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Ted Williams League
10-13-2439
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 Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1977 LHP 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 NaN 1.000 .000 .000 .000
1977 RHP 11 9 2 1 0 0 2 2 1 .697 .364 .333 .111 .222
1978 LHP 37 84 24 4 1 1 9 12 16 .768 .375 .393 .107 .286
1978 RHP 91 251 67 14 2 6 35 16 40 .723 .312 .410 .143 .267
1979 LHP 20 39 10 0 0 1 8 5 6 .667 .333 .333 .077 .256
1979 RHP 104 150 39 7 1 0 16 19 14 .661 .341 .320 .060 .260
1980 LHP 24 53 18 2 0 2 8 3 6 .859 .368 .491 .151 .340
1980 RHP 116 222 63 14 1 6 35 26 30 .796 .359 .437 .153 .284
1981 LHP 30 42 9 1 0 1 8 5 8 .607 .298 .310 .095 .214
1981 RHP 122 262 72 11 2 7 41 32 31 .769 .357 .412 .137 .275
1982 LHP 26 54 21 5 2 2 12 10 11 1.151 .484 .667 .278 .389
1982 RHP 80 115 28 8 1 2 20 10 18 .687 .304 .383 .139 .243
1983 LHP 8 16 5 1 0 0 2 2 2 .743 .368 .375 .062 .312
1983 RHP 44 62 14 3 0 2 10 12 6 .718 .347 .371 .145 .226
1984 LHP 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
1984 RHP 16 20 8 2 0 1 3 0 3 1.050 .400 .650 .250 .400
1986 LHP 20 45 13 1 0 3 10 5 5 .864 .353 .511 .222 .289
1986 RHP 62 198 51 11 2 5 28 17 26 .726 .317 .409 .152 .258
1987 LHP 2 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .667 .333 .333 .000 .333
1987 RHP 4 10 2 0 1 0 4 2 2 .733 .333 .400 .200 .200
Total LHP 171 339 101 14 3 10 60 43 54 .818 .373 .445 .147 .298
Total RHP 650 1299 346 71 10 29 194 136 171 .740 .336 .403 .137 .266
Total 704 1638 447 85 13 39 254 179 225 .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.