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Joe Medwick League
4-1-2058
Len Hildebrand Catcher
Retired (1964, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .233 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .597 Status Deceased (1999) Option Years 0  
H 430 Age at Death 69 Date of Birth 09-06-1930
HR 18 Drafted Round 50, Pick 787
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 8 years
(11 games)
RBI 171
SB 58
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C  Contact vs. L C  Endurance C-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R C  Power vs. L B  Velocity B-   Mentor vR A+
Speed A- Bunt B- Control C-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range B  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF D- (8.5%) Arm A  WS Appearances 0
2B F  (0.3%) CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1956 LHP 17 30 7 0 0 0 1 3 3 .536 .303 .233 .000 .233
1956 RHP 34 112 31 5 0 0 10 5 24 .632 .311 .321 .045 .277
1957 LHP 11 31 5 0 1 0 2 0 5 .408 .182 .226 .065 .161
1957 RHP 20 53 14 0 0 0 2 6 11 .597 .333 .264 .000 .264
1959 LHP 16 39 12 0 0 0 2 1 6 .633 .325 .308 .000 .308
1959 RHP 23 66 14 1 1 0 0 4 18 .515 .257 .258 .045 .212
1960 LHP 15 21 7 1 0 1 3 3 4 .940 .417 .524 .190 .333
1960 RHP 37 105 19 6 0 1 5 10 19 .523 .256 .267 .086 .181
1961 LHP 36 72 24 3 0 2 6 7 18 .851 .392 .458 .125 .333
1961 RHP 82 221 51 8 2 3 21 18 40 .620 .295 .326 .095 .231
1962 LHP 58 108 25 5 0 1 9 7 31 .584 .278 .306 .074 .231
1962 RHP 127 339 87 9 5 8 49 22 80 .683 .299 .383 .127 .257
1963 LHP 18 29 9 1 1 0 1 3 4 .789 .375 .414 .103 .310
1963 RHP 28 85 20 1 1 1 10 7 14 .599 .293 .306 .071 .235
1964 LHP 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1.000 .333 .667 .333 .333
1964 RHP 9 31 7 2 1 0 4 2 5 .628 .273 .355 .129 .226
Total LHP 174 333 90 11 2 4 25 24 72 .672 .320 .351 .081 .270
Total RHP 360 1012 243 32 10 13 101 74 211 .623 .293 .330 .090 .240
Total 683 1846 430 55 18 18 171 131 395 .597 .286 .311 .079 .233
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1964-11-01Len Hildebrand has retired from the New York Mets
1964-09-22The New York Mets have promoted Len Hildebrand to the major league team. The New York Mets have designated Jamal Farr for assignment.
1964-09-21The New York Mets have acquired Len Hildebrand from the waiver wire.
1964-09-17The Chicago Contractors have waived Len Hildebrand.
1964-06-01The Chicago Contractors have promoted Jack Starr to the major league team. The Chicago Contractors have designated Len Hildebrand for assignment.
1963-03-01The Chicago Contractors have renamed Lil Hildebrand to Len Hildebrand.
1961-07-02A trade has been completed between the New York Mets and the Chicago Ocelots of Naperville. The Chicago Ocelots of Naperville receive Lil Hildebrand from the New York Mets in exchange for Jim Barnhart, Red Tsamis.
1959-05-08A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Black Dodgers and the New York Mets. The New York Mets receive Lil Hildebrand, Vic Peters from the Brooklyn Black Dodgers in exchange for Gary Carter.
1958-04-05The Brooklyn Black Dodgers have acquired Lil Hildebrand from the waiver wire.
1958-04-01The Cleveland Havoc have waived Lil Hildebrand.
1957-06-27The Cleveland Havoc have promoted Blaine Plews to the major league team. The Cleveland Havoc have promoted Mike Behan to the major league team. The Cleveland Havoc have promoted Bob Raub to the major league team. The Cleveland Havoc have designated Dennis Helf for assignment. The Cleveland Havoc have designated Russ Gilkey for assignment. The Cleveland Havoc have designated Lil Hildebrand for assignment.
1957-04-05A trade has been completed between the New York Spiders and the Cleveland Havoc. The Cleveland Havoc receive Lil Hildebrand, Al Kinkade from the New York Spiders in exchange for Draft Pick - 1960 Round 2 (CLE), Draft Pick - 1960 Round 3 (CLE).
1956-03-01The New York Spiders have promoted Lil Hildebrand to the major league team. The New York Spiders have sent Doc Whitmer to the minors.
1955-05-27The New York Spiders have demoted Lil Hildebrand to the minor leagues.
1954-04-02The Baltimore Birds have promoted Lil Hildebrand to the major league team. The Baltimore Birds have sent Slick Innis to the minors.
1953-05-24The Baltimore Birds have promoted Slick Innis to the major league team. The Baltimore Birds have sent Lil Hildebrand to the minors.
1953-04-01The Baltimore Birds have promoted Lil Hildebrand to the major league team. The Baltimore Birds have designated Ernie Grob for assignment.