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Amos Otis League 5-12-2139 |
| Ricky Van Buren |  Center FieldRetired (1959, Age 34) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .278 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .820 | Status | Deceased (1995) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 375 | Age at Death | 70 | Date of Birth | 03-20-1925 | |
| HR | 60 | Drafted | Round 18, Pick 288 (1950) |
Majors Svc Time | 7 years (68 games) |
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| RBI | 212 | |||||
| SB | 13 | |||||
| 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 * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 1 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | (83.7%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 1 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | (100%) |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 2 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | (88.8%) |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year
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Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | HBP | SF | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | ISO | AVG | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | STL | 76 |
114 |
23 |
36
|
5 |
1 |
7 |
17 |
9 |
20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
3 | 2 | .932 |
.371 |
.561 |
.246 |
.316 |
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| 1951 | STL | 72 |
106 |
22 |
28
|
4 |
2 |
5 |
14 |
17 |
18 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
0 | 1 | .847 |
.366 |
.481 |
.217 |
.264 |
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| 1952 | STL | 70 |
234 |
48 |
66
|
11 |
2 |
7 |
28 |
22 |
33 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
4 | 4 | .785 |
.349 |
.436 |
.154 |
.282 |
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| 1953 | STL | 69 |
181 |
31 |
55
|
10 |
2 |
10 |
33 |
25 |
31 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
0 | 7 | .939 |
.392 |
.547 |
.243 |
.304 |
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| 1954 | STL | 61 |
154 |
24 |
42
|
7 |
0 |
8 |
28 |
18 |
23 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
1 | 0 | .823 |
.349 |
.474 |
.201 |
.273 |
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| 1955 | STL | 81 |
188 |
35 |
51
|
4 |
2 |
7 |
33 |
24 |
31 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
0 | 4 | .774 |
.349 |
.426 |
.154 |
.271 |
|
| 1956 | STL | 70 |
185 |
28 |
54
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5 |
1 |
10 |
35 |
17 |
34 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
0 | 4 | .843 |
.351 |
.492 |
.200 |
.292 |
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| 1957 | STL-KC | 50 |
123 |
16 |
26
|
4 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
11 |
23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2 | 1 | .613 |
.279 |
.333 |
.122 |
.211 |
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| 1958 | KC | 7 |
18 |
3 |
5
|
2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2 | 0 | .947 |
.391 |
.556 |
.278 |
.278 |
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| 1959 | KC | 47 |
44 |
4 |
12
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1 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
5 |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | 0 | .779 |
.347 |
.432 |
.159 |
.273 |
|
| Total | 603 |
1347 |
234 |
375
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53 |
11 |
60 |
212 |
152 |
220 | 9 | 12 | 13 |
13 | 23 | .820 |
.353 |
.468 |
.189 |
.278 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1959-11-01 | Ricky Van Buren has retired from the Kansas City Smokers |
| 1959-03-03 | The Kansas City Smokers have promoted Ricky Van Buren to the major league team. The Kansas City Smokers have sent Ducky Hetling to the minors. |
| 1958-06-24 | The Kansas City Smokers have promoted Forrest Sullivan to the major league team. The Kansas City Smokers have designated Ricky Van Buren for assignment. |
| 1958-04-01 | The Kansas City Smokers have promoted Ricky Van Buren to the major league team. The Kansas City Smokers have sent Irv Seaman to the minors. |
| 1958-03-01 | The Kansas City Smokers have designated Ricky Van Buren for assignment. |
| 1957-08-09 | The Kansas City Smokers have acquired Ricky Van Buren from the waiver wire. |
| 1957-08-05 | The St. Louis Brownstains have promoted Mike Blackstone to the major league team. The St. Louis Brownstains have promoted John Sheldon to the major league team. The St. Louis Brownstains have designated Ricky Van Buren for assignment. The St. Louis Brownstains have designated Rich Nixon for assignment. |
| 1957-03-01 | The St. Louis Brownstains have renamed Oscar Schmidt to Ricky Van Buren. |