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Name Team Age
Tommy Piniella Retired (1985, Age 36) 55
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 16
(1971)
CF B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Old Molitor Delahanty League 0 10 years (131 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ B+ B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C+ C+ B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C+
Endurance Velocity Control
B-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C- 0 8/28/1949
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (1B)
A+ (99.0 %) (63.7 %) C- (32.1 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT
1972 CF COL 21 21 182.66 50 50 0 0 0 -2 2.46 1.000
1973 CF COL 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.00 1.000
1974 CF COL 124 124 1086.0 329 309 15 5 2 0 2.69 .985
1975 CF COL 72 72 636.33 185 179 1 5 0 +2 2.55 .973
1976 CF COL 127 126 1122.0 289 274 9 6 2 +4 2.27 .979
1977 CF COL 139 139 1226.0 314 307 4 3 1 -3 2.28 .990
1978 CF COL 111 111 982.33 295 281 8 6 3 +6 2.65 .980
1979 CF COL 131 131 1159.66 368 354 13 1 4 -1 2.85 .997
1980 CF COL 125 125 1100.66 312 301 4 7 0 +7 2.49 .978
1981 CF COL 139 139 1233.66 346 329 14 3 3 -1 2.50 .991
1982 CF COL 139 139 1228.0 328 319 8 1 1 +1 2.40 .997
1983 CF COL 139 139 1225.33 326 314 9 3 2 +2 2.37 .991
1984 1B COL 9 9 77.0 82 78 3 1 2 -2 9.47 .988
2B COL 2 2 16.0 13 5 7 1 1 -2 6.75 .923
3B COL 3 3 26.33 7 1 6 0 0 -3 2.39 1.000
LF COL 4 4 36.0 7 7 0 0 0 0 1.75 1.000
CF COL 102 94 841.66 224 216 5 3 1 +1 2.36 .987
1985 1B COL-KC-OAK 10 10 89.66 89 87 2 0 6 0 8.93 1.000
2B COL-KC-OAK 3 3 26.0 12 5 6 1 1 0 3.81 .917
3B COL-KC-OAK 3 3 26.0 5 1 4 0 0 0 1.73 1.000
LF COL-KC-OAK 12 12 110.66 22 21 0 1 0 0 1.71 .955
CF COL-KC-OAK 2 2 19.0 5 5 0 0 0 0 2.37 1.000
RF COL-KC-OAK 7 7 56.0 23 20 3 0 0 0 3.70 1.000
Pos Total 1B 19 19 166.66 171 165 5 1 8 -2 9.18 .994
2B 5 5 42.0 25 10 13 2 2 -2 4.93 .920
3B 6 6 52.33 12 2 10 0 0 -3 2.06 1.000
LF 16 16 146.66 29 28 0 1 0 0 1.72 .966
CF 1372 1363 12052.29 3373 3240 90 43 19 +16 2.49 .987
RF 7 7 56.0 23 20 3 0 0 0 3.70 1.000
Total 1425 1416 12515.94 3633 3465 121 47 29 +9 2.58 .987
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1985-11-01Tommy Piniella has retired from the Oakland Rounders
1985-07-22The Oakland Rounders have designated Tommy Piniella for assignment.
1985-07-07The Oakland Rounders have promoted Tommy Piniella to the major league team.
1985-07-07The Oakland Rounders have acquired Tommy Piniella from the waiver wire.
1985-06-15The Kansas City Royals have waived Tommy Piniella.
1985-06-05The Kansas City Royals have promoted Darrell Silvestri to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have designated Tommy Piniella for assignment.
1985-06-04Trade #1427111 has been completed between the Kansas City Royals and the Colorado Apens. The Colorado Apens receive Joe Alvarado from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for Tommy Piniella, Draft Pick 1988 Round 4 COL (Jesse Fischer).
1980-08-19Tommy Piniella of the Colorado Cobras is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1979-08-11Tommy Piniella of the Colorado Cobras is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1978-04-29Tommy Piniella of the Colorado Cobras is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1975-07-03Tommy Piniella of the Colorado Cobras is injured and is expected to be out 50 days.
1974-04-21The Colorado Cobras have promoted Tommy Piniella to the major league team. The Colorado Cobras have promoted Cris Chambers to the major league team. The Colorado Cobras have promoted Danny Leja to the major league team. The Colorado Cobras have promoted Hal Benton to the major league team. The Colorado Cobras have designated Larry Etten for assignment. The Colorado Cobras have sent Brian Daniel to the minors. The Colorado Cobras have sent Pat Burdock to the minors.
1973-04-01The Colorado Cobras have auto-demoted Tommy Piniella to the minor leagues.
1972-09-05The Colorado Cobras have promoted Tommy Piniella to the major league team. The Colorado Cobras have designated Artie Lezcano for assignment.
1972-05-12Trade #1317596 has been completed between the Colorado Cobras and the New York Bombers. The New York Bombers receive Doc Padgett, Kazuyuki Oishi, Draft Pick 1973 Round 3 COL (Mike Lary) from the Colorado Cobras in exchange for Alex Ward, Tommy Piniella, Draft Pick 1973 Round 1 WAS (Yuichi Fujimoto).