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Don Newcombe League
9-19-2165
Simon "Says" Criscione Relief Pitcher
Retired (1977, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.60 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 26-18 Status Deceased (2014) Option Years 0  
SV 11 Age at Death 71 Date of Birth 09-02-1943
K 294 Drafted Round 3, Pick 41
(1964)		 Majors Svc Time 5 years
(125 games)
IP 438.2
WHIP 1.56
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L C- Endurance C    Ldrship B+
Power vs. R F  Power vs. L D- Velocity A    Mentor Val A+
Speed C  Bunt D  Control C+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 0
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  Endurance   Velocity   Control   Total 
1964 Minors 21 45.00 0 / 5 5 / 17 5 / 23 10 / 45
1965 Minors 22 55.00 5 / 10 6 / 22 6 / 23 17 / 55
1966 Minors 23 33.00 0 / 2 0 / 10 2 / 21 2 / 33
1967 Minors 24 55.00 1 / 5 5 / 24 3 / 26 9 / 55
1968 Minors 25 37.00 1 / 5 1 / 13 3 / 19 5 / 37
1969 Minors 26 7.00 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 7
1969 Majors 26 20.56 101 0 27 0 / 0 1 / 11 2 / 9 3 / 20
1970 Majors 27 36.52 162 0 0 0 / 5 1 / 17 1 / 14 2 / 36
1971 Majors 28 25.85 95 0 40 0 / 0 1 / 13 0 / 12 1 / 25
1972 Majors 29 27.34 92 1 68 0 / 0 0 / 14 1 / 13 1 / 27
1973 Minors 30 30.00 0 / 1 0 / 12 0 / 17 0 / 30
1973 Majors 30 17.78 72 6 0 0 / 0 1 / 10 0 / 7 1 / 17
1974 Majors 31 38.98 149 0 13 0 / 7 0 / 15 0 / 16 0 / 38
1975 Majors 32 38.86 146 2 16 0 / 8 0 / 14 0 / 16 0 / 38
1976 Majors 33 32.06 101 0 18 0 / 2 0 / 15 0 / 15 0 / 32
1977 Majors 34 17.00 0 / 0 0 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 17
Total 918 9 182 7 / 51 21 / 219 23 / 242 51 / 512
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1977-11-01Simon "Says" Criscione has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1977-04-01The Chicago Black Sox have waived Simon "Says" Criscione.
1976-10-03The Chicago Black Sox have designated Simon "Says" Criscione for assignment.
1976-05-24Simon Says Criscione of the Chicago Black Sox is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1976-05-20The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Carlos Lyden to the major league team. The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Simon "Says" Criscione to the major league team.
1976-05-20The Chicago Black Sox have acquired Simon "Says" Criscione from the waiver wire.
1976-04-08The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have waived Simon "Says" Criscione.
1976-04-01The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have promoted Lute Nippert to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have promoted Larry Cantrell to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have designated Simon "Says" Criscione for assignment. The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have sent Ron Valenzuela to the minors.
1975-09-13Simon Says Criscione of the Tampa Bay Tschabeaux is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1974-09-24Simon Says Criscione of the Tampa Bay Tschabeaux is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1974-05-13Simon Says Criscione of the Tampa Bay Tschabeaux is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1973-09-12The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have promoted Lefty Driscoll to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have promoted Simon "Says" Criscione to the major league team.
1973-06-15The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have acquired Simon "Says" Criscione from the waiver wire.
1973-06-08The New York Red Foxx have waived Simon "Says" Criscione.
1973-06-01The New York Red Foxx have promoted Chippy Spongberg to the major league team. The New York Red Foxx have designated Simon "Says" Criscione for assignment.
1972-09-02Simon Says Criscione of the New York Red Foxx is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1972-04-30Simon Says Criscione of the New York Red Foxx is injured and is expected to be out 49 days.
1972-04-21The New York Red Foxx have renamed Simon Criscione to Simon "Says" Criscione.
1971-08-19Simon Criscione of the New York Red Foxx is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1971-08-16The New York Red Foxx have re-claimed Simon Criscione from the waiver wire.
1971-08-10The New York Red Foxx have designated Simon Criscione for assignment.
1971-08-01The New York Red Foxx have acquired Simon Criscione from the waiver wire.
1971-07-25The Pittsburgh Crawfords have promoted Duke Hollahan to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Crawfords have designated Simon Criscione for assignment.
1971-06-06Simon Criscione of the Pittsburgh Crawfords is injured and is expected to be out 36 days.
1969-08-08Simon Criscione of the Pittsburgh Crawfords is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1969-05-09The Pittsburgh Crawfords have promoted Simon Criscione to the major league team.