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Mark Fidrych League
3-25-2158
Marcus Canyon Left Field
Retired (1983, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .249 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .712 Status Deceased (2015) Option Years 0  
H 1578 Age at Death 70 Date of Birth 04-02-1945
HR 238 Drafted Round 3, Pick 42
(1963)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(144 games)
RBI 961
SB 107
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C  Contact vs. L C- Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L B+ Velocity D+   Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (100%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B F  (0.2%) CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF A+ (99.0%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1964 RHP 1 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .400 .200 .200 .000 .200
1968 LHP 28 34 5 0 0 1 6 1 11 .407 .171 .235 .088 .147
1968 RHP 107 357 82 12 1 9 34 19 68 .613 .268 .345 .115 .230
1969 LHP 66 166 27 1 1 4 14 7 39 .453 .200 .253 .090 .163
1969 RHP 107 306 63 7 1 8 29 26 82 .583 .269 .314 .108 .206
1970 LHP 57 137 32 8 1 3 26 10 29 .654 .282 .372 .139 .234
1970 RHP 90 279 61 8 3 8 34 17 64 .617 .263 .355 .136 .219
1971 LHP 45 55 20 0 0 5 12 7 12 1.072 .435 .636 .273 .364
1971 RHP 108 359 77 20 2 10 50 28 79 .633 .268 .365 .150 .214
1972 LHP 66 156 41 4 2 4 25 9 25 .689 .298 .391 .128 .263
1972 RHP 114 361 113 16 1 15 56 30 61 .850 .363 .488 .175 .313
1973 LHP 61 151 39 6 0 5 25 12 33 .709 .311 .397 .139 .258
1973 RHP 107 328 82 12 3 17 53 32 61 .773 .312 .460 .210 .250
1974 LHP 56 126 25 4 1 1 10 7 24 .512 .243 .270 .071 .198
1974 RHP 101 329 77 15 1 11 49 17 67 .657 .271 .386 .152 .234
1975 LHP 63 161 37 4 1 3 26 6 31 .580 .257 .323 .093 .230
1975 RHP 112 343 89 17 6 15 63 30 62 .799 .324 .475 .216 .259
1976 LHP 55 125 23 1 0 7 21 9 25 .597 .237 .360 .176 .184
1976 RHP 107 352 95 11 4 16 58 21 64 .771 .311 .460 .190 .270
1977 LHP 64 163 46 5 2 11 39 7 32 .850 .310 .540 .258 .282
1977 RHP 113 361 112 13 1 25 73 33 69 .931 .372 .560 .249 .310
1978 LHP 56 140 30 4 3 6 21 5 21 .658 .243 .414 .200 .214
1978 RHP 115 373 100 14 1 14 66 35 73 .753 .329 .424 .155 .268
1979 LHP 60 141 42 3 3 8 35 11 20 .874 .342 .532 .234 .298
1979 RHP 118 367 91 13 7 15 46 32 70 .759 .314 .444 .196 .248
1980 LHP 17 34 9 3 0 2 7 2 10 .835 .306 .529 .265 .265
1980 RHP 66 98 31 5 1 3 20 11 17 .861 .382 .480 .163 .316
1981 LHP 19 34 8 1 0 0 2 2 7 .542 .278 .265 .029 .235
1981 RHP 81 157 42 8 1 4 20 13 35 .729 .322 .408 .140 .268
1982 LHP 19 47 10 3 0 1 6 1 13 .565 .224 .340 .128 .213
1982 RHP 90 109 29 4 2 3 14 13 20 .766 .344 .422 .156 .266
1983 LHP 24 54 9 2 0 0 3 0 20 .370 .167 .204 .037 .167
1983 RHP 71 142 30 4 1 4 16 8 34 .593 .255 .338 .127 .211
Total LHP 756 1724 403 49 14 61 278 96 352 .657 .273 .385 .151 .234
Total RHP 1608 4626 1175 179 36 177 683 365 927 .732 .309 .423 .169 .254
Total 1820 6350 1578 228 50 238 961 461 1279 .712 .299 .413 .164 .249
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1983-11-01Marcus Canyon has retired from the Chicago Cubs
1982-05-13Marcus Canyon of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1982-04-22Marcus Canyon of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1980-04-30Marcus Canyon of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1976-08-27Marcus Canyon of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1974-05-24Marcus Canyon of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1973-09-09Marcus Canyon of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1970-07-31Marcus Canyon of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1970-06-19Marcus Canyon of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1968-04-01The Chicago Cubs have promoted Marcus Canyon to the major league team.
1966-08-29A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Force and the Chicago Cubs. The Chicago Cubs receive Thomas Sparks, Terry Roseman, Mickey Rivers, Marshall Waters, Marcus Canyon, Parker Steele, Brian Niekro, Jackson Montgomery, Draft Pick - 1968 Round 2 (PHI) from the Philadelphia Force in exchange for Jack Holmes, Chief Cathey.
1966-08-29A trade has been completed between the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Force. The Philadelphia Force receive Parker Steele, Brian Niekro, Thomas Sparks, Marshall Waters, Marcus Canyon, Jackson Montgomery, Draft Pick - 1968 Round 2 (PHI), Draft Pick - 1967 Round 2 (PHI) from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Jack Holmes, Pinch Bertotti, Chief Cathey.
1966-08-06A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Force and the Chicago Cubs. The Chicago Cubs receive Marcus Canyon, Brian Niekro, Marshall Waters, Jackson Montgomery, Parker Steele, Thomas Sparks, Draft Pick - 1968 Round 2 (PHI), Draft Pick - 1967 Round 2 (PHI) from the Philadelphia Force in exchange for Jack Holmes, Chief Cathey, Pinch Bertotti.
1964-10-03The Philadelphia Force have sent Conner Gleason to the minors. The Philadelphia Force have sent Parker Steele to the minors. The Philadelphia Force have sent Marcus Canyon to the minors.
1964-09-26The Philadelphia Force have promoted Jackson Montgomery to the major league team. The Philadelphia Force have promoted Marcus Canyon to the major league team. The Philadelphia Force have promoted Paul Snell to the major league team.
1963-10-03The Philadelphia Force have sent Conner Gleason to the minors. The Philadelphia Force have sent Jasper Reeves to the minors. The Philadelphia Force have sent Shane Pendergrass to the minors. The Philadelphia Force have sent Jackson Montgomery to the minors. The Philadelphia Force have sent Parker Steele to the minors. The Philadelphia Force have sent Marcus Canyon to the minors.
1963-09-30The Philadelphia Force have promoted Jackson Montgomery to the major league team. The Philadelphia Force have promoted Parker Steele to the major league team. The Philadelphia Force have promoted Marcus Canyon to the major league team.
1963-04-01The Philadelphia Force have renamed Phillip Canyon to Marcus Canyon.
1963-04-01The Philadelphia Force have renamed Paul Lieber to Phillip Canyon.