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Wilbur Wood League
4-1-1980
W C Wellness Center Field
Retired (1968, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .263 Total Rating   Bats/Throws R/L
OPS .770 Status Retired (1968) Option Years 0  
H 2051 Age 50 (OS 51) Date of Birth 11-14-1929
HR 334 Drafted Round 1, Pick 9
(1950)
Majors Svc Time 16 years
(156 games)
RBI 1209
SB 241
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L A- Velocity D+   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health C+ LCS Appearances 6
3B --- RF A+ (99.0%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT GG
1951 CF NYA 19 19 167.0 47 47 0 0 0 -2 2.53 1.000
1952 CF NYA 146 146 1297.2 374 368 0 6 0 +3 2.55 .984
1953 CF NYA 146 146 1285.0 332 325 2 5 2 -3 2.29 .985
1954 CF NYA 144 144 1276.0 346 339 4 3 4 -1 2.42 .991
LF NYA 1 1 6.0 4 3 1 0 1 0 6.00 1.000
1955 CF NYA 131 125 1132.0 297 290 3 4 3 +2 2.33 .987
RF NYA 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.00 1.000
1956 CF NYA 146 146 1312.2 338 330 4 4 4 +1 2.29 .988
1957 CF NYA 145 143 1281.2 362 358 1 3 1 -2 2.52 .992
1958 CF NYA 128 128 1148.1 325 319 2 4 2 -1 2.52 .988
1959 CF NYA 146 146 1310.0 348 341 3 4 2 0 2.36 .989
1960 CF NYA 146 146 1323.1 373 362 9 2 0 +1 2.52 .995
1961 CF NYA 135 128 1166.0 324 318 4 2 0 -1 2.49 .994
SS NYA 1 1 9.0 3 2 0 1 0 0 2.00 .667
1962 CF NYA-MON 124 123 1103.0 298 291 5 2 1 -2 2.42 .993
LF NYA-MON 20 20 179.0 39 39 0 0 0 0 1.96 1.000
1963 CF MON 70 63 581.1 157 152 1 4 0 -4 2.37 .975
LF MON 60 60 550.1 114 108 6 0 2 +1 1.86 1.000
1964 CF MON 45 39 361.0 109 106 3 0 1 -1 2.72 1.000
LF MON 15 15 134.2 37 34 2 1 0 0 2.41 .973
SS MON 4 0 9.0 3 0 3 0 0 0 3.00 1.000
1965 LF MON 52 36 361.0 84 82 2 0 1 +3 2.09 1.000
CF MON 12 9 81.0 15 15 0 0 0 -2 1.67 1.000
RF MON 4 4 36.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0.75 1.000
1B MON 2 1 11.0 12 12 0 0 1 0 9.82 1.000
1966 LF MON 46 36 340.0 93 92 0 1 0 -1 2.44 .989
RF MON 10 6 58.1 14 14 0 0 0 0 2.16 1.000
CF MON 8 5 50.0 11 11 0 0 0 0 1.98 1.000
SS MON 1 1 9.0 4 1 3 0 0 0 4.00 1.000
1967 LF MON 62 53 491.0 129 129 0 0 0 -1 2.36 1.000
RF MON 9 7 71.0 20 20 0 0 0 0 2.54 1.000
CF MON 2 2 18.0 7 7 0 0 0 0 3.50 1.000
1B MON 2 0 6.0 4 4 0 0 0 0 6.00 1.000
1968 LF MON-CIN 34 34 309.1 66 64 1 1 0 0 1.89 .985
RF MON-CIN 11 10 89.1 13 12 1 0 0 0 1.31 1.000
CF MON-CIN 3 3 29.1 8 8 0 0 0 0 2.45 1.000
Pos Total CF 1696 1661 14923.1 4071 3987 41 43 20 -12 2.43 .989
LF 290 255 2371.1 566 551 12 3 4 +2 2.14 .995
RF 35 28 263.2 52 51 1 0 0 0 1.78 1.000
SS 6 2 27.0 10 3 6 1 0 0 3.00 .900
1B 4 1 17.0 16 16 0 0 1 0 8.47 1.000
Total 2031 1947 17602.1 4715 4608 60 47 25 -10 2.39 .990
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1968-11-01 W C Wellness has retired from the Cincinnati Ironmen
1968-04-11Trade #1150355 has been completed between the Montreal Expos and the Cincinnati Ironmen. The Cincinnati Ironmen receive W C Wellness, Draft Pick 1969 Round 2 MON (Del Theobald) from the Montreal Expos in exchange for Andy Simon.
1967-06-03The Montreal Expos have removed W C Wellness from the trade block.
1965-08-13The Montreal Expos have placed W C Wellness on the trade block.
1964-07-31 W C Wellness of the Montreal Expos is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1964-05-20 W C Wellness of the Montreal Expos is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1962-05-02A trade has been completed between the Montreal Expos and the New York Yankees. The New York Yankees receive Eddie Pineiro from the Montreal Expos in exchange for W C Wellness. Protest This Trade.
1962-04-16The New York Yankees have placed W C Wellness on the trade block.
1959-04-29The New York Yankees have renamed W C Wells. to W C Wellness.
1959-04-29The New York Yankees have renamed Big Bill Backer Jr. to W C Wells..
1958-09-10 Big Bill Backer Jr. of the New York Yankees is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1955-06-12 Big Bill Backer Jr. of the New York Yankees is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1953-04-29The New York Yankees have renamed Marty McAleer to Big Bill Backer Jr..
1951-09-30The New York Yankees have promoted Marty McAleer to the major league team. The New York Yankees have designated Wally Westrum for assignment.
1951-08-26The New York Yankees have promoted Leon Woehr to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Marty McAleer to the minors.
1951-08-06The New York Yankees have promoted Marty McAleer to the major league team. The New York Yankees have designated Leon Woehr for assignment.
1950-04-01The New York Yankees have promoted Stan Lancellotti to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Lena Dunn to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Jeff Glenn to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Marty McAleer to the minors.