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Willie Mays League
4-3-2086
John Cora Catcher
Retired (1969, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .214 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .589 Status Deceased (2003) Option Years 0  
H 273 Age at Death 68 Date of Birth 05-14-1935
HR 32 Drafted Round 5, Pick 79
(1957)		 Majors Svc Time 2 years
(17 games)
RBI 111
SB 2
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C  Contact vs. L C+ Endurance D    Ldrship C-
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B+ Velocity D+   Mentor vR C-
Speed C- Bunt C  Control D-   Mentor vL B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range D+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 0
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
1958 CIN
64
199
12
35
3
1
2
11
10
 38 1 1
0
 0 3
.449
.218
.231
.055
.176
1959 CIN
139
443
28
104
9
0
10
31
29
 86 1 1
0
 0 14
.605
.283
.323
.088
.235
1960 PHI
43
140
15
28
5
2
4
20
5
 34 0 4
0
 1 2
.571
.221
.350
.150
.200
1961 PHI
25
76
7
15
1
0
4
8
6
 18 0 1
1
 0 2
.621
.253
.368
.171
.197
1962 PHI
57
191
25
49
10
1
10
25
16
 39 0 0
1
 2 5
.790
.314
.476
.220
.257
1963 PHI
10
31
1
5
2
0
0
1
3
 5 0 0
0
 0 1
.461
.235
.226
.065
.161
1964 PHI
29
74
4
13
3
1
1
8
8
 18 1 1
0
 0 1
.546
.262
.284
.108
.176
1965 PHI
68
85
7
16
2
0
1
5
8
 23 0 1
0
 0 0
.502
.255
.247
.059
.188
1966 PHI
37
38
4
8
2
0
0
2
1
 5 0 0
0
 0 0
.494
.231
.263
.053
.211
Total
472
1277
103
273
37
5
32
111
86
 266 3 9
2
 3 28
.589
.263
.326
.112
.214
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1969-11-01John Cora has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1969-04-06The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have waived John Cora.
1966-06-17The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have promoted Cliff Kelly to the major league team. The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have designated John Cora for assignment.
1964-08-06The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have promoted John Cora to the major league team.
1964-06-10The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have promoted Roger Hill to the major league team. The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have designated John Cora for assignment.
1964-04-27The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have promoted John Cora to the major league team. The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have designated Tom Cardinal for assignment.
1963-04-27The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have promoted Roger Hill to the major league team. The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have designated John Cora for assignment.
1963-03-03The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have promoted John Cora to the major league team. The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have sent Dick Finley to the minors.
1962-09-09The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have promoted Roger Hill to the major league team. The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have sent John Cora to the minors.
1961-09-14The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have promoted John Cora to the major league team. The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have sent Mike Ferriss to the minors.
1961-07-04The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have sent John Cora down to the minors.
1961-06-19The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have promoted John Cora to the major league team. The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have sent Joe Smith to the minors.
1961-05-13The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have sent John Cora down to the minors.
1960-10-09The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have promoted John Cora to the major league team. The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have promoted Ernie Martin to the major league team. The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have promoted Jim Wakefield to the major league team. The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have sent Johnny Pesky to the minors. The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have sent Dean Howell to the minors. The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have sent Lloyd Merriman to the minors.
1960-10-03The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have promoted Dean Howell to the major league team. The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have sent John Cora to the minors.
1960-10-03The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have promoted John Cora to the major league team. The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have sent Dean Howell to the minors.
1960-10-03The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have promoted Masher Mashore to the major league team. The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have promoted Robert Mitchell to the major league team. The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have promoted Peter Griffin to the major league team. The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have sent John Cora to the minors. The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have sent Billy Crane to the minors. The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have sent Lee Dixon to the minors.
1960-09-16The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have promoted John Cora to the major league team. The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have sent Peter Griffin to the minors.
1960-07-01The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have promoted Dean Howell to the major league team. The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have sent John Cora to the minors.
1960-04-18The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have promoted John Cora to the major league team.
1960-03-07The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have acquired John Cora from the waiver wire.
1958-08-29The Cincinnati White Elephants have promoted John Cora to the major league team. The Cincinnati White Elephants have sent Monte Ward to the minors.
1958-08-08The Cincinnati White Elephants have promoted Monte Ward to the major league team. The Cincinnati White Elephants have sent John Cora to the minors.
1958-06-20The Cincinnati White Elephants have promoted John Cora to the major league team. The Cincinnati White Elephants have sent Monte Ward to the minors.
1958-04-03The Cincinnati White Elephants have acquired John Cora from the waiver wire.
1957-10-23The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have waived John Cora.
1957-07-08The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have acquired John Cora from the waiver wire. The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have waived Jack Bass.
1957-04-01The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have waived John Cora.