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Cal Usher Shortstop
Retired (1983, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .274 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .780 Status Deceased (2011) Option Years 0  
H 1470 Age at Death 64 Date of Birth 10-21-1947
HR 158 Drafted Round 1, Pick 13
(1965)
Majors Svc Time 13 years
(149 games)
RBI 553
SB 298
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R Power vs. L Velocity   Mentor vR B+
Speed B+ Bunt D- Control   Mentor vL B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF (0.1%) Arm WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF D- (6.0%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 2
* League requires 75% 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 
1965 Minors 18 66.00 12 / 14 6 / 7 7 / 8 7 / 9 5 / 7 9 / 9 12 / 12 58 / 66
1966 Minors 19 65.00 7 / 8 6 / 8 9 / 10 5 / 7 7 / 11 14 / 14 6 / 7 54 / 65
1967 Minors 20 68.00 6 / 7 4 / 7 9 / 11 3 / 3 6 / 14 13 / 15 10 / 11 51 / 68
1968 Minors 21 70.00 6 / 12 1 / 8 5 / 6 6 / 9 6 / 14 4 / 8 7 / 13 35 / 70
1969 Minors 22 67.00 5 / 10 5 / 7 3 / 4 8 / 12 2 / 8 6 / 10 5 / 16 34 / 67
1970 Majors 23 37.54 162 27 0 2 / 5 1 / 4 0 / 6 1 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 4 1 / 5 5 / 37
1971 Majors 24 36.86 149 26 13 2 / 3 1 / 7 0 / 2 3 / 7 2 / 6 0 / 5 1 / 6 9 / 36
1972 Majors 25 37.60 126 33 36 0 / 7 2 / 8 0 / 5 0 / 3 0 / 2 2 / 10 1 / 2 5 / 37
1973 Majors 26 42.11 162 38 0 1 / 5 1 / 7 0 / 6 2 / 4 0 / 8 1 / 4 2 / 8 7 / 42
1974 Majors 27 70.67 156 126 6 2 / 8 2 / 13 1 / 9 0 / 6 2 / 9 2 / 12 4 / 13 13 / 70
1975 Majors 28 60.24 141 113 17 0 / 6 5 / 17 1 / 10 0 / 8 1 / 12 0 / 4 0 / 3 7 / 60
1976 Majors 29 63.20 147 119 15 0 / 6 0 / 13 1 / 6 0 / 10 0 / 9 0 / 13 0 / 6 1 / 63
1977 Majors 30 69.04 162 130 0 0 / 8 1 / 8 0 / 15 2 / 13 0 / 13 0 / 8 0 / 4 3 / 69
1978 Majors 31 69.04 162 130 0 0 / 14 0 / 13 0 / 11 0 / 4 1 / 8 0 / 5 1 / 14 2 / 69
1979 Majors 32 67.77 162 130 0 0 / 11 0 / 12 0 / 10 0 / 10 0 / 9 0 / 7 0 / 8 0 / 67
1980 Majors 33 68.61 162 130 0 0 / 10 1 / 6 0 / 11 0 / 10 0 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 19 1 / 68
1981 Majors 34 64.05 150 121 12 -1 / 5 0 / 10 -3 / 10 -4 / 5 -1 / 8 -3 / 13 0 / 13 -12 / 64
1982 Majors 35 58.42 136 110 26 0 / 4 -1 / 8 -3 / 12 -5 / 10 -10 / 11 -4 / 8 -2 / 5 -25 / 58
1983 Majors 36 38.67 156 27 6 -5 / 9 -7 / 4 -4 / 3 -3 / 5 -3 / 8 -2 / 7 -2 / 2 -26 / 38
Total 2133 1260 131 37 / 152 28 / 167 26 / 155 25 / 141 18 / 169 42 / 163 46 / 167 222 / 1114
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1983-11-01Cal Usher has retired from the Cincinnati Blue
1983-09-24Cal Usher of the Los Angeles Blue is injured and is expected to be out 39 days.
1982-08-01Cal Usher of the Los Angeles SweatHogs is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1981-08-29Cal Usher of the Brooklyn SweatHogs is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1981-06-15The Brooklyn SweatHogs have placed Cal Usher on the trade block.
1976-08-25Cal Usher of the Brooklyn SweatHogs is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1975-06-02Cal Usher of the Brooklyn SweatHogs is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1974-08-17Cal Usher of the Brooklyn SweatHogs is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
1973-10-01A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn SweatHogs and the Kansas City Warriors. The Kansas City Warriors receive Jim McDowell, Vance Coleman, Cy Murphy, Draft Pick 1975 Round 1 BRO (Billy Nabors) from the Brooklyn SweatHogs in exchange for Cal Usher, Draft Pick 1974 Round 1 KC (Nate Ehrhardt). Protest This Trade.
1972-07-10Cal Usher of the Kansas City Warriors is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1972-05-25Cal Usher of the Kansas City Warriors is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1971-09-17Cal Usher of the Kansas City Warriors is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1970-04-01The Kansas City Warriors have promoted Cal Usher to the major league team.
1965-04-02The Kansas City Warriors have promoted Doug Tyler to the major league team. The Kansas City Warriors have sent Cal Usher to the minors.
1965-04-01The Kansas City Warriors have auto-promoted Cal Usher to the major leagues.
1965-04-01The Kansas City Warriors have renamed Cal Papish to Cal Usher.