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Ty Cobb League
7-13-2085
S.O. Byer Catcher
Retired (1965, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .255 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .694 Status Deceased (2001) Option Years 0  
H 991 Age at Death 71 Date of Birth 12-29-1930
HR 79 Drafted Round 23, Pick 363
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 3 years
(2 games)
RBI 445
SB 72
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L A- Endurance C+   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L B- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt C+ Control D+   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B F  (0.2%) LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 0
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
1950 MIL
80
238
21
63
7
2
5
26
24
 30 3 2
2
 2 2
.711
.337
.374
.109
.265
1951 PHI
45
129
15
31
6
0
2
14
19
 17 0 2
0
 1 0
.667
.333
.333
.093
.240
1952 PHI
60
195
28
47
2
2
3
22
23
 27 1 1
6
 3 1
.641
.323
.318
.077
.241
1953 PHI
71
225
30
64
9
0
8
26
36
 35 2 0
5
 2 5
.819
.388
.431
.147
.284
1954 PHI
66
208
19
48
5
0
3
9
15
 31 0 0
2
 1 0
.581
.283
.298
.067
.231
1955 PHI-BOS
99
273
29
75
14
2
6
28
36
 39 2 1
5
 3 4
.769
.362
.407
.132
.275
1956 BOS
140
516
53
118
20
5
8
49
46
 81 4 1
3
 2 8
.630
.296
.333
.105
.229
1957 BOS
101
387
46
99
17
4
6
48
36
 59 2 4
2
 3 1
.686
.319
.367
.111
.256
1958 BOS
142
363
39
89
15
0
6
52
33
 53 2 2
8
 4 5
.646
.310
.336
.091
.245
1959 BRO
144
496
60
122
26
3
11
59
49
 88 1 2
17
 9 3
.691
.314
.377
.131
.246
1960 BRO
116
342
47
86
7
3
10
45
43
 60 3 1
6
 3 3
.717
.339
.377
.126
.251
1961 CIN
123
189
23
48
4
0
2
17
23
 31 0 1
3
 2 0
.640
.333
.307
.053
.254
1962 CIN
59
76
16
18
1
1
2
10
10
 17 1 1
3
 1 0
.685
.330
.355
.118
.237
1963 CIN-DET
90
173
20
53
5
1
3
19
19
 31 1 1
6
 0 1
.775
.376
.399
.092
.306
1964 DET
66
57
11
20
2
0
4
17
9
 5 1 1
3
 0 0
1.038
.441
.596
.246
.351
1965 DET
23
24
3
10
0
0
0
4
7
 2 0 0
1
 0 0
.965
.548
.417
.000
.417
Total
1425
3891
460
991
140
23
79
445
428
 606 23 20
72
 36 33
.694
.331
.363
.109
.255
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1965-11-01S.O. Byer has retired from the Detroit Rotties
1963-04-01The Detroit Rotties have renamed Duffy Dyer to S.O. Byer.
1963-04-01A trade has been completed between the Detroit Rotties and the Cincinnati Reds. The Cincinnati Reds receive Mark Mott from the Detroit Rotties in exchange for Duffy Dyer.
1962-09-11The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Joe Ganzel to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Kerry Schreiber to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Farmer Baughman to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Bubba Nelson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Dutch Holmes to the minors. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Tom Jones to the minors. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Duffy Dyer to the minors. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Trace Martin to the minors.
1962-08-08The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Duffy Dyer to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Tom Jones to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Johnny Edwards to the minors. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Jim Holloway to the minors.
1962-07-04The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Johnny Edwards to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Walt Dropo to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Duffy Dyer to the minors. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Bubba Nelson to the minors.
1962-05-13The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Duffy Dyer to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Joe Ganzel to the minors.
1962-04-18The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Joe Ganzel to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Bud Wilkerson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Davey Phebus to the minors. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Duffy Dyer to the minors.
1957-10-23The Boston Colts have promoted Duffy Dyer to the major league team. The Boston Colts have sent Jocko MacGamwell to the minors.
1957-09-12The Boston Colts have promoted Jocko MacGamwell to the major league team. The Boston Colts have sent Duffy Dyer to the minors.
1957-07-19The Boston Colts have promoted Duffy Dyer to the major league team. The Boston Colts have sent Chuck Murray to the minors.
1957-06-19The Boston Colts have promoted Jocko MacGamwell to the major league team. The Boston Colts have sent Duffy Dyer to the minors.
1955-05-31A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Boston Colts. The Boston Colts receive Duffy Dyer, Hal Williams, Eddie Walsh from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Chick King, Joe Bero.
1955-04-08The Philadelphia Phillies have renamed Duffy to Duffy Dyer.
1954-09-08The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Barker to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Duffy to the minors.
1954-04-23The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Duffy to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Horton to the minors.
1954-04-09The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Horton to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Duffy to the minors.
1954-04-06The Philadelphia Phillies have renamed Billy to Duffy.
1953-06-14The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Billy to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Horton to the minors.
1952-10-03The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Barker to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Billy to the minors.
1952-06-25The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Billy to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Barker to the minors.
1951-09-05The Philadelphia Tigers have promoted Horton to the major league team. The Philadelphia Tigers have sent Billy to the minors.
1951-07-16The Philadelphia Tigers have promoted Billy to the major league team. The Philadelphia Tigers have sent Horton to the minors.
1951-06-12The Philadelphia Tigers have promoted Horton to the major league team. The Philadelphia Tigers have sent Billy to the minors.
1951-05-21The Philadelphia Tigers have promoted Billy to the major league team. The Philadelphia Tigers have sent Barker to the minors.
1951-05-02The Philadelphia Tigers have promoted Barker to the major league team. The Philadelphia Tigers have sent Billy to the minors.
1951-04-01The Philadelphia Tigers have renamed blanco to Billy.