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Don Newcombe League
9-19-2165
Jack "Hammer" Lopatka Second Base
Retired (1966, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .296 Total Rating   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .891 Status Deceased (1990) Option Years 0  
H 2435 Age at Death 62 Date of Birth 05-28-1928
HR 464 Drafted Round 1, Pick 4
(1950)
Majors Svc Time 17 years
(22 games)
RBI 1545
SB 224
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L A- Velocity B-   Mentor vR B+
Speed C+ Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 7
1B (1.4%) LF --- Arm WS Appearances 7
2B A+ (100%) CF (0.5%)   Health D- LCS Appearances 9
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 6
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT GG
1950 2B NYA 61 60 545.2 321 128 183 10 38 -10 5.13 .969
SS NYA 1 1 11.0 7 4 3 0 2 -2 5.73 1.000
1951 2B NYA-CLE 105 105 928.0 542 249 283 10 67 -9 5.16 .982
3B NYA-CLE 17 17 145.0 51 14 33 4 1 -5 2.92 .922
SS NYA-CLE 8 8 73.0 47 17 29 1 5 -1 5.67 .979
1952 2B CLE 130 130 1142.0 732 305 408 19 121 -16 5.62 .974
1953 2B CLE 130 130 1153.0 782 344 423 15 112 -1 5.99 .981
1954 2B CLE 130 130 1153.0 731 319 403 9 109 -4 5.64 .988
1955 2B CLE 130 130 1168.1 742 326 412 4 111 -1 5.69 .995
1956 2B CLE 126 126 1145.1 725 358 365 2 124 +1 5.68 .997
1957 2B CLE 130 130 1158.1 716 320 391 5 119 -7 5.52 .993
1958 2B CLE-NYN 126 125 1117.2 711 300 406 5 106 -6 5.69 .993
SS CLE-NYN 1 0 3.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 6.00 1.000
3B CLE-NYN 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
1959 2B NYN-NYA 108 108 962.1 580 253 322 5 82 +9 5.38 .991
3B NYN-NYA 12 12 107.2 28 6 22 0 2 -1 2.34 1.000
SS NYN-NYA 2 2 16.0 13 6 7 0 2 -2 7.31 1.000
1960 2B NYA 124 124 1121.1 739 322 412 5 97 +1 5.89 .993
1961 2B NYA 130 130 1169.1 717 336 380 1 83 +2 5.51 .999
1962 2B NYA 130 130 1172.2 725 287 433 5 78 -4 5.53 .993
1963 2B NYA 87 86 757.0 453 199 250 4 56 -3 5.34 .991
3B NYA 18 18 152.0 53 9 38 6 2 -2 2.78 .887
1B NYA 13 13 111.0 119 116 2 1 8 -2 9.57 .992
SS NYA 3 3 27.0 11 2 8 1 1 -1 3.33 .909
RF NYA 2 2 18.0 4 4 0 0 0 0 2.00 1.000
CF NYA 1 1 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
1964 2B NYA 114 114 987.2 614 271 342 1 75 0 5.59 .998
1965 RF NYA 87 87 772.0 183 181 0 2 0 0 2.11 .989
2B NYA 12 12 98.0 57 30 26 1 5 -2 5.14 .982
1B NYA 6 6 52.0 68 66 2 0 5 0 11.77 1.000
LF NYA 1 1 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.25 1.000
1966 RF NYA 75 74 647.0 135 130 1 4 1 0 1.82 .970
CF NYA 1 1 9.0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1.00 .500
1B NYA 1 1 8.1 13 13 0 0 1 0 14.05 1.000
Pos Total 2B 1773 1770 15779.2 9887 4347 5439 101 1383 -50 5.58 .990
RF 164 163 1437.0 322 315 1 6 1 0 1.98 .981
3B 48 47 406.2 132 29 93 10 5 -8 2.70 .924
1B 20 20 171.1 200 195 4 1 14 -2 10.45 .995
SS 15 14 130.0 80 31 47 2 10 -6 5.40 .975
CF 2 2 17.0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0.53 .500
LF 1 1 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.25 1.000
Total 2023 2017 17949.2 10625 4920 5584 121 1413 -66 5.27 .989
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1966-11-01Jack "Hammer" Lopatka has retired from the New York Pride
1966-07-04Jack Hammer Lopatka of the New York Pride is injured and is expected to be out 40 days.
1965-06-29Jack Hammer Lopatka of the New York Pride is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1964-06-02Jack Hammer Lopatka of the New York Pride is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1960-06-20Jack "Hammer" Lopatka of the New York Pride is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1959-08-12Jack "Hammer" Lopatka of the New York Pride is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1959-05-12A trade has been completed between the New York Red Foxx and the New York Pride. The New York Pride receive Jack "Hammer" Lopatka, John "Mel" Renfroe from the New York Red Foxx in exchange for Tyson Foster, Johnny Kling, Jim Hamilton, Draft Pick - 1960 Round 2 (NYA), Draft Pick - 1961 Round 2 (NYA).
1958-04-18The New York Red Foxx have renamed Jack Lopatka to Jack "Hammer" Lopatka.
1958-04-14A trade has been completed between the New York Red Foxx and the Cleveland Anteaters. The Cleveland Anteaters receive Draft Pick - 1959 Round 1 (NYN) from the New York Red Foxx in exchange for Jack Lopatka.
1951-04-12A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Knockers and the New York Cubans. The New York Cubans receive Charlie Tebbetts, Juan Keating, Jerry Petty from the Cleveland Knockers in exchange for Jack Lopatka, Doc Porray, Draft Pick - 1952 Round 1 (NYA), Draft Pick - 1954 Round 1 (NYA).