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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 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1972 CLE 92 349 33 74 10 0 7 38 24 75 6 4 13 .569 .268 .301 .212
1973 CLE 128 371 38 83 8 0 8 36 24 76 7 5 7 .583 .273 .310 .224
1974 CLE 139 503 48 107 15 3 14 60 44 101 8 12 17 .612 .274 .338 .213
1975 CLE 139 527 70 148 15 4 17 78 41 98 16 7 13 .754 .333 .421 .281
1976 CLE 139 574 107 176 28 6 27 104 45 115 27 12 18 .876 .358 .517 .307
1977 CLE 139 538 73 143 27 1 20 68 45 116 14 9 14 .755 .324 .431 .266
1978 TEX 139 509 64 122 11 4 19 60 43 108 20 15 22 .691 .302 .389 .240
1979 TEX 102 378 52 102 14 2 15 50 31 71 14 8 9 .762 .325 .437 .270
1980 TEX 125 441 62 125 20 3 19 56 38 70 23 21 4 .814 .342 .472 .283
1981 TEX 139 525 62 137 20 8 17 78 34 113 21 18 16 .735 .309 .427 .261
1982 TEX 138 454 64 130 15 7 21 66 43 104 24 17 13 .836 .347 .489 .286
1983 TEX 140 515 97 160 24 6 25 85 44 102 32 12 12 .891 .365 .526 .311
1984 TEX 141 518 81 142 22 8 22 79 38 101 13 8 16 .800 .325 .475 .274
1985 TEX 132 514 78 150 22 5 24 93 24 112 24 20 12 .818 .324 .494 .292
1986 TEX 125 333 41 69 8 3 8 40 29 65 7 6 4 .597 .275 .321 .207
Total 1957 7049 970 1868 259 60 263 991 547 1427 256 174 190 .750 .319 .431 .265
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.