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Name Team Age
Marcus Canyon Retired (1983, Age 38) Died (2015, Age 70)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 42
(1963)		 LF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Mark Fidrych League 0 15 years (144 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- C+ B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C  C- B 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A- B+ C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D+ D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D- 0 4/2/1945
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 2
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (2B)
A+ (99.0 %) A+ (98.8 %) F  (0.2 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT
1964 SS PHI 1 1 9.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 4.00 1.000
1968 2B CHN 109 107 910.66 541 241 286 14 47 -15 5.21 .974
1969 SS CHN 130 130 1121.0 612 230 360 22 61 -2 4.74 .964
1970 2B CHN 2 2 19.0 8 5 3 0 1 0 3.79 1.000
SS CHN 105 105 925.0 496 187 298 11 65 +2 4.72 .978
1971 2B CHN 1 1 8.66 4 1 3 0 0 0 4.16 1.000
3B CHN 4 4 36.0 11 3 6 2 0 -1 2.25 .818
LF CHN 104 100 907.33 196 193 0 3 0 -4 1.91 .985
1972 LF CHN 130 130 1166.0 269 265 0 4 0 0 2.05 .985
1973 LF CHN 125 125 1099.66 266 263 0 3 0 +7 2.15 .989
CF CHN 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3.00 1.000
1974 LF CHN 83 83 757.33 183 180 2 1 2 +4 2.16 .995
CF CHN 31 31 273.33 88 87 0 1 0 -4 2.86 .989
1975 LF CHN 84 84 761.0 194 191 1 2 1 +11 2.27 .990
RF CHN 46 46 405.33 88 86 1 1 1 -1 1.93 .989
1976 LF CHN 78 78 697.66 167 164 3 0 3 +4 2.15 1.000
CF CHN 15 15 129.33 41 41 0 0 0 -1 2.85 1.000
RF CHN 27 27 241.0 53 51 1 1 1 0 1.94 .981
1977 CF CHN 130 130 1177.66 344 336 1 7 1 -3 2.58 .980
1978 CF CHN 130 130 1167.66 327 321 0 6 0 +1 2.47 .982
1979 CF CHN 130 130 1160.0 327 321 2 4 2 -2 2.51 .988
1980 2B CHN 6 6 47.66 34 16 17 1 3 -4 6.23 .971
SS CHN 1 1 9.0 6 1 4 1 0 0 5.00 .833
LF CHN 1 1 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
CF CHN 16 0 24.66 8 8 0 0 0 +1 2.92 1.000
RF CHN 14 14 125.66 29 29 0 0 0 +1 2.08 1.000
1981 SS CHN 1 1 8.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.25 1.000
LF CHN 12 11 97.33 25 25 0 0 0 0 2.31 1.000
CF CHN 10 10 85.0 19 19 0 0 0 -2 2.01 1.000
RF CHN 18 18 164.33 41 40 0 1 0 0 2.19 .976
1982 2B CHN 4 4 38.0 14 6 8 0 0 0 3.32 1.000
LF CHN 11 11 95.66 28 28 0 0 0 0 2.63 1.000
CF CHN 9 9 85.0 16 16 0 0 0 0 1.69 1.000
RF CHN 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.00 1.000
1983 LF CHN 23 23 200.33 48 46 0 2 0 -1 2.07 .958
CF CHN 14 14 121.0 28 27 0 1 0 0 2.01 .964
RF CHN 9 9 78.33 16 15 0 1 0 0 1.72 .938
Pos Total 2B 122 120 1023.98 601 269 317 15 51 -19 5.15 .975
3B 4 4 36.0 11 3 6 2 0 -1 2.25 .818
SS 238 238 2072.0 1120 421 665 34 126 0 4.72 .970
LF 651 646 5790.3 1376 1355 6 15 6 +21 2.12 .989
CF 486 470 4232.64 1201 1179 3 19 3 -10 2.51 .984
RF 115 115 1023.65 228 222 2 4 2 0 1.97 .982
Total 1616 1593 14178.57 4537 3449 999 89 188 -9 2.82 .980
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1983-11-01Marcus Canyon has retired from the Chicago Cubs
1982-05-13Marcus Canyon of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1982-04-22Marcus Canyon of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1980-04-30Marcus Canyon of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1976-08-27Marcus Canyon of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1974-05-24Marcus Canyon of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1973-09-09Marcus Canyon of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1970-07-31Marcus Canyon of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1970-06-19Marcus Canyon of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1968-04-01The Chicago Cubs have promoted Marcus Canyon to the major league team.
1966-08-29A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Force and the Chicago Cubs. The Chicago Cubs receive Thomas Sparks, Terry Roseman, Mickey Rivers, Marshall Waters, Marcus Canyon, Parker Steele, Brian Niekro, Jackson Montgomery, Draft Pick - 1968 Round 2 (PHI) from the Philadelphia Force in exchange for Jack Holmes, Chief Cathey.
1966-08-29A trade has been completed between the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Force. The Philadelphia Force receive Parker Steele, Brian Niekro, Thomas Sparks, Marshall Waters, Marcus Canyon, Jackson Montgomery, Draft Pick - 1968 Round 2 (PHI), Draft Pick - 1967 Round 2 (PHI) from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Jack Holmes, Pinch Bertotti, Chief Cathey.
1966-08-06A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Force and the Chicago Cubs. The Chicago Cubs receive Marcus Canyon, Brian Niekro, Marshall Waters, Jackson Montgomery, Parker Steele, Thomas Sparks, Draft Pick - 1968 Round 2 (PHI), Draft Pick - 1967 Round 2 (PHI) from the Philadelphia Force in exchange for Jack Holmes, Chief Cathey, Pinch Bertotti.
1964-10-03The Philadelphia Force have sent Conner Gleason to the minors. The Philadelphia Force have sent Parker Steele to the minors. The Philadelphia Force have sent Marcus Canyon to the minors.
1964-09-26The Philadelphia Force have promoted Jackson Montgomery to the major league team. The Philadelphia Force have promoted Marcus Canyon to the major league team. The Philadelphia Force have promoted Paul Snell to the major league team.
1963-10-03The Philadelphia Force have sent Conner Gleason to the minors. The Philadelphia Force have sent Jasper Reeves to the minors. The Philadelphia Force have sent Shane Pendergrass to the minors. The Philadelphia Force have sent Jackson Montgomery to the minors. The Philadelphia Force have sent Parker Steele to the minors. The Philadelphia Force have sent Marcus Canyon to the minors.
1963-09-30The Philadelphia Force have promoted Jackson Montgomery to the major league team. The Philadelphia Force have promoted Parker Steele to the major league team. The Philadelphia Force have promoted Marcus Canyon to the major league team.
1963-04-01The Philadelphia Force have renamed Phillip Canyon to Marcus Canyon.
1963-04-01The Philadelphia Force have renamed Paul Lieber to Phillip Canyon.