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Viva La Vatz Relief Pitcher
Retired (1963, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 4.32 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/L
W-L 59-73 Status Deceased (1991) Option Years 0  
SV 154 Age at Death 65 Date of Birth 03-25-1926
K 731 Drafted Round 1, Pick 7
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 11 years
(68 games)
IP 877.1
WHIP 1.45
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R F  Contact vs. L D- Endurance D    Ldrship B+
Power vs. R D+ Power vs. L D  Velocity A    Mentor Val A-
Speed D  Bunt D+ Control B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm D+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health F  LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT GG
1950 P NYN 48 0 64.1 11 0 10 1 0 0 1.40 .909
1951 P NYN 46 0 48.2 9 1 7 1 1 -1 1.48 .889
1952 P NYN-BRO 54 0 68.2 16 1 15 0 1 -1 2.10 1.000
1953 P BRO 46 0 50.1 11 0 11 0 1 0 1.97 1.000
1954 P BRO 62 0 72.1 10 1 9 0 0 0 1.24 1.000
1955 P BRO 46 0 52.2 7 1 6 0 0 -1 1.20 1.000
1956 P BRO 80 0 103.0 5 1 4 0 0 -3 0.44 1.000
1957 P BRO 58 0 59.1 9 1 8 0 0 0 1.37 1.000
1958 P BRO 73 0 85.0 8 2 6 0 0 -1 0.85 1.000
1959 P BRO 64 0 63.2 6 0 6 0 0 0 0.85 1.000
1960 P BRO 78 0 80.2 5 0 5 0 0 0 0.56 1.000
1961 P BRO 52 0 53.1 7 0 7 0 0 -2 1.18 1.000
1962 P PIT 56 0 61.0 6 1 5 0 1 -2 0.89 1.000
1963 P BRO 15 0 14.1 3 0 3 0 0 0 1.88 1.000
Total 778 0 877.1 113 9 102 2 4 -11 1.14 .982
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1963-11-01Viva La Vatz has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1963-09-26The Brooklyn Bootleggers have waived Viva La Vatz.
1963-09-13Viva La Vatz of the Brooklyn Bootleggers is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1963-05-20Viva La Vatz of the Brooklyn Bootleggers is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1962-07-11Viva La Vatz of the Pittsburgh Bootleggers is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1961-04-06Viva La Vatz of the Brooklyn Blasters is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1959-06-11Viva La Vatz of the Brooklyn Blasters is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1957-07-15Viva La Vatz of the Brooklyn Blasters is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1955-06-18Viva La Vatz of the Brooklyn Blasters is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1955-04-14Viva La Vatz of the Brooklyn Blasters is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1954-05-15Viva La Vatz of the Brooklyn Blasters is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1953-09-22Viva La Vatz of the Brooklyn Blasters is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1953-08-19Viva La Vatz of the Brooklyn Blasters is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1953-05-09Viva La Vatz of the Brooklyn Blasters is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1953-04-01Viva La Vatz of the Brooklyn Blasters is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1952-07-02A trade has been completed between the New York Times and the Brooklyn Blasters. The Brooklyn Blasters receive Viva La Vatz, Draft Pick 1954 Round 2 NYN (Bill Mikkelsen), Draft Pick 1953 Round 1 NYN (Dan Knight) from the New York Times in exchange for Howard Castillo.
1952-05-21The New York Times have sent Viva La Vatz to the minors.
1952-04-01The New York Times have promoted Viva La Vatz to the major league team. The New York Times have designated George Rodriguez for assignment.
1951-07-30The New York Times have promoted Kelvin Donahue to the major league team. The New York Times have sent Viva La Vatz to the minors.
1950-07-04Viva La Vatz of the New York Times is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1950-05-11The New York Times have promoted Viva La Vatz to the major league team. The New York Times have sent Paul Carisch to the minors.
1950-04-29The New York Times have renamed Vive Datz to Viva La Vatz.
1950-04-22The New York Times have sent Vive Datz down to the minors.