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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 B 
Speed B- Bunt C  Control D-   Mentor vL B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS F  (0.4%) Range D+ WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 3
2B A- (81.1%) CF ---   Health B  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 Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1966 Minors 20 55.00 7 / 7 6 / 6 4 / 6 5 / 10 12 / 12 8 / 8 6 / 6 48 / 55
1967 Minors 21 26.00 1 / 1 5 / 5 2 / 2 4 / 4 3 / 4 6 / 6 4 / 4 25 / 26
1968 Minors 22 49.00 6 / 6 3 / 6 8 / 13 0 / 3 5 / 5 6 / 7 6 / 9 34 / 49
1969 Minors 23 21.00 2 / 4 4 / 5 0 / 2 3 / 5 0 / 0 2 / 3 2 / 2 13 / 21
1970 Majors 24 25.93 161 9 0 1 / 2 2 / 3 4 / 7 1 / 3 1 / 4 1 / 2 4 / 4 14 / 25
1971 Majors 25 28.94 162 12 0 4 / 5 2 / 4 2 / 2 1 / 5 3 / 4 4 / 6 1 / 2 17 / 28
1972 Majors 26 23.35 162 0 0 4 / 6 1 / 4 1 / 1 1 / 1 2 / 4 1 / 2 2 / 5 12 / 23
1973 Majors 27 31.07 162 17 0 0 / 3 3 / 6 1 / 3 0 / 1 1 / 5 1 / 5 6 / 8 12 / 31
1974 Majors 28 30.50 162 0 0 1 / 2 0 / 4 1 / 6 2 / 6 1 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 3 5 / 30
1975 Majors 29 62.70 162 148 0 1 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 10 1 / 9 1 / 10 3 / 10 0 / 10 6 / 62
1976 Majors 30 65.77 162 148 0 2 / 7 0 / 11 0 / 15 0 / 11 1 / 6 1 / 8 0 / 7 4 / 65
1977 Minors 31 14.00 0 / 2 0 / 1 1 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 2 2 / 14
1977 Majors 31 32.91 112 42 0 0 / 5 0 / 1 0 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 2 0 / 32
1978 Minors 32 10.00 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 10
1978 Majors 32 20.09 69 21 0 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 1 0 / 20
1979 Minors 33 15.00 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 7 0 / 3 1 / 15
1979 Majors 33 17.61 72 15 0 0 / 6 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 17
1980 Majors 34 20.43 162 3 0 -6 / 3 -3 / 1 -5 / 2 -3 / 5 -7 / 1 -1 / 5 -2 / 3 -27 / 20
1981 Minors 35 5.00 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 5
1981 Majors 35 0.27 3 0 0 -3 / 0 -2 / 0 -2 / 0 -5 / 0 -7 / 0 0 / 0 -3 / 0 -22 / 0
Total 1551 415 0 20 / 70 21 / 70 17 / 90 10 / 80 16 / 74 34 / 88 26 / 76 144 / 548
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.