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Harold Baines League
4-1-2053
Socks Watson Second Base
Retired (1983, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .246 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .691 Status Deceased (2015) Option Years 0  
H 1703 Age at Death 68 Date of Birth 01-30-1947
HR 188 Drafted Round 2, Pick 19
(1966)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(61 games)
RBI 905
SB 113
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed A- Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A+ WS Rings 0
1B D- (11.0%) LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 1
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health D  LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* 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
1969 Away 69 248 20 57 7 2 3 27 26 61 2 1 8 .612 .302 .310 .081 .230
1969 Home 66 251 26 59 8 0 6 28 17 50 2 0 10 .622 .284 .339 .104 .235
1970 Away 54 217 25 42 8 3 4 22 13 46 1 0 7 .551 .238 .313 .120 .194
1970 Home 81 331 39 80 7 2 9 55 18 63 5 1 10 .637 .281 .356 .115 .242
1971 Away 32 123 6 17 6 2 0 11 5 28 0 0 1 .398 .178 .220 .081 .138
1971 Home 31 117 20 42 10 2 8 25 14 26 1 1 3 1.116 .432 .684 .325 .359
1972 Away 69 269 35 67 13 4 7 33 28 53 2 2 5 .724 .319 .405 .156 .249
1972 Home 66 251 24 58 6 3 6 23 23 54 1 0 5 .645 .295 .351 .120 .231
1973 Away 69 270 46 73 8 5 9 28 32 65 1 0 3 .786 .349 .437 .167 .270
1973 Home 66 254 28 64 10 3 3 21 27 45 1 0 1 .674 .324 .350 .098 .252
1974 Away 59 240 28 57 9 1 8 34 20 57 0 2 2 .683 .299 .383 .146 .237
1974 Home 64 260 31 58 10 1 7 41 18 51 2 0 3 .628 .278 .350 .127 .223
1975 Away 70 282 40 66 11 1 10 26 24 59 2 2 6 .680 .293 .387 .152 .234
1975 Home 65 261 36 61 11 2 12 44 21 52 0 0 3 .720 .291 .429 .195 .234
1976 Away 56 237 36 74 9 1 7 23 17 43 3 3 5 .808 .361 .447 .135 .312
1976 Home 62 245 42 72 14 1 10 39 28 53 2 2 5 .850 .369 .482 .188 .294
1977 Away 70 267 29 61 3 3 12 42 25 56 0 0 5 .692 .295 .397 .169 .228
1977 Home 66 243 26 57 12 5 3 34 26 49 0 0 5 .667 .305 .362 .128 .235
1978 Away 69 258 32 57 12 1 3 25 21 66 1 0 3 .590 .280 .310 .089 .221
1978 Home 66 248 22 63 14 4 4 39 20 51 3 0 9 .701 .310 .391 .137 .254
1979 Away 60 231 35 63 9 1 7 37 24 49 13 3 2 .755 .344 .411 .139 .273
1979 Home 57 213 21 49 11 2 1 24 19 42 6 1 2 .605 .291 .315 .085 .230
1980 Away 66 257 31 64 9 2 8 31 19 51 11 1 6 .694 .301 .393 .144 .249
1980 Home 69 258 31 61 8 2 8 29 22 60 6 6 7 .672 .296 .376 .140 .236
1981 Away 68 265 43 63 11 8 5 39 25 61 8 3 6 .707 .311 .396 .158 .238
1981 Home 62 208 24 57 5 1 6 31 18 39 7 3 5 .722 .328 .394 .120 .274
1982 Away 69 244 38 67 14 1 8 30 21 57 15 5 5 .772 .333 .439 .164 .275
1982 Home 68 254 36 69 5 1 11 49 18 55 13 3 3 .748 .319 .429 .157 .272
1983 Away 35 69 10 17 2 0 3 13 4 12 3 2 1 .693 .288 .406 .159 .246
1983 Home 31 48 4 8 2 0 0 2 3 10 2 1 1 .424 .216 .208 .042 .167
Total Away 915 3477 454 845 131 35 94 421 304 764 62 24 65 .687 .305 .382 .139 .243
Total Home 920 3442 410 858 133 29 94 484 292 700 51 18 72 .695 .308 .387 .137 .249
Total 1835 6919 864 1703 264 64 188 905 596 1464 113 42 137 .691 .306 .384 .138 .246
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1983-11-01Socks Watson has retired from the Washington Wise Guys
1981-04-21Socks Watson of the New York Legends is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1980-09-05The New York Legends have removed Socks Watson from the trade block.
1980-07-05The New York Legends have placed Socks Watson on the trade block.
1980-03-25The New York Legends have removed Socks Watson from the trade block.
1979-08-16The New York Legends have placed Socks Watson on the trade block.
1979-06-02Socks Watson of the New York Legends is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1978-09-05The New York Legends have removed Socks Watson from the trade block.
1977-04-13The New York Legends have placed Socks Watson on the trade block.
1976-09-07Socks Watson of the New York Legends is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1976-08-29A trade has been completed between the Colorado Crush and the New York Legends. The New York Legends receive Socks Watson from the Colorado Crush in exchange for Draft Pick 1977 Round 1 NYA (Rollie Lapan). Protest This Trade.
1974-07-28Socks Watson of the Colorado Crush is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1971-04-29Socks Watson of the Colorado Crush is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1969-04-01The Colorado Crush have promoted Socks Watson to the major league team. The Colorado Crush have promoted Tricky Janzen to the major league team. The Colorado Crush have promoted Eddie Scott to the major league team. The Colorado Crush have designated Larry Kessinger for assignment.
1968-04-28A trade has been completed between the Colorado Crush and the Cincinnati Mavericks. The Cincinnati Mavericks receive Van Boyer, Lou Gettel from the Colorado Crush in exchange for Socks Watson, Ivan Armbruster, Draft Pick 1969 Round 1 LAA (Mike Lewis), Draft Pick 1969 Round 2 LAA (Bill Maas).
1966-07-31The Cincinnati Mavericks have promoted Scott Nunez to the major league team. The Cincinnati Mavericks have sent Socks Watson to the minors.
1966-07-30The Cincinnati Mavericks have auto-promoted Socks Watson to the major leagues.
1966-07-30A trade has been reversed between Cincinnati Mavericks and Texas Wranglers. The Texas Wranglers have re-acquired Javier Martinez, Tommy Anderson, Draft Pick 1967 Round 1 TEX (Ray Budnick), Draft Pick 1968 Round 2 TEX (John Tremie). The Cincinnati Mavericks have re-acquired Socks Watson, Jack Kish, Draft Pick 1967 Round 2 CIN (Mike Abbaticchio), Draft Pick 1968 Round 1 CIN (Ivan Armbruster).
1966-07-13A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Mavericks and the Texas Wranglers. The Texas Wranglers receive Jack Kish, Socks Watson, Draft Pick 1967 Round 2 CIN (Mike Abbaticchio), Draft Pick 1968 Round 1 CIN (Ivan Armbruster) from the Cincinnati Mavericks in exchange for Javier Martinez, Tommy Anderson, Draft Pick 1967 Round 1 TEX (Ray Budnick), Draft Pick 1968 Round 2 TEX (John Tremie).