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| Name | Team | Age |
| John Farnsworth | Retired (1981, Age 34) | Died (2023, Age 76) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 2, Pick 31 (1969) |
3B | B/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Minnie Minoso League | 0 | 5 years (149 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 4/14/1947 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (3B) | Alt Pos (2B) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (98.3 %) | (0.5 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | +/- | RF
|
FPCT |
| 1971 | 3B | WAS | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | NaN |
| 1972 | 1B | WAS | 18 | 18 | 158.33 | 172 | 163 | 7 | 2 | 12 | -4 | 9.66 | .988 |
| 2B | WAS | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.00 | 1.000 | |
| 3B | WAS | 56 | 36 | 339.33 | 96 | 28 | 64 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 2.44 | .958 | |
| 1973 | 3B | WAS | 96 | 96 | 813.66 | 297 | 66 | 220 | 11 | 11 | +1 | 3.16 | .963 |
| 1974 | 3B | WAS | 52 | 40 | 362.66 | 100 | 19 | 76 | 5 | 6 | +1 | 2.36 | .950 |
| 1975 | 1B | WAS | 5 | 5 | 39.33 | 44 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 10.07 | 1.000 |
| 3B | WAS | 19 | 17 | 158.0 | 49 | 7 | 40 | 2 | 2 | +4 | 2.68 | .959 | |
| 1976 | 1B | WAS-DET-WAS | 4 | 4 | 37.0 | 40 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.73 | 1.000 |
| 3B | WAS-DET-WAS | 7 | 3 | 44.0 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3.27 | 1.000 | |
| LF | WAS-DET-WAS | 3 | 3 | 23.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.96 | 1.000 | |
| 1977 | 1B | WAS | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.86 | 1.000 |
| 3B | WAS | 5 | 1 | 15.0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4.80 | 1.000 | |
| 1978 | 1B | WAS | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.00 | 1.000 |
| 3B | WAS | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1.000 | |
| 1979 | 1B | WAS | 58 | 58 | 499.0 | 544 | 528 | 12 | 4 | 28 | +1 | 9.74 | .993 |
| 3B | WAS | 23 | 15 | 149.33 | 53 | 16 | 34 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 3.01 | .943 | |
| 1980 | 1B | WAS-DET-MIL | 31 | 30 | 266.0 | 278 | 272 | 5 | 1 | 22 | +2 | 9.37 | .996 |
| 2B | WAS-DET-MIL | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1.000 | |
| 3B | WAS-DET-MIL | 5 | 0 | 11.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.27 | 1.000 | |
| Pos Total | 1B | 118 | 117 | 1015.66 | 1099 | 1066 | 26 | 7 | 67 | -2 | 9.68 | .994 | |
| 2B | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.82 | 1.000 | ||
| 3B | 267 | 208 | 1898.98 | 624 | 145 | 454 | 25 | 27 | +2 | 2.84 | .960 | ||
| LF | 3 | 3 | 23.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.96 | 1.000 | ||
| Total | 390 | 330 | 2954.64 | 1739 | 1220 | 487 | 32 | 95 | 0 | 5.20 | .982 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1981-11-01 | John Farnsworth has retired from the Milwaukee Potatos |
| 1981-03-07 | The Milwaukee Potatos have promoted Larry Bird to the major league team. The Milwaukee Potatos have promoted Tim Leppert to the major league team. The Milwaukee Potatos have promoted Joe Fitzpatrick to the major league team. The Milwaukee Potatos have promoted Ritchey Havens to the major league team. The Milwaukee Potatos have promoted C. Thomas Crain to the major league team. The Milwaukee Potatos have designated Max Hodapp for assignment. The Milwaukee Potatos have designated John Farnsworth for assignment. |
| 1980-09-05 | The Milwaukee Potatos have promoted John Farnsworth to the major league team. |
| 1980-09-05 | The Milwaukee Potatos have acquired John Farnsworth from the waiver wire. |
| 1980-08-16 | The Detroit River Cats have waived John Farnsworth. |
| 1980-07-31 | The Detroit River Cats have acquired John Farnsworth from the waiver wire. |
| 1980-06-13 | The Washington Lame Ducks have waived John Farnsworth. |
| 1980-05-17 | The Washington Lame Ducks have re-claimed John Farnsworth from the waiver wire. |
| 1980-05-14 | The Washington Lame Ducks have promoted Derek Sanderson to the major league team. The Washington Lame Ducks have designated John Farnsworth for assignment. |
| 1979-05-29 | The Washington Insiders have promoted John Farnsworth to the major league team. |
| 1979-05-29 | The Washington Insiders have acquired John Farnsworth from the waiver wire. |
| 1978-09-02 | The Washington Insiders have waived John Farnsworth. |
| 1978-08-23 | The Washington Insiders have promoted Danny Mahoney to the major league team. The Washington Insiders have promoted John Farnsworth to the major league team. The Washington Insiders have sent Jackie Chamberlain to the minors. |
| 1978-08-23 | The Washington Insiders have acquired John Farnsworth from the waiver wire. |
| 1978-04-01 | The Washington Insiders have waived John Farnsworth. |
| 1977-09-16 | The Washington Insiders have promoted John Farnsworth to the major league team. |
| 1977-09-07 | The Washington Insiders have acquired John Farnsworth from the waiver wire. |
| 1977-04-05 | The Washington Insiders have waived John Farnsworth. |
| 1977-03-09 | The Washington Insiders have promoted Willie Cliburn to the major league team. The Washington Insiders have sent Carl Moses to the minors. The Washington Insiders have designated John Farnsworth for assignment. |
| 1976-08-26 | The Washington Insiders have promoted Carl Moses to the major league team. The Washington Insiders have promoted John Farnsworth to the major league team. |
| 1976-07-24 | The Washington Insiders have acquired John Farnsworth from the waiver wire. |
| 1976-07-20 | The Detroit River Cats have waived John Farnsworth. |
| 1976-07-16 | The Detroit River Cats have promoted Mike Neagle to the major league team. The Detroit River Cats have designated John Farnsworth for assignment. |
| 1976-07-14 | The Detroit River Cats have acquired John Farnsworth from the waiver wire. |
| 1976-07-10 | The Washington Insiders have designated John Farnsworth for assignment. |
| 1974-08-01 | John Farnsworth of the Washington Insiders is injured and is expected to be out 7 days. |
| 1973-06-22 | John Farnsworth of the Washington Insiders is injured and is expected to be out 37 days. |
| 1973-05-12 | John Farnsworth of the Washington Insiders is injured and is expected to be out 17 days. |
| 1972-04-01 | The Washington Insiders have promoted Rudy Lillard to the major league team. The Washington Insiders have promoted John Farnsworth to the major league team. The Washington Insiders have designated John Friday for assignment. The Washington Insiders have designated Mike Trillo for assignment. |
| 1971-04-20 | The Washington Insiders have sent John Farnsworth to the minors. |
| 1971-04-05 | The Washington Insiders have promoted John Farnsworth to the major league team. |
| 1971-04-01 | The Washington Insiders have promoted Whitey Steinberg to the major league team. The Washington Insiders have sent John Farnsworth to the minors. |
| 1971-03-01 | The Washington Insiders have promoted John Farnsworth to the major league team. |