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Minnie Minoso League
4-1-2068
Hardy Norton Third Base
Retired (1965, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .243 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .693 Status Deceased (2008) Option Years 0  
H 449 Age at Death 78 Date of Birth 07-06-1930
HR 76 Drafted Round 2, Pick 22
(1952)		 Majors Svc Time 10 years
(22 games)
RBI 267
SB 17
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C- Contact vs. L C  Endurance B-   Ldrship A 
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L A- Velocity F    Mentor vR A+
Speed C+ Bunt C  Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B F  (1.4%) LF D- (7.1%) Arm C  WS Appearances 0
2B F  (3.3%) CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 0
3B A+ (100%) RF C+ (46.2%)   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
1952 CLE
3
7
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
 1 0 0
0
 0 0
.286
.143
.143
.000
.143
1953 CLE
92
277
38
61
10
1
10
37
10
 62 1 1
7
 0 5
.621
.249
.372
.152
.220
1954 CLE
48
130
18
35
6
0
7
24
7
 20 0 2
0
 0 3
.779
.302
.477
.208
.269
1955 CLE
91
164
21
44
5
0
5
21
12
 28 1 1
0
 1 4
.710
.320
.390
.122
.268
1956 CLE
44
86
13
18
3
0
4
13
4
 25 0 1
1
 0 1
.625
.242
.384
.174
.209
1957 CLE
19
17
1
4
1
0
0
0
1
 3 0 0
0
 0 0
.572
.278
.294
.059
.235
1958 CLE
96
200
19
38
6
1
7
33
13
 42 1 2
1
 1 2
.576
.241
.335
.145
.190
1959 CLE
98
346
47
103
14
3
14
52
31
 53 1 1
1
 0 1
.833
.356
.477
.179
.298
1960 CLE
41
78
7
17
3
0
1
3
4
 20 0 0
1
 1 1
.551
.256
.295
.077
.218
1961 CLE
44
124
18
30
5
0
10
23
5
 29 0 0
3
 1 0
.796
.271
.524
.282
.242
1962 CLE
41
107
9
24
4
1
3
10
4
 20 0 1
1
 2 3
.614
.250
.364
.140
.224
1963 CLE
52
112
12
22
1
0
4
12
7
 21 0 0
1
 0 1
.556
.244
.312
.116
.196
1964 CLE
75
201
24
52
6
2
11
39
7
 43 0 3
1
 1 2
.752
.280
.473
.214
.259
Total
744
1849
228
449
64
8
76
267
105
 367 4 12
17
 7 23
.693
.283
.409
.167
.243
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1965-11-01Hardy Norton has retired from the Pittsburgh Rotties
1965-09-14The Pittsburgh Rotties have acquired Hardy Norton from the waiver wire.
1965-07-27The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have waived Hardy Norton.
1964-10-04The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Boob Williams to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Kerry Ewing to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have designated Lep Foxen for assignment. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have designated Hardy Norton for assignment.
1959-06-15The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have re-claimed Hardy Norton from the waiver wire.
1959-06-15The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Charlie Kiefer to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have designated Hardy Norton for assignment. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have designated Bill Parker for assignment.
1957-09-05The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Hardy Norton to the major league team.
1957-07-29The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Jose Watson to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Hardy Norton to the minors.
1957-07-17The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Hardy Norton to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Sam Shaw to the minors.
1957-07-15The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Jose Watson to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Hardy Norton to the minors.
1957-07-04The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Hardy Norton to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have designated Jose Watson for assignment.
1957-06-17The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Jose Watson to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Hardy Norton to the minors.
1957-06-05The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Hardy Norton to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Sam Shaw to the minors.
1957-06-03The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Sam Shaw to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Hardy Norton to the minors.
1957-06-01The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Hardy Norton to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have designated Jose Watson for assignment.
1957-04-19The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Dominic Chiti to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Hardy Norton to the minors.
1957-04-18The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Hardy Norton to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Dominic Chiti to the minors.
1956-09-08The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted John Velandia to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Hardy Norton to the minors.
1956-09-07The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Hardy Norton to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent John Velandia to the minors.
1956-09-02The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Joe Bell to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Hardy Norton to the minors.
1956-09-01The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Hardy Norton to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Joe Bell to the minors.
1956-06-28The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Ike Donahue to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Hardy Norton to the minors.
1954-09-16The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Hardy Norton to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Dave Hickman to the minors.
1954-09-15The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Dave Hickman to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Hardy Norton to the minors.
1954-09-05The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Hardy Norton to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Dave Hickman to the minors.
1954-09-03The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Dave Hickman to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Hardy Norton to the minors.
1954-08-30The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Hardy Norton to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Eddie Gaff to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Lou Lindaman to the minors. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Dave Hickman to the minors.
1954-08-06The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Dave Hickman to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Hardy Norton to the minors.
1954-08-03The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Hardy Norton to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Dave Hickman to the minors.
1954-08-02The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Dave Hickman to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Hardy Norton to the minors.
1954-07-30The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Hardy Norton to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Dave Hickman to the minors.
1954-07-29The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Dave Hickman to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Hardy Norton to the minors.
1954-07-26The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Hardy Norton to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Johnny White to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Ed Ewing to the minors. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Dave Hickman to the minors.
1954-07-23The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Dave Hickman to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Hardy Norton to the minors.
1954-07-16The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Hardy Norton to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Dave Hickman to the minors.
1954-07-15The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Dave Hickman to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Hardy Norton to the minors.
1954-07-13The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Hardy Norton to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Dave Hickman to the minors.
1954-07-08The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Dave Hickman to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Hardy Norton to the minors.
1954-05-30The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Hardy Norton to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Dave Hickman to the minors.
1954-05-25The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Dave Hickman to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Hardy Norton to the minors.
1954-05-24The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Hardy Norton to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Ed Ewing to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Eddie Gaff to the minors. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Dave Hickman to the minors.
1954-05-20The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Dave Hickman to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Hardy Norton to the minors.
1954-05-13The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Hardy Norton to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Ed Ewing to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Eddie Gaff to the minors. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Dave Hickman to the minors.
1954-05-01The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Dave Hickman to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Hardy Norton to the minors.
1954-04-29The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Hardy Norton to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Dave Hickman to the minors.
1953-09-14The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Bill Howard to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Rudy Wilson to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have designated Paul Boyer for assignment. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Hardy Norton to the minors.
1953-08-12The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Hardy Norton to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have designated Jose Watson for assignment.
1953-08-10The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Jose Watson to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Hardy Norton to the minors.
1953-07-31The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Hardy Norton to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Dominic Chiti to the minors.
1953-07-31The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Hardy Norton to the minors.
1953-07-30The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Hardy Norton to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have designated Jose Watson for assignment.
1953-07-29The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Jose Watson to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Hardy Norton to the minors.
1953-06-29The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Hardy Norton to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Rudy Wilson to the minors.
1953-06-28The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Rudy Wilson to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Hardy Norton to the minors.
1953-03-03The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Hardy Norton to the major league team.
1952-07-08The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Dominic Chiti to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Hardy Norton to the minors.
1952-07-01The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Hardy Norton to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Dominic Chiti to the minors.
1952-06-26The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Dominic Chiti to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Hardy Norton to the minors.
1952-06-25The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have promoted Hardy Norton to the major league team. The Cleveland Chief Wahoos have sent Dominic Chiti to the minors.