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Mark Fidrych League
4-1-2158
Matt Hale Catcher
Retired (1964, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .274 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .772 Status Deceased (2013) Option Years 0  
H 2068 Age at Death 84 Date of Birth 08-10-1929
HR 247 Drafted Round 2, Pick 18
(1950)
Majors Svc Time 13 years
(124 games)
RBI 982
SB 121
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS (3.5%) Range A- WS Rings 1
1B B- (58.4%) LF A+ (99.0%) Arm WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF A+ (94.0%)   Health LCS Appearances 2
3B D+ (25.0%) RF (88.1%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 5
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP PB SB CS CS% +/- RF   FPCT GG
1951 C STL 150 149 1312.0 969 928 31 10 0 7 80 20 20.0% -1 6.58 .990
LF STL 1 1 9.0 3 2 0 1 0 0 2.00 .667
1952 C STL 158 158 1403.0 1082 1029 49 4 0 3 101 30 22.9% 0 6.92 .996
1953 C STL 151 151 1354.1 995 947 38 10 0 6 85 27 24.1% 0 6.55 .990
LF STL 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.00 1.000
1B STL 1 1 8.0 5 5 0 0 0 0 5.62 1.000
1954 C STL 116 94 922.0 681 641 39 1 0 0 55 27 32.9% +2 6.64 .999
1955 C STL 158 157 1409.2 1056 1009 45 2 0 6 81 30 27.0% +1 6.73 .998
1956 C STL 160 159 1432.1 1079 1027 46 6 0 1 107 31 22.5% +3 6.74 .994
1957 C STL 83 81 732.0 577 545 31 1 0 0 32 26 44.8% 0 7.08 .998
1B STL 50 50 451.1 478 461 16 1 49 +3 9.51 .998
LF STL 17 17 151.1 33 32 0 1 0 -1 1.90 .970
3B STL 1 1 8.0 3 0 3 0 0 -2 3.38 1.000
1958 1B STL 101 100 902.1 975 934 38 3 69 +8 9.69 .997
LF STL 32 32 283.1 80 77 0 3 0 -1 2.45 .963
C STL 3 3 25.0 26 23 3 0 0 0 2 3 60.0% 0 9.36 1.000
3B STL 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 1.12 1.000
1959 1B STL-BRO 113 112 1015.2 1140 1101 37 2 86 +11 10.08 .998
LF STL-BRO 23 23 205.0 46 45 0 1 0 +3 1.98 .978
C STL-BRO 11 11 95.0 76 71 3 2 0 0 11 3 21.4% 0 7.01 .974
3B STL-BRO 6 6 51.0 17 5 10 2 1 -1 2.65 .882
RF STL-BRO 2 2 16.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1.12 1.000
2B STL-BRO 1 1 8.0 8 4 4 0 2 -1 9.00 1.000
1960 LF BRO 97 97 866.1 191 189 0 2 0 -2 1.96 .990
RF BRO 58 58 504.2 116 112 1 3 1 0 2.02 .974
1961 LF BRO 79 77 687.2 172 170 0 2 0 +5 2.22 .988
RF BRO 43 43 381.2 75 73 1 1 1 +2 1.75 .987
1B BRO 9 9 83.0 81 74 7 0 6 -2 8.78 1.000
2B BRO 2 2 18.0 8 2 6 0 1 0 4.00 1.000
1962 CF BRO 118 116 1050.1 305 301 1 3 1 -2 2.59 .990
RF BRO 14 14 123.1 36 35 0 1 0 +1 2.55 .972
2B BRO 12 10 93.0 49 17 31 1 1 -2 4.65 .980
LF BRO 3 3 25.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1.08 1.000
1963 2B BRO 110 109 975.1 561 213 339 9 59 -10 5.09 .984
CF BRO 33 31 279.0 82 81 0 1 0 -1 2.61 .988
RF BRO 7 7 64.0 14 14 0 0 0 0 1.97 1.000
3B BRO 3 3 27.0 6 1 5 0 0 0 2.00 1.000
1B BRO 1 1 8.0 7 7 0 0 1 0 7.88 1.000
1964 3B BRO-MIL 14 14 127.0 43 5 37 1 2 0 2.98 .977
2B BRO-MIL 15 11 105.2 68 16 50 2 8 0 5.62 .971
SS BRO-MIL 4 4 33.0 9 5 3 1 0 -1 2.18 .889
LF BRO-MIL 15 0 29.2 4 4 0 0 0 0 1.21 1.000
RF BRO-MIL 3 2 19.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1.42 1.000
Pos Total C 990 963 8685.1 6541 6220 285 36 0 23 554 197 26.2% +5 6.74 .994
1B 275 273 2468.1 2686 2582 98 6 211 +20 9.77 .998
LF 268 251 2266.1 533 523 0 10 0 +4 2.08 .981
CF 151 147 1329.1 387 382 1 4 1 -3 2.59 .990
2B 140 133 1200.0 694 252 430 12 71 -13 5.12 .983
RF 127 126 1108.2 246 239 2 5 2 +3 1.96 .980
3B 25 25 221.0 70 12 55 3 3 -5 2.73 .957
SS 4 4 33.0 9 5 3 1 0 -1 2.18 .889
Total 1980 1922 17312.0 11166 10215 874 77 288 23 554 197 26.2% +10 5.76 .993
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1964-11-01Matt Hale has retired from the Milwaukee Mustangs
1964-05-31A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Mustangs and the Brooklyn Ball Bashers. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers receive Troy Ferrer from the Milwaukee Mustangs in exchange for Ed Loughlin, Matt Hale, Draft Pick - 1967 Round 1 (BRO), Draft Pick - 1967 Round 2 (BRO).
1961-06-06Matt Hale of the Brooklyn Ball Bashers is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1959-09-28A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Ball Bashers and the St. Louis Gray Jays. The St. Louis Gray Jays receive Lee Fullhart, Draft Pick - 1960 Round 3 (BRO), Draft Pick - 1962 Round 2 (BRO), Draft Pick - 1962 Round 1 (BRO), Draft Pick - 1961 Round 1 (BRO) from the Brooklyn Ball Bashers in exchange for Matt Hale, John Forsythe.
1958-09-06Matt Hale of the St. Louis Gray Jays is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
1953-05-03The St. Louis Gray Jays have promoted Matt Hale to the major league team. The St. Louis Gray Jays have designated Andy Knackert for assignment.
1953-04-26The St. Louis Gray Jays have promoted Andy Knackert to the major league team. The St. Louis Gray Jays have sent Matt Hale to the minors.
1953-04-25Matt Hale of the St. Louis Gray Jays is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
1951-04-17The St. Louis Gray Jays have promoted Matt Hale to the major league team. The St. Louis Gray Jays have sent Ed Conkwright to the minors.
1951-04-08The St. Louis Gray Jays have promoted Ed Conkwright to the major league team. The St. Louis Gray Jays have sent Matt Hale to the minors.
1951-04-01The St. Louis Gray Jays have promoted Ralph Williams to the major league team. The St. Louis Gray Jays have promoted Lenny Parent to the major league team. The St. Louis Gray Jays have promoted Matt Hale to the major league team. The St. Louis Gray Jays have designated Joe Howard for assignment.
1950-04-01The St. Louis Gray Jays have promoted Ed Conkwright to the major league team. The St. Louis Gray Jays have sent Matt Hale to the minors.