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Name Team Age
Shortly Forsythe Retired (1973, Age 36) Died (2008, Age 71)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 67
(1959)		 C R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Keller Stargell League 0 4 years (147 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
C+ A  D-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
D+ C  C+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B  B  C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- C 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A  B  B+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C  0 4/30/1937
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1971 AHP 66 224 40 3 0 5 18 13 55 .482 .223 .259 .179
1971 HHP 64 220 53 8 2 3 16 7 48 .607 .271 .336 .241
1971 LHP 52 114 24 4 0 5 10 4 24 .621 .244 .377 .211
1971 RHP 110 330 69 7 2 3 24 16 79 .517 .247 .270 .209
1972 AHP 64 203 53 7 0 2 21 11 60 .626 .301 .325 .261
1972 HHP 66 210 48 8 2 7 32 15 54 .671 .285 .386 .229
1972 LHP 49 101 23 5 1 1 12 5 29 .595 .269 .327 .228
1972 RHP 109 312 78 10 1 8 41 21 85 .666 .301 .365 .250
1973 AHP 16 56 9 0 0 1 5 2 15 .418 .203 .214 .161
1973 HHP 28 83 15 3 0 1 8 4 19 .480 .227 .253 .181
1973 LHP 20 34 6 1 0 0 3 1 7 .406 .200 .206 .176
1973 RHP 38 105 18 2 0 2 10 5 27 .471 .223 .248 .171
Total AHP 146 483 102 10 0 8 44 26 130 .535 .254 .282 .211
Total HHP 158 513 116 19 4 11 56 26 121 .613 .270 .343 .226
Total LHP 121 249 53 10 1 6 25 10 60 .581 .248 .333 .213
Total RHP 257 747 165 19 3 13 75 42 191 .573 .267 .307 .221
Total 304 996 218 29 4 19 100 52 251 .575 .262 .313 .219
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1973-11-01Shortly Forsythe has retired from the Houston Astros
1971-03-03The Houston Astros have promoted Shortly Forsythe to the major league team.