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Vince Coleman League
4-13-2178
Mule Ford Center Field
Retired (1990, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .288 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .813 Status Deceased (2016) Option Years 0  
H 1908 Age at Death 63 Date of Birth 11-25-1953
HR 236 Drafted Round 3, Pick 42
(1971)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(109 games)
RBI 929
SB 168
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L B- Velocity D-   Mentor vR B 
Speed B+ Bunt D  Control D-   Mentor vL B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF D  (13.0%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health F  LCS Appearances 3
3B A  (91.3%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 2
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1971 Minors 18 31.00 5 / 6 6 / 6 3 / 3 7 / 7 2 / 2 5 / 5 2 / 2 30 / 31
1972 Minors 19 43.00 7 / 9 4 / 4 4 / 4 8 / 9 5 / 7 5 / 5 5 / 5 38 / 43
1973 Minors 20 60.00 5 / 8 4 / 5 9 / 11 6 / 6 9 / 11 8 / 9 10 / 10 51 / 60
1974 Minors 21 71.00 5 / 10 11 / 15 11 / 13 10 / 11 6 / 7 5 / 6 5 / 9 53 / 71
1974 Pos (1B) 21 128.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 12 / 128
1975 Minors 22 53.00 4 / 8 6 / 7 6 / 10 4 / 7 4 / 8 4 / 6 6 / 7 34 / 53
1975 Pos (1B) 22 66.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 8 / 66
1975 Pos (LF) 22 92.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 16 / 92
1976 Majors 23 44.27 4 / 5 2 / 10 4 / 7 2 / 5 1 / 6 5 / 6 2 / 5 20 / 44
1977 Majors 24 65.16 3 / 13 5 / 12 3 / 7 4 / 9 3 / 6 9 / 12 5 / 6 32 / 65
1978 Majors 25 70.23 1 / 10 3 / 8 3 / 9 3 / 14 2 / 13 1 / 6 3 / 10 16 / 70
1979 Majors 26 60.74 0 / 12 2 / 9 3 / 10 0 / 8 2 / 7 0 / 5 2 / 9 9 / 60
1980 Majors 27 48.71 0 / 5 1 / 7 1 / 6 1 / 4 2 / 9 3 / 11 1 / 6 9 / 48
1981 Majors 28 64.87 124 99 0 0 / 10 1 / 7 1 / 10 0 / 11 0 / 9 0 / 6 0 / 11 2 / 64
1982 Majors 29 64.22 162 130 0 0 / 14 0 / 8 1 / 9 0 / 10 1 / 8 0 / 11 0 / 4 2 / 64
1983 Majors 30 64.22 162 130 0 0 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 13 0 / 8 0 / 8 1 / 10 0 / 8 1 / 64
1984 Majors 31 62.41 162 130 0 0 / 11 0 / 7 1 / 11 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 9 0 / 8 1 / 62
1985 Majors 32 62.34 162 130 0 0 / 5 1 / 14 0 / 10 0 / 10 0 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 6 1 / 62
1986 Majors 33 63.53 162 130 0 0 / 8 0 / 7 0 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 7 1 / 12 0 / 11 1 / 63
1987 Majors 34 54.30 134 108 28 -3 / 4 1 / 9 -3 / 7 -5 / 4 -5 / 8 0 / 12 0 / 10 -15 / 54
1988 Majors 35 42.28 142 48 20 -3 / 7 -1 / 6 -4 / 11 -5 / 6 -3 / 6 -1 / 4 -2 / 2 -19 / 42
1989 Majors 36 32.17 131 30 31 -4 / 5 -4 / 4 -2 / 6 -3 / 6 -1 / 2 -3 / 7 -4 / 2 -21 / 32
1990 Majors 37 38.72 156 48 0 -3 / 6 -2 / 7 -4 / 10 -2 / 4 1 / 1 -1 / 6 -3 / 4 -14 / 38
Total 1497 983 79 21 / 164 40 / 161 37 / 177 30 / 154 29 / 143 42 / 156 32 / 135 267 / 1376
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1990-11-01Mule Ford has retired from the Florida Fins
1990-06-11The Florida Fins have acquired Mule Ford from the waiver wire.
1990-06-04The Kansas City Kings have promoted Bryan Groskloss to the major league team. The Kansas City Kings have designated Mule Ford for assignment.
1990-03-26Kansas City Kings has drafted Mule Ford #62 overall in the Expansion Draft.
1989-08-23Mule Ford of the Milwaukee BeerGoggles is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1988-04-01Mule Ford of the Milwaukee BeerGoggles is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1987-09-16Mule Ford of the Milwaukee BeerGoggles is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1987-06-16Mule Ford of the Milwaukee BeerGoggles is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1987-05-15A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee BeerGoggles and the Kansas City Blacksmiths. The Kansas City Blacksmiths receive Joe Agler, Mike Horton, Draft Pick - 1988 Round 1 (MIL) from the Milwaukee BeerGoggles in exchange for Mule Ford, Draft Pick - 1988 Round 2 (KC).
1980-09-11Mule Ford of the Kansas City Blacksmiths is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1980-04-20Mule Ford of the Kansas City Blacksmiths is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1979-05-20Mule Ford of the Kansas City Blacksmiths is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1977-04-08A trade has been completed between the St. Louis River Cats and the Kansas City Blacksmiths. The Kansas City Blacksmiths receive Mule Ford from the St. Louis River Cats in exchange for Earle Pomorski.
1976-05-19The St. Louis River Cats have promoted Mule Ford to the major league team. The St. Louis River Cats have sent Pete Allison to the minors.
1976-05-07The St. Louis River Cats have promoted Pete Allison to the major league team. The St. Louis River Cats have sent Mule Ford to the minors.
1976-05-06Mule Ford of the St. Louis River Cats is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1976-04-01The St. Louis River Cats have promoted Mule Ford to the major league team. The St. Louis River Cats have designated Cristóbal Torriente for assignment.