---

Show modern player card

Name	Team	Age
Buck Mitchell	Retired (1977, Age 38)	Died (2009, Age 70)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Undrafted (1957)	CF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Richie Ashburn League	0	15 years (86 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	A-	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	B+	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	B-	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D-	0	8/9/1939
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	4	4
Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (98.9 %)	A  (84.7 %)	F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log

Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1957	D-	D-	D+	D	D+	C-	D-
1958	D	D	C-	D+	D+	C	D-
1959	D+	D+	C+	C-	C-	C+	D+
1960	D+	C-	B-	C	C	B-	C
1961	C	C	B-	C	C	B-	C
1962	C	C	B	C+	C	B-	C+
1963	C	C+	B	C+	C+	B	C+
1964	C+	C+	B	C+	C+	B	C+
1965	B-	B-	B	C+	C+	B+	B-
1966	B	B-	B+	B-	C+	B+	B-
1967	B	B-	B+	B-	B-	B+	B-
1968	B	B	B+	B-	B-	A-	B-
1969	B	B	B+	B-	B-	A-	B-
1970	B	B	B+	B-	B-	A-	B-
1971	B	B	B+	B-	B-	A-	B-
1972	B	B	B+	B-	B-	A-	B-
1973	B	B	B+	B-	B-	A-	B-
1974	B	B	B+	B-	B-	A-	B-
1975	B	B	B+	B-	B-	A-	B-
1976	B	B	B+	B-	B-	A-	B-
1977	B	B	B+	B-	B-	A-	B-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1977-11-01	Buck Mitchell has retired from the New York Rain
1977-07-20	Buck Mitchell of the New York Rain is injured and is expected to be out 49 days.
1975-04-05	Buck Mitchell of the New York Rain is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1973-03-01	A trade has been completed between the New York Rain and the Chicago Old Style. The Chicago Old Style receive Dan Perrine, Draft Pick - 1973 Round 2 (NYA) from the New York Rain in exchange for Buck Mitchell.
1962-04-01	The Chicago Isotopes have renamed Julian Mitchell to Buck Mitchell.
1962-04-01	The Chicago Isotopes have promoted Julian Mitchell to the major league team. The Chicago Isotopes have promoted Albie Bertrand to the major league team. The Chicago Isotopes have promoted Allen Locklear to the major league team. The Chicago Isotopes have promoted Bill Warner to the major league team. The Chicago Isotopes have designated Garry Shook for assignment. The Chicago Isotopes have designated Leo Brown for assignment. The Chicago Isotopes have designated Chuck Ryerson for assignment. The Chicago Isotopes have designated Ross Oliva for assignment.
1962-03-01	The Chicago Dragons have promoted Julian Mitchell to the major league team. The Chicago Dragons have sent Rico Thurman to the minors.
1961-04-01	The Chicago Dragons have promoted S. Podsednik to the major league team. The Chicago Dragons have sent Julian Mitchell to the minors.
1960-09-23	The Chicago Dragons have promoted Julian Mitchell to the major league team.
1960-05-23	A trade has been completed between the Chicago Dragons and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pittsburgh Pirates receive Deacon Munoz, Tony Armas from the Chicago Dragons in exchange for Carlos Delgado, Julian Mitchell, Draft Pick - 1961 Round 2 (PIT).
1957-06-27	The Pittsburgh Pirates have acquired Julian Mitchell from the waiver wire.