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Name Team Age
Truck Collins Retired (1969, Age 36) Died (2008, Age 76)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 21
(1952)		 1B L/L
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Sandberg Yingling League 0 2 years (65 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  C+ B 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ B  B 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B  B  D+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- C+ D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D- 0 12/3/1932
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (---)
B  (62.5 %) B- (53.5 %) 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
1952 CLE 30 110 18 33 4 2 1 15 11 15 0 0 1 .766 .366 .400 .300
1953 CLE 19 77 6 26 4 3 2 13 6 13 0 0 2 .926 .381 .545 .338
1958 CLE 130 533 89 159 37 5 20 58 45 99 6 3 6 .851 .352 .499 .298
1959 CLE 125 503 86 131 29 2 18 61 45 72 2 0 7 .754 .321 .433 .260
1960 CLE 130 515 76 150 21 4 18 71 54 82 0 0 8 .808 .355 .452 .291
1961 CLE 127 494 79 132 24 5 16 62 50 78 1 1 2 .762 .329 .433 .267
1962 CLE 126 508 92 144 29 6 16 63 50 80 2 0 8 .809 .350 .459 .283
1963 BRO-WAS 85 325 40 87 17 1 13 62 27 59 6 1 3 .769 .323 .446 .268
1964 WAS 144 433 64 116 22 1 15 57 44 69 16 1 2 .763 .335 .427 .268
1965 WAS-CIN 133 372 65 116 13 1 15 47 43 50 15 4 3 .858 .385 .473 .312
1966 CIN 131 441 72 129 20 3 17 76 51 64 15 3 2 .832 .365 .467 .293
1967 CIN 133 440 53 114 23 3 12 56 38 75 11 4 5 .725 .318 .407 .259
1968 CIN 123 205 27 66 14 0 8 31 18 29 2 2 2 .887 .379 .507 .322
1969 CIN 143 173 30 47 11 0 4 13 16 31 2 1 0 .741 .337 .405 .272
Total 1579 5129 797 1450 268 36 175 685 498 816 78 20 51 .797 .346 .451 .283
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1969-11-01Truck Collins has retired from the Cincinnati Redlegs
1967-04-01The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Alfonso Okrie to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Ira Tonneman to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Truck Collins to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Tom Crews to the major league team.
1966-10-03The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Jim Bentley to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Jeff Stevens to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Bill Bautista to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Rowdy Newell to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Dots Rothel to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Norm Loudell to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Truck Collins to the minors. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Rod Bray to the minors. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Jack Garcia to the minors. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent John McCarthy to the minors. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Bud Sims to the minors. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Mike Mitchell to the minors.
1965-07-29The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Truck Collins to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted James Clabaugh to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Bill Bautista to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Windy Lucas to the minors. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Jerry Cavet to the minors. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Rex Stratton to the minors.
1965-07-29A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Redlegs and the Washington Senators. The Washington Senators receive Dan Sosa, John Turner, Draft Pick - 1966 Round 1 (WAS) from the Cincinnati Redlegs in exchange for Truck Collins, James Clabaugh, Bill Bautista.
1965-05-16The Washington Senators have promoted Truck Collins to the major league team. The Washington Senators have sent Harry Durocher to the minors.
1965-05-06The Washington Senators have promoted Harry Durocher to the major league team. The Washington Senators have sent Truck Collins to the minors.
1963-10-03The Washington Senators have promoted Clarence Roach to the major league team. The Washington Senators have promoted Truck Collins to the major league team. The Washington Senators have promoted Mike Dee to the major league team. The Washington Senators have sent Dick Lawing to the minors. The Washington Senators have sent Harry Durocher to the minors. The Washington Senators have sent Brian Gantner to the minors.
1963-08-12A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Ballers and the Washington Senators. The Washington Senators receive Truck Collins from the Brooklyn Ballers in exchange for Dave Daley, Walter Cronin.
1963-06-18The Brooklyn Ballers have promoted Truck Collins to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ballers have sent Fritz Pritchard to the minors.
1963-06-10The Brooklyn Ballers have promoted Jerry Abreu to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ballers have sent Truck Collins to the minors.
1960-04-01The Cleveland Devil Clowns have promoted Truck Collins to the major league team. The Cleveland Devil Clowns have promoted Rome Davis to the major league team. The Cleveland Devil Clowns have promoted Tom Lee to the major league team. The Cleveland Devil Clowns have sent Ron Tyler to the minors. The Cleveland Devil Clowns have sent Joel Bay to the minors. The Cleveland Devil Clowns have sent Gus McCall to the minors.
1959-09-25The Cleveland Devil Clowns have promoted Gus McCall to the major league team. The Cleveland Devil Clowns have sent Truck Collins to the minors.
1957-10-08The Cleveland Devil Browns have promoted Truck Collins to the major league team. The Cleveland Devil Browns have promoted Will McCosky to the major league team. The Cleveland Devil Browns have sent Leo McBride to the minors. The Cleveland Devil Browns have sent Jouett Golden to the minors.
1953-10-06The Cleveland Devil Browns have promoted Bud Fielder to the major league team. The Cleveland Devil Browns have sent Truck Collins to the minors.
1953-09-09The Cleveland Devil Browns have promoted Truck Collins to the major league team. The Cleveland Devil Browns have sent Don French to the minors.
1953-04-01The Cleveland Devil Browns have promoted Jouett Golden to the major league team. The Cleveland Devil Browns have sent Truck Collins to the minors.
1952-09-22The Cleveland Devil Browns have promoted Truck Collins to the major league team. The Cleveland Devil Browns have sent Bud Fielder to the minors.
1952-05-15The Cleveland Devil Browns have promoted Hardie Chapman to the major league team. The Cleveland Devil Browns have sent Truck Collins to the minors.
1952-04-16The Cleveland Devil Browns have promoted Truck Collins to the major league team. The Cleveland Devil Browns have sent Ellie Schulte to the minors.