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| Truck Koestner |  Relief PitcherRetired (1975, Age 40) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| ERA | 3.02 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| W-L | 241-133 | Status | Deceased (2002) | Option Years | 0
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| SV | 7 | Age at Death | 68 | Date of Birth | 11-30-1934 | |
| K | 3213 | Drafted | Round 1, Pick 16 (1953) |
Majors Svc Time | 18 years (36 games) |
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| IP | 3626.1 | |||||
| WHIP | 1.12 | Salary | $0.50M | Final Contract Year | 1975 | |
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor Val |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control | |||||||
| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 7 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 8 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 13 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 8 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
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| Year | League | Award |
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| 1958 | AL | All Star Reserve (SP) |
| 1959 | AL | All Star Reserve (SP); Gold Glove (P) |
| 1961 | AL | All Star Reserve (SP) |
| 1963 | AL | All Star Starter (SP) |
| 1964 | AL | All Star Reserve (SP) |
| 1965 | AL | Cy Young Award; All Star Starter (SP) |
| 1967 | AL | All Star Starter (SP) |
| 1969 | AL | All Star Reserve (SP) |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1975-11-01 | Truck Koestner has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1974-03-30 | The Colorado Boulders have promoted Vance Wilson to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Truck Koestner to the major league team. |
| 1974-03-30 | Truck Koestner has signed with the Colorado Boulders for $0.5M per year for 1 year. |
| 1973-05-21 | Truck Koestner of the Colorado Boulders is injured and is expected to be out 9 days. |
| 1973-03-31 | The Colorado Boulders have promoted Lamar Hiller to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Truck Koestner to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have sent Ben Sheldon to the minors. The Colorado Boulders have sent Mike Pippen to the minors. |
| 1973-03-31 | Truck Koestner has signed with the Colorado Boulders for $0.52M per year for 1 year. |
| 1972-06-15 | Truck Koestner of the Washington Senators is injured and is expected to be out 7 days. |
| 1971-03-28 | The Washington Senators have promoted Alan Palmela to the major league team. The Washington Senators have promoted Luke Parrish to the major league team. The Washington Senators have promoted Jay Horton to the major league team. The Washington Senators have promoted Freddie Kellert to the major league team. The Washington Senators have promoted Truck Koestner to the major league team. The Washington Senators have promoted Jack Slagle to the major league team. The Washington Senators have promoted Jackie Teehorne to the major league team. The Washington Senators have promoted Dave Lattimore to the major league team. The Washington Senators have sent Jose Simmons to the minors. The Washington Senators have sent Jason Slaton to the minors. The Washington Senators have sent Bill Spinks to the minors. The Washington Senators have sent Charlie Luke to the minors. The Washington Senators have sent Gene Bettendorf to the minors. |
| 1971-03-28 | Truck Koestner has signed with the Washington Senators for $0.55M per year for 2 years. |
| 1970-03-30 | The New York Knights have promoted Jerry Armbrust to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Dixie Clements to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Truck Koestner to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Dave Onslow to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Bill Leftwich to the major league team. |
| 1970-03-29 | Truck Koestner has signed with the New York Knights for $7.1M per year for 1 year. |
| 1969-05-27 | The Chicago Creeps have placed Truck Koestner on the trade block. |
| 1968-08-30 | Truck Koestner of the Chicago Creeps is injured and is expected to be out 33 days. |
| 1968-04-06 | Truck Koestner of the Chicago Creeps is injured and is expected to be out 17 days. |
| 1966-10-19 | Truck Koestner of the Chicago Creeps is injured and is expected to be out 7 days. |
| 1966-07-02 | Truck Koestner of the Chicago Creeps is injured and is expected to be out 41 days. |
| 1963-03-28 | The Chicago Creeps have promoted Elvio Oldis to the major league team. The Chicago Creeps have promoted Arthur Luttrell to the major league team. The Chicago Creeps have promoted Truck Koestner to the major league team. |
| 1963-03-28 | Truck Koestner has signed with the Chicago Creeps for $9.99M per year for 7 years. |
| 1960-05-03 | Truck Koestner of the Chicago Creeps is injured and is expected to be out 9 days. |
| 1956-10-03 | The Chicago Creeps have promoted Truck Koestner to the major league team. The Chicago Creeps have sent Bob Smith to the minors. |
| 1956-06-30 | The Chicago Creeps have promoted Bob Smith to the major league team. The Chicago Creeps have sent Truck Koestner to the minors. |
| 1956-06-29 | The Chicago Creeps have promoted Truck Koestner to the major league team. The Chicago Creeps have sent Bob Smith to the minors. |
| 1956-05-19 | The Chicago Creeps have promoted Jeff Juden to the major league team. The Chicago Creeps have sent Truck Koestner to the minors. |
| 1956-05-17 | The Chicago Creeps have promoted Truck Koestner to the major league team. The Chicago Creeps have sent Jeff Juden to the minors. |
| 1956-04-15 | The Chicago Creeps have promoted John Raydon to the major league team. The Chicago Creeps have sent Truck Koestner to the minors. |
| 1956-04-14 | The Chicago Creeps have promoted Truck Koestner to the major league team. |