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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 POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP PB SB CS CS% +/- RF   FPCT GG
1970 3B BAL 5 5 41.0 10 2 8 0 0 +1 2.20 1.000
1971 3B BAL 13 12 104.1 38 10 28 0 1 0 3.28 1.000
2B BAL 4 4 33.0 18 8 9 1 2 0 4.64 .944
SS BAL 1 1 8.0 4 2 1 1 1 0 3.38 .750
1973 1B BAL 113 113 974.2 1091 1046 40 5 71 +6 10.03 .995
3B BAL 34 34 284.1 78 22 53 3 1 0 2.37 .962
SS BAL 1 0 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.00 1.000
1974 3B BAL 152 149 1332.0 408 88 308 12 19 -1 2.68 .971
1B BAL 1 1 9.0 15 14 1 0 0 0 15.00 1.000
1975 3B BAL 138 136 1212.0 339 81 244 14 13 +3 2.41 .959
1976 3B BAL 140 140 1251.0 321 75 229 17 12 +7 2.19 .947
1977 3B BAL 147 144 1306.0 376 95 265 16 21 -5 2.48 .957
1978 3B BAL 148 148 1324.0 392 93 289 10 24 -5 2.60 .974
1979 3B BAL 144 142 1253.2 392 93 283 16 16 +7 2.70 .959
SS BAL 4 4 35.0 20 6 12 2 5 -1 4.63 .900
2B BAL 3 3 26.0 13 6 7 0 1 -1 4.50 1.000
1980 3B BAL 147 147 1333.2 391 88 290 13 16 +11 2.55 .967
SS BAL 3 3 26.0 14 6 4 4 0 0 3.46 .714
1981 3B BAL 140 138 1236.0 395 99 283 13 15 +12 2.78 .967
SS BAL 4 4 35.0 19 8 10 1 2 -2 4.63 .947
2B BAL 2 2 18.0 11 5 5 1 0 -1 5.00 .909
1982 3B BAL 146 145 1303.0 364 94 257 13 12 +4 2.42 .964
SS BAL 1 1 9.0 3 1 2 0 0 -1 3.00 1.000
1983 3B BAL 131 131 1143.2 352 80 263 9 18 +15 2.70 .974
SS BAL 17 17 156.0 79 30 43 6 7 -3 4.21 .924
2B BAL 3 3 28.2 20 6 12 2 3 -1 5.65 .900
1984 3B BAL 142 142 1239.2 386 80 295 11 15 +4 2.72 .972
2B BAL 3 3 25.0 15 6 8 1 3 0 5.04 .933
SS BAL 2 2 17.0 15 7 5 3 2 0 6.35 .800
1985 3B BAL 146 146 1287.1 388 95 275 18 9 -5 2.59 .954
2B BAL 4 4 34.0 15 5 8 2 1 -3 3.44 .867
SS BAL 1 1 9.0 4 1 3 0 1 0 4.00 1.000
1986 3B BAL 50 44 397.0 130 28 97 5 2 0 2.83 .962
1B BAL 3 0 4.2 2 2 0 0 0 0 3.86 1.000
1987 3B BAL 64 53 472.0 153 33 115 5 4 -3 2.82 .967
1988 2B BAL-TEX-BOS 26 26 210.2 134 60 65 9 21 -11 5.34 .933
3B BAL-TEX-BOS 12 8 74.2 17 6 11 0 1 -1 2.05 1.000
C BAL-TEX-BOS 4 4 36.0 32 32 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.0% 0 8.00 1.000
Pos Total 3B 1899 1864 16595.1 4930 1162 3593 175 199 +44 2.58 .965
1B 117 114 988.1 1108 1062 41 5 71 +6 10.04 .995
2B 45 45 375.1 226 96 114 16 31 -17 5.04 .929
SS 34 33 296.0 159 61 81 17 18 -7 4.32 .893
C 4 4 36.0 32 32 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.0% 0 8.00 1.000
Total 2099 2060 18291.0 6455 2413 3829 213 319 0 7 0 0.0% +26 3.07 .967
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.