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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 R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1979 Away 49 189 0 48 5 1 8 27 15 35 0 0 0 .727 .309 .418 .164 .254
1979 Home 53 189 0 54 9 1 7 23 16 36 0 0 0 .796 .341 .455 .169 .286
1980 Away 63 225 0 69 12 2 11 29 20 33 0 0 0 .888 .363 .524 .218 .307
1980 Home 62 216 0 56 8 1 8 27 18 37 0 0 0 .737 .321 .417 .157 .259
1981 Away 42 274 0 68 9 5 10 36 18 66 0 0 0 .726 .299 .427 .179 .248
1981 Home 37 251 0 69 11 3 7 42 16 47 0 0 0 .745 .319 .426 .151 .275
1982 Away 70 234 32 67 9 4 10 29 21 62 12 10 6 .831 .344 .487 .201 .286
1982 Home 68 220 32 63 6 3 11 37 22 42 12 7 7 .841 .350 .491 .205 .286
1983 Away 72 277 52 94 9 4 15 54 22 59 21 5 7 .951 .388 .563 .224 .339
1983 Home 68 238 45 66 15 2 10 31 22 43 11 7 5 .822 .338 .483 .206 .277
1984 Away 72 277 39 69 10 3 11 38 15 56 5 4 8 .716 .290 .426 .177 .249
1984 Home 69 241 42 73 12 5 11 41 23 45 8 4 8 .895 .364 .531 .228 .303
1985 Away 64 255 31 69 9 3 7 34 10 53 11 11 5 .710 .299 .412 .141 .271
1985 Home 68 259 47 81 13 2 17 59 14 59 13 9 7 .923 .348 .575 .263 .313
1986 Away 60 163 14 36 7 2 1 20 11 33 3 5 4 .585 .278 .307 .086 .221
1986 Home 65 170 27 33 1 1 7 20 18 32 4 1 0 .608 .272 .335 .141 .194
Total Away 492 1894 168 520 70 24 73 267 132 397 52 35 30 .776 .323 .452 .178 .275
Total Home 490 1784 193 495 75 18 78 280 149 341 48 28 27 .804 .334 .471 .193 .277
Total 1957 7049 970 1868 259 60 263 991 547 1427 256 174 190 .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.