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Larry Doby League
4-1-2044
Dax Ortiz First Base
Retired (2004, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .249 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .712 Status Retired (2004) Option Years 0  
H 1229 Age 74 (OS 75) Date of Birth 06-13-1969
HR 197 Drafted Round 1, Pick 12
(1988)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(116 games)
RBI 662
SB 52
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C  Contact vs. L C- Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R A+ Power vs. L A  Velocity C-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt D  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF A  (84.6%) Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF C- (33.6%)   Health C+ LCS Appearances 0
3B F  (0.1%) RF A- (80.0%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% 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
1991 COL-STL
114
459
58
115
23
2
16
55
24
 99 0 2
4
 2 6
.701
.287
.414
.163
.251
1992 MON
146
421
43
84
21
3
15
48
25
 110 2 2
6
 1 6
.617
.247
.371
.171
.200
1993 HOU
118
402
43
102
21
2
11
46
27
 98 1 2
2
 1 5
.699
.301
.398
.144
.254
1994 HOU
135
407
53
100
21
2
15
58
17
 98 2 1
0
 0 3
.696
.279
.418
.172
.246
1995 HOU
143
482
66
111
20
2
20
62
24
 132 2 1
3
 0 0
.674
.269
.405
.174
.230
1996 HOU
153
462
47
97
21
1
14
43
31
 122 5 2
1
 0 3
.617
.266
.351
.141
.210
1997 HOU
129
384
38
101
14
1
16
56
17
 105 2 2
1
 0 2
.726
.296
.430
.167
.263
1998 HOU
136
427
66
126
19
3
22
67
28
 105 1 3
1
 1 2
.846
.338
.508
.213
.295
1999 HOU
139
511
73
135
19
1
25
71
29
 117 0 1
4
 1 0
.755
.303
.452
.188
.264
2000 HOU
127
292
40
70
11
4
8
48
18
 59 0 4
3
 0 3
.667
.280
.387
.147
.240
2001 HOU
141
223
30
60
5
0
17
40
13
 47 2 1
8
 6 0
.834
.314
.520
.251
.269
2002 ATL
138
138
27
48
8
1
6
18
5
 36 0 0
8
 0 0
.921
.371
.551
.203
.348
2003 ATL-STL
114
222
29
61
10
2
9
42
14
 57 3 3
11
 4 3
.782
.322
.459
.185
.275
2004 STL
44
101
5
19
1
0
3
8
2
 31 1 1
0
 0 1
.497
.210
.287
.099
.188
Total
1777
4931
618
1229
214
24
197
662
274
 1216 21 25
52
 16 34
.712
.290
.422
.173
.249
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2004-11-01Dax Ortiz has retired from the St. Louis Cardinals
2003-04-09The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired Dax Ortiz from the waiver wire.
2003-04-05The Atlanta Wolves have designated Dax Ortiz for assignment.
2003-03-07The Atlanta Wolves have removed Dax Ortiz from the trade block.
2002-04-04The Atlanta Pythons have placed Dax Ortiz on the trade block.
1996-07-31The Houston Colts have removed Dax Ortiz from the trade block.
1996-04-29The Houston Colts have placed Dax Ortiz on the trade block.
1994-04-26Dax Ortiz of the Houston Colts is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1993-04-27The Houston Colts have promoted Ernie Hisner to the major league team. The Houston Colts have promoted Ken Heismann to the major league team. The Houston Colts have promoted Dax Ortiz to the major league team. The Houston Colts have promoted Walter Newton to the major league team. The Houston Colts have promoted Mike Romine to the major league team. The Houston Colts have designated Mike Barone for assignment. The Houston Colts have designated Sammy Radebaugh for assignment. The Houston Colts have designated Jimmy Chiti for assignment. The Houston Colts have designated Sherman Bennett for assignment. The Houston Colts have designated Tyler Taylor for assignment.
1993-04-02The Houston Colts have sent Dax Ortiz to the minors.
1993-03-07A trade has been completed between the Montreal Royals and the Houston Colts. The Houston Colts receive Tommy Hauser, Roger Duran, Dax Ortiz, Johnny Hickey, Sheldon Gladding, Jim Alfonseca, Draft Pick 1994 Round 2 MON (Carl Lowdermilk), Draft Pick 1994 Round 1 MON (John Grubb) from the Montreal Royals in exchange for Abu AbdullaShabaz, Tommy McIlwain.
1991-05-08The St. Louis YardBirds have promoted Dax Ortiz to the major league team. The St. Louis YardBirds have designated Henry Smithson for assignment.
1991-04-30A trade has been completed between the St. Louis YardBirds and the Colorado Tree Stumps. The Colorado Tree Stumps receive Mickey Waitkus from the St. Louis YardBirds in exchange for John Porter, Dax Ortiz.
1991-04-29The Colorado Tree Stumps have promoted Tyler Taylor to the major league team. The Colorado Tree Stumps have sent Dax Ortiz to the minors.
1991-04-03A trade has been reversed between St. Louis YardBirds and Colorado Tree Stumps. The Colorado Tree Stumps have re-acquired Dax Ortiz. The St. Louis YardBirds have re-acquired Chuck Carr, Red Powers, Draft Pick 1992 Round 1 CLE (Jeff Reiss).
1991-04-03The St. Louis YardBirds have removed Dax Ortiz from the trade block.
1991-04-03The St. Louis YardBirds have placed Dax Ortiz on the trade block.
1991-04-03The St. Louis YardBirds have renamed Rubin Carter to Dax Ortiz.
1991-04-02A trade has been reversed between St. Louis YardBirds and Colorado Tree Stumps. The Colorado Tree Stumps have re-acquired Red Powers, Chuck Carr, Draft Pick 1992 Round 1 CLE (Jeff Reiss). The St. Louis YardBirds have re-acquired Rubin Carter.
1991-04-01A trade has been completed between the St. Louis YardBirds and the Colorado Tree Stumps. The Colorado Tree Stumps receive Rubin Carter from the St. Louis YardBirds in exchange for Red Powers, Chuck Carr, Draft Pick 1992 Round 1 CLE (Jeff Reiss).
1991-04-01The St. Louis YardBirds have renamed Dax Ortiz to Rubin Carter.
1991-03-07The St. Louis YardBirds have promoted Dax Ortiz to the major league team. The St. Louis YardBirds have sent Mike Hensley to the minors.
1991-03-07A trade has been completed between the St. Louis YardBirds and the Colorado Tree Stumps. The Colorado Tree Stumps receive Red Powers, Chuck Carr, Draft Pick 1992 Round 1 CLE (Jeff Reiss) from the St. Louis YardBirds in exchange for Dax Ortiz.