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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 Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R A+ Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed C+ Bunt D+ Control   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 (38.8%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT GG
1954 RF COL 2 2 18.0 3 2 0 1 0 0 1.00 .667
LF COL 1 1 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 +1 2.25 1.000
SS COL 2 0 5.0 2 0 2 0 0 0 3.60 1.000
1956 LF COL 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.00 1.000
1957 SS COL 12 12 100.2 53 13 39 1 7 -2 4.65 .981
3B COL 8 8 65.1 16 6 10 0 2 -4 2.20 1.000
1958 CF COL 1 1 9.0 5 5 0 0 0 0 5.00 1.000
1959 SS COL 1 1 9.0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2.00 .667
1960 3B COL 3 3 27.0 15 3 12 0 0 -1 5.00 1.000
SS COL 5 2 22.0 8 1 7 0 1 -2 3.27 1.000
1961 SS COL 11 7 68.0 33 12 20 1 8 0 4.24 .970
3B COL 1 1 8.0 6 1 5 0 0 0 6.75 1.000
1962 SS COL 49 48 423.2 209 69 135 5 26 -2 4.33 .976
2B COL 2 2 18.0 14 6 7 1 1 -1 6.50 .929
CF COL 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.00 1.000
1963 SS COL 17 12 113.0 58 12 41 5 6 0 4.22 .914
1964 SS COL 1 1 9.0 4 1 3 0 0 +1 4.00 1.000
1965 SS COL 9 9 79.2 32 14 18 0 8 -1 3.62 1.000
2B COL 1 1 9.0 11 8 3 0 1 0 11.00 1.000
1966 SS COL 2 2 18.0 3 0 2 1 0 0 1.00 .667
1967 SS COL 4 4 33.0 21 9 12 0 4 -1 5.73 1.000
3B COL 1 1 9.0 4 0 4 0 0 -1 4.00 1.000
Pos Total SS 113 98 881.0 426 132 280 14 60 -7 4.21 .967
3B 13 13 109.1 41 10 31 0 2 -6 3.38 1.000
2B 3 3 27.0 25 14 10 1 2 -1 8.00 .960
CF 2 2 18.0 7 7 0 0 0 0 3.50 1.000
RF 2 2 18.0 3 2 0 1 0 0 1.00 .667
LF 2 2 17.0 3 3 0 0 0 +1 1.59 1.000
Total 135 120 1070.1 505 168 321 16 64 -13 4.11 .968
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.