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Nomar Garciaparra League
10-21-2331
Gordon Betts Shortstop
Retired (1965, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .273 Total Rating 73   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .769 Status Deceased (2009) Option Years 0  
H 2068 Age at Death 82 Date of Birth 07-08-1927
HR 259 Drafted Round 1, Pick 9
(1950)
Majors Svc Time 15 years
(154 games)
RBI 1014
SB 270
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R 64 Contact vs. L 76 Endurance 55   Ldrship 85
Power vs. R 74 Power vs. L 80 Velocity 22   Mentor vR 100
Speed 61 Bunt 39 Control 3   Mentor vL 100
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS 100 (100%) Range 87 WS Rings 3
1B --- LF --- Arm 75 WS Appearances 6
2B 40 (40.7%) CF ---   Health 61 LCS Appearances 9
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 6
* League requires 75% 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
1950 Away 49 199 0 44 5 5 6 18 16 43 0 0 0 .669 .282 .387 .166 .221
1950 Home 52 216 0 54 2 3 5 12 11 52 0 0 0 .643 .286 .356 .106 .250
1951 Away 44 301 0 71 11 3 5 26 24 75 0 0 0 .636 .294 .342 .106 .236
1951 Home 44 313 0 73 13 4 3 19 23 57 0 0 0 .615 .286 .329 .096 .233
1953 Away 41 264 0 61 10 0 5 25 25 49 0 0 0 .628 .302 .326 .095 .231
1953 Home 41 254 0 66 15 1 9 31 20 50 0 0 0 .745 .312 .433 .173 .260
1954 Away 63 199 0 45 10 0 6 32 17 42 0 0 0 .658 .291 .367 .141 .226
1954 Home 58 157 0 46 4 1 6 23 23 24 0 0 0 .833 .387 .446 .153 .293
1955 Away 74 265 0 62 7 1 9 32 19 47 0 0 0 .659 .289 .370 .136 .234
1955 Home 71 258 0 71 12 2 7 30 17 38 0 0 0 .737 .319 .419 .143 .275
1956 Away 69 243 30 65 9 0 8 31 21 48 9 10 7 .729 .326 .403 .136 .267
1956 Home 67 232 46 78 14 5 12 38 22 41 12 7 3 .988 .393 .595 .259 .336
1957 Away 75 291 43 80 10 3 6 37 24 51 20 15 7 .719 .327 .392 .117 .275
1957 Home 75 265 44 71 9 2 14 51 23 46 17 7 9 .801 .325 .475 .208 .268
1958 Away 75 284 38 76 8 3 9 29 18 57 9 8 7 .726 .314 .412 .144 .268
1958 Home 69 248 40 80 21 3 12 53 25 35 10 11 11 .961 .385 .577 .254 .323
1959 Away 60 243 32 69 10 2 6 38 20 47 4 0 7 .754 .338 .416 .132 .284
1959 Home 62 231 43 75 10 5 10 36 23 37 3 0 4 .925 .384 .541 .216 .325
1960 Away 65 279 44 86 18 4 6 43 20 50 0 0 7 .818 .352 .466 .158 .308
1960 Home 66 254 53 87 10 2 17 49 24 48 6 2 4 .996 .398 .598 .256 .343
1961 Away 74 289 43 79 17 1 10 45 33 51 2 0 4 .789 .346 .443 .170 .273
1961 Home 76 281 60 80 19 0 17 50 31 41 8 2 11 .890 .356 .534 .249 .285
1962 Away 75 282 46 86 13 3 13 53 25 45 4 3 5 .871 .360 .511 .206 .305
1962 Home 74 277 48 87 16 0 13 44 27 43 9 2 10 .892 .379 .513 .199 .314
1963 Away 77 293 46 72 9 1 11 33 21 59 11 0 11 .692 .296 .396 .150 .246
1963 Home 72 259 37 75 12 4 7 39 24 44 6 4 9 .798 .350 .448 .158 .290
1964 Away 58 142 12 32 5 1 4 17 15 33 1 1 5 .655 .296 .359 .134 .225
1964 Home 56 110 20 37 2 2 7 20 11 21 1 4 1 .983 .402 .582 .245 .336
1965 Away 9 19 1 7 3 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 .926 .400 .526 .158 .368
1965 Home 12 36 3 7 1 0 1 1 5 7 0 1 1 .598 .293 .306 .111 .194
Total Away 908 3593 335 935 145 27 104 460 299 700 61 38 60 .720 .318 .402 .142 .260
Total Home 895 3391 394 987 160 34 140 496 309 584 72 40 63 .832 .350 .482 .191 .291
Total 2079 7579 1068 2068 325 70 259 1014 668 1417 270 136 212 .769 .332 .437 .164 .273
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1965-11-01Gordon Betts has retired from the Baltimore Birds
1965-03-25The Baltimore Birds have promoted Gordon Betts to the major league team.
1964-10-23The Washington Nationals have acquired Gordon Betts from the waiver wire.
1964-09-30The Florida Kings have waived Gordon Betts.
1964-09-12The Florida Kings have promoted Mark Reagan to the major league team. The Florida Kings have designated Gordon Betts for assignment.
1960-05-09Gordon Betts of the Florida Kings is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1959-06-29Gordon Betts of the Florida Kings is injured and is expected to be out 36 days.
1958-06-25Gordon Betts of the Florida Kings is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1956-10-05Gordon Betts of the Florida Kings is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1953-09-05The Florida Northmen have removed Gordon Betts from the trade block.
1953-06-17The Florida Northmen have placed Gordon Betts on the trade block.
1950-08-17The Arizona Broncos have promoted Gordon Betts to the major league team.
1950-06-17The Arizona Broncos have promoted Bill Kile to the major league team. The Arizona Broncos have promoted Eric Reed to the major league team. The Arizona Broncos have promoted Monty McCarthy to the major league team. The Arizona Broncos have sent Dal Bosetti to the minors. The Arizona Broncos have sent Gordon Betts to the minors. The Arizona Broncos have sent John Mahoney to the minors.