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Keith Hernandez League
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Vida Upchurch Third Base
Retired (1973, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .253 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .672 Status Deceased (2015) Option Years 0  
H 392 Age at Death 77 Date of Birth 04-13-1938
HR 16 Drafted Round 3, Pick 36
(1960)		 Majors Svc Time 6 years
(55 games)
RBI 183
SB 51
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R C- Power vs. L C- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt C  Control D+   Mentor vL B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 1
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1961 MIL
29
74
9
21
2
1
1
17
12
 10 0 2
2
 0 3
.753
.375
.378
.095
.284
1962 MIL
55
125
16
33
5
1
1
15
15
 18 0 0
3
 1 4
.687
.343
.344
.080
.264
1963 MIL
54
120
16
36
3
3
3
15
22
 17 0 2
4
 0 4
.853
.403
.450
.150
.300
1964 MIL
18
63
7
19
1
0
0
5
5
 10 1 0
2
 0 1
.680
.362
.317
.016
.302
1968 CHN
87
328
27
76
15
3
3
42
34
 57 0 1
10
 8 6
.626
.303
.323
.091
.232
1969 CHN
143
525
56
128
23
2
5
52
50
 89 4 2
22
 12 7
.637
.313
.324
.080
.244
1970 CHN
48
165
15
43
8
2
3
18
25
 27 0 0
5
 6 6
.746
.358
.388
.127
.261
1971 NYN
4
10
1
3
1
0
0
2
1
 1 0 0
0
 0 0
.764
.364
.400
.100
.300
1972 NYN
43
123
10
31
2
0
0
15
18
 17 1 1
3
 4 0
.618
.350
.268
.016
.252
1973 NYN
7
15
1
2
0
0
0
2
2
 2 0 0
0
 1 0
.369
.235
.133
.000
.133
Total
488
1548
158
392
60
12
16
183
184
 248 6 8
51
 32 31
.672
.333
.339
.085
.253
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1973-11-01Vida Upchurch has retired from the New York Hitmen
1973-09-06The New York Hitmen have promoted Vida Upchurch to the major league team.
1973-09-06The New York Hitmen have acquired Vida Upchurch from the waiver wire.
1973-05-21The New York Hitmen have waived Vida Upchurch.
1973-05-05The New York Hitmen have promoted Robert Nunnari to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have designated Vida Upchurch for assignment.
1973-04-01The New York Hitmen have re-claimed Vida Upchurch from the waiver wire.
1973-04-01The New York Hitmen have promoted Bret Laker to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have promoted Bob Coluccio Jr. to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have designated Vida Upchurch for assignment. The New York Hitmen have designated John McClane for assignment.
1972-04-10The New York Hitmen have re-claimed Vida Upchurch from the waiver wire.
1972-04-01The New York Hitmen have promoted Cory Hockett to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have designated Vida Upchurch for assignment.
1972-04-01The New York Hitmen have promoted Vida Upchurch to the major league team.
1971-10-23The New York Hitmen have designated Vida Upchurch for assignment.
1971-09-10The New York Hitmen have promoted Vida Upchurch to the major league team.
1971-09-10The New York Hitmen have acquired Vida Upchurch from the waiver wire.
1971-08-21The Washington Gas Bags have waived Vida Upchurch.
1971-07-25The Washington Gas Bags have acquired Vida Upchurch from the waiver wire.
1970-09-02The Chicago Doublemint Chewers have waived Vida Upchurch.
1970-08-15The Chicago Doublemint Chewers have promoted Paul Johnson to the major league team. The Chicago Doublemint Chewers have designated Vida Upchurch for assignment. The Chicago Doublemint Chewers have designated Jon Wilson for assignment.
1970-07-20The Chicago Doublemint Chewers have promoted Vida Upchurch to the major league team. The Chicago Doublemint Chewers have promoted John McClane to the major league team. The Chicago Doublemint Chewers have sent Paul Johnson to the minors.
1970-07-20The Chicago Doublemint Chewers have acquired Vida Upchurch from the waiver wire.
1970-05-22The Chicago Doublemint Chewers have waived Vida Upchurch.
1970-05-05The Chicago Doublemint Chewers have promoted Mike Clemens to the major league team. The Chicago Doublemint Chewers have promoted Buck Conroy to the major league team. The Chicago Doublemint Chewers have promoted Paul Johnson to the major league team. The Chicago Doublemint Chewers have designated Neil Osborn for assignment. The Chicago Doublemint Chewers have designated George Kontopoulos for assignment. The Chicago Doublemint Chewers have designated Vida Upchurch for assignment.
1968-09-06The Chicago Doublemint Chewers have acquired Vida Upchurch from the waiver wire.
1968-08-21The Chicago Doublemint Chewers have designated Vida Upchurch for assignment.
1968-07-21The Chicago Doublemint Chewers have promoted Vida Upchurch to the major league team. The Chicago Doublemint Chewers have designated Chappy Tomanek for assignment.
1968-06-25The Chicago Doublemint Chewers have designated Vida Upchurch for assignment.
1968-06-08The Chicago Doublemint Chewers have acquired Vida Upchurch from the waiver wire.
1968-06-08The Chicago Doublemint Chewers have demoted Paul Johnson to the minor leagues.
1968-05-22The Chicago Doublemint Chewers have promoted Astyanax Mlicki to the major league team. The Chicago Doublemint Chewers have designated Vida Upchurch for assignment.
1968-05-14The Chicago Doublemint Chewers have re-claimed Vida Upchurch from the waiver wire.
1968-05-13The Chicago Doublemint Chewers have designated Vida Upchurch for assignment.
1968-04-18The Chicago Doublemint Chewers have promoted Vida Upchurch to the major league team. The Chicago Doublemint Chewers have designated Joe Dammann for assignment.
1968-04-18The Chicago Doublemint Chewers have acquired Vida Upchurch from the waiver wire.
1968-04-01The Milwaukee Budweisers have waived Vida Upchurch.
1964-08-16The Milwaukee Budweisers have promoted Candy Jurak to the major league team. The Milwaukee Budweisers have sent Vida Upchurch to the minors.
1962-03-25The Milwaukee Budweisers have promoted Gil Russell to the major league team. The Milwaukee Budweisers have promoted Vida Upchurch to the major league team.
1961-07-21The Milwaukee Budweisers have promoted Jorge Russell to the major league team. The Milwaukee Budweisers have sent Vida Upchurch to the minors.
1961-06-09The Milwaukee Budweisers have promoted Glenn Dillhoefer to the major league team. The Milwaukee Budweisers have promoted Vida Upchurch to the major league team.
1960-05-13The Milwaukee Budweisers have acquired Vida Upchurch from the waiver wire.
1960-04-01The Philadelphia Freedom have waived Vida Upchurch.