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Name Team Age
Trolleybus Rinker Retired (1979, Age 37) Died (2021, Age 79)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 23
(1960)		 RF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Keller Stargell League 0 15 years (9 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  A- B-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B- C+ B 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A- A  D 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C  A  A 
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C+ 0 4/21/1942
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 1
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (1B)
A+ (96.6 %) B+ (68.6 %) D- (5.2 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1970 AHP 76 301 77 9 3 10 35 33 66 .736 .330 .405 .256
1970 HHP 66 255 70 9 0 18 42 24 47 .861 .339 .522 .275
1970 LHP 65 157 40 5 0 7 21 18 34 .752 .331 .420 .255
1970 RHP 129 399 107 13 3 21 56 39 79 .809 .336 .474 .268
1971 AHP 63 264 67 12 0 10 43 24 59 .731 .318 .413 .254
1971 HHP 63 255 89 17 1 21 60 20 39 1.066 .396 .671 .349
1971 LHP 73 170 47 10 0 10 36 12 39 .832 .321 .512 .276
1971 RHP 112 349 109 19 1 21 67 32 59 .926 .373 .553 .312
1972 AHP 56 225 56 8 2 7 36 19 54 .700 .305 .396 .249
1972 HHP 58 221 67 8 1 14 49 27 43 .919 .381 .538 .303
1972 LHP 50 126 35 4 2 7 25 14 28 .863 .355 .508 .278
1972 RHP 95 320 88 12 1 14 60 32 69 .789 .339 .450 .275
1973 AHP 55 221 66 7 1 13 49 21 39 .872 .357 .516 .299
1973 HHP 63 256 83 13 1 13 50 22 56 .910 .375 .535 .324
1973 LHP 58 124 37 3 0 7 24 9 28 .838 .346 .492 .298
1973 RHP 107 353 112 17 2 19 75 34 67 .912 .373 .538 .317
1974 AHP 65 246 65 12 0 14 58 33 57 .834 .350 .484 .264
1974 HHP 76 283 74 14 0 16 58 29 62 .813 .332 .481 .261
1974 LHP 75 188 55 12 0 13 46 24 46 .934 .370 .564 .293
1974 RHP 120 341 84 14 0 17 70 38 73 .761 .324 .437 .246
1975 AHP 71 285 70 17 2 11 40 21 61 .733 .298 .435 .246
1975 HHP 69 262 65 12 1 10 40 22 58 .721 .305 .416 .248
1975 LHP 72 159 45 9 0 11 37 11 32 .877 .329 .547 .283
1975 RHP 129 388 90 20 3 10 43 32 87 .666 .290 .376 .232
1976 AHP 69 275 77 9 2 18 53 22 62 .859 .336 .524 .280
1976 HHP 73 290 84 15 1 18 74 15 66 .856 .321 .534 .290
1976 LHP 71 135 46 6 1 12 38 9 30 1.050 .384 .667 .341
1976 RHP 133 430 115 18 2 24 89 28 98 .797 .311 .486 .267
1977 AHP 71 265 59 9 3 12 45 24 75 .706 .291 .415 .223
1977 HHP 71 259 60 13 0 9 43 27 58 .687 .301 .386 .232
1977 LHP 74 165 44 13 1 6 31 15 44 .798 .331 .467 .267
1977 RHP 125 359 75 9 2 15 57 36 89 .650 .280 .370 .209
1978 AHP 65 136 36 6 2 4 22 12 31 .753 .327 .426 .265
1978 HHP 69 133 39 11 1 2 24 14 32 .801 .365 .436 .293
1978 LHP 55 146 37 6 1 5 28 14 37 .728 .317 .411 .253
1978 RHP 113 123 38 11 2 1 18 12 26 .835 .380 .455 .309
1979 AHP 9 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .364 .182 .182 .182
1979 HHP 9 13 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .564 .333 .231 .231
1979 LHP 11 16 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .465 .278 .188 .188
1979 RHP 8 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .500 .250 .250 .250
Total AHP 600 2229 575 89 15 99 381 209 507 .767 .322 .445 .258
Total HHP 617 2227 634 112 6 121 440 202 463 .847 .344 .503 .285
Total LHP 604 1386 389 68 5 78 286 128 321 .847 .342 .506 .281
Total RHP 1071 3070 820 133 16 142 535 283 649 .789 .329 .460 .267
Total 1217 4456 1209 201 21 220 821 411 970 .807 .333 .474 .271
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1979-11-01Trolleybus Rinker has retired from the Colorado Ballbusters
1979-09-19Trolleybus Rinker of the Colorado Ballbusters is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1979-06-15The Colorado Ballbusters have promoted Trolleybus Rinker to the major league team. The Colorado Ballbusters have sent Billy Warnock to the minors.
1979-05-12The Colorado Ballbusters have acquired Trolleybus Rinker from the waiver wire.
1979-05-07The Oakland Turtles have waived Trolleybus Rinker.
1979-04-21The Oakland Turtles have acquired Trolleybus Rinker from the waiver wire.
1979-04-12The Miami Sunshine have waived Trolleybus Rinker.
1979-04-01The Miami Sunshine have promoted Art Luskey to the major league team. The Miami Sunshine have promoted Kelvim Clark to the major league team. The Miami Sunshine have promoted Bill Kippert to the major league team. The Miami Sunshine have designated Jesse Nicol for assignment. The Miami Sunshine have designated Trolleybus Rinker for assignment. The Miami Sunshine have designated Bob Piatt for assignment.
1979-03-13Trade #1456671 has been completed between the Cincinnati Romanoi and the Miami Sunshine . The Miami Sunshine receive Trolleybus Rinker, Jesse Nicol, George McCosky, Vicente Blankenship, Draft Pick 1979 Round 1 CIN (Al Quinlan) from the Cincinnati Romanoi in exchange for Claude Kaufman, Johnny Hickey.
1976-07-31Trade #1384716 has been completed between the Oakland Turtles and the Cincinnati Romanoi. The Cincinnati Romanoi receive Trolleybus Rinker, Draft Pick 1978 Round 2 OAK (Larry Dean) from the Oakland Turtles in exchange for Stump Wells.
1976-03-01The Oakland Turtles have placed Trolleybus Rinker on the trade block.
1975-04-30Trolleybus Rinker of the Oakland Turtles is injured and is expected to be out 4 days.
1973-06-21Trolleybus Rinker of the Oakland Turtles is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1973-05-12Trolleybus Rinker of the Oakland Turtles is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1972-08-26Trolleybus Rinker of the Oakland Turtles is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1971-06-04Trolleybus Rinker of the Oakland Turtles is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.