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| Name | Team | Age |
| Paul Preston | Retired (1969, Age 38) | Died (2003, Age 72) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 3, Pick 41 (1954) |
LF | L/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Cesar Cedeno League | 0 | 9 years (160 games) |
| Total Rating
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Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
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Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
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| Health
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Injured Days
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Birthday |
| 0 | 10/14/1931 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (RF) | Alt Pos (CF) | Alt Pos (1B) |
| (99.0 %) | (22.7 %) | (18.2 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
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Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1956 | NYN | 9 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .439 | .278 | .161 | .161 |
| 1957 | NYN-PIT | 98 | 339 | 36 | 90 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 46 | 30 | 63 | 9 | 3 | 2 | .744 | .334 | .410 | .265 |
| 1958 | PIT | 120 | 421 | 33 | 87 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 33 | 76 | 5 | 3 | 10 | .537 | .263 | .273 | .207 |
| 1959 | PIT | 116 | 395 | 34 | 91 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 46 | 40 | 70 | 7 | 8 | 5 | .619 | .303 | .316 | .230 |
| 1960 | PIT | 107 | 363 | 28 | 78 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 49 | 36 | 77 | 6 | 6 | 3 | .614 | .286 | .328 | .215 |
| 1963 | KC | 79 | 317 | 48 | 92 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 34 | 26 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .806 | .346 | .461 | .290 |
| 1964 | KC | 69 | 220 | 17 | 53 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .626 | .285 | .341 | .241 |
| 1965 | KC-PIT | 93 | 116 | 16 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .879 | .370 | .509 | .310 |
| 1966 | PIT | 46 | 175 | 21 | 49 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 24 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 4 | .785 | .368 | .417 | .280 |
| 1967 | PIT | 56 | 213 | 24 | 52 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .673 | .306 | .366 | .244 |
| 1968 | PIT | 43 | 164 | 14 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .594 | .301 | .293 | .226 |
| 1969 | PIT | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.000 | .600 | 1.400 | .600 |
| Total | 837 | 2759 | 273 | 673 | 98 | 10 | 66 | 337 | 254 | 532 | 36 | 34 | 36 | .668 | .309 | .358 | .244 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1969-11-01 | Paul Preston has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1969-08-22 | The Pittsburgh PeanuTs have waived Paul Preston. |
| 1969-08-01 | The Pittsburgh PeanuTs have promoted Dick Hanson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh PeanuTs have designated Paul Preston for assignment. |
| 1969-07-15 | The Pittsburgh PeanuTs have promoted Paul Preston to the major league team. The Pittsburgh PeanuTs have sent Charlie Newfield to the minors. |
| 1969-07-05 | The Pittsburgh PeanuTs have promoted Dick Hanson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh PeanuTs have designated Paul Preston for assignment. |
| 1969-06-15 | The Pittsburgh PeanuTs have promoted Paul Preston to the major league team. The Pittsburgh PeanuTs have sent Charlie Newfield to the minors. |
| 1969-04-23 | The Pittsburgh PeanuTs have promoted Mark Kucab to the major league team. The Pittsburgh PeanuTs have designated Paul Preston for assignment. |
| 1965-05-07 | A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Athletics and the Pittsburgh Mudskippers. The Pittsburgh Mudskippers receive Paul Preston from the Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Jay Perez. |
| 1963-04-18 | The Kansas City Blues have promoted Paul Preston to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have designated Russ Hetzel for assignment. |
| 1957-05-27 | The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Steve Dukes to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Ham Odom to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Angelo Glazner to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted George Barnicle to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Billy Stapleton to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Paul Preston to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Scott Green to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Rich Harden to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Larry Layne for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Fred Saberhagen for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Frank Burgess to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Kevin Ohman for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Roman Phifer for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Dave Hoerst for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Antonio Armas for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Francis Borgia for assignment. |
| 1957-05-27 | A trade has been completed between the New York Crush and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pittsburgh Pirates receive Paul Preston, Ham Odom, Wayne Oldring, Tom Richmond, Ron Perkowski, Draft Pick - 1958 Round 5 (NYN), Draft Pick - 1958 Round 4 (NYN), Draft Pick - 1958 Round 3 (NYN) from the New York Crush in exchange for Draft Pick - 1958 Round 1 (PIT). |
| 1956-10-03 | The New York Crush have sent Paul Preston to the minors. The New York Crush have sent George Marshall to the minors. The New York Crush have sent Ham Odom to the minors. The New York Crush have sent Oscar Hall to the minors. The New York Crush have sent Pop Kelley to the minors. The New York Crush have sent Lorenzo Schaffernoth to the minors. |
| 1956-09-22 | The New York Crush have promoted Paul Preston to the major league team. |
| 1954-04-06 | The New York Crush have renamed Heinie Silverio to Paul Preston. |