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Andres Galarraga League
4-28-2111
John Hechinger Left Field
Retired (1966, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .254 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .728 Status Deceased (2012) Option Years 0  
H 768 Age at Death 82 Date of Birth 02-14-1930
HR 101 Drafted Round 2, Pick 32
(1951)
Majors Svc Time 8 years
(130 games)
RBI 442
SB 48
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L A- Velocity   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt D+ Control D+   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B (0.8%) LF A+ (100%) Arm A- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF A+ (94.9%)   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
1956 KC
26
93
15
27
3
0
1
15
9
14 0 1
2
0 1
.704
.350
.355
.065
.290
1957 KC
135
504
58
142
29
3
13
79
46
91 5 1
5
9 3
.776
.347
.429
.147
.282
1958 KC
146
585
66
151
17
4
15
84
49
122 0 5
10
4 2
.691
.313
.378
.120
.258
1959 KC
126
381
43
88
11
2
18
59
39
79 1 3
4
0 2
.714
.302
.412
.181
.231
1960 KC
143
508
65
138
28
5
15
72
54
95 1 2
16
5 2
.777
.342
.435
.163
.272
1961 KC
106
388
58
98
15
3
20
66
38
86 1 5
3
3 6
.778
.317
.461
.209
.253
1962 KC
87
143
19
30
7
0
6
25
14
22 1 0
0
1 1
.669
.285
.385
.175
.210
1963 KC-STL
102
199
30
50
7
1
9
20
17
35 0 0
3
3 1
.742
.310
.432
.181
.251
1964 STL
102
125
14
26
3
0
4
14
11
21 1 0
0
0 0
.605
.277
.328
.120
.208
1965 STL
68
94
5
18
5
0
0
8
10
24 1 0
5
4 0
.521
.276
.245
.053
.191
1966 STL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 0 0
0
0 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
Total
1041
3020
373
768
125
18
101
442
287
589 11 17
48
29 18
.728
.320
.408
.154
.254
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1966-11-01John Hechinger has retired from the St. Louis Blues
1966-04-08The St. Louis Blues have designated John Hechinger for assignment.
1965-06-03The St. Louis Blues have promoted John Hechinger to the major league team. The St. Louis Blues have designated Buck Thomas for assignment.
1965-04-22The St. Louis Blues have designated John Hechinger for assignment.
1964-05-20John Hechinger of the St. Louis Blues is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1963-07-23A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Blues and the Kansas City Athletics. The Kansas City Athletics receive Chipper Peterson, John Wilson, Eduardo Damrau from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for John Hechinger, Jon McWeeny. Protest This Trade.
1961-07-23John Hechinger of the Kansas City Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1956-08-29The Kansas City Athletics have promoted John Hechinger to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have designated George Tabor for assignment.