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Kevin Brown League
3-28-2195
Ruben Tejada Shortstop
Retired (1976, Age 43)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .285 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .788 Status Deceased (2017) Option Years 0  
H 3414 Age at Death 84 Date of Birth 07-28-1933
HR 282 Drafted Round 1, Pick 1
(1951)		 Majors Svc Time 23 years
(12 games)
RBI 1345
SB 338 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 1976
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L C  Velocity D-   Mentor vR B-
Speed C+ Bunt D  Control D-   Mentor vL B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range A- WS Rings 2
1B D  (13.7%) LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 4
2B --- CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 5
3B C- (29.2%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 6
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1954 LHP 76 181 58 9 1 7 21 24 32 .897 .400 .497 .177 .320
1954 RHP 108 305 64 6 2 4 23 32 54 .568 .286 .282 .072 .210
1955 LHP 77 176 51 9 2 1 14 23 23 .749 .368 .381 .091 .290
1955 RHP 130 416 113 18 1 5 34 46 69 .700 .344 .356 .084 .272
1956 LHP 62 155 48 8 1 3 8 13 17 .793 .361 .432 .123 .310
1956 RHP 129 454 119 19 7 8 54 55 63 .729 .342 .388 .126 .262
1957 LHP 66 140 44 2 1 7 30 23 18 .904 .411 .493 .179 .314
1957 RHP 144 475 139 21 3 12 60 57 67 .794 .369 .425 .133 .293
1958 LHP 66 133 42 6 1 6 20 26 18 .936 .425 .511 .195 .316
1958 RHP 140 462 128 24 0 9 47 62 66 .749 .362 .387 .110 .277
1959 LHP 70 153 43 7 1 5 11 20 26 .804 .366 .438 .157 .281
1959 RHP 138 456 135 23 5 9 35 69 63 .815 .387 .428 .132 .296
1960 LHP 67 167 40 7 2 7 17 19 25 .747 .316 .431 .192 .240
1960 RHP 134 441 123 15 4 14 61 56 78 .785 .359 .426 .147 .279
1961 LHP 51 121 35 10 1 3 27 11 14 .809 .346 .463 .174 .289
1961 RHP 127 441 116 18 4 5 50 44 78 .688 .332 .356 .093 .263
1962 LHP 68 191 60 8 3 11 24 18 23 .933 .373 .560 .246 .314
1962 RHP 111 391 120 27 3 10 46 45 55 .848 .380 .468 .161 .307
1963 LHP 58 140 39 2 2 2 8 18 21 .735 .370 .364 .086 .279
1963 RHP 121 401 101 22 8 8 34 58 56 .756 .349 .406 .155 .252
1964 LHP 59 141 50 6 6 7 24 17 26 1.059 .428 .631 .277 .355
1964 RHP 132 481 147 22 6 16 48 65 68 .867 .391 .476 .170 .306
1965 LHP 73 149 37 8 3 4 19 17 30 .750 .327 .423 .174 .248
1965 RHP 136 456 150 21 11 17 54 55 64 .936 .401 .535 .206 .329
1966 LHP 63 134 39 8 0 6 12 17 23 .860 .375 .485 .194 .291
1966 RHP 137 454 129 32 9 9 42 62 72 .829 .375 .454 .170 .284
1967 LHP 66 133 36 7 1 3 17 21 20 .776 .370 .406 .135 .271
1967 RHP 137 475 132 26 8 12 77 45 82 .781 .339 .442 .164 .278
1968 LHP 61 118 48 7 1 6 27 18 19 1.125 .489 .636 .229 .407
1968 RHP 137 475 128 18 3 9 39 62 72 .731 .354 .377 .107 .269
1969 LHP 48 122 36 10 1 4 12 6 14 .817 .326 .492 .197 .295
1969 RHP 139 537 187 31 11 12 66 45 69 .913 .399 .514 .166 .348
1970 LHP 46 106 36 7 1 2 11 16 17 .912 .431 .481 .142 .340
1970 RHP 137 502 129 24 1 9 49 49 93 .685 .323 .363 .106 .257
1971 LHP 62 108 29 7 1 1 13 18 17 .750 .370 .380 .111 .269
1971 RHP 138 415 119 17 2 11 72 43 76 .770 .353 .417 .130 .287
1972 LHP 30 31 9 1 0 1 1 7 7 .840 .421 .419 .129 .290
1972 RHP 122 405 105 13 6 9 56 51 73 .730 .343 .388 .128 .259
1973 LHP 47 78 11 1 0 1 3 8 18 .413 .221 .192 .051 .141
1973 RHP 140 444 126 17 6 2 40 51 67 .719 .356 .363 .079 .284
1974 LHP 21 34 14 4 2 0 7 6 7 1.147 .500 .647 .235 .412
1974 RHP 65 199 49 12 2 3 21 24 31 .695 .323 .372 .126 .246
1975 LHP 6 10 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .664 .364 .300 .000 .300
1975 RHP 83 103 32 7 0 1 8 12 15 .796 .388 .408 .097 .311
1976 LHP 6 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .375 .125 .250 .125 .125
1976 RHP 28 49 14 3 0 1 2 2 5 .722 .314 .408 .122 .286
Total LHP 1249 2729 809 135 31 87 327 347 418 .841 .376 .464 .168 .296
Total RHP 2813 9237 2605 436 102 195 1018 1090 1436 .773 .358 .415 .133 .282
Total 3108 11966 3414 571 133 282 1345 1437 1854 .788 .362 .426 .141 .285
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1976-11-01Ruben Tejada has retired from the Pittsburgh Pounders
1975-03-31The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Ruben Tejada to the major league team.
