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Jesse Orosco League
7-21-2215
Joe Sothern Left Field
Retired (1957, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .262 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .798 Status Deceased (1994) Option Years 0  
H 622 Age at Death 74 Date of Birth 01-20-1920
HR 121 Drafted Round 2, Pick 21
(1940)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(156 games)
RBI 363
SB 79
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C  Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B 
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt C  Control C-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (100%) Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF F  (3.9%)   Health D  LCS Appearances 0
3B C  (39.6%) RF A  (85.5%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* 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
1950 ARI
136
541
82
147
24
3
36
84
45
 103 2 2
14
 21 3
.856
.329
.527
.255
.272
1951 ARI
117
423
55
117
18
4
25
71
26
 67 1 1
17
 11 5
.835
.319
.515
.239
.277
1952 ARI
119
420
57
95
12
9
15
41
43
 87 3 1
24
 15 5
.707
.302
.405
.179
.226
1953 ARI
99
357
45
97
13
6
14
68
35
 57 2 2
13
 14 1
.798
.338
.459
.188
.272
1954 ARI-TOR
106
308
30
78
19
1
10
47
31
 55 0 4
8
 15 6
.737
.318
.419
.166
.253
1954 ARI
92
279
25
70
14
1
9
43
29
 47 0 4
7
 15 5
.722
.317
.405
.154
.251
1954 TOR
14
29
5
8
5
0
1
4
2
 8 0 0
1
 0 1
.874
.323
.552
.276
.276
1955 TOR
64
143
22
39
9
1
7
19
9
 24 0 0
1
 2 4
.812
.316
.497
.224
.273
1956 TOR
55
132
19
32
2
1
11
23
7
 29 1 0
1
 0 1
.808
.286
.523
.280
.242
1957 OAK-TOR
16
54
6
17
3
1
3
10
2
 9 1 1
1
 1 0
.919
.345
.574
.259
.315
1957 OAK
9
27
3
11
1
1
1
5
0
 3 1 0
1
 1 0
1.058
.429
.630
.222
.407
1957 TOR
7
27
3
6
2
0
2
5
2
 6 0 1
0
 0 0
.785
.267
.519
.296
.222
Total
712
2378
316
622
100
26
121
363
198
 431 10 11
79
 79 25
.798
.320
.478
.217
.262
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1957-11-01Joe Sothern has retired from the Toronto Blue Jays
1957-09-16The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired Joe Sothern from the waiver wire.
1957-09-05The Oakland Oaks have promoted Tim Beniquez to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have designated Joe Sothern for assignment.
1957-04-29The Oakland Oaks have promoted Buster Jackson to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have promoted Joe Sothern to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have sent Mike Giard to the minors. The Oakland Oaks have sent Tug Watson to the minors.
1957-04-21The Oakland Oaks have acquired Joe Sothern from the waiver wire.
1957-04-11The Toronto Blue Jays have waived Joe Sothern.
1957-04-01The Toronto Blue Jays have promoted Leon Jeter to the major league team. The Toronto Blue Jays have promoted Doug Masaoka to the major league team. The Toronto Blue Jays have promoted John Obando to the major league team. The Toronto Blue Jays have designated Joe Sothern for assignment.
1956-07-22Joe Sothern of the Toronto Blue Jays is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1955-04-20Joe Sothern of the Toronto Blue Jays is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1954-09-13Joe Sothern of the Toronto Blue Jays is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1954-08-25A trade has been completed between the Arizona Sueros and the Toronto Blue Jays. The Toronto Blue Jays receive Joe Sothern from the Arizona Sueros in exchange for Draft Pick 1956 Round 3 TOR (Bobby Currie).
1953-07-02Joe Sothern of the Arizona Sueros is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1953-05-23Joe Sothern of the Arizona Sueros is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1952-06-05Joe Sothern of the Arizona Sueros is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1951-08-17Joe Sothern of the Arizona Sueros is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.