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George Van Haltren League
6-3-2073
Heideki Suzuki Third Base
Retired (1981, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .291 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .814 Status Deceased (2026) Option Years 0  
H 2877 Age at Death 83 Date of Birth 06-26-1943
HR 284 Drafted Round 1, Pick 6
(1964)		 Majors Svc Time 17 years
(86 games)
RBI 1363
SB 272
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B  Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed C+ Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B  LCS Appearances 1
3B A+ (100%) RF F  (0.9%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 3
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1964 LHP 30 49 7 1 0 0 6 3 16 .356 .192 .163 .020 .143
1964 RHP 71 242 62 19 2 3 22 31 35 .731 .343 .388 .132 .256
1965 LHP 31 44 7 0 0 0 5 3 5 .388 .229 .159 .000 .159
1965 RHP 152 489 138 25 3 9 58 55 67 .754 .353 .401 .119 .282
1966 LHP 49 86 18 1 0 1 8 13 22 .576 .320 .256 .047 .209
1966 RHP 141 476 133 21 1 10 77 44 70 .732 .342 .391 .111 .279
1967 LHP 52 93 24 3 0 2 10 9 19 .685 .330 .355 .097 .258
1967 RHP 141 470 135 25 4 13 72 58 64 .805 .364 .440 .153 .287
1968 LHP 53 111 32 3 2 4 10 8 25 .801 .342 .459 .171 .288
1968 RHP 139 495 121 19 1 14 55 52 70 .688 .316 .372 .127 .244
1969 LHP 54 129 42 10 0 1 19 8 19 .786 .359 .426 .101 .326
1969 RHP 135 467 142 27 3 11 72 57 62 .822 .376 .445 .141 .304
1970 LHP 67 117 33 4 2 2 14 12 17 .763 .361 .402 .120 .282
1970 RHP 140 481 140 30 6 8 60 63 73 .801 .372 .428 .137 .291
1971 LHP 76 177 51 7 1 6 28 18 28 .795 .354 .441 .153 .288
1971 RHP 136 428 140 27 3 17 77 60 55 .937 .414 .523 .196 .327
1972 LHP 65 152 49 5 1 9 24 18 31 .941 .395 .546 .224 .322
1972 RHP 137 452 155 33 7 16 94 53 66 .961 .408 .553 .210 .343
1973 LHP 71 161 39 10 0 6 22 24 26 .753 .337 .416 .174 .242
1973 RHP 136 442 137 25 3 19 58 61 53 .904 .394 .509 .199 .310
1974 LHP 72 158 49 11 3 6 33 15 29 .909 .377 .532 .222 .310
1974 RHP 135 446 133 20 7 11 43 67 59 .837 .389 .448 .150 .298
1975 LHP 74 169 45 11 0 6 22 24 35 .795 .358 .438 .172 .266
1975 RHP 132 421 121 18 4 17 48 59 62 .845 .375 .470 .183 .287
1976 LHP 75 185 57 15 3 3 30 25 25 .861 .390 .470 .162 .308
1976 RHP 133 426 134 16 6 17 58 54 61 .894 .394 .500 .185 .315
1977 LHP 85 201 57 8 3 5 21 22 36 .783 .356 .428 .144 .284
1977 RHP 132 427 133 26 4 9 60 56 53 .849 .395 .454 .143 .311
1978 LHP 88 216 60 12 3 3 26 16 31 .729 .326 .403 .125 .278
1978 RHP 132 415 127 22 6 20 72 58 48 .925 .392 .533 .227 .306
1979 LHP 79 212 58 14 0 3 13 24 33 .730 .347 .382 .108 .274
1979 RHP 133 403 113 21 5 13 60 48 51 .814 .360 .454 .174 .280
1980 LHP 72 149 50 9 1 7 31 18 25 .956 .406 .550 .215 .336
1980 RHP 133 397 111 21 1 12 46 53 44 .792 .364 .428 .149 .280
1981 LHP 11 21 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 .524 .238 .286 .048 .238
1981 RHP 81 94 19 3 0 1 9 11 14 .549 .283 .266 .064 .202
Total LHP 1104 2430 683 125 19 64 322 260 425 .779 .352 .427 .146 .281
Total RHP 2339 7471 2194 398 66 220 1041 940 1007 .826 .373 .453 .159 .294
Total 2594 9901 2877 523 85 284 1363 1200 1432 .814 .368 .447 .156 .291
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1981-11-01Heideki Suzuki has retired from the New York Philosophers
1967-04-02The New York Philosophers have renamed Shin Soo Choo to Heideki Suzuki.
1965-06-10A trade has been completed between the New York Bricklayers and the New York Philosophers. The New York Philosophers receive Shin Soo Choo, William Van Landingham, Draft Pick - 1966 Round 1 (NYA) from the New York Bricklayers in exchange for Jefferson Hemsley.
1964-07-04The New York Bricklayers have promoted Shin Soo Choo to the major league team. The New York Bricklayers have sent Chris Snelling to the minors.
1964-04-06The New York Bricklayers have renamed ShinSoo Choo to Shin Soo Choo.
1964-04-01The New York Bricklayers have renamed Libe Henry to ShinSoo Choo.