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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 B    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 B  Endurance B-   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt F  Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B  WS Rings 3
1B --- LF --- Arm B  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   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1961 LAN
147
579
68
164
29
4
12
67
50
 127 2 1
16
 2 27
.751
.342
.409
.126
.283
1962 LAN
141
550
78
155
24
7
25
94
39
 105 2 3
13
 4 29
.817
.330
.487
.205
.282
1963 LAN
122
476
58
121
10
6
21
74
37
 95 0 4
10
 4 16
.738
.306
.433
.179
.254
1964 LAN
148
554
70
158
21
7
19
65
46
 104 2 1
24
 10 17
.793
.342
.451
.166
.285
1965 LAN
149
561
95
157
18
9
22
92
61
 121 5 3
20
 8 13
.816
.354
.462
.182
.280
1966 LAN
149
586
105
185
31
9
40
150
46
 107 2 4
20
 4 12
.969
.365
.604
.288
.316
1967 LAN
148
582
116
183
23
11
37
150
47
 127 3 9
32
 8 9
.946
.363
.582
.268
.314
1968 LAN
156
579
91
157
23
12
27
131
73
 138 2 9
27
 8 15
.842
.350
.492
.221
.271
1969 LAN
154
585
107
173
26
7
34
125
47
 111 5 3
25
 5 15
.890
.352
.538
.243
.296
1970 LAN
156
599
124
196
26
10
43
133
48
 121 2 4
22
 6 8
.996
.377
.619
.292
.327
1971 LAN
148
597
125
189
32
6
33
128
47
 104 7 6
26
 4 12
.926
.370
.556
.240
.317
1972 LAN
147
578
92
164
25
6
24
100
64
 126 1 5
25
 2 14
.826
.353
.472
.189
.284
1973 LAN
148
605
108
176
32
10
33
93
66
 122 1 1
27
 15 14
.902
.361
.540
.250
.291
1974 LAN
148
612
111
189
22
6
35
100
57
 105 0 1
43
 17 12
.903
.367
.536
.227
.309
1975 BAL
145
567
100
161
25
9
28
115
57
 111 2 5
24
 12 5
.857
.349
.508
.224
.284
1976 BAL
148
586
98
158
27
3
22
105
49
 98 2 7
26
 1 17
.763
.325
.439
.169
.270
1977 BAL
144
513
68
137
18
4
11
58
49
 130 1 3
9
 3 10
.712
.330
.382
.115
.267
1978 BAL
137
473
57
125
14
3
9
49
46
 102 1 1
6
 2 15
.694
.330
.364
.099
.264
1979 BAL
117
387
36
86
8
5
9
38
33
 80 1 0
1
 3 10
.624
.285
.339
.116
.222
Total
2752
10569
1707
3034
434
134
484
1867
962
 2134 41 70
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.