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Larry Doby League
4-1-2044
Ping Bolden, Jr. Left Field
Retired (1983, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .315 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .918 Status Deceased (2013) Option Years 0  
H 2273 Age at Death 67 Date of Birth 09-10-1946
HR 290 Drafted Round 1, Pick 16
(1964)		 Majors Svc Time 16 years
(54 games)
RBI 1334
SB 445
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A  Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B  Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt D- Control F    Mentor vL A 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 2
1B --- LF A+ (100%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 6
2B --- CF F  (2.9%)   Health D- LCS Appearances 13
3B --- RF A+ (98.8%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 7
* 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
1965 DET
3
10
3
3
1
0
0
0
2
 3 0 0
0
 0 0
.817
.417
.400
.100
.300
1966 DET
28
92
17
22
2
1
1
11
9
 13 2 1
3
 0 1
.633
.317
.315
.076
.239
1967 DET
17
66
11
16
1
1
1
4
10
 8 0 0
5
 2 1
.675
.342
.333
.091
.242
1968 DET
96
299
43
77
9
4
9
35
29
 42 2 3
15
 7 0
.729
.324
.405
.147
.258
1969 DET
130
487
90
135
27
4
15
63
61
 76 1 2
30
 15 2
.799
.358
.441
.164
.277
1970 DET
119
478
89
140
37
8
16
63
60
 71 5 0
36
 23 2
.882
.378
.504
.211
.293
1971 DET-KC
131
517
103
145
20
6
26
79
71
 80 3 2
37
 13 3
.863
.369
.493
.213
.280
1972 KC
124
424
84
133
21
7
19
71
61
 55 1 1
30
 2 1
.931
.400
.531
.217
.314
1973 KC
139
475
91
160
27
9
16
86
71
 62 5 4
29
 12 4
.958
.425
.533
.196
.337
1974 KC
133
513
120
180
38
10
26
108
64
 68 7 1
29
 18 2
1.045
.429
.616
.265
.351
1975 KC
134
490
92
154
35
10
13
75
55
 68 3 1
35
 10 5
.892
.386
.506
.192
.314
1976 KC
120
478
94
157
32
9
27
100
48
 59 4 5
23
 11 4
.993
.391
.603
.274
.328
1977 KC
115
451
98
151
29
10
17
97
60
 55 4 4
26
 8 2
.971
.414
.557
.222
.335
1978 KC
131
505
106
171
25
6
24
134
71
 73 4 5
29
 12 5
.975
.421
.554
.216
.339
1979 KC
131
495
107
184
27
13
21
107
59
 62 1 8
39
 4 2
1.039
.433
.606
.234
.372
1980 KC
130
510
96
172
30
9
24
108
67
 59 4 3
33
 5 2
.989
.416
.573
.235
.337
1981 KC
130
514
110
168
35
9
25
138
63
 61 2 7
33
 11 2
.973
.398
.576
.249
.327
1982 CIN
108
321
43
85
18
3
9
47
32
 48 0 4
11
 2 5
.751
.328
.424
.159
.265
1983 CIN-PHI
72
102
11
20
6
1
1
8
12
 19 0 1
2
 4 0
.582
.278
.304
.108
.196
Total
1991
7227
1408
2273
420
120
290
1334
905
 982 48 52
445
 159 43
.918
.392
.526
.212
.315
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1983-11-01Ping Bolden, Jr. has retired from the Philadelphia Jacksters
1983-10-23The Philadelphia Jacksters have acquired Ping Bolden, Jr. from the waiver wire.
1983-10-03The Cincinnati Cavemen have promoted Arik Heglund to the major league team. The Cincinnati Cavemen have designated Ping Bolden, Jr. for assignment.
1982-03-07A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Bombers and the Cincinnati Cavemen. The Cincinnati Cavemen receive Ping Bolden, Jr., Bill Suarez from the Kansas City Bombers in exchange for Tom Demola, Draft Pick - 1982 Round 1 (CIN).
1978-10-04Ping Bolden, Jr. of the Kansas City Bombers is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1977-05-23Ping Bolden, Jr. of the Kansas City Bombers is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1976-06-05Ping Bolden, Jr. of the Kansas City Bombers is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1971-08-12A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Bombers and the Detroit Tigers. The Detroit Tigers receive Jesus Levon, Draft Pick - 1973 Round 1 (KC) from the Kansas City Bombers in exchange for Ping Bolden, Jr..
1968-06-26The Detroit Tigers have promoted Ping Bolden, Jr. to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have designated Pat O"Neill for assignment.
1968-06-20The Detroit Tigers have promoted Pat O"Neill to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Ping Bolden, Jr. to the minors.
1968-06-15The Detroit Tigers have promoted Ping Bolden, Jr. to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have designated Pat O"Neill for assignment.
1968-05-07The Detroit Tigers have promoted Boz Scaggs to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Ping Bolden, Jr. to the minors.
1968-04-01The Detroit Dreadnaughts have promoted Ping Bolden, Jr. to the major league team. The Detroit Dreadnaughts have sent Greg Maddox to the minors.
1967-09-24The Detroit Dreadnaughts have sent Ping Bolden, Jr. to the minors.
1967-09-02The Detroit Dreadnaughts have promoted Ping Bolden, Jr. to the major league team.
1967-04-01The Detroit Dreadnaughts have promoted Alex Lifeson to the major league team. The Detroit Dreadnaughts have sent Ping Bolden, Jr. to the minors.
1967-04-01The Detroit Dreadnaughts have promoted Ping Bolden, Jr. to the major league team. The Detroit Dreadnaughts have sent Steve Underhill to the minors.
1966-10-27The Detroit Dreadnaughts have promoted Vincent Baker to the major league team. The Detroit Dreadnaughts have sent Ping Bolden, Jr. to the minors.
1966-09-19The Detroit Dreadnaughts have promoted Ping Bolden, Jr. to the major league team.
1966-09-07The Detroit Dreadnaughts have sent Vincent Baker to the minors. The Detroit Dreadnaughts have sent Marzapan Mendoza to the minors. The Detroit Dreadnaughts have sent Steve Underhill to the minors. The Detroit Dreadnaughts have sent Ping Bolden, Jr. to the minors. The Detroit Dreadnaughts have sent Frank Davis to the minors.
1966-09-05The Detroit Dreadnaughts have promoted Ping Bolden, Jr. to the major league team.
1966-06-14The Detroit Dreadnaughts have promoted Slats Erickson to the major league team. The Detroit Dreadnaughts have sent Ping Bolden, Jr. to the minors.
1966-05-24The Detroit Dreadnaughts have promoted Ping Bolden, Jr. to the major league team.
1966-04-01The Detroit Dreadnaughts have promoted Al Barker to the major league team. The Detroit Dreadnaughts have sent Ping Bolden, Jr. to the minors.
1966-03-01The Detroit Dreadnaughts have promoted Ping Bolden, Jr. to the major league team. The Detroit Dreadnaughts have promoted Hank Halverson to the major league team. The Detroit Dreadnaughts have sent Ed Benton to the minors. The Detroit Dreadnaughts have sent Marzapan Mendoza to the minors.
1965-10-23The Detroit Dreadnaughts have promoted Ed Benton to the major league team. The Detroit Dreadnaughts have sent Hank Halverson to the minors. The Detroit Dreadnaughts have sent Ping Bolden, Jr. to the minors.
1965-09-29The Detroit Dreadnaughts have promoted Ping Bolden, Jr. to the major league team. The Detroit Dreadnaughts have designated Rufus Trosky for assignment.
1964-04-01The Detroit Dreadnaughts have renamed Bobby Berry to Ping Bolden, Jr..