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Jesse Burkett League
4-1-2022
Paul Sorrento First Base
Retired (1961, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .239 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .636 Status Deceased (2011) Option Years 0  
H 176 Age at Death 84 Date of Birth 05-21-1927
HR 15 Drafted Round 3, Pick 39
(1950)
Majors Svc Time 4 years
(130 games)
RBI 69
SB 1
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R Power vs. L C+ Velocity D+   Mentor vR A+
Speed D+ Bunt B+ Control   Mentor vL B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health B+ LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   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
1951 BAL
24
50
3
9
3
0
2
6
0
17 1 0
0
0 2
.556
.196
.360
.180
.180
1952 BAL-BOS
95
295
18
69
14
0
4
18
32
67 0 0
0
0 3
.631
.309
.322
.088
.234
1953 BOS-PHI
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0 0 0
0
0 0
1.167
.667
.500
.000
.500
1954 PHI-PIT
56
68
7
12
2
0
1
7
5
9 1 0
1
1 0
.493
.243
.250
.074
.176
1955 PIT
76
208
20
51
4
0
6
29
11
32 0 0
0
0 0
.634
.283
.351
.106
.245
1956 CHN
9
24
2
6
0
0
0
1
2
3 0 0
0
0 0
.558
.308
.250
.000
.250
1957 CHN-KC
29
47
10
16
2
1
1
6
7
8 2 0
0
0 0
.936
.446
.489
.149
.340
1958 KC
24
25
4
10
0
0
1
1
0
4 0 0
0
0 0
.920
.400
.520
.120
.400
1959 KC
16
16
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
1 0 0
0
0 0
.250
.125
.125
.000
.125
Total
330
735
64
176
25
1
15
69
58
141 4 0
1
1 5
.636
.299
.337
.098
.239
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1961-11-01Paul Sorrento has retired from the Kansas City Kings
1959-06-10The Kansas City Kings have designated Paul Sorrento for assignment.
1959-05-16The Kansas City Kings have promoted Paul Sorrento to the major league team.
1959-04-01The Kansas City Kings have promoted Andy Gettinger to the major league team. The Kansas City Kings have designated Paul Sorrento for assignment.
1958-08-12The Kansas City Kings have promoted Paul Sorrento to the major league team. The Kansas City Kings have sent Stan Stynes to the minors.
1958-08-07The Kansas City Kings have designated Paul Sorrento for assignment.
1958-07-06The Kansas City Kings have promoted Paul Sorrento to the major league team.
1958-06-18The Kansas City Kings have promoted Stan Stynes to the major league team. The Kansas City Kings have designated Paul Sorrento for assignment.
1958-05-21The Kansas City Kings have promoted Paul Sorrento to the major league team. The Kansas City Kings have sent Stan Stynes to the minors.
1958-04-01The Kansas City Kings have promoted George Duggan to the major league team. The Kansas City Kings have designated Paul Sorrento for assignment.
1957-08-25The Kansas City Kings have re-claimed Paul Sorrento from the waiver wire.
1957-08-24The Kansas City Kings have designated Paul Sorrento for assignment.
1957-06-12A trade has been completed between the Chicago Colts and the Kansas City Kings. The Kansas City Kings receive Paul Sorrento, Willie Bravo from the Chicago Colts in exchange for Jon Olerud.
1956-06-10The Chicago Colts have promoted Paul Sorrento to the major league team.
1956-04-05The Chicago Colts have acquired Paul Sorrento from the waiver wire.
1956-04-01The Pittsburgh Avengers have waived Paul Sorrento.
1955-08-27The Pittsburgh Avengers have promoted Sam Klinger to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Avengers have designated Paul Sorrento for assignment.
1954-09-12The Pittsburgh Avengers have acquired Paul Sorrento from the waiver wire.
1954-09-08The Philadelphia Golden Gophers have designated Paul Sorrento for assignment.
1954-07-08The Philadelphia Golden Gophers have promoted Paul Sorrento to the major league team.
1954-04-26The Philadelphia Golden Gophers have sent Paul Sorrento to the minors.
1954-04-03The Philadelphia Golden Gophers have promoted Paul Sorrento to the major league team.
1954-04-01The Philadelphia Golden Gophers have sent Jeremy Pickrel to the minors. The Philadelphia Golden Gophers have sent Paul Sorrento to the minors.
1953-10-01The Philadelphia Golden Gophers have promoted Paul Sorrento to the major league team.
1953-04-05The Philadelphia Golden Gophers have renamed Waylon Ward to Paul Sorrento.
1953-04-05The Philadelphia Golden Gophers have acquired Waylon Ward from the waiver wire.
1953-03-05The Boston Brawlers have waived Waylon Ward.
1952-06-18The Boston Red Rockets have promoted Waylon Ward to the major league team. The Boston Red Rockets have sent Rosco Coleman to the minors.
1952-05-20The Boston Red Rockets have promoted Foster Grant to the major league team. The Boston Red Rockets have sent Waylon Ward to the minors.
1952-05-02The Boston Red Rockets have promoted Waylon Ward to the major league team. The Boston Red Rockets have sent Hank Rose to the minors.
1952-04-27The Boston Red Rockets have promoted Junior Budman to the major league team. The Boston Red Rockets have sent Waylon Ward to the minors.
1952-04-25The Boston Red Rockets have renamed Chick Ward to Waylon Ward.
1952-04-25The Boston Red Rockets have promoted Chick Ward to the major league team. The Boston Red Rockets have sent Todd Hoffman to the minors.
1952-04-08The Boston Red Rockets have acquired Chick Ward from the waiver wire. The Boston Red Rockets have waived Ed McMann.
1952-04-01The Baltimore Oreos have waived Chick Ward.
1952-04-01The Baltimore Oreos have promoted George Ford to the major league team. The Baltimore Oreos have promoted Scottie Lentine to the major league team. The Baltimore Oreos have sent Jack DeLucia to the minors. The Baltimore Oreos have sent Chick Ward to the minors.
1952-03-01The Baltimore Oreos have promoted Chick Ward to the major league team. The Baltimore Oreos have promoted Jack DeLucia to the major league team.
1951-10-01The Baltimore Oreos have sent Chick Ward to the minors. The Baltimore Oreos have sent Jimmie Ollom to the minors. The Baltimore Oreos have sent Don Judnich to the minors. The Baltimore Oreos have sent Scottie Lentine to the minors.
1951-09-28The Baltimore Oreos have promoted Jimmie Ollom to the major league team. The Baltimore Oreos have promoted George Ford to the major league team. The Baltimore Oreos have promoted Eddie Magee to the major league team. The Baltimore Oreos have promoted Scottie Lentine to the major league team. The Baltimore Oreos have promoted Chick Ward to the major league team. The Baltimore Oreos have sent Gene Sigafoos to the minors. The Baltimore Oreos have sent Howie Isringhausen to the minors. The Baltimore Oreos have designated Cesar Estalella for assignment. The Baltimore Oreos have designated Ross Shantz for assignment. The Baltimore Oreos have sent Vic Smith to the minors.
1951-06-06The Baltimore Oreos have sent Chick Ward to the minors.
1951-04-01The Baltimore Oreos have promoted Chick Ward to the major league team. The Baltimore Oreos have sent Bob Pitler to the minors.