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Amos Otis League
5-8-2139
Norm Houck Shortstop
Retired (1985, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .205 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .583 Status Deceased (2019) Option Years 0  
H 65 Age at Death 68 Date of Birth 08-28-1951
HR 10 Drafted Round 4, Pick 57
(1973)		 Majors Svc Time 1 years
(30 games)
RBI 36
SB 5
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C- Contact vs. L C- Endurance B-   Ldrship B 
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range A  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health F  LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* 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 
1973 Minors 22 31.00 5 / 6 4 / 4 3 / 4 2 / 2 7 / 7 3 / 5 2 / 3 26 / 31
1974 Minors 23 24.00 1 / 3 2 / 4 1 / 1 5 / 6 2 / 3 3 / 3 2 / 4 16 / 24
1975 Minors 24 19.00 3 / 4 2 / 5 2 / 5 2 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 2 / 2 11 / 19
1976 Majors 25 33.14 0 / 5 0 / 3 3 / 4 3 / 4 2 / 4 2 / 5 4 / 8 14 / 33
1977 Minors 26 4.00 1 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 2 / 4
1977 Majors 26 2.94 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 2
1978 Minors 27 25.00 2 / 3 1 / 4 0 / 2 2 / 5 1 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 5 6 / 25
1979 Minors 28 32.00 0 / 4 0 / 1 1 / 4 2 / 8 0 / 2 0 / 3 1 / 10 4 / 32
1980 Minors 29 19.00 0 / 2 1 / 1 1 / 6 0 / 1 1 / 6 0 / 1 1 / 2 4 / 19
1981 Minors 30 2.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 2
1981 Majors 30 9.00 1 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 2 1 / 9
1982 Minors 31 1.00 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1
1982 Majors 31 12.00 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 1 1 / 5 0 / 1 1 / 2 2 / 12
1984 Majors 33 15.00 0 / 1 1 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 5 0 / 3 1 / 15
1985 Majors 34 19.00 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 7 0 / 19
Total 0 0 0 14 / 37 13 / 30 12 / 35 16 / 32 14 / 39 8 / 26 13 / 48 90 / 247
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1985-11-01Norm Houck has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1984-04-01The Chicago Lizards have waived Norm Houck.
1983-09-27The Chicago Lizards have acquired Norm Houck from the waiver wire.
1982-04-06The Chicago Lizards have waived Norm Houck.
1982-04-04The Chicago Lizards have acquired Norm Houck from the waiver wire.
1981-10-03The Chicago Lizards have waived Norm Houck.
1981-09-22The Chicago Lizards have acquired Norm Houck from the waiver wire.
1981-04-08The Cincinnati Steamboats have waived Norm Houck.
1978-04-01The Cincinnati Steamboats have acquired Norm Houck from the waiver wire. The Cincinnati Steamboats have waived Shannon Constable.
1977-08-23The Pittsburgh River Cats have waived Norm Houck.
1977-07-28The Pittsburgh River Cats have acquired Norm Houck from the waiver wire.
1977-07-24The Brooklyn Bam Thwok have waived Norm Houck.
1977-06-28The Brooklyn Bam Thwok have acquired Norm Houck from the waiver wire.
1977-05-19The New York Giants have waived Norm Houck.
1977-05-05The New York Giants have promoted Dick Bamberger to the major league team. The New York Giants have sent Norm Houck to the minors.
1976-04-01The New York Giants have promoted Norm Houck to the major league team. The New York Giants have promoted Jeff Chapman to the major league team. The New York Giants have sent Pete Page to the minors. The New York Giants have sent Bert Gonzales to the minors.
1974-04-05The New York Bums have acquired Norm Houck from the waiver wire.
1974-04-01The Chicago White Sox have waived Norm Houck.