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Name Team Age
Gary Sommers Retired (1962, Age 38) Died (2006, Age 82)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 10
(1942)		 LF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Ashburn Crawford League 0 15 years (4 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B  B-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B  B+ B 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B+ B  C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D  D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B  A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C  0 7/8/1924
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 1 1
Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (1B)
A+ (99.9 %) A+ (98.9 %) C+ (47.5 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1950 AHP 58 214 57 13 1 2 31 27 41 .720 .355 .364 .266
1950 HHP 55 215 65 9 4 12 39 15 47 .895 .346 .549 .302
1950 LHP 48 115 29 7 2 5 27 19 30 .839 .360 .478 .252
1950 RHP 96 314 93 15 3 9 43 23 58 .796 .347 .449 .296
1951 AHP 71 262 61 10 2 12 42 34 43 .750 .327 .424 .233
1951 HHP 71 272 77 12 3 10 43 27 66 .806 .347 .460 .283
1951 LHP 69 154 43 8 1 7 26 22 33 .851 .371 .481 .279
1951 RHP 129 380 95 14 4 15 59 39 76 .749 .322 .426 .250
1952 AHP 75 280 71 15 1 9 32 26 64 .732 .322 .411 .254
1952 HHP 68 244 67 11 1 10 33 21 47 .790 .340 .451 .275
1952 LHP 75 164 48 9 0 5 23 12 31 .784 .345 .439 .293
1952 RHP 122 360 90 17 2 14 42 35 80 .748 .323 .425 .250
1953 AHP 64 187 44 9 4 5 25 15 28 .702 .296 .406 .235
1953 HHP 68 212 59 10 1 11 37 18 42 .827 .336 .491 .278
1953 LHP 65 135 36 9 1 5 22 12 37 .790 .331 .459 .267
1953 RHP 112 264 67 10 4 11 40 21 33 .757 .310 .447 .254
1954 AHP 70 288 91 11 5 15 38 27 63 .920 .375 .545 .316
1954 HHP 73 267 81 13 5 9 36 32 44 .869 .379 .491 .303
1954 LHP 61 129 44 5 3 10 24 13 27 1.060 .401 .659 .341
1954 RHP 133 426 128 19 7 14 50 46 80 .846 .369 .477 .300
1955 AHP 73 283 83 15 3 9 38 33 42 .829 .366 .463 .293
1955 HHP 70 278 89 14 3 12 37 27 49 .903 .381 .522 .320
1955 LHP 68 142 49 6 1 8 26 11 26 .963 .392 .570 .345
1955 RHP 127 419 123 23 5 13 49 49 65 .833 .367 .465 .294
1956 AHP 58 232 73 16 0 11 44 31 37 .920 .394 .526 .315
1956 HHP 61 250 73 10 1 13 53 32 53 .867 .371 .496 .292
1956 LHP 53 105 31 5 1 7 26 16 19 .947 .385 .562 .295
1956 RHP 111 377 115 21 0 17 71 47 71 .877 .381 .496 .305
1957 AHP 71 284 93 16 4 9 46 39 50 .916 .409 .507 .327
1957 HHP 71 269 82 14 2 13 50 33 55 .900 .384 .517 .305
1957 LHP 59 120 35 6 2 4 13 15 16 .850 .375 .475 .292
1957 RHP 128 433 140 24 4 18 83 57 89 .924 .402 .522 .323
1958 AHP 67 277 67 8 3 8 28 18 57 .666 .287 .379 .242
1958 HHP 61 221 66 8 3 5 33 22 46 .789 .359 .430 .299
1958 LHP 44 89 23 0 1 2 10 10 20 .678 .330 .348 .258
1958 RHP 122 409 110 16 5 11 51 30 83 .731 .318 .413 .269
1959 AHP 59 249 76 14 5 10 39 17 48 .872 .349 .522 .305
1959 HHP 59 232 71 9 1 7 27 33 36 .839 .396 .444 .306
1959 LHP 54 109 38 3 1 6 20 9 13 .951 .392 .560 .349
1959 RHP 111 372 109 20 5 11 46 41 71 .829 .367 .462 .293
1960 AHP 62 201 43 7 1 3 12 22 45 .594 .290 .303 .214
