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Name Team Age
Louis Houck Retired (1990, Age 37) Died (2027, Age 74)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 24
(1973)		 1B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Kevin Brown League 0 12 years (69 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ C+ A+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A  A+ B 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B- B  C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- C+ D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C+ 0 10/28/1953
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (SS)
B  (66.4 %) C  (36.8 %) D  (16.6 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1978 SD 144 576 64 146 31 3 6 64 65 89 0 0 6 .679 .330 .349 .253
1979 SD 95 308 39 83 11 7 3 33 39 54 2 3 3 .733 .353 .380 .269
1980 SD 124 407 36 99 15 1 4 40 39 72 6 8 7 .623 .309 .314 .243
1981 SD 136 453 56 103 15 2 6 43 60 82 8 2 6 .630 .320 .309 .227
1982 CHN 144 539 70 141 27 7 8 58 67 87 7 2 4 .725 .343 .382 .262
1983 CHN 103 390 69 113 22 3 11 42 63 54 8 4 1 .836 .390 .446 .290
1984 CHN 144 604 87 161 16 5 9 50 75 103 20 10 22 .704 .349 .354 .267
1985 CHN 121 498 86 141 31 3 11 52 56 74 16 6 18 .781 .357 .424 .283
1986 CHN 109 461 73 139 24 5 13 50 46 74 11 6 10 .826 .366 .460 .302
1987 CHN 121 488 85 130 28 4 9 56 66 66 7 5 15 .750 .355 .395 .266
1988 MIA-LAN 144 392 48 101 14 3 7 28 38 61 12 8 11 .689 .326 .362 .258
1989 MIA 131 348 56 102 22 3 3 33 41 58 5 2 8 .767 .367 .399 .293
1990 DET 74 131 19 33 6 1 3 15 21 17 2 0 4 .741 .359 .382 .252
Total 1590 5595 788 1492 262 47 93 564 676 891 104 56 115 .727 .347 .380 .267
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1990-11-01Louis Houck has retired from the Detroit Shock
1990-03-29The Detroit Shock have promoted Louis Houck to the major league team. The Detroit Shock have sent Domingo Vidro to the minors.
1990-03-29Louis Houck has signed with the Detroit Shock for $0.65M per year for 1 year.
1989-03-29The Miami NumberMan have promoted Louis Houck to the major league team. The Miami NumberMan have promoted Danny Gentry to the major league team.
1989-03-29Louis Houck has signed with the Miami NumberMan for $0.55M per year for 1 year.
1988-07-16Trade #1159300 has been completed between the Miami NumberMan and the Los Angeles Lebowskis. The Los Angeles Lebowskis receive Dave Breeden, Louis Houck, Draft Pick 1989 Round 1 MIA (Dixie Rabbitt) from the Miami NumberMan in exchange for Matt Kiefer, Bryan Whitehurst.
1988-03-29The Miami NumberMan have promoted Felipe Hartung to the major league team. The Miami NumberMan have promoted Louis Houck to the major league team.
1988-03-28Louis Houck has signed with the Miami NumberMan for $3.0M per year for 1 year.
1987-07-30Louis Houck of the Chicago Sweet Jesus is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1987-06-11Louis Houck of the Chicago Sweet Jesus is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1986-09-22Louis Houck of the Chicago Sweet Jesus is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1986-07-02Louis Houck of the Chicago Sweet Jesus is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1985-06-08Louis Houck of the Chicago Sweet Jesus is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1983-04-03Louis Houck of the Chicago Sweet Jesus is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1982-03-31The Chicago Sweet Jesus have promoted Jim Matuszek to the major league team. The Chicago Sweet Jesus have promoted John Miller to the major league team. The Chicago Sweet Jesus have promoted Gene Kaiserling to the major league team. The Chicago Sweet Jesus have promoted Brian Brett to the major league team. The Chicago Sweet Jesus have promoted Louis Houck to the major league team. The Chicago Sweet Jesus have sent Wendell Crawford to the minors. The Chicago Sweet Jesus have sent Ed Sheely to the minors.
1982-03-31Louis Houck has signed with the Chicago Sweet Jesus for $3.6M per year for 6 years.
1981-09-23Louis Houck of the San Diego Thunder is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1980-06-16Louis Houck of the San Diego Thunder is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1978-03-31The San Diego Thunder have promoted Tom Mansell to the major league team. The San Diego Thunder have promoted Blaine Brown to the major league team. The San Diego Thunder have promoted Billy Thompson to the major league team. The San Diego Thunder have promoted Louis Houck to the major league team.