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Larry Doby League
4-1-2044
Sheldon Gladding Center Field
Retired (2013, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .273 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .736 Status Retired (2013) Option Years 0  
H 2070 Age 69 (OS 70) Date of Birth 06-28-1974
HR 151 Drafted Round 1, Pick 9
(1992)		 Majors Svc Time 16 years
(8 games)
RBI 878
SB 292
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L C+ Velocity F    Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt C  Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (98.9%) Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health C  LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% 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
1996 HOU
22
68
4
16
6
2
0
10
4
 14 0 0
0
 0 0
.660
.278
.382
.147
.235
1997 HOU
133
359
35
81
7
4
3
23
36
 68 2 1
2
 2 4
.591
.299
.292
.067
.226
1998 HOU
115
467
59
110
15
1
6
43
51
 82 2 1
5
 2 5
.623
.313
.310
.075
.236
1999 HOU
125
297
44
72
9
2
3
20
27
 56 0 0
3
 1 2
.622
.306
.316
.074
.242
2000 STL
123
466
62
126
22
6
8
67
50
 80 2 8
19
 9 6
.733
.338
.395
.124
.270
2001 STL
143
548
86
174
23
6
10
60
52
 95 3 4
30
 15 13
.813
.377
.436
.119
.318
2002 STL
142
569
78
157
23
9
14
42
60
 113 5 1
27
 16 3
.771
.350
.422
.146
.276
2003 STL
142
582
99
174
27
8
23
68
56
 83 4 0
21
 12 5
.856
.364
.491
.192
.299
2004 STL-NYA
129
510
85
138
17
3
15
42
48
 86 1 1
26
 19 2
.738
.334
.404
.133
.271
2004 STL
121
503
85
135
17
3
15
42
48
 86 1 1
26
 17 2
.736
.333
.404
.135
.268
2004 NYA
8
7
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
 0 0 0
0
 2 0
.857
.429
.429
.000
.429
2005 NYA
135
306
48
90
17
1
10
44
36
 49 3 0
17
 5 10
.828
.374
.454
.160
.294
2006 NYA
143
554
90
159
23
5
13
75
59
 109 4 0
33
 12 25
.777
.360
.417
.130
.287
2007 NYA
142
567
75
165
28
6
9
82
54
 92 1 4
24
 18 1
.761
.351
.409
.118
.291
2008 NYA
142
519
75
132
27
8
5
74
72
 97 3 2
21
 8 4
.713
.347
.366
.112
.254
2009 NYA
139
396
45
102
16
1
7
52
44
 64 0 2
16
 14 3
.686
.330
.356
.098
.258
2010 NYA
130
524
73
163
29
4
12
73
48
 105 2 4
25
 7 0
.819
.369
.450
.139
.311
2011 NYA
117
407
55
109
17
6
6
55
51
 79 1 2
14
 10 3
.733
.349
.383
.115
.268
2012 NYA
117
451
45
101
9
2
7
48
43
 81 2 3
9
 4 2
.592
.293
.299
.075
.224
2013 CLE
1
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
 0 0 0
0
 0 0
.667
.333
.333
.000
.333
Total
2140
7593
1058
2070
315
74
151
878
791
 1353 35 33
292
 154 88
.736
.343
.393
.121
.273
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2013-11-01Sheldon Gladding has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2013-07-15The Cleveland Spiders have waived Sheldon Gladding.
2013-04-21The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Jack Laydon to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have designated Sheldon Gladding for assignment.
2013-04-15The Cleveland Spiders have acquired Sheldon Gladding from the waiver wire.
2013-04-11The New York Crusaders have promoted Dave Beech to the major league team. The New York Crusaders have designated Sheldon Gladding for assignment.
2011-06-06Sheldon Gladding of the New York Crusaders is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
2010-06-30Sheldon Gladding of the New York Crusaders is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
2010-03-13The New York Crusaders have placed Sheldon Gladding on the trade block.
2004-09-05A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Crusaders. The New York Crusaders receive Sheldon Gladding from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Roy Montalvo, Draft Pick 2005 Round 1 NYA (Ross Rogers ). Protest This Trade.
2000-03-01A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Colts. The Houston Colts receive Lee Pickering, Ted Burgess from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Walter Newton, Sheldon Gladding. Protest This Trade.
1999-05-09Sheldon Gladding of the Houston Colts is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1998-07-30Sheldon Gladding of the Houston Colts is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1996-09-18The Houston Colts have promoted Carl Lowdermilk to the major league team. The Houston Colts have promoted Sheldon Gladding to the major league team.
1996-09-05The Houston Colts have sent Sheldon Gladding to the minors.
1996-08-23The Houston Colts have promoted Sheldon Gladding to the major league team.
1993-03-07A trade has been completed between the Montreal Royals and the Houston Colts. The Houston Colts receive Tommy Hauser, Roger Duran, Dax Ortiz, Johnny Hickey, Sheldon Gladding, Jim Alfonseca, Draft Pick 1994 Round 2 MON (Carl Lowdermilk), Draft Pick 1994 Round 1 MON (John Grubb) from the Montreal Royals in exchange for Abu AbdullaShabaz, Tommy McIlwain.
1991-04-25A trade has been completed between the St. Louis YardBirds and the Washington Strategos. The Washington Strategos receive Red Powers, Victor Adams from the St. Louis YardBirds in exchange for Hal Gingras, Draft Pick 1992 Round 1 WAS (Sheldon Gladding).