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Name Team Age
Vance DeKoning Retired (1986, Age 35) 53
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 17
(1970)		 3B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Sam Crawford League 0 14 years (119 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B+ B 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C+ B  B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A- A  C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D  D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A  A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C- 0 12/19/1950
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
2 3 8
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (---)
A- (80.5 %) D+ (24.2 %) 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 
1970 Minors 44.00 2 / 4 8 / 11 1 / 2 6 / 7 10 / 10 7 / 7 2 / 3 36 / 44
1971 Minors 47.00 7 / 7 7 / 7 1 / 3 9 / 10 7 / 8 7 / 7 4 / 5 42 / 47
1972 Minors 7.00 0 / 1 0 / 1 1 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 2 / 7
1972 Majors 40.68 106 92 10 1 / 2 3 / 5 3 / 7 1 / 2 4 / 8 4 / 8 3 / 8 19 / 40
1973 Majors 51.07 151 127 11 3 / 3 5 / 8 5 / 8 5 / 9 6 / 11 6 / 6 2 / 6 32 / 51
1974 Majors 56.09 162 139 0 6 / 8 4 / 6 2 / 9 6 / 15 4 / 7 3 / 7 4 / 4 29 / 56
1975 Majors 59.53 162 139 0 3 / 15 3 / 4 0 / 6 2 / 10 7 / 11 2 / 6 3 / 7 20 / 59
1976 Majors 65.76 162 139 0 2 / 8 4 / 8 3 / 11 2 / 5 0 / 10 5 / 15 4 / 8 20 / 65
1977 Majors 67.66 162 139 0 0 / 12 5 / 13 2 / 7 2 / 11 3 / 9 4 / 10 2 / 5 18 / 67
1978 Majors 69.06 162 139 0 1 / 6 0 / 10 1 / 8 1 / 13 0 / 8 1 / 11 2 / 13 6 / 69
1979 Majors 48.73 118 101 44 0 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 11 0 / 7 1 / 6 1 / 6 0 / 6 2 / 48
1980 Majors 56.78 145 125 17 1 / 8 0 / 16 0 / 7 0 / 8 1 / 5 0 / 2 0 / 10 2 / 56
1981 Majors 64.49 162 139 0 0 / 13 1 / 13 1 / 10 0 / 13 0 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 5 2 / 64
1982 Majors 62.12 162 137 0 0 / 8 0 / 5 0 / 12 0 / 17 1 / 3 2 / 11 1 / 6 4 / 62
1983 Majors 62.95 162 136 0 0 / 11 1 / 7 2 / 10 0 / 9 0 / 12 1 / 5 0 / 8 4 / 62
1984 Majors 63.07 162 138 0 -3 / 10 -6 / 13 -1 / 8 -4 / 7 -3 / 7 -1 / 8 -3 / 10 -21 / 63
1985 Majors 62.65 162 130 0 0 / 4 -5 / 11 0 / 10 -3 / 10 -10 / 9 -3 / 9 -1 / 9 -22 / 62
1986 Majors 48.16 162 82 0 -1 / 9 -3 / 5 -2 / 6 -2 / 5 -9 / 8 -1 / 9 -3 / 6 -21 / 48
Total 2302 1902 82 22 / 135 27 / 149 19 / 137 25 / 160 22 / 138 38 / 131 21 / 120 174 / 970
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1986-11-01Vance DeKoning has retired from the Texas Rangers
1985-06-04The Texas Rangers have placed Vance DeKoning on the trade block.
1980-07-18Vance DeKoning of the Texas Rangers is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1979-07-02Vance DeKoning of the Texas Rangers is injured and is expected to be out 50 days.
1973-06-12Vance DeKoning of the Cleveland Zephyrs is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1972-09-10Vance DeKoning of the Cleveland Zephyrs is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1972-05-23The Cleveland Zephyrs have promoted Vance DeKoning to the major league team. The Cleveland Zephyrs have promoted Tom Sturdivant to the major league team. The Cleveland Zephyrs have designated Tom Ayrault for assignment. The Cleveland Zephyrs have designated Erik Kieschnick for assignment.