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Mark Fidrych League
4-1-2158
Steve Zax Right Field
Retired (1968, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .260 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .706 Status Deceased (2006) Option Years 0  
H 408 Age at Death 74 Date of Birth 07-26-1932
HR 36 Drafted Round 4, Pick 49
(1951)		 Majors Svc Time 4 years
(92 games)
RBI 148
SB 16
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L C  Velocity F    Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF B+ (75.6%) Arm A  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF C- (33.5%)   Health C- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% 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
1954 BRO
95
364
44
91
11
6
7
28
26
 57 1 1
4
 0 6
.672
.301
.371
.121
.250
1955 BRO
57
202
28
40
4
0
4
15
21
 45 3 0
2
 0 2
.560
.283
.277
.079
.198
1956 BRO
16
43
4
9
0
1
0
2
1
 6 0 0
0
 0 1
.483
.227
.256
.047
.209
1961 BRO-HOU
25
96
10
23
2
1
2
8
5
 11 2 0
1
 1 1
.635
.291
.344
.104
.240
1962 HOU
109
339
59
99
14
3
9
41
38
 54 3 2
4
 2 4
.797
.366
.431
.139
.292
1963 HOU
94
290
46
87
13
3
8
31
34
 45 0 0
1
 1 0
.822
.373
.448
.148
.300
1964 BRO-STL
11
17
2
5
0
0
1
3
1
 3 0 0
0
 0 0
.804
.333
.471
.176
.294
1966 CHN
37
138
11
35
5
1
3
13
13
 19 0 0
3
 1 0
.687
.318
.370
.116
.254
1967 CHN
25
83
13
19
3
1
2
7
5
 15 0 2
1
 0 2
.628
.267
.361
.133
.229
Total
469
1572
217
408
52
16
36
148
144
 255 9 5
16
 5 16
.706
.324
.382
.122
.260
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1968-11-01Steve Zax has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1967-06-05The Chicago Cubs have waived Steve Zax.
1967-05-29The Chicago Cubs have designated Steve Zax for assignment.
1966-08-06The Chicago Cubs have promoted Steve Zax to the major league team.
1965-09-10The St. Louis Gray Jays have waived Steve Zax.
1965-04-01The St. Louis Gray Jays have promoted Edgar Gonzales to the major league team. The St. Louis Gray Jays have designated Steve Zax for assignment.
1964-09-19The St. Louis Gray Jays have promoted Steve Zax to the major league team.
1964-09-19The St. Louis Gray Jays have acquired Steve Zax from the waiver wire.
1964-09-05The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have waived Steve Zax.
1964-08-29The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Hi Dawley to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Fred Scott to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Bert McDonough to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Frank Hale to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have designated Steve Zax for assignment. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have designated Ray Mohler for assignment. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have designated Herman Bell for assignment. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have sent Gabe Ryba to the minors.
1964-08-12The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Herman Bell to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Steve Zax to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have sent Bill McManus to the minors. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have sent Bert McDonough to the minors.
1964-08-12The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have acquired Steve Zax from the waiver wire.
1964-08-03The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have acquired Steve Kelly from the waiver wire. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have waived Steve Zax.
1964-07-20The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have acquired Steve Zax from the waiver wire.
1964-06-30The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have waived Steve Zax.
1964-06-12The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Bill McManus to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have designated Steve Zax for assignment.
1964-05-12The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Steve Zax to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have sent Bill McManus to the minors.
1964-05-12The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have acquired Steve Zax from the waiver wire.
1964-05-05The Houston Kolt 45s have waived Steve Zax.
1963-09-19The Houston Kolt 45s have promoted Greg Leal to the major league team. The Houston Kolt 45s have promoted Earl Koehler to the major league team. The Houston Kolt 45s have designated Steve Zax for assignment. The Houston Kolt 45s have designated Brad Turner for assignment.
1961-08-19The Houston Kolt 45s have acquired Steve Zax from the waiver wire.
1961-08-12The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Kyle Crush to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Juan Smith to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have designated Bobby Gladding for assignment. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have sent Pete Slammer to the minors. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have designated Steve Zax for assignment.
1961-07-22The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Steve Zax to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have sent Pete Slammer to the minors.
1956-09-19The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Fred Mura to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Lee Fullhart to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Steve Zax to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Dutch Davis to the minors.
1956-09-19The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Zeke Blaster to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Dutch Davis to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Steve Zax to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Fred Mura to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Lee Fullhart to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Bill LaRoss to the minors.
1956-04-21The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Lee Fullhart to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Steve Zax to the minors.
1956-04-01The Brooklyn Dodgers have renamed Bill Reed to Steve Zax.
1956-04-01The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Bill Reed to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have designated Jim McEwing for assignment.
1955-09-14The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Bill LaRoss to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have sent Bill Reed to the minors.
1955-08-10The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Bill Reed to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have designated Joe Werth for assignment.
1955-06-08The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Lee Fullhart to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have sent Bill Reed to the minors.
1955-05-17The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Clarence Dagres to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Bill Reed to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have sent Tom Lyons to the minors. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have sent Randy Lewis to the minors.
1955-05-12The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Randy Lewis to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Francisco Storie to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have sent Bill Reed to the minors. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have designated John Quinn for assignment.
1955-04-14The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Bill Reed to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have designated Cliff Flood for assignment.
1955-04-01The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Joe Fortugno to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have sent Bill Reed to the minors.
1954-05-20The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Bill Reed to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have designated Cliff Flood for assignment.
1954-04-24A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Ball Bashers and the Baltimore Baboons. The Baltimore Baboons receive John Altherr, Aaron Mahnke from the Brooklyn Ball Bashers in exchange for Alex Masters, Bill Reed, Jeff Flores, Draft Pick - 1956 Round 2 (BRO), Draft Pick - 1957 Round 2 (BAL).