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Earl Averill League
7-30-2077
Don Beard Right Field
Retired (1988, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .260 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .711 Status Deceased (2035) Option Years 0  
H 1146 Age at Death 82 Date of Birth 05-02-1953
HR 81 Drafted Round 2, Pick 26
(1972)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(78 games)
RBI 469
SB 43
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B  Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed A- Bunt C+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (98.8%) Arm A  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A  (90.4%)   Health A  LCS Appearances 3
3B D- (4.4%) RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1972 Minors 19 25.00 3 / 3 4 / 4 3 / 3 2 / 2 5 / 6 4 / 4 3 / 3 24 / 25
1973 Minors 20 32.00 2 / 2 2 / 2 6 / 6 2 / 4 6 / 6 5 / 5 7 / 7 30 / 32
1974 Minors 21 34.00 7 / 10 1 / 1 2 / 2 7 / 7 2 / 7 2 / 3 3 / 4 24 / 34
1974 Pos (LF) 21 4.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 2 / 4
1975 Minors 22 32.00 2 / 3 2 / 3 2 / 3 4 / 6 4 / 7 5 / 6 3 / 4 22 / 32
1975 Majors 22 6.88 0 / 2 0 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 1 / 6
1975 Pos (1B) 22 94.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 15 / 94
1975 Pos (LF) 22 27.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 18 / 27
1976 Minors 23 7.00 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 1 / 2 1 / 1 2 / 2 5 / 7
1976 Majors 23 56.62 3 / 4 6 / 10 3 / 7 4 / 4 4 / 13 6 / 7 7 / 11 33 / 56
1976 Pos (3B) 23 22.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 22
1977 Majors 24 72.09 6 / 11 6 / 10 5 / 12 4 / 7 7 / 12 7 / 12 4 / 8 39 / 72
1978 Majors 25 63.68 1 / 5 4 / 6 3 / 9 5 / 12 2 / 6 3 / 12 5 / 13 23 / 63
1979 Majors 26 64.00 3 / 7 2 / 14 1 / 8 1 / 7 2 / 13 2 / 7 2 / 8 13 / 64
1980 Majors 27 50.98 162 67 0 2 / 7 2 / 8 2 / 9 2 / 5 1 / 8 1 / 7 2 / 6 12 / 50
1981 Majors 28 39.68 162 20 0 0 / 4 2 / 9 2 / 4 1 / 7 0 / 2 2 / 8 1 / 5 8 / 39
1982 Majors 29 58.34 162 81 0 0 / 10 0 / 6 1 / 6 1 / 9 0 / 11 1 / 7 0 / 9 3 / 58
1983 Majors 30 49.93 162 76 0 0 / 4 0 / 6 0 / 4 1 / 10 0 / 9 0 / 6 2 / 10 3 / 49
1984 Majors 31 37.00 162 45 0 0 / 5 0 / 3 1 / 5 0 / 10 1 / 3 1 / 7 1 / 4 4 / 37
1985 Majors 32 38.55 162 48 0 1 / 4 0 / 8 0 / 7 0 / 2 1 / 3 0 / 10 0 / 4 2 / 38
1986 Majors 33 47.75 162 60 0 0 / 3 0 / 5 1 / 9 0 / 4 0 / 7 0 / 10 0 / 9 1 / 47
1987 Majors 34 42.98 162 44 0 -2 / 10 -1 / 3 -1 / 5 -2 / 11 -1 / 5 0 / 3 -2 / 5 -9 / 42
1988 Minors 35 12.00 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 0 0 / 12
1988 Majors 35 9.43 64 6 0 -4 / 0 -1 / 0 -6 / 1 -2 / 3 -6 / 3 0 / 2 -1 / 0 -20 / 9
1988 Pos (3B) 35 34.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 34
Total 1360 447 0 25 / 96 29 / 102 26 / 102 30 / 113 29 / 125 40 / 121 39 / 113 254 / 953
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1988-11-01Don Beard has retired from the Chicago BleacherBums
1988-10-23The Chicago BleacherBums have acquired Don Beard from the waiver wire.
1988-09-29The Milwaukee Brewmasters have promoted Gorman Thomas to the major league team. The Milwaukee Brewmasters have designated Don Beard for assignment.
1988-08-28The Milwaukee Brewmasters have promoted Don Beard to the major league team.
1988-05-12The Milwaukee Brewmasters have designated Don Beard for assignment.
1976-05-01A trade has been completed between the New York Rotties and the Milwaukee Blue Ribbon. The Milwaukee Blue Ribbon receive Frank Kunz, Frank McGunnigle, Don Beard, Elmer Brady, Draft Pick - 1978 Round 1 (NYA), Draft Pick - 1977 Round 1 (NYA) from the New York Rotties in exchange for Hiroki Koubo, Goose Scanlan.
1975-08-26The New York Rotties have promoted Cy Flores to the major league team. The New York Rotties have sent Don Beard to the minors.
1975-08-06The New York Rotties have promoted Don Beard to the major league team. The New York Rotties have sent Ike Kester to the minors.