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Wally Berger League
7-16-2119
P.J. Orton First Base
Retired (1959, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .242 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .680 Status Deceased (1990) Option Years 0  
H 393 Age at Death 67 Date of Birth 12-08-1923
HR 47 Drafted Round 18, Pick 285
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 3 years
(132 games)
RBI 207
SB 15
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D+ Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B  Velocity F    Mentor vR F 
Speed C+ Bunt B+ Control C-   Mentor vL A 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B  WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm D  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 WAS
106
179
19
43
7
2
7
24
11
 36 0 1
3
 1 0
.702
.283
.419
.179
.240
1951 WAS
86
140
30
44
8
0
4
23
16
 24 2 0
1
 1 1
.850
.392
.457
.143
.314
1952 WAS
13
20
2
3
0
0
0
1
3
 5 0 0
0
 0 0
.411
.261
.150
.000
.150
1953 WAS-MIL
95
169
17
33
5
1
4
14
15
 43 3 1
0
 1 1
.579
.271
.308
.112
.195
1954 MIL
62
112
12
22
4
1
5
13
10
 26 0 1
2
 0 0
.644
.260
.384
.188
.196
1955 MIL
124
179
21
41
5
1
5
23
13
 31 0 1
1
 2 1
.632
.280
.352
.123
.229
1956 MIL
137
300
38
79
13
1
12
53
20
 42 1 3
2
 1 2
.742
.309
.433
.170
.263
1957 MIL
131
468
44
113
24
2
8
48
32
 97 2 2
4
 2 3
.644
.292
.353
.111
.241
1958 BRO-PIT
36
56
5
15
2
1
2
8
6
 11 0 1
2
 2 0
.780
.333
.446
.179
.268
Total
790
1623
188
393
68
9
47
207
126
 315 8 10
15
 10 8
.680
.298
.382
.140
.242
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1959-11-01P.J. Orton has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1959-08-15The Pittsburgh Lynx have waived P.J. Orton.
1958-09-05The Pittsburgh Lynx have designated P.J. Orton for assignment.
1958-04-10The Pittsburgh Lynx have acquired P.J. Orton from the waiver wire.
1958-04-06The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Ollie Thomas to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have designated P.J. Orton for assignment.
1958-04-01The Brooklyn Dodgers have re-claimed P.J. Orton from the waiver wire.
1958-04-01The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Mike Carey to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Jon Dorner to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Walt Nelson to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have designated P.J. Orton for assignment. The Brooklyn Dodgers have designated John Long for assignment. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Harry McGarr to the minors.
1954-09-09The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Buddy Lowry to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted P.J. Orton to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Red Tejera to the minors. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Milo Miller to the minors.
1954-06-03The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Dave Bell to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted George Kerns to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Desi Dickerson to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Jack Smith to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Brad McNamara to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Lloyd Bahr to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Gary Pascual to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Eric Davey to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Eduardo Castro to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent P.J. Orton to the minors. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Sammy Genewich to the minors. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Ray Lang to the minors. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Ron Kuenn to the minors. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Mel Rhodes to the minors. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Brent Prendergast to the minors. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Billy Johnson to the minors. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Fred Pelouze to the minors. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent John Fox to the minors.
1953-06-21The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted P.J. Orton to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Dave Bednar to the minors.
1953-06-21The Milwaukee BigBeer have acquired P.J. Orton from the waiver wire. The Milwaukee BigBeer have waived Jim Porter.
1953-06-06The Washington Colonials have waived P.J. Orton.
1953-06-06The Washington Colonials have promoted Cotton Olmo to the major league team. The Washington Colonials have sent P.J. Orton to the minors.
1953-04-12The Washington Colonials have promoted P.J. Orton to the major league team.
1952-05-02The Washington Colonials have promoted Eddie Rooks to the major league team. The Washington Colonials have promoted Kevin Blunt to the major league team. The Washington Colonials have sent P.J. Orton to the minors. The Washington Colonials have sent John Long to the minors.
1950-07-11The Washington Colonials have promoted P.J. Orton to the major league team. The Washington Colonials have sent Lloyd Stratton to the minors.
1950-06-06The Washington Colonials have promoted Lloyd Stratton to the major league team. The Washington Colonials have sent P.J. Orton to the minors.