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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 R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1952 Away 74 281 0 83 19 1 7 38 38 43 0 0 0 .826 .381 .445 .149 .295
1952 Home 70 269 0 80 16 1 11 47 35 36 0 0 0 .864 .377 .487 .190 .297
1953 Away 74 284 0 87 14 1 11 45 39 47 0 0 0 .868 .390 .479 .173 .306
1953 Home 70 261 0 77 13 0 12 42 34 42 0 0 0 .859 .376 .483 .188 .295
1954 Away 67 233 0 56 5 2 8 27 31 43 0 0 0 .719 .337 .382 .142 .240
1954 Home 69 236 0 65 10 2 7 42 32 45 0 0 0 .798 .375 .424 .148 .275
Total Away 215 798 0 226 38 4 26 110 108 133 0 0 0 .810 .371 .439 .155 .283
Total Home 209 766 0 222 39 3 30 131 101 123 0 0 0 .842 .376 .466 .176 .290
Total 718 2712 397 808 136 12 104 436 335 408 17 28 69 .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.