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Name Team Age
Mule Ford Retired (1990, Age 36) Died (2016, Age 63)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 42
(1971)		 CF L/L
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Vince Coleman League 0 14 years (109 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  C+ A-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B  B  B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A- B- D 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D+ B  B 
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
F  0 11/25/1953
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 3
Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (LF)
A  (91.3 %) B- (57.2 %) D  (13.0 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1976 STL 109 395 64 113 16 3 19 62 38 73 3 1 3 .835 .349 .486 .286
1977 STL-KC 131 567 102 159 27 9 16 75 35 85 8 4 4 .767 .323 .444 .280
1978 KC 130 570 114 172 32 4 22 67 41 90 19 7 3 .836 .349 .488 .302
1979 KC 124 515 78 153 26 4 21 61 44 82 21 4 5 .838 .353 .485 .297
1980 KC 108 437 69 129 20 1 18 47 46 59 10 4 3 .833 .364 .469 .295
1981 KC 130 545 98 171 41 7 24 71 43 76 13 3 4 .912 .365 .547 .314
1982 KC 130 533 77 146 22 5 17 81 43 89 11 5 2 .757 .327 .430 .274
1983 KC 130 533 75 151 23 6 12 71 56 91 14 3 3 .771 .354 .417 .283
1984 KC 130 529 91 155 25 8 15 84 49 87 18 5 22 .807 .352 .456 .293
1985 KC 130 522 82 147 29 7 19 76 50 88 13 4 26 .819 .345 .473 .282
1986 KC 130 489 76 148 22 6 28 95 54 82 13 5 13 .917 .373 .544 .303
1987 KC-MIL 108 397 58 120 25 5 10 65 44 54 12 7 9 .840 .374 .466 .302
1988 MIL 113 236 36 64 7 2 9 34 24 52 7 3 1 .771 .338 .432 .271
1989 MIL 76 152 25 37 9 1 3 14 15 34 0 0 2 .690 .315 .375 .243
1990 KC-FLA 73 202 24 43 4 2 3 26 13 39 6 2 1 .555 .258 .297 .213
Total 1752 6622 1069 1908 328 70 236 929 595 1081 168 57 101 .813 .347 .466 .288
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1990-11-01Mule Ford has retired from the Florida Fins
1990-06-11The Florida Fins have acquired Mule Ford from the waiver wire.
1990-06-04The Kansas City Kings have promoted Bryan Groskloss to the major league team. The Kansas City Kings have designated Mule Ford for assignment.
1990-03-26Kansas City Kings has drafted Mule Ford #62 overall in the Expansion Draft.
1989-08-23Mule Ford of the Milwaukee BeerGoggles is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1988-04-01Mule Ford of the Milwaukee BeerGoggles is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1987-09-16Mule Ford of the Milwaukee BeerGoggles is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1987-06-16Mule Ford of the Milwaukee BeerGoggles is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1987-05-15A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee BeerGoggles and the Kansas City Blacksmiths. The Kansas City Blacksmiths receive Joe Agler, Mike Horton, Draft Pick - 1988 Round 1 (MIL) from the Milwaukee BeerGoggles in exchange for Mule Ford, Draft Pick - 1988 Round 2 (KC).
1980-09-11Mule Ford of the Kansas City Blacksmiths is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1980-04-20Mule Ford of the Kansas City Blacksmiths is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1979-05-20Mule Ford of the Kansas City Blacksmiths is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1977-04-08A trade has been completed between the St. Louis River Cats and the Kansas City Blacksmiths. The Kansas City Blacksmiths receive Mule Ford from the St. Louis River Cats in exchange for Earle Pomorski.
1976-05-19The St. Louis River Cats have promoted Mule Ford to the major league team. The St. Louis River Cats have sent Pete Allison to the minors.
1976-05-07The St. Louis River Cats have promoted Pete Allison to the major league team. The St. Louis River Cats have sent Mule Ford to the minors.
1976-05-06Mule Ford of the St. Louis River Cats is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1976-04-01The St. Louis River Cats have promoted Mule Ford to the major league team. The St. Louis River Cats have designated Cristóbal Torriente for assignment.