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Ted Williams League
10-16-2439
Dion "hot dog" Ball Left Field
Retired (1987, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .273 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .756 Status Deceased (2013) Option Years 0  
H 447 Age at Death 61 Date of Birth 04-01-1952
HR 39 Drafted Round 2, Pick 27
(1973)		 Majors Svc Time 6 years
(158 games)
RBI 254
SB 30
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A  Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship B 
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B  Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * F  (0.2%) SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 2
1B --- LF A+ (100%) Arm C- WS Appearances 4
2B --- CF D- (11.6%)   Health D  LCS Appearances 6
3B --- RF A  (91.5%)   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
1977 CHA
12
9
3
2
1
0
0
2
3
 1 0 0
0
 1 0
.750
.417
.333
.111
.222
1978 CHA
99
335
42
91
18
3
7
44
28
 56 1 1
9
 5 4
.735
.329
.406
.134
.272
1979 CHA
115
189
29
49
7
1
1
24
24
 20 0 2
6
 1 1
.662
.340
.323
.063
.259
1980 CHA
123
275
52
81
16
1
8
43
29
 36 1 3
3
 1 1
.808
.360
.447
.153
.295
1981 CHA
127
304
43
81
12
2
8
49
37
 39 2 1
3
 1 2
.747
.349
.398
.132
.266
1982 CHA
89
169
31
49
13
3
4
32
20
 29 0 0
0
 0 5
.838
.365
.473
.183
.290
1983 CHA
47
78
8
19
4
0
2
12
14
 8 0 2
1
 0 1
.723
.351
.372
.128
.244
1984 WAS-CHA
19
23
3
8
2
0
1
3
0
 3 0 0
0
 0 0
.913
.348
.565
.217
.348
1984 WAS
12
16
2
5
1
0
0
0
0
 1 0 0
0
 0 0
.688
.312
.375
.062
.312
1984 CHA
7
7
1
3
1
0
1
3
0
 2 0 0
0
 0 0
1.429
.429
1.000
.571
.429
1986 BAL
69
243
32
64
12
2
8
38
22
 31 1 3
7
 3 1
.751
.323
.428
.165
.263
1987 BAL
4
13
2
3
0
1
0
7
2
 2 0 0
1
 0 1
.718
.333
.385
.154
.231
Total
704
1638
245
447
85
13
39
254
179
 225 5 12
30
 12 16
.756
.344
.412
.139
.273
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1987-11-01Dion "hot dog" Ball has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1987-06-09The Baltimore Orioles have waived Dion "hot dog" Ball.
1987-04-15The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Johnny Compton to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have designated Dion "hot dog" Ball for assignment.
1986-06-19The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Dion "hot dog" Ball to the major league team.
1986-06-19The Baltimore Orioles have acquired Dion "hot dog" Ball from the waiver wire.
1985-04-01The Chicago Chinese assassins have waived Dion "hot dog" Ball.
1984-10-01The Chicago Chinese assassins have designated Dion "hot dog" Ball for assignment. The Chicago Chinese assassins have designated Jerry Fewster for assignment. The Chicago Chinese assassins have designated Buddy Wedge for assignment.
1984-09-13The Chicago Chinese assassins have promoted Dion "hot dog" Ball to the major league team. The Chicago Chinese assassins have promoted Jerry Fewster to the major league team. The Chicago Chinese assassins have promoted Buddy Wedge to the major league team.
1984-09-13The Chicago Chinese assassins have acquired Dion "hot dog" Ball from the waiver wire.
1984-06-25The Washington Nationals have waived Dion "hot dog" Ball.
1984-06-02The Washington Nationals have promoted Dion "hot dog" Ball to the major league team.
1984-06-02The Washington Nationals have acquired Dion "hot dog" Ball from the waiver wire.
1984-04-23The Chicago Chinese assassins have waived Dion "hot dog" Ball.
1984-04-01The Chicago Chinese assassins have designated Dion "hot dog" Ball for assignment.
1978-03-25The Chicago Chinese assassins have promoted Steven Simons to the major league team. The Chicago Chinese assassins have promoted Dion "hot dog" Ball to the major league team. The Chicago Chinese assassins have designated Braxton Stowe for assignment. The Chicago Chinese assassins have designated Barry Zurbuchen for assignment.
1977-08-06The Chicago Chinese assassins have sent Dion "hot dog" Ball to the minors.
1977-07-17The Chicago Chinese assassins have promoted Dion "hot dog" Ball to the major league team. The Chicago Chinese assassins have sent Andrew Burgess to the minors.
1977-03-25The Chicago Chinese assassins have renamed Chappy Bray to Dion "hot dog" Ball.
1976-07-13The Chicago Chinese assassins have acquired Chappy Bray from the waiver wire. The Chicago Chinese assassins have waived Mike Owen.
1976-06-23The Washington Nationals have waived Chappy Bray.