1960 HHP 65 208 54 7 1 6 29 24 45 .734 .345 .389 .260
1960 LHP 56 115 35 3 2 3 13 17 25 .834 .391 .443 .304
1960 RHP 112 294 62 11 0 6 28 29 65 .598 .288 .310 .211
1961 AHP 78 215 55 11 3 5 27 19 34 .721 .316 .405 .256
1961 HHP 77 208 58 10 2 10 34 20 42 .835 .345 .490 .279
1961 LHP 62 142 34 5 1 4 17 15 24 .683 .310 .373 .239
1961 RHP 125 281 79 16 4 11 44 24 52 .825 .341 .484 .281
1962 AHP 21 36 10 3 0 1 4 3 12 .778 .333 .444 .278
1962 HHP 20 37 4 3 0 0 3 1 8 .343 .154 .189 .108
1962 LHP 20 29 8 5 0 1 3 1 7 .874 .323 .552 .276
1962 RHP 28 44 6 1 0 0 4 3 13 .351 .191 .159 .136
Total AHP 827 3008 824 148 32 99 406 311 564 .786 .343 .443 .274
Total HHP 819 2913 846 130 27 118 454 305 580 .835 .360 .475 .290
Total LHP 734 1548 453 71 16 67 250 172 308 .853 .364 .489 .293
Total RHP 1456 4373 1217 207 43 150 610 444 836 .795 .347 .448 .278
Total 1646 5921 1670 278 59 217 860 616 1144 .810 .351 .459 .282
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1962-11-01Gary Sommers has retired from the Cleveland Cannibals
1962-05-02The Cleveland Cannibals have promoted Gary Sommers to the major league team. The Cleveland Cannibals have designated Lew Taber for assignment.
1962-05-01Trade #1391947 has been completed between the Cleveland Cannibals and the Boston Harbor MistCats. The Boston Harbor MistCats receive Draft Pick 1963 Round 4 CLE (Angel Deidel) from the Cleveland Cannibals in exchange for Gary Sommers.
1962-04-26The Boston Harbor MistCats have promoted Bill Boone to the major league team. The Boston Harbor MistCats have designated Gary Sommers for assignment.
1962-04-26The Boston Harbor MistCats have acquired Gary Sommers from the waiver wire.
1962-04-22The Tampa Bay Tangos have promoted Dave DeVoy to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Tangos have designated Gary Sommers for assignment.
1960-09-18Gary Sommers of the Toronto Tigers is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1960-08-05Trade #1373022 has been completed between the Toronto Tigers and the Cleveland Cannibals. The Cleveland Cannibals receive Michio Hayashi, Billy Dillman, Billy Campbell, Draft Pick - 1961 Round 4 (TOR) from the Toronto Tigers in exchange for Gary Sommers, Amos McRae, Draft Pick 1961 Round 3 CLE (Joe Aldridge).
1959-06-27Gary Sommers of the Cleveland Cannibals is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
1959-05-05The Cleveland Cannibals have removed Gary Sommers from the trade block.
1959-03-03The Cleveland Cannibals have placed Gary Sommers on the trade block.
1958-06-18Gary Sommers of the Cleveland Cannibals is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1956-05-22Gary Sommers of the Cleveland Cannibals is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1953-08-23Trade #1273995 has been completed between the San Francisco Bay Sharks and the Cleveland Cannibals. The Cleveland Cannibals receive Gary Sommers, Wayne Stults from the San Francisco Bay Sharks in exchange for Gene Daniel, Brad Sanchez.
1950-06-19Gary Sommers of the San Francisco Bay Sharks is injured and is expected to be out 40 days.