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Ivan Rodriguez League
4-1-2245
Austin "SoftHands"Tavarez Shortstop
Retired (1954, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .255 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .740 Status Deceased (1990) Option Years 0  
H 276 Age at Death 71 Date of Birth 05-22-1919
HR 51 Drafted Round 2, Pick 19
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 3 years
(81 games)
RBI 143
SB 10
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C- Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L A- Velocity C    Mentor vR C 
Speed C  Bunt B- Control F    Mentor vL A 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range B  WS Rings 0
1B F  (0.2%) LF --- Arm C  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health D  LCS Appearances 0
3B --- 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
1950 BAL-CIN
132
462
63
120
15
1
26
64
34
 92 1 2
3
 2 2
.776
.311
.465
.206
.260
1950 BAL
16
54
10
17
3
1
2
4
5
 11 0 0
1
 1 1
.891
.373
.519
.204
.315
1950 CIN
116
408
53
103
12
0
24
60
29
 81 1 2
2
 1 1
.761
.302
.458
.206
.252
1951 CIN-PIT
87
286
42
74
4
0
12
36
25
 59 1 2
3
 1 0
.717
.318
.399
.140
.259
1951 CIN
42
137
15
33
4
0
7
20
9
 26 0 1
0
 1 0
.709
.286
.423
.182
.241
1951 PIT
45
149
27
41
0
0
5
16
16
 33 1 1
3
 0 0
.723
.347
.376
.101
.275
1952 PIT
82
247
22
57
11
1
7
24
16
 45 2 0
3
 3 2
.651
.283
.368
.138
.231
1953 PIT-NYA
31
87
11
25
3
1
6
19
3
 15 1 0
1
 0 0
.870
.319
.552
.264
.287
1953
31
87
11
25
3
1
6
19
3
 15 1 0
1
 0 0
.870
.319
.552
.264
.287
Total
332
1082
138
276
33
3
51
143
78
 211 5 4
10
 6 4
.740
.307
.433
.177
.255
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1954-11-01Austin "SoftHands"Tavarez has retired from the New York Whalers
1953-07-20The New York Whalers have acquired Austin "SoftHands"Tavarez from the waiver wire.
1953-07-04The Pittsburgh Sharks waive Austin "SoftHands"Tavarez.
1951-06-03A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Lightning and the Pittsburgh Sharks. The Pittsburgh Sharks receive Austin "SoftHands"Tavarez, John "Heater"Brown from the Cincinnati Lightning in exchange for Carlos Klinger, Dave Graff, Draft Pick - 1952 Round 1 (PIT), Draft Pick - 1954 Round 2 (PIT).
1951-03-01The Cincinnati Lightning have renamed Austin Tavarez to Austin "SoftHands"Tavarez.
1950-04-26A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Lightning and the Baltimore Bulldogs. The Baltimore Bulldogs receive Hugh Oliver, Draft Pick - 1952 Round 4 (CIN), Draft Pick - 1952 Round 1 (CIN) from the Cincinnati Lightning in exchange for Austin Tavarez, Salty Comer, Draft Pick - 1951 Round 2 (BAL), Draft Pick - 1951 Round 3 (BAL).