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Mel Ott League
8-15-2069
Matt Cecena Right Field
Retired (1982, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .281 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .788 Status Deceased (2017) Option Years 0  
H 2181 Age at Death 71 Date of Birth 08-20-1946
HR 230 Drafted Round 2, Pick 17
(1964)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(57 games)
RBI 1123
SB 366
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L B  Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed A- Bunt F  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B  WS Rings 1
1B --- LF A+ (99.0%) Arm B+ WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF F  (3.1%)   Health B  LCS Appearances 5
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 3
* 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 
1964 Minors 18 31.00 2 / 3 5 / 6 3 / 3 3 / 3 2 / 2 5 / 5 9 / 9 29 / 31
1965 Minors 19 58.00 6 / 13 9 / 11 9 / 9 5 / 5 3 / 6 6 / 6 8 / 8 46 / 58
1966 Minors 20 70.00 4 / 6 8 / 9 5 / 5 10 / 11 5 / 15 12 / 12 12 / 12 56 / 70
1967 Minors 21 60.00 4 / 7 3 / 6 9 / 9 7 / 9 4 / 11 6 / 8 10 / 10 43 / 60
1968 Minors 22 57.00 3 / 9 6 / 7 5 / 6 5 / 9 1 / 13 4 / 7 4 / 6 28 / 57
1968 Majors 22 2.08 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 2
1969 Majors 23 61.19 2 / 8 1 / 6 4 / 7 6 / 11 4 / 16 3 / 4 5 / 9 25 / 61
1970 Majors 24 61.32 2 / 9 4 / 8 4 / 8 7 / 15 0 / 8 5 / 9 2 / 4 24 / 61
1971 Majors 25 64.47 0 / 7 4 / 10 4 / 8 4 / 9 0 / 8 4 / 10 4 / 12 20 / 64
1972 Majors 26 53.84 142 125 20 0 / 10 3 / 8 2 / 9 0 / 5 1 / 7 0 / 3 5 / 11 11 / 53
1973 Majors 27 66.42 162 149 0 2 / 6 1 / 11 4 / 18 1 / 9 0 / 10 2 / 9 1 / 3 11 / 66
1974 Majors 28 66.60 162 149 0 1 / 9 0 / 5 1 / 14 0 / 9 1 / 6 2 / 12 1 / 11 6 / 66
1975 Majors 29 64.73 162 149 0 0 / 5 1 / 15 1 / 9 0 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 11 2 / 64
1976 Majors 30 64.73 162 149 0 0 / 8 0 / 11 0 / 9 0 / 9 0 / 11 0 / 9 1 / 7 1 / 64
1977 Majors 31 60.81 152 140 10 0 / 8 0 / 15 0 / 11 0 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 5 0 / 8 0 / 60
1978 Majors 32 65.16 162 149 0 0 / 12 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 10 0 / 7 0 / 11 0 / 9 0 / 65
1979 Majors 33 65.33 162 149 0 0 / 11 0 / 7 0 / 9 1 / 8 0 / 14 0 / 6 0 / 10 1 / 65
1980 Majors 34 65.33 162 149 0 -2 / 10 -7 / 7 -2 / 10 -1 / 6 -2 / 9 -2 / 14 0 / 9 -16 / 65
1981 Majors 35 65.33 162 149 0 -1 / 5 0 / 11 0 / 5 -1 / 14 -3 / 7 0 / 13 -1 / 10 -6 / 65
1982 Majors 36 53.18 162 91 0 -1 / 9 -3 / 6 -2 / 8 -1 / 6 -5 / 8 -2 / 11 -4 / 5 -18 / 53
Total 1752 1548 30 22 / 155 35 / 166 47 / 166 46 / 164 11 / 174 45 / 161 57 / 164 263 / 1150
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1982-11-01Matt Cecena has retired from the St. Louis Rivermen
1977-09-20Matt Cecena of the St. Louis Rivermen is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1972-08-17Matt Cecena of the St. Louis Rivermen is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1968-10-26The St. Louis Rivermen have promoted Matt Cecena to the major league team. The St. Louis Rivermen have sent Bob Koenecke to the minors.
1968-05-05The St. Louis Rivermen have promoted Hilton Kalin to the major league team. The St. Louis Rivermen have sent Matt Cecena to the minors.
1968-04-28The St. Louis Rivermen have promoted Matt Cecena to the major league team.
1968-04-28The St. Louis Rivermen have promoted Matt Cecena to the major league team. The St. Louis Rivermen have sent Hal Sheehan to the minors.