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Wilbur Wood League
4-1-1980
Brian Velarde Shortstop
Retired (1967, Age 33)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .267 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .847 Status Retired (1967) Option Years 0  
H 124 Age 46 (OS 47) Date of Birth 11-24-1933
HR 33 Drafted Round 1, Pick 7
(1954)		 Majors Svc Time 9 years
(22 games)
RBI 91
SB 2
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C  Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship A 
Power vs. R A+ Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed C+ Bunt D+ Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range C+ WS Rings 2
1B --- LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 3
2B D- (11.3%) CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 2
3B C  (38.8%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* 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
1954 COL
5
13
2
4
0
0
1
2
3
 4 0 0
0
 0 1
.976
.438
.538
.231
.308
1956 COL
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
 1 0 0
0
 0 0
.250
.250
.000
.000
.000
1957 COL
20
69
8
15
3
0
3
6
4
 17 0 0
0
 0 1
.652
.260
.391
.174
.217
1958 COL
1
4
2
2
0
0
2
4
0
 1 0 0
0
 0 0
2.500
.500
2.000
1.500
.500
1959 COL
1
5
2
5
1
0
0
4
0
 0 0 0
0
 0 1
2.200
1.000
1.200
.200
1.000
1960 COL
9
24
3
6
1
0
3
6
2
 6 0 0
0
 0 0
.974
.308
.667
.417
.250
1961 COL
13
32
3
7
2
0
1
4
5
 9 0 0
0
 0 1
.699
.324
.375
.156
.219
1962 COL
53
194
19
49
10
1
12
35
13
 47 1 2
0
 0 6
.800
.300
.500
.247
.253
1963 COL
18
50
8
16
2
0
3
11
3
 11 0 0
0
 0 5
.898
.358
.540
.220
.320
1964 COL
2
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 4 0 0
0
 0 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
1965 COL
10
40
7
13
2
0
4
11
1
 5 0 1
1
 0 0
1.008
.333
.675
.350
.325
1966 COL
3
9
2
2
0
0
2
4
0
 3 0 0
0
 0 1
1.111
.222
.889
.667
.222
1967 COL
5
17
4
5
1
0
2
4
2
 3 0 0
1
 0 0
1.074
.368
.706
.412
.294
Total
141
465
60
124
22
1
33
91
34
 111 1 3
2
 0 16
.847
.316
.531
.265
.267
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1967-11-01Brian Velarde has retired from the Colorado High Fliers
1959-10-13The Colorado High Fliers have promoted Brian Velarde to the major league team.
1959-06-13The Colorado High Fliers have sent Brian Velarde to the minors.
1959-05-25The Colorado High Fliers have promoted Brian Velarde to the major league team. The Colorado High Fliers have sent Mike Freeman to the minors.
1959-05-25The Colorado High Fliers have demoted Brian Velarde to the minor leagues.
1959-04-01The Colorado High Fliers have promoted Brian Velarde to the major league team. The Colorado High Fliers have promoted Red Reichardt to the major league team.
1958-10-03The Colorado High Fliers have sent Rene Whitman to the minors. The Colorado High Fliers have sent Brian Velarde to the minors. The Colorado High Fliers have sent Marsh LaForest to the minors. The Colorado High Fliers have sent Danny Gehringer to the minors.
1958-10-01The Colorado High Fliers have promoted Hal Finney to the major league team. The Colorado High Fliers have promoted Danny Gehringer to the major league team. The Colorado High Fliers have promoted Brian Velarde to the major league team.
1957-10-23The Colorado High Fliers have sent Brian Velarde to the minors. The Colorado High Fliers have sent Gilberto DiMaggio to the minors. The Colorado High Fliers have sent Danny Gehringer to the minors.
1957-10-13The Colorado High Fliers have promoted Brian Velarde to the major league team.
1957-10-03The Colorado High Fliers have promoted Danny Gehringer to the major league team. The Colorado High Fliers have promoted Gilberto DiMaggio to the major league team. The Colorado High Fliers have designated Otis Osborne for assignment. The Colorado High Fliers have sent Brian Velarde to the minors. The Colorado High Fliers have sent Pat Crider to the minors.
1957-08-06The Colorado High Fliers have promoted Brian Velarde to the major league team.
1956-05-31The Colorado High Fliers have sent Brian Velarde to the minors.
1956-05-22The Colorado High Fliers have promoted Brian Velarde to the major league team. The Colorado High Fliers have sent Ed "Cannonball" Crane to the minors.
1956-05-22The Colorado High Fliers have sent Brian Velarde to the minors.
1956-05-14The Colorado High Fliers have promoted Brian Velarde to the major league team.
1955-03-25The Colorado High Fliers have sent Brian Velarde to the minors.
1954-08-08The Colorado High Fliers have promoted Brian Velarde to the major league team.