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Ken Griffey Jr League
4-4-2079
Dave Mendoza Left Field
Retired (1989, Age 33)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .246 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .704 Status Deceased (2026) Option Years 0  
H 208 Age at Death 71 Date of Birth 11-04-1955
HR 26 Drafted Round 1, Pick 9
(1977)		 Majors Svc Time 5 years
(59 games)
RBI 101
SB 7
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L C  Endurance B-   Ldrship D-
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L B- Velocity D-   Mentor vR C+
Speed B- Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL C 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS F  (0.1%) Range B  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (100%) Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B F  (0.6%) CF A+ (98.9%)   Health D  LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF A+ (97.5%)   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
1979 KC
14
58
9
11
1
0
1
2
7
 14 0 0
0
 0 0
.536
.277
.259
.069
.190
1980 KC-CLE
70
231
34
62
9
0
5
23
25
 44 1 1
2
 2 0
.713
.341
.372
.104
.268
1981 CLE
52
108
13
19
5
1
1
16
12
 26 3 2
3
 1 0
.541
.272
.269
.093
.176
1982 CLE
92
277
31
75
13
3
10
37
21
 60 1 1
0
 0 2
.771
.323
.448
.177
.271
1983 CLE-PHI-MIL
14
48
12
17
3
0
4
11
8
 7 0 0
1
 1 0
1.113
.446
.667
.312
.354
1984 MIL
66
81
9
13
2
0
3
8
6
 19 0 0
1
 1 1
.515
.218
.296
.136
.160
1985 BRO
25
27
4
6
0
0
1
3
4
 9 0 0
0
 0 0
.656
.323
.333
.111
.222
1986 BRO
11
14
1
5
0
0
1
1
0
 3 0 0
0
 0 0
.929
.357
.571
.214
.357
Total
344
844
113
208
33
4
26
101
83
 182 5 4
7
 5 3
.704
.316
.387
.141
.246
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1989-11-01Dave Mendoza has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1989-04-01The Brooklyn Lawnmowers have waived Dave Mendoza.
1986-06-08The Brooklyn Lawnmowers have promoted Charlie Rightnowar to the major league team. The Brooklyn Lawnmowers have designated Dave Mendoza for assignment.
1986-06-02The Brooklyn Lawnmowers have promoted Dave Mendoza to the major league team.
1986-04-27The Brooklyn Lawnmowers have promoted Charlie Rightnowar to the major league team. The Brooklyn Lawnmowers have promoted Don Pulkowitz to the major league team. The Brooklyn Lawnmowers have designated Dave Mendoza for assignment. The Brooklyn Lawnmowers have designated John Page for assignment.
1985-04-05The Brooklyn Lawnmowers have acquired Dave Mendoza from the waiver wire.
1985-04-01The Milwaukee Suds have promoted Tommy Wensloff to the major league team. The Milwaukee Suds have designated Dave Mendoza for assignment.
1983-09-12The Milwaukee Suds have promoted Dave Mendoza to the major league team. The Milwaukee Suds have designated Grady Kerns for assignment.
1983-09-10The Milwaukee Suds have acquired Dave Mendoza from the waiver wire.
1983-07-27The Philadelphia Dong have waived Dave Mendoza.
1983-07-22The Philadelphia Dong have acquired Dave Mendoza from the waiver wire.
1983-04-25The Cleveland Kings have waived Dave Mendoza.
1983-04-05The Cleveland Kings have designated Dave Mendoza for assignment.
1980-06-29A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Athletics and the Cleveland Buzz Saws. The Cleveland Buzz Saws receive Dave Mendoza, Les Stephens from the Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Dick Hemming.
1980-05-21Dave Mendoza of the Kansas City Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 40 days.
1979-08-31The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Dave Mendoza to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Heinie Plank to the minors.
1979-08-29A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Athletics and the New York Boozehounds. The New York Boozehounds receive Jack Speier, Charlie Hoskins, Draft Pick - 1980 Round 2 (KC), Draft Pick - 1980 Round 1 (KC) from the Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Wesley Harding, Rich Daniel, Dave Mendoza, Draft Pick - 1980 Round 1 (NYN).