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Name Team Age
Rube Goodson Retired (1968, Age 34) Died (2006, Age 72)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 63
(1956)
RF L/L
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Lyman Bostock Jr League 0 4 years (52 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- B- B-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B- C+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B+ B-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B- A+ C+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D- 0 1/25/1934
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (---)
A- (76.7 %) C- (33.9 %) (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
1956 BOS-CIN 72 301 24 61 9 0 5 22 16 59 1 2 4 .527 .245 .282 .203
1957 CIN 65 209 17 48 7 1 3 28 13 34 1 1 2 .589 .274 .316 .230
1958 CIN 114 423 46 118 18 1 14 65 33 69 3 2 6 .758 .333 .426 .279
1959 CIN 80 194 27 53 7 3 6 22 20 39 1 0 3 .773 .340 .433 .273
1960 CIN 93 234 33 60 9 2 5 20 24 49 0 1 2 .704 .328 .376 .256
Total 424 1361 147 340 50 7 33 157 106 250 6 6 17 .674 .305 .370 .250
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1968-11-01Rube Goodson has retired from the Cincinnati Politicians
1961-04-01The Cincinnati Politicians have promoted Jim Godar to the major league team. The Cincinnati Politicians have sent Rube Goodson to the minors.
1957-03-31The Cincinnati Politicians have promoted Rennie Edenfield to the major league team. The Cincinnati Politicians have sent Rube Goodson to the minors.
1956-06-24A trade has been completed between the Boston Stranglers and the Cincinnati Politicians. The Cincinnati Politicians receive Rube Goodson, Art Seybold, Al Hunt from the Boston Stranglers in exchange for Artie Estrada.