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Rickey Henderson League
8-19-2072
Walt Wambsganss Catcher
Retired (1987, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .254 Total Rating   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .674 Status Deceased (2023) Option Years 0  
H 863 Age at Death 71 Date of Birth 03-19-1952
HR 60 Drafted Round 4, Pick 53
(1974)
Majors Svc Time 12 years
(121 games)
RBI 393
SB 1
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L C+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR B-
Speed C- Bunt A- Control D-   Mentor vL B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range WS Rings 2
1B (1.2%) LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 4
2B --- CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 7
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP PB SB CS CS% +/- RF   FPCT GG
1975 C MIL 127 62 662.2 465 412 45 8 1 5 77 36 31.9% -1 6.21 .983
1B MIL 2 2 14.0 22 22 0 0 1 +1 14.14 1.000
1976 C MIL 108 65 673.0 505 485 18 2 3 2 48 11 18.6% +1 6.73 .996
1B MIL 1 1 9.0 8 8 0 0 2 0 8.00 1.000
1977 C MIL 103 65 610.0 420 387 29 4 3 3 42 23 35.4% +2 6.14 .990
1978 C MIL 76 67 600.0 417 394 21 2 2 2 30 16 34.8% 0 6.22 .995
1B MIL 40 40 301.2 327 320 6 1 26 -3 9.73 .997
3B MIL 2 2 14.0 9 1 6 2 0 0 4.50 .778
1979 C MIL 114 94 864.2 688 655 30 3 0 5 49 22 31.0% 0 7.13 .996
1980 C MIL 122 96 895.1 647 594 47 6 3 4 66 34 34.0% +2 6.44 .991
3B MIL 2 2 15.0 4 0 4 0 0 -1 2.40 1.000
RF MIL 2 1 8.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3.38 1.000
1981 C MIL 123 92 847.0 636 579 53 4 0 4 78 46 37.1% -1 6.72 .994
LF MIL 1 1 10.2 4 4 0 0 0 0 3.38 1.000
RF MIL 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
1982 C MIL 98 52 517.1 400 364 36 0 2 2 71 25 26.0% 0 6.96 1.000
3B MIL 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
1983 C MIL 94 49 513.2 367 330 36 1 0 1 41 33 44.6% 0 6.41 .997
1B MIL 1 1 8.0 7 7 0 0 0 0 7.88 1.000
1984 C MIL 81 44 427.1 326 300 25 1 0 2 40 20 33.3% 0 6.84 .997
1B MIL 4 4 35.0 27 26 1 0 1 0 6.94 1.000
1985 C MIL 86 52 457.0 311 283 26 2 0 0 42 21 33.3% -1 6.09 .994
1B MIL 3 3 23.0 27 24 1 2 3 0 9.78 .926
1986 C MIL 110 59 571.1 493 464 24 5 1 0 53 20 27.4% 0 7.69 .990
3B MIL 4 4 40.0 7 2 4 1 0 -2 1.35 .857
CF MIL 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
1987 C MIL-SF 57 22 250.2 195 191 3 1 0 0 4 1 20.0% 0 6.97 .995
1B MIL-SF 1 1 8.0 9 8 1 0 1 0 10.12 1.000
Pos Total C 1299 819 7890.0 5870 5438 393 39 15 30 641 308 32.5% +2 6.65 .993
1B 52 52 398.2 427 415 9 3 34 -2 9.57 .993
3B 9 8 72.0 20 3 14 3 0 -3 2.12 .850
LF 1 1 10.2 4 4 0 0 0 0 3.38 1.000
RF 3 1 10.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 2.70 1.000
CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
Total 1365 881 8382.1 6324 5863 416 45 49 30 641 308 32.5% -3 6.74 .993
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1987-11-01Walt Wambsganss has retired from the San Francisco Atom Smashers
1987-08-25The San Francisco Atom Smashers have promoted Walt Wambsganss to the major league team.
1987-08-20The San Francisco Atom Smashers have acquired Walt Wambsganss from the waiver wire.
1987-08-16The Milwaukee Beer Bellies have waived Walt Wambsganss.
1987-08-08The Milwaukee Beer Bellies have promoted Bubba Hawk to the major league team. The Milwaukee Beer Bellies have promoted Geronimo Perez to the major league team. The Milwaukee Beer Bellies have designated Jimmy Shumaker for assignment. The Milwaukee Beer Bellies have designated Walt Wambsganss for assignment.
1987-03-07The Milwaukee Beer Bellies have placed Walt Wambsganss on the trade block.
1987-03-07The Milwaukee Beer Bellies have re-claimed Walt Wambsganss from the waiver wire.
1987-03-07The Milwaukee Beer Bellies have promoted Bobo Brazil to the major league team. The Milwaukee Beer Bellies have designated Walt Wambsganss for assignment.
1985-10-04Walt Wambsganss of the Milwaukee Beer Bellies is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1985-04-28The Milwaukee Beer Bellies have removed Walt Wambsganss from the trade block.
1978-10-12Walt Wambsganss of the Milwaukee TWECO Beer Bellies is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
1978-06-01The Milwaukee TWECO Beer Bellies have promoted Walt Wambsganss to the major league team. The Milwaukee TWECO Beer Bellies have designated Thurman Munson for assignment.
1978-05-31The Milwaukee TWECO Beer Bellies have promoted Thurman Munson to the major league team. The Milwaukee TWECO Beer Bellies have sent Walt Wambsganss to the minors.
1977-04-25Walt Wambsganss of the Milwaukee TWECO Beer Bellies is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1976-08-26Walt Wambsganss of the Milwaukee TWECO Beer Bellies is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1975-04-01The Milwaukee TWECO Beer Bellies have promoted Walt Wambsganss to the major league team. The Milwaukee TWECO Beer Bellies have designated Lew Newlin for assignment.
1974-10-26The Milwaukee TWECO Beer Bellies have acquired Walt Wambsganss from the waiver wire.
1974-04-01The Cleveland Anteaters have waived Walt Wambsganss.