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Frank Thomas League
4-15-2075
Wally Graffanino Catcher
Retired (1973, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .233 Total Rating 39   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .608 Status Deceased (2027) Option Years 0  
H 511 Age at Death 92 Date of Birth 06-06-1935
HR 30 Drafted Round 4, Pick 53
(1957)		 Majors Svc Time 11 years
(87 games)
RBI 215
SB 10
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R 33 Contact vs. L 41 Endurance 55   Ldrship 95
Power vs. R 38 Power vs. L 58 Velocity 11   Mentor vR 0
Speed 17 Bunt 48 Control 8   Mentor vL 0
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * 100 (100%) SS --- Range 34 WS Rings 0
1B 17 (17.0%) LF --- Arm 61 WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health 70 LCS Appearances 1
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 
1957 Minors 22 21.00 7 / 7 3 / 3 0 / 1 1 / 2 2 / 2 3 / 3 3 / 3 19 / 21
1958 Minors 23 26.00 5 / 7 1 / 3 4 / 5 1 / 2 4 / 4 2 / 3 2 / 2 19 / 26
1959 Minors 24 32.00 3 / 5 1 / 2 3 / 4 3 / 6 3 / 4 2 / 5 4 / 6 19 / 32
1960 Minors 25 29.00 0 / 0 5 / 7 2 / 4 2 / 4 3 / 5 5 / 6 2 / 3 19 / 29
1961 Majors 26 19.94 4 / 5 0 / 1 2 / 3 1 / 2 1 / 3 1 / 3 1 / 2 10 / 19
1962 Minors 27 1.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1
1962 Majors 27 3.14 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 2 1 / 3
1963 Majors 28 6.81 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 3 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2 2 / 6
1964 Majors 29 5.60 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 3 1 / 1 1 / 5
1965 Majors 30 9.11 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 9
1966 Majors 31 8.76 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 2 0 / 1 1 / 8
1967 Majors 32 8.60 0 / 0 1 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 8
1968 Majors 33 1.20 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1
1969 Majors 34 41.16 0 / 7 0 / 4 0 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 6 0 / 41
1970 Majors 35 48.31 60 50 0 0 / 5 0 / 11 0 / 5 0 / 8 0 / 10 0 / 2 0 / 7 0 / 48
1971 Majors 36 49.86 162 83 0 0 / 4 0 / 6 0 / 6 1 / 10 0 / 4 0 / 9 0 / 10 1 / 49
1972 Majors 37 58.73 162 104 0 0 / 7 0 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 11 1 / 11 0 / 7 1 / 58
1973 Majors 38 32.48 162 36 0 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 10 0 / 3 0 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 32
Total 546 273 0 19 / 53 11 / 54 13 / 59 10 / 58 13 / 58 15 / 59 14 / 55 95 / 396
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1973-11-01Wally Graffanino has retired from the Baltimore Mavericks
1972-04-21The Baltimore Mavericks have re-claimed Wally Graffanino from the waiver wire.
1972-04-21The Baltimore Mavericks have promoted Lew Nagel to the major league team. The Baltimore Mavericks have designated Wally Graffanino for assignment.
1969-05-08The Baltimore Mavericks have promoted Wally Graffanino to the major league team.
1969-05-08The Baltimore Mavericks have acquired Wally Graffanino from the waiver wire.
1968-05-01The St. Louis Cardinals have waived Wally Graffanino.
1968-04-21The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Joe Shuey to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Guy Smith to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Roy Eastwick to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Wally Graffanino for assignment. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Jim Jarvis for assignment. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Damon Averill for assignment.
1962-06-09The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Wally Graffanino to the major league team.
1962-04-11The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired Wally Graffanino from the waiver wire.
1962-04-01The Milwaukee Pronghorns have waived Wally Graffanino.
1961-04-01The Washington Senators have promoted Wally Graffanino to the major league team. The Washington Senators have promoted Rob Peters to the major league team. The Washington Senators have promoted Russ Robinson to the major league team.