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Thurman Munson League
7-30-2254
Mike Appleton Catcher
Retired (2001, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .227 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .607 Status Deceased (2042) Option Years 0  
H 139 Age at Death 76 Date of Birth 02-28-1966
HR 9 Drafted Round 4, Pick 51
(1987)
Majors Svc Time 3 years
(149 games)
RBI 61
SB 8
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L Velocity D-   Mentor vR
Speed B- Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range D+ WS Rings 0
1B (2.9%) LF --- Arm WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1987 Minors 21 29.00 12 / 12 2 / 2 2 / 3 3 / 4 1 / 1 3 / 4 3 / 3 26 / 29
1988 Minors 22 6.00 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 0 1 / 1 2 / 6
1988 Majors 22 44.11 131 105 0 6 / 7 7 / 7 3 / 5 3 / 5 2 / 5 8 / 9 6 / 6 35 / 44
1989 Minors 23 4.00 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 2 1 / 4
1989 Majors 23 26.84 128 30 13 1 / 3 6 / 7 4 / 7 2 / 3 0 / 0 4 / 5 1 / 1 18 / 26
1989 Pos (1B) 23 5.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 5
1990 Minors 24 20.00 3 / 6 2 / 2 1 / 1 1 / 4 2 / 2 2 / 2 2 / 3 13 / 20
1991 Minors 25 25.00 1 / 3 1 / 5 2 / 7 1 / 2 2 / 2 1 / 3 1 / 3 9 / 25
1992 Minors 26 14.00 2 / 3 1 / 2 0 / 3 1 / 2 1 / 2 1 / 1 1 / 1 7 / 14
1993 Majors 27 20.47 162 17 0 0 / 0 0 / 2 1 / 5 1 / 3 1 / 2 0 / 1 1 / 7 4 / 20
1994 Majors 28 24.90 137 28 25 1 / 1 0 / 5 1 / 2 0 / 7 1 / 5 0 / 2 0 / 2 3 / 24
1995 Minors 29 29.00 0 / 0 1 / 3 2 / 4 0 / 6 0 / 1 0 / 6 2 / 9 5 / 29
1996 Minors 30 27.00 1 / 4 0 / 2 1 / 3 1 / 7 0 / 3 2 / 5 0 / 3 5 / 27
1997 Minors 31 16.00 1 / 5 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 4 1 / 16
1998 Minors 32 27.00 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 3 0 / 6 0 / 1 0 / 4 1 / 4 1 / 27
1999 Minors 33 16.00 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 16
2000 Minors 34 12.00 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 1 1 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 1 1 / 12
2000 Majors 34 7.21 41 8 0 -5 / 1 -8 / 2 -2 / 1 -6 / 1 -3 / 0 -3 / 0 0 / 2 -27 / 7
2001 Minors 35 7.00 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 7
2001 Majors 35 3.86 18 3 0 -5 / 0 -6 / 0 -5 / 0 -6 / 0 -8 / 2 -1 / 1 -2 / 0 -33 / 3
Total 617 191 38 18 / 56 6 / 47 10 / 51 2 / 57 0 / 38 18 / 53 17 / 54 71 / 361
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2001-11-01Mike Appleton has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2001-07-23The Seattle Beavers have waived Mike Appleton.
2001-07-13The Seattle Beavers have designated Mike Appleton for assignment.
2001-06-21The Seattle Beavers have promoted Mike Appleton to the major league team.
2001-06-21The Seattle Beavers have acquired Mike Appleton from the waiver wire.
2001-05-01The St. Louis Tsunami have waived Mike Appleton.
2000-10-03The St. Louis Tsunami have designated Denney Kazak for assignment. The St. Louis Tsunami have designated King Veltman for assignment. The St. Louis Tsunami have designated Mike Appleton for assignment.
2000-09-26The St. Louis Tsunami have promoted Mike Appleton to the major league team. The St. Louis Tsunami have sent Bali Yonsey to the minors.
2000-08-05The St. Louis Tsunami have designated Mike Appleton for assignment.
2000-06-25The St. Louis Tsunami have promoted Mike Appleton to the major league team.
1995-04-01The St. Louis Tsunami have promoted Gale Stormotelli to the major league team. The St. Louis Tsunami have designated Mike Appleton for assignment.
1994-07-05Mike Appleton of the St. Louis Tsunami is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1993-06-25The St. Louis Tsunami have re-claimed Mike Appleton from the waiver wire.
1993-06-25The St. Louis Tsunami have promoted Jackson Roe to the major league team. The St. Louis Tsunami have designated Mike Appleton for assignment.
1993-04-01The St. Louis Tsunami have promoted Mike Appleton to the major league team. The St. Louis Tsunami have designated Tim Hasegawa for assignment.
1992-08-03The St. Louis Tsunami have acquired Mike Appleton from the waiver wire.
1992-04-01The St. Louis Tsunami have waived Mike Appleton.
1990-04-01The St. Louis Tsunami have promoted Jack Roe to the major league team. The St. Louis Tsunami have sent Mike Appleton to the minors.
1989-05-10Mike Appleton of the St. Louis Tsunami is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1989-04-25A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Killers and the St. Louis Tsunami. The St. Louis Tsunami receive Jim Hale, Mike Appleton from the Kansas City Killers in exchange for Ollie Martin.
1988-09-28The Kansas City Killers have promoted Fred Clemente to the major league team. The Kansas City Killers have sent Mike Appleton to the minors.
1988-05-01A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Killers and the Chicago Meat Packers. The Chicago Meat Packers receive Doc Stevens, Jeff Ryan from the Kansas City Killers in exchange for Mike Appleton, Ed Thornton, Draft Pick - 1989 Round 1 (CHN).