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Tris Speaker League
4-1-2021
Jimmy Watkins Left Field
Retired (1964, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .274 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .768 Status Deceased (1999) Option Years 0  
H 482 Age at Death 70 Date of Birth 03-15-1929
HR 49 Drafted Round 3, Pick 43
(1951)		 Majors Svc Time 1 years
(61 games)
RBI 265
SB 8
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship D-
Power vs. R C  Power vs. L B- Velocity D+   Mentor vR D+
Speed C  Bunt D+ Control F    Mentor vL C+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D+ WS Rings 1
1B --- LF A+ (100%) Arm B  WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF A  (86.2%)   Health C  LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF A  (90.0%)   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
1952 DET
92
308
39
91
19
3
12
48
32
 31 1 4
0
 0 10
.853
.359
.494
.198
.295
1953 DET
67
248
32
63
7
2
9
40
23
 30 2 2
0
 0 3
.727
.320
.407
.153
.254
1954 DET
79
276
26
89
14
0
7
58
24
 32 2 1
1
 1 6
.829
.380
.449
.127
.322
1955 DET
63
163
22
39
13
1
0
16
28
 28 0 1
0
 0 4
.680
.349
.331
.092
.239
1956 DET
52
145
23
42
12
1
5
24
18
 28 2 3
0
 0 3
.859
.369
.490
.200
.290
1957 DET-CLE
83
297
50
88
17
1
10
45
37
 41 1 1
5
 1 4
.836
.375
.461
.165
.296
1958 CLE
90
207
16
50
8
0
6
24
22
 34 0 1
1
 2 2
.680
.313
.367
.126
.242
1959 CLE-MIL-CIN
29
56
4
5
0
0
0
3
8
 6 0 1
1
 1 3
.289
.200
.089
.000
.089
1960 CIN
6
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
 1 0 0
0
 0 0
.250
.250
.000
.000
.000
1963 NYN
25
56
9
15
1
1
0
7
7
 10 0 1
0
 0 0
.665
.344
.321
.054
.268
Total
586
1759
221
482
91
9
49
265
200
 241 8 15
8
 5 35
.768
.348
.420
.146
.274
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1964-11-01Jimmy Watkins has retired from the New York Bennies
1964-03-01The New York Bennies have designated Jimmy Watkins for assignment.
1963-09-10The New York Bennies have promoted Jimmy Watkins to the major league team.
1963-07-06The New York Bennies have designated Jimmy Watkins for assignment.
1963-04-26The New York Bennies have promoted Jimmy Watkins to the major league team. The New York Bennies have designated George Jackson for assignment.
1961-08-30The New York Bennies have acquired Jimmy Watkins from the waiver wire.
1961-08-06The St. Louis Kanns have acquired Dennis Glasscock from the waiver wire. The St. Louis Kanns have waived Jimmy Watkins.
1961-04-09The St. Louis Kanns have designated Jimmy Watkins for assignment.
1961-04-09The St. Louis Kanns have promoted Jimmy Watkins to the major league team.
1961-04-06The St. Louis Kanns have acquired Jimmy Watkins from the waiver wire.
1961-04-01The Cincinnati Reds have waived Jimmy Watkins.
1960-09-23The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Vance Smith to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Jimmy Watkins for assignment.
1960-09-17The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Jimmy Watkins to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Vance Smith to the minors.
1960-05-30The Cincinnati Reds have designated Jimmy Watkins for assignment.
1960-05-27The Cincinnati Reds have re-claimed Jimmy Watkins from the waiver wire.
1960-05-27The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Jack Niehoff to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Phil Look to the minors. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Jimmy Watkins for assignment.
1959-08-31The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Jimmy Watkins to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Micah Ripple for assignment.
1959-08-31The Cincinnati Reds have acquired Jimmy Watkins from the waiver wire.
1959-08-23The Milwaukee Brew Crew have waived Jimmy Watkins.
1959-07-01A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Muskrats and the Milwaukee Brew Crew. The Milwaukee Brew Crew receive John Kruk, Dave Hancken, Roy Maglie, Jimmy Watkins from the Cleveland Muskrats in exchange for Matty Sutcliffe, Draft Pick - 1960 Round 3 (MIL).
1959-05-31The Cleveland Muskrats have promoted Paul Mundinger to the major league team. The Cleveland Muskrats have designated Jimmy Watkins for assignment.
1958-06-29The Cleveland Muskrats have promoted Jimmy Watkins to the major league team. The Cleveland Muskrats have sent Kerry Kremer to the minors.
1958-06-14The Cleveland Muskrats have promoted John Ignasius to the major league team. The Cleveland Muskrats have promoted Dennis Glasscock to the major league team. The Cleveland Muskrats have sent Chris Beamer to the minors. The Cleveland Muskrats have sent Jimmy Watkins to the minors.
1957-05-15The Cleveland Muskrats have promoted Kerry Nichting to the major league team. The Cleveland Muskrats have promoted Ed Musial to the major league team. The Cleveland Muskrats have promoted Jimmy Watkins to the major league team. The Cleveland Muskrats have sent Jeremy Burnitz to the minors. The Cleveland Muskrats have sent Shawn Ellis to the minors. The Cleveland Muskrats have sent Pete McGlynn to the minors.
1957-05-15A trade has been completed between the Detroit Spitterz and the Cleveland Muskrats. The Cleveland Muskrats receive Ed Musial, Jimmy Watkins, Kerry Nichting from the Detroit Spitterz in exchange for Jack Hacker.
1957-04-22The Detroit Spitterz have sent Jimmy Watkins down to the minors.
1957-03-01The Detroit Spitterz have promoted Jimmy Watkins to the major league team.
1956-10-13The Detroit Spitterz have promoted Joe Clyde to the major league team. The Detroit Spitterz have sent Jimmy Watkins to the minors.
1955-09-05The Detroit Spitterz have promoted Jimmy Watkins to the major league team. The Detroit Spitterz have sent Ron Orlando to the minors.
1955-07-24The Detroit Spitterz have promoted Ernie Bass to the major league team. The Detroit Spitterz have sent Jimmy Watkins to the minors.
1953-06-15The Detroit Spitterz have promoted Jimmy Watkins to the major league team. The Detroit Spitterz have sent Ernie Bass to the minors.
1953-05-23The Detroit Spitterz have promoted Ernie Bass to the major league team. The Detroit Spitterz have sent Jimmy Watkins to the minors.