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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 R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1951 Away 7 32 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 .156 .062 .094 .031 .062
1951 Home 12 49 4 12 3 0 0 3 3 11 2 1 0 .595 .288 .306 .061 .245
1952 Away 73 284 32 59 2 2 10 29 23 69 12 3 2 .602 .267 .335 .127 .208
1952 Home 73 285 36 74 8 3 12 42 16 67 13 7 4 .733 .298 .435 .175 .260
1953 Away 73 293 36 71 7 3 8 46 19 69 13 5 3 .657 .288 .369 .126 .242
1953 Home 73 284 36 72 10 1 11 39 14 68 16 3 2 .699 .287 .412 .158 .254
1954 Away 74 284 34 61 8 4 12 29 27 80 7 4 1 .681 .283 .398 .183 .215
1954 Home 72 267 40 61 13 1 14 46 20 56 6 2 2 .727 .285 .442 .213 .228
1955 Away 66 250 36 65 7 1 12 33 15 54 9 2 1 .743 .303 .440 .180 .260
1955 Home 68 253 37 72 14 2 12 40 17 55 10 3 3 .825 .327 .498 .213 .285
1956 Away 74 279 28 66 13 0 10 40 23 65 17 4 2 .685 .295 .391 .154 .237
1956 Home 72 263 40 72 12 2 11 39 20 55 7 2 2 .784 .324 .460 .186 .274
1957 Away 70 268 37 74 14 4 11 37 15 63 4 1 1 .795 .313 .481 .205 .276
1957 Home 76 286 43 87 7 6 11 41 21 50 7 1 2 .839 .353 .486 .182 .304
1958 Away 65 261 49 76 12 6 15 42 19 52 5 0 1 .891 .336 .556 .264 .291
1958 Home 64 248 35 65 8 1 13 40 21 53 5 2 3 .778 .319 .460 .198 .262
1959 Away 73 281 36 74 14 2 11 40 28 62 8 2 1 .776 .331 .445 .181 .263
1959 Home 73 258 32 73 15 5 6 42 26 54 9 4 3 .799 .349 .450 .167 .283
1960 Away 73 284 38 76 17 4 13 44 32 68 8 1 0 .838 .345 .493 .225 .268
1960 Home 73 260 43 81 9 2 16 44 22 55 6 1 2 .913 .367 .546 .235 .312
1961 Away 73 265 34 63 10 3 10 38 21 55 4 1 2 .707 .296 .411 .174 .238
1961 Home 68 219 29 65 9 2 12 48 25 48 4 3 1 .890 .369 .521 .224 .297
1962 Away 72 288 44 72 9 2 16 48 22 68 11 4 1 .775 .313 .462 .212 .250
1962 Home 76 281 54 91 15 4 13 52 23 64 11 1 1 .924 .379 .544 .221 .324
1963 Away 76 271 46 73 19 1 11 53 17 60 7 1 1 .785 .316 .469 .199 .269
1963 Home 73 239 37 72 9 4 12 45 22 48 8 0 3 .884 .361 .523 .222 .301
1964 Away 49 127 22 27 2 2 6 21 14 28 2 1 1 .692 .291 .402 .189 .213
1964 Home 43 117 22 43 8 3 9 34 14 23 8 4 0 1.153 .435 .718 .350 .368
1965 Away 62 144 20 41 6 1 4 18 5 26 4 1 0 .728 .305 .424 .139 .285
1965 Home 66 136 26 31 5 2 4 18 15 23 4 0 0 .687 .305 .382 .154 .228
1966 Away 68 130 13 25 6 1 2 22 8 36 3 2 0 .536 .236 .300 .108 .192
1966 Home 62 131 21 41 6 2 7 30 13 21 1 1 1 .924 .374 .550 .237 .313
1967 Away 63 160 28 49 9 2 8 32 15 31 2 0 0 .903 .366 .537 .231 .306
1967 Home 64 152 16 35 5 0 7 17 12 41 4 3 0 .692 .291 .401 .171 .230
1968 Away 18 61 7 13 2 0 2 8 2 18 1 2 1 .582 .238 .344 .131 .213
1968 Home 31 109 14 17 2 0 3 8 7 30 3 0 0 .471 .214 .257 .101 .156
Total Away 1129 3962 541 987 158 38 161 581 305 914 117 34 18 .734 .304 .430 .181 .249
Total Home 1139 3837 565 1064 158 40 173 628 311 822 124 38 29 .807 .332 .475 .197 .277
Total 2268 7799 1106 2051 316 78 334 1209 616 1736 241 72 47 .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.