 1 1 / 14
Total 0 0 0 42 / 144 37 / 137 41 / 160 39 / 143 21 / 131 65 / 159 46 / 135 291 / 1009
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1987-11-01Tony Nieson has retired from the Chicago Colosimos
1983-08-07Tony Nieson of the Chicago Colosimos is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1973-05-02The Chicago Cubs have promoted Tony Nieson to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have sent Toledo Harris to the minors.
1973-04-08The Chicago Cubs have promoted Toledo Harris to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have sent Tony Nieson to the minors.
1972-09-01The Chicago Cubs have promoted Tony Nieson to the major league team.
1972-08-31The Chicago Cubs have promoted Toledo Harris to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have sent Tony Nieson to the minors.
1972-08-25The Chicago Cubs have promoted Tony Nieson to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have sent Toledo Harris to the minors.
1972-08-23The Chicago Cubs have promoted Toledo Harris to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have sent Tony Nieson to the minors.
1972-08-17The Chicago Cubs have promoted Brock Wilson to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Tony Nieson to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have sent Jimmy Watts to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have sent Toledo Harris to the minors.
1972-08-16The Chicago Cubs have promoted Doug Smith to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have sent Tony Nieson to the minors.
1972-08-12The Chicago Cubs have promoted Tony Nieson to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have sent Brock Wilson to the minors.
1972-08-10The Chicago Cubs have promoted Brock Wilson to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have sent Tony Nieson to the minors.
1972-05-16The Chicago Cubs have promoted Tony Nieson to the major league team.
1972-05-15The Chicago Cubs have promoted Ray Robinson to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have sent Tony Nieson to the minors.
1972-05-09The Chicago Cubs have promoted Chris Hinson to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Tony Nieson to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have designated Charles Owens for assignment. The Chicago Cubs have sent Brock Wilson to the minors.
1971-10-10The Chicago Cubs have promoted Brock Wilson to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have sent Tony Nieson to the minors.
1971-10-03The Chicago Cubs have promoted Tony Nieson to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have sent Ray Robinson to the minors.
1970-10-03The Chicago Cubs have designated Willie Davis for assignment. The Chicago Cubs have sent James Gannon to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have sent Tony Nieson to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have sent Charley Barrett to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have sent Arnold Zipple to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have designated Art Kerlin for assignment. The Chicago Cubs have sent Doug Mazeroski to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have designated Paul Sparks for assignment. The Chicago Cubs have sent Don Pevey to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have sent Javier Martinez, Jr. to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have sent Brock Wilson to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have designated Calvin Coggins for assignment.
1970-09-29The Chicago Cubs have promoted Tony Nieson to the major league team.