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Vince Coleman League 4-21-2178 |
| Snake Steel |  ShortstopRetired (1972, Age 37) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .276 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | B/R | |
| OPS | .740 | Status | Deceased (2009) | Option Years | 0
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| 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) |
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| RBI | 318 | |||||
| SB | 90 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | (100%) | Range | WS Rings | 2 | |||
| 1B | (97.1%) | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 3 | |||
| 2B | (99.0%) | CF | (87.8%) |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 8 | |||
| 3B | (39.4%) | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Team | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | PH |
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| 1958 | CHA | 0 | 47 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1959 | CHA | 0 | 18 | 61 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 1 |
| 1960 | CHA | 0 | 0 | 40 | 41 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | CHA | 0 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 81 |
| 1963 | CHA-STL | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 23 |
| 1964 | STL | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| 1965 | STL | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 66 |
| 1966 | STL | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 |
| 1967 | STL | 1 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 52 |
| 1968 | STL | 0 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 1969 | STL | 1 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 1970 | STL | 0 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 1971 | STL | 0 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
| 1972 | STL | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1972-11-01 | Snake Steel has retired from the St. Louis River Cats |
| 1971-07-07 | Snake Steel of the St. Louis River Cats is injured and is expected to be out 23 days. |
| 1963-08-14 | The St. Louis River Cats have acquired Snake Steel from the waiver wire. |
| 1963-08-07 | The Chicago Matildas have designated Snake Steel for assignment. |
| 1963-07-17 | The Chicago Matildas have promoted Snake Steel to the major league team. |
| 1962-04-01 | The Chicago Matildas have promoted Dutch Giallombardo to the major league team. The Chicago Matildas have sent Snake Steel to the minors. |
| 1959-08-03 | The 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. |
| 1958-07-08 | The Chicago Axe Grinders have promoted Snake Steel to the major league team. The Chicago Axe Grinders have sent George Williams to the minors. |
| 1957-04-15 | The Chicago Axe Grinders have renamed Lefty Simon to Snake Steel. |