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| Name | Team | Age |
| Pop Atherton | Retired (1972, Age 34) | Died (2025, Age 87) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 3, Pick 37 (1959) |
C | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Amos Otis League | 0 | 10 years (56 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
|
Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
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| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 10/19/1938 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Vs | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1964 | LHP | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .818 | .273 | .545 | .273 |
| 1964 | RHP | 25 | 56 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 16 | .510 | .207 | .304 | .179 |
| 1965 | LHP | 44 | 70 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | .701 | .329 | .371 | .243 |
| 1965 | RHP | 22 | 37 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | .739 | .333 | .405 | .297 |
| 1966 | LHP | 30 | 71 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | .606 | .282 | .324 | .225 |
| 1966 | RHP | 28 | 46 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | .616 | .333 | .283 | .261 |
| 1967 | LHP | 35 | 76 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 11 | .882 | .395 | .487 | .355 |
| 1967 | RHP | 33 | 60 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | .610 | .277 | .333 | .233 |
| 1968 | LHP | 26 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1.000 | .400 | .600 | .320 |
| 1968 | RHP | 31 | 61 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 9 | .771 | .361 | .410 | .262 |
| 1969 | LHP | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .100 | .200 | .100 |
| 1969 | RHP | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1970 | LHP | 18 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .707 | .350 | .357 | .214 |
| 1970 | RHP | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1971 | LHP | 16 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .328 | .211 | .118 | .118 |
| 1971 | RHP | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1972 | LHP | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .000 | .000 |
| 1972 | RHP | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.306 | .556 | .750 | .500 |
| Total | LHP | 187 | 295 | 77 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 45 | 30 | 38 | .720 | .327 | .393 | .261 |
| Total | RHP | 155 | 288 | 67 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 50 | .623 | .290 | .333 | .233 |
| Total | 501 | 1297 | 310 | 37 | 6 | 25 | 126 | 113 | 202 | .635 | .300 | .335 | .239 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1972-11-01 | Pop Atherton has retired from the Cincinnati Steamboats |
| 1966-05-16 | A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Indians and the Cincinnati Steamboats. The Cincinnati Steamboats receive Ben Harkins, Pop Atherton, Hank Robinson from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Draft Pick - 1967 Round 1 (CIN), Draft Pick - 1967 Round 3 (CIN), Draft Pick - 1967 Round 5 (CIN). |
| 1965-04-01 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Jack Howell to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Kevin Schultz to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Pop Atherton to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have designated Rufus Pettitte for assignment. |
| 1964-09-26 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Jack Howell to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Pop Atherton to the minors. |
| 1964-09-06 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Pop Atherton to the major league team. |
| 1964-08-10 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Pop Atherton to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have designated Gil Hodges Jr, for assignment. |
| 1964-05-27 | The Cleveland Indians have sent Pop Atherton to the minors. |
| 1964-04-22 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Pop Atherton to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have designated Frankie Spalding for assignment. |
| 1964-04-22 | A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox. The Chicago White Sox receive Juan Melton from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for John Smith, Joe Breck, Pop Atherton. |
| 1963-04-01 | The Chicago White Sox have promoted Juan Widera to the major league team. The Chicago White Sox have sent Pop Atherton to the minors. |
| 1962-09-15 | The Chicago White Sox have promoted Pop Atherton to the major league team. |
| 1962-06-03 | The Chicago White Sox have sent Pop Atherton to the minors. |
| 1962-05-07 | The Chicago White Sox have promoted Beau Orsatti to the major league team. The Chicago White Sox have promoted Pop Atherton to the major league team. |
| 1961-06-11 | The Chicago White Sox have promoted Jack Pregenzer to the major league team. The Chicago White Sox have sent Pop Atherton to the minors. |
| 1960-08-07 | The Chicago White Sox have promoted Pop Atherton to the major league team. |
| 1960-03-03 | The Chicago White Sox have acquired Pop Atherton from the waiver wire. |
| 1959-04-01 | The Kansas City Smokers have promoted Pop Atherton to the major league team. The Kansas City Smokers have sent Danny Dailey to the minors. |