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Name	Team	Age
John Decker	Retired (1958, Age 35)	Died (2003, Age 81)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 11 (1950)	1B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Harmon Killebrew League	0	9 years (2 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	C+	A+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C+	B-	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C+	B	B-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	C
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B-	0	11/10/1922
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	2
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (---)
B+ (72.5 %)	C- (34.2 %)	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	CHA	115	373	51	100	16	8	14	55	28	88	7	2	0	.787	.321	.466	.268
1951	CHA	141	510	67	135	22	4	16	97	56	79	12	1	5	.755	.337	.418	.265
1952	CHA-DET	148	549	60	143	25	10	14	84	41	102	9	2	17	.735	.316	.419	.260
1953	DET	148	569	64	137	24	6	10	71	35	118	13	1	10	.642	.285	.357	.241
1954	DET	148	562	59	128	19	5	14	64	43	91	12	8	4	.638	.284	.354	.228
1955	DET	149	541	65	138	23	6	10	66	52	99	14	4	3	.699	.323	.375	.255
1956	DET	121	348	39	82	20	3	7	35	40	73	6	3	1	.689	.318	.371	.236
1957	DET	108	209	29	56	12	4	11	46	15	39	1	2	0	.840	.319	.522	.268
1958	DET-WAS	70	161	13	33	2	0	4	19	13	34	2	0	0	.562	.270	.292	.205
Total		1148	3822	447	952	163	46	100	537	323	723	76	23	40	.704	.309	.394	.249

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1958-11-01	John Decker has retired from the Washington Boondoggles
1958-07-29	The Washington Boondoggles have acquired John Decker from the waiver wire.
1958-07-29	The Washington Boondoggles have demoted John Kosman to the minor leagues.
1958-07-22	The Detroit Demons have promoted Jerry Raines to the major league team. The Detroit Demons have promoted John Restelli to the major league team. The Detroit Demons have promoted Derek Martin to the major league team. The Detroit Demons have designated Byron Young for assignment. The Detroit Demons have designated Ollie Seibold for assignment. The Detroit Demons have designated John Decker for assignment.
1952-04-15	A trade has been completed between the Chicago BlackSox and the Detroit Demons. The Detroit Demons receive John Decker, Frank Seaver from the Chicago BlackSox in exchange for Ramon Macha.
1952-03-01	The Chicago BlackSox have renamed John Blackberry to John Decker.
1950-04-04	The Chicago BlackSox have renamed John Blackerby to John Blackberry.