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Sam Crawford League
4-1-2004
Rusty Wetzel Third Base
Retired (1988, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .263 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .738 Status Retired (1988) Option Years 0  
H 2147 Age 53 (OS 54) Date of Birth 08-25-1950
HR 249 Drafted Round 1, Pick 15
(1968)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(133 games)
RBI 1097
SB 297
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L A- Velocity F    Mentor vR A-
Speed B- Bunt C+ Control D-   Mentor vL A 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B C- (30.2%) CF ---   Health B  LCS Appearances 0
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 3
* 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 
1968 Minors 18 30.00 4 / 4 3 / 3 2 / 2 2 / 4 5 / 7 7 / 7 3 / 3 26 / 30
1969 Minors 19 27.00 1 / 2 6 / 6 0 / 0 3 / 4 5 / 6 2 / 2 7 / 7 24 / 27
1969 Pos (2B) 19 108.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 15 / 108
1969 Pos (SS) 19 24.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 24
1970 Minors 20 48.00 5 / 6 6 / 8 6 / 7 1 / 3 6 / 8 7 / 7 8 / 9 39 / 48
1970 Majors 20 2.09 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 2
1970 Pos (SS) 20 59.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 3 / 59
1971 Minors 21 21.00 1 / 3 3 / 4 4 / 6 1 / 1 2 / 4 0 / 0 3 / 3 14 / 21
1971 Majors 21 10.29 21 17 0 1 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2 1 / 10
1971 Pos (SS) 21 76.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 4 / 76
1972 Minors 22 47.00 3 / 5 3 / 6 4 / 7 3 / 6 4 / 6 3 / 5 5 / 12 25 / 47
1972 Pos (SS) 22 162.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 8 / 162
1973 Majors 23 75.14 162 147 0 10 / 16 6 / 9 7 / 11 6 / 13 2 / 6 9 / 14 4 / 6 44 / 75
1974 Majors 24 70.32 162 150 0 9 / 14 3 / 7 3 / 12 3 / 8 2 / 10 6 / 12 4 / 7 30 / 70
1975 Majors 25 65.29 147 136 15 3 / 16 2 / 8 1 / 8 2 / 8 2 / 4 7 / 12 2 / 9 19 / 65
1976 Majors 26 64.18 151 140 11 7 / 14 2 / 8 1 / 9 3 / 10 1 / 7 1 / 9 2 / 7 17 / 64
1977 Majors 27 67.04 162 144 0 3 / 9 4 / 13 3 / 6 3 / 11 1 / 7 2 / 10 1 / 11 17 / 67
1978 Majors 28 66.70 162 148 0 0 / 10 0 / 7 0 / 7 2 / 11 1 / 14 1 / 7 1 / 10 5 / 66
1979 Majors 29 65.34 162 149 0 2 / 11 0 / 12 0 / 5 0 / 6 1 / 10 1 / 10 0 / 11 4 / 65
1980 Majors 30 66.23 162 150 0 0 / 9 0 / 13 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 10 0 / 15 1 / 11 1 / 66
1981 Majors 31 64.61 162 144 0 0 / 9 0 / 6 1 / 13 0 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 14 0 / 4 1 / 64
1982 Majors 32 65.48 162 146 0 0 / 5 0 / 8 0 / 12 0 / 11 0 / 7 0 / 11 0 / 11 0 / 65
1983 Majors 33 63.77 162 151 0 0 / 10 0 / 7 0 / 6 0 / 9 0 / 11 0 / 9 1 / 11 1 / 63
1984 Majors 34 64.15 162 147 0 -2 / 8 -5 / 11 0 / 11 -4 / 9 -7 / 10 0 / 4 -3 / 11 -21 / 64
1985 Majors 35 63.53 162 151 0 0 / 10 -5 / 10 -4 / 10 -3 / 7 -9 / 13 0 / 8 -2 / 5 -23 / 63
1986 Majors 36 42.19 162 44 0 -2 / 5 -2 / 5 -3 / 6 0 / 11 -1 / 4 -3 / 5 -2 / 6 -13 / 42
1987 Majors 37 42.28 162 53 0 -1 / 5 -4 / 7 -1 / 3 -1 / 5 -2 / 8 -2 / 4 -2 / 10 -13 / 42
1988 Majors 38 28.08 122 38 0 -6 / 5 -2 / 3 -5 / 3 -6 / 2 -7 / 4 -2 / 4 0 / 7 -28 / 28
1988 Pos (SS) 38 1.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1
Total 2547 2055 26 38 / 180 20 / 163 19 / 149 15 / 155 7 / 165 39 / 169 33 / 173 202 / 1584
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1988-11-01Rusty Wetzel has retired from the Boston Bite
1988-06-04The Boston Bite have promoted Rusty Wetzel to the major league team.
1988-06-04The Boston Bite have acquired Rusty Wetzel from the waiver wire.
1988-05-14The Texas Hammers have waived Rusty Wetzel.
1988-05-10The Texas Hammers have designated Rusty Wetzel for assignment.
1988-04-26The Texas Hammers have promoted Rusty Wetzel to the major league team.
1988-04-15The Texas Hammers have acquired Rusty Wetzel from the waiver wire.
1988-04-11The Baltimore NattyBohs have waived Rusty Wetzel.
1988-04-05The Baltimore NattyBohs have promoted Tim Holden to the major league team. The Baltimore NattyBohs have designated Rusty Wetzel for assignment.
1986-03-07The Baltimore Orioles have removed Rusty Wetzel from the trade block.
1984-04-21The Baltimore Birddogs have placed Rusty Wetzel on the trade block.
1976-08-26Rusty Wetzel of the Baltimore Black Sox is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1975-05-30Rusty Wetzel of the Baltimore Black Sox is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1973-03-01The Baltimore Time Bombs have promoted Sharitarish Mohawk to the major league team. The Baltimore Time Bombs have promoted Hal Narleski to the major league team. The Baltimore Time Bombs have promoted Rusty Wetzel to the major league team. The Baltimore Time Bombs have designated Victor Bosetti for assignment. The Baltimore Time Bombs have designated Tito Dickey for assignment.
1971-10-03The Baltimore Time Bombs have sent Hal Narleski to the minors. The Baltimore Time Bombs have sent Tom Stanley to the minors. The Baltimore Time Bombs have sent Rusty Wetzel to the minors. The Baltimore Time Bombs have sent Roy Miles to the minors. The Baltimore Time Bombs have sent Howie Roberson to the minors.
1971-09-09The Baltimore Time Bombs have promoted Howie Roberson to the major league team. The Baltimore Time Bombs have promoted Rusty Wetzel to the major league team.
1970-10-03The Baltimore Time Bombs have sent Howie Roberson to the minors. The Baltimore Time Bombs have sent Alex Fox to the minors. The Baltimore Time Bombs have sent Rusty Wetzel to the minors. The Baltimore Time Bombs have sent Roy Miles to the minors.
1970-09-27The Baltimore Time Bombs have promoted Rusty Wetzel to the major league team. The Baltimore Time Bombs have promoted Howie Roberson to the major league team. The Baltimore Time Bombs have promoted Alex Fox to the major league team.