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Harold Baines League
4-1-2053
George Needham Third Base
Retired (1954, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .298 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .850 Status Deceased (1999) Option Years 0  
H 808 Age at Death 83 Date of Birth 05-17-1916
HR 104 Drafted Round 1, Pick 1
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 5 years
(0 games)
RBI 436
SB 17
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A  Contact vs. L A  Endurance B-   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L B  Velocity D+   Mentor vR A+
Speed C- Bunt B- Control C    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 0
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 4
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1950 LHP 79 173 56 12 1 2 25 14 30 .816 .377 .439 .116 .324
1950 RHP 130 400 122 23 2 23 62 46 51 .924 .379 .545 .240 .305
1951 LHP 81 195 60 7 0 5 31 25 22 .805 .385 .421 .113 .308
1951 RHP 126 380 122 17 2 18 77 41 49 .909 .391 .518 .197 .321
1952 LHP 78 201 64 16 0 2 25 29 24 .831 .403 .428 .109 .318
1952 RHP 120 349 99 19 2 16 60 44 55 .851 .364 .487 .203 .284
1953 LHP 66 149 39 4 0 3 13 21 25 .700 .351 .349 .087 .262
1953 RHP 124 396 125 23 1 20 74 52 64 .925 .395 .530 .215 .316
1954 LHP 59 134 32 3 1 0 16 17 24 .609 .333 .276 .037 .239
1954 RHP 116 335 89 12 3 15 53 46 64 .819 .365 .454 .188 .266
Total LHP 363 852 251 42 2 12 110 106 125 .764 .374 .391 .096 .295
Total RHP 616 1860 557 94 10 92 326 229 283 .889 .379 .509 .210 .299
Total 718 2712 808 136 12 104 436 335 408 .850 .378 .472 .174 .298
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1954-11-01George Needham has retired from the Oakland River Cats
1954-08-24A trade has been completed between the Oakland River Cats and the Kansas City Rascals. The Kansas City Rascals receive Draft Pick 1956 Round 2 OAK (Johnny Lord) from the Oakland River Cats in exchange for George Needham, Swede Pawlowski.