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Goose Goslin League
5-22-2065
King Towers Catcher
Retired (1991, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .253 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .718 Status Deceased (2041) Option Years 0  
H 1870 Age at Death 86 Date of Birth 07-08-1955
HR 225 Drafted Round 1, Pick 4
(1974)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(22 games)
RBI 1047
SB 127
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed C+ Bunt C- Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range B- WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm A+ WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health A+ LCS Appearances 3
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 2
* 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 
1974 Minors 19 60.00 7 / 8 9 / 12 5 / 5 8 / 8 7 / 7 5 / 7 9 / 13 50 / 60
1975 Minors 20 44.00 5 / 5 1 / 1 8 / 10 7 / 7 5 / 5 9 / 10 4 / 6 39 / 44
1975 Pos (1B) 20 15.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 15
1976 Minors 21 71.00 4 / 7 1 / 8 7 / 11 13 / 16 5 / 5 5 / 10 10 / 14 45 / 71
1976 Pos (1B) 21 96.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 12 / 96
1977 Minors 22 58.00 3 / 11 0 / 8 1 / 4 3 / 6 6 / 7 8 / 13 4 / 9 25 / 58
1977 Pos (1B) 22 43.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 4 / 43
1977 Pos (2B) 22 33.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 33
1978 Majors 23 62.51 162 146 0 3 / 7 4 / 10 3 / 7 2 / 6 6 / 7 7 / 16 4 / 9 29 / 62
1979 Majors 24 62.33 162 146 0 3 / 7 3 / 10 8 / 12 3 / 11 4 / 5 0 / 6 4 / 11 25 / 62
1980 Majors 25 62.71 162 146 0 2 / 8 2 / 4 2 / 12 2 / 8 4 / 11 0 / 6 2 / 13 14 / 62
1981 Majors 26 60.89 162 146 0 1 / 6 1 / 6 1 / 10 1 / 10 2 / 11 0 / 13 1 / 4 7 / 60
1982 Majors 27 64.87 162 144 0 3 / 8 0 / 6 3 / 9 1 / 15 3 / 10 0 / 9 1 / 7 11 / 64
1983 Majors 28 56.90 162 112 0 1 / 10 0 / 11 1 / 4 1 / 10 1 / 7 0 / 6 0 / 8 4 / 56
1984 Majors 29 61.45 162 146 0 1 / 9 0 / 6 1 / 18 0 / 11 0 / 3 0 / 6 1 / 8 3 / 61
1985 Majors 30 61.46 162 146 0 0 / 8 0 / 12 0 / 8 0 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 9 0 / 15 0 / 61
1986 Majors 31 62.13 162 146 0 0 / 10 1 / 11 1 / 13 0 / 9 0 / 7 0 / 6 0 / 6 2 / 62
1987 Majors 32 58.31 162 127 0 0 / 5 0 / 13 0 / 8 0 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 11 0 / 9 0 / 58
1988 Majors 33 64.16 162 146 0 0 / 14 0 / 4 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 7 0 / 12 1 / 11 1 / 64
1989 Majors 34 63.74 162 146 0 -2 / 3 -6 / 11 -4 / 13 -3 / 10 -9 / 8 -2 / 8 -2 / 10 -28 / 63
1990 Majors 35 63.05 162 146 0 -1 / 7 -6 / 5 -2 / 12 -5 / 11 -9 / 6 -3 / 13 -1 / 9 -27 / 63
1991 Majors 36 62.90 162 144 0 0 / 11 -5 / 4 -4 / 9 -6 / 9 -2 / 13 0 / 9 -3 / 7 -20 / 62
Total 2268 1987 0 30 / 144 5 / 142 31 / 172 27 / 166 23 / 130 29 / 170 35 / 169 196 / 1280
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1991-11-01King Towers has retired from the Detroit Diamonds
1988-03-01A trade has been completed between the Chicago Cubs and the Detroit Diamonds. The Detroit Diamonds receive King Towers, Draft Pick 1989 Round 2 CHN (Kelvin Jayneway), Draft Pick 1988 Round 1 NYN (John Battle) from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Joe Dowd, Draft Pick 1989 Round 1 DET (Larry Patterson). Protest This Trade.
1985-10-10The Chicago Cubs have placed King Towers on the trade block.
1978-04-01The Chicago Cubs have promoted King Towers to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have sent Geronimo Jones to the minors.
1975-04-13A trade has been completed between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Blackhearts. The New York Blackhearts receive Eric German, Dane Morgan, Mike Isenberg from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for King Towers, Kid Karpis.
1974-04-01The New York Blackhearts have renamed Jose Brown to King Towers.