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Joe Jackson League
4-1-2062
Lefty Ortiz Shortstop
Retired (1971, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .255 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .704 Status Deceased (2018) Option Years 0  
H 954 Age at Death 83 Date of Birth 01-22-1935
HR 82 Drafted Round 2, Pick 17
(1955)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(115 games)
RBI 437
SB 163
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 0
2B F  (0.8%) CF ---   Health B  LCS Appearances 0
3B D- (10.3%) RF A- (80.2%)   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
1955 WAS
18
56
7
11
1
0
2
7
5
 14 0 0
2
 1 0
.584
.262
.321
.125
.196
1956 WAS
93
187
22
52
6
4
6
22
18
 32 0 1
10
 1 2
.789
.340
.449
.171
.278
1958 DET
138
588
72
126
17
3
9
49
49
 119 2 1
13
 4 14
.576
.277
.299
.085
.214
1959 DET
14
36
3
8
2
0
0
1
7
 9 0 1
2
 1 0
.619
.341
.278
.056
.222
1960 DET
101
297
36
71
10
2
8
33
33
 43 1 4
17
 8 2
.680
.313
.367
.128
.239
1961 DET
131
471
61
144
25
6
8
70
49
 80 0 4
28
 19 3
.804
.368
.435
.130
.306
1962 DET-NYN
91
328
34
78
9
4
4
27
32
 59 3 3
19
 14 0
.635
.309
.326
.088
.238
1963 NYN-STL
127
384
41
95
15
4
9
50
33
 69 1 3
9
 2 4
.684
.306
.378
.130
.247
1964 STL
110
344
49
91
15
4
7
43
34
 63 3 2
12
 5 2
.727
.334
.392
.128
.265
1965 STL
116
419
64
123
24
2
12
57
46
 75 2 2
19
 9 5
.811
.365
.446
.153
.294
1966 STL
59
123
20
28
5
1
5
16
13
 24 3 0
3
 2 2
.723
.317
.407
.179
.228
1967 STL
72
89
15
18
3
1
1
6
8
 22 1 1
5
 2 0
.565
.273
.292
.090
.202
1968 STL
74
97
16
27
4
2
4
19
11
 15 0 0
8
 1 0
.836
.352
.485
.206
.278
1969 STL
53
102
13
30
4
1
2
11
7
 11 0 0
6
 2 2
.751
.339
.412
.118
.294
1970 STL
37
82
13
21
2
1
2
12
8
 11 0 0
5
 2 6
.700
.322
.378
.122
.256
1971 STL
57
138
13
31
10
0
3
14
20
 20 1 3
5
 2 8
.683
.321
.362
.138
.225
Total
1291
3741
479
954
152
35
82
437
373
 666 17 25
163
 75 50
.704
.323
.380
.125
.255
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1971-11-01Lefty Ortiz has retired from the St. Louis Red Sox
1963-04-13A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Red Sox and the New York Metrics. The New York Metrics receive Kevin Cruthers, Gordon Pignatano, Draft Pick - 1964 Round 1 (STL) from the St. Louis Red Sox in exchange for John Stone, Lefty Ortiz.
1962-04-29A trade has been completed between the Detroit Masterbasers and the New York Metrics. The New York Metrics receive Sterling Morris, Lefty Ortiz, Garland Sturgeon from the Detroit Masterbasers in exchange for Rickey Stein, John Newson, Draft Pick - 1963 Round 2 (NYN).
1960-07-25The Detroit Masterbasers have promoted Lefty Ortiz to the major league team. The Detroit Masterbasers have designated Charlie Consuegra for assignment.
1960-06-13The Detroit Masterbasers have sent Lefty Ortiz to the minors.
1959-09-15The Detroit Masterbasers have promoted Lefty Ortiz to the major league team.
1959-04-01The Detroit Masterbasers have promoted Don Leitner to the major league team. The Detroit Masterbasers have sent Lefty Ortiz to the minors.
1958-04-15The Detroit Masterbasers have promoted Lefty Ortiz to the major league team. The Detroit Masterbasers have designated Roy Leifield for assignment.
1957-06-29A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Saints and the Detroit Masterbasers. The Detroit Masterbasers receive Jack Otto, Lefty Ortiz from the Baltimore Saints in exchange for Steve Glaus, Larry Gruber.
1957-03-05The Baltimore Saints have promoted Teddy Planeta to the major league team. The Baltimore Saints have sent Lefty Ortiz to the minors.
1957-03-05A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Saints and the Washington Rangers. The Washington Rangers receive Ralph Barberie, Fred Tuttle, Floyd Butcher, Pete Land from the Baltimore Saints in exchange for Harl Dwyer, Lefty Ortiz.
1955-10-13The Washington Rangers have promoted Lefty Ortiz to the major league team. The Washington Rangers have promoted Pete Land to the major league team. The Washington Rangers have promoted Jeff Clark to the major league team. The Washington Rangers have promoted Dave Vitko to the major league team. The Washington Rangers have promoted Spike Hope to the major league team. The Washington Rangers have designated Hong Nam for assignment. The Washington Rangers have designated Marty Allison for assignment. The Washington Rangers have designated James Firstly for assignment. The Washington Rangers have designated Steve Warmoth for assignment. The Washington Rangers have designated Phil Johns for assignment.
1955-06-24The Washington Rangers have sent Lefty Ortiz to the minors.
1955-05-20The Washington Rangers have promoted Lefty Ortiz to the major league team. The Washington Rangers have designated Timmy Midlin for assignment.