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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   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1986 OAK 148 604 71 161 24 8 23 76 32 164 6 4 29 .750 .303 .447 .267
1987 OAK 105 378 46 97 14 4 17 74 29 98 7 3 5 .761 .311 .450 .257
1988 OAK 135 524 82 151 27 5 28 99 25 119 5 2 3 .843 .324 .519 .288
1989 OAK 112 432 58 124 15 3 19 73 30 107 4 2 3 .799 .332 .468 .287
1990 OAK 83 167 22 36 8 2 6 26 17 50 2 0 4 .686 .290 .395 .216
1991 OAK 114 416 62 113 18 3 19 51 30 100 5 3 8 .792 .325 .466 .272
1992 OAK 81 167 23 46 8 0 5 20 18 51 3 0 3 .759 .346 .413 .275
1993 OAK 72 155 20 47 7 2 8 32 14 40 1 2 2 .895 .366 .529 .303
1994 OAK 93 363 57 103 14 4 21 63 31 81 2 3 6 .861 .343 .518 .284
1995 OAK 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .100 .100 .000 .000
Total 946 3215 441 878 135 31 146 514 226 814 35 19 63 .793 .323 .471 .273
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.