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Kirby Puckett League
10-13-2078
John Vollmer First Base
Retired (1966, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .224 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .596 Status Deceased (2005) Option Years 0  
H 394 Age at Death 73 Date of Birth 09-24-1932
HR 25 Drafted Undrafted
(1953)		 Majors Svc Time 3 years
(43 games)
RBI 157
SB 24
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B- Velocity D    Mentor vR A+
Speed C+ Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm C- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1953 DET-CIN
11
28
3
6
0
0
1
5
3
 7 0 1
0
 0 2
.603
.281
.321
.107
.214
1954 CIN
54
89
10
21
0
1
1
5
9
 15 0 1
2
 0 1
.595
.303
.292
.056
.236
1955 CIN
142
548
57
135
18
1
8
43
52
 91 3 4
1
 3 11
.640
.313
.327
.080
.246
1956 CIN
7
23
2
3
1
0
0
0
3
 2 0 0
0
 0 0
.405
.231
.174
.043
.130
1957 BAL-CIN
15
42
5
11
0
1
2
9
2
 8 1 0
0
 2 0
.763
.311
.452
.190
.262
1960 CIN-WAS
131
478
29
101
15
3
3
32
40
 75 0 1
5
 12 8
.546
.272
.274
.063
.211
1961 WAS
142
523
37
112
17
3
10
62
43
 93 2 2
16
 16 1
.591
.275
.315
.101
.214
1962 WAS
29
25
4
5
1
0
0
1
5
 7 0 0
0
 0 0
.573
.333
.240
.040
.200
Total
531
1756
147
394
52
9
25
157
157
 298 6 9
24
 33 23
.596
.289
.307
.083
.224
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1966-11-01John Vollmer has retired from the Washington Politicians
1963-03-01The Washington Politicians have designated John Vollmer for assignment.
1960-04-01The Washington Politicians have promoted John Vollmer to the major league team. The Washington Politicians have designated Dynamo Davis for assignment.
1960-04-01A trade has been completed between the Washington Politicians and the Cincinnati War Monkeys. The Cincinnati War Monkeys receive Billy Alexander from the Washington Politicians in exchange for King Kelly, John Vollmer.
1957-09-23The Cincinnati War Monkeys have promoted Bob Barnes to the major league team. The Cincinnati War Monkeys have sent John Vollmer to the minors.
1957-08-19The Cincinnati War Monkeys have promoted Tony Reed to the major league team. The Cincinnati War Monkeys have promoted Rodney High to the major league team. The Cincinnati War Monkeys have promoted John Vollmer to the major league team. The Cincinnati War Monkeys have sent Vinnie Darwin to the minors. The Cincinnati War Monkeys have sent Dave Held to the minors. The Cincinnati War Monkeys have sent Andy Kammeyer to the minors.
1957-07-29The Cincinnati War Monkeys have promoted Travis Tidd to the major league team. The Cincinnati War Monkeys have sent John Vollmer to the minors.
1957-07-20The Cincinnati War Monkeys have promoted John Vollmer to the major league team.
1957-04-04A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Black N Blue and the Cincinnati War Monkeys. The Cincinnati War Monkeys receive John Vollmer, Bob Barnes, Estel Emmerich from the Baltimore Black N Blue in exchange for Dan Gwynn.
1957-03-01The Baltimore Black N Blue have promoted Joe Kralick to the major league team. The Baltimore Black N Blue have promoted John Vollmer to the major league team. The Baltimore Black N Blue have sent Larry McCool to the minors. The Baltimore Black N Blue have sent Scott Starr to the minors.
1956-04-10The Cincinnati T-Bones have promoted Jimmy Logan to the major league team. The Cincinnati T-Bones have promoted Jim Conigliaro to the major league team. The Cincinnati T-Bones have promoted Bud Black to the major league team. The Cincinnati T-Bones have promoted Buddy Plummer to the major league team. The Cincinnati T-Bones have promoted Scott Colson to the major league team. The Cincinnati T-Bones have sent Rich Matlack to the minors. The Cincinnati T-Bones have sent John Vollmer to the minors. The Cincinnati T-Bones have sent Eddie Reed to the minors. The Cincinnati T-Bones have sent Alf Darwin to the minors. The Cincinnati T-Bones have sent Jim Eave to the minors.
1953-09-09The Cincinnati Budweisers have promoted John Vollmer to the major league team. The Cincinnati Budweisers have sent Jose Grabarkewitz to the minors.
1953-05-28A trade has been completed between the Detroit Squires and the Cincinnati Budweisers. The Cincinnati Budweisers receive John Vollmer, Bill Ryan from the Detroit Squires in exchange for Hal Lefferts, Lave Andujar.
1953-04-01The Detroit Squires have acquired John Vollmer from the waiver wire.