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Thurman Munson League
8-12-2254
Kevin Stapleton Center Field
Retired (1958, Age 40)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .294 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .868 Status Deceased (1989) Option Years 0  
H 1258 Age at Death 71 Date of Birth 01-16-1918
HR 212 Drafted Round 1, Pick 12
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 8 years
(88 games)
RBI 712
SB 0
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B+ Velocity D+   Mentor vR B-
Speed D- Bunt A+ Control D+   Mentor vL B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF B  (60.2%) Arm C- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health C- LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 3
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT GG
1951 CF CIN 13 13 118.1 25 25 0 0 0 -1 1.90 1.000
1952 CF CIN 93 93 824.0 222 221 0 1 0 -4 2.41 .995
1953 CF CIN 139 139 1246.0 344 337 0 7 0 -7 2.43 .980
1954 CF CIN 113 113 1012.2 278 272 1 5 0 -6 2.43 .982
1955 CF CIN-KC-DET 62 62 558.0 144 141 0 3 0 -8 2.27 .979
LF CIN-KC-DET 18 16 140.2 33 30 0 3 0 0 1.92 .909
RF CIN-KC-DET 11 10 89.0 15 14 0 1 0 -1 1.42 .933
SS CIN-KC-DET 2 1 10.0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 1.80 1.000
3B CIN-KC-DET 2 0 3.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3.00 1.000
1956 RF STL 88 88 773.0 171 165 1 5 0 +2 1.93 .971
CF STL 14 14 122.0 36 36 0 0 0 -1 2.66 1.000
SS STL 1 1 10.0 5 3 1 1 1 -1 3.60 .800
2B STL 1 1 9.0 8 4 3 1 2 0 7.00 .875
1957 RF STL 118 118 1054.0 240 237 0 3 0 +3 2.02 .988
CF STL 17 17 162.0 47 46 0 1 0 +1 2.56 .979
1958 RF STL 133 133 1192.2 235 228 1 6 0 -8 1.73 .974
Pos Total CF 451 451 4043.0 1096 1078 1 17 0 -26 2.40 .984
RF 350 349 3108.2 661 644 2 15 0 -4 1.87 .977
LF 18 16 140.2 33 30 0 3 0 0 1.92 .909
SS 3 2 20.0 7 5 1 1 1 -2 2.70 .857
2B 1 1 9.0 8 4 3 1 2 0 7.00 .875
3B 2 0 3.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3.00 1.000
Total 825 819 7324.1 1806 1761 8 37 3 -32 2.17 .980
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1958-11-01Kevin Stapleton has retired from the St. Louis Perfectos
1956-04-01The St. Louis Perfectos have renamed Bobby Dernier to Kevin Stapleton.
1956-04-01The St. Louis Perfectos have acquired Bobby Dernier from the waiver wire.
1956-04-01The St. Louis Perfectos have demoted Scotty Wood to the minor leagues.
1955-10-03The Detroit Maniacs have designated Bobby Dernier for assignment. The Detroit Maniacs have designated Wes Busby for assignment.
1955-09-01A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Killers and the Detroit Maniacs. The Detroit Maniacs receive Bobby Dernier from the Kansas City Killers in exchange for Draft Pick - 1956 Round 4 (DET), Draft Pick - 1957 Round 4 (DET).
1955-07-04A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Killers and the Cincinnati Cubs. The Cincinnati Cubs receive David Cohen, Draft Pick - 1957 Round 5 (KC), Draft Pick - 1958 Round 4 (KC) from the Kansas City Killers in exchange for Bobby Dernier.
1950-04-01The Cincinnati Cubs have renamed Kevin Stapleton to Bobby Dernier.