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Jimmy Ryan League
4-1-2040
Earl Williams Catcher
Retired (1980, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .278 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .793 Status Deceased (2016) Option Years 0  
H 2519 Age at Death 74 Date of Birth 09-04-1942
HR 339 Drafted Round 2, Pick 24
(1960)		 Majors Svc Time 18 years
(98 games)
RBI 1381
SB 177
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D 
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B+ Velocity D    Mentor vR B-
Speed C+ Bunt C  Control D-   Mentor vL B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range C  WS Rings 2
1B C  (36.9%) LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 8
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 5
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1960 Minors 18 11.00 1 / 1 2 / 2 1 / 2 2 / 3 1 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 1 9 / 11
1960 Majors 18 27.24 1 / 4 5 / 8 0 / 4 1 / 2 1 / 3 2 / 3 2 / 3 12 / 27
1961 Minors 19 40.00 3 / 4 5 / 6 8 / 11 3 / 7 7 / 7 4 / 4 1 / 1 31 / 40
1961 Majors 19 0.90 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0
1962 Minors 20 41.00 9 / 9 1 / 3 2 / 5 2 / 5 6 / 7 5 / 5 7 / 7 32 / 41
1963 Majors 21 54.41 4 / 8 2 / 5 2 / 9 4 / 8 5 / 11 6 / 7 6 / 6 29 / 54
1964 Majors 22 50.09 4 / 7 1 / 7 3 / 7 3 / 8 3 / 7 4 / 5 6 / 9 24 / 50
1965 Majors 23 38.14 3 / 6 2 / 4 3 / 8 3 / 5 3 / 6 4 / 4 4 / 5 22 / 38
1966 Majors 24 40.75 2 / 4 4 / 7 2 / 7 1 / 3 3 / 4 4 / 6 5 / 9 21 / 40
1967 Majors 25 64.43 1 / 6 5 / 11 1 / 6 2 / 14 4 / 8 3 / 10 4 / 9 20 / 64
1968 Majors 26 66.42 6 / 11 2 / 6 3 / 12 0 / 7 3 / 9 6 / 9 6 / 12 26 / 66
1969 Majors 27 54.02 1 / 10 2 / 8 0 / 7 2 / 10 1 / 4 3 / 6 2 / 9 11 / 54
1970 Majors 28 64.40 1 / 7 1 / 9 0 / 14 1 / 8 2 / 10 1 / 9 1 / 7 7 / 64
1971 Majors 29 60.89 0 / 6 3 / 12 1 / 5 0 / 9 2 / 12 0 / 11 2 / 5 8 / 60
1972 Majors 30 61.79 1 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 12 1 / 11 0 / 8 2 / 9 1 / 9 5 / 61
1973 Majors 31 60.79 0 / 6 1 / 11 0 / 6 0 / 13 1 / 9 1 / 6 1 / 9 4 / 60
1974 Majors 32 50.39 0 / 15 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 8 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 50
1975 Majors 33 58.09 0 / 6 0 / 10 1 / 12 0 / 7 1 / 12 0 / 6 1 / 5 3 / 58
1976 Majors 34 59.95 0 / 4 0 / 7 0 / 13 0 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 12 0 / 9 0 / 59
1977 Majors 35 62.62 162 121 0 1 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 11 1 / 13 1 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 5 3 / 62
1978 Majors 36 64.45 162 130 0 0 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 9 0 / 13 0 / 9 0 / 12 0 / 7 0 / 64
1979 Majors 37 64.45 162 130 0 1 / 6 0 / 9 1 / 13 1 / 8 0 / 12 0 / 7 1 / 9 4 / 64
1980 Majors 38 34.20 162 40 0 -4 / 7 -5 / 4 -4 / 6 -6 / 7 -2 / 3 -2 / 1 -2 / 6 -25 / 34
Total 648 421 0 35 / 148 31 / 158 24 / 186 21 / 176 42 / 163 44 / 144 49 / 146 246 / 1121
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1980-11-01Earl Williams has retired from the Chicago Catch
1974-06-25Earl Williams of the Chicago Catch is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1967-06-11A trade has been completed between the Chicago Catch and the Milwaukee Braves. The Milwaukee Braves receive Jiggs Ullger, Mike O"Toole, Eddie Plank from the Chicago Catch in exchange for Earl Williams, Jerry Koosman, Tommy John, Draft Pick - 1968 Round 1 (MIL).
1965-03-01The Milwaukee Isotopes have renamed Jim Houtz to Earl Williams.
1963-04-01The Milwaukee Isotopes have promoted Jim Houtz to the major league team.
1962-03-01A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Shockers and the Milwaukee Isotopes. The Milwaukee Isotopes receive Amos Slaughter, Jim Houtz, Draft Pick - 1962 Round 5 (PHI), Draft Pick - 1962 Round 4 (PHI) from the Philadelphia Shockers in exchange for Johnny Kashiwada.
1961-10-01The Philadelphia Shockers have promoted Jay Paige to the major league team. The Philadelphia Shockers have promoted Edgar Lonas to the major league team. The Philadelphia Shockers have designated Jeff Bradley for assignment. The Philadelphia Shockers have sent Jim Houtz to the minors.
1961-09-30The Philadelphia Shockers have promoted Jim Houtz to the major league team. The Philadelphia Shockers have sent Edgar Lonas to the minors.
1961-09-16The Philadelphia Shockers have promoted Mike Gillespie to the major league team. The Philadelphia Shockers have sent Jim Houtz to the minors.
1961-09-14The Philadelphia Shockers have promoted Jim Houtz to the major league team. The Philadelphia Shockers have sent Mike Gillespie to the minors.
1961-09-14The Philadelphia Shockers have sent Jim Houtz to the minors.
1961-09-14The Philadelphia Shockers have promoted Jim Houtz to the major league team.
1960-05-14The Cincinnati Gold Bricks have promoted Jim Houtz to the major league team. The Cincinnati Gold Bricks have designated Earl Polly for assignment.