1975-03-31Ruben Tejada has signed with the Pittsburgh Pounders for $0.5M per year for 2 years.
1974-11-01Ruben Tejada now holds the league record for career doubles.
1974-03-29The Oakland Oaks have promoted George Mancuso to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have promoted Paul Langlois to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have promoted Mike Ivie to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have promoted Sal Sizemore to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have promoted Ruben Tejada to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have promoted Max Wakamatsu to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have promoted Chico Malone to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have designated Hod MacFayden for assignment. The Oakland Oaks have sent Red Merriman to the minors. The Oakland Oaks have sent Bill Pezold to the minors. The Oakland Oaks have sent Jim Cuccinello to the minors.
1974-03-29Ruben Tejada has signed with the Oakland Oaks for $0.7M per year for 1 year.
1973-11-01Ruben Tejada now holds the league record for career hits.
1973-11-01Ruben Tejada now holds the league record for career games played.
1973-03-30The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Tommy Maddox to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Tom Barkley to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Mike Culp to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Ruben Tejada to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Chuck Stroud to the major league team.
1973-03-30Ruben Tejada has signed with the Minnesota Fighting Saints for $1.0M per year for 1 year.
1972-11-01Ruben Tejada now holds the league record for career runs.
1972-11-01Ruben Tejada now holds the league record for career triples.
1972-11-01Ruben Tejada now holds the league record for career singles.
1972-11-01Ruben Tejada now holds the league record for career at bats.
1972-09-29Ruben Tejada of the Washington Senators is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1972-08-29Ruben Tejada of the Washington Senators is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1971-11-01Ruben Tejada now holds the league record for career walks.
1971-08-04Ruben Tejada collected his 3000th career hit.
1971-03-31The Washington Senators have promoted Clancy Sarni to the major league team. The Washington Senators have promoted Ruben Tejada to the major league team. The Washington Senators have promoted Bruce Mahoney to the major league team. The Washington Senators have designated Tony Lusader for assignment. The Washington Senators have sent Dennis Shields to the minors. The Washington Senators have sent Randy Martin to the minors.
1971-03-29Ruben Tejada has signed with the Washington Senators for $2.0M per year for 2 years.
1969-03-31The Chicago Sweet Jesus have promoted Guy Sullivan to the major league team. The Chicago Sweet Jesus have promoted Wayne Haddix to the major league team. The Chicago Sweet Jesus have promoted Kennie Ellerbe to the major league team. The Chicago Sweet Jesus have promoted Ruben Tejada to the major league team. The Chicago Sweet Jesus have promoted Frank Smith to the major league team.
1969-03-30Ruben Tejada has signed with the Chicago Sweet Jesus for $6.1M per year for 2 years.
1968-03-30The Washington Senators have promoted John Wilson to the major league team. The Washington Senators have promoted Ruben Tejada to the major league team. The Washington Senators have promoted Dixie Clements to the major league team.
1968-03-30Ruben Tejada has signed with the Washington Senators for $11.0M per year for 1 year.
1967-03-30The Texas Grackles have promoted Ruben Tejada to the major league team. The Texas Grackles have promoted Dixie Clements to the major league team.
1967-03-30Ruben Tejada has signed with the Texas Grackles for $12.88M per year for 1 year.
1963-05-30Ruben Tejada of the Los Angeles Lebowskis is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1962-06-27Ruben Tejada of the Los Angeles Lebowskis is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1962-03-29The Los Angeles Lebowskis have promoted Bobby Machemehl to the major league team. The Los Angeles Lebowskis have promoted Ruben Tejada to the major league team. The Los Angeles Lebowskis have promoted Ossie MacCormack to the major league team. The Los Angeles Lebowskis have promoted Tommy Flood to the major league team.
1962-03-29Ruben Tejada has signed with the Los Angeles Lebowskis for $10.5M per year for 5 years.
1961-05-22Ruben Tejada of the Pittsburgh Pounders is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1957-03-30The Pittsburgh Pounders have renamed Scott Simpson to Ruben Tejada.
1957-03-30A trade has been completed between the Minnesota Fighting Saints and the Pittsburgh Pounders. The Pittsburgh Pounders receive Scott Simpson from the Minnesota Fighting Saints in exchange for Kevin Elster, Kal Lee, Draft Pick 1960 Round 1 PIT (Harry Shirley), Draft Pick 1959 Round 1 PIT (Harry Rogers). Protest This Trade.
1956-04-16Scott Simpson of the Minnesota Fighting Saints is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1954-04-24The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Scott Simpson to the major league team.