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Frank Thomas League 4-15-2075 |
| John Plank |  Second BaseRetired (1979, Age 35) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .256 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .711 | Status | Deceased (2020) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 470 | Age at Death | 76 | Date of Birth | 04-09-1944 | |
| HR | 56 | Drafted | Round 2, Pick 23 (1963) |
Majors Svc Time | 9 years (146 games) |
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| RBI | 242 | |||||
| SB | 39 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | (72.9%) | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | (0.3%) | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 1 | |||
| 2B | (100%) | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 1 | |||
| 3B | (2.8%) | RF | (5.1%) |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
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| 1963 | Minors | 19 | 24.00 | 6 / 6 | 3 / 3 | 3 / 4 | 5 / 5 | 2 / 4 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 2 | 21 / 24 | |||
| 1964 | Minors | 20 | 23.00 | 2 / 3 | 4 / 4 | 1 / 1 | 4 / 5 | 1 / 4 | 4 / 4 | 2 / 2 | 18 / 23 | |||
| 1965 | Minors | 21 | 32.00 | 2 / 3 | 6 / 7 | 4 / 6 | 1 / 2 | 3 / 6 | 5 / 5 | 3 / 3 | 24 / 32 | |||
| 1966 | Minors | 22 | 44.00 | 5 / 5 | 2 / 5 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 8 | 8 / 13 | 1 / 1 | 7 / 9 | 24 / 44 | |||
| 1967 | Minors | 23 | 22.00 | 3 / 4 | 2 / 2 | 1 / 2 | 3 / 6 | 0 / 3 | 3 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 12 / 22 | |||
| 1968 | Minors | 24 | 22.00 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 6 | 2 / 3 | 0 / 6 | 3 / 3 | 2 / 2 | 8 / 22 | |||
| 1969 | Majors | 25 | 18.17 | 0 / 1 | 2 / 3 | 2 / 3 | 2 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 2 | 3 / 4 | 10 / 18 | |||
| 1970 | Majors | 26 | 19.77 | 60 | 8 | 0 | 3 / 6 | 2 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 2 / 3 | 8 / 19 |
| 1971 | Majors | 27 | 25.25 | 153 | 19 | 0 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 4 | 2 / 4 | 1 / 6 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 5 / 25 |
| 1972 | Minors | 28 | 5.00 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 5 | |||
| 1972 | Majors | 28 | 28.85 | 144 | 31 | 0 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 2 / 6 | 3 / 28 |
| 1973 | Majors | 29 | 35.28 | 162 | 36 | 0 | 1 / 4 | 2 / 6 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 8 | 2 / 4 | 0 / 5 | 5 / 35 |
| 1974 | Majors | 30 | 58.28 | 162 | 98 | 0 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 7 | 2 / 11 | 1 / 7 | 1 / 13 | 2 / 6 | 2 / 6 | 8 / 58 |
| 1975 | Majors | 31 | 62.99 | 162 | 132 | 0 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 14 | 2 / 6 | 3 / 62 |
| 1976 | Majors | 32 | 32.69 | 162 | 33 | 0 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 32 |
| 1977 | Majors | 33 | 22.88 | 162 | 6 | 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 1 | 2 / 22 |
| 1978 | Majors | 34 | 20.18 | 144 | 4 | 0 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 6 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 20 |
| 1979 | Majors | 35 | 5.05 | 17 | 10 | 0 | -3 / 1 | -4 / 1 | -2 / 0 | -4 / 2 | -4 / 1 | -3 / 0 | -2 / 0 | -22 / 5 |
| Total | 1328 | 377 | 0 | 23 / 66 | 21 / 73 | 13 / 65 | 17 / 75 | 13 / 93 | 18 / 69 | 26 / 55 | 131 / 496 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1979-11-01 | John Plank has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1979-08-25 | The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have waived John Plank. |
| 1979-08-15 | The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have designated John Plank for assignment. |
| 1979-08-07 | The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have promoted John Plank to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have promoted John Angley to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have promoted Scott Kelly to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have designated Pat Grebeck for assignment. The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have designated Joe Shuey for assignment. The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have designated Tommy Sagmoen for assignment. |
| 1979-08-07 | The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have acquired John Plank from the waiver wire. |
| 1979-07-21 | The Kansas City Plains have waived John Plank. |
| 1979-07-10 | The Kansas City Plains have promoted Ed Norton to the major league team. The Kansas City Plains have designated John Plank for assignment. |
| 1979-06-28 | The Kansas City Plains have promoted John Plank to the major league team. The Kansas City Plains have sent Stubby Cox to the minors. |
| 1979-06-28 | The Kansas City Plains have acquired John Plank from the waiver wire. |
| 1978-09-22 | The St. Louis Cardinals have waived John Plank. |
| 1978-09-12 | The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Paxton Force to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated John Plank for assignment. |
| 1972-04-21 | The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted John Plank to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Joe Buskey for assignment. |
| 1971-10-03 | The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Dick Tomanek to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated John Plank for assignment. |
| 1971-09-09 | The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired John Plank from the waiver wire. |
| 1971-08-29 | The Kansas City Plains have promoted Slim LaPoint to the major league team. The Kansas City Plains have designated John Plank for assignment. |
| 1969-04-01 | The Kansas City Plains have promoted Mike Hernandez to the major league team. The Kansas City Plains have promoted Hoyt Sutherland to the major league team. The Kansas City Plains have promoted John Plank to the major league team. The Kansas City Plains have designated Stu Shepard for assignment. The Kansas City Plains have designated Ray Ochoa for assignment. |
| 1964-04-22 | The Kansas City Plains have acquired John Plank from the waiver wire. |
| 1964-04-12 | The Chicago Predators have waived John Plank. |