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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 R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1954 Away 61 227 17 58 8 1 3 21 23 45 2 2 7 .666 .327 .339 .084 .256
1954 Home 71 259 38 64 7 2 8 23 33 41 7 2 9 .713 .331 .382 .135 .247
1955 Away 73 294 39 83 17 1 4 24 34 40 13 5 9 .741 .353 .388 .105 .282
1955 Home 78 298 43 81 10 2 2 24 35 52 10 3 4 .688 .349 .339 .067 .272
1956 Away 74 312 47 80 14 7 4 26 37 38 8 5 6 .720 .335 .385 .128 .256
1956 Home 70 297 42 87 13 1 7 36 31 42 8 6 1 .773 .359 .414 .121 .293
1957 Away 73 297 44 83 7 3 11 49 42 53 8 5 6 .804 .370 .434 .155 .279
1957 Home 78 318 62 100 16 1 8 41 38 32 15 2 10 .834 .388 .447 .132 .314
1958 Away 74 301 43 77 13 1 8 35 36 48 10 4 9 .722 .336 .385 .130 .256
1958 Home 77 294 52 93 17 0 7 32 52 36 18 7 9 .861 .415 .446 .129 .316
1959 Away 81 337 60 97 13 4 9 22 46 53 17 6 7 .804 .374 .430 .142 .288
1959 Home 70 272 46 81 17 2 5 24 43 36 17 6 10 .821 .391 .430 .132 .298
1960 Away 81 330 41 88 10 3 9 38 40 57 22 11 6 .743 .346 .397 .130 .267
1960 Home 70 278 49 75 12 3 12 40 35 46 17 7 5 .812 .348 .464 .194 .270
1961 Away 65 270 40 78 13 4 3 45 27 41 16 3 4 .757 .357 .400 .111 .289
1961 Home 71 292 52 73 15 1 5 32 28 51 12 7 7 .674 .315 .360 .110 .250
1962 Away 72 309 56 96 22 3 8 35 37 40 6 3 5 .865 .386 .479 .168 .311
1962 Home 65 273 48 84 13 3 13 35 26 38 7 1 7 .889 .369 .520 .212 .308
1963 Away 67 271 40 67 15 4 7 28 36 34 4 3 6 .749 .340 .410 .162 .247
1963 Home 69 270 47 73 9 6 3 14 40 43 7 2 9 .751 .369 .381 .111 .270
1964 Away 73 295 54 90 10 5 9 31 45 41 6 0 8 .863 .399 .464 .159 .305
1964 Home 78 327 71 107 18 7 14 41 37 53 11 0 7 .952 .399 .554 .226 .327
1965 Away 73 297 60 97 11 10 11 33 38 43 4 1 10 .943 .401 .542 .215 .327
1965 Home 78 308 52 90 18 4 10 40 34 51 6 3 6 .839 .365 .474 .182 .292
1966 Away 78 312 56 88 27 4 8 27 37 48 1 2 9 .833 .362 .471 .189 .282
1966 Home 73 276 47 80 13 5 7 27 42 47 4 1 4 .839 .389 .449 .159 .290
1967 Away 74 305 46 73 14 6 6 41 37 52 8 3 2 .704 .321 .384 .144 .239
1967 Home 77 303 58 95 19 3 9 53 29 50 10 3 5 .858 .372 .485 .172 .314
1968 Away 77 313 47 93 12 0 8 33 38 42 4 1 3 .787 .375 .412 .115 .297
1968 Home 73 280 54 83 13 4 7 33 42 49 2 0 7 .835 .388 .446 .150 .296
1969 Away 74 337 57 114 20 7 8 36 23 41 17 6 4 .893 .383 .510 .172 .338
1969 Home 75 322 56 109 21 5 8 42 28 42 5 4 4 .899 .389 .509 .171 .339
1970 Away 76 324 32 90 19 1 2 30 29 56 8 4 5 .702 .341 .361 .083 .278
1970 Home 72 284 49 75 12 1 9 30 36 54 10 3 3 .752 .344 .408 .144 .264
1971 Away 70 259 29 57 7 1 6 44 29 51 0 0 6 .621 .297 .324 .104 .220
1971 Home 76 264 39 91 17 2 6 41 32 42 0 0 6 .908 .416 .492 .148 .345
1972 Away 60 209 26 57 9 4 5 36 36 45 0 0 6 .805 .379 .426 .153 .273
1972 Home 72 227 25 57 5 2 5 21 22 35 0 0 8 .676 .319 .357 .106 .251
1973 Away 73 260 25 67 7 4 1 18 38 43 4 1 8 .678 .351 .327 .069 .258
1973 Home 73 262 27 70 11 2 2 25 21 42 4 1 5 .668 .320 .347 .080 .267
1974 Away 37 127 15 35 9 3 0 14 19 18 6 2 6 .759 .365 .394 .118 .276
1974 Home 32 106 22 28 7 1 3 14 11 20 4 1 2 .764 .331 .434 .170 .264
1975 Away 38 54 1 13 2 0 0 4 6 8 0 0 1 .606 .328 .278 .037 .241
1975 Home 48 59 7 22 5 0 1 5 7 8 0 0 1 .948 .439 .508 .136 .373
1976 Away 21 26 3 10 3 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .907 .407 .500 .115 .385
1976 Home 17 31 4 5 1 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .478 .188 .290 .129 .161
Total Away 1545 6066 878 1691 282 76 130 671 734 940 164 67 133 .772 .357 .415 .136 .279
Total Home 1563 5900 990 1723 289 57 152 674 703 914 174 59 129 .805 .367 .438 .146 .292
Total 3108 11966 1868 3414 571 133 282 1345 1437 1854 338 126 262 .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.