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Luis Aparicio League 6-23-2064 |
| Don Virtue |  ShortstopRetired (1964, Age 36) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .242 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .658 | Status | Deceased (2017) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 979 | Age at Death | 89 | Date of Birth | 03-02-1928 | |
| HR | 88 | Drafted | Round 2, Pick 20 (1951) |
Majors Svc Time | 11 years (20 games) |
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| RBI | 461 | |||||
| SB | 50 | |||||
| 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 | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | (0.3%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | (77.2%) | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | (8.9%) |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | +/- | RF
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FPCT | GG |
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| 1952 | SS | CIN | 28 | 20 | 190.1 | 105 | 36 | 65 | 4 | 14 | -4 | 4.78 | .962 | |
| 1953 | SS | CIN | 141 | 138 | 1222.0 | 686 | 223 | 445 | 18 | 104 | -12 | 4.92 | .974 | |
| 2B | CIN | 1 | 1 | 8.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.48 | .857 | ||
| 1954 | SS | CIN | 138 | 135 | 1209.1 | 659 | 219 | 425 | 15 | 100 | -15 | 4.79 | .977 | |
| 2B | CIN | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4.50 | 1.000 | ||
| 1955 | SS | CIN | 38 | 32 | 290.0 | 153 | 52 | 100 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 4.72 | .993 | |
| 3B | CIN | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | NaN | ||
| 1956 | SS | CIN-PHI | 12 | 11 | 92.2 | 50 | 19 | 30 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 4.76 | .980 | |
| LF | CIN-PHI | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1.000 | ||
| 1957 | SS | PHI | 36 | 36 | 277.2 | 156 | 55 | 100 | 1 | 23 | +3 | 5.02 | .994 | |
| RF | PHI | 37 | 37 | 270.0 | 51 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 1.63 | .961 | ||
| 2B | PHI | 23 | 23 | 193.0 | 130 | 47 | 76 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 5.74 | .946 | ||
| CF | PHI | 10 | 10 | 74.0 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1.82 | .938 | ||
| LF | PHI | 2 | 2 | 17.2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.04 | 1.000 | ||
| 1B | PHI | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15.00 | 1.000 | ||
| 1958 | 2B | PHI | 52 | 36 | 350.2 | 231 | 92 | 135 | 4 | 36 | +4 | 5.83 | .983 | |
| SS | PHI | 20 | 10 | 118.0 | 60 | 20 | 40 | 0 | 11 | +4 | 4.58 | 1.000 | ||
| 1B | PHI | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12.94 | 1.000 | ||
| 1959 | 2B | PHI | 41 | 35 | 298.0 | 208 | 94 | 109 | 5 | 17 | -8 | 6.13 | .976 | |
| SS | PHI | 2 | 1 | 14.0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.07 | 1.000 | ||
| 1960 | 2B | PHI | 50 | 48 | 415.1 | 268 | 97 | 170 | 1 | 28 | +3 | 5.79 | .996 | |
| SS | PHI | 36 | 36 | 316.2 | 163 | 63 | 96 | 4 | 19 | -2 | 4.52 | .975 | ||
| 3B | PHI | 6 | 6 | 48.0 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2.06 | .917 | ||
| 1961 | 3B | PHI | 59 | 59 | 509.0 | 152 | 42 | 98 | 12 | 10 | -5 | 2.48 | .921 | |
| 2B | PHI | 58 | 53 | 465.1 | 295 | 97 | 195 | 3 | 25 | +3 | 5.65 | .990 | ||
| SS | PHI | 16 | 16 | 145.1 | 64 | 28 | 35 | 1 | 12 | -5 | 3.90 | .984 | ||
| 1962 | 3B | PHI | 80 | 80 | 709.1 | 190 | 45 | 133 | 12 | 9 | -8 | 2.26 | .937 | |
| SS | PHI | 60 | 60 | 523.0 | 236 | 82 | 149 | 5 | 32 | -7 | 3.98 | .979 | ||
| 2B | PHI | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | NaN | ||
| 1963 | 3B | PHI | 56 | 56 | 488.1 | 147 | 38 | 100 | 9 | 7 | -7 | 2.54 | .939 | |
| SS | PHI | 2 | 2 | 21.0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.57 | 1.000 | ||
| 1964 | 3B | PHI | 48 | 48 | 413.2 | 90 | 24 | 64 | 2 | 4 | -8 | 1.91 | .978 | |
| RF | PHI | 4 | 4 | 36.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.25 | 1.000 | ||
| LF | PHI | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.50 | 1.000 | ||
| CF | PHI | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.06 | 1.000 | ||
| Pos Total | SS | 529 | 497 | 4420.0 | 2356 | 806 | 1500 | 50 | 352 | -42 | 4.70 | .979 | ||
| 3B | 250 | 250 | 2176.1 | 591 | 153 | 402 | 36 | 30 | -29 | 2.30 | .939 | |||
| 2B | 229 | 197 | 1741.2 | 1143 | 433 | 689 | 21 | 123 | +1 | 5.80 | .982 | |||
| RF | 41 | 41 | 306.0 | 56 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 1.59 | .964 | |||
| CF | 12 | 12 | 91.0 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1.68 | .944 | |||
| LF | 5 | 4 | 37.2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.39 | 1.000 | |||
| 1B | 3 | 3 | 25.0 | 38 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13.68 | 1.000 | |||
| Total | 1069 | 1004 | 8797.2 | 4212 | 1509 | 2593 | 110 | 510 | -76 | 4.20 | .974 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1964-11-01 | Don Virtue has retired from the Philadelphia willies |
| 1957-04-01 | The Philadelphia Athletics have promoted Bill Kusnyer to the major league team. The Philadelphia Athletics have promoted Don Virtue to the major league team. The Philadelphia Athletics have designated Rowland Schwenk for assignment. The Philadelphia Athletics have sent Jules Blazier to the minors. |
| 1956-07-17 | The Philadelphia Athletics have promoted Wayne Walters to the major league team. The Philadelphia Athletics have sent Don Virtue to the minors. |
| 1956-05-25 | A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Cincinnati Reds. The Cincinnati Reds receive Hal Pelouze, Draft Pick - 1959 Round 5 (PHI), Draft Pick - 1957 Round 2 (MIL) from the Philadelphia Athletics in exchange for Don Virtue, Draft Pick - 1957 Round 3 (CIN). |
| 1956-05-21 | The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Don Virtue to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Emil Clutterbuck for assignment. |
| 1955-06-05 | The Cincinnati Reds have sent Don Virtue to the minors. |
| 1952-07-10 | The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Don Virtue to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Matt Smith to the minors. |