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Mike Piazza League
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Flipper Ford Catcher
Retired (1977, Age 41)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .268 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .744 Status Deceased (2009) Option Years 0  
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)
RBI 985
SB 116
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L C  Velocity D-   Mentor vR C 
Speed C  Bunt D+ Control F    Mentor vL C 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range C  WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm A  WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF ---   Health F  LCS Appearances 4
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 75% 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
1960 Away 54 185 17 47 16 1 2 19 29 35 4 3 1 .737 .353 .384 .130 .254
1960 Home 68 231 33 74 16 2 4 37 29 33 5 3 4 .860 .401 .459 .139 .320
1961 Away 54 197 19 52 5 2 4 27 19 28 7 5 1 .698 .327 .371 .107 .264
1961 Home 55 188 25 52 7 3 5 35 22 23 4 4 1 .778 .352 .426 .149 .277
1962 Away 55 201 21 56 13 1 6 27 22 35 4 4 1 .798 .356 .443 .164 .279
1962 Home 55 182 29 56 5 2 5 28 19 25 3 1 1 .810 .371 .440 .132 .308
1963 Away 62 230 26 55 7 2 6 29 21 34 5 3 0 .671 .306 .365 .126 .239
1963 Home 60 206 33 63 10 4 11 49 28 36 4 2 0 .939 .386 .553 .248 .306
1964 Away 60 227 32 59 10 3 8 45 38 36 9 5 0 .803 .367 .436 .176 .260
1964 Home 62 243 31 68 8 1 10 50 25 41 7 2 3 .793 .348 .444 .165 .280
1965 Away 62 241 25 63 12 0 6 35 26 44 8 7 1 .716 .330 .386 .124 .261
1965 Home 60 235 30 72 11 0 7 28 17 34 2 5 2 .794 .352 .443 .136 .306
1966 Away 63 230 31 64 11 4 4 21 29 46 5 2 0 .775 .362 .413 .135 .278
1966 Home 60 223 33 59 7 2 6 25 19 41 6 2 0 .720 .325 .395 .130 .265
1967 Away 64 230 30 53 10 3 4 24 34 38 3 1 0 .683 .331 .352 .122 .230
1967 Home 58 210 31 56 7 2 7 20 24 28 3 3 1 .761 .342 .419 .152 .267
1968 Away 52 191 20 54 9 0 5 25 21 38 5 3 0 .765 .356 .408 .126 .283
1968 Home 62 224 34 74 10 0 7 28 24 30 10 2 2 .862 .394 .469 .138 .330
1969 Away 62 232 31 66 7 2 9 32 26 36 5 1 0 .803 .355 .448 .164 .284
1969 Home 60 222 31 54 9 0 9 24 18 38 2 0 0 .705 .300 .405 .162 .243
1970 Away 55 216 37 74 14 1 6 45 23 29 6 2 0 .911 .411 .500 .157 .343
1970 Home 56 200 33 59 11 1 7 23 19 29 6 3 0 .820 .355 .465 .170 .295
1971 Away 62 220 32 50 14 1 6 32 34 42 1 0 0 .713 .331 .382 .155 .227
1971 Home 60 210 23 51 7 2 3 22 24 43 2 2 0 .657 .319 .338 .095 .243
1972 Away 60 227 26 55 7 3 3 18 24 43 0 0 1 .651 .312 .339 .097 .242
1972 Home 62 226 31 64 12 4 6 44 23 36 0 0 0 .801 .349 .451 .168 .283
1973 Away 62 238 22 60 6 2 4 24 12 51 0 0 0 .628 .283 .345 .092 .252
1973 Home 60 218 25 52 7 2 9 25 18 31 0 0 0 .712 .300 .413 .174 .239
1974 Away 62 219 18 56 8 1 3 22 26 42 0 0 4 .680 .337 .342 .087 .256
1974 Home 60 218 23 52 6 1 8 24 19 49 0 0 1 .685 .300 .385 .147 .239
1975 Away 64 235 21 44 11 1 3 27 25 34 0 0 3 .546 .265 .281 .094 .187
1975 Home 58 202 23 52 6 2 4 20 23 44 0 0 0 .700 .333 .366 .109 .257
1976 Away 46 139 8 33 6 0 0 16 8 27 0 0 2 .559 .279 .281 .043 .237
1976 Home 48 149 14 40 7 4 1 17 22 31 0 0 0 .750 .360 .389 .121 .268
1977 Away 20 56 3 12 2 0 2 11 6 19 0 0 0 .647 .290 .357 .143 .214
1977 Home 16 52 5 16 4 0 1 7 4 8 0 0 0 .787 .345 .442 .135 .308
Total Away 1019 3714 419 953 168 27 81 479 423 657 62 36 14 .715 .333 .382 .125 .257
Total Home 1020 3639 487 1014 150 32 110 506 377 600 54 29 15 .774 .346 .428 .149 .279
Total 2039 7353 906 1967 318 59 191 985 800 1257 116 65 29 .744 .340 .405 .137 .268
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1977-11-01Flipper Ford has retired from the Detroit Arachnids
1977-04-08The Detroit Arachnids have acquired Flipper Ford from the waiver wire.
1977-03-25The Montreal Maroons have promoted Billy Ray to the major league team. The Montreal Maroons have designated Flipper Ford for assignment.
1976-08-10Flipper Ford of the Montreal Maroons is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1976-05-15Flipper Ford of the Montreal Maroons is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1976-04-21A 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.
1976-04-08The Tampa Bay Bulls have designated Flipper Ford for assignment.
1976-04-06Flipper Ford of the Tampa Bay Bulls is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1971-08-23The Chicago Mob have removed Flipper Ford from the trade block.
1970-09-07Flipper Ford of the Chicago Mob is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1968-07-17Flipper Ford of the Chicago Mob is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1965-09-26The Chicago Mob have placed Flipper Ford on the trade block.
1964-06-01A 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.
1962-06-01Flipper Ford of the Florida Flamingos is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1961-05-25Flipper Ford of the Florida Flamingos is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1960-10-23The Florida Flamingos have promoted Flipper Ford to the major league team. The Florida Flamingos have sent Stu Karger to the minors.
1960-10-13The Florida Flamingos have promoted Stu Karger to the major league team. The Florida Flamingos have sent Flipper Ford to the minors.
1960-10-05Flipper Ford of the Florida Flamingos is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1959-10-08The Florida Flamingos have promoted Flipper Ford to the major league team. The Florida Flamingos have designated Ed Lawrence for assignment.
1959-06-10The Florida Flamingos have removed Flipper Ford from the trade block.
1959-04-08The Florida Flamingos have placed Flipper Ford on the trade block.
1958-10-23The 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.
1958-10-13The 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.
1958-04-03The Florida Flamingos have renamed Fred Ford to Flipper Ford.