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Sam Crawford League
4-1-2004
Vance DeKoning Third Base
Retired (1986, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .265 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .750 Status Retired (1986) Option Years 0  
H 1868 Age 53 (OS 54) Date of Birth 12-19-1950
HR 263 Drafted Round 2, Pick 17
(1970)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(119 games)
RBI 991
SB 256
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship A 
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L A  Velocity D    Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B  WS Rings 2
1B D+ (24.2%) LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 8
3B A+ (100%) RF A- (80.5%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 2
* 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 
1970 Minors 20 44.00 2 / 4 8 / 11 1 / 2 6 / 7 10 / 10 7 / 7 2 / 3 36 / 44
1971 Minors 21 47.00 7 / 7 7 / 7 1 / 3 9 / 10 7 / 8 7 / 7 4 / 5 42 / 47
1972 Minors 22 7.00 0 / 1 0 / 1 1 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 2 / 7
1972 Majors 22 40.68 106 92 10 1 / 2 3 / 5 3 / 7 1 / 2 4 / 8 4 / 8 3 / 8 19 / 40
1973 Majors 23 51.07 151 127 11 3 / 3 5 / 8 5 / 8 5 / 9 6 / 11 6 / 6 2 / 6 32 / 51
1974 Majors 24 56.09 162 139 0 6 / 8 4 / 6 2 / 9 6 / 15 4 / 7 3 / 7 4 / 4 29 / 56
1975 Majors 25 59.53 162 139 0 3 / 15 3 / 4 0 / 6 2 / 10 7 / 11 2 / 6 3 / 7 20 / 59
1976 Majors 26 65.76 162 139 0 2 / 8 4 / 8 3 / 11 2 / 5 0 / 10 5 / 15 4 / 8 20 / 65
1977 Majors 27 67.66 162 139 0 0 / 12 5 / 13 2 / 7 2 / 11 3 / 9 4 / 10 2 / 5 18 / 67
1978 Majors 28 69.06 162 139 0 1 / 6 0 / 10 1 / 8 1 / 13 0 / 8 1 / 11 2 / 13 6 / 69
1979 Majors 29 48.73 118 101 44 0 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 11 0 / 7 1 / 6 1 / 6 0 / 6 2 / 48
1980 Majors 30 56.78 145 125 17 1 / 8 0 / 16 0 / 7 0 / 8 1 / 5 0 / 2 0 / 10 2 / 56
1981 Majors 31 64.49 162 139 0 0 / 13 1 / 13 1 / 10 0 / 13 0 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 5 2 / 64
1982 Majors 32 62.12 162 137 0 0 / 8 0 / 5 0 / 12 0 / 17 1 / 3 2 / 11 1 / 6 4 / 62
1983 Majors 33 62.95 162 136 0 0 / 11 1 / 7 2 / 10 0 / 9 0 / 12 1 / 5 0 / 8 4 / 62
1984 Majors 34 63.07 162 138 0 -3 / 10 -6 / 13 -1 / 8 -4 / 7 -3 / 7 -1 / 8 -3 / 10 -21 / 63
1985 Majors 35 62.65 162 130 0 0 / 4 -5 / 11 0 / 10 -3 / 10 -10 / 9 -3 / 9 -1 / 9 -22 / 62
1986 Majors 36 48.16 162 82 0 -1 / 9 -3 / 5 -2 / 6 -2 / 5 -9 / 8 -1 / 9 -3 / 6 -21 / 48
Total 2302 1902 82 22 / 135 27 / 149 19 / 137 25 / 160 22 / 138 38 / 131 21 / 120 174 / 970
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1986-11-01Vance DeKoning has retired from the Texas Rangers
1985-06-04The Texas Rangers have placed Vance DeKoning on the trade block.
1980-07-18Vance DeKoning of the Texas Rangers is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1979-07-02Vance DeKoning of the Texas Rangers is injured and is expected to be out 50 days.
1973-06-12Vance DeKoning of the Cleveland Zephyrs is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1972-09-10Vance DeKoning of the Cleveland Zephyrs is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1972-05-23The Cleveland Zephyrs have promoted Vance DeKoning to the major league team. The Cleveland Zephyrs have promoted Tom Sturdivant to the major league team. The Cleveland Zephyrs have designated Tom Ayrault for assignment. The Cleveland Zephyrs have designated Erik Kieschnick for assignment.