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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 Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1972 LHP 40 77 22 3 0 3 12 8 15 .794 .353 .442 .156 .286
1972 RHP 90 272 52 7 0 4 26 16 60 .504 .243 .261 .070 .191
1973 LHP 44 93 22 0 0 2 10 3 15 .577 .276 .301 .065 .237
1973 RHP 120 278 61 8 0 6 26 21 61 .585 .272 .313 .094 .219
1974 LHP 63 126 35 5 3 4 17 16 24 .817 .357 .460 .183 .278
1974 RHP 128 377 72 10 0 10 43 28 77 .543 .246 .297 .106 .191
1975 LHP 51 93 27 1 1 4 15 7 18 .792 .340 .452 .161 .290
1975 RHP 133 434 121 14 3 13 63 34 80 .746 .331 .415 .136 .279
1976 LHP 67 113 37 10 1 4 17 13 19 .937 .397 .540 .212 .327
1976 RHP 137 461 139 18 5 23 87 32 96 .861 .349 .512 .210 .302
1977 LHP 56 99 24 4 1 3 10 6 20 .680 .286 .394 .152 .242
1977 RHP 131 439 119 23 0 17 58 39 96 .772 .332 .440 .169 .271
1978 LHP 56 108 34 5 1 4 16 12 25 .874 .383 .491 .176 .315
1978 RHP 130 401 88 6 3 15 44 31 83 .641 .279 .362 .142 .219
1979 LHP 45 81 23 4 0 3 12 8 17 .793 .348 .444 .160 .284
1979 RHP 94 297 79 10 2 12 38 23 54 .753 .319 .434 .168 .266
1980 LHP 57 111 37 12 1 6 18 12 16 1.022 .400 .622 .288 .333
1980 RHP 115 330 88 8 2 13 38 26 54 .743 .322 .421 .155 .267
1981 LHP 54 110 37 7 2 3 18 6 24 .894 .376 .518 .182 .336
1981 RHP 129 415 100 13 6 14 60 28 89 .693 .291 .402 .161 .241
1982 LHP 53 102 40 6 2 7 22 4 18 1.111 .415 .696 .304 .392
1982 RHP 127 352 90 9 5 14 44 39 86 .757 .328 .429 .173 .256
1983 LHP 62 134 42 9 2 5 18 18 26 .917 .395 .522 .209 .313
1983 RHP 129 381 118 15 4 20 67 26 76 .881 .354 .528 .218 .310
1984 LHP 60 135 37 6 2 5 20 11 27 .793 .333 .459 .185 .274
1984 RHP 123 383 105 16 6 17 59 27 74 .802 .322 .480 .206 .274
1985 LHP 56 126 35 8 0 3 16 7 22 .728 .316 .413 .135 .278
1985 RHP 119 388 115 14 5 21 77 17 90 .847 .326 .521 .224 .296
1986 LHP 48 112 24 1 1 5 17 10 24 .663 .288 .375 .161 .214
1986 RHP 103 221 45 7 2 3 23 19 41 .563 .269 .294 .090 .204
Total LHP 812 1620 476 81 17 61 238 141 310 .830 .352 .478 .184 .294
Total RHP 1808 5429 1392 178 43 202 753 406 1117 .726 .309 .417 .160 .256
Total 1957 7049 1868 259 60 263 991 547 1427 .750 .319 .431 .166 .265
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.