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Name Team Age
Charlie Ruth Retired (1977, Age 37) Died (2014, Age 74)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 44
(1962)		 SS R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Earl Averill League 0 15 years (150 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- B- C+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B  B  B 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C+ B  D+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- F  D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A- A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B- 0 3/4/1940
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (RF)
A+ (99.0 %) D+ (24.8 %) F  (2.9 %)

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Year Type   Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1962 Majors 50.00 5 / 6 5 / 9 1 / 6 2 / 5 5 / 9 8 / 8 7 / 7 33 / 50
1963 Majors 49.22 4 / 5 5 / 7 2 / 6 7 / 11 4 / 7 5 / 5 8 / 8 35 / 49
1964 Majors 55.02 2 / 3 2 / 8 4 / 10 6 / 12 1 / 7 10 / 12 3 / 3 28 / 55
1965 Majors 53.96 3 / 8 3 / 6 0 / 4 3 / 5 4 / 12 7 / 8 8 / 10 28 / 53
1966 Majors 55.74 5 / 7 1 / 12 2 / 10 2 / 4 0 / 7 1 / 2 5 / 13 16 / 55
1967 Majors 54.63 2 / 9 0 / 7 0 / 7 2 / 7 3 / 10 2 / 4 3 / 10 12 / 54
1968 Majors 59.09 0 / 5 1 / 5 1 / 9 0 / 10 1 / 12 1 / 11 3 / 7 7 / 59
1969 Majors 56.59 0 / 9 2 / 9 1 / 6 0 / 10 2 / 8 2 / 8 0 / 6 7 / 56
1970 Majors 57.50 0 / 8 0 / 13 0 / 5 1 / 12 0 / 6 0 / 9 0 / 4 1 / 57
1971 Majors 55.59 0 / 10 0 / 8 1 / 7 0 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 10 1 / 55
1972 Majors 39.60 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 1 0 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 8 1 / 11 1 / 39
1973 Majors 42.70 0 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 6 0 / 5 1 / 10 0 / 5 1 / 6 2 / 42
1974 Majors 20.76 0 / 5 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 20
1975 Majors 14.99 1 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 4 1 / 14
1976 Majors 14.84 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 14
1977 Majors 8.39 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 8
Total 0 0 0 22 / 89 19 / 98 12 / 88 23 / 98 21 / 110 36 / 93 39 / 104 172 / 680
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1977-11-01Charlie Ruth has retired from the Chicago Black Sox
1977-05-14Charlie Ruth of the Chicago Black Sox is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1976-04-05The Chicago Black Sox have acquired Charlie Ruth from the waiver wire.
1976-03-01The Pittsburgh Paladins have promoted Pete Bishop to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Paladins have designated Charlie Ruth for assignment.
1975-05-27The Pittsburgh Paladins have acquired Charlie Ruth from the waiver wire.
1975-05-27The Pittsburgh Paladins have demoted David Wisdom to the minor leagues.
1975-05-23The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Jack Krivda to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have designated Charlie Ruth for assignment.
1974-04-25The St. Louis Rough Riders have acquired Charlie Ruth from the waiver wire.
1974-04-25The St. Louis Rough Riders have demoted Lou Sax to the minor leagues.
1974-04-20The Boston Bishops have promoted Nick Bush to the major league team. The Boston Bishops have designated Charlie Ruth for assignment.
1968-04-22The Boston Bucks have renamed Bobby Packard to Charlie Ruth.
1967-04-02The Boston Bucks have renamed Sal McCann to Bobby Packard.
1965-09-27A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Athletics and the Boston Bucks. The Boston Bucks receive Sal McCann, Ed Devine, Carter Poynter (Optioned), Roy Bero from the Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Dike Schmidt.
1962-04-01The Kansas City Screamin` Eagles have promoted Sal McCann to the major league team. The Kansas City Screamin` Eagles have designated Ray Hamelin for assignment.