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Minnie Minoso League
8-15-2069
John Farnsworth Third Base
Retired (1981, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .257 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .693 Status Deceased (2023) Option Years 0  
H 342 Age at Death 76 Date of Birth 04-14-1947
HR 20 Drafted Round 2, Pick 31
(1969)		 Majors Svc Time 5 years
(149 games)
RBI 153
SB 12
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L B- Velocity D    Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B F  (0.5%) CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 0
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% 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
1971 WAS
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
 0 0 0
0
 0 0
.333
.333
.000
.000
.000
1972 WAS
82
210
26
66
10
2
4
41
32
 38 1 2
3
 3 6
.842
.404
.438
.124
.314
1973 WAS
97
371
43
89
15
3
6
37
41
 55 0 1
5
 1 11
.660
.315
.345
.105
.240
1974 WAS
65
164
20
39
9
1
2
19
15
 25 0 1
0
 1 5
.641
.300
.341
.104
.238
1975 WAS
53
103
11
27
5
1
2
11
16
 11 0 1
1
 0 2
.747
.358
.388
.126
.262
1976 WAS-DET-WAS
23
43
7
10
0
0
2
10
9
 7 1 1
0
 0 0
.742
.370
.372
.140
.233
1976 WAS
16
30
4
6
0
0
0
3
7
 6 1 1
0
 0 0
.559
.359
.200
.000
.200
1976 DET
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 0 0 0
0
 0 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
1976 WAS
7
13
3
4
0
0
2
7
2
 1 0 0
0
 0 0
1.169
.400
.769
.462
.308
1977 WAS
11
14
1
3
0
0
0
0
2
 1 0 0
0
 0 0
.527
.312
.214
.000
.214
1978 WAS
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
 0 0 0
0
 0 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
1979 WAS
85
288
25
76
9
5
3
23
32
 44 1 0
2
 3 7
.701
.340
.361
.097
.264
1980 WAS-DET-MIL
47
134
12
32
3
0
1
11
9
 20 0 0
1
 1 1
.570
.287
.284
.045
.239
1980 WAS
26
53
6
12
2
0
0
8
4
 10 0 0
0
 1 1
.545
.281
.264
.038
.226
1980 DET
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 0 0 0
0
 0 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
1980 MIL
21
81
6
20
1
0
1
3
5
 10 0 0
1
 0 0
.587
.291
.296
.049
.247
Total
469
1333
146
342
51
12
20
153
157
 201 3 6
12
 9 32
.693
.335
.358
.101
.257
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1981-11-01John Farnsworth has retired from the Milwaukee Potatos
1981-03-07The Milwaukee Potatos have promoted Larry Bird to the major league team. The Milwaukee Potatos have promoted Tim Leppert to the major league team. The Milwaukee Potatos have promoted Joe Fitzpatrick to the major league team. The Milwaukee Potatos have promoted Ritchey Havens to the major league team. The Milwaukee Potatos have promoted C. Thomas Crain to the major league team. The Milwaukee Potatos have designated Max Hodapp for assignment. The Milwaukee Potatos have designated John Farnsworth for assignment.
1980-09-05The Milwaukee Potatos have promoted John Farnsworth to the major league team.
1980-09-05The Milwaukee Potatos have acquired John Farnsworth from the waiver wire.
1980-08-16The Detroit River Cats have waived John Farnsworth.
1980-07-31The Detroit River Cats have acquired John Farnsworth from the waiver wire.
1980-06-13The Washington Lame Ducks have waived John Farnsworth.
1980-05-17The Washington Lame Ducks have re-claimed John Farnsworth from the waiver wire.
1980-05-14The Washington Lame Ducks have promoted Derek Sanderson to the major league team. The Washington Lame Ducks have designated John Farnsworth for assignment.
1979-05-29The Washington Insiders have promoted John Farnsworth to the major league team.
1979-05-29The Washington Insiders have acquired John Farnsworth from the waiver wire.
1978-09-02The Washington Insiders have waived John Farnsworth.
1978-08-23The Washington Insiders have promoted Danny Mahoney to the major league team. The Washington Insiders have promoted John Farnsworth to the major league team. The Washington Insiders have sent Jackie Chamberlain to the minors.
1978-08-23The Washington Insiders have acquired John Farnsworth from the waiver wire.
1978-04-01The Washington Insiders have waived John Farnsworth.
1977-09-16The Washington Insiders have promoted John Farnsworth to the major league team.
1977-09-07The Washington Insiders have acquired John Farnsworth from the waiver wire.
1977-04-05The Washington Insiders have waived John Farnsworth.
1977-03-09The Washington Insiders have promoted Willie Cliburn to the major league team. The Washington Insiders have sent Carl Moses to the minors. The Washington Insiders have designated John Farnsworth for assignment.
1976-08-26The Washington Insiders have promoted Carl Moses to the major league team. The Washington Insiders have promoted John Farnsworth to the major league team.
1976-07-24The Washington Insiders have acquired John Farnsworth from the waiver wire.
1976-07-20The Detroit River Cats have waived John Farnsworth.
1976-07-16The Detroit River Cats have promoted Mike Neagle to the major league team. The Detroit River Cats have designated John Farnsworth for assignment.
1976-07-14The Detroit River Cats have acquired John Farnsworth from the waiver wire.
1976-07-10The Washington Insiders have designated John Farnsworth for assignment.
1974-08-01John Farnsworth of the Washington Insiders is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
1973-06-22John Farnsworth of the Washington Insiders is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
1973-05-12John Farnsworth of the Washington Insiders is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1972-04-01The Washington Insiders have promoted Rudy Lillard to the major league team. The Washington Insiders have promoted John Farnsworth to the major league team. The Washington Insiders have designated John Friday for assignment. The Washington Insiders have designated Mike Trillo for assignment.
1971-04-20The Washington Insiders have sent John Farnsworth to the minors.
1971-04-05The Washington Insiders have promoted John Farnsworth to the major league team.
1971-04-01The Washington Insiders have promoted Whitey Steinberg to the major league team. The Washington Insiders have sent John Farnsworth to the minors.
1971-03-01The Washington Insiders have promoted John Farnsworth to the major league team.