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Paul Waner League
5-25-2170
Ches Craft Catcher
Retired (2002, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .276 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .802 Status Deceased (2032) Option Years 0  
H 1710 Age at Death 68 Date of Birth 04-19-1964
HR 278 Drafted Round 1, Pick 16
(1982)		 Majors Svc Time 16 years
(25 games)
RBI 1037
SB 20
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L A  Velocity F    Mentor vR A+
Speed C  Bunt C  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range C  WS Rings 5
1B --- LF --- Arm A  WS Appearances 7
2B --- CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 11
3B --- RF B+ (68.5%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 3
* League requires 75% 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
1985 PIT
30
61
6
12
2
1
2
6
2
 17 1 1
0
 0 0
.591
.231
.361
.164
.197
1986 PIT
22
89
8
21
2
0
2
9
4
 15 0 0
0
 0 1
.595
.269
.326
.090
.236
1987 PIT
138
492
57
114
9
1
13
60
39
 117 3 3
0
 0 7
.624
.291
.333
.102
.232
1988 PIT
140
472
61
129
16
4
23
75
46
 70 2 2
3
 3 4
.809
.339
.470
.197
.273
1989 PIT
152
479
68
129
20
3
22
96
52
 93 1 4
4
 2 1
.801
.340
.461
.192
.269
1990 PIT
146
451
78
134
20
0
22
82
61
 85 1 6
0
 0 4
.865
.378
.488
.191
.297
1991 PIT
143
401
75
110
14
3
23
81
48
 74 2 3
0
 0 2
.849
.352
.496
.222
.274
1992 PIT
129
376
53
103
16
1
15
65
32
 66 2 1
0
 0 4
.775
.333
.441
.168
.274
1993 PIT
135
380
54
111
18
2
16
65
29
 60 0 1
0
 0 2
.818
.341
.476
.184
.292
1994 PIT
124
378
59
119
20
3
21
57
36
 75 3 2
0
 0 7
.927
.377
.550
.235
.315
1995 PIT
61
203
27
64
13
2
6
25
19
 32 1 0
0
 0 0
.864
.377
.488
.172
.315
1996 PIT
108
369
67
110
23
4
20
72
37
 72 1 2
0
 0 0
.907
.362
.545
.247
.298
1997 PIT
110
361
63
107
8
4
23
75
38
 81 3 4
0
 0 2
.896
.365
.532
.235
.296
1998 PIT
97
352
58
91
16
2
22
77
36
 72 1 5
0
 0 2
.828
.325
.503
.244
.259
1999 PIT
79
260
33
87
13
1
12
47
30
 39 0 1
0
 0 0
.933
.402
.531
.196
.335
2000 OAK
130
456
54
120
17
3
20
76
34
 86 3 3
5
 3 4
.762
.317
.445
.182
.263
2001 OAK
130
477
61
124
21
1
15
53
37
 114 2 2
7
 5 3
.717
.315
.403
.143
.260
2002 OAK
48
145
15
25
5
1
1
16
16
 35 0 2
1
 3 3
.493
.252
.241
.069
.172
Total
1922
6202
897
1710
253
36
278
1037
596
 1203 26 42
20
 16 46
.802
.340
.463
.187
.276
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2002-11-01Ches Craft has retired from the Oakland Arsenal
2000-03-26The Oakland Arsenal have drafted Ches Craft #105 overall in the Expansion Draft.
1999-08-21Ches Craft of the Pittsburgh Pilots is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1995-08-13Ches Craft of the Pittsburgh Pilots is injured and is expected to be out 45 days.
1995-05-31Ches Craft of the Pittsburgh Pilots is injured and is expected to be out 36 days.
1992-09-24Ches Craft of the Pittsburgh Pilots is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1987-07-25Ches Craft of the Pittsburgh Pilots is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
1987-04-01The Pittsburgh Pilots have promoted Chico Manwaring to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pilots have promoted Ches Craft to the major league team.
1986-07-09The Pittsburgh Pilots have sent Ches Craft to the minors.
1986-06-17The Pittsburgh Pilots have promoted Ches Craft to the major league team.
1986-04-26The Pittsburgh Pilots have promoted Roberto Brown to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pilots have sent Ches Craft to the minors.
1986-04-19The Pittsburgh Pilots have promoted Ches Craft to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pilots have designated Shad Holman for assignment.
1986-03-25The Pittsburgh Pilots have sent Ches Craft to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pilots have sent Jim Merson to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pilots have sent Johnny Lombardi to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pilots have sent Darrell Mora to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pilots have designated Tony Ryan for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pilots have designated Howard Smith for assignment.
1985-10-15The Pittsburgh Pilots have promoted Jim Merson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pilots have promoted John Clarkson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pilots have promoted Ches Craft to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pilots have sent Mike Leip to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pilots have sent Nate Sadowski to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pilots have sent Duce Dawkins to the minors.
1985-05-25The Pittsburgh Pilots have promoted Chris Townsend to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pilots have promoted Roberto Brown to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pilots have designated Babe Mallonee for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pilots have sent Ches Craft to the minors.
1985-04-21The Pittsburgh Pilots have promoted Ches Craft to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pilots have designated Ken Mulroney for assignment.
1985-04-21The Pittsburgh Pilots have sent Ches Craft down to the minors.
1985-04-20The Pittsburgh Pilots have promoted Ches Craft to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pilots have sent George Brumley to the minors.
1983-03-25The Pittsburgh Pilots have promoted Larry McCurdy to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pilots have promoted Art Dorman to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pilots have sent Duce Dawkins to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pilots have sent Larry Linebrink to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pilots have sent Ches Craft to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pilots have sent Mark Harrington to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pilots have sent Jeff Tappe to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pilots have sent Mike Leip to the minors.
1982-10-23A trade has been completed between the Seattle Splitters and the Pittsburgh Pilots. The Pittsburgh Pilots receive Duce Dawkins, Ches Craft, Draft Pick - 1984 Round 1 (SEA) from the Seattle Splitters in exchange for Jim Kuiper, Bill Hogue.