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Harold Baines League
4-1-2053
Mark Sturtze Second Base
Retired (1979, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .287 Total Rating   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .838 Status Deceased (2020) Option Years 0  
H 3034 Age at Death 80 Date of Birth 10-12-1940
HR 484 Drafted Round 1, Pick 2
(1961)
Majors Svc Time 19 years
(86 games)
RBI 1867
SB 396
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt Control   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range WS Rings 3
1B --- LF --- Arm WS Appearances 8
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 10
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 12
* 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
1961 Away 73 299 35 84 15 1 6 31 21 68 10 0 16 .726 .328 .398 .117 .281
1961 Home 74 280 33 80 14 3 6 36 29 59 6 2 11 .777 .356 .421 .136 .286
1962 Away 70 279 45 80 16 2 12 47 20 52 4 3 12 .823 .336 .487 .201 .287
1962 Home 71 271 33 75 8 5 13 47 19 53 9 1 17 .811 .324 .487 .210 .277
1963 Away 65 258 30 75 5 4 10 40 19 53 6 3 9 .794 .337 .457 .167 .291
1963 Home 57 218 28 46 5 2 11 34 18 42 4 1 7 .673 .269 .404 .193 .211
1964 Away 73 283 36 80 16 4 10 36 20 60 7 3 10 .807 .333 .473 .191 .283
1964 Home 75 271 34 78 5 3 9 29 26 44 17 7 7 .778 .350 .428 .140 .288
1965 Away 74 292 49 83 8 3 10 48 28 64 8 2 6 .782 .347 .435 .151 .284
1965 Home 75 269 46 74 10 6 12 44 33 57 12 6 7 .852 .362 .491 .216 .275
1966 Away 74 300 45 98 15 4 20 83 24 58 10 3 4 .975 .372 .603 .277 .327
1966 Home 75 286 60 87 16 5 20 67 22 49 10 1 8 .963 .358 .605 .301 .304
1967 Away 73 296 54 97 12 7 18 75 31 56 21 6 4 .988 .390 .598 .270 .328
1967 Home 75 286 62 86 11 4 19 75 16 71 11 2 5 .902 .335 .566 .266 .301
1968 Away 77 300 43 81 15 6 14 77 33 70 10 4 7 .840 .340 .500 .230 .270
1968 Home 79 279 48 76 8 6 13 54 40 68 17 4 8 .844 .360 .484 .211 .272
1969 Away 76 299 52 98 14 5 16 59 24 55 13 3 7 .948 .379 .569 .241 .328
1969 Home 78 286 55 75 12 2 18 66 23 56 12 2 8 .830 .323 .507 .245 .262
1970 Away 78 302 63 98 13 7 22 66 25 56 11 3 4 1.009 .377 .632 .308 .325
1970 Home 78 297 61 98 13 3 21 67 23 65 11 3 4 .983 .377 .606 .276 .330
1971 Away 75 305 63 91 16 2 14 53 28 54 19 3 8 .865 .364 .502 .203 .298
1971 Home 73 292 62 98 16 4 19 75 19 50 7 1 4 .990 .377 .613 .277 .336
1972 Away 74 301 46 83 14 4 11 56 34 69 11 1 6 .805 .346 .458 .183 .276
1972 Home 73 277 46 81 11 2 13 44 30 57 14 1 8 .849 .361 .487 .195 .292
1973 Away 73 303 47 77 15 6 15 36 27 59 11 7 5 .809 .317 .492 .238 .254
1973 Home 75 302 61 99 17 4 18 57 39 63 16 8 9 .993 .404 .589 .262 .328
1974 Away 73 308 56 94 13 1 17 52 21 47 21 7 6 .869 .350 .519 .214 .305
1974 Home 75 304 55 95 9 5 18 48 36 58 22 10 6 .937 .384 .553 .240 .312
1975 Away 74 297 51 82 16 4 17 65 31 61 15 7 1 .869 .340 .529 .253 .276
1975 Home 71 270 49 79 9 5 11 50 26 50 9 5 4 .843 .358 .485 .193 .293
1976 Away 73 298 42 73 13 1 10 46 23 53 8 1 6 .694 .298 .396 .151 .245
1976 Home 75 288 56 85 14 2 12 59 26 45 18 0 11 .834 .351 .483 .188 .295
1977 Away 71 251 28 63 9 1 5 30 27 75 2 1 4 .677 .323 .355 .104 .251
1977 Home 73 262 40 74 9 3 6 28 22 55 7 2 6 .746 .338 .408 .126 .282
1978 Away 69 239 31 65 5 0 5 21 21 54 5 1 8 .686 .331 .356 .084 .272
1978 Home 68 234 26 60 9 3 4 28 25 48 1 1 7 .701 .330 .372 .115 .256
1979 Away 57 187 18 41 5 2 7 22 13 31 1 1 5 .653 .274 .380 .160 .219
1979 Home 60 200 18 45 3 3 2 16 20 49 0 2 5 .595 .295 .300 .075 .225
Total Away 1372 5397 834 1543 235 64 239 943 470 1095 193 59 128 .829 .343 .486 .200 .286
Total Home 1380 5172 873 1491 199 70 245 924 492 1039 203 59 142 .847 .351 .496 .208 .288
Total 2752 10569 1707 3034 434 134 484 1867 962 2134 396 118 270 .838 .347 .491 .204 .287
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1979-11-01Mark Sturtze now holds the league record for career homeruns.
1979-11-01Mark Sturtze has retired from the Baltimore IRISH
1979-08-14Mark Sturtze collected his 3000th career hit.
1976-11-01Mark Sturtze now holds the league record for career runs batted in.
1975-04-01A trade has been completed between the Baltimore IRISH and the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Los Angeles Dodgers receive Art Wilfong, Garry Kurowski from the Baltimore IRISH in exchange for Mark Sturtze. Protest This Trade.
1974-08-03The Los Angeles Dodgers have placed Mark Sturtze on the trade block.
1974-05-31The Los Angeles Dodgers have removed Mark Sturtze from the trade block.
1974-04-01The Los Angeles Dodgers have placed Mark Sturtze on the trade block.
1967-08-19Mark Sturtze of the Los Angeles Dodgers is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
1963-07-02Mark Sturtze of the Los Angeles Bruins is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1963-04-02Mark Sturtze of the Los Angeles Bruins is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1962-05-15Mark Sturtze of the Los Angeles Bruins is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1961-04-01The Los Angeles Bruins have promoted Mark Sturtze to the major league team. The Los Angeles Bruins have sent Gary Kvasnak to the minors. The Los Angeles Bruins have sent Sterling Tebbetts to the minors.