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Name Team Age
Jim Best Retired (1989, Age 35) Died (2042, Age 88)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 13
(1979)		 2B B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Mordecai Brown League 0 8 years (135 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
49 22 37
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
53 46 41
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
66 69 57
Endurance Velocity Control
55 10 3
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
6 18 18
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
70 0 3/6/1954
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (RF)
91 (91.2 %) 68 (68.6 %) 13 (13.6 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT
1980 2B MIL 6 5 43.0 18 7 9 2 2 -6 3.35 .889
1981 1B MIL 6 6 54.0 57 53 4 0 2 0 9.50 1.000
2B MIL 46 33 308.66 162 66 90 6 10 -9 4.55 .963
3B MIL 1 1 9.0 5 2 2 1 1 0 4.00 .800
SS MIL 7 7 62.33 27 11 16 0 1 -3 3.90 1.000
1982 2B MIL 10 8 70.0 33 13 19 1 5 -4 4.11 .970
3B MIL 98 98 860.33 261 52 194 15 2 -20 2.57 .943
SS MIL 1 1 9.0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2.00 1.000
1983 2B MIL 21 11 107.0 60 22 36 2 4 -1 4.88 .967
SS MIL 2 2 17.0 12 5 6 1 0 +1 5.82 .917
1984 2B MIL 35 20 199.0 103 52 48 3 10 -8 4.52 .971
3B MIL 50 50 423.33 164 31 124 9 6 -13 3.30 .945
SS MIL 3 3 25.0 20 8 11 1 2 -6 6.84 .950
1985 2B MIL 115 111 978.33 578 243 319 16 53 -30 5.17 .972
3B MIL 21 21 187.33 63 20 42 1 0 -2 2.98 .984
SS MIL 1 1 8.0 5 1 3 1 0 0 4.50 .800
1986 2B MIL 49 44 399.66 266 115 144 7 37 -9 5.83 .974
3B MIL 2 2 16.0 5 1 4 0 0 0 2.81 1.000
SS MIL 2 2 18.0 10 2 8 0 0 -1 5.00 1.000
LF MIL 54 54 466.0 119 117 0 2 0 -3 2.26 .983
1987 2B MIL 8 8 70.66 35 17 18 0 3 -2 4.46 1.000
3B MIL 2 2 16.0 6 1 5 0 0 0 3.38 1.000
SS MIL 4 4 35.66 23 9 13 1 4 -2 5.55 .957
LF MIL 80 80 686.0 172 166 0 6 0 -7 2.18 .965
1988 2B MIL 3 3 26.0 16 7 9 0 2 -1 5.54 1.000
SS MIL 4 4 35.0 23 10 12 1 3 -1 5.66 .957
LF MIL 53 53 453.0 88 87 0 1 0 -1 1.73 .989
1989 LF MIL 9 8 73.0 20 20 0 0 0 -1 2.47 1.000
RF MIL 4 4 35.0 4 4 0 0 0 -1 1.03 1.000
Pos Total 1B 6 6 54.0 57 53 4 0 2 0 9.50 1.000
2B 293 243 2202.31 1271 542 692 37 126 -70 5.04 .971
3B 174 174 1511.99 504 107 371 26 9 -35 2.85 .948
SS 24 24 209.99 122 46 71 5 10 -12 5.01 .959
LF 196 195 1678.0 399 390 0 9 0 -12 2.09 .977
RF 4 4 35.0 4 4 0 0 0 -1 1.03 1.000
Total 697 646 5691.29 2357 1142 1138 77 147 -130 3.61 .967
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1989-11-01Jim Best has retired from the Milwaukee Night Owls
1983-06-11The Milwaukee Night Owls have promoted Jim Best to the major league team.
1983-03-25The Milwaukee Night Owls have promoted Phil Harriger to the major league team. The Milwaukee Night Owls have promoted Heath Keller to the major league team. The Milwaukee Night Owls have designated Fred Tamargo for assignment. The Milwaukee Night Owls have sent Jim Best to the minors. The Milwaukee Night Owls have sent Steve Lehr to the minors.
1982-09-17Jim Best of the Milwaukee Night Owls is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1981-03-31The Milwaukee Night Owls have promoted Jim Best to the major league team. The Milwaukee Night Owls have promoted Duke Wayne to the major league team.
1980-06-09The Milwaukee Night Owls have promoted Rick Williams to the major league team. The Milwaukee Night Owls have sent Jim Best to the minors.
1980-06-09The Milwaukee Night Owls have promoted Jim Best to the major league team. The Milwaukee Night Owls have sent Steve Lehr to the minors.
1980-06-09The Milwaukee Night Owls have sent Jim Best to the minors.
1980-05-14Jim Best of the Milwaukee Night Owls is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1980-05-05The Milwaukee Night Owls have promoted Jim Best to the major league team. The Milwaukee Night Owls have sent Duke Wayne to the minors.