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Ty Cobb League
10-1-2083
Marty Sorrell First Base
Retired (1984, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .269 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .786 Status Deceased (2027) Option Years 0  
H 1738 Age at Death 79 Date of Birth 10-14-1948
HR 289 Drafted Round 2, Pick 21
(1971)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(115 games)
RBI 1037
SB 163
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C  Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship D-
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L A  Velocity D-   Mentor vR C+
Speed A- Bunt C  Control D-   Mentor vL C+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 1
1B A+ (100%) LF D- (4.6%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 1
2B F  (0.4%) CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 1
3B F  (0.1%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* 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
1971 WAS
144
614
79
126
22
3
16
56
44
 140 1 5
38
 10 14
.587
.258
.329
.124
.205
1972 WAS
144
554
71
147
23
4
21
62
24
 108 2 5
18
 9 4
.731
.296
.435
.170
.265
1973 WAS
144
568
79
141
15
7
22
76
39
 120 2 5
30
 6 2
.712
.296
.415
.167
.248
1974 WAS-CHA
129
504
73
144
24
5
24
89
36
 105 2 3
14
 10 1
.830
.334
.496
.210
.286
1975 CHA
144
548
75
145
14
4
31
113
52
 109 3 9
4
 2 3
.801
.327
.474
.210
.265
1976 CHA
141
552
87
167
22
8
27
103
41
 99 4 1
7
 0 2
.873
.355
.518
.216
.303
1977 CHA
118
453
52
110
13
10
22
74
33
 90 2 5
5
 1 1
.755
.294
.461
.219
.243
1978 CHA
143
465
70
138
17
7
20
79
33
 83 1 5
8
 1 1
.834
.341
.492
.196
.297
1979 CHA
150
476
72
130
24
5
28
88
31
 100 2 3
7
 1 1
.839
.318
.521
.248
.273
1980 CHA
144
561
98
157
32
8
26
97
52
 95 0 6
11
 1 6
.842
.338
.504
.225
.280
1981 CHA
131
525
77
147
18
7
25
97
47
 104 1 4
7
 0 4
.822
.338
.484
.204
.280
1982 CHA
139
376
64
113
12
10
17
65
40
 80 0 2
10
 0 3
.887
.366
.521
.221
.301
1983 CHA-NYA
109
166
19
44
9
3
6
24
10
 34 0 2
0
 0 1
.767
.303
.464
.199
.265
1984 NYA-CIN
48
99
17
29
1
1
4
14
6
 16 0 0
4
 1 1
.778
.333
.444
.152
.293
Total
1828
6461
933
1738
246
82
289
1037
488
 1283 20 55
163
 42 44
.786
.320
.467
.198
.269
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1984-11-01Marty Sorrell has retired from the Cincinnati Footnotes
1984-07-23A trade has been completed between the New York Creatures and the Cincinnati Footnotes. The Cincinnati Footnotes receive Marty Sorrell, Mike Lindquist, Luis Grzanich, Donovan Coleman, Larry Sellers, Charlie Conners, Draft Pick - 1985 Round 3 (NYA), Draft Pick - 1985 Round 2 (WAS), Draft Pick - 1985 Round 1 (NYA) from the New York Creatures in exchange for Doc Cusick, Cloyd Powell, Rob Stocksdale, Edgar Melinchey, Tom Flores, Joe Langford.
1983-05-19A trade has been completed between the New York Creatures and the Chicago Pale Hose. The Chicago Pale Hose receive Ryan Kendall, Neil Landstrumm, Izzy DeLocke, Denver Kinkade, Kramer Andersen, Pieter Antwerp, Kenny Barfield, Draft Pick - 1984 Round 2 (NYA) from the New York Creatures in exchange for Marty Sorrell, Gary Hawkins, Al Howard, Bob Buskey, Bobby Moore, Jerry Weintraub.
1974-07-30A trade has been completed between the Chicago Pale Hose and the Washington War Dogs. The Washington War Dogs receive Jesse Morejon, Adam Kesher, Fran Beers, Phil Harmon, Tommie Murcer from the Chicago Pale Hose in exchange for Gene Alvarez, Marty Sorrell, Deke Martinez, Bill Schmidt, Derrick Seoane, Tony Christmas, Draft Pick - 1975 Round 3 (CIN).
1974-07-20The Washington War Dogs have promoted Marty Sorrell to the major league team. The Washington War Dogs have sent Gene Alvarez to the minors.
1974-06-29The Washington War Dogs have promoted Bill Mahoney to the major league team. The Washington War Dogs have sent Marty Sorrell to the minors.
1971-08-30The Washington War Dogs have promoted Marty Sorrell to the major league team. The Washington War Dogs have sent Bob Foxen to the minors.
1971-08-27The Washington War Dogs have demoted Marty Sorrell to the minor leagues.
1971-04-01The Washington War Dogs have renamed Jimmie Sorrell to Marty Sorrell.
1971-04-01The Washington War Dogs have promoted Jimmie Sorrell to the major league team. The Washington War Dogs have promoted Dave Dorish to the major league team. The Washington War Dogs have promoted Ken Johnson to the major league team. The Washington War Dogs have sent Jerry Curtis to the minors. The Washington War Dogs have sent Irv Davis to the minors. The Washington War Dogs have sent Jess Goolsby to the minors.