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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 Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1951 LHP 7 15 3 1 0 0 0 0 6 .467 .200 .267 .067 .200
1951 RHP 16 66 11 3 0 0 4 3 15 .415 .203 .212 .045 .167
1952 LHP 58 127 28 2 0 7 15 7 30 .663 .261 .402 .181 .220
1952 RHP 134 442 105 8 5 15 56 32 106 .669 .289 .380 .143 .238
1953 LHP 54 117 30 4 0 7 20 8 24 .772 .302 .470 .214 .256
1953 RHP 133 460 113 13 4 12 65 25 113 .653 .284 .370 .124 .246
1954 LHP 50 86 15 3 0 3 8 11 30 .582 .268 .314 .140 .174
1954 RHP 139 465 107 18 5 23 67 36 106 .726 .287 .439 .209 .230
1955 LHP 45 71 17 3 0 4 9 4 16 .731 .280 .451 .211 .239
1955 RHP 127 432 120 18 3 20 64 28 93 .793 .321 .472 .194 .278
1956 LHP 47 100 34 5 0 5 17 5 23 .911 .371 .540 .200 .340
1956 RHP 136 442 104 20 2 16 62 38 97 .693 .295 .398 .163 .235
1957 LHP 54 114 36 5 3 3 21 10 24 .862 .371 .491 .175 .316
1957 RHP 133 440 125 16 7 19 57 26 89 .806 .324 .482 .198 .284
1958 LHP 57 125 30 3 2 9 25 8 21 .796 .284 .512 .272 .240
1958 RHP 116 384 111 17 5 19 57 32 84 .849 .341 .508 .219 .289
1959 LHP 63 155 48 5 4 4 27 15 32 .839 .368 .471 .161 .310
1959 RHP 128 384 99 24 3 13 55 39 84 .766 .329 .438 .180 .258
1960 LHP 55 120 25 1 0 3 12 14 31 .588 .296 .292 .083 .208
1960 RHP 136 424 132 25 6 26 76 40 92 .955 .372 .583 .271 .311
1961 LHP 51 113 29 5 1 6 18 6 25 .775 .298 .478 .221 .257
1961 RHP 130 371 99 14 4 16 68 40 78 .794 .339 .456 .189 .267
1962 LHP 72 160 43 8 2 9 27 18 49 .862 .350 .512 .244 .269
1962 RHP 126 409 120 16 4 20 73 27 83 .843 .344 .499 .205 .293
1963 LHP 73 149 51 10 3 7 34 14 32 .993 .402 .591 .248 .342
1963 RHP 133 361 94 18 2 16 64 25 76 .765 .310 .454 .194 .260
1964 LHP 43 96 29 3 2 6 21 8 21 .918 .356 .562 .260 .302
1964 RHP 76 148 41 7 3 9 34 20 30 .910 .363 .547 .270 .277
1965 LHP 60 132 31 1 2 4 14 9 30 .645 .282 .364 .129 .235
1965 RHP 90 148 41 10 1 4 22 11 19 .764 .325 .439 .162 .277
1966 LHP 69 146 32 9 0 4 22 14 42 .650 .287 .363 .144 .219
1966 RHP 83 115 34 3 3 5 30 7 15 .838 .333 .504 .209 .296
1967 LHP 70 179 45 6 1 9 24 16 47 .760 .313 .447 .196 .251
1967 RHP 89 133 39 8 1 6 25 11 25 .855 .352 .504 .211 .293
1968 LHP 22 54 12 1 0 2 8 2 16 .602 .250 .352 .130 .222
1968 RHP 38 116 18 3 0 3 8 7 32 .468 .210 .259 .103 .155
Total LHP 950 2059 538 75 20 92 322 169 499 .769 .318 .451 .190 .261
Total RHP 1963 5740 1513 241 58 242 887 447 1237 .770 .318 .452 .189 .264
Total 2268 7799 2051 316 78 334 1209 616 1736 .770 .318 .452 .189 .263
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.