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Vida Blue League
3-25-2028
Don Skidmore Center Field
Retired (1985, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .281 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .800 Status Deceased (2015) Option Years 0  
H 1434 Age at Death 67 Date of Birth 10-30-1948
HR 168 Drafted Round 1, Pick 15
(1968)
Majors Svc Time 13 years
(31 games)
RBI 783
SB 159
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B- Velocity C-   Mentor vR A+
Speed Bunt C- Control   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (98.5%) Range A- WS Rings 1
1B D+ (22.5%) LF (85.1%) Arm A- WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health D- LCS Appearances 3
3B B- (53.4%) RF A+ (96.8%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1972 Away 43 162 14 31 3 1 2 11 16 30 3 0 3 .522 .263 .259 .068 .191
1972 Home 41 146 24 48 10 1 6 18 14 23 0 0 1 .919 .385 .534 .205 .329
1973 Away 70 258 35 77 15 2 8 39 20 50 7 3 1 .816 .351 .465 .167 .298
1973 Home 62 212 25 47 7 3 5 25 18 44 0 1 4 .639 .286 .354 .132 .222
1974 Away 65 189 31 49 10 3 5 29 26 44 4 3 2 .772 .349 .423 .164 .259
1974 Home 64 190 26 57 9 1 6 25 21 36 8 4 0 .828 .376 .453 .153 .300
1975 Away 77 251 48 81 16 2 11 43 25 39 9 3 2 .918 .384 .534 .211 .323
1975 Home 67 205 35 50 13 2 4 28 26 27 5 0 0 .712 .326 .385 .141 .244
1976 Away 63 198 31 61 9 3 4 25 22 36 10 1 1 .821 .377 .444 .136 .308
1976 Home 57 202 33 64 17 2 6 38 22 36 11 4 1 .890 .381 .510 .193 .317
1977 Away 50 121 18 35 8 0 4 17 14 22 3 0 1 .820 .365 .455 .165 .289
1977 Home 52 113 17 24 3 2 1 9 14 26 3 3 2 .600 .299 .301 .088 .212
1978 Away 52 135 31 41 8 2 7 21 16 17 9 3 0 .923 .375 .548 .244 .304
1978 Home 47 128 25 38 7 0 7 20 21 10 4 6 1 .916 .400 .516 .219 .297
1979 Away 59 244 42 84 11 4 9 51 20 42 10 7 9 .922 .390 .533 .189 .344
1979 Home 67 253 51 74 15 2 16 53 28 27 3 9 3 .925 .367 .557 .265 .292
1980 Away 65 239 37 65 6 1 8 50 35 39 6 5 7 .775 .369 .406 .134 .272
1980 Home 66 215 42 62 11 2 13 43 27 37 16 4 4 .910 .370 .540 .251 .288
1981 Away 56 177 30 49 9 0 7 27 18 25 4 3 4 .791 .345 .446 .169 .277
1981 Home 56 202 24 50 5 0 8 27 16 50 6 3 2 .694 .303 .391 .144 .248
1982 Away 60 217 32 59 8 2 3 28 31 36 10 9 8 .730 .361 .369 .097 .272
1982 Home 67 217 36 63 10 2 10 43 23 40 8 4 9 .851 .358 .493 .203 .290
1983 Away 51 169 29 52 10 2 4 31 28 30 7 10 1 .865 .403 .462 .154 .308
1983 Home 56 182 34 55 7 1 7 25 24 33 4 1 4 .854 .386 .467 .165 .302
1984 Away 42 152 16 38 4 0 0 16 9 35 2 1 4 .568 .292 .276 .026 .250
1984 Home 35 111 13 34 9 1 1 18 12 20 2 3 2 .803 .371 .432 .126 .306
1985 Away 36 105 12 18 2 1 3 12 13 19 2 1 4 .558 .263 .295 .124 .171
1985 Home 35 103 13 28 3 1 3 11 13 25 3 2 3 .767 .359 .408 .136 .272
Total Away 789 2617 406 740 119 23 75 400 293 464 86 49 47 .787 .355 .432 .149 .283
Total Home 772 2479 398 694 126 20 93 383 279 434 73 44 36 .814 .354 .459 .180 .280
Total 1561 5096 804 1434 245 43 168 783 572 898 159 93 83 .800 .355 .445 .164 .281
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1985-11-01Don Skidmore has retired from the Cincinnati Rangers
1985-09-23Don Skidmore of the Cincinnati Rangers is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
1981-04-27Don Skidmore of the Cincinnati Rangers is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1979-04-23Don Skidmore of the Cincinnati Rangers is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1978-04-23A trade has been completed between the Atlanta Travellers and the Cincinnati Rangers. The Cincinnati Rangers receive Izzy Beniquez, Don Skidmore from the Atlanta Travellers in exchange for Randy Cecil, Mike Soderstrom.
1977-10-09The Atlanta Travellers have removed Don Skidmore from the trade block.
1977-06-15The Atlanta Travellers have placed Don Skidmore on the trade block.
1977-04-11Don Skidmore of the Atlanta Travellers is injured and is expected to be out 51 days.
1976-08-07Don Skidmore of the Atlanta Travellers is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1976-06-02Don Skidmore of the Atlanta Travellers is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1974-05-25Don Skidmore of the Atlanta Travellers is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1973-06-23The Chicago Nittany Lions have removed Don Skidmore from the trade block.
1972-06-29Don Skidmore of the Chicago Nittany Lions is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1972-05-16The Chicago Nittany Lions have promoted Don Skidmore to the major league team. The Chicago Nittany Lions have promoted Hack Andrews to the major league team. The Chicago Nittany Lions have sent Bob Henning to the minors. The Chicago Nittany Lions have sent Jose Lillis to the minors.
1970-07-23The Chicago Nittany Lions have sent Don Skidmore to the minors.
1970-07-23The Chicago Nittany Lions have promoted Rick Breazeale to the major league team. The Chicago Nittany Lions have promoted Don Skidmore to the major league team.