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| Name | Team | Age |
| Craig Counsell | Retired (1990, Age 35) | Died (2035, Age 81) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 1, Pick 13 (1978) |
SS | L/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Amos Otis League | 0 | 10 years (20 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
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Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 11/18/1954 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Alt Pos (SS) | Alt Pos (3B) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (99.1 %) | (98.7 %) | (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 |
| 1978 | SS | WAS | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | .667 |
| 1979 | 3B | WAS | 3 | 3 | 27.0 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.67 | 1.000 |
| SS | WAS | 9 | 3 | 34.0 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4.76 | 1.000 | |
| 1980 | 3B | WAS | 13 | 13 | 116.0 | 35 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2.56 | .943 |
| SS | WAS | 17 | 4 | 54.0 | 27 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 4.33 | .963 | |
| 1981 | 2B | WAS | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 13.50 | 1.000 |
| 3B | WAS | 7 | 7 | 63.0 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2.43 | .944 | |
| SS | WAS | 7 | 7 | 60.0 | 31 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 4.50 | .968 | |
| 1982 | 2B | WAS | 54 | 51 | 448.0 | 276 | 116 | 160 | 0 | 35 | -6 | 5.54 | 1.000 |
| 3B | WAS | 6 | 6 | 52.0 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3.63 | .955 | |
| SS | WAS | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 1.000 | |
| 1983 | 2B | WAS | 37 | 35 | 319.0 | 178 | 67 | 109 | 2 | 15 | +1 | 4.97 | .989 |
| SS | WAS | 28 | 28 | 250.0 | 126 | 48 | 73 | 5 | 20 | -6 | 4.36 | .960 | |
| 1984 | 2B | WAS | 37 | 37 | 319.33 | 211 | 83 | 126 | 2 | 23 | -9 | 5.89 | .991 |
| 3B | WAS | 14 | 14 | 119.33 | 27 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 0 | -3 | 1.73 | .852 | |
| SS | WAS | 59 | 59 | 521.66 | 264 | 81 | 177 | 6 | 29 | -5 | 4.45 | .977 | |
| 1985 | 2B | WAS | 25 | 24 | 218.66 | 137 | 56 | 81 | 0 | 10 | +1 | 5.64 | 1.000 |
| 3B | WAS | 15 | 15 | 137.66 | 30 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 1.96 | 1.000 | |
| SS | WAS | 66 | 55 | 502.66 | 306 | 112 | 184 | 10 | 38 | -2 | 5.30 | .967 | |
| 1986 | 2B | WAS | 20 | 20 | 172.66 | 80 | 33 | 46 | 1 | 10 | -4 | 4.12 | .988 |
| 3B | WAS | 21 | 21 | 185.0 | 66 | 12 | 46 | 8 | 1 | -1 | 2.82 | .879 | |
| SS | WAS | 83 | 74 | 664.66 | 391 | 118 | 258 | 15 | 48 | +2 | 5.09 | .962 | |
| 1987 | 2B | WAS | 11 | 10 | 90.0 | 50 | 17 | 32 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 4.90 | .980 |
| 3B | WAS | 39 | 38 | 334.0 | 107 | 25 | 78 | 4 | 3 | -3 | 2.78 | .963 | |
| SS | WAS | 30 | 27 | 243.33 | 134 | 48 | 84 | 2 | 16 | -5 | 4.88 | .985 | |
| 1988 | 2B | WAS | 11 | 11 | 101.33 | 51 | 21 | 27 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 4.26 | .941 |
| 3B | WAS | 63 | 63 | 552.33 | 151 | 32 | 114 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 2.38 | .967 | |
| SS | WAS | 35 | 35 | 309.0 | 179 | 64 | 108 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 5.01 | .961 | |
| 1989 | 2B | WAS | 67 | 67 | 598.33 | 368 | 156 | 198 | 14 | 42 | +1 | 5.32 | .962 |
| 3B | WAS | 26 | 26 | 230.66 | 64 | 17 | 42 | 5 | 1 | +2 | 2.30 | .922 | |
| SS | WAS | 18 | 18 | 148.0 | 78 | 30 | 46 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4.62 | .974 | |
| 1990 | 2B | WAS | 13 | 13 | 114.66 | 73 | 34 | 39 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 5.73 | 1.000 |
| 3B | WAS | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1.000 | |
| SS | WAS | 3 | 3 | 25.0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3.60 | 1.000 | |
| Pos Total | 2B | 277 | 268 | 2383.97 | 1427 | 584 | 820 | 23 | 148 | -15 | 5.30 | .984 | |
| 3B | 209 | 208 | 1834.98 | 537 | 124 | 383 | 30 | 14 | -15 | 2.49 | .944 | ||
| SS | 358 | 316 | 2839.31 | 1575 | 525 | 1000 | 50 | 180 | -27 | 4.83 | .968 | ||
| Total | 844 | 792 | 7058.26 | 3539 | 1233 | 2203 | 103 | 342 | -57 | 4.38 | .971 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1990-11-01 | Craig Counsell has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1990-10-03 | The Washington Brewers have waived Craig Counsell. |
| 1990-09-04 | The Washington Brewers have acquired Craig Counsell from the waiver wire. |
| 1990-07-28 | The Washington Brewers have waived Craig Counsell. |
| 1990-05-30 | The Washington Brewers have designated Craig Counsell for assignment. |
| 1988-04-15 | Craig Counsell of the Washington Brewers is injured and is expected to be out 9 days. |
| 1988-03-07 | The Washington Brewers have renamed Earl Merena to Craig Counsell. |
| 1984-08-18 | Earl Merena of the Washington Brewers is injured and is expected to be out 18 days. |
| 1984-04-01 | The Washington Brewers have promoted Earl Merena to the major league team. The Washington Brewers have promoted Jamie Moyer to the major league team. The Washington Brewers have designated Randy Jamerson for assignment. The Washington Brewers have designated Del Cady for assignment. |
| 1983-10-03 | The Washington Brewers have sent Jamie Moyer to the minors. The Washington Brewers have sent Steve Magee to the minors. The Washington Brewers have sent Earl Merena to the minors. |
| 1981-09-02 | The Washington Brewers have promoted Earl Merena to the major league team. |
| 1981-07-02 | The Washington Brewers have sent Earl Merena to the minors. |
| 1980-09-22 | The Washington Brewers have promoted Earl Merena to the major league team. The Washington Brewers have sent Mookie Chambliss to the minors. |
| 1980-09-21 | The Washington Brewers have promoted Mookie Chambliss to the major league team. The Washington Brewers have sent Earl Merena to the minors. |
| 1979-10-03 | The Washington Brewers have promoted Earl Merena to the major league team. The Washington Brewers have promoted Mike Anderson to the major league team. The Washington Brewers have designated Gene Charton for assignment. The Washington Brewers have designated Jimmy Davis for assignment. |
| 1979-10-03 | The Washington Brewers have sent Mike Anderson to the minors. The Washington Brewers have sent Earl Merena to the minors. |
| 1979-09-02 | The Washington Brewers have promoted Earl Merena to the major league team. The Washington Brewers have promoted Mike Anderson to the major league team. |
| 1978-09-17 | The Washington Brewers have promoted Billy Grimsley to the major league team. The Washington Brewers have sent Earl Merena to the minors. |
| 1978-09-02 | The Washington Brewers have promoted Earl Merena to the major league team. |
| 1978-04-05 | The Washington Brewers have acquired Earl Merena from the waiver wire. |
| 1978-04-01 | The Philadelphia Slammers have waived Earl Merena. |