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Ed ONeill League
5-7-2260
Gene Speaker Catcher
Retired (1968, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .255 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .731 Status Deceased (1997) Option Years 0  
H 1267 Age at Death 66 Date of Birth 04-04-1931
HR 176 Drafted Round 2, Pick 18
(1955)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(114 games)
RBI 654
SB 1
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L A- Velocity C-   Mentor vR B+
Speed C  Bunt C  Control D-   Mentor vL A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range D  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 3
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 90% 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 
1955 Minors 24 58.00 3 / 7 5 / 10 3 / 12 5 / 9 9 / 10 3 / 6 4 / 4 32 / 58
1955 Majors 24 1.90 4 3 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1
1955 Pos (LF) 24 93.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 2 / 93
1956 Majors 25 43.51 121 66 29 5 / 7 4 / 5 3 / 3 4 / 8 8 / 9 5 / 6 5 / 5 34 / 43
1957 Majors 26 63.07 144 108 18 0 / 3 3 / 7 0 / 9 4 / 11 6 / 12 5 / 8 7 / 13 25 / 63
1958 Majors 27 60.40 141 106 21 1 / 6 3 / 12 1 / 9 0 / 13 6 / 8 0 / 3 3 / 9 14 / 60
1959 Majors 28 64.81 162 122 0 2 / 11 1 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 10 1 / 11 2 / 6 2 / 10 8 / 64
1960 Majors 29 57.36 142 108 20 1 / 14 1 / 4 0 / 6 1 / 7 1 / 6 1 / 11 1 / 9 6 / 57
1961 Majors 30 64.79 162 122 0 0 / 8 0 / 13 0 / 12 0 / 9 1 / 6 2 / 10 0 / 6 3 / 64
1962 Majors 31 64.69 162 122 0 0 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 15 0 / 8 1 / 12 1 / 7 0 / 8 2 / 64
1963 Majors 32 57.21 145 106 17 0 / 5 0 / 10 0 / 7 1 / 12 1 / 11 0 / 7 0 / 5 2 / 57
1964 Majors 33 53.96 138 95 24 0 / 9 0 / 11 1 / 4 0 / 9 0 / 7 0 / 6 1 / 7 2 / 53
1965 Majors 34 61.90 162 106 0 -2 / 7 -3 / 6 -2 / 18 0 / 3 -7 / 10 1 / 10 -1 / 7 -14 / 61
1966 Majors 35 55.49 162 91 0 0 / 7 -7 / 6 -2 / 6 -4 / 9 1 / 12 -2 / 8 -2 / 7 -16 / 55
1967 Majors 36 47.91 162 78 0 0 / 7 -2 / 8 -3 / 8 -1 / 6 -7 / 8 0 / 4 -3 / 6 -16 / 47
1968 Majors 37 29.86 162 32 0 -6 / 1 -1 / 4 -6 / 3 -3 / 5 -3 / 4 0 / 8 -1 / 4 -20 / 29
Total 1969 1265 129 4 / 100 4 / 110 -5 / 121 7 / 119 18 / 126 18 / 100 16 / 100 64 / 869
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1968-11-01Gene Speaker has retired from the Arizona Rattlers
1964-04-12Gene Speaker of the Arizona Rattlers is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1963-06-04Gene Speaker of the Arizona Rattlers is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1960-07-07Gene Speaker of the Arizona Rattlers is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1958-09-07Gene Speaker of the Arizona Rattlers is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1957-07-10Gene Speaker of the Arizona Rattlers is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1956-09-09The San Francisco Frogs have promoted Gene Speaker to the major league team. The San Francisco Frogs have sent Orie Thomas to the minors.
1956-08-27The San Francisco Frogs have promoted Orie Thomas to the major league team. The San Francisco Frogs have sent Gene Speaker to the minors.
1956-08-25Gene Speaker of the San Francisco Frogs is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1956-07-20Gene Speaker of the San Francisco Frogs is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1955-09-28The San Francisco Frogs have promoted Gene Speaker to the major league team.