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Harold Baines League
4-1-2053
Elmer Costello Left Field
Retired (1983, Age 33)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .243 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .634 Status Deceased (2013) Option Years 0  
H 172 Age at Death 64 Date of Birth 12-24-1949
HR 4 Drafted Round 3, Pick 34
(1971)		 Majors Svc Time 3 years
(14 games)
RBI 52
SB 4
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A  Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B- Velocity D    Mentor vR A+
Speed A- Bunt F  Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (100%) Arm B  WS Appearances 1
2B A+ (92.2%) CF D- (5.1%)   Health C- LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF C+ (51.1%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1971 Minors 22 36.00 5 / 6 5 / 8 3 / 3 2 / 3 3 / 6 5 / 5 5 / 5 28 / 36
1971 Majors 22 2.92 20 4 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 0 2 / 2
1972 Minors 23 49.00 5 / 9 1 / 4 2 / 4 6 / 9 3 / 5 13 / 13 4 / 5 34 / 49
1973 Majors 24 57.92 162 126 0 2 / 8 2 / 4 2 / 8 5 / 13 2 / 12 4 / 8 3 / 4 20 / 57
1974 Minors 25 24.00 2 / 2 2 / 3 1 / 7 0 / 2 0 / 1 2 / 4 3 / 5 10 / 24
1974 Majors 25 0.87 6 1 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0
1975 Minors 26 29.00 1 / 3 1 / 4 3 / 7 1 / 7 0 / 1 3 / 4 2 / 3 11 / 29
1976 Minors 27 42.00 2 / 4 2 / 5 4 / 7 2 / 4 2 / 6 4 / 7 4 / 9 20 / 42
1977 Minors 28 54.00 1 / 10 2 / 11 1 / 6 4 / 7 3 / 7 3 / 6 1 / 7 15 / 54
1978 Minors 29 51.00 1 / 11 0 / 6 2 / 4 2 / 5 3 / 14 1 / 7 2 / 4 11 / 51
1979 Minors 30 55.00 2 / 8 1 / 7 0 / 8 2 / 11 2 / 9 3 / 7 2 / 5 12 / 55
1980 Minors 31 57.00 2 / 10 1 / 13 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 6 0 / 6 1 / 13 4 / 57
1981 Minors 32 4.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 4
1981 Majors 32 21.43 150 17 0 0 / 2 1 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 2 1 / 3 2 / 21
1982 Majors 33 26.95 162 25 0 0 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 26
1983 Minors 34 48.00 0 / 4 0 / 3 1 / 9 0 / 6 0 / 7 1 / 8 0 / 11 2 / 48
Total 500 173 0 23 / 82 18 / 74 19 / 74 25 / 83 18 / 83 40 / 81 28 / 78 171 / 555
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1983-11-01Elmer Costello has retired from the Los Angeles Quake
1983-04-01The Los Angeles Quake have designated Elmer Costello for assignment.
1981-04-14The Los Angeles Quake have promoted Elmer Costello to the major league team.
1974-04-08The Los Angeles Quake have promoted Otis Holloman to the major league team. The Los Angeles Quake have promoted J.J. Jones to the major league team. The Los Angeles Quake have sent John Lacy to the minors. The Los Angeles Quake have sent Elmer Costello to the minors.
1973-03-25The Los Angeles Quake have promoted Elmer Costello to the major league team. The Los Angeles Quake have promoted Russ Devine to the major league team. The Los Angeles Quake have designated Mike Robidoux for assignment.
1971-04-28The Los Angeles Quake have promoted Chris Johnson to the major league team. The Los Angeles Quake have sent Elmer Costello to the minors.
1971-04-05The Los Angeles Quake have auto-promoted Elmer Costello to the major leagues.