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Name Team Age
John Lawing Retired (1977, Age 40) Died (2034, Age 97)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 1
(1955)		 SS B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Mike Schmidt League 0 17 years (90 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B+ B-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ A- C+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B+ B+ C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D+ B  B 
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
A  0 8/29/1937
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
2 5 10
Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

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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 
1955 Minors 76.00 3 / 8 8 / 12 11 / 14 6 / 10 9 / 16 11 / 11 5 / 5 53 / 76
1956 Minors 53.00 2 / 3 3 / 8 4 / 7 6 / 11 4 / 8 9 / 9 7 / 7 35 / 53
1957 Minors 70.00 6 / 13 5 / 11 7 / 12 5 / 11 2 / 5 10 / 10 8 / 8 43 / 70
1958 Minors 74.00 2 / 6 7 / 11 2 / 8 2 / 12 2 / 10 14 / 17 7 / 10 36 / 74
1959 Minors 75.00 4 / 9 4 / 10 1 / 8 7 / 13 2 / 10 6 / 13 10 / 12 34 / 75
1960 Minors 67.00 4 / 10 3 / 8 3 / 9 3 / 7 1 / 11 8 / 12 2 / 10 24 / 67
1961 Majors 74.69 2 / 10 0 / 9 2 / 14 2 / 15 2 / 9 7 / 10 2 / 7 17 / 74
1962 Majors 73.62 0 / 8 4 / 13 1 / 10 2 / 11 1 / 10 5 / 12 1 / 9 14 / 73
1963 Majors 75.77 2 / 7 3 / 14 0 / 12 0 / 11 2 / 10 2 / 12 2 / 9 11 / 75
1964 Majors 65.57 0 / 6 2 / 12 0 / 6 3 / 15 2 / 13 2 / 4 1 / 9 10 / 65
1965 Majors 74.84 0 / 16 0 / 9 0 / 8 1 / 8 0 / 11 0 / 8 0 / 14 1 / 74
1966 Majors 72.20 0 / 10 0 / 10 1 / 16 1 / 8 0 / 10 2 / 9 0 / 9 4 / 72
1967 Majors 71.39 0 / 8 0 / 10 0 / 9 0 / 12 0 / 10 1 / 13 0 / 9 1 / 71
1968 Majors 75.50 0 / 6 0 / 13 0 / 9 0 / 10 0 / 12 0 / 13 1 / 12 1 / 75
1969 Majors 74.20 0 / 6 1 / 15 0 / 12 1 / 10 0 / 10 0 / 13 0 / 8 2 / 74
1970 Majors 73.20 0 / 10 0 / 11 0 / 12 0 / 10 0 / 7 0 / 10 0 / 13 0 / 73
1971 Majors 72.30 0 / 9 1 / 8 0 / 15 0 / 7 1 / 9 0 / 13 0 / 11 2 / 72
1972 Majors 66.48 0 / 14 0 / 8 0 / 11 0 / 8 0 / 5 0 / 9 0 / 11 0 / 66
1973 Majors 71.40 0 / 8 1 / 13 0 / 14 0 / 8 1 / 15 0 / 5 0 / 8 2 / 71
1974 Majors 69.09 0 / 11 0 / 16 0 / 9 0 / 7 1 / 10 0 / 7 0 / 9 1 / 69
1975 Majors 69.50 0 / 6 0 / 13 0 / 11 0 / 13 0 / 5 0 / 9 0 / 12 0 / 69
1976 Majors 61.69 1 / 12 0 / 8 1 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 4 0 / 11 0 / 9 2 / 61
1977 Majors 69.89 0 / 15 0 / 3 0 / 11 0 / 6 0 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 17 0 / 69
Total 0 0 0 26 / 211 42 / 245 33 / 246 39 / 231 30 / 219 77 / 238 46 / 228 293 / 1618
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1977-11-01John Lawing has retired from the Cincinnati Red Spiders
1972-04-01A trade has been completed between the New York Metropolitans and the Cincinnati Red Spiders. The Cincinnati Red Spiders receive John Lawing, Silver Clendenon, Archie Reich from the New York Metropolitans in exchange for Andre Riley, Draft Pick - 1974 Round 1 (CIN).
1966-05-31A trade has been completed between the Chicago American Giants and the New York Metropolitans. The New York Metropolitans receive John Lawing, Randy Karl, Mark Denehy, Frank Peploski, Alan Johns, Frank Clark, Tim Amalfitano from the Chicago American Giants in exchange for Luis Johnson, Gene Blefary, Jake Wells, Wes Brown, Bob Beck, Bruce Brickell, George Danforth, Draft Pick - 1967 Round 1 (NYN), Draft Pick - 1968 Round 1 (NYN), Draft Pick - 1969 Round 1 (NYN).
1961-04-01The Chicago Oktoberfest have promoted John Lawing to the major league team. The Chicago Oktoberfest have sent Sleeper Estrada to the minors.