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Phil Niekro League
10-26-2088
John Parks Starting Pitcher
Retired (1966, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 3.97 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/L
W-L 169-107 Status Deceased (2012) Option Years 0  
SV 2 Age at Death 83 Date of Birth 11-10-1929
K 1676 Drafted Round 4, Pick 51
(1951)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(90 games)
IP 2686.1
WHIP 1.26
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D  Contact vs. L D- Endurance B    Ldrship B 
Power vs. R D+ Power vs. L D- Velocity C    Mentor Val A-
Speed B- Bunt D  Control A 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D  WS Rings 4
1B --- LF --- Arm C  WS Appearances 5
2B --- CF ---   Health B+ LCS Appearances 10
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 2
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1952 CLE
6
 20
34
33
0
0
0
 0
170.2
 237 155 142 3 86
77
1.89
7.49
1954 CLE
0
 1
3
3
0
0
0
 0
17.0
 20 11 11 0 11
5
1.82
5.82
1955 CLE
15
 8
31
31
6
1
0
 0
202.0
 204 106 96 1 49
130
1.25
4.28
1956 CLE
16
 8
31
31
3
1
0
 0
210.1
 216 103 89 1 59
104
1.31
3.81
1957 CLE
15
 12
35
35
2
0
0
 0
214.0
 243 144 128 0 71
132
1.47
5.38
1958 CLE
18
 4
31
31
7
1
0
 0
226.0
 203 97 88 2 68
136
1.20
3.50
1959 CLE
14
 10
35
32
7
0
2
 0
235.0
 204 98 89 0 56
149
1.11
3.41
1960 CLE
12
 7
35
35
5
1
0
 0
241.2
 202 105 93 0 62
162
1.09
3.46
1961 CLE
18
 7
35
35
8
4
0
 0
252.2
 229 100 88 0 62
177
1.15
3.13
1962 CLE
14
 7
36
36
5
1
0
 0
254.2
 225 99 91 0 68
165
1.15
3.22
1963 CLE
15
 10
34
34
7
3
0
 0
246.1
 239 108 100 1 53
173
1.19
3.65
1964 CLE
15
 7
29
29
9
2
0
 0
210.0
 194 87 76 0 57
138
1.20
3.26
1965 CLE
11
 5
28
28
6
3
0
 0
201.2
 187 93 83 0 60
123
1.22
3.70
1966 CLE
0
 1
4
0
0
0
0
 0
4.1
 13 10 10 1 3
5
3.69
20.77
2088
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
169
 107
401
393
65
17
2
 0
2686.1
 2616 1316 1184 9 765
1676
1.26
3.97
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1966-11-01John Parks has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1966-06-13The Cleveland Cyanide have waived John Parks.
1954-09-21The Cleveland Cyanide have promoted John Parks to the major league team. The Cleveland Cyanide have promoted Pedro Williams to the major league team. The Cleveland Cyanide have sent Denver Davis to the minors. The Cleveland Cyanide have sent Al Holloway to the minors.
1953-04-01The Cleveland Cyanide have promoted Dave Straker to the major league team. The Cleveland Cyanide have sent John Parks to the minors.
1952-04-06The Cleveland Cyanide have promoted John Parks to the major league team. The Cleveland Cyanide have sent Dave Straker to the minors.