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Name Team Age
Sophocles Retired (1954, Age 27) Died (1995, Age 69)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 31, Pick 493
(1950)		 SS R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Billy Hamilton League 0 0 years (14 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- A- C-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B- B+ B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C  C+ C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D  D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B  A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C+ 0 12/7/1926
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
D+ (20.9 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1950 WAS 2 8 3 4 0 0 2 4 1 2 0 0 0 1.806 .556 1.250 .500
1951 WAS 20 33 2 6 0 1 0 3 2 5 1 0 1 .471 .229 .242 .182
1952 WAS-NYN 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1953 NYN 14 43 6 8 3 0 0 2 5 7 1 0 1 .521 .265 .256 .186
1954 NYN 11 19 2 4 2 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 .620 .304 .316 .211
1956 PIT 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2.000 1.000 1.000 1.000
Total 53 106 15 24 5 1 2 13 13 15 2 0 2 .655 .306 .349 .226
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1957-11-01Sophocles has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1956-07-15The Pittsburgh Steel Men have waived Sophocles.
1956-07-10The Pittsburgh Steel Men have promoted Chip Adams to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Men have designated Sophocles for assignment.
1956-06-24The Pittsburgh Steel Men have promoted Sophocles to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Men have designated Pericles for assignment.
1956-06-24The Pittsburgh Steel Men have acquired Sophocles from the waiver wire.
1955-04-01The Philadelphia Phitowners have waived Sophocles.
1954-07-25The New York Borg have promoted Cicero to the major league team. The New York Borg have sent Sophocles to the minors.
1954-06-27The New York Borg have promoted Sophocles to the major league team. The New York Borg have sent Cicero to the minors.
1953-10-13The New York Borg have promoted Isocrates to the major league team. The New York Borg have promoted Plato to the major league team. The New York Borg have promoted Cornificius to the major league team. The New York Borg have promoted Protagoras to the major league team. The New York Borg have sent Dave Smith to the minors. The New York Borg have sent Lysias to the minors. The New York Borg have sent Sir Robert Walpole to the minors. The New York Borg have sent Sophocles to the minors.
1953-09-17The New York Borg have promoted Sophocles to the major league team. The New York Borg have sent Isocrates to the minors.
1952-05-22The New York Borg have promoted Plato to the major league team. The New York Borg have sent Sophocles to the minors.
1952-05-01The New York Borg have promoted Sophocles to the major league team. The New York Borg have sent Pericles to the minors.
1952-05-01The New York Borg have renamed Jim Cardwell to Sophocles.
1952-05-01The New York Borg have acquired Jim Cardwell from the waiver wire. The New York Borg have waived Tisias.
1952-04-03The Washington Loonatics have waived Jim Cardwell.
1951-10-03The Washington Loonatics have promoted Charlie Stroud to the major league team. The Washington Loonatics have sent Jim Cardwell to the minors.
1951-08-28The Washington Loonatics have promoted Jim Cardwell to the major league team. The Washington Loonatics have sent Frank Swartzel to the minors.
1951-04-01The Washington Loonatics have promoted Frank Swartzel to the major league team. The Washington Loonatics have sent Jim Cardwell to the minors.
1950-08-25The Washington Loonatics have promoted Jim Cardwell to the major league team. The Washington Loonatics have sent Art Russo to the minors.