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Cool Papa Bell League
5-3-2061
John Atkinson Third Base
Retired (1981, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .264 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .707 Status Deceased (2024) Option Years 0  
H 491 Age at Death 78 Date of Birth 10-04-1946
HR 26 Drafted Round 3, Pick 39
(1966)
Majors Svc Time 9 years
(93 games)
RBI 223
SB 25
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L B- Velocity D+   Mentor vR
Speed B- Bunt Control D-   Mentor vL
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS (0.4%) Range D+ WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 3
2B A- (81.1%) CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 6
3B A+ (100%) RF D- (6.0%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP PB SB CS CS% +/- RF   FPCT GG
1970 3B BAL 8 8 70.0 25 3 16 6 0 -3 2.44 .760
2B BAL 24 1 35.0 28 12 15 1 3 -1 6.94 .964
1971 2B BAL 30 5 75.0 39 17 22 0 5 -2 4.68 1.000
3B BAL 4 4 35.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.51 1.000
SS BAL 3 3 27.0 13 6 7 0 1 -1 4.33 1.000
1972 2B BAL 18 0 21.0 14 5 9 0 4 -1 6.00 1.000
1973 2B BAL 29 8 98.0 48 18 30 0 6 0 4.41 1.000
SS BAL 5 5 45.0 21 8 10 3 3 -2 3.60 .857
3B BAL 4 4 35.0 6 2 4 0 0 -1 1.54 1.000
1974 2B BAL 15 0 22.0 10 4 5 1 2 0 3.68 .900
C BAL 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NaN% 0 0.00 NaN
1B BAL 1 0 0.2 1 1 0 0 0 0 13.64 1.000
1975 3B BAL 148 148 1342.1 380 83 272 25 19 -20 2.38 .934
1976 3B BAL 148 148 1305.1 431 95 315 21 22 +3 2.83 .951
1977 3B BAL-TEX 36 33 290.0 95 16 73 6 4 -4 2.76 .937
2B BAL-TEX 7 7 62.2 31 16 15 0 3 -2 4.45 1.000
SS BAL-TEX 2 2 23.0 15 7 8 0 3 -1 5.87 1.000
1978 3B MIN 22 13 139.1 43 12 31 0 5 -1 2.78 1.000
RF MIN 4 4 35.0 6 6 0 0 0 0 1.54 1.000
SS MIN 3 3 26.0 16 5 11 0 2 0 5.54 1.000
2B MIN 1 1 9.0 5 2 2 1 0 0 4.00 .800
1979 CF MIN-STL 7 7 60.0 11 11 0 0 0 -1 1.65 1.000
3B MIN-STL 7 5 47.0 19 6 12 1 1 0 3.45 .947
RF MIN-STL 3 3 24.0 6 6 0 0 0 -1 2.25 1.000
2B MIN-STL 4 0 5.0 4 2 2 0 1 +1 7.20 1.000
SS MIN-STL 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
1980 SS STL 2 2 18.0 10 4 6 0 1 0 5.00 1.000
3B STL 1 1 9.0 3 1 2 0 0 +1 3.00 1.000
Pos Total 3B 378 364 3273.0 1004 219 726 59 51 -25 2.60 .941
2B 128 22 327.2 179 76 100 3 24 -5 4.83 .983
SS 16 15 140.0 75 30 42 3 10 -4 4.63 .960
CF 7 7 60.0 11 11 0 0 0 -1 1.65 1.000
RF 7 7 59.0 12 12 0 0 0 -1 1.83 1.000
C 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NaN% 0 0.00 NaN
1B 1 0 0.2 1 1 0 0 0 0 13.64 1.000
Total 538 415 3863.1 1282 349 868 65 85 0 0 0 NaN% -36 2.84 .949
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1981-11-01John Atkinson has retired from the Pittsburgh Champions
1981-08-03The Pittsburgh Champions have acquired John Atkinson from the waiver wire.
1981-04-18The San Francisco Criminals have waived John Atkinson.
1981-04-14The San Francisco Criminals have acquired John Atkinson from the waiver wire.
1981-04-08The St. Louis Reddish Browns have waived John Atkinson.
1981-04-04The St. Louis Reddish Browns have promoted John Godwin to the major league team. The St. Louis Reddish Browns have promoted Aubrey Benes to the major league team. The St. Louis Reddish Browns have designated John Atkinson for assignment. The St. Louis Reddish Browns have sent Jack Mulder to the minors.
1980-04-01The St. Louis Reddish Browns have promoted Jack Mulder to the major league team. The St. Louis Reddish Browns have promoted John Godwin to the major league team. The St. Louis Reddish Browns have promoted John Atkinson to the major league team.
1979-08-03The St. Louis Reddish Browns have acquired John Atkinson from the waiver wire.
1979-07-30The Minnesota Savage Snowmen have waived John Atkinson.
1979-06-25The Minnesota Savage Snowmen have promoted Calley Garyhan to the major league team. The Minnesota Savage Snowmen have promoted Derek Valera to the major league team. The Minnesota Savage Snowmen have designated John Atkinson for assignment. The Minnesota Savage Snowmen have sent Wayne Bogener to the minors.
1979-04-04The Minnesota Savage Snowmen have promoted John Atkinson to the major league team. The Minnesota Savage Snowmen have sent Jack Flaskamper to the minors.
1979-04-04The Minnesota Savage Snowmen have acquired John Atkinson from the waiver wire.
1978-08-19The Minnesota Savage Snowmen have waived John Atkinson.
1978-06-18The Minnesota Savage Snowmen have promoted Shad Dye to the major league team. The Minnesota Savage Snowmen have promoted Tucker Chiles to the major league team. The Minnesota Savage Snowmen have promoted John Yates to the major league team. The Minnesota Savage Snowmen have sent Ferris Long to the minors. The Minnesota Savage Snowmen have designated John Atkinson for assignment. The Minnesota Savage Snowmen have designated Mike Otterson for assignment.
1977-06-18A trade has been completed between the Texas Invaders and the Baltimore Bricks. The Baltimore Bricks receive Luis Garcia from the Texas Invaders in exchange for John Atkinson.
1977-04-22The Baltimore Bricks have designated John Atkinson for assignment.
1970-04-02The Baltimore BleacherBums have promoted John Atkinson to the major league team. The Baltimore BleacherBums have sent Bill Villafuerte to the minors.
1966-04-30The Baltimore BleacherBums have acquired John Atkinson from the waiver wire.
1966-04-15The Philadelphia Wannabes have waived John Atkinson.