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Name Team Age
Derek Venable Retired (1995, Age 35) Died (2044, Age 85)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 17
(1979)		 1B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Santo Rodriguez League 0 8 years (151 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  A  C 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C  C  B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A  A  A+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- F 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B- A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B  0 11/15/1959
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
1 3 5
Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (---)
A+ (93.9 %) C+ (45.8 %) F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year Type   Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1979 Minors 66.00 3 / 4 10 / 11 5 / 8 6 / 10 14 / 14 9 / 9 10 / 10 57 / 66
1980 Minors 57.00 6 / 6 7 / 9 3 / 10 3 / 8 7 / 7 11 / 11 6 / 6 43 / 57
1981 Minors 57.00 5 / 8 7 / 7 3 / 4 4 / 9 12 / 13 8 / 11 5 / 5 44 / 57
1982 Minors 62.00 5 / 11 3 / 6 0 / 7 2 / 12 5 / 6 6 / 10 6 / 10 27 / 62
1983 Minors 71.00 6 / 15 4 / 9 1 / 10 0 / 8 8 / 11 7 / 11 1 / 7 27 / 71
1984 Minors 68.00 4 / 8 1 / 14 1 / 7 0 / 9 7 / 12 5 / 9 5 / 9 23 / 68
1985 Minors 71.00 2 / 11 0 / 9 3 / 7 0 / 11 7 / 11 6 / 17 2 / 5 20 / 71
1986 Majors 59.54 162 148 0 5 / 10 0 / 9 1 / 6 0 / 10 2 / 6 1 / 9 4 / 9 13 / 59
1987 Majors 53.68 162 95 0 1 / 5 0 / 10 1 / 8 0 / 4 0 / 12 1 / 9 1 / 5 4 / 53
1988 Majors 67.58 162 129 0 0 / 4 0 / 5 1 / 12 0 / 11 0 / 9 1 / 15 0 / 11 2 / 67
1989 Majors 54.07 134 106 25 0 / 6 0 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 13 0 / 5 0 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 54
1990 Majors 36.61 162 32 0 0 / 8 0 / 4 1 / 9 0 / 4 1 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 1 2 / 36
1991 Majors 57.43 162 96 0 0 / 5 0 / 13 0 / 10 0 / 14 0 / 6 1 / 6 0 / 3 1 / 57
1992 Majors 33.66 162 31 0 0 / 7 0 / 3 0 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 33
1993 Majors 31.70 146 27 12 -4 / 5 -3 / 4 -5 / 5 -3 / 2 -6 / 7 -1 / 5 -2 / 3 -24 / 31
1994 Majors 53.52 157 89 5 -3 / 6 -2 / 13 -1 / 4 -6 / 3 -5 / 9 -1 / 9 -2 / 9 -20 / 53
1995 Minors 1.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1
1995 Majors 2.08 12 2 0 -5 / 1 -6 / 0 -3 / 0 -3 / 1 -4 / 0 -1 / 0 0 / 0 -22 / 2
Total 1421 755 42 25 / 120 21 / 135 11 / 122 3 / 133 48 / 138 53 / 146 36 / 104 197 / 898
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1995-11-01Derek Venable has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1995-05-30The Oakland Opossum have waived Derek Venable.
1995-05-05The Oakland Opossum have designated Derek Venable for assignment.
1995-04-21The Oakland Opossum have promoted Derek Venable to the major league team.
1995-04-01The Oakland Opossum have promoted Bill Taubensee to the major league team. The Oakland Opossum have designated Derek Venable for assignment.
1994-06-13Derek Venable of the Oakland Opossum is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1993-06-23Derek Venable of the Oakland Opossum is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1991-05-09The Oakland Opossum have placed Derek Venable on the trade block.
1989-09-23Derek Venable of the Oakland Opossum is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1989-07-04Derek Venable of the Oakland Opossum is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1986-04-01The Oakland Athletics have promoted Derek Venable to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Rennie Schoen to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Tex Smith to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Ray Singer to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Pinky Baker to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have designated Dave Gardner for assignment. The Oakland Athletics have designated Mark Janowicz for assignment. The Oakland Athletics have designated Jim Poloni for assignment. The Oakland Athletics have designated Max Saverine for assignment.