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Name Team Age
Willie Steele Retired (1996, Age 35) Died (2023, Age 62)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 56
(1980)		 CF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Jumbo Brown League 0 10 years (23 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ B+ B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C+ B- A 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A- A  A 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- F  D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D- C+ C+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D  0 4/16/1961
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (1B)
A+ (98.0 %) A+ (95.8 %) D+ (23.7 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1985 HOU 45 164 14 33 9 0 3 13 7 37 4 1 2 .544 .233 .311 .201
1986 HOU 135 528 63 133 17 6 11 51 38 144 34 15 3 .673 .304 .369 .252
1987 HOU 110 315 40 80 12 5 10 38 26 84 12 6 1 .732 .313 .419 .254
1988 HOU 102 352 53 106 12 6 17 47 16 89 24 7 2 .848 .334 .514 .301
1989 HOU 76 117 14 33 5 1 5 16 10 32 6 1 0 .809 .339 .470 .282
1990 HOU 110 248 28 68 10 6 6 25 23 60 15 10 4 .774 .338 .435 .274
1991 HOU 114 366 50 83 13 8 10 32 35 98 18 12 2 .682 .294 .388 .227
1992 HOU 44 109 12 24 8 0 4 17 9 28 4 0 0 .685 .281 .404 .220
1993 HOU 57 158 23 48 6 1 8 25 11 31 6 4 1 .853 .347 .506 .304
1994 WAS 111 272 45 85 8 2 16 44 15 65 16 0 6 .884 .351 .533 .312
1995 WAS 112 258 45 78 9 5 8 42 19 52 15 2 2 .822 .353 .469 .302
1996 WAS-STL 2 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 .600 .200 .400 .200
Total 1018 2892 388 772 110 40 98 350 209 722 155 58 23 .752 .318 .434 .267
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1996-11-01Willie Steele has retired from the St. Louis Wolverines
1996-10-01The St. Louis Wolverines have promoted Willie Steele to the major league team.
1996-05-10The St. Louis Wolverines have acquired Willie Steele from the waiver wire.
1996-04-21The Washington Senators have waived Willie Steele.
1996-04-03The Washington Senators have designated Willie Steele for assignment.
1994-08-08Willie Steele of the Washington Senators is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
1994-05-02Willie Steele of the Washington Senators is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1994-04-11The Washington Senators have acquired Willie Steele from the waiver wire.
1994-04-01The Houston Cougars have promoted Armando Lutz to the major league team. The Houston Cougars have promoted Tatsuya Matsui to the major league team. The Houston Cougars have designated Frenchy Hankins for assignment. The Houston Cougars have designated Willie Steele for assignment.
1989-04-09Willie Steele of the Houston Cougars is injured and is expected to be out 47 days.
1987-07-31Willie Steele of the Houston Cougars is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1985-08-03Trade #1394859 has been completed between the New York Yankees and the Houston Cougars. The Houston Cougars receive Masato Matsumoto, Willie Steele, Cesar Rigney, Roy Gorecki (Optioned), Draft Pick - 1988 Round 2 (NYA), Draft Pick - 1988 Round 1 (NYA), Draft Pick 1987 Round 2 NYA (Dave Tabb), Draft Pick 1987 Round 1 NYA (Chuck Fick), Draft Pick 1986 Round 2 NYA (Rod Long) from the New York Yankees in exchange for Rick Casey, Yank Magrann, Vladimir Molinet.