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Sam Crawford League
4-1-2004
Fritz Wetzel Shortstop
Retired (1983, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .246 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .648 Status Retired (1983) Option Years 0  
H 415 Age 56 (OS 57) Date of Birth 08-25-1947
HR 27 Drafted Round 3, Pick 43
(1965)		 Majors Svc Time 6 years
(36 games)
RBI 152
SB 31
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B  Velocity D    Mentor vR A 
Speed B- Bunt C- Control F    Mentor vL A 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B C  (40.6%) CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT GG
1974 SS NYN 9 3 30.0 7 4 2 1 1 0 1.80 .857
RF NYN 1 1 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0.00 NaN
1975 SS NYN 72 72 627.0 321 131 177 13 42 -20 4.42 .960
1976 SS NYN 38 31 281.0 136 45 84 7 19 -6 4.13 .949
2B NYN 1 1 12.0 8 3 5 0 1 0 6.00 1.000
1977 SS NYN 86 86 740.0 364 131 223 10 43 -6 4.31 .973
2B NYN 10 10 89.0 65 29 32 4 10 +1 6.17 .938
RF NYN 2 2 17.0 5 5 0 0 0 -1 2.65 1.000
1980 SS NYA 13 13 104.0 56 18 37 1 8 -2 4.76 .982
3B NYA 1 1 8.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.12 1.000
1981 SS NYA 95 94 789.1 419 133 275 11 50 -1 4.65 .974
3B NYA 2 2 18.0 8 1 6 1 0 0 3.50 .875
2B NYA 2 2 16.0 11 5 5 1 0 +1 5.62 .909
1982 SS NYA 91 91 758.2 425 145 268 12 43 -15 4.90 .972
3B NYA 1 1 9.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.00 1.000
Pos Total SS 404 390 3330.0 1728 607 1066 55 206 -50 4.52 .968
2B 13 13 117.0 84 37 42 5 11 +2 6.08 .940
3B 4 4 35.0 10 1 8 1 0 0 2.31 .900
RF 3 3 24.0 5 5 0 0 0 -2 1.88 1.000
Total 424 410 3506.0 1827 650 1116 61 217 -50 4.53 .967
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1983-11-01Fritz Wetzel has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1982-08-11The New York Yankees have waived Fritz Wetzel.
1982-08-07The New York Yankees have promoted Abner Hepler to the major league team. The New York Yankees have designated Fritz Wetzel for assignment.
1981-03-03The New York Yankees have promoted Fritz Wetzel to the major league team. The New York Yankees have designated Al Hash for assignment.
1980-06-30The New York Yankees have promoted Mychal Hammonds to the major league team. The New York Yankees have designated Fritz Wetzel for assignment.
1980-03-07The New York Yankees have promoted Fritz Wetzel to the major league team.
1980-03-07The New York Yankees have acquired Fritz Wetzel from the waiver wire.
1979-05-20The New York Mets have acquired Art Manuel from the waiver wire. The New York Mets have waived Fritz Wetzel.
1978-04-01The New York Mets have promoted Bud Whitman to the major league team. The New York Mets have promoted Ricky Howard to the major league team. The New York Mets have designated Fritz Wetzel for assignment. The New York Mets have designated Ben Bosman for assignment.
1974-04-15The New York Mets have promoted Fritz Wetzel to the major league team. The New York Mets have designated Dennis Birdsall for assignment.
1972-07-20The New York Mets have acquired Fritz Wetzel from the waiver wire.
1972-05-22The Pittsburgh Bears have acquired Charlie Miles from the waiver wire. The Pittsburgh Bears have waived Fritz Wetzel.
1972-03-07The Pittsburgh Bears have acquired Fritz Wetzel from the waiver wire.
1970-04-01The Brooklyn Dodgers have waived Fritz Wetzel.
1967-04-05The Brooklyn Dodgers have acquired Fritz Wetzel from the waiver wire.
1967-04-01The Philadelphia Rabid Monkeys have waived Fritz Wetzel.