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Mike Piazza League 9-5-2123 |
| Flipper Ford |  CatcherRetired (1977, Age 41) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .268 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .744 | Status | Deceased (2009) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 1967 | Age at Death | 73 | Date of Birth | 08-15-1936 | |
| HR | 191 | Drafted | Round 1, Pick 11 (1955) |
Majors Svc Time | 17 years (132 games) |
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| RBI | 985 | |||||
| SB | 116 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | (100%) | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 1 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 3 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 4 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 1 | ||
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.
| Year
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Series | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | HBP | SF | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | ISO | AVG | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | WS | 1 |
1 |
0 |
0
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | .000 |
.000 |
.000 |
.000 |
.000 |
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| 1960 | LCS | 2 |
6 |
1 |
1
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0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
0 | 0 | .542 |
.375 |
.167 |
.000 |
.167 |
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| 1961 | LCS | 5 |
16 |
2 |
6
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0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
0 | 1 | 1.000 |
.500 |
.500 |
.125 |
.375 |
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| 1961 | WS | 6 |
20 |
1 |
3
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0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | .490 |
.190 |
.300 |
.150 |
.150 |
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| 1962 | LCS | 4 |
15 |
2 |
4
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1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
0 | 0 | .600 |
.267 |
.333 |
.067 |
.267 |
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| 1962 | WS | 7 |
22 |
2 |
2
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0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
0 | 0 | .427 |
.200 |
.227 |
.136 |
.091 |
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| 1963 | LCS | 5 |
16 |
0 |
2
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1 | 0 | .388 |
.263 |
.125 |
.000 |
.125 |
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| Total | 30 |
96 |
8 |
18
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1 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
12 |
19 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
1 | 1 | .566 |
.284 |
.281 |
.094 |
.188 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1977-11-01 | Flipper Ford has retired from the Detroit Arachnids |
| 1977-04-08 | The Detroit Arachnids have acquired Flipper Ford from the waiver wire. |
| 1977-03-25 | The Montreal Maroons have promoted Billy Ray to the major league team. The Montreal Maroons have designated Flipper Ford for assignment. |
| 1976-08-10 | Flipper Ford of the Montreal Maroons is injured and is expected to be out 11 days. |
| 1976-05-15 | Flipper Ford of the Montreal Maroons is injured and is expected to be out 14 days. |
| 1976-04-21 | A trade has been completed between the Montreal Maroons and the Tampa Bay Black Sox. The Tampa Bay Black Sox receive Bob Gaines, Art Valdez from the Montreal Maroons in exchange for Flipper Ford, Dwight Washington, Draft Pick 1977 Round 1 TB (Joe Bolick). Protest This Trade. |
| 1976-04-08 | The Tampa Bay Bulls have designated Flipper Ford for assignment. |
| 1976-04-06 | Flipper Ford of the Tampa Bay Bulls is injured and is expected to be out 19 days. |
| 1971-08-23 | The Chicago Mob have removed Flipper Ford from the trade block. |
| 1970-09-07 | Flipper Ford of the Chicago Mob is injured and is expected to be out 18 days. |
| 1968-07-17 | Flipper Ford of the Chicago Mob is injured and is expected to be out 13 days. |
| 1965-09-26 | The Chicago Mob have placed Flipper Ford on the trade block. |
| 1964-06-01 | A trade has been completed between the Florida Flamingos and the Chicago Mob. The Chicago Mob receive Flipper Ford from the Florida Flamingos in exchange for Claude Fischer, Ed Pearce, Draft Pick 1965 Round 2 CHA (Rick Hyde). Protest This Trade. |
| 1962-06-01 | Flipper Ford of the Florida Flamingos is injured and is expected to be out 15 days. |
| 1961-05-25 | Flipper Ford of the Florida Flamingos is injured and is expected to be out 16 days. |
| 1960-10-23 | The Florida Flamingos have promoted Flipper Ford to the major league team. The Florida Flamingos have sent Stu Karger to the minors. |
| 1960-10-13 | The Florida Flamingos have promoted Stu Karger to the major league team. The Florida Flamingos have sent Flipper Ford to the minors. |
| 1960-10-05 | Flipper Ford of the Florida Flamingos is injured and is expected to be out 19 days. |
| 1959-10-08 | The Florida Flamingos have promoted Flipper Ford to the major league team. The Florida Flamingos have designated Ed Lawrence for assignment. |
| 1959-06-10 | The Florida Flamingos have removed Flipper Ford from the trade block. |
| 1959-04-08 | The Florida Flamingos have placed Flipper Ford on the trade block. |
| 1958-10-23 | The Florida Flamingos have sent Flipper Ford to the minors. The Florida Flamingos have designated Steve Nelson for assignment. The Florida Flamingos have sent Mudcat McCarty to the minors. |
| 1958-10-13 | The Florida Flamingos have promoted Flipper Ford to the major league team. The Florida Flamingos have promoted Mudcat McCarty to the major league team. The Florida Flamingos have promoted Steve Nelson to the major league team. |
| 1958-04-03 | The Florida Flamingos have renamed Fred Ford to Flipper Ford. |