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Frank Thomas League 4-15-2075 |
| Buck Ortiz |  Second BaseRetired (1962, Age 35) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .263 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .726 | Status | Deceased (1995) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 1315 | Age at Death | 69 | Date of Birth | 11-18-1926 | |
| HR | 124 | Drafted | Round 1, Pick 16 (1950) |
Majors Svc Time | 10 years (125 games) |
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| RBI | 529 | |||||
| SB | 50 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | (100%) | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 1 | |||
| 3B | (67.9%) | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
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| 1950 | Minors | 24 | 53.00 | 5 / 12 | 3 / 11 | 2 / 6 | 4 / 10 | 4 / 6 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 18 / 53 | |||
| 1950 | Majors | 24 | 2.15 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 2 | |||
| 1951 | Majors | 25 | 59.54 | 5 / 7 | 5 / 12 | 7 / 15 | 2 / 6 | 2 / 5 | 0 / 4 | 2 / 10 | 23 / 59 | |||
| 1952 | Majors | 26 | 60.19 | 1 / 9 | 2 / 6 | 2 / 4 | 0 / 5 | 8 / 15 | 4 / 13 | 1 / 8 | 18 / 60 | |||
| 1953 | Majors | 27 | 58.29 | 0 / 10 | 2 / 11 | 2 / 6 | 0 / 8 | 3 / 8 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 6 | 7 / 58 | |||
| 1954 | Majors | 28 | 45.56 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 5 | 2 / 9 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 7 | 3 / 45 | |||
| 1955 | Majors | 29 | 54.56 | 1 / 2 | 3 / 9 | 1 / 9 | 0 / 9 | 2 / 9 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 7 | 7 / 54 | |||
| 1956 | Majors | 30 | 49.00 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 8 | 1 / 9 | 0 / 12 | 2 / 49 | |||
| 1957 | Majors | 31 | 62.09 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 10 | 1 / 12 | 1 / 62 | |||
| 1958 | Majors | 32 | 56.02 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 7 | 1 / 14 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 7 | 2 / 56 | |||
| 1959 | Majors | 33 | 33.20 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 33 | |||
| 1960 | Majors | 34 | 43.40 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 43 | |||
| 1961 | Majors | 35 | 38.96 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 7 | 1 / 9 | 1 / 38 | |||
| 1962 | Minors | 36 | 2.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | |||
| 1962 | Majors | 36 | 1.12 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 / 77 | 16 / 94 | 15 / 80 | 9 / 79 | 21 / 97 | 5 / 93 | 5 / 95 | 84 / 615 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1962-11-01 | Buck Ortiz has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1962-05-02 | The Pittsburgh Rivets have waived Buck Ortiz. |
| 1962-04-14 | The Pittsburgh Rivets have promoted Eddie Callahan to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Rivets have designated Buck Ortiz for assignment. |
| 1962-04-12 | Buck Ortiz of the Pittsburgh Rivets is injured and is expected to be out 17 days. |
| 1960-08-10 | Buck Ortiz of the Baltimore Orioles is injured and is expected to be out 45 days. |
| 1958-06-19 | Buck Ortiz of the Baltimore Orioles is injured and is expected to be out 15 days. |
| 1956-05-08 | Buck Ortiz of the Baltimore Orioles is injured and is expected to be out 29 days. |
| 1954-04-10 | Buck Ortiz of the Baltimore Orioles is injured and is expected to be out 27 days. |
| 1951-04-01 | The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Buck Ortiz to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have sent Bobby Kostro to the minors. |
| 1950-04-06 | The Baltimore Orioles have sent Buck Ortiz to the minors. |