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Tris Speaker League
4-1-2021
Fred Houston First Base
Retired (1973, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .283 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .807 Status Deceased (2016) Option Years 0  
H 2240 Age at Death 80 Date of Birth 01-17-1936
HR 290 Drafted Round 3, Pick 37
(1954)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(158 games)
RBI 1182
SB 194
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B+ Endurance C-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B  Velocity D+   Mentor vR A-
Speed B  Bunt B- Control D-   Mentor vL A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF D+ (27.2%) Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF D- (5.3%)   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
1956 CHA
70
253
25
81
14
4
3
19
21
 45 1 1
6
 4 8
.816
.373
.443
.123
.320
1957 CHA
148
545
46
126
26
3
7
56
45
 91 1 3
6
 2 5
.618
.290
.328
.097
.231
1958 CHA
129
464
64
127
15
5
17
81
56
 76 0 4
3
 9 8
.787
.349
.438
.164
.274
1959 CHA
130
517
79
146
29
8
15
88
39
 88 6 2
10
 4 9
.795
.339
.456
.174
.282
1960 CHA
149
520
70
147
26
4
23
77
56
 72 4 2
4
 0 4
.836
.356
.481
.198
.283
1961 CHA
128
462
70
133
14
3
22
80
48
 74 6 1
8
 3 5
.836
.362
.474
.186
.288
1962 CHA
131
474
80
128
17
6
20
79
50
 80 1 4
14
 6 10
.796
.338
.458
.188
.270
1963 CHA
148
567
90
170
31
4
18
81
64
 90 4 4
15
 4 6
.836
.372
.464
.164
.300
1964 CHA
147
510
51
119
24
2
15
59
55
 102 1 5
19
 6 4
.683
.306
.376
.143
.233
1965 CHA
148
580
81
170
20
5
26
110
53
 91 2 3
17
 5 3
.832
.353
.479
.186
.293
1966 CHA
148
594
94
176
22
5
29
91
56
 89 2 7
13
 8 1
.852
.355
.497
.200
.296
1967 CHA
148
584
95
169
28
6
24
87
62
 86 0 4
21
 5 1
.837
.355
.481
.192
.289
1968 CHA
149
560
91
159
32
7
19
79
76
 89 2 4
17
 6 2
.837
.369
.468
.184
.284
1969 CHA
148
529
72
161
34
5
22
75
59
 86 0 5
19
 3 5
.883
.371
.512
.208
.304
1970 CHA
132
219
27
61
4
2
8
32
20
 38 3 2
8
 2 3
.769
.344
.425
.146
.279
1971 CHA
118
210
33
68
13
1
10
35
19
 34 0 0
9
 4 2
.918
.380
.538
.214
.324
1972 CHA
98
177
25
51
7
0
8
32
10
 30 2 3
2
 1 1
.791
.328
.463
.175
.288
1973 CHA
92
147
17
48
13
2
4
21
11
 24 1 1
3
 2 0
.899
.375
.524
.197
.327
Total
2361
7912
1110
2240
369
72
290
1182
800
 1285 36 55
194
 74 77
.807
.349
.458
.175
.283
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1973-11-01Fred Houston has retired from the Chicago Sox
1960-03-01The Chicago Sox have promoted Fred Houston to the major league team. The Chicago Sox have sent Monte Lugo to the minors.
1959-09-19The Chicago Sox have promoted John Heath to the major league team. The Chicago Sox have sent Fred Houston to the minors.
1956-07-09The Chicago Sox have promoted Fred Houston to the major league team. The Chicago Sox have promoted Elmer Bunker to the major league team. The Chicago Sox have promoted Tink Howser to the major league team. The Chicago Sox have sent Everett Thomas to the minors. The Chicago Sox have sent Joe Bowles to the minors. The Chicago Sox have sent Johnny Donoso to the minors.
1955-05-09A trade has been completed between the Chicago Sox and the Washington Slammin Senators. The Washington Slammin Senators receive Frank Robinson, Larry Sweetland from the Chicago Sox in exchange for Fred Houston.