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Phil Niekro League
10-26-2088
Bill Sukeforth Shortstop
Retired (1972, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .261 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .739 Status Deceased (2008) Option Years 0  
H 1637 Age at Death 72 Date of Birth 11-30-1936
HR 210 Drafted Round 2, Pick 27
(1955)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(33 games)
RBI 771
SB 171
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L B+ Velocity D+   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt C+ Control D    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range B  WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 1
2B D+ (26.6%) CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 75% 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
1959 COL
111
395
46
88
14
3
7
33
29
 78 3 1
5
 3 24
.607
.280
.327
.104
.223
1960 COL
139
558
72
137
22
5
16
58
37
 111 1 4
12
 5 15
.681
.292
.389
.143
.246
1961 COL
139
586
91
170
29
8
25
71
49
 119 2 0
15
 5 20
.842
.347
.495
.205
.290
1962 COL
139
572
64
120
21
1
15
43
37
 128 1 1
11
 4 24
.587
.259
.329
.119
.210
1963 COL
139
560
59
154
27
5
14
49
29
 126 3 3
13
 8 19
.729
.313
.416
.141
.275
1964 COL
139
535
70
148
22
1
22
75
47
 119 4 1
14
 2 10
.784
.339
.445
.168
.277
1965 COL-SEA
139
544
83
152
29
4
22
76
45
 122 4 3
18
 4 19
.806
.337
.469
.189
.279
1966 SEA
139
528
57
124
22
2
15
64
43
 108 2 3
14
 3 19
.663
.293
.369
.134
.235
1967 SEA
111
415
46
119
27
5
7
52
36
 92 0 0
12
 13 11
.770
.344
.427
.140
.287
1968 SEA
139
511
61
133
22
7
18
64
48
 103 0 0
16
 8 18
.760
.324
.436
.176
.260
1969 SEA-PIT
114
416
54
108
15
5
20
72
30
 89 1 1
14
 7 10
.774
.310
.464
.204
.260
1970 PIT
135
510
73
142
26
4
26
91
35
 106 2 3
21
 13 8
.823
.325
.498
.220
.278
1971 PIT
38
132
20
42
4
2
3
23
21
 28 0 2
6
 4 7
.853
.406
.447
.129
.318
Total
1621
6262
796
1637
280
52
210
771
486
 1329 23 22
171
 79 204
.739
.316
.423
.162
.261
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1972-11-01Bill Sukeforth has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1972-04-04The Pittsburgh Miners have waived Bill Sukeforth.
1972-03-25The Pittsburgh Miners have promoted Hal Burba to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Miners have promoted Hobie Warhop to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Miners have designated Larry Giles for assignment. The Pittsburgh Miners have designated Bill Sukeforth for assignment. The Pittsburgh Miners have designated Willie Cargo for assignment.
1971-05-24Bill Sukeforth of the Pittsburgh Miners is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1969-04-19A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Miners and the Seattle Pilots. The Seattle Pilots receive Draft Pick 1972 Round 3 PIT (Jake Cooper), Draft Pick 1971 Round 3 PIT (Jose Higdon) from the Pittsburgh Miners in exchange for Bill Sukeforth, Jim Dixon.
1969-04-01The Seattle Pilots have placed Bill Sukeforth on the trade block.
1967-07-04Bill Sukeforth of the Seattle Rainiers is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1967-05-13Bill Sukeforth of the Seattle Rainiers is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1965-08-01A trade has been completed between the Seattle Rainiers and the Colorado FlatIron Mountain Dogs. The Colorado FlatIron Mountain Dogs receive Ernie Wera, Draft Pick 1967 Round 1 SEA (Roger Smith), Draft Pick 1966 Round 2 PIT (Steve Reiser) from the Seattle Rainiers in exchange for Dave Kume, Bill Sukeforth, Hal Connelly.
1965-07-25The Colorado FlatIron Mountain Dogs have placed Bill Sukeforth on the trade block.
1959-05-08The Colorado FlatIron Mountain Dogs have promoted Bill Sukeforth to the major league team.