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Vince Coleman League
4-14-2178
Snake Steel Shortstop
Retired (1972, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .276 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .740 Status Deceased (2009) Option Years 0  
H 845 Age at Death 74 Date of Birth 05-26-1935
HR 57 Drafted Round 2, Pick 17
(1957)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(110 games)
RBI 318
SB 90
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship A 
Power vs. R C  Power vs. L C+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt C+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range C+ WS Rings 2
1B A+ (97.1%) LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 3
2B A+ (99.0%) CF A  (87.8%)   Health D+ LCS Appearances 8
3B C  (39.4%) 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 CHA
65
239
20
61
10
1
4
21
13
 43 3 1
2
 2 7
.656
.301
.356
.100
.255
1959 CHA
133
501
51
125
12
8
10
46
65
 93 3 2
13
 4 12
.703
.338
.365
.116
.250
1960 CHA
135
542
75
145
21
1
3
35
59
 103 3 1
23
 9 16
.669
.342
.327
.059
.268
1961 CHA
158
297
38
75
8
2
9
42
23
 38 3 1
8
 6 4
.696
.312
.384
.131
.253
1963 CHA-STL
57
129
25
46
7
2
5
24
15
 20 1 1
3
 3 1
.983
.425
.558
.202
.357
1964 STL
90
219
26
67
14
3
3
21
17
 28 2 1
5
 4 2
.798
.360
.438
.132
.306
1965 STL
100
162
28
46
7
3
6
16
21
 17 3 0
2
 7 1
.852
.376
.475
.191
.284
1966 STL
60
94
17
29
2
2
2
15
9
 11 2 1
5
 3 0
.814
.377
.436
.128
.309
1967 STL
93
182
30
55
11
0
1
18
21
 20 0 0
11
 1 1
.754
.374
.379
.077
.302
1968 STL
58
182
30
59
11
1
4
20
20
 26 1 0
7
 5 0
.856
.394
.462
.137
.324
1969 STL
69
169
29
44
10
2
4
16
21
 14 1 1
5
 2 0
.758
.344
.414
.154
.260
1970 STL
47
138
17
38
3
3
4
26
9
 16 2 1
5
 2 1
.754
.327
.428
.152
.275
1971 STL
56
149
22
40
9
2
2
12
17
 22 2 0
1
 0 2
.747
.351
.396
.128
.268
1972 STL
23
64
9
15
4
0
0
6
5
 6 0 0
0
 0 1
.587
.290
.297
.062
.234
Total
1144
3067
417
845
129
30
57
318
315
 457 26 10
90
 48 48
.740
.347
.393
.117
.276
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1972-11-01Snake Steel has retired from the St. Louis River Cats
1971-07-07Snake Steel of the St. Louis River Cats is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1963-08-14The St. Louis River Cats have acquired Snake Steel from the waiver wire.
1963-08-07The Chicago Matildas have designated Snake Steel for assignment.
1963-07-17The Chicago Matildas have promoted Snake Steel to the major league team.
1962-04-01The Chicago Matildas have promoted Dutch Giallombardo to the major league team. The Chicago Matildas have sent Snake Steel to the minors.
1959-08-03The Chicago Big Stick Axe Grinders have promoted Snake Steel to the major league team. The Chicago Big Stick Axe Grinders have designated Clyde Maxwell for assignment.
1958-07-08The Chicago Axe Grinders have promoted Snake Steel to the major league team. The Chicago Axe Grinders have sent George Williams to the minors.
1957-04-15The Chicago Axe Grinders have renamed Lefty Simon to Snake Steel.