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
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Majors Service Time |
Lyman Bostock Jr League | 0 | 4 years (52 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 | 1/25/1934 | |
WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
0 | 0 | 0 |
Alt Pos (CF) | Alt Pos (LF) | Alt Pos (---) |
(76.7 %) | (33.9 %) | (0.0 %) |
Year
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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 |
Date | Transaction |
1968-11-01 | Rube Goodson has retired from the Cincinnati Politicians |
1961-04-01 | The Cincinnati Politicians have promoted Jim Godar to the major league team. The Cincinnati Politicians have sent Rube Goodson to the minors. |
1957-03-31 | The Cincinnati Politicians have promoted Rennie Edenfield to the major league team. The Cincinnati Politicians have sent Rube Goodson to the minors. |
1956-06-24 | A 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